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Anchors
Away!
A window refurbishment project at a prestigious retail car showroom is
just one of the many jobs which has helped Ebbw Vale based fabricator
Anchor Windows successfully grow its business over the last couple of
years.
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School
Celebrates with Sheerframe Installation
Pupils at English Martyrs' R.C Primary School in Newcastle are looking
forward to a long hot summer, thanks to the installation of Sheerframe
windows as part of the school's 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Pilkington
Prescribes Healthy Outlook for Heerlen Hospital
Heerlen Hospital, located in southern Holland, has been treated to a major
facelift in the form of a massive two-story glass entrance building utilising
Pilkington glass and the Pilkington Planar structural glazing system throughout
the whole project.
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Doorway
to the Urban Experience
A new kind of museum exploring life in different cities of the world has
been built in Manchester and Geze UK, manufacturer of door and window
control systems, has been chosen to provide the stunning automatic entrance
doors, along with several other swinging and sliding doorsets.
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Janex
Completes Phase 3 of £4 million Contract for Falkirk Council
Janex, supplier of Scandinavian windows and doors, has just completed
the 3rd phase of a major contract worth nearly £4 million, supplying
external Scandinavian Janexdoors and screens to Falkirk Council in central
Scotland.
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Kawneer
and Glamalco Complete £4 Million Three Building Curtain Wall Contract
for Prudential Development
Kawneer and Glamalco have completed a £4 million contract to install
complex curtain walling and structural silicone glazing to three prestigious
office buildings on Prudential's new, state-of-the-art GreenPark business
park in Reading.
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Tremco
Sealant Technology for Major Middle East Projects
Tremco's Proglaze II and SGT 920 tapes were selected for the four-sided
structural glazing on the prestigious Al lttihad Tower in Shajah, where
HRH Sheikh Quasimi was the client.
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Ahoy
There! Profile22 at the RNLI
The weatherproofing qualities of Profile 22 windows were chosen by the
RNLI for their new lifeboat station at Thurso on the far northern Scottish
coast.
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Colourful
Facelift for Cosham Housing Estate
Composite panels manufactured by Laminated Supplies, part of the Hallmark
Group, have brightened up a Hampshire housing estate
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Leading
Leadwork from Everbrite
A £2.5 million listed manor house situated in Hatfield Heath was
given the Everbrite finishing touches when the Deceuninck fabricator installed
44 highly decorative windows and 20 sets of double French doors.
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Clements
Provide Finishing Touches on Hamilton Quarter Development
Hamilton Square is the largest group of Grade 1 Listed Buildings in the
country. Since 1988, a programme of refurbishment of the buildings in
and around the Square has been underway.
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As
Not Seen on TV
Film provided by Anglian Technical Window Films is seen by millions of
television viewers every day of the week
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Brett
Martin Lights up City of Manchester Stadium
The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest world-class sporting event
ever held in the UK. Its centrepiece will be the new £100m City
of Manchester Stadium
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Cotswold
Casements Eases Energy Concerns for Training Centre
When a management centre based in a historic Warwickshire country house
was refused permission to fit double glazing by local planners, the owners
believed they had been condemned to high heating bills for ever more.
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Masterdor
Means Happy Tenants
Manse Masterdor Ltd has received thanks from the tenants of North Kesteven
District Council, after the company's products were specified at Bracebridge
Heath in Lincoln.
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Selectaglaze
Helps Preserve John Nash's 'Urban Plan' with two Central London Hotel
Conversions
Although having the architectural appearance of a much older building
the home of London's newest hotel, The Sofitel St James London, was, in
fact, completed in 1923
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HansenGlass
Motors Ahead at Trafficmaster HQ
ThermoSpan structural bolted glass assemblies have been supplied by HansenGlass
to create a glazed entrance facade at the new Trafficmaster headquarters
in Cranfield.
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First
Goldline 70 Ovolo Replacement Frames Fitted to Home in Milford on Sea
'Fully Ovolo design is just what installers have been waiting for' says
Peter Richley of DPR Windows
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Cladding
for Cows
Kestrel, manufacturer of PVC-ue products, has supplied cladding for an
unusual application; to line the interior of a milking parlour near Eastbourne.
