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Posted On - 18/03/2017
SageGlass has been specified as part of a major development in London: the new Lambeth Civic Centre. Cartwright Pickard specified SageGlass, the smart tintable glass from Saint-Gobain, as part of the ‘Your New Town Hall’ project designed for the London Borough of Lambeth. Work is currently underway on the redevelopment scheme in the heart of Brixton, which will deliver a modern...
Posted On - 03/03/2017
UV Bonding technology is being used by glass processors across a wide range of applications from furniture to retail display cases. What is notable is that there has been a definitive shift across sectors towards larger installations. “This creates an immediate challenge,” Amanda Carr, Bohle’s UV bonding specialist, said. “The pressure applied through the sheer weight of the glass used...
Posted On - 28/02/2017
Pilkington glass was recently used on the David Attenborough building in Cambridge. The building is owned by the University of Cambridge and houses the Cambridge Conservation Initiative and the Museum and Department of Zoology. Originally completed in 1971 in the brutalist style popular at the time, the building has been celebrated by architects as an outstanding example of the period. However,...
Posted On - 11/02/2017
Wrightstyle has completed a prestigious healthcare project in Saudi Arabia: 2,000m2 of external protection to VIP areas of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, which has more than 900 beds and 7,000 staff. The contract was of particular significance as the company believes that it is one of the largest high-level security projects ever specified. Not only did...
Posted On - 11/02/2017
TuffX recently supplied glass to create a glass floor door leading to a wine cellar. The homeowners already had a basement in their house, they just needed the perfect glass for the cellar door. This had to be clear, safe, and suitable to walk on when the door was closed. TuffX recommended its Clear Toughened glass, which the Installers ordered...
Posted On - 11/02/2017
High performance, coloured, laminated glass from Romag forms the epicentre of the new memorial space at Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, an established charity and sanctuary well known for its dedication to the care of animals. The bridge features 51 individual sections of 13.5mm toughened glass, which were laminated using vibrant coloured Vanceva interlayers. Each section of glass has been...
Posted On - 11/02/2017
Regular guests at the Grand Hotel Tijuana thought 16,500m2 of glass were replaced after the renovation and protection of the facade by Transparencia en Servicios, Ritec International’s partner in Mexico. Located within the central business district of Tijuana, Mexico, the complex consists of two towers, one of which houses the five-star Grand Hotel. At 89.9m high (28 storeys), the towers...
Posted On - 11/02/2017
TuffX has supplied 25m2 of glass to a new-build home in Coverack, Cornwall. The homeowners had specific plans for their new-build and wanted an external balcony surrounding the front of the upper level of the house. The vision was to create a modernised home that fits in with the other houses in the area. Adding the balcony gives their home...
Posted On - 01/02/2017
The recently completed £26m Maxwell Centre is the centrepiece for the University of Cambridge’s physical sciences and engineering industrial engagement activity, and is designed to be used by scientists from commercial organisations and academic research teams. As part of the goal of providing industry-grade working spaces for occupants, the University of Cambridge wanted the building to deliver cutting edge performance...
Posted On - 25/01/2017
State of the art glazing solutions and a strong understanding of the needs of inner-city dwellers helped Glassolutions to secure a major role in the creation of two new residential and retail spaces in Elephant and Castle, part of one of the largest regeneration projects currently taking place in Central London. Led by the integrated property company Lendlease, in partnership...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
One of TuffX’s customers recently fitted an ‘oversized’ roof to a family home in Bristol. The family was looking to modernise their conservatory roof from plain glass that had no benefits, to a self-cleaning glass with solar controlled properties. The old glass roof leaked from the muntin bar. Therefore, when the family was shown various samples of the glass, and...
Posted On - 07/01/2017
Wrightstyle has fabricated, supplied and installed glazed systems in arches in Bridgemaster’s House, part of Tower Bridge, which is being transformed into office space, bar and restaurant, with spectacular views of the world-famous bridge and the Thames. “Our work was on four arches under the Tower Bridge approach, with the bridge’s structural girders coming down in front of a couple...
Posted On - 07/01/2017
Architectural glazing systems from Kawneer feature on a new building that is part of the regeneration of a city, and was built using a hybrid of traditional and modular construction methods. Kawneer’s AA100 and AA110 curtain walling, both zone-drained but with 50mm and 65mm sightlines respectively, complemented by 451PT framing with 50mm sightlines and AA540 side-hung casement windows, were used...
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