AluK matches iron frames for listed windmill home
Heritage-style aluminium windows from AluK were chosen as an authentic alternative to original cast iron frames in the ongoing restoration of Harby Mill, a Grade II listed former tower windmill on the Nottinghamshire -...
‘The world’s largest smart glass installation’
SageGlass electrochromic glass from Saint-Gobain has been chosen to create what is said to be the world’s largest smart glass installation, at Rio Business Park, a 1.6million square foot office development in Bangalore, India.
The...
Recycled aluminium puts automotive research unit on the road to BREEAM
The choice of a sustainable façade system from Technal, using a high proportion of recycled aluminium helped the University of Bath’s new automotive propulsion research facility in Bristol, to achieve BREEAM Very Good standard.
The...
Gloomy kitchen to ‘favourite part of the house’
“We always loved the house, but hated the kitchen and how dark and small it was. Now, we honestly love it. It’s bright and spacious and our favourite part of the house.”
That was the...
Howells and Benchmark create maximum light for beachfront extension
‘Let in as much light as possible,’ was the brief to Benchmark Windows when tasked with supplying products for a new build extension to a beachfront property in West Sussex.
“The client was sent our...
Fire safety at Horgan’s Quay, Cork
Pyroguard has helped to combine contemporary aesthetics with fire safety and blend the old with the new on Horgan’s Quay a regeneration project in Cork.
Horgan’s Quay features three contemporary office buildings, apartments, a hotel,...
Vista in £9.8million modular social housing plan
Composite door manufacturer Vista Panels played its part in a £9.8 million development in South Ayrshire said to be Scotland’s largest social modular housing development.
The investment – which includes Scottish Government funding of £4.7...
12 storeys of floor to ceiling at Bank House
An aluminium curtain wall solution from Senior Architectural Systems helped create a façade for Bank House, at 12 storeys said to be the tallest new build office building to have been constructed in Newcastle...
Optima meets Lifetime Homes standard for Pelier Street development
Some 97 windows in the Optima system from Profile 22 were fabricated by Kingfisher Windows and installed by the Sealite Group for a seven-storey residential development in Pelier Street, London.
The windows were predominately Optima...
Successful school installation
CDW Systems helped Banbury-based glazing specialists CN Glass complete a successful school installation in time for the new term.
The aluminium fabricator provided its market-leading Technal STII commercial doors and commercial framing for the project.
The Technal...
