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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...
Posted On - 15/05/2019
Wrightstyle is supplying advanced glazing systems to a major regeneration project in the heart of old Edinburgh. The company is supplying EI60 curtainwall screens and doors to its client Abbey Glass UK for the 7.5 acre New Waverley project in the city’s Old Town. Already partially complete, New Waverley will consist of shops, restaurants, several hotels, 148 apartment and penthouses,...
Posted On - 09/05/2019
When teachers at a Cheshire primary school were unable to use their recently installed windows, K2 Aluminium Systems and the Glazerite UK Group replaced them, making them fit for use. Though Veka profiles had been specified for the original install, the contractor had used another system. This had resulted in bowed sashes and inoperative windows, as well as window screen...
Posted On - 03/04/2019
Norfolk installer Amber Home Improvements has blended with British multinational coffeehouse, Costa Coffee, for the high-profile installation of a maximum comfort conservatory for its Meadow Centre branch in Stowmarket. The company, which is part of the Conservatory Outlet Network of retailers, was approached by Costa Coffee to quote on the project and beat off tough competition from other local companies...
Posted On - 26/03/2019
CDW Systems has helped one of its customers complete a successful installation at a car dealership in Guernsey. The Window Service Centre, which has been operating throughout Guernsey for 25 years, was tasked with upgrading the main showroom entrance at its local Hyundai dealership. CDW Systems supplied both Hawk commercial sliding doors and Sapa’s 202 Ground Floor Treatments. Designed for...
Posted On - 18/02/2019
When a recent timber window replacement job called for something extra special, Wilson Windows turned to R7 windows from Stedek. Callum Wilson of Wilson Windows said: “We ordered ten R7 frames in clotted cream, plus one Residence door. They arrived on the promised delivery date, and Graham, who thoroughly checks over all our deliveries, found no issues with them at...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
Dudley’s Aluminium has begun work on new student accommodation in Exeter. The project will redevelop the city’s former bus and coach station into state-of-the-art accommodation and will open in the summer of 2019. Dudley’s Aluminium is currently working on a similar project in Exeter for Global Student Accommodation. Dudley’s secured the £half-a million contract with Sir Robert McAlpine. The aluminium...
Posted On - 04/02/2019
Glass Northampton recently replaced a conservatory in Northampton with help from fabricator Glazerite. Chris Brown, managing director of Glass Northampton, said: “The homeowner was looking for an existing conservatory to be replaced, like-for-like. The structure was beautiful but very old, decaying, and single-glazed. Our aim was to create an equally stunning and traditional-look glass installation which could fit into the...
Posted On - 23/01/2019
After being impressed by the company’s product range at a construction trade show, Stonebridge Homes decided that Black Millwork’s range of window and door profiles were the perfect fit for an upcoming project it was working on. In June 2017, its team at Stonebridge Homes was tasked with working on large detached home situated in expansive grounds, which contains a...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
Profile 22’s Optima casement and tilt and turn windows, along with matching PVCU doors, were specified in the refurbishment of two tower blocks in Walsall, West Midlands. WHG, owners and managers of the Little London and Wood House tower blocks, specified Profile 22’s Optima suite for the installation of 960 new external windows and 130 balcony doors. The installation contractor...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
SJ Window Installations recently completed a domestic project using Residence 9 windows and French doors from the Glazerite UK Group. Specifying clotted cream on the exterior, combined with a white ash interior, the installation matched an existing R9 window fitted in a previous extension on the property, which is situated in the Wiltshire village of Little Somerford. A total of...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Mercury Glazing has manufactured and supplied 204 windows for the refurbishment of Cliff House, an iconic former hotel in Felixstowe, into 24 one and two-bedroom luxury seaside apartments. Working with main contractor and developer Dragon Wood Homes, the 12-month project involved Mercury manufacturing and supplying 204 bespoke windows, which included a mixture of arched top vertical sliders, bowed vertical sliders,...
Posted On - 03/12/2018
Rehau windows and doors have been installed in a luxury houseboat in Belfast, providing a clean and bright finish to the Scandinavian inspired boat, while keeping it cosy and warm inside. Now listed on Airbnb as one of the top featured properties in Northern Ireland, the boat – affectionately known as Nolly – was once destined for the scrapyard. She...
Posted On - 14/11/2018
Oldham-based D&M Windows and Doors recently completed two large commercial installations using windows and doors fabricated by The Glazerite UK Group. Veka approved installer D&M Windows was appointed by contractors Brown and Bancroft to work on the Siemens office building in Congleton, Cheshire. The transformation of the building took three months to complete and involved the installation of 200 Veka...
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