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Titon
Ventilators Create Healthy Homes for Cardiff Development
Titon Hardware's Maxiglaze trickle ventilation units have been fitted
into a window replacement scheme, worth £1 million, for Local Authority
housing in Cardiff.
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CRISP'N
COMFORTABLE REFURBISHMENT
Door specialists, Apollo Birmingham Ltd, were chosen to supply white powder
coated aluminium residential doors for a major refurbishment at St Crispins
Estate in South East London.
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Glazed
IMAX Drum
The centrepiece of the Nicholas Grimshaw designed Millennium Point scheme
in Birmingham is a dramatic 38 metre diameter glazed drum containing an
IMAX cinema.
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Quality
in Colour
Harlequin Frames, Synseal customer of two years, has recently completed
the fabrication and installation of a 4m x 4m T-shaped conservatory on
a new build development in Cambridgeshire.
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KBE
LANDS PRESTIGIOUS GUNWHARF CONTRACT THROUGH FUTUREMOST
KBE Window Systems' Portsmouth-based fabricator, Futuremost Limited has
recently completed an up-market residential contract in the City's multi-million
Gunwharf Quays development.
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Novel
Solution from SE Controls
Norwich's new £65 million state-of-the-art library offers more than
just a good read.
A sophisticated smoke ventilation system has been integrated within the
modern design of this Millennium Project providing a secure environment
for the public.
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Out
With the Old in With the New
Strafford-upon-Avon based PVCu window manufacturer Prior Products recently
installed replacement windows in a 19th century property which was originally
the lodge for Ettington Hall.
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Wright
Style Glazing System Completes Cairo TV Complex
UK steel glazing specialist Wright Style has successfully completed a
prestigious contract in Egypt, using its advanced roof glazing systems.
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A
Patient Job For Everbrite
Everbrite's ability to meet unique fenestration specifications within
budget and within highly restricted installation time scales won the Deceuninck
fabricator a £60,000 contract with the Highgate Private Hospital.
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Doorsets
For Leisure
A variety of different doorsets have been supplied on a new Leicestershire
leisure centre by leading manufacturers Leaderflush+Shapland, including
water resistant doors for swimming pool areas.
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First
UK Application of Technal's New FXi Balcony Doors
The first UK application of Technal's new FXi balcony doors has been completed.
Allan Murray Architects' Coalhill development is a significant landmark
in the regeneration of the historic docks at Leith in Scotland.
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Sensitive
Supermarket Design Uses CAP Glazing
A sensitively designed supermarket facility site, close to their beautiful
hills, has been welcomed by the locals of Malvern. Architects The Hancock
Ward Company used fabricator CAP to be responsible for the glazing element
of the new store. Main contractor was Costain.
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Recyclable
Romas Specified by Tower Hamlets
An area of Arbour Square in the east of London has been aesthetically
improved by 20 Deceuninck black Roma recycled planters supplied by PBM
Plastic Building Materials Ltd.
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Sheffield
Millenium Galleries Opened by Geze
The Millennium Galleries in Sheffield have been officially opened amidst
much excitement; but opening the Galleries in a different way is the new
automatic door from Geze UK.
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City
Glass - The Final Link
City Glass has specially designed three linking Edwardian conservatories,
for the Bristol University Sports Complex.
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High
Weald Demand High Quality
Piper Windows has been working in association with High Weald Housing
Association since an initial project in July 1996. This contract, for
the Showfields Estate in South Tunbridge Wells, included the installation
of PVCu windows, doors, soffits, fascias and rainwater goods.
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Luxury
Views at Clacton by CWG
A former Hotel in Surrey Court on the coast of Clacton-on-Sea has been
converted by CWG's installer customer Paul's Plastics of Holland-on-Sea
in Essex.
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Kawneer
and Pendant Curtain Wall for Carey Jones
Kawneer and Pendant Aluminium Ltd have completed a major contract to value
engineer and install the complex curtain wall facade for a new speculative
office building at 01 Park Lane, Leeds.
