Refurb aimed to save 15% running costs
24th January 2017

HAZLEMERE has completed a refurbishment project for Buckinghamshire County Council, installing 1,500 replacement windows at the authority’s 12-storey Aylesbury headquarters.

The £2.2m project involved 1,500 Sapa Dualslide vertical sliders, replacing dilapidated ‘60s originals with thermally broken window products with solar glass.

The project had to be carried out at evenings and weekends to minimise disruption for what remained a fully occupied, workplace. The start was also delayed for six months to allow local peregrine falcons to complete their mating season. The rare bird is subject to safeguards under the Wildlife and Countryside Protection Act of 1981, and damaging, destroying or even attempting to move one of its nests can result in fines of up to £5,000, or a six-month prison sentence.

Hazlemere Sales Director Tony Beale said: “Refurbishment jobs can often be more challenging than new builds – but that also makes them some of the most rewarding. There’s something very satisfying about completely refitting a twelve-storey building in a way that still allows everyday work to continue.”

The refurbishment is projected to cut the building’ running costs by 15%.

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