Clearview National January 2019 - Issue 206 | Page 56

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
‘WIN YOUR WINDOWS BACK’ WINNER
» » A COUPLE FROM BOGNOR REGIS
have become the second winners of the Win
Your Windows Back competition from Saint-
Gobain Building Glass, winning over £6,000
to cover the cost of their new Planitherm
windows.
After spending £6256.20 replacing all
the upstairs windows of their home, as well
as glass in their front and back doors, with
Planitherm Energy Standard glass, the couple
were encouraged to enter by local Planitherm
installation company, Wayne Windows.
Saint-Gobain Building Glass is currently
running its Win Your Windows Back
competition quarterly, where entrants have
the chance to win up to £10,000 towards the
cost of new high-performance windows, to
mark the launch of its revitalised Planitherm
Network.
A key benefit of the Planitherm Network
is the wealth of information on the website
and access to sales and marketing tools to
help fabricators and installers to start having
different conversations with their customers
and choose the right glass to meet their
changing needs.
The Planitherm range has been simplified
into three options: Energy Standard for
maximum energy efficiency; Comfort, which
also offers enhanced security, noise reduction
and furniture fade protection; and Comfort
Plus for all these benefits plus solar control for
sunny rooms.
www.planitherm.com
DOUBLE WIN ROUNDS OUT ANNIVERSARY YEAR
» » MORLEY GLASS & GLAZING HAS
‘done the double’ as it came out on top
in not one but two categories at the 2018
National Federation Awards.
During the awards’ ‘Winners Week’,
Morley was first announced as the winner
of the IGU Manufacturer of the Year Award
before also coming out on top in the Integral
Blinds Company category. The business
fought off stiff competition from seven
other companies across the two categories,
bringing its 20th anniversary year to a
fantastic end.
2018 saw the Leeds business double
production, increase its delivery fleet,
extend its apprenticeship programme and
boost its ScreenLine spares service, all while
maintaining record growth. New products
release by Morley this year include the
SL16 blind system, the first integrated blind
system that is suitable for use in a 16mm
cavity due to its slimline 10mm slats.
Morley MD Ian Short has also been able
to continue giving back to the community
throughout the year, sponsoring over 20
charities including Variety, Community
Action to Change Harehills (CATCH) and
St Paul’s Church in Morley.
www.morleyglass.co.uk
Glass centrepeice in Aldi HQ makeover
» » ST HELENS BASED GLASS
manufacturer Pilkington United
Kingdom Limited, part of the
NSG Group, has helped to
create a three-story structural
glass cube as part of a makeover
and extension at Aldi’s UK
headquarters.
Aldi’s £70m investment in the
site has added new architectural
features to the building’s exterior
and created 14,000 sqm of new
space. Pilkington, working with
Stoas Architects and Bennett
Architectural, has delivered the
‘glass cube’ and an external glazed
canopy to form the entrance of
the building.
To create the appearance of
unsupported, almost entirely
transparent glass surfaces for
the walls and roof, the designer
specified the Pilkington Planar™
structural glazing system,
featuring frameless double-glazed
units bolted to a supporting steel
frame.
Laminated glass is used
extensively in the project in both
the roof fins and the roof glazing.
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The roof fins consist of two
sheets of 12mm-thick glass with
a 1.52mm SentryGlas® interlayer
while the cube roof glazing
features laminated glass as part of
the double-glazed units.
The installation creates
a welcoming environment;
featuring highly transparent glass
with a solar control coating.
This helps to avoid excessive
heat build-up in the space and
helps to reduce the need for
air conditioning during warm
weather.