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Posted On - 06/03/2019
Diagonally shaped curtain walling leaning outward and without a singular regular pane of glass or panelling beyond the doors is just the sort of challenge that Aluk relishes. This single storey installation at the newly opened Nando’s restaurant and EE store on the Orbital Shopping Park in Swindon enabled the aluminium systems company to demonstrate both the versatility of its...
Posted On - 06/03/2019
Rehau has unveiled the Rio Flush Fit Window, which the company calls “its most realistic alternative to traditional timber windows, and a sophisticated addition to any installers range”. The Rehau Rio Flush Fit window is designed to create a sleek, flush finish, with windows that blend in with the exterior structure. It offers a realistic timber look and feel with...
Posted On - 27/02/2019
An eye-catching property located in Whitecraigs, near Glasgow, has been given a new look following an extensive renovation and installation of new Rehau windows. The property, located in the heart of Scotland, was recently transformed from a single-storey bungalow to accommodate an extension and an additional two further floors. As part of the renovation project, Rehau Total70 window and door...
Posted On - 21/02/2019
Rehau’s Geneo ALU Top windows were recently used replace the existing aluminium profiles on the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Gloucester headquarters, as part of its expansion. Under the £2 million extension and refurbishment plans, the BSAVA’s building – built in 1999 – would be extended at both ends, reroofed and would include an impressive curtain wall. In the...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
The Business School and Growth Hub’s new flagship building on the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus, close to Gloucester’s city centre – where the project team made expressive use of Technal fenestration systems including MX curtain walling – was recently completed. This latest addition to the campus has been constructed by Willmott Dixon while Austin-Smith:Lord was the architectural practice leading...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
High specification curtain walling fabricated using Technal MX Grid system has been used in the construction of a new science annex at the University of Manchester. Working alongside Dortech, the fabricator, Technal provided excellent energy and acoustic performance, while contributing to the visual appeal of the building. The Schuster Annex on the University of Manchester’s main campus is intended to...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
In what is believed to be a first for the industry, a cap-less, fire-rated curtain wall system has been completed on a refurbishment development in Manchester. The project, known as The Core, is located at 24-30 Brown Street in the city centre and uses the ‘MB-SR50N EI efekt’ developed by Aluprof. Originally built in the mid-1980s as the headquarters for...
Posted On - 04/02/2019
EYG Commercial has installed 734 Spectus windows in a three-year phased development of 84 houses on the site of the former Castle College in Sheffield. PVCU grey on white windows that met Secured by Design standards were required for all houses in the development, and houses close to busy roads needed high performance, specialist acoustic windows. Nicola Arnott, marketing director...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
Profile 22’s Flush Tilt and Turn windows were used in the construction of flats for 244 students at the University of Derby. The design, manufacture and installation of the windows on the project was undertaken by Profile 22 approved window contractor Kingfisher Windows. The Flush Tilt and Turn Window from Profile 22 was the best choice for optimum ventilation and...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
Profile 22’s Optima casement and tilt and turn windows, along with matching PVCU doors, were specified in the refurbishment of two tower blocks in Walsall, West Midlands. WHG, owners and managers of the Little London and Wood House tower blocks, specified Profile 22’s Optima suite for the installation of 960 new external windows and 130 balcony doors. The installation contractor...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
Architectural glazing systems by Kawneer were specified for a transport hub at the heart of the regeneration of an area of Gloucester. Kawneer's AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, AA720 thermally superior doors, and two types of windows – AA540 fixed lights and AA3110 horizontal sliders – were selected by regular Kawneer specifiers BDP architects for the £6.6 million ‘futuristic’ new Gloucester...
Posted On - 14/01/2019
Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling and three types of doors were selected by CPMG architects for the £12.5 million Aerospace Integration Research Centre (AIRC) at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire. Cranfield is the only university in Europe to combine major aerospace research facilities such as the AIRC with an operational airport and runway. The Kawneer curtain walling panes of 3m x...
Posted On - 11/01/2019
A full suite of Jack Aluminium Systems’ products was used in a £2.59 million revamp of Strood Railway Station, part of the National Station Improvement Programme (NSIP). The 37-week refurbishment programme was part of Medway Council’s plans to regenerate the area and the new station is a bright, modern building with a new larger waiting area and booking hall. Essex-based...
Posted On - 17/12/2018
Work has just begun on the installation of architectural glazing systems by Kawneer on the second of three buildings at Bournemouth University. Approved dealer Leay is installing Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained capped curtain walling, along with AA541 fixed light windows and two types of doors on the 5,000m2 Fusion 2/Poole Gateway Building designed by Atkins architects. Leay’s team of up to...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Mercury Glazing has manufactured and supplied 204 windows for the refurbishment of Cliff House, an iconic former hotel in Felixstowe, into 24 one and two-bedroom luxury seaside apartments. Working with main contractor and developer Dragon Wood Homes, the 12-month project involved Mercury manufacturing and supplying 204 bespoke windows, which included a mixture of arched top vertical sliders, bowed vertical sliders,...
Posted On - 10/12/2018
Crewe-based Spectus installer South Cheshire Glass has completed the first phase of transforming a substantial residential property in Nantwich, Cheshire. Graham Saunders, general manager at South Cheshire Glass, said: “With a palatial property like this one we needed to source a premium quality product. The Spectus Elite 70 suite of products gives us exactly what we need for such a...
Posted On - 03/12/2018
Rehau windows and doors have been installed in a luxury houseboat in Belfast, providing a clean and bright finish to the Scandinavian inspired boat, while keeping it cosy and warm inside. Now listed on Airbnb as one of the top featured properties in Northern Ireland, the boat – affectionately known as Nolly – was once destined for the scrapyard. She...
Posted On - 22/11/2018
A new University Technical College in the East End of London, specialising in the creative and health industries, is making full use of the performance benefits and design flexibility offered by the Elegance 52 curtain wall system, together with Dualframe Si 75 windows, both manufactured by Sapa Building System. Mulberry UTC was constructed by Wates, with the London-based office of...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
A new and detailed Planning and Conservation Guide has been published by The Residence Collection for trade partners, installers, architects, planners and homeowners, covering all aspects of timber casement alternative window design and specification. Conservation areas, listed buildings and Article 4 directions are defined, as are the dimensions of Residence 9, which replicate those of traditional 19th century windows. An...
Posted On - 12/11/2018
A £4.2 million school project in Derby has highlighted the major advantages that developers can benefit from when working closely with a conscientious systems house, according to Liniar. Family-run construction firm GF Tomlinson completed building work on Akaal Primary School, Derby’s first Sikh school, in the summer 2018, which opens its doors to pupils in September 2018. The new building...
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