Senior Architectural Systems, manufacturer of aluminium fenestration systems, has become one of the first ever winners of the King’s Award for Enterprise. The company has been honoured in the Innovation category in recognition of the design, development, and delivery of its PURe aluminium window system that features a patented thermal barrier.
The King’s Award for Enterprise recognises and celebrates business excellence across the UK, focusing on the four categories of Innovation, Sustainable Development, International Trade, and The Promotion of Opportunity Through Social Mobility.
Established in 1991, Senior has grown to become the largest privately owned aluminium fenestration systems in the UK. In 2015, Senior launched its low U-value PURe aluminium system, for which it received a UK patent the following year. As well as helping to prevent heat loss to reduce energy consumption, the PURe system also offers ‘cradle to cradle’ recyclability, with even the PUR thermal barrier able to be reused with no requirement for landfill.
The PURe window system can also achieve U-values as low as 0.71W/m2K when calculated as a commercial CEN Standard window to meet the latest targets set out by Part L of the Building Regulations.
managing director Mark Wadsworth said: “I am particularly proud that Senior has been recognised in the innovation category as our investment in improving the efficiency of our products, as well as our commitment to developing more sustainable manufacturing processes, is at the very heart of who we are and what we do”.
“We are constantly pushing forward in the research and development of our aluminium fenestration solutions to not only meet the current regulations on energy-efficiency and heat loss but to exceed them, helping our customers future-proof their projects and create a more sustainable legacy for the construction industry. The King’s Award for Enterprise recognises the progress we have made but is also a reflection of the hard work and expertise of all our employees and that is something to be extremely proud of.”
Applications for King’s Awards for Enterprise 2024 open on His Majesty the King’s Coronation, 6th May 2023. https://www.gov.uk/kings-awards-for-enterprise
