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‘ Steeling ’ the show at successful first awards
» THE WINNERS OF THE INAUGUral Steel Window Association ( SWA ) Awards have been announced at a ceremony in County Hall , London . These new awards have been created to highlight impressive residential and commercial projects which incorporate steel windows , doors and screens . The members of the SWA comprise the very best companies in the industry and they assembled to celebrate their achievements , old and new .
Kris Bennell , President of the SWA , started proceedings with a short speech before handing over to John Ramshaw , Technical Editor of Architecture Today , the awards judge , who announced the winners of the Best Domestic and Best Commercial Projects and an Associated member award .
Govette Windows won Best Domestic Project for a house extension in
Weybridge , Surrey . “ This project impressed in terms of its architectural response - the fenestration perfectly complements the building ’ s brick and metal skin , while also letting in daylight and prompting views out in all the right places . It also hints at a bygone industrial age , that seems to suit the style of the existing Edwardian house .” John Ramshaw .
West Leigh won Best Commercial Project with the Voysey House , a project which demonstrated what can be achieved when a committed client and a highly knowledgeable and experienced window manufacturer work together . The overall result is stunning , with West Leigh playing a crucial role in returning an architecturally significant building back to its original aesthetic , while providing modern levels of performance .” John Ramshaw .
Steel Window Fittings was presented with the Associated Award as the company ’ s ironmongery was used in both the winning Best Domestic Project and the Best Commercial Project .
Kris Bennell , President of the SWA comments , “ It has been great to highlight the winning projects and see the members being presented with a well-deserved award . This event has also provided us all with a fantastic opportunity to network with our industry peers and hear everyone ’ s thoughts on the industry – we are all predicting a booming year next year . We hope to have another successful awards event in 2025