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Posted On - 16/08/2017
Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions has shone a spotlight on three installers who have been showing off their design and installation skills. Sherborne Windows, Vision Conservatories and Panoramic Windows have created three deserving installations that scooped the latest winning places in the Atlas Installation of the Month competition. A Skyroom demonstration model at Sherborne Windows’ showroom impressed a family from Ascot...
Posted On - 16/08/2017
The fundamental role of glass in the built environment is to allow light into spaces while keeping the elements out. But it often also plays a defining aesthetic role too, giving buildings their form and setting them apart as a piece of design work, according to Pilkington UK. That was the case with the glazing installation at the newly refurbished...
Posted On - 14/08/2017
The frameless Lumi system from Apeer has recently been used in a large-scale renovation project for the director of Dublin-based window installer Harvest Energy. Director Jason Peters had replaced the windows and doors at his property only two years ago but, following the launch of the Lumi System at the Grand Designs Show in 2015, decided on a full refurbishment...
Posted On - 14/08/2017
The New George Green Library at the Nottingham University Campus was recently extended and refurbished with a new curtain wall facade supplied by Aluprof UK. Designed by Hopkins Architects the existing library with low ceiling heights has been extended to form a new Social Hub for students. Aluprof’s MB-SR50N Efekt curtain wall system was specified for the project which ensured...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
When Whipps Cross Hospital in East London required replacement windows that offered the benefits of new PVCU windows, but wouldn’t look out of place in the Grade II listed building, contractor SEH Commercial recommended Rehau’s Heritage range, a PVCU window with traditional sash window designs. Built just before the turn of the twentieth century as an infirmary, Whipps Cross Hospital...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
Dekko Window Systems has helped transform one deserving family’s property as part of ITV’s ‘Love Your Home and Garden’. Screened on Monday evenings to audiences of more than four million viewers, Alan Titchmarsh and a team of experts surprise families in difficult circumstances by completely renovating their home and garden. Dekko donated one of its Räum aluminium bifold doors to...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
Dempsey Dyer now offers the Invisifold slide and swing door. The Invisifold system converts a conventional patio or french door into a flexible sliding and folding door; every sash can be operated independently to create partial walkways and provide ventilation anywhere along the opening. The Invisifold is available in a wide range of colours and woodgrain finishes. The hinges and...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
AluFoldDirect has reported that it has helped Wrexham-based window and door installer Trade Direct to make the most of the growth in aluminium bifold doors. “We’ve been using AluFoldDirect for 18 months and getting lots of new business from homeowners who are looking for aluminium – it’s mainly bifold doors, but we’ve also installed aluminium windows,” Jenny Crisp at Trade...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
As part of a residential renovation project, Crystal Clear Bristol recently installed a Lumi composite door with sidelight all finished in slate blue. “The homeowners wanted to add a modern, stylish finish to the property on which we had undertaken a complete window refit, and the unique Lumi door in slate blue was the perfect finishing touch,” MD James Mizen...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
Three projects showed off the design skills of Keymer Double Glazing, Thames Valley Windows, and Vale Orangeries and earned them winning places in the Atlas Installation of the Month competition. Gareth Thomas, sales and marketing director at Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions, said: “Our Installation of The Month competition is all about getting the industry talking about design and inspiring installers...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
Vista has collaborated with flood prevention company StormMeister to bring security and peace of mind to the owners of dozens of homes devastated by bad weather in December of 2015. The Boxing Day floods in Yorkshire left thousands of homes without power across Yorkshire and Lancashire after five inches of rain fell in a single day. Places for People, one...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
Rehau’s flush fitting casement windows were specified for the new prestigious Beaufort Park development in Hendon, north west London. Beaufort Park is one of the UK’s largest residential projects offering high-quality apartments and penthouses, surrounded by eight acres of landscaped parkland and courtyards. Developed by St George, Beaufort Park offers shops, bars, restaurants, a luxury spa and gym facilities for...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
Glazing systems from Kawneer were recently used on an award-winning distillery. Kawneer’s AA110 dry-glazed and externally-capped curtain walling and series 350 severe-duty commercial entrance doors feature on the £30 million Dalmunach Distillery on the banks of the River Spey in north Scotland. Designed by architects Archial Norr, the new distillery was commissioned by Chivas Brothers to replace the former Imperial...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
Roof Maker will feature in home improvement show Love Your Home and Garden. The company has donated several of its rooflight products to ITV, and will feature in two episodes aired in late August. Fronted by Alan Titchmarsh, the programme sees a team of home improvement experts surprise deserving families in difficult circumstances by transforming their property, and regularly draws...
Posted On - 09/08/2017
Dudley’s Aluminium has finished its work with Willmott Dixon to support the construction of the new £25m Islwyn High School, in Caerphilly. Dudley’s installed the aluminium facade and key structural fixtures at the site, including curtain walling, windows and doors. This project also represents the first collaboration between Dudley’s and Aluk. Islwyn School, which was built on the former Oakdale...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
Rehau windows and doors have been selected for a new major project secured by SEH Commercial in partnership with manufacturer Climatec. The Rosebank project of 37 new residential dwellings for the contractor Mizen Build will see 90 new Rehau Agila Sliding Doors installed at the site in north London, which will be complemented by Rehau’s Total70C windows. The two products...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
When Apeer heard that a substantial ultra-contemporary house was being planned not far from its head office, the opportunity to showcase its Lumi system seemed too good to miss. Fortunately, the owner of the property agreed, and the finished house has surpassed all expectations. “When we began creating the Lumi concept, our mind’s eye put it in a high-value, bespoke...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
Seventy-five SFX Sound Attenuator vents from Titon have been installed at the new Honduras Wharf project in Birmingham. Located in the heart of the city centre, the building comprises 99 residential apartments and penthouses, each with between one to three bedrooms. The project, which was completed in June 2017, was overseen by Leicester-based Unique Window Systems, while the contractor was...
Posted On - 07/08/2017
As temperatures have soared in early June, the first consumers with the test installations of Smartglass Dynamic were reportedly astounded with the performance of their glass, which offers excellent G-values in the roofing plane with self-tinting technology. With temperatures touching 30ºC in many parts of the UK, Haydon Edwards’ lantern roof now provides an acceptable temperature in which to sit...
Posted On - 07/08/2017
A new 10-year steel reinforcement warranty for PVCU windows and doors is available from Anglo European. James Lister, operations director for Anglo European, said: “We know that modern windows are high performance products. There’s a trend for bigger window sizes and the increased demand for coloured frames means they must withstand greater expansion and contraction in the sun. More windows...
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