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Brownhills Glass, part of the United Glass Group, supplied a mixture of toughened, toughened/ laminated and processed glass panels to West Midland Safari Park to create a new enclosure enabling the Park to house its first ever red panda. Brownhills Glass provided more than 30 glass panels, ranging from 11.5mm to 17.5mm in thickness, to create external glass balustrades and...
Alutech’s BF73 aluminium system was recently used by Huddersfield fabricator ClearView for a nine‐pane bifold door, with four panes travelling left and five to the right, in RAL7021 matt black grey, which they installed to the rear of an impressive property in Harrogate, West Yorkshire. ClearView has used Alutech’s BF73 system for its bifolds for over three years, favouring it...
Freefoam Building Products recently visited and filmed Freefoam registered installer Glen Young in Reading, Berkshire, to see how he transforms homes using Freefoam PVC products. The visit took in three properties, all of which had PVC Fortex or X-Wood cladding installed. The first two properties had previously featured hanging tiles above the ground floor elevation. Both homeowners were undertaking refurbishment...
A full-scale 3-D Davros design has been created by lifelong Doctor Who fan, Toby Bateson, using decorative glass products from RegaLead. Davros, the infamous Dalek leader, has seen multiple incarnations across the last 50 years on screen but nothing quite as creative or as unique as Toby’s stained glass creation, which is regularly seen hovering around the streets of Blackpool....
By Aluk. The Quadrangle building in the historic heart of Cheltenham, once a 1970s landmark, was transformed into a contemporary mixed-use commercial development featuring Aluk window, door and curtain walling systems. Designed by AWW Architects and completed by Beard Construction, it now features an inner courtyard, ground floor retail space, four storeys of open plan workspace, and the town’s first...
R9 from The Residence Collection was recently installed on a project in Lyme Park in the Peak District, showcasing the system’s heritage credentials. Lyme Park is a large country estate managed by the National Trust with the mansion house designated as a grade one listed building. It sits within the local conservation area, one of 109 in the Peak District...
Stellar aluminium windows and doors from Epwin Window Systems were selected for a complex refurbishment of a grade two listed high-end pool house for a home near Crediton in Devon. The Stellar windows and doors were manufactured and installed by Devon and Cornwall Windows, and owner Adam Page said: “The original pool house had ageing timber windows set onto a...
Jack Aluminium’s JD47 commercial door and shopfront system was specified for the entrance of the Mowgli Street Food restaurant in Cheshire Oaks. After starting in Liverpool in 2014, the chain restaurant has since expanded across the country and opened its latest branch in the Cheshire Oaks designer outlet at the end of June. Merseyside-based fabricator and installer Aluserv fitted the...
TuffX recently supplied 15m2 of toughened glass panels for a balustrade surrounding a large, raised terrace, to complete a high-end finish for a residential property in Essex. The home, which includes a sizeable conservatory, required an attractive balustrade to keep occupants on the raised terrace safe, without reducing the light that could reach through to the interior of the property....
The fourth and largest phase of the prominent Riverside Quarter residential development in Wandsworth, south west London, has benefited from a high performance Dowsil structural glazing silicone sealant. Selected for its performance under testing and exceptional adhesion, the product was supplied to regular customer Structural Glazing by The Sherwin Williams Company. David Hardie, director at Dane Architectural, said: “This contract...
David Salisbury completed the design and installation of a bespoke, premium quality orangery at the award-winning Carbis Bay Hotel and Estate, the luxury resort near St Ives in Cornwall which hosted this year’s G7 Summit. The newly opened orangery is part of the latest phase of the hotel’s refurbishment and investment programme. The existing conservatory, which occupied a prime position...
Edgetech’s Super Spacer T-Spacer Premium was used on Norway’s Økern Portal, an 80,000m2 complex in Oslo, which contains office spaces, hotels, shops and restaurants. In 2016, the Norwegian parliament committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, and hydropower already accounts for 95% of the nation’s energy, which contributes to the fact that Norway is home to some of the world’s...
Aluminium fenestration products from Senior Architectural Systems, including high-performance doors, windows and curtain walling, helped shape the sports centre at the University of Stirling. Designed by Faulkner Browns and built by Morrison Construction, the newbuild facility was constructed over three levels to complement the existing landscape and maximise the links with the established national swimming and tennis centres which are...
Eyrise liquid crystal glass will provide solar shading for Campus Germany at Expo 2020 in Dubai, which will take place from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. The dynamic glass specialist was appointed a premium partner by the German Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai Consortium, and is responsible for the pavilion’s design, planning and implementation. Expo 2020 Dubai, which was postponed...
Stowmarket Glass Company has completed a bespoke, frameless shower installation at a residential property in Diss, Norfolk, using Bilbao Premium HD shower fittings from Bohle. The installation incorporated 8mm toughened glass, which was cut and processed in house at Stowmarket, and finished using Bohle’s Duplocoll adhesive tape to seal the gap between glass and tiles. Offering a near invisible sealing...
Instagram influencer Katrina @greygoosehouse upgraded her home with a new Kubu-equipped composite front door, which was manufactured and installed by Infinity Windows and Doors. Katrina said: “Kubu is a revelation for us as a family and as a busy business owner. I now know when my front door is locked or unlocked through the notifications which also tell me when...
A private residence in Great Yarmouth recently required a balustrade for two adjoining outside balcony areas: one large, exposed and sociable open first-floor terrace; and an attached smaller, more private, covered space. A glass balustrade was chosen, with TuffX supplying the glass. TuffX supplied 25 panels of 15mm clear toughened safety glass with dubbed corners for the job. The finished...
A major live arts venue, that in its heyday hosted The Beatles, Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones and Cilla Black, was restored to its art deco glory with the help of Crittall windows. The Globe, Stockton, is the biggest live entertainment venue between Leeds and Newcastle and will re-open shortly with a capacity of 1,650 people seated or up to...
A&D Joinery recently manufactured and fitted 43 new arched Optima windows for the sympathetic landmark refurbishment of Hindley Cemetery Lodge in Hindley, Greater Manchester. The homeowner was keen to preserve the original building architecture and the windows needed to fit into the double-arched stone facade of the building. Following a detailed feasibility study undertaken by A&D Joinery, the ageing timber...
In 2020, Rehau’s Rio Flush Fit window system was selected for a large-scale build at Middleton St George in the northeast of England. The results were so successful that housebuilder Homes by Carlton (HBC) now plans to use Rehau’s product at two other landmark sites. The housebuilder has a long-standing relationship with Chatsworth Windows, the largest in-house manufacturer of windows...