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The recent funeral held for the monarch has created an influx of tourists to Leicester, keen to visit his tomb in the city’s cathedral and learn more about the archaeological find that was made in the car park of a former school. The visitor centre entrance, glazed floor-to-ceiling in Pilkington Optiwhite glass. Designed by Maber[…]
Development has also gone into cutting the g-value from 0.22 to 0.18, without affecting the existing 1.0 U-value. Bioclean Aqua Lower Solar Factor (LSF) offers increased heat retention and a reduced g-value. As a result, the self-cleaning glass will keep indoors cooler in warm conditions but give the same heat retention in colder conditions. Jenni[…]
PWS fitted the windows at the Tail O’the Bank foiled in a smooth slate grey to suit the contemporary look of the restaurant and its waterfront setting on East India Harbour. PWS Scotland installed a gable feature in REHAU TOTAL70c in Golden Oak at The Oystercatcher For the more traditionally styled Oystercatcher, the specified windows[…]
The architects BDP specified the windows with a black powder-coated aluminium for external durability and low maintenance. The windows also feature spruce engineered timber internally for a natural look and feel. The UK Pavilion features a 14m³ aluminium lattice hive sphere, designed to resemble a honeycomb. Hepworth Framework fabricated the Hybrid frames, which were installed[…]
The Babraham Institute is an independent charitable life sciences institute, based in Cambridge. The new Bennett Building is an energy efficient bio-incubator centre that houses both laboratory and office facilities, specifically designed to accommodate growing companies. DLS ECKLITE SC system is the first of its kind to be installed in the UK. DLS ECKLITE SC[…]
Closed since 2008, Bartlett Hospital had fallen into a state of disrepair, until Gipping Homes took up the challenge of giving it a new purpose. One rarely gets the opportunity to work on such a fantastic building as The Bartlet the original design and build quality is exceptional and we feel both privileged, and[…]
The Counter Terror Expo was held between the 21st-22nd April at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. It featured over 300 exhibitors showcasing the latest counter terror technology and solutions. The Counter Terror Expo was held over two days at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. James Lee, Head of GGF Group Marketing and Communications[…]
Ritec’s award-winning ClearShield System is developed for the renovation, protection and maintenance of both new and previously installed glass. Before ClearShield system has been applied to glass. Low-maintenance solution The system has been designed to reduce the amount of window cleaning required by up to 70%, without affecting the transparency or solar gain of the[…]
The 60 year old bakery has stood empty since 2012, and has been chosen by the civil engineering and ground works specialist as its new Glasgow headquarters. REHAU PVC-U windows are a key element of Deans Engineering’s new headquarters Perfect Glazing was chosen to assist with the refurbishment on the basis of recommendation and the[…]
Jane Embury, marketing director, at Wrightstyleis a specialist steel and aluminium glazing company looks at how the glass and glazing industry has invested significantly to understand the dynamics of high wind loading and blast pressures, developing glass and framing systems to keep the glazed element intact and in its frame. Learning from extreme weather events[…]
