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Fentrade Aluminium recently manufactured and supplied a commercial shopfront system with high-security doors for the refurbishment of a specialist mobility aid showroom in Haverfordwest, Wales. Working with Gardinia (West Wales), the original showroom had been fitted with standard entrance doors which were no longer fit for purpose. The commercial shopfront and new doors were specified to meet the specialist needs...
Senior Architectural Systems’ slimline SF52 aluminium curtain walling system proved just the ticket to create the bright and modern facade of the new-look bus station in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Built to replace the town’s dilapidated bus station, which dated back to the 1970s, the new £3.5 million transport hub was designed by Day Architects to provide passengers with a more pleasant...
With a strict specification to adhere to, the pressure was on for Rehau fabricator Dessian when they were asked to complete a premium installation in an upmarket Glasgow suburb. Cala Homes (West) approached Dessian for help on its Riverside at Bothwell development, which required Dessian to adhere to stricter than usual residential requirements. Bothwell is located in the heart of...
Wrightstyle has begun work on a project to enhance fire safety on a 1950s social housing block in Bristol. The project was originally scheduled to have started in April, but was delayed because of Covid-19 lockdowns. “We will, of course, be respecting all hygiene and distancing protocols and using this contract to better understand how to work safely on a...
Carmarthenshire-based Nolan uPVC has fabricated and installed 14 fire doors for the NHS Nightingale Covid-19 field hospital in Swansea. Kier is currently working with Swansea Council and local contractor TRJ to transform the 11,000m2 film studios and former factory into a Nightingale field hospital with 850 beds. With less than seven days’ notice, Nolan and systems company Deceuninck responded immediately...
Cornwall Glass’s group company chairman Mark Mitchell talks about the impact of lockdown and the path to recovery.
Atkins has used Kawneer’s architectural aluminium glazing systems on a building that forms a new ‘£27 million gateway’ to a leading UK university. Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained and capped curtain walling forms triangular screens 25m wide and 15m high for the main atrium at Bournemouth University’s 5,000m2 Poole Gateway Building, while Kawneer’s AA720 entrance doors were used throughout the building, and...
Kawneer’s architectural glazing systems are set to be installed on the world’s first Passivhaus leisure centre. The systems – two types of curtain walling, three types of doors, windows and brise soleil – will be installed by Kawneer-approved specialist sub-contractor AB Glass for main contractor Kier at St Sidwell’s Point in Exeter. The 4,850m2 project will replace an ageing swimming...
More than 100 Optima Flush Casement windows, by Profile 22, have been fitted in the first phase of a new residential development consisting of 14 new-build red-brick town houses in the historical Houldsworth Conservation Area in Reddish, Greater Manchester. The new homes, which are situated in a newly designed cul-de-sac off the Harrogate Road, were sympathetically designed to complement the...
Aluminium windows and doors from Gloucestershire-based Cotswold Windows have helped transform a derelict barn into a stylish visitor experience centre, Tower Barn, for the Cotswold landmark, Broadway Tower. The tower sits atop the Cotswold escarpment with views spanning 16 counties. A vision of renowned landscape designer Capability Brown, and completed in 1798, Broadway Tower offers a dramatic outlook across 50-acres...
Systemglas Advenerat from Promat UK met the brief of providing assured fire protection with uncompromising aesthetics for a renovation project at a luxury family home in Surrey. The project to transform the ground floor kitchen of the exclusive property into a stunning new open-plan space for cooking, dining and relaxation, required the integration of effective passive fire safety measures to...
CDW Systems has helped one of its installer customers add the finishing touches to a new car dealership in Cardiff. Glasshouse was chosen to install the main entrance way for the new MG showroom in the Welsh capital. With the brief of providing a smart yet practical entrance for both vehicles and customers, the Glasshouse team liaised with supply partner...
Apeer can now showcase its Lumi window and door system in contemporary and traditional surroundings, and in new-build and retrofit settings, all on one site. When Michael and Emma Leliveld began working with TW-2 Architects to add a contemporary extension to their traditional Hertfordshire home, they chose the Lumi system after seeing it at one of the Grand Designs events....
CDW Systems and Hazlemere Commercial have helped to transform Colchester’s historic Dutch Quarter. Hazlemere Commercial was approached to upgrade the windows of the picturesque area located in the shadows of Colchester Castle, and chose the Gloucester-based fabricator to manufacture and supply more than 300 Smart VS 600 vertical sliding windows. The VS 600 helped maintain and protect the heritage aesthetics...
An exclusive housing development in Derbyshire chose Frame Fast UK to create windows and doors for its bespoke properties in the Peak District. Flush casement windows, bespoke composite doors, and slimline bifold doors were fabricated and fitted by Frame Fast UK for Derby-based Meadowview Homes. A total of 43 homes, which vary in style and size with two, three, four...
A new Newcastle University building, inspired by the shape of a crown, uses Pilkington UK glass to create a striking monolithic structure in the heart of the city’s sustainable Helix development. The five-storey Catalyst building makes use of floor-to-ceiling, grey-tinted glazing, layered with an eye-catching golden diagrid to create a futuristic new fixture on the Newcastle skyline. The 100,000ft2 building...
Energy Saving Double Glazing recentlyfitted six Invisifoldslide andfold windows to the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club. Manufactured in Deceuninck’s chamfered 2500 profile by Tradesmith, the windows fold and slide back to create an unobstructed, panoramic view of the club’s two courses. The biggest window is 3.4m wide, allowing club members to watch players on their first few tees from the comfort...
TuffX has supplied Herefordshire’s Atrium Conservatories with 12 high-quality conservatoryglass panels, specified for a local residential project built by the orangery and conservatory specialist. Each measuring 10.12m2, Atrium installers fitted the panels to create a lantern effect roof above an African Sapele hardwood structure and, having established the building was south facing, worked with TuffX to ensure all panels were...
Victorian Sliders sash windows are gracing the home of ex-Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland. Warren led the Welsh national team to a string of high-profile victories during his 12 years in charge, including four Six Nations titles, three Grand Slams, and two World Cup semi-final appearances. While his next appointment is taking him back to his native New Zealand, Warren...
112 Maxiglaze glazed-in aluminium ventilators were installed at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. The purpose-built £21million facility provides people in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Cambuslang and Rutherglen with the best quality of palliative care. Designed by Ryder Architecture and built by main contractor Balfour Beatty, it is the first hospice in the UK to follow...