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Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain Glass in Chinese Crystal Palace
A landmark cultural building in China, designed to resemble a transparent
crystal palace, has been completed using specialist fire-resisting glass.
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W40
Steel Replaces Aluminium Windows
Steel Window Association member Rea Metal Windows has completed a contract
for the removal of existing windows and replacement with W40 steel windows
including the provision of pressed steel mullion and sills, on a Liverpool
landmark.
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ALUMINIUM
PATENT GLAZING SYSTEM FOR SHEFFIELD STATION
A contract to refurbish a rail station in Sheffield has featured some
10,000 metres of extruded aluminium from Hydro Aluminium Extrusion (HAE).
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Radlett
Refurbishment Reflects Replication Potential of Steel Windows
Modern standards of performance coupled with an appearance very close
to that of the original fenestration have been achieved with the windows
provided by a member of the Steel Window Association for the refurbishment
of a very large private residence in Radlett, Hertfordshire.
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Pacific
Design Center Selects Glaspro for Custom Glass
Glaspro Inc., the West Coast designer and manufacturer of custom-design
architectural glass, was recently selected to manufacture over 50, eight-foot
tall, bent, laminated glass panels for interior columns at the Pacific
Design Center in West Hollywood, California.
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Hallmark
and Finesse Provide a Source of Inspiration
A husband and wife who are both art teachers realised that a conservatory
added to their period cottage would be an ideal way of providing space
and light for their private art classes, and called Carlisle-based Finesse
Windows in to quote.
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Diamond
Service for Luxury Homes
PVCu doors and windows, fabricated and installed by NBW from the Duraflex
Diamond Suite, have provided a solution for an exclusive Banner Homes
development in Hertfordshire.
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SCI
Products Gives Commercial Premises the Whiteline Treatment
'Goldline PVCu replacement frames are not just for the domestic replacement
window market' says Ken Blackburn of SCI Products.
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Partnership
Enhances Character
When Peter and Lisa Popavitch decided to create additional playing and
dining space at their 19th century cottage in Staffordshire, they tumed
to a local partnership to realise their dream in keeping with the character
of their home.
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SHEERFRAME
MEETS ELY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
The UK's biggest housebuilder, Persimmon Homes, has incorporated Sheerframe
vertically sliding sash and 6000 system casement PVC windows from L.B.
Plastics, to help meet planners' design requirements at Canons Way in
Ely, Cambridgeshire.
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Wider
Doorways for Elderly and Disabled Residents
Harewood Housing Association has ensured easier access and a higher level
of security for disabled and elderly residents by specifying Masterdors
on its Evelyn Drive development in Scarborough.
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WEST
LEIGH AT UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
West Leigh has successfully completed a third contract for the University
of Warwick's Estates Department, replacing existing wooden windows with
a modern high performance metal fenestration system, for the four storey
Rootes residential blocks.
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SAS
is revved with success for Jaguar
Senior Aluminium Systems curtain wall was supplied to fabricators Peak
Aluminium Systems of Nottingham who faceted it to create an impressive
visual glazed façade for a new Jaguar car showroom.
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IT'S
CURTAINS FOR CAERPHILLY COUNCIL AS VEKA SYSTEM IS INSTALLED TO PLAN
Three curtain-walling projects at schools under Caerphilly County Borough
Council's jurisdiction have been completed with no disruption to lessons,
despite the complexity of the projects.
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PILKINGTON
ARCHITECTURAL AT THE VERY SEOUL OF SWISS GRAND HOTEL
Constructing a convention centre as an extension to the existing building
was the Swiss Grand Hotel's inspired solution to the question of how to
grow its business in Korea. The architects, Junglim, wanted to use the
Pilkington Planar™ concept as feature glazing for the entrance and
as cladding for the main convention.
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DOORS
& WINDOWS UPGRADE FOR NEW ENERGY SAVING SCHEME
South Lakeland District Council, which owns in excess of 3,500 properties,
has specified Sheerframe products as part of its Heating and Energy Saving
Scheme (HESS), which is to be carried out on houses, maisonettes and bungalows
in the Waterside area of Kendal, Cumbria.
