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Posted On - 17/09/2019
Structura UKhas completed a project renewing and refreshing a London landmark. Delta Point, the 28,500m2 former BT office building in Croydon, was overhauled as part of its transformation into 404 apartments and commercial units. Work started on complete glazing refurbishment coupled with refurbishing and refinishing the entire cladding facade. Due to the scale of this project, Structura was on site...
Posted On - 17/09/2019
A project to create a high-quality meeting room and classroom within the new upper school of the École Jeannine Manuel School in London has been completed using the fire resistant, timber frame glazing system Promat SystemglasLigna. The school, which is a co-educational, French bilingual, international school for 3-18-year-olds, was established in 2015. Its new upper school occupies a Georgian building...
Posted On - 17/09/2019
Architectural glazing systems by Kawneer, including two types of curtain walling, two types of window vents and two types of entrance doors, feature on a multi-award-winning new headquarters for the UK Hydrographic Office. The aluminium Kawneer systems were installed by specialist sub-contractor Dudley’s Aluminium for main contractor BAM to a design by AHR global.
Posted On - 11/09/2019
An office and retail development in central London turned toGeze UK for a bespoke entrance. Four Kingdom Street is the first of two office buildings to be completed at British Land’s canal-side Paddington Central development. The nine-storey re-designed building includes more than 145,000ft2 of space near to Paddington railway station. With communal roof terraces on all floors, a roof garden...
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 - 10/09/2019
Window Warehas helped one of its customers deliver safe and simple window operation to a local school science lab. KCW Windows was asked by Bedford Borough Council to tender to replace 10 windows at a local boys’ school. The team at KCW called on Window Ware to supply Caldwell folding openers for its new Smarts aluminium windows. Gemma Deegan, KCW’s...
Posted On - 10/09/2019
Kommerling fabricator Lockwood Windows was recently approached by one of its first customers with a request for a new front window and high security entrance door. Karen Lowther bought a window and a panel door from Lockwood Windows in 1998 and although the kitchen window and front door are still in perfect working order, she decided it was time foran...
Posted On - 04/09/2019
Two types of curtain wallingand entrance doors by Kawneer, including the first use in the UK of a new severe duty welded door, feature on an award-winning building at the heart of the dynamic redevelopment of Cardiff’s Central Square. Kawneer’s AA100 capped and zone-drained aluminium curtain wall, complemented by its structurally silicone glazed and mullion-drained sister product, have been used...
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 - 04/09/2019
Aluplast’s Ideal 70 was specified on a contemporary conversion of a residential care home, including a series of window installations across two-storeys. Cherry Orchard in Marlborough, a former NHS-run residential care home, was converted by Jones Building Group into eight two-bedroom and two one-bedroom apartments, earlier this year. The conversion of the building, which was originally constructed in the 1950s,...
Posted On - 20/08/2019
The Palm Tower, a new landmark from master developer Nakheel, under construction at the heart of Dubai's iconic Palm Jumeirah, promises that each of its luxury hotel rooms and apartments will feature one of the best views in the city. To achieve this, the 52-storey, 240m-tall hotel and residential building will be clad entirely in glass. The architect chose to...
Posted On - 20/08/2019
Wicona’s Wictec EL SG modular system has been used to produce the iconic sloping glass facade of the 35XV building in Manhattan. The high-performance unitised system provided ease of installation, energy efficiency and helped maximise natural light for the building’s luxury apartments. The 35XV building, designed by FXCollaborative Architects, is located in the Chelsea neighbourhood of downtown Manhattan. The building...
Posted On - 20/08/2019
A multi award-winning redevelopment of a university library has used architectural glazing systems Kawneer for their ability to combine aesthetics with performance and value for money. Kawneer’s aluminium AA100 curtain walling, as zone-drained capped and mullion-drained SSG (structurally silicone slazed) versions, is complemented by AA100 concealed window vents, AA541 top-hung casement window vents, AA3610 vertical sliding windows and AA3572 lift/slide...
Posted On - 20/08/2019
A ‘revolutionary’ roof on a new £140 million distillery and visitor experience centre in Scotland has been sealed using foam tape from ISO-Chemie. The Macallan Distillery, built by Robertson Construction on the Easter Elchies estate in Speyside, has seen ISO-Bloco T-Max installed to accommodate differential movement of up to 80mm between dozens of the roof’s timber cassette sections. More than...
Posted On - 13/08/2019
Cube Glass has made its first inroads into the leisure and hospitality sector by providing more than 150m2 of glass curtain walling at the new 230-bed Moxy Hotel at Edinburgh Airport delivered by Clark Contracts. Cube Glass created a vista of glass in the reception area and downstairs bar, which is part of the global Marriott hotel giant. Cube Glass project...
Posted On - 13/08/2019
Hardware from blu has been selected for a £multi-million beachfront development in Cornwall. A range of the company’s 316 marine grade stainless steel hardware was fitted to eight, two and three storey beach lodges at the Carbis Bay Hotel, just outside St Ives. Featuring spacious open-plan lounges with multiple floor-to-ceiling lift and slide doors leading to private sun decks and...
Posted On - 13/08/2019
The Hayward Gallery reopened in January 2018 following an extensive two-year refurbishment programme, which won the Riba London Award Awards and Riba the National Award 2019 in in May 2019. The main focus of the refurbishment was the replacement of 66 glass pyramid rooflights that were re-engineered to let controlled natural lighting into the upper galleries for the first time....
Posted On - 13/08/2019
The new Marks and Spencer site for St Helens is located literally over the road from glass manufacturer Pilkington UK’s production facility – so it’s appropriate that the firm’s glass will be welcoming customers into the store. The glass was produced at Pilkington UK’s Alexandra Works site, which supplies projects all over the world, including recent installations in New York,...
Posted On - 13/08/2019
Integral blinds from HiTech Blinds have been supplied by Millennium Windows and Conservatories into a “transformative renovation” of a detached home. The 1970s-built property in St Peter’s, Jersey, underwent a wholesale renovation earlier this year, with Millennium Windows and Conservatories appointed to supply new windows and doors. Including the supply of three bifolding doors and feature windows, this included the...
Posted On - 13/08/2019
BetweenGlassBlinds was recently involved in the redevelopment of Glan Clwyd Hospital in north Wales. The project’s focus was to strip out asbestos, while giving the hospital a much-needed revamp. Plans were agreed to develop a new emergency quarter at the hospital, with the creation of six new patient wards, a mortuary and pathology unit, and an extension to the current...
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