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Posted On - 20/09/2018
PatioMaster South East has manufactured and supplied 49 Secured by Design patio doors for use in a new container market in Shepherds Bush, West London. The new site, called Old Laundry Yard, has been constructed from 72 shipping containers on the site of a disused laundry and offers the best of West London’s street food and community space for workshops...
Posted On - 17/09/2018
Super Spacer TriSeal has formed a crucial part of one of Europe’s most eco-friendly buildings; the Maersk Tower, home to the medical laboratories of the University of Copenhagen, was built in line with Denmark’s historic commitment to becoming 100% carbon neutral by 2050. It became an instant landmark when it was completed last year thanks to its striking copper shell,...
Posted On - 13/09/2018
The Mitford unit at Northgate Hospital in Morpeth, Northumberland, where fenestration was led by architectural glazing specialists Polar NE, uses a variety of Kawneer window and framing systems including a bespoke secure healthcare window specially fabricated for the £10 million project. The unit is the UK’s first dedicated healthcare facility for adults with autism. The specialist window – based on...
Posted On - 13/09/2018
Kawneer's AA100 zone-drained and capped curtain walling and AA540 top-hung casement inserts in an unusual tiger bronze finish feature on the new Byrom Point mixed-use development on Liverpool's Great Crosshall Street, close to the University of Liverpool, John Moores University and the School of Sport and Exercise Science. Designed by Falconer Chester Hall architects and built by main contractor Watkin...
Posted On - 13/09/2018
Gateshead-based glass and glazing supplier Wadds has just completed the supply and installation of the shop front for a Sainsbury’s Local branch on Chillingham Road in the Heaton district of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Diane Ince, managing director of Wadds, said: “This was a great project to work on and we’re delighted with the quality of the result.” The main contractor on the...
Posted On - 11/09/2018
Bennetts will supply and install Kawneer AA110 curtain walling and doors for the new security lodge at the revamped New Covent Garden market. Last year work was completed on the food exchange building at New Covent Garden market, which has since been shortlisted for the London Construction Awards in the Architectural Design category. Lionel Grant, managing director at Bennett Architectural,...
Posted On - 11/09/2018
Bennett Architectural will supply and install Kawneer AA540 architectural windows, doors and AA100 curtain walling for the extension to the drama school at Holy Cross College in Bury. Bennetts will work alongside Walker Simpson Architects and main Contractor HH Smith and Sons to provide a “first class facility”. Lionel Grant, managing director at Bennett Architectural, said: “Our team don’t just...
Posted On - 21/08/2018
Located in the heart of London and on the doorstep of landmarks Kings Cross and St Pancras is the California Hotel, which has recently been transformed using Rehau vertical sliders from Roseview Windows. When its aluminium vertical sliders needed updating, the property owners were looking for alternatives that combined the heritage of the building and the conveniences of modern construction....
Posted On - 16/08/2018
Steel Window Association member Cotswold Casements recently supplied W20 screens and doors for the extension of a cafe and food store in Longborough, Gloucestershire. The company worked with local builder Nathan Clarke, carrying out the design, manufacture and installation of three screens at the Cotswold Food Store, the largest measuring just over 3m wide by 2.2m high. With the central...
Posted On - 16/08/2018
Whisky production has returned to the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow for the first time in 100 years with the completion of the new Clydeside Distillery, which features aluminium curtain walling and commercial doors from Senior Architectural Systems. Designed by Hypostyle Architects to combine historical character with contemporary architecture, the new distillery is located within a converted pump...
Posted On - 13/08/2018
EYG Commercial recently completed a new-build affordable living rental project with Hull City Council, which contract involved the installation of 40 casement windows and 14 composite doors in seven new two-bedroom bungalows built to the Lifetime Homes Standard. The seven new bungalows were designed to provide flexible living space for carers to stay at the bungalows and provide long-term care...
Posted On - 11/08/2018
Indeglas was specified by architects Page Park to develop the design, then carry out the supply and installation of internal glass screens and fully glazed doors at St Cecilia’s Hall, the University of Edinburgh’s music museum and teaching space in the heart of the city’s Old Town. The restoration of St Cecilia’s Hall recently won a RIAS award, as did...
Posted On - 11/08/2018
Thames Valley Windows recently updated the Creative Designs Kitchens and Bathrooms shopfront in Fleet, Hampshire with help from CDW Systems. Paul Schofield, design director at Thames Valley Windows, said: “The team at Creative Designs Kitchens and Bathrooms wanted to remodel the existing shop front to make better use of the space. “We wanted to give it a modern look in...
Posted On - 11/08/2018
Bennett Architectural has completed work on the John Taylor Free School in Burton on Trent. The new £30 million project is the first secondary school to be built in Staffordshire in 20 years. Bennetts was commissioned to supply and install Kawneer AA720 architectural windows, doors and curtain walling as well as brise soleil, working with Seddon and Glancy Nicholls Architects....
Posted On - 11/08/2018
DGlass has recently completed an Ideal 70 installation on the site of a former Taunton hospital. Supplied in anthracite grey on white, the windows and doors have been pivotal in defining the character of the build, the company said. Designed in 1892 by architects Gile, Gough and Trollope, Tone Vale Hospital closed its doors to patients in 1995. Built in...
Posted On - 08/08/2018
The new, 22,000-seat Banc of California Stadium, located in Los Angeles, has used glazing systems from CR Laurence to increase safety, security, and function. The stadium will host Major League Soccer (MLS) games and be the home of the Los Angeles Football Club. It’s the former site of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and represents the first open-air professional...
Posted On - 06/08/2018
R9 windows have been specified on a listed building refurbishment project at Scarborough College in North Yorkshire. Scarborough College has been providing boarding and day education in Scarborough for nearly 120 years, and recently had all the glazing and roof replaced as part of a large investment programme. Local companies have been employed on the project that involved the manufacture...
Posted On - 06/08/2018
Architectural aluminium glazing systems by Kawneer have helped a new hub building set a benchmark for the design of future developments in Europe's first science park. Kawneer's AA100 SSG curtain walling, with AA720 doors and open-in side-hung vents, form the main structure to the two main facades of the £20 million John Bradfield Centre at the 151-acre Cambridge Science Park,...
Posted On - 06/08/2018
Teal Products recently had its highline manual Teleflex system installed across 193 opening vents by Austrian facade manufacturer CIG Fassaden in The Big Data Institute at Oxford University. Sam Yiend, director of Teal Products, said: “We are delighted to have contributed to the completion of such a vital development for Oxford University. Our larger 380mm chain openers were perfect to...
Posted On - 06/08/2018
Profile 22’s products have recently been used to help transform a commercial and retail block in Redditch, Worcestershire into 14 one-bedroom apartments. The project was undertaken by Framexpress and its installer Goldstar Windows. The project required new curtain walling and casement windows as part of the wider refurbishment, and the products chosen were Profile 22 curtain walling SK200 and Optima...
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