Local, local, local wins the contract
24th March 2015

When housebuilder Wheeldon Homes insisted on local suppliers for a development in a Derbyshire conservation area, FRAME FAST (UK) was able to answer the call three times over.

As well as being based just a few miles away in Derby, the fabricator used the Modus window system, not only from Eurocell nearby in Alfreton but also made of 50% recycled PVC-U from the supplier’s dedicated recycling plant just down the road in Ilkeston.

Wheeldon has a policy of using local suppliers wherever possible, as it did for its Hopton Rise project of 47 new homes in the Middleton Conservation Area of, near Wirksworth, Derbyshire. The properties required more than 450 Modus windows, all with the flush sash option, in a White Ash woodgrain finish.

Modus® is said to be the UK’s first fully integrated window and door system, available with three sash design options. Frame Fast (UK) Ltd offers all three options including the standard rebate, slim rebate and fully flush sash styles, providing its customers with a much wider range of design aesthetics.

 Being in a conservation area meant that planners had to agree on all external elements of the 47 properties, including the windows. The Modus flush sash was specified because the planning authority felt that the windows offered a genuine alternative to timber, which helped to retain the traditional aesthetic integrity of the village.

Louise Greenhoff, Quantity Surveyor at Wheeldon Homes added. “Timber windows were considered, but we were conscious that these would leave homeowners with maintenance issues in the long-term.”

“As soon as we presented the Modus flush sash to the planners, they agreed that it was suitable for this development,” said Louise. “The planners liked the fact that Modus retained traditional aesthetics that complemented other properties in the village.”

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