Arches and curves included in Victorian landmark restoration
17th May 2016

Window shapes including arched and semi-circular as well as many more conventional have been reproduced to retain the look of the former Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital in its new life as luxury apartments.

Installer D&M WINDOWS created a series of templates for the fabricator to work from, as D&M managing director Mark Hoolickin explained: “It is a really beautiful building and very well known in the area so it was all well worth the extra effort.”

Oldham-based D&M, run by Mark and son Darren, installed 90 PVC-U windows fabricated from the VEKA Matrix 70mm bevelled system by The Glazerite UK Group Limited at its North West manufacturing unit in Bolton with frame bending by Universal Arches. The client was Wiggett Construction, which, as Wiggett Homes, is now offering the properties under the building’s new name of Oaklands Lodge.

Owner Phil Wiggett said: “We have worked with D&M many times and, as ever, they did an excellent job without any problems. This building is a landmark so it was important to preserve its character and the new windows have helped to achieve that.”

Glazerite’s Peter Smith said: “This is the kind of project where the commercial experience of a company like D&M really comes into its own. The job was expertly surveyed and installed and the attention to detail ensured that everything ran smoothly for us, for the client and for the fitters. The new frames have brought the building back to life as well as improving the thermal efficiency for the residents.”

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