DOORS & WINDOWS
Leading By Example
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THE PREMISES OF HOLDENS Supaseal , manufacturer of high performance glass units , required numerous repairs to its window and door systems . With the existing products being over 30 years old , the company recognised the numerous benefits of upgrading them instead and for this , chose Sapa Building System ’ s Dualframe 75 Casement Windows and Stormframe STII Commercial Door installed by Clearway Doors & Windows Ltd .
Michael Holden of Holdens Supaseal commented , “ As a company , we have been in the glazing industry for over 60 years , and this has given us a great insight into the products available in the market and what can be achieved . When it came to our own window and door systems , we recognised the energy efficiency benefits of investing in new systems as opposed to repairing .”
For the premise ’ s entrance door , Clearway installed Sapa ’ s Stormframe STII door . The commercial door uses advanced polyamide thermal break technology , allowing it to achieve U-values as low as 1.9W / m ² k , with double-glazing easily surpassing the requirements for high traffic doors of 3.5W / m ² k .
Clearway also installed Sapa ’ s Dualframe 75 Casement windows . Key for Holdens was the product ’ s superior thermal performance in terms of thermal insulation and air permeability .
www . sapabuildingsystems . co . uk
IMPRESSIVE SLIDING DOORS INSTALLATION
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MILLENNIUM WINDOWS AND Doors , a customer of PatioMaster , has recently finished a sliding door installation on a modern coastal property , the results of which are spectacular , as Sales Manager Steve Rushton explains : “ The customer did originally want bi-folding doors , but we recommended he look at sliders as the view would be obscured with bi-fold pillars . The two four-pane and two two-pane doors now maximise the view and flood light into the property , giving a complete wall-to-wall view of the sea .
“ The customer also chose 6mm self-cleaning glass , as the property ’ s location gets a lot of spray from the sea . Extremely pleased with the finished result , the customer requested an additional 4-pane door be fitted around a built-in outdoor BBQ area .”
Millennium Windows has been working with PatioMaster for around 14 years now and , as Steve says , has never experienced any production issues . “ PatioMaster offers a premium quality product , with superior performance and design flexibility , and that suits our brand in PVC perfectly .
“ The wide range of colours enables us to colour match to our windows and other PVC products and we like the motion of the doors , plus the guarantees are great , with ten years on mechanisms .”
www . patiomaster . co . uk ; www . millenniumci . co . uk
PVCu windows improve two schools
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PUPILS AND STAFF AT TWO Warrington primary schools are feeling the benefit of new thermallyefficient PVCu windows supplied by Total Glass and installed by its long-standing customer , Goldseal Tradeline Ltd .
Goldseal installed more than 270 A-rated , white , tilt-only windows at Oakwood Avenue Community Primary and Beamont Community Primary Schools during the Easter holidays to minimise disruption to the schools ’ day-to-day operations .
The new windows featured Georgian bars integrated inside the doubled-glazed panels in keeping with the buildings ’ Victorian origins . Providing improved security , natural light and ventilation , they replaced end-of-life single-glazed timber sliding sash versions .
Commenting on the projects , Goldseal Director , Rick Fairclough , said : “ Both schemes progressed very well and the flexible delivery service to site by Total Glass ensured the windows
were there on time when we needed them . We pulled our programmes forward to ensure we finished before the start of the new term .”
He added : “ The new windows have greatly improved the appearance and thermal efficiency of the schools and feedback has been fantastic . Both schools have invited us to price further refurbishment work , including remaining windows and doors .”
www . totalglass . com
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