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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...
Posted On - 07/08/2017
Pembrokeshire-based Trade Frame Manufacturers visited the FIT Show in 2016 because they were in need of some new equipment, and ended up partnering with Kombimatec. Choosing a 4HDV Four Combination Head Welder and six-axis CNC corner, transom and cruciform cleaner, Trade Frame’s Russ Evans explained what sold the company on Kombimatec’s range. “The fact that they are a UK based...
Posted On - 07/08/2017
Aluprof has assisted with the refurbishment of a Grade 2 Listed building. In the 1960s, architect Richard Rogers designed and completed ‘22 Parkside’ with his then wife Su Brumwell, which he considers to be one of the best examples of his early work, and has since been granted Grade 2 listing. Lord Rogers donated the building to the Harvard Graduate...
Posted On - 04/08/2017
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 - 04/08/2017
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 - 25/07/2017
AB Glass was awarded a contract by Kier Construction to complete works for discount retailer Trago Mills. The project is based in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. This will be Trago Mills’ first store in Wales, which is planned to open by Easter 2018. The retailer has three stores based in Cornwall and Devon. AB Glass has been enlisted by...
Posted On - 25/07/2017
To meet concerns over daylight, ventilation and health and safety, the design team for a new academy in Sheffield used Technal’s aluminium systems as part of the facade. The £15 million Academy was built on the site of Sheffield’s former Don Valley athletics stadium, and provides state-of-the-art learning spaces for 1,200 students aged from two to 16. Designed by Bond...
Posted On - 21/07/2017
James Neill, managing director of Norwich Glass, believes things don’t always quite measure up. “If you’re working off drawings or half-way through a build, the reality of construction means that things aren’t always delivered with mm accuracy, when in glass you’re always looking for a perfect finish,” he said. “That means that you need a level of adjustment in your...
Posted On - 21/07/2017
Sheffield’s PatioMaster South Yorkshire has just completed the installation of three PatioMaster doors in a barn conversion in Worksop. The homeowners wanted high quality patio doors that would keep their home warm and safe but they needed to be in keeping with the barn’s historic looks. Aaron Fountain, PatioMaster South Yorkshire’s director, recommended PatioMaster doors. The doors were manufactured with...
Posted On - 19/07/2017
BM Aluminium launched its LogiKal InfoServer software module at the FIT Show, promising aluminium fabricators a straightforward route to a paperless factory with integrated fabrication production control. Now, it has completed a pilot installation of InfoServer at Newbury Commercial Glazing in Warwick to demonstrate just how much value the new software can offer. InfoServer allows users to send work orders...
Posted On - 17/07/2017
Heritage colours and kerb-side appeal were among the factors that persuaded the planning authorities of Bath that Modus PVCU windows from Eurocell were the appropriate alternative to timber on a prime, exposed location near the Unesco World Heritage Site. Consisting of 136 upmarket homes selling at up to £1 million apiece, the Ensleigh estate is being developed by Bloor Homes...
Posted On - 12/07/2017
When metalwork fabricators Ace General Engineering were awarded the contract to install structural glass balustrade and juliet balconies at a new residential development on the cliffs of Cornwall, it turned to the Taper-Loc system. Comprising of 36 apartments and nine houses in a cliff-top location in Newquay, the Acorn Blue development offers stunning views of the Cornish coast, with the...
Posted On - 12/07/2017
Hueck has supplied products for a ground-breaking project, which has been dubbed east London’s ‘Mini Manhattan’. London City Island, a development in Canning Town, combines commercial and residential buildings and, within a few years, will also be home to the English National Ballet and the London Film School. Just 20 minutes from the centre of London, the development is expected...
Posted On - 06/07/2017
Architectural aluminium systems by Kawneer were specified on an award-winning replacement healthcare facility. Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, swing doors with automatic door sets, series 190 heavy-duty entrance doors, and multi-coloured and multi-laminated glass fins were specified by architects Murphy Philipps for the £11 million Nelson Health Centre in Merton, Wimbledon, South London. A replacement for the Nelson Hospital, the...
Posted On - 05/07/2017
Express Trade Frames in Fleetwood, Lancashire, is the first fabricator of Exlabesa’s new Xlafold aluminium bifold door system that was recently launched. One of Express Trade Frames’ first installations was EFL League One football team Fleetwood Town FC. Express Trade Frames recommended using the Xlafold bifolding door system from Exlabesa for the project. It has the slim sightlines of an...
Posted On - 04/07/2017
CMS Window Systems was appointed by North Lanarkshire Council as the successful bidder on a contract worth at least £7 million to replace energy inefficient windows and doors in domestic properties across the region. It will run for three years until the end of March 2020, with the possibility of being extended by a further one year, and comes soon...
Posted On - 04/07/2017
The owners of a private residence in East Dulwich used Glazing Vision’s Flushglaze rooflights to bring daylight into the property’s open-plan interiors. Stephen Blowers, the client and co-founder of Designcubed Architects , had to prioritise the design aspirations for this eco-friendly house. Unable to build upwards, and restricted by the planners to respect the building line and brickwork of the surrounding neighbourhood, Blowers...
Posted On - 04/07/2017
The industrial look of the partitions in Fred Perry’s new head office in London has been created by IDF Aluminium using Jack Aluminium’s JD47 Shopfront system. The new premises in Clerkenwell occupy three renovated 19th century warehouses. Inside, Fred Perry has brought together offices, showrooms and exhibition space as the brand’s flagship location. The design uses exposed brickwork and beams...
Posted On - 03/07/2017
Ideal for new build and renovation projects, where energy efficiency and aesthetics are key, the new MTS50 steel window offers narrow sight lines and a U-value as low as 1.4W/m2K, depending on the glazing unit employed. The use of the system has been pioneered in the UK by West Leigh working with Swiss designer and supplier, Ottostumm. It is based...
Posted On - 03/07/2017
The first installation of Smartglass Dynamic has resulted in praise from the homeowner of a newly refurbished conservatory. Phil Stow approached Clayton Glass in February 2017 about the performance characteristics of specialist conservatory glass on dull days. Jason McCabe, commercial and site director of Clayton Glass, suggested that Smartglass Dynamic would outperform any other conservatory roof glass on hot...
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