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PROJECT
PARTNERSHIP GIVES SENTINEL THE EDGE
Sentinel Doors, manufacturer of composite doors, has recently completed
a contract for Cadwyn Housing Association. The Project Partnership involved
the supply and installation of front and rear doors for a new 35-home
estate at Clos Ty Bronna.
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KAWNEER
& HENSHAW COMPLETE £2.75m FAÇADE FOR WORLD CLASS SCOTTISH
ENTERPRISE HQ
Kawneer and specialist contractor Charles Henshaw & Sons (Henshaw)
have completed a complex £2.75 million façade contract for
Scottish Enterprise's new world class headquarters on the banks of the
Clyde, at the Broomielaw in Glasgow.
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GLASS
BLOCK STAIRCASE MAKES STUNNING LANDMARK
Constructed in-situ by Luxcrete, glass block walling to a nine-storey
staircase on the perimeter of the new national stadium has created a stunning
landmark at Cardiff's Millennium Plaza.
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WEST
LEIGH PLAYS SENSITIVE 'ROLL'
Faithful replication and finely detailed repair work both played their
part in the window refurbishment contract carried out by West Leigh Limited
on a Grade II* listed property in central London.
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VENTROLLA
SASH WINDOW RENOVATION RETAINS ORIGINAL STYLE AT CHARACTER HOTEL
Sash window renovation specialists, Ventrolla, have again been called
upon to upgrade the original windows of a prestigious hotel.
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BWF
MEMBER BRINGING LIGHT TO BRADFORD MOSQUE
Extensive curtain walling in hardwood, together with dozens of octagonal
and other non-standard shaped hardwood windows are being supplied by a
British Woodworking Federation Member for the construction of a new mosque
in West Yorkshire.
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SAS
has Next all sewn up
Senior Aluminium Systems box section compartment drained curtain wall
rose to the heights of fashion when it was installed by fabricators Peak
Aluminium Systems of Nottingham into leading high street retailer, Next.
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REDBRIDGE
LIGHTS UP TO THE OPPORTUNITY
An unusual job was awaiting Deceuninck fabricator Redbridge Windows on
Hollybush Hill in Snaresbrook. A dilapidated timber lantern light was
in need of replacing with a PVCu replica in accordance with local conservation
regulations.
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Janex
supplies Scandinavian doorsets to schools across the UK
Janex, the UK supplier of Scandinavian windows and doors, has won the
contract to supply high performance internal doorsets for Hampshire County
Council to John Hanson School in Andover.
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SHEERFRAME
GIVES LESSONS IN CURTAIN WALLING EXCELLENCE
Sheerframe curtain walling has transformed a school in Abertillery, South
Wales.
The refurbishment contract, commissioned by the property maintenance section
of Blaenau Gwent CBC, involved replacing a timber wall structure on the
single storey 1970 school building using high performance Sheerframe curtain
walling over a 220 square metre area.
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Glas.Weld
offers the Answer to a Maidens Prayer
Shopfront Services UK Ltd, Dartford, manufacturers and installers of architectural
aluminium and structural glass, faced a dilemma when deep scratches were
discovered on a glass screen they had installed in the so-called quiet
room during construction work at the Blue Water Shopping Centre.
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THROUGH
THE ARCHED WINDOWS
HW Systems' HW 70 profile suite in a light oak woodgrain finish is being
utilised throughout the refurbishment of the Essex County Hotel, Southend
on Sea, Essex.
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SENTINEL
DOORS NETS KINGFISHER CONTRACT
Sentinel Doors has recently completed a supply and installation contract
for 166 of its composite doors for Kingfisher Housing Association.
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Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain Supplies World's First Glass Flyover Tunnel
A flyover glass tunnel, believed to be the first of its kind in the world,
has been completed in Hong Kong.
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KAWNEER
AND GLAMALCO PARTNER WITH ARGENT ON PRESTIGIOUS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
IN READING
Kawneer and Glamalco have won a £2.4 million partnering contract
to provide precision-engineered curtain walling and specially designed
fixed light windows for the Argent Group's prestigious new Forbury Square
development in Reading.
