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Posted On - 15/07/2020
It was a case of needing to hit the ground running for window fitters and manufacturers Ashmore Glass and Mirrors when they received a special order on the same day they switched to fabricating Rehau products. With only five weeks to complete a bespoke project in the middle of an onboarding process, both companies had their work cut out. By...
Posted On - 01/06/2020
Fentrade Aluminium recently manufactured and supplied a commercial shopfront system with high-security doors for the refurbishment of a specialist mobility aid showroom in Haverfordwest, Wales. Working with Gardinia (West Wales), the original showroom had been fitted with standard entrance doors which were no longer fit for purpose. The commercial shopfront and new doors were specified to meet the specialist needs...
Posted On - 28/05/2020
With a strict specification to adhere to, the pressure was on for Rehau fabricator Dessian when they were asked to complete a premium installation in an upmarket Glasgow suburb. Cala Homes (West) approached Dessian for help on its Riverside at Bothwell development, which required Dessian to adhere to stricter than usual residential requirements. Bothwell is located in the heart of...
Posted On - 28/04/2020
Carmarthenshire-based Nolan uPVC has fabricated and installed 14 fire doors for the NHS Nightingale Covid-19 field hospital in Swansea. Kier is currently working with Swansea Council and local contractor TRJ to transform the 11,000m2 film studios and former factory into a Nightingale field hospital with 850 beds. With less than seven days’ notice, Nolan and systems company Deceuninck responded immediately...
Posted On - 02/04/2020
Aluminium windows and doors from Gloucestershire-based Cotswold Windows have helped transform a derelict barn into a stylish visitor experience centre, Tower Barn, for the Cotswold landmark, Broadway Tower. The tower sits atop the Cotswold escarpment with views spanning 16 counties. A vision of renowned landscape designer Capability Brown, and completed in 1798, Broadway Tower offers a dramatic outlook across 50-acres...
Posted On - 01/04/2020
Apeer can now showcase its Lumi window and door system in contemporary and traditional surroundings, and in new-build and retrofit settings, all on one site. When Michael and Emma Leliveld began working with TW-2 Architects to add a contemporary extension to their traditional Hertfordshire home, they chose the Lumi system after seeing it at one of the Grand Designs events....
Posted On - 27/03/2020
CDW Systems and Hazlemere Commercial have helped to transform Colchester’s historic Dutch Quarter. Hazlemere Commercial was approached to upgrade the windows of the picturesque area located in the shadows of Colchester Castle, and chose the Gloucester-based fabricator to manufacture and supply more than 300 Smart VS 600 vertical sliding windows. The VS 600 helped maintain and protect the heritage aesthetics...
Posted On - 26/03/2020
An exclusive housing development in Derbyshire chose Frame Fast UK to create windows and doors for its bespoke properties in the Peak District. Flush casement windows, bespoke composite doors, and slimline bifold doors were fabricated and fitted by Frame Fast UK for Derby-based Meadowview Homes. A total of 43 homes, which vary in style and size with two, three, four...
Posted On - 16/03/2020
Victorian Sliders sash windows are gracing the home of ex-Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland. Warren led the Welsh national team to a string of high-profile victories during his 12 years in charge, including four Six Nations titles, three Grand Slams, and two World Cup semi-final appearances. While his next appointment is taking him back to his native New Zealand, Warren...
Posted On - 10/02/2020
Cotswold Windows has supplied and installed motorised Sky-Frame doors on a lakeside development by Redrow, Elements at Cerney on the Water in Gloucestershire. Sitting on the northern edge of Lake 16 in Cotswold Water Park, each Elements home has been designed to complement the surroundings. They combine traditional Cotswold stone, slate roofs and textured, weathered cladding with large expanses of...
Posted On - 08/01/2020
Hundreds of Victorian Sliders sash windows are gracing a coastal housing development in Seamill, West Kirkbride. Just minutes from the Firth of Clyde, and with dramatic views of the Isle of Arran, the Chapleton estate takes its inspiration from the Scottish domestic architecture of the 17th, 18th and mid-19th centuries. The range of two, three, four and five-bedroom houses it...
Posted On - 15/11/2019
Glazerite installer Collington and Company has put the finishing touches on a project to transform a draughty school into an energy efficient building. The job at Cornwall-based Helston Community College saw 38 Halo Rustique windows installed. Sourced from The Glazerite UK Group, the fully sculptured white windows replaced the deteriorating wooden windows, which were over 40 years old. Collington surveyor/estimator,...
Posted On - 14/11/2019
A Norfolk couple are the first people to have Rehau’s Rio flush fit windows installed in their home, fabricated by Climatec and installed by Tim Whipps Windows. Mr and Mrs Farrell were originally looking to replace their old externally beaded PVCU windows with a like-for-like replacement. However, after looking at the options for the standard casement windows, both Tim and...
Posted On - 10/09/2019
A Victorian property in Minchinhampton, central Gloucestershire, required specialist needs during its renovation, particularly when it came to the windows and doors. In order to achieve a traditional appearance with modern performance the owners called on fabricator Roseview and Glassier Window Systems to provide high-quality and easy-to-maintain windows that would complement the traditional aesthetics and Victorian feel of their family...
Posted On - 04/09/2019
Spectus fabricator Titan Trade Windows has installed 65 Elite 70 casement windows and doorsets in the first phase of a substantial new build development with Woodall Homes in Bolsover, Derbyshire. White casement windows that meet Document Q compliance and achieve a window energy rating of 1.2 W/m²K are required for all 78 properties in the development. Ben Vowles, operations manager...
Posted On - 08/08/2019
A gardener’s cottage, nestled in Aberdeenshire, has been transformed into a five-star holiday hideaway using bespoke aluminium glazing from Sidey. The self-catering property, called The Invergarry, lies in the charming village of Aboyne and has been converted and extended for visiting tourists. The one-bedroomed holiday home in Scotland comes complete with sauna and private hot tub – hidden within a...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
CDW Systems recently lent its support to a £multi-million regeneration project at Shire Hall, the headquarters of Gloucestershire County Council. The trade and commercial fabricator was tasked with manufacturing and supplying Sapa’s Elegance 52 curtain walling, which was installed in blocks two, three and six of the building, including Gloucester Police Station. The combination of Elegance 52, along with photovoltaic...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
An iconic building in the centre of Sheffield has undergone a makeover thanks to Bowen Joinery and The Glazerite UK Group. Exchange Place Studios, in the city’s conservation area, is an Art Deco building and planners had to approve the installation before it could commence. Home to 60 studio spaces over six floors, the building is residence to over 80...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Hundreds of homes at Ferguslie Park in Paisley have been upgraded sustainably with high performance PVCU windows and doors manufactured and installed by CMS Window Systems. The large-scale refurbishment project for Ferguslie Park Housing Association has seen 300 of the landlord’s 803 properties transformed, in an area which – like many of the UK’s economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods – has faced...
Posted On - 12/06/2019
The Veka M70 fully sculptured window system recently replaced old wooden frames on a Worcestershire property. The installation was carried out by Ecologic Windows, a Glazerite UK Group installer partner owned by former Veka and Glazerite employee Fred Doodey. Fred’s team fitted 10 windows over four days to the front of the property, in the increasingly popular agate grey. Fred...
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