A social housing upgrade in a movie star neighbourhood
5th May 2015

The Vertical Slider Window System from Veka has been used in the re-glazing of a large social housing development in West London's Notting Hill.

Fabricated and installed by SOVEREIGN GROUP LTD. – close neighbours of The Veka UK Group's HQ –369 Matrix 70 frames were delivered and installed over the four-month period to January 2015 at the 1930s-built Winterbourne House, on Portland Road, close to the homes of such Hollywood stars as Nicole Kidman and Matt LeBlanc. The windows replaced timber frames that inevitably had diminished over the years.

Frances Austin, Managing Director of Sovereign Group Ltd. explained: “Winterbourne House is in the vicinity of one of London's most prestigious postcodes and, as you might expect, presentation of properties in the area is taken very seriously. “The Veka UK Group's Vertical Slider was the perfect replacement window for this project, fulfilling, as it did, all the planners' and landlord's criteria. Not only was a system required that would address the shortcomings of its predecessor but also one that authentically complemented the building's 1930s architecture.

“The traditional styling of sash windows has had a notable renaissance in recent years, with many homeowners and buyers choosing them as a 'period feature' of a property.”

Colin Torley, Sales and Marketing Director for The Veka UK Group commented: “Sovereign's ability to supply Mullaley, the principal contractor, with a window system that complies with planning regulations and satisfies the building owner's requirements is testament to the great range of products The Veka UK Group offers.

“Our technical team's unrivalled expertise allows us to continually pre-empt changes in building regulations and accelerate advances in window efficiency with designs that complement the full spectrum of properties. By that virtue, it's little wonder that our Vertical Slider and FlushSash designs are so widely specified for projects where aesthetics are closely controlled.”

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