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Posted On - 12/09/2017
While managing their own fenestration and construction industry businesses in Greater Manchester, siblings Bradley and Natalie Beazant recently completed a life goal to build their own properties as part of a private development in a rural village, near Warrington. The luxury family homes are contemporary in style and finish and the project duo wanted to install bespoke windows and an...
Posted On - 12/09/2017
The landmark appearance of an 85-year-old Merseyside grammar school has been retained, thanks to the close replication of more than 200 unique and distinctive timber windows in the Veka M70 system from Glazerite UK Group and local installer K2 Aluminium Systems. The windows were very much a part of the character of the 1930s-built Wirral Grammar School for Boys and...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
A family from Cheshire decided to stay put and renovate their home at an idyllic and convenient rural location instead of moving house to find more open plan family space. The family has lived at the 1930s semi-detached home in Sandbach for 17 years and wanted to build a single storey extension to the rear of the property. The architect,...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
London-based Keepout Windows completed a major project that has seen a commercial building converted into modern apartments. Technology House is set over two floors and Keepout Windows installed 150 tilt and turn windows at the property, which were dual functioning and dual-coloured PVCU – anthracite grey finish on the outside. Keepout also supplied several PVCU french doors, which were open-out...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
Hueck has supplied its aluminium systems for a 699-bedroom student accommodation building overlooking Olympic Way’s approach to Wembley Stadium. Unite Olympic Way is a £50m development offering en-suite and studio rooms in the regenerated area of Wembley, home to the football stadium and newly built retail outlet centre. It also offers quick links to universities, with central London less than...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
Technal fabricator Glasshus designed, manufactured and installed a major glazing package, which included a double-storey facade featuring the use of the MX SG structural glazing system, on a flagship campus for Sunderland College. The campus was completed by BAM Construction in time for the start of the current academic year. Simon Tuckwell of Glasshus said: “This was our first project...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
CDW Systems recently supplied its products for a new waterfront restaurant in Guernsey; Octopus Bar and Restaurant is located on the south side of Havelet Bay in St Peter Port. CDW Systems supplied curtain walling and wide-span sliding doors for the project, which were installed by Stainless Steel Fabrications. Sapa’s Elegance 52 offers slim sightlines while maintaining the necessary strength...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
When Manchester-based Excell Trade Frames was awarded the contract to replace the windows in a student accommodation block for the Sanctuary Group, the company set to work immediately on the fabrication of the 1,100 Rehau frames required – as well as a plan to overcome the challenge of installing them in a 17-storey building, without access from inside. Wardley House...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
Brighton Bi-folds used Jack Aluminium System’s shopfront system to create a bifold door and a bifold window at an upmarket fish and chip shop in Worthing. “Our client was looking to open up the restaurant in two ways,” Phil Bedford, managing director at Brighton Bi-folds, said. “One to the outdoor veranda where diners enjoy their posh chippy tea, and another...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
Located on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany, the Elbphilharmonie is one of the largest and most acoustically advanced concert halls in the world and an outstanding example of modern architecture. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the building is a residential and cultural complex. The 108m-high building, which officially opened in January 2017, accommodates a philharmonic hall, a chamber...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
Hoppe handles were recently used on a new-build development in Surrey, which was built to meet Secure by Design (SBD) recommendations. Leithfield Park is a premium new build development by David Wilson Homes in Milford, Surrey. When work began 2014, building control specified that all window and doorsets should meet SBD recommendations, in addition to existing building regulations including Approved...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
Offering rapid turnaround and flexible capacity, Euroseal said it can support fabricators and plastic building products specialists reduce overheads through bespoke extrusion of products. This includes extrusion to project specific requirements, reducing wastage and costs, as well as product development. Chris Duff, business development manager, said: “We operate without any real limitations because everything we do is bespoke. It means...
Posted On - 11/09/2017
The installation of a bespoke door from Apeer was recently completed by experienced installer Joe Roche Glass & Glazing at a property local to its showroom in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland. The family-run company, which has been in business with Apeer and installing their products for over 15 years, said that this was the most personalised Apeer design that they...
Posted On - 06/09/2017
The former and future home of the Financial Times newspaper is being renovated to provide 270,000ft2 of office space, complete with a walkable large-span glass roof designed and supplied by Wrightstyle. Bracken House is a Grade 2 Listed office building, originally built between 1955 and 1958, and lies adjacent to the St Paul’s Cathedral Conservation Area of the City of...
Posted On - 06/09/2017
A state-of-the-art office space was the brief for Isle of Man-based architect Savage and Chadwick when asked to design a new building at the Douglas headquarters of online gaming software business, Microgaming. The new building sits adjacent to the company’s existing office, and both sites connect via a glazed ‘sky bridge’ across the road in between the two. Providing office...
Posted On - 04/09/2017
As part of the redevelopment of the original 1960s Deeside Fire Station, curtain walling, doors and windows from Sapa Building System were specified and installed. Close to the town centre of Queensferry, Flintshire, in North Wales, the original part single and part two-storey brick building was constructed in the 1960s. However, it had become tired and not functionally adequate for...
Posted On - 04/09/2017
Steel Window Association member Cotswold Casements Company recently played a part in the phased £20 million refurbishment of both private rooms and the public spaces of the newly named The Principal Hotel in Manchester. Cotswold began by tackling the restaurant and winter garden where operatives installed large screens as well as double and single doors to divide what was once...
Posted On - 30/08/2017
Glazerite provided Halo FlushSash PVCU windows for a semi-detached property in a rural location. Nottingham-based Fearns of Carlton were chosen by Cherhire Barns Homes to supply eight Halo FlashSash windows in balsalt grey on white, after being impressed with the authentic appearance of the frames combined with the exceptional performance. The colour was selected from a range of 29 foils...
Posted On - 29/08/2017
For a conference centre based in north eastern France, a smoke control system was required that would ensure the safe evacuation of visitors in the event of a fire without compromising the visual attributes of the building. Pyroguard was approached by the architect to offer a suitable solution. Located in the city of Nancy, the Centre Prouvé offers a flexible...
Posted On - 23/08/2017
Rudding Park near Harrogate, which offers luxurious accommodation in a Grade One listed regency house, set in 300 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland, recently added a new luxury spa complex. Architectural practice Enjoy Design was appointed to design the spa, and the result is a three-storey complex that includes 11 treatment rooms, a 17m swimming pool, a juniper log...
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