Clearview North February 2014 - Issue 147 | Page 44

DOORS&WINDOWS Shaken not stirred The name’s Chemie, ISO-Chemie - the former Kent home of James Bond creator Ian Fleming is being refurbished with new windows using the latest advanced sealant tape technology from one of Europe’s leading suppliers. The imposing 1930s Art Deco White Cliffs Cottage, situated at the foot of the cliffs at St Margaret’s at Cliffe in East Kent, was bought by Fleming in the early 1950s from Noel Coward and became the inspiration for the setting of Hugo Drax’s rocket installation in his third 007 novel, Moonraker. Now, following decades of attack from the elements, particularly wind-blown saltwater, the cottage’s old windows are being replaced and 120 metres of ISO-CONNECT Vario SD humidity regulating foil has been used by installers from the Wooden Window Company in Deal to provide an airtight sealing solution for dozens of connecting joints. The humidity regulating foil provides rapid and effective year round high performance sealing and, in addition to the ‘intelligent’ humidity control, comes from a new generation of multi-purpose window sealing products, which not only adapt to seasonal variations but also provide an excellent external weather seal and/or internal airtight seal that surpasses UK Building Regulations in domestic and commercial buildings. More at www.iso-chemie.co.uk or email p.thompson@ iso-chemie.co.uk. Tel: 01207 566874. Skylights provide maximum light, minimum effort at award-winning chef’s home Market leading skylight manufacturer, Sunsquare has transformed the home demo kitchen of award-winning French chef, Régis Crépy, with the design and fitting of two new skylights. Sunsquare was appointed by architects, Brown and Scarlett, to design and manufacture two skylights to be fitted above the kitchen; improving levels of natural daylight for home cooking and professional culinary demonstrations. As the client had already decided on large concertina glass doors across the whole back wall of the kitchen, adhering to building regulations on the percentage of glass used in the project, left only 3m2 available to use for the skylights. The SkyView product was chosen from Sunsquare’s product range for its ability to provide maximum light with the minimum of effort. The pair of 1000x1500mm skylights was fitted in just an hour on the day of installation, and provide clean and elegant lines, whilst allowing an abundance of natural light to flood into the room. Régis was keen to create a closer relationship between his kitchen and garden area, improving the living space for his family and enhancing his multifunctional kitchen. www.sunsquare.co.uk Investing in the future Polyframe has recently completed phase two of a major investment programme in new machinery at its Halifax manufacturing facility. A year ago Polyframe installed an 8 head Rotox welding machine and two head automated corner cleaning line. This has now been complimented with the addition of a new automated sash line – again supplied by Rotox. The new sash line comprises two mul H