Hatcham College, Haberdasher’s Askes’
9th May 2017

THE WINDOW COMPANY (CONTRACTS) has completed a window replacement project at Hatcham College in South East London, part of the Haberdasher’s Askes’ Schools Federation.

The award-winning commercial installer was appointed as the principle contractor by Arcadis Consulting on the project, which was funded by the government’s Condition Improvement Fund.

Parts of the historic Hatcham College date back to 1890, so the challenge for the company was to supply and install windows which were in keeping with the age and character building.

The installer chose a range of products from a number of suppliers, including six 4600(h) x 2000(w) bespoke sapele hardwood double glazed sash windows for the school hall from NJL Joinery in Essex, painted white on the exterior but varnished on the interior to match the hall’s existing panelling. These were fitted with Guardian SunGuard SuperNeutral glass to minimise solar gain and even feature the original openers which TWC restored and refitted.

Elswhere, TWC installed a mix of arched head vertical sliders and tilt and slide windows with Astragal bars, fabricated by Glazerite in Veka’s Matrix profile to match the external appearance of the timber they were replacing, and created a new opening in the dining hall and fitted a set of Comar Commercial aluminium double doors.

Mary Williams, Business Manager at the school, said: “What we liked was that The Window Company (Contracts) did exactly what we wanted on the project and not just what suited them best. We are delighted with the products they recommended, particularly the new timber sash windows, and with the attention to detail they showed on every aspect of the project.

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