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Forty-four Stellar aluminium flush casement windows and a Stellar French door in anthracite grey have been fitted in a substantial residential property in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The job was carried out by local Leeds installer Abbey Windows who has been fitting Stellar products for a few months and is delighted with the products’ aesthetics and ease of fitting. Darren Capitano,...
VetroScreen, the new clamped and free-standing desktop sneeze and cough guard from Bohle, has been supplied to the London Stock Exchange by Abbey Glass. The south Wales glass processor was appointed by the world’s sixth largest stock exchange earlier this year to provide a solution for its central lobby. Angela Worgan, managing director at Abbey Glass, said: “We’ve seen significant...
Technal has adapted its FY65 aluminium window specification to meet the narrower than normal opening vent dimensions at a £52 million student village in Coventry, balancing the requirements for daylighting, ventilation, student safety and aesthetics. A total of 3,500m2 of Technal FY65 aluminium windows, together with the company’s MX52 curtain wall and STII high traffic entrance doors, were fitted at...
Aluminium curtain walling by Kawneer has helped the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating. The centre – a partnership between the University of Warwick, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors UK – is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, and features Kawneer's AA110 mullion-drained curtain wall. The curtain wall system with 65mm sightlines,...
Liniar windows and doors were recently used on a contemporary cedar-clad project in Kent. “The original concept from the planning architect featured very slim profile windows in order to achieve a contemporary finish,” Toby Blythe, founder and owner of Hursley Developments, said. “When we were looking at products to specify, we had to take into account not only the finished...
TuffX recently supplied the finished touches to a holiday cottage overlooking a Scottish loch. The homeowners wanted an aesthetically pleasing balustrade to enjoy the great views from the property, while being assured the elegant finished product also offered the highest level of safety. TuffX fulfilled the brief by supplying around 15m2 of 10mm clear toughened safety glass, with 10mm radius...
Celebrated for his modernist, curved creations, Oscar Niemeyer’s vision for a white concrete and glazed sphere has been realised posthumously with Eyrise dynamic window technology, offering sun protection while respecting the purity of his design. The iconic Brazilian architect was approached by Ludwig Koehne, owner of the Kirow plant in Leipzig, Germany, in 2011 to build an extension of a factory canteen. Following Niemeyer’s death in 2012, his sketches were further developed by assistant Jair Valera. The project was executed by Harald...
Yorkshire commercial fabricator EYG Commercial recently transformed Driffield School and Sixth Form with 180 Spectus Elite 70 windows in a £250,000 project. Business development manager at EYG Commercial Mike Hastie said: “This project is very good example of how new windows can transform the look and performance of an older building.” EYG Commercial was awarded the contract by main contractor...
Senior Architectural Systems’ products have helped deliver two new football stadiums. At the new LNER Community Stadium in York, Senior provided a high-performance fenestration package comprising its SF52 slimline aluminium curtain walling, SPW600 aluminium windows, and SPW501 and SD commercial doors, all fabricated and installed by Elite Aluminium Systems. Designed by Holmes Miller Architects, the new 8,000 all seater stadium...
Architectural glazing systems were specifically selected for a £18.5 million extension to the UK’s oldest business school for their ability to meet the building’s design aesthetic and high-performance requirements. Multiple Kawneer products, including two curtain wall systems, two door products and three window variations, were used by main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction for the University House project, a gateway to...
Spectus flush casement windows were recently installed in the 16th century Pig and Whistle near Chelmsford, Essex, which has a long history as a public house but got converted to a restaurant in 2013. Kevin Lovett, managing director of installer Chignal Windows, said: “The Spectus flush casement windows were chosen to replace the property’s ageing timber frames. The heritage importance...
The flexibility offered in Bohle’s adjustable Bilbao Premium swinging shower door hinges proved critical in a high-end shower enclosure installation in a former Victorian church. By Bohle. An estimated 20,000 disused churches and chapels have been sold for conversion into homes across the UK in the last 30 years. Combining period character, including stained glass windows, gothic arches and timber...
Fentrade Aluminium recently manufactured and supplied a commercial shopfront system for a colourful refurbishment project for a specialist tool hire company based in Bristol. Working with Crystal Clear of Bristol, one of Fentrade’s established trade customers, the specialist tool hire company was particular on the choice of colour. As such the shop front was manufactured in RAL2004 Pure Orange in...
An unusual combination of local authority offices, college skills centre and retail units feature architectural glazing systems from Kawneer. The aluminium systems supplier’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling was used within rainscreen cladding from the ground to second floors and at the upper floor levels of a courtyard at Tameside One, the second phase of VisionTameside, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. The...
The University of Nottingham’s Advanced Manufacturing Building recently used Technal Geode MX 52 Visible Grid Curtain Walling, Soleal FY 65 Windows, and PY 55 Doors. Selected by architects Bond Bryan, the Technal aluminium systems offered a cost-effective, thermally efficient solution that was backed by technical support both prior and during construction. The state-of-the-art training and research facility, located at the...
150 Spectus Elite 70 flush tilt and turn windows were specified in the development of 26 two bed flats for social rent, including 10 amenity homes on an urban site in the heart of Paisley, Renfrewshire. The new development replaces the former Arnotts department store in the town's new Abbey Quarter. The project was secured by Spectus approved Walker Profiles,...
Eyrise will provide instant solar shading at Bafta 195 Piccadilly, as part of a refurbishment to improve facilities and double the building’s capacity, enabling Bafta to increase its charitable programme. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is installing recently developed smart liquid crystal windows to glaze two restored Victorian rooflights on a newly constructed top floor at its grade two listed headquarters in London. Proprietary Licrivision liquid crystal technology enables Eyrise glass to be tinted to provide solar shading immediately without compromising on natural daylight. The windows will provide ‘lightwellness’ (visual comfort, thermal regulation and colour neutrality) for occupants on demand, while also helping...
FH Brundle hardware products have provided the finishing touch to a £multi-million development. A luxury spa was added to the existing buildings of The Olde Belle hotel and restaurant in Retford, Nottinghamshire, including an indoor-to-outdoor vitality pool. FH Brundle supplied an array of glass spigots and glass stiffeners. “This was a challenging but extremely rewarding project for us,” Brundle national...
British Olympic gold medallists Jason and Laura Kenny have transformed their leaky, old conservatory into a bright and airy family room thanks to Prefix Systems’ WarmRoof system. By Prefix. At the start of the year, British Olympic gold medallists Laura and Jason Kenny CBE decided that the conservatory attached to their new home was in desperate need of some TLC....
483 Spectus Elite 70 windows were specified and installed in the £5 million development of 47 affordable homes built into the fabric of Edinburgh's historic Edmonstone walled garden. The development project has 16 cottage flats and 31 houses made up of one, two and three-bedroom properties. The design respects the existing wall and has seen the historic structure become an...