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CONSERVATORIES-ON-SEA
Conservatories proved to be a major marketing advantage for a small, exclusive
development of luxury houses close to the sea at Scarborough.
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STRUCTURAL
GLAZING CREATES NEW CLASSROOMS
Xtralite, manufacturers of rooflights and structural glazing, have helped
create new computer suites for two Hertfordshire junior schools by designing
and installing rooflights to span the existing, inner courtyard areas.
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THE
SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR HYDRO
The Clow Group has employed the aluminium expertise of Hydro Aluminium
Extrusion (HAE) in the development of a bespoke roof access system for
a large curved, glazed skylight installed as part of a major redevelopment
of Blackburn Rail Station.
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Janex
supplies to Home Housing
Janex, the UK supplier of Scandinavian windows and doors, has completed
one of several refurbishment projects in Newcastle. Home Housing, one
of the UK's biggest housing associations, chose Janex to supply timber
composite external doors and windows to a property development in Arthur's
Hill, Newcastle.
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Locomotiv
Moskva
The
stadium roof at Locomotiv Moskva is the biggest ever project to date for
polycarbonates manufacturer Polygal.
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HYDRO'S
ALUMINIUM FOR NEW AIRBUS OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
Aluminium extrusions from Hydro Aluminium Extrusion (HAE) have been used
in the curtain walling system of a structurally glazed office development
in Bristol.
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PIPER’S
REACH FOR THE SKY AT STANER COURT
When
fire broke out at Staner Court during the morning of 3rd July 2001, it
swept through three floors of the high-rise tower block, causing considerable
damage to the building on the 9th 10th and 11th floors. The fire also
destroyed the PVCu windows, which Piper Double Glazing Ltd had installed
some years before.
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FILMTEK
SOLVES WATERLOO’S GLAZING SAFETY PROBLEM WITH ITS FILM AND ANCHORING
SOLUTION
Filmtek, window film and glass protection company, has recently completed
a £1.6 million contract to ensure the safety of glazing at Eurostar's
Waterloo International Terminal, famous for its beautiful tapering roof,
constructed with 2.5 acres of glass.
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PILKINGTON
HELPS LEISURE, LIVING AND LEARNING COME TOGETHER IN HARMONY
Epsom town centre is home to the Ebbisham Centre, an innovative millennium
project bringing quality housing together with a library, leisure facilities
and retail space. Both style and functionality have been brought to the
project with the use of over 500m2 of Pilkington Architectural‚s
structural glazing system, Pilkington Planar, installed by CAP Aluminium
Systems.
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SGO
ANSWERS BAPTIST CHURCH'S PRAYERS
The congregation at Mill Road Baptist Church, Cambridge have two good
reasons to celebrate with the newly installed windows from stained glass
manufacturer SGO.
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HansenGlass
fronts the Gateway at Loch Lomond
HansenGlass, independent glass processor, has supplied an external graphite
glass skin for the new £2.9million Gateway and Orientation Centre
in Loch Lomond.
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ALL
WEATHER WINDOWS FROM SHEERFRAME
Persimmon Homes (Yorkshire) has incorporated Sheerframe 6000 casement
windows from LB Plastics into its seaside development of 64 new country
style properties at Castle Links in Whitby.
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THE
RIVER EAST CENTER - NO TALL ORDER FOR PILKINGTON
Opened in 2001, the River East Centre is a striking new addition to the
skyline of Chicago, Ilinois. The use of Pilkington Architectural's Pilkington
PlanarTM glazing system has enabled the designers to achieve both the
aesthetics and performance required.
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Safety
First from CGII
The MWB Business Exchange is responsible for the safety of over 30 individual
companies in its large serviced office building in Victoria, London SW1.
For this reason Pyroguard Clear was chosen for both its fire and safety
performance and the glass has now been installed in every fire door on
all five floors.
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HansenGlass
brings light to Liverpool Central Station
HansenGlass' FortPlusTM heat-soaked toughened laminated glass has been
installed to provide a faceted rooflight at the refurbished Liverpool
Central Station.
