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NEW ALUMINIUM BROCHURE OR ‘ HIGH-END PROPERTIES AND MODERN HOMES ’
NOT JUST WHITE , PVC WHITE
» HODGSON SEALANTS ’ BESTselling sealant for façade and glazing applications Silfix U8 is now available in ‘ PVC White ’ – a brilliant white colour that will harmonise perfectly with white PVC windows and doors .
Silfix U8 is a low modulus silicone sealant with excellent adhesion to a wide variety of building envelope substrates . Easy to apply and with good tooling properties , Silfix U8 is specially formulated and packaged for professional tradesmen including a special large nozzle for external construction joints .
Hodgson ’ s Silfix U8 is widely used in the glazing industry for perimeter pointing of door and window frames and bonding and sealing of uPVC trims and components . But it is useful for so much more such as sealing curtain walling and pre-formed panels , joints in roofing , cladding , insulation and guttering : in fact any construction joints where movement can occur . Silfix U8 is so versatile that it will bond metals including lead , copper and bronze and even seal between dissimilar materials such as uPVC , aluminium , composite and timber window and door frames into masonry , brick and plaster walls .
www . hodgsonsealants . com
» MERCURY SPECIALIST FRAMES LTD has just published a new retail brochure to help promote its aluminium window and door products into the consumer . Steve Cross , Director at Mercury , said “ What was once considered the default material for commercial or architecturally-styled homes , has now become the products of choice for high-end properties and modern homes alike .”
There has been a considerable upturn in demand for domestic aluminium products . Consumers have had time to research their
System scores a hat-trick with groundbreaking Build To Rent scheme
» ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING systems by leading UK manufacturer Kawneer featured on the third and final apartment building at The Slate Yard , which forms part of the wider £ 1 billion , 50-acre Salford Central masterplan .
Two types of Kawneer ’ s zone-drained curtain walling – AA ® 100 with 50mm sightlines and AA ® 110 with 65mm – as well as AA ® 541 top-hung casement windows and thermally superior AA ® 720 balcony doors were specified by AHR architects for Plot A7 at The Slate Yard .
The English Cities Fund ( ECF ) is currently delivering some of the most complex urban regeneration projects across the UK . The first phase of The Slate Yard was one of the first replacement window and door products and are looking for contemporary , slimline products more than ever .
The new brochure has stunning lifestyle imagery throughout that is supported with information to help homeowners choose the aluminium windows and doors that are right for their homes . It includes bifold doors , patio doors , designer entrance doors , casement windows , heritage windows , sash windows and aluminium lantern roofs .
Steve said : “ The demand for domestic aluminium products has grown exponentially over the last few years as these products deliver the aspirational improvements that consumers are seeking . The focus on images in our new brochure reinforces the importance of the lifestyle element in choosing our aluminium products .”
www . mercuryglazing . co . uk
institutionally funded , custom-built BTR ( Build to Rent ) schemes to be delivered in Greater Manchester , with all three phases at The Slate Yard forward funded by Legal & General .
Architect Feidhlim White of AHR , which frequently deploys Kawneer , said the systems were specified due to their aesthetics , practicalities , and cost-effectiveness as well as the company ’ s standards of customer service .
The Kawneer aluminium systems were installed over 15 months of the two-year build for main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction by approved specialist subcontractor FK Group .
www . kawneer . co . uk
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