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Kawneer was chosen by Barber Casanovas Ruffles Architects as the preferred aluminium curtain walling system supplier for a £15 million prominent building on St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge. The manufacturer’s AA110 zone-drained curtain walling with 65mm sightlines and two types of commercial entrance doors – thermally superior AA720s on all elevations and heavy-duty series 190s for the main entrance...
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...
In what is believed to be a first for the industry, a cap-less, fire-rated curtain wall system has been completed on a refurbishment development in Manchester. The project, known as The Core, is located at 24-30 Brown Street in the city centre and uses the ‘MB-SR50N EI efekt’ developed by Aluprof. Originally built in the mid-1980s as the headquarters for...
Prefix has supplied a Warmroof in a gable overhang style for a project in Anglesey that boasts views over Snowdonia. Three fixed triple-glazed panels run from eaves to ridge to allow for maximum light transmission. Prefix Systems has invested in the latest off-site construction methodologies and so fitting teams benefit from the additional factory preparation, while at the front end,...
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...
Howells Patent Glazing was appointed manufacturer and supplier of a bespoke glazing system for an example of gothic revival architecture in Britain: the Towers, known to many as the centrepiece of Alton Towers Resort. Adapting its HGR 1 rafter bar, the Black Country business supplied roof lanterns for the restoration of the house conservatory, a significant feature of the south...
The five-storey Yara Lewisham development, with feature brick facades, includes aluminium windows and glazed shopfronts installed by The Window Company (Contracts). The 4,000ft2 of office and retail space with private student accommodation is built on the site of an old industrial unit near to Ladywell Station, and is the latest example of the ongoing regeneration taking place in this part...
Ikon Aluminium Systems has supplied its IKL505 aluminium barrier louvre system for student accommodation at Coventry University. The IKL505 60mm elliptical blade barrier louvres were installed in 280 apertures across The Cycle Works, a hall of residence developed by Sir Robert McAlpine on behalf of the university. With around 350 bedrooms and 500 windows, it was important that the product...
EYG Commercial has installed 734 Spectus windows in a three-year phased development of 84 houses on the site of the former Castle College in Sheffield. PVCU grey on white windows that met Secured by Design standards were required for all houses in the development, and houses close to busy roads needed high performance, specialist acoustic windows. Nicola Arnott, marketing director...
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...
A £17 million student flat development with more than 200 bedrooms is the latest project to be completed by Kingfisher Windows. The company said it used an innovative installation method to fit Optima flush tilt and turn PVCU windows to the nine-storey high, Agard Court development in Derby. The flush tilt and turn windows were chosen as a value engineered...
Cube Glass has won another substantial contract in the petrochemical industry, which is likely to speed its entry into new sectors and increase it product range, the company said. In a “highly technical project”, it supplied and fitted blast resistant windows, framings and doors to a new-build development for Versalis, the Italian chemical producer at Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery....
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...
The Window Company (Contracts) has joined forces with Basildon Borough Council in a scheme aimed at giving private homeowners the chance to upgrade their homes to match council owned properties being refurbished around them. Together, they are offering homeowners access to the same windows and doors being installed as part of the council’s ongoing replacement programme, at the same low...
Profile 22’s Flush Tilt and Turn windows were used in the construction of flats for 244 students at the University of Derby. The design, manufacture and installation of the windows on the project was undertaken by Profile 22 approved window contractor Kingfisher Windows. The Flush Tilt and Turn Window from Profile 22 was the best choice for optimum ventilation and...
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...
Architectural glazing systems by Kawneer were specified for a transport hub at the heart of the regeneration of an area of Gloucester. Kawneer's AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, AA720 thermally superior doors, and two types of windows – AA540 fixed lights and AA3110 horizontal sliders – were selected by regular Kawneer specifiers BDP architects for the £6.6 million ‘futuristic’ new Gloucester...
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...
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...
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...