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SAPA
LIGHTS FLAME UNDER FIREFRAME SALES
Door and window systems company, Sapa Building Systems, has announced
a significant increase in orders for their patented Fireframe door and
screening range since its relaunch last year.
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SIEGENIA
QUALITY GIVES COMPETITION THE BOOT
Product quality and a good support service led to the specification of
window hardware from leading manufacturer, Siegenia-Frank (UK) Ltd, in
a recent refurbishment project for construction company, Henry Boot.
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TREMCO
SEALANT PERFORMANCE IN EVIDENCE ON MIDDLE EAST PROJECTS
Landmark Middle East buildings such as the Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai
have demonstrated the performance and versatility available through the
use of Tremco's specialised glazing sealant systems.
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SHEERFRAME
SASH WINDOWS A WINNER FOR AWARD WINNING COPTHORN HOMES
Sheerframe windows, installed by Lockerbie company BLW, feature in the
award winning properties at Copthorn Homes' Beaulieu Park development
in Chelmsford, Essex.
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PILKINGTON
PROFILIT™ TO OFFER A NEW ANGLE IN THE CREATION OF CURVED OFFICES
The stylish Cabot Square offices of top advertising agency the Ogilvy
Group, situated in London's Docklands, enjoy a new angle in internal office
planning by being curved and semi-translucent.
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Wright
Style Supplies Hong Kong Medical Centre
Wright Style, UK supplier of steel glazing systems, has successfully completed
a prestigious contract to supply the University of Hong Kong with a range
of high-performance glazing products.
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INNOVATIVE
HOUSING SCHEME FEATURES REHAU WINDOWS
A social housing scheme on the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham, London
now features PVCu screen walling, casement windows and french doors fabricated
using Rehau's S706 70mm profile.
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"Is
this the most complicated Conservatory ever built?" asks Graham Daniels
of Bentley Conservatories.
Bentley
Conservatories of Melton Mowbray has fitted its most complicated Conservatory
ever, onto a house in Northamptonshire.
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on this story
SIEGENIA
GOES TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH FOR ITS LATEST INSTALLATION
The work of a specialist team has
resulted in hardware from leading manufacturer, Siegenia-Frank (UK) Ltd,
embarking on a journey that will end with its installation in a research
centre in Antarctica.
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Performing
For PFI
The
supply of over 3,300 internal doorsets to a new hospital in Wishaw clearly
demonstrates the challenges faced by manufacturers with major PFI contracts.
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GUARDIAN
SUPPLIES COATED GLASS FOR CANARY WHARF
Guardian Industries has supplied high-performance coated glass for the
700-foot tower that will serve as headquarters for banking and financial
services giant HSBC Holdings plc.
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SASH
UP AND DOWN ON NBH REFURB PROJECT
In an age when everything seems to take longer and cost more, leading
window and door manufacturer and installer Sash UK is going against the
grain by completing the latest phase of a refurbishment project for North
British Housing Association both ahead of schedule and under budget.
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Attractive
protection from C3S Securiglass
The specialist UK processor and stockholder of safety, security and fire
resistant glass - C3S Securiglass has the capability to supply a range
of products to cater for even the most demanding architectural designs.
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HansenGroup
wins BullRing contract
HansenGroup fire and steel glazing specialist, FendorHansen, has recently
secured a £175k contract with Sir Robert McAlpine to design, supply
and install smoke resistant glazing to Birmingham's BullRing shopping
centre.
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FAMILY
BUSINESS TAKES HOMETRIM ON BOARD
Staffordshire-based company Robert May Developments has become the latest
housebuilder to specify L.B. Plastics’ Hometrim roofline system on
an exclusive development in the Midlands.
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PILKINGTON ARCHITECTURAL FOUND IN VATICAN
CITY
Pilkington Architectural is well used to dealing with specific, often
out of the ordinary, project requirements and working with specifiers
to design glazing solutions to meet them. This was particularly true of
Pilkington's involvement with the Vatican Museum project for which two
11m tall Pilkington PlanarTM walls were designed and constructed.
