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DEFINING WANDSWORTH ’ S RIVERSIDE QUARTER DEVELOPMENT
» THE FOURTH AND LARGEST PHASE of the prominent Riverside Quarter residential development in Wandsworth , South West London , has benefitted from a high performance DOWSIL structural glazing silicone sealant . Selected for its performance under testing and exceptional adhesion , the product was supplied to regular customer Structural Glazing Ltd . by The Sherwin Williams Company .
The Director in charge of the project for Dane Architectural , David Hardie , commented : “ This contract – Block 6B - was the largest phase of development at the Wandsworth site for Galliford Try and Frasers Property UK : awarded to us , at a value of over £ 10 million , due to the quality and performance we had delivered on the previous two contracts .
“ The cladding of Block 6B – now named Nine Eastfields by Frasers - involved the manufacture and installation of a modular insulated backing wall for the non-vision areas , installed on the concrete slab edges , as well as curtain walling and glazing . This included the installation of 120 balconies with sliding patio doors . The package also encompassed bands of windows , structurally bonded into slimline Schuco frames to minimise the sightlines .”
Images courtesy of Galliford Try and
Dane Architectural
The glazing was carried out by Telford based Structural Glazing Ltd . the first UK specialist to undertake the complete structural glazing process within purpose-built factory facilities . David Hardie continued : “ Structural Glazing Ltd . provided all of the certification and technical information on the silicone as part of our technical submissions to the client and architect , CJCT . They did a really good job and Galliford Try is very proud of the whole project .”
Mark Banks , the Managing Director of Structural Glazing Ltd , added : “ We purchase silicone from The Sherwin Williams Company every month , using it on a range of contracts that are constantly going through our facilities .
“ As we are a Dow Quality Bond customer , Sherwin Williams audits our operations and when it comes to project design , for every project we undertake , Sherwin Williams provides us with calculations that will include factors such as wind load , glass size or the glass make-up . These calculations define how much silicone we need to use to bond the units . Sherwin Williams will also carry out adhesion tests for us , specific to the type of metal we are bonding to . This , along with the excellent technical support provided by the Sherwin Williams team , are the reasons why we look to work with them on all our projects .
“ In the case of the Wandsworth ’ s Riverside Quarter project , we bonded the Schuco vents , doors and fascia panels on the project ; all using DOWSIL 993 Structural Glazing Sealant . All of our works were undertaken in our purpose-built factory in Telford .”
DOWSIL 993 Structural Glazing Sealant is a two-component neutral curing silicone specifically developed for the task of structural glazing - offering excellent adhesion to glass , metal and other commonly used construction materials . Crucially , it can be employed for bonding to reflective and enamelled glass as well as anodized or polyester powder painted aluminium . The Sherwin Williams Company offers full specification and technical support to its customers and project teams , together with the reassurance of the Dow Quality Bond scheme .
For more information on DOWSIL ’ s range of sealants and adhesives , please visit https :// specification . sherwin-williams . co . uk /
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