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Posted On - 04/08/2017
Rehau’s flush fitting casement windows were specified for the new prestigious Beaufort Park development in Hendon, north west London. Beaufort Park is one of the UK’s largest residential projects offering high-quality apartments and penthouses, surrounded by eight acres of landscaped parkland and courtyards. Developed by St George, Beaufort Park offers shops, bars, restaurants, a luxury spa and gym facilities for...
Posted On - 25/07/2017
AB Glass was awarded a contract by Kier Construction to complete works for discount retailer Trago Mills. The project is based in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. This will be Trago Mills’ first store in Wales, which is planned to open by Easter 2018. The retailer has three stores based in Cornwall and Devon. AB Glass has been enlisted by...
Posted On - 25/07/2017
To meet concerns over daylight, ventilation and health and safety, the design team for a new academy in Sheffield used Technal’s aluminium systems as part of the facade. The £15 million Academy was built on the site of Sheffield’s former Don Valley athletics stadium, and provides state-of-the-art learning spaces for 1,200 students aged from two to 16. Designed by Bond...
Posted On - 12/07/2017
Hueck has supplied products for a ground-breaking project, which has been dubbed east London’s ‘Mini Manhattan’. London City Island, a development in Canning Town, combines commercial and residential buildings and, within a few years, will also be home to the English National Ballet and the London Film School. Just 20 minutes from the centre of London, the development is expected...
Posted On - 06/07/2017
Architectural aluminium systems by Kawneer were specified on an award-winning replacement healthcare facility. Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, swing doors with automatic door sets, series 190 heavy-duty entrance doors, and multi-coloured and multi-laminated glass fins were specified by architects Murphy Philipps for the £11 million Nelson Health Centre in Merton, Wimbledon, South London. A replacement for the Nelson Hospital, the...
Posted On - 05/07/2017
Express Trade Frames in Fleetwood, Lancashire, is the first fabricator of Exlabesa’s new Xlafold aluminium bifold door system that was recently launched. One of Express Trade Frames’ first installations was EFL League One football team Fleetwood Town FC. Express Trade Frames recommended using the Xlafold bifolding door system from Exlabesa for the project. It has the slim sightlines of an...
Posted On - 04/07/2017
The industrial look of the partitions in Fred Perry’s new head office in London has been created by IDF Aluminium using Jack Aluminium’s JD47 Shopfront system. The new premises in Clerkenwell occupy three renovated 19th century warehouses. Inside, Fred Perry has brought together offices, showrooms and exhibition space as the brand’s flagship location. The design uses exposed brickwork and beams...
Posted On - 03/07/2017
Architectural aluminium glazing by Kawneer was a “first point of call” for Halliday Meecham Architects for the £65 million new flagship Spire Hospital in Manchester. Kawneer’s AA100 SSG (structurally silicone glazed) mullion-drained curtain walling, some of it curved on plan, features on the third-storey conference suite and is complemented by the AA100 zone-drained capped system used elsewhere including internal screens...
Posted On - 30/06/2017
Architectural aluminium glazing systems by Kawneer were specified for a landmark office building in the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Area for their ability to meet a diverse range of requirements. CDA (Comprehensive Design Architects) in conjunction with Hoskins Architects specified three types of Kawneer’s curtain walling and two types of doors for the £42 million redevelopment of 3 to 8...
Posted On - 13/06/2017
Funded by the government’s Condition Improvement Fund, The Window Company (Contracts) has just completed a window replacement project at Hatcham College in south east London, part of the Haberdasher’s Askes’ Schools Federation. The award-winning commercial installer was appointed as the principal contractor by Arcadis Consulting, working on behalf of the school for 3-18 year olds. Parts of the historic Hatcham...
Posted On - 12/06/2017
The Window Outlet has collaborated with North West Bifolds to supply Aluk’s BSC94 patio doors to Cargo, the retail space constructed entirely from shipping containers, found in Wapping Wharf, Bristol’s vibrant new harbour side quarter. Cargo 1 and 2 incorporate a diverse array of businesses, including a yoga studio, a jeweller, a juice bar and restaurants with cuisine from around...
Posted On - 09/06/2017
Kingfisher uPVC Windows and Doors recently completed a £91,000 refurbishment of an learning and disabilities day care centre for adults in Leeds. The project that included the removal and replacement of more than 47 windows and 15 door sets, as well as curtain walling, was carried out using the Senior Aluminium System powder coated in a moderate, light grey. The...
Posted On - 06/06/2017
Dominating a landmark intersection in Toronto, Canada, is a four-storey structurally glazed cube, creating an atrium space to welcome visitors to the retail complex. The cube, which sits at the foot of a 40-storey skyscraper, projects above the roof of the centre, providing access to a rooftop patio that will offer an outdoor living and dining space for warmer months...
Posted On - 05/06/2017
Elements from all of Kawneer’s architectural glazing systems portfolio have been used on a wide range of applications in Manchester’s new neighbourhood: the £500 million First Street Manchester. The leading UK manufacturer’s AA100 mullion-drained curtain walling, swing doors and AA541 top-hung casement windows for high levels of natural ventilation have been used on the 279 individual luxury studios of the...
Posted On - 30/05/2017
AB Glass has been awarded a contract by Kier Construction to complete works at a development in Swansea for the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), which includes the installation of AA100 curtain wall screens, AA540 windows and doors, and AA190 doors. Kier has been appointed by the university to deliver the first phase of its new £300 million...
Posted On - 26/05/2017
Wrightstyle has won a third contract for national retailer Lidl. The new outlet in Llandaff North, Cardiff has been designed as a ‘bespoke’ store as it had to meet specific architectural demands. Devizes-based Wrightstyle is supplying a number of internal screens and doors to Prestige Windows of Bristol for the 1,345m2 store, all fire-rated to 30 minutes integrity and insulation....
Posted On - 24/05/2017
Saint-Gobain Building Glass helped design and create the £27.5 million Oastler Building, which was officially opened recently by The Duke of York at a ceremony that celebrated the success of apprentices and trainees, via numerous sub-contractors and manufacturers, that were involved in the project. The building provides a new home for the University of Huddersfield’s Law School and the School...
Posted On - 15/05/2017
Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, AA540 top-hung casement window vents and series 190 heavy duty commercial entrance doors feature externally and internally on The Royal Mint Experience, which showcases The Royal Mint’s coin minting operations within a purpose-built visitor attraction for the first time in its 1,000-year history. The AA540 window vents were specially fabricated by approved specialist sub-contractor AB...
Posted On - 13/05/2017
Hazlemere Commercial has completed a £2.3m installation project on a sustainability award-winning Devon school. The Buckinghamshire firm was contracted to supply and install window and door products for the recently completed Bideford College building. Capable of housing 1,800 students, and part of the Launceston College Multi Academy Trust, the college was funded through the government’s now-defunct Building Schools for the...
Posted On - 10/05/2017
Architectural glazing systems from Kawneer were used on the 19th and largest Maggie’s cancer care centre in the UK because they were ‘tried and trusted’. Two types of Kawneer’s curtain walling were used on the centre at The Christie Hospital in south Manchester – AA100 SSG (structurally silicone glazed) for the triangular rooflights, with concealed actuators, and AA100 mullion-drained as...
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