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Posted On - 09/07/2019
Glass sector plans for a £multi-million research centre, which will help shape the industry over the next century, are set to be unveiled. Industry chiefs from across the UK and Europe will hear how they can influence and benefit from research into clean fuels and innovation to boost manufacturing productivity. And they will set the agenda for how the £1.6...
Posted On - 05/06/2019
An old building in the heart of Madrid’s financial centre has been given a new energy efficient lease of life thanks to Guardian Glass. After two decades out of service, Castellana 77 has begun a new iconic life thanks to Luis Vidal + Arquitectos. The original 1977 tower is now a 62-high office building, which received the prestigious LEED Platinum...
Posted On - 14/05/2019
TuffX recently provided 26 panels of 21.5mm toughened glass to St Paul’s Church, Slough. The installation forms part of a much larger renovation project, which is being led by JBKS Architects, specialists in the restoration and modernisation of churches and houses of worship. The congregation has raised the majority of the funding needed for the work in an attempt to...
Posted On - 11/05/2019
Dating to the 13th century, St Mary’s Witnesham appointed Stowmarket Glass to install new frameless glazing between the original stone arches of the church. Grade One Listing gives a certain edge to any building refurbishment project, even more so when it’s a church within yards of your parents’ home and the one you got married in. This, however, didn’t affect...
Posted On - 17/04/2019
When Manchester’s city councillors backed a plan to create a £3.5 million glazed link pavilion between the Manchester Town Hall extension and the adjacent Central Library, a crucial aspect of this vision was to permit ease of circulation for the million plus people using this connection every year. Ian Simpson of architects Simpson Haugh and Partners worked with design-led structural...
Posted On - 16/04/2019
Weather has had a greater effect on sales than economic numbers, according to former John Lewis managing director Andy Street, alluding to the longstanding challenge for British retailers to keep shoppers coming out on cold, wet and windy days. At one shopping centre at the heart of a Devon town, the solution is architectural: enclosing the previously open-air pedestrianised street...
Posted On - 27/03/2019
Modern and elegant glass balustrades, supplied by TuffX, have helped a private residence in Muswell Hill in north London modernise its looks. Featuring exposed brickwork to the ground and first floor, with a second floor clad in vertical timber boards, floor-to-ceiling windows ensure that the interior of the property is flooded with natural light. An internal staircase, which leads to...
Posted On - 11/03/2019
The architectural studio Mano de Santo and KMZero, Open Innovation Hub, part of Martinez Group, chose Guardian Glass when designing Punta de Mar, the first floating, dynamic and advanced accommodation in Spain. The project, promoted by startup Punta de Mar, takes the concept of experiential tourism to another level, of which the first prototype is already placed at the Club...
Posted On - 04/03/2019
TuffX recently smartened up the offices at Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club with new internal high-spec balustrades. The premiership club required more than 90m2 of 19mm toughened glass, which now stands proudly at the club’s Devonshire home, Sandy Park. TuffX has also supplied Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, and Liverpool’s Anfield. Managing director Graham Price said: “Glass is a simple way of bringing...
Posted On - 26/02/2019
TuffX recently provided a series of laminated glass balconies to Hambrook House, a new mixed-use development comprising 94 residential units, and ground and roof level community spaces. Part of an extensive redevelopment of Lambeth Town Hall, the building enjoys views over nearby St Matthews Garden to the east. The project was completed in November 2018 after 285m2 of 17.5mm heat-soaked...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
This year, the Eiffel Tower will mark its 130th birthday, and Edgetech is helping ensure it’ll still be delighting visitors for decades to come, the company said. When architects Moatti & Rivière produced highly complex designs for renovating the Tower’s 57.6m viewing platform, they designed a 130ft2 glass floor, offering views of the Champs de Mars below, fringed with a...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
TuffX’s contemporary walk-on glass floor recently complemented the majesty of a stained-glass window centrepiece. The visual result is a beautiful pillar of light streaming throughout Chapel Cottage, an ex Methodist chapel in Brockdish, Norfolk, which has been converted into a home. TuffX’s 33mm laminated roof light allows for an increased flow of natural light and is supplied as a finished...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
Tasked with replacing the tired timber windows of a traditional cottage, Essex-based Paxman Joineries recently specified the slimline heritage units of Slenderline Glass. “We’re absolutely delighted to complete this fantastic project and thank Andy and the team at Slenderline for its support,” Kevin Robinson, managing director of Paxman Joineries, said. The Kent-based glass specialists also supported Paxman Joineries on another...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
Glass is being paired with natural materials in a diverse range of applications, according to Safeguard Glazing Supplies, which was recently involved in a pool and gym installation. “We’re seeing glass partitioning and sliding doors specified in more and more domestic as well as commercial applications,” project manager Richard Challinor said. “It’s an increasingly important part of our business and...
Posted On - 11/02/2019
With its newly extended headquarters in Alfreton, Derbyshire, Slimming World wanted to create a landmark building for the brand that would both provide an ideal working and training space for its people and deliver excellent environmental performance. Glazing plays a key role in the £8.5 million scheme, both aesthetically and in terms of its use of energy. At the heart...
Posted On - 15/01/2019
In hotel design, building aesthetics play a big role in creating luxurious accommodation for guests. That was the challenge facing the designers of a major refurbishment to the glamourous Park Hotel Imperial, located in Limone on the shore of Lake Garda, Italy. The hotel features glass elements extensively, inside and out, and the designer of the re-model chose to use...
Posted On - 15/01/2019
Indeglas has completed its latest contract at the University of Edinburgh’s The Bayes Centre. The company has now completed projects totalling more than £840K for the university. Other contracts include complete glazed screen installations at the Joseph Black Building, James Clerk Maxwell Buildings, Charles Stewart House, Dalhousie Land, Chrystal MacMillan Building, Centre Building Easterbush, Minto Building, and New College. Jeanette...
Posted On - 10/01/2019
TuffX, has supplied 235 panels of precision made, 10mm clear toughened glass for use as internal balustrades on a prestigious development located in central London. Located on Lower Thames Street near Tower Bridge, Landmark Place is a development of 165 suites, and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses. TuffX’s managing director Graham Price said: “Large, premium developments such as...
Posted On - 18/12/2018
Solarlux has designed, delivered and installed a winter garden balcony glazing on a project at Geron Way London – a development of high-end apartments in a former Parcel Force depot in Cricklewood, north west London. The Geron Way development combines a warm brick fascia with clean contemporary glass lines, Solarlux said. The SL 45 fixed balcony glazing, combined with the...
Posted On - 17/12/2018
ICW has won a contract to supply switchable windows to a defence company. The windows are part of an upgrade to the company’s research and development laboratories and to add a layer of confidentiality to its business. Operating in the security sensitive aviation defence field, the company wanted to be able to show international customers round its UK laboratories, while...
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