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Posted On - 17/04/2019
When Manchester’s city councillors backed a plan to create a £3.5 million glazed link pavilion between the Manchester Town Hall extension and the adjacent Central Library, a crucial aspect of this vision was to permit ease of circulation for the million plus people using this connection every year. Ian Simpson of architects Simpson Haugh and Partners worked with design-led structural...
Posted On - 17/04/2019
Tilt-only magnetic blinds from BetweenGlassBlinds were recently installed in every new external window on a refurbished specialist mental health care home in Bushey. The project’s focus was to create a number of specialist flats within the mental health care home facility in Bushey, Hertfordshire. As an increased safety measure, the integral blinds were fitted between specially toughened, clear laminated glass....
Posted On - 26/03/2019
Bishop Auckland is getting a striking new visitors’ centre – thanks in part to silicone, tape and sealant specialist Tremco-illbruck. The work of London architect Niall McLaughlin, the eye-catching structure has been built to replicate a medieval siege engine, standing outside the walls of the castle. From a viewing platform part-way up the 29m tower, visitors can enjoy spectacular views...
Posted On - 28/02/2019
Number 41, a self-build by Balls2 Marketing directors Andy and Sarah Ball, turned to Central Platform Services to help install the wide span glazing. The back of the house has three sets of Aluk sliding doors manufactured by AluFoldDirect with the ground floor triple-track Infinium sliding doors spanning 7.8m. “The weight of each pane of glass for our Infinium doors...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
This year, the Eiffel Tower will mark its 130th birthday, and Edgetech is helping ensure it’ll still be delighting visitors for decades to come, the company said. When architects Moatti & Rivière produced highly complex designs for renovating the Tower’s 57.6m viewing platform, they designed a 130ft2 glass floor, offering views of the Champs de Mars below, fringed with a...
Posted On - 10/10/2018
Morley Glass and Glazing has won a £500,000 integral blinds contract with Belfast City Hospital, and saved the hospital thousands of pounds, the company said. Morley supplied the hospital with its SL20 MB system, which are motorised blinds inside sealed units that were developed with two operating mechanisms – one for the patient to control inside their room, and a...
Posted On - 12/07/2018
Renovations at a world-famous London landmark have been completed with help from sealant, tape and adhesive company Illbruck. Kew Gardens is known around the globe for its collection of over 30,000 rare plant species – many of which are showcased in its mammoth-sized Temperate House, the biggest greenhouse in the world. That greenhouse has recently undergone a comprehensive refurbishment and...
Posted On - 12/07/2018
Architectural designer-turned-TV presenter Charlie Luxton is building a house in collaboration with Home Building and Renovating magazine – and he’s using Illbruck’s TP650 Trio installation tape to fit the windows and doors. Noted for his expertise in designing sustainable buildings, Charlie has featured in a range of programmes for Sky, Channel Four and Channel Five, and now people can follow...
Posted On - 03/07/2018
Freefoam Building Products has showcased its dark grey fascia at a new Morris Homes site in Leicester. The product was selected by to complement the grey window frames, juliet balconies and garage doors to achieve a coordinated, contemporary look. Phil Shaw, procurement manager, said: “The site at Glebelands Park is one of our more contemporary sites. We’re often driven by...
Posted On - 02/02/2018
Tremco Illbruck has contributed to a striking new-build project that’s been named Riba’s House of the Year 2017. James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell designed the building, and worked alongside Westgreen to bring it to life. Inspired by the traditional oast houses of Kent, Caring Wood revives local building crafts and traditions including locally sourced handmade peg clay tiles, locally...
Posted On - 02/10/2017
Airtightness and weather sealing were the priorities when it came to installing the windows at the new headquarters of telephone answering service Moneypenny. Tremco Illbruck provided a detail for the perimeter of the windows and supplied three products that helped ensure the performance of the £15m project met requirements. Designed by AEW Architects, the 91,000ft2, three storey office complex in...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
Offering rapid turnaround and flexible capacity, Euroseal said it can support fabricators and plastic building products specialists reduce overheads through bespoke extrusion of products. This includes extrusion to project specific requirements, reducing wastage and costs, as well as product development. Chris Duff, business development manager, said: “We operate without any real limitations because everything we do is bespoke. It means...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
Seventy-five SFX Sound Attenuator vents from Titon have been installed at the new Honduras Wharf project in Birmingham. Located in the heart of the city centre, the building comprises 99 residential apartments and penthouses, each with between one to three bedrooms. The project, which was completed in June 2017, was overseen by Leicester-based Unique Window Systems, while the contractor was...
Posted On - 07/08/2017
A new 10-year steel reinforcement warranty for PVCU windows and doors is available from Anglo European. James Lister, operations director for Anglo European, said: “We know that modern windows are high performance products. There’s a trend for bigger window sizes and the increased demand for coloured frames means they must withstand greater expansion and contraction in the sun. More windows...
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