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No
space like dome
The Gordon Riggs Garden Centre, Rochdale, has undergone a transformation
thanks to Ultraspan, the commercial division of Ultraframe plc. Owner
Peter Rigg wanted not only to expand the premises, but also to give it
a whole new look. The resulting structure, designed and built by Ultraspan,
not only optimises the space available but is also a stylish addition
to the existing building.
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The
British Museum
When the British Library relocated to its new building in St Pancras,
it was the beginning of the transformation of the Great Court at the British
Museum. Through an innovative use of laminated glass Foster & Partners
transformed the space into the hub of the museum.
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PILKINGTON
ARCHITECTURAL OFFERS FOCUS FORM AND FUNCTION
The extensive use of Pilkington Architectural's bespoke structural glazing
systems has helped to produce one of Poland's most visually stunning buildings,
the Focus Building in Warsaw, which is now the largest implementation
of Pilkington PlanarTM in the country.
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HansenGlass treads the boards at Caesar's
Palace
Glass stair treads and balustrades have been supplied by HansenGlass to
stunning effect at Caesar's Palace Restaurant in Liverpool.
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Laminated
Protection for the Great Glass House
When architects Foster & Partners were looking for a way to protect
The Great Glass House they chose laminated glass. Manufactured in a variety
of thicknesses, the resilient nature of laminated glass makes it an ideal
choice for the largest single-span glasshouse in the world.
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THE
PROTECTION OF THE CHURCH...
When the Holy Trinity Church in Claygate, near Esher was extended recently
the safety of the congregation was paramount. Glaverbel's 11mm thick Pyrobelite
fire-resistant glass was specified to doors and screens to the rear of
the knave.
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Transport
Stack for the Think Tank at Millennium Point in Birmingham
Judah
Design & Production has just completed the Transport Stack for the
Think Tank at Millennium Point in Birmingham.
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WESTWAY
CROSS CALLED UPON FILMTEK FOR OVERHEAD GLAZING
Southern England’s Westway Cross shopping centre, with its aproximate
3,000 sq metres of external walkway overhead glazing, called upon the
expertise and industry knowledge of Filmtek for their safety and security
window film.
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DORMA
technology at Düsseldorf airport
470 automatic doors with escape route equipment in the new terminal Ennepetal/Düsseldorf.
The opening of the new check-in-terminal at Düsseldorf airport on
July, 1st is an important event for the DORMA company as an internationally
active door control and safety specialist, too.
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A
Long Term Investment with Piper
Following a successful tendering in 1999, Piper Windows, Kent, have been
awarded a Third Round contract to supply and fix windows and doors in
properties at the Kingsmead Estate, Hackney in East London.
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Functional
Elegance with Pyran
by Evi Arens, Journalist, Mainz, Germany
The new gigantic Coeur Défense office complex in the middle of
the Parisian La Défense business district is now complete. 10,000
square meters of Schott's special glass Pyran S guarantee an extra safety
margin in case of fire.
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Out
of the gutter
Leek-based The Windowman, one of the first trade customers for Lister
Trade Frames, has recently upgraded its installation offer from lean-to
and simple designs to conservatories of a far more complex nature.
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The
UK's longest curtain wall?
When Nascar racing takes place at the newly opened Rockingham Motor Speedway
track at Corby it is more than deafening noise which attracts attention.
The main grandstand, designed by Ridge is nearly 300m long and one of
the longest curtain-walling projects ever built.
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Hot
Performance at Cheltenham
Ladies College
Optimum fire performance, safety glass characteristics and outstanding
optical quality come together in the use of Vetrotech Saint-Gobain’s
SGG Contraflam for internal glazing fitted by Rea Metal Windows of Liverpool
as part of the protection for a new staircase enclosure at Cheltenham
Ladies College.
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Reynaers
at the Old Jewry
A traditional stone constructed office building has recently been restored
in the “Square Mile” financial district of London. The project
was led by architects at the Fitzroy Robinson Partnership, who specified
Reynaers Aluminium
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