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Ventrolla, a specialist in heritage restoration and renovation of timber sash and casement windows, has completed the works on 66 windows at the grade 2 listed ‘The Bank’, an iconic building in Cardiff. The Bank was originally built by the Cory brothers in 1874 and is considered a key part of Cardiff Bay’s heritage. When property developer, Quin & Co...
A stunning transformation in the sought-after area of March, Cambridgeshire, has been revealed as the winning entry for Sheerline’s Installation of the Month competition for April. It showcases the collaborative efforts of installers Choice Windows and fabricators Direct Roofing Systems. As part of the project, three Sheerline Prestige bi-folds and an end gable were installed to flood the space with...
Collaborating with fabricator HS Trade, Beta View Windows and Doors has completed its first Residence 9 window installation in the exclusive Golden Oak colourway – complete with Timberweld joints – to enhance a countryside cottage. The windows feature Regal black pear drop handles, Cassini glass with 28mm double glazing, and The Residence Collection’s trickle vent cover. Due to the depth...
Triple-glazed Modus windows from Eurocell have been installed on two energy-efficient demonstration homes at the Cornish Park development in Spennymoor, Durham. As part of Lovell’s Tomorrow Homes pilot program, the homes are designed to showcase innovative construction techniques aimed at meeting the challenges of Net Zero and the Future Homes Standard 2025. They feature the latest construction technologies such as...
A challenging heritage installation delivered by Concept Glazing was made possible thanks to Timberlook’s unique heritage style PVC-U windows. The project, which involved installing over 45 heritage-style PVC-U Timberlook windows in a 200-year old thatched cottage, is said to have required ‘exceptional skill’. “When you’re working with a 200-year-old thatched cottage, every detail matters,” explained Jake Connolly, director at Concept...
Clement Windows Group has manufactured and installed new steel windows and doors with a ‘Naked Steel’ finish for Kew Studios and Works in Richmond, Surrey. Kew Studios and Works is no ordinary workspace. Formerly a manor house, the building has been completely refurbished with a sympathetic touch to ensure that its original period charm is still apparent in the new...
The Student Learning Centre at the Royal Veterinary College’s Hawkshead Campus is said to be the largest single capital development project in the institution’s history. Designed by NORR, the project comprises teaching labs, a library, a main lecture theatre, communal areas, and informal social learning spaces. A range of Metal Technology’s high-performance, architectural glazing products were installed by fabricator, Duplus...
Cambridge City Council has partnered with Eurocell, Aran Insulation, Asset Fineline, and Saint-Gobain to mobilise the UK’s first fully closed-loop PVC-U recycling project. The project included Eurocell’s Modus 75mm profile window system, which achieves a U-Value of 0.8 with triple glazing. The windows were specified for their high thermal performance and their ability to be recycled at the end of...
Windows and doors from A Plus Aluminium have been used in the transformation of a two-bedroom 1930s bungalow into a modern family home. When homeowners, Kate and Liam, bought a run-down bungalow in a peaceful area of Harpenden, they were keen to make the most of the plot. “The bungalow was built in the 1930s and needed love,” said Kate....
The Residence Collection windows have helped to transform a substantial period property in Oxford. Collaborating with installer Andy Glass Windows and fabricator, HWL Trade Windows, R7 windows were installed in the internal and external colourway grained white to sympathetically upgrade the property. The project with R7 is being done in stages and currently showcase a number of windows and two...
Senior Architectural Systems has provided a trio of products as part of the creation of a new residential scheme located on the former derelict site of Glasgow’s Grade II listed Meat Market. The new affordable housing scheme, which shares its name with the city’s historic market area that dates back to the 1870s, has been developed by housing association Home...
A total of 10 R9 window from the Residence Collection have been installed on a 1930s Tudor-style property in a conservation area in Knowle, near Solihull. In collaboration with installer, Mainstream Windows and fabricator, Stedek Windows and Doors, the windows were finished externally in Painswick and internally in the grained white colourway. For this project, R9 was reportedly chosen for its quality and its perfect fit...
Eurocell’s 70mm Logik system was chosen as a more cost-effective and sustainable alternative to aluminium fenestration solutions for the redevelopment of a derelict warehouse, alongside the construction of three new apartment blocks in Leicester city centre. Nu Openings, which was contracted to install the windows and doors, proposed Eurocell’s PVC-U 70mm Logik chamfered system – which can achieve U-values of...
Over 100 Profile 22 windows from Epwin Window Systems were selected for a £3m redevelopment project in Norfolk. Crown House, a prominent building in Great Yarmouth was originally constructed in the 1970s and for many years was home to an Inland Revenue office. With its prime position in the town and views of the river, Norfolk Broads and sea, the...
Stellar Aluminium windows and doors have been used to great effect by GD Windows in a contemporary architect-designed new build property in Pembrokeshire. Set in a rural location close to Poppit Sands beach, the project offers far-reaching views of the tidal estuary. GD Windows was appointed as the window and door contractor for the build and the Stellar Aluminium system...
The Residence Collection products have been specified on a modern, new build home in Solihull with the installation of 12 Residence2 windows. Partnering with installer, Mainstream Windows and fabricator, Stedek Windows and Doors, 12 R2 windows in the Clay colourway were selected to elevate the property, situated in Solihull. The windows were said to be specially chosen ahead of the construction of the property due to the colour...
Stellar Aluminium and Profile 22 PVC-U windows and doors from Epwin Window Systems were selected for a luxury self-catering holiday home located in the scenic Cardigan Bay, Wales. The high-end property refurbishment was awarded to GD Windows, an experienced fabricator and installer with over 30 years’ experience in private and commercial projects. The Courtyard provides luxurious self-catering accommodation set within...
Over 70 windows from The Residence Collection, have been installed on a housing development in Packington, Leicestershire. Partnering with fabricator and installer Swadlincote Windows, and building contractor Keller Construction, the new windows from The Residence Collection’s R7 window range were installed in seven new-build properties. Across the seven homes, both Eclectic Grey and Painswick coloured windows have been used. The choice of Residence 7 windows...
A 9m Stellar Aluminium Slimline bi-fold door is a central feature of a brand-new village hall in Aberporth in Ceredigion in West Wales. The Stellar Aluminium door, together with 16 fully flush Stellar Aluminium windows, seven fixed frame Stellar windows and one 5 x 2.5m five pane bi-fold door were manufactured and installed by local company GD Windows. Tristan Jones,...
Fabricator and installer, Tradeglaze has upgraded the leaded-light timber windows of a detached property in a Lincolnshire village conservation area with new frames using AluK’s 58BW Flush HI window system and helped the owners obtain approval from the conservation officer. The homeowners praised the team with a five-star review: “Thank you to the sales team for great communications, the manufacturing...