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Posted On - 12/11/2018
A £4.2 million school project in Derby has highlighted the major advantages that developers can benefit from when working closely with a conscientious systems house, according to Liniar. Family-run construction firm GF Tomlinson completed building work on Akaal Primary School, Derby’s first Sikh school, in the summer 2018, which opens its doors to pupils in September 2018. The new building...
Posted On - 01/11/2018
Wrightstyle has completed work at the refurbished offices of building services engineering company WS Swift. The project involved the supply and installation of WSL 60-F1 series FR curtain walling for internal fire-rated screens above a central atrium, along with two sets of Wrightstyle’s unlatched door system, and all fire rated to 30 minutes of integrity and insulation. Wrightstyle claims to...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
When Birmingham City Council needed a company to design, supply and install energy efficient windows and doors for the refurbishment of seven high rise tower blocks it turned to Shelforce, which has worked on local authority building projects around the country for a number of years. The Birmingham-based window and door manufacturer had to replace windows and doors for 238...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Sapa’s Dualframe SI windows, STII thermally broken doors, and Elegance 52 curtain walling have been specified as part of the on-going £multi-million regeneration of Gloucestershire County Council’s headquarters in Gloucester – Shire Hall. The performance of the Dualframe SI windows, produced from recycled aluminium, has helped to convert the site into one of the most energy efficient offices in England,...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Scottish housebuilder Ryce chose Rehau’s Tritec profile when it was was looking for a high-quality glazing solution for Salisbury View, its latest development in East Edinburgh. With stunning views across Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags to look out on, large span windows were a key feature of the architect’s vision for the three-storey building, and Ryce needed to choose windows...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
The full range of architectural glazing systems from Kawneer have been specified for a residential development at Cardiff marina. The Kawneer systems were selected for phase one of Bayscape’s £40 million mixed-use development, which has itself been shortlisted for an award, by award-winning Rio architects that have used Kawneer systems on numerous residential and commercial projects over the years. Kawneer’s AA100...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Sustainably manufactured windows, doors and curtain walling from CMS Window Systems have been installed in the newly constructed £14 million Advanced Engineering Building (AEB) at the University of Brighton, which provides high-tech facilities for engineers who are pioneering new low carbon combustion engine technology. The Hassell-designed building is a fitting base for the specialist science-led teaching and research facilities in...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Bennett Architectural has been chosen to work on the £60m development of Skelton Lake Services on Junction 45 of the M1 in Leeds. The new services, located at the gateway to the Leeds Enterprise Zone, will create more than 700 new jobs throughout its construction and operation. Bennetts will supply and install Kawneer doors, windows, curtain walling and brise soleil...
Posted On - 31/10/2018
Grosvenor Windows removed, recycled and replaced 160 windows for a respected Macclesfield housing association. Working with Veka and Veka Recycling, Grosvenor not only recycled the old frames, but also installed recycled Veka systems into Arcon’s Fir Court development. Grosvenor Windows’ Dominic Mills said: “We’ve worked with Arcon Housing Association a number of times before. They know the quality of our...
Posted On - 24/10/2018
A regeneration project in Liverpool that features Vista’s XtremeDoor scooped a triple win at the recent Sunday Times British Homes Awards 2018. Welsh Streets was named Development Transformation of the Year and won the Housing Crisis Solution award. The development also won what is considered to be the ‘best in show’ Judges Award for Excellence. Wirral-based Vista’s XtremeDoor was chosen...
Posted On - 16/10/2018
Products from Glasstec Systems were recently used in the refurbishment of 168 Upper Street, an historic buildings situated on the north corner of the parade of buildings between Waterloo Terrace and Barnsbury Street in London. The building had remained empty since it was bombed during World War II, and its redevelopment was completed in 2017. The redesigned building, by Groupwork...
Posted On - 11/10/2018
Aluminium curtain walling and windows from Sapa have been used in constructing a new school in Cambridgeshire as a result of the manufacturer’s national supply chain agreement with Kier, and the main contractor’s past experience of working with the fabricator. Godmanchester Bridge Academy, which was completed in time for the start of the current academic year, provides space for 420...
Posted On - 10/10/2018
G-Smatt Europe has been selected as the provider of what is thought will be the UK's largest structural, glass media facade for Axiom Yorkshire, the largest out-of-town retail, leisure and entertainment development in the UK since Bluewater. The announcement was made at Revo 2018 by Philip Lunn, chairman of Axiom, who said: "In a world where retail is evolving at...
Posted On - 05/10/2018
Assured passive fire protection for a spectacular central atrium in Dublin city centre’s largest and most prestigious new commercial development has been provided by over 300m2 of Promat Systemglas Ferro. The fire resistant Systemglas Ferro glazing system has been used to create all the glass screens which encapsulate the atrium at the heart of No. 1 Dublin Landings. Part of...
Posted On - 05/10/2018
G-Smatt Europe has been selected as the provider of what is thought will be the UK's largest structural, glass media facade for Axiom Yorkshire, the largest out-of-town retail, leisure and entertainment development in the UK since Bluewater. The announcement was made at Revo 2018 by Philip Lunn, chairman of Axiom, who said: "In a world where retail is evolving at...
Posted On - 05/10/2018
Modular or off-site curtain walling by Kawneer played a key role in a building which forms the centrepiece of Imperial College London’s new White City campus. The bespoke, twin-skin and triple-glazed ventilated curtain walling, based on Kawneer’s unitised AA201 system, features on the main south elevation of the Molecular Sciences Research Hub (MSRH) in the college’s first new campus in...
Posted On - 05/10/2018
Bennett Architectural recently completed the £10 million expansion of the Manchester Health Academy. The Wythenshawe-based Academy was selected by Manchester City Council to expand its student population, with numbers predicted to rise from 750 to 1,100 students by 2022. Bennetts was selected to supply and install Kawneer AA100 curtain walling, doors and windows.
Posted On - 05/10/2018
Wrightstyle will be installing fire-rated screens and doors at the Woodside Care Village, a new care home in Warwick that will provide care for 72 older people and people living with a dementia, due to open in 2019. The new home is being built for Warwickshire-based charity WCS Care, and has been designed by local architects Robothams. Designing buildings for older...
Posted On - 21/09/2018
The first phase of the £65 million New Era Square student accommodation in Sheffield has officially been opened, featuring Kawneer doors, AA100 curtain walling and AA720 windows, as well as Raynaers CF-77 folding/slide doors – all supplied and installed by Bennett Architectural. Lionel Grant, managing director at Bennett Architectural, said: “It’s great to see New Era Square is now open...
Posted On - 21/09/2018
A new curtain wall facade has been installed by Aluprof customer Britplas at Jodrell Bank Observatory. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation has set up its new global headquarters at the world-famous location. The £1.2 million installation was designed by architects Hassell and constructed by Sir Robert McAlpine. Working in conjunction with the University of Manchester, the new radio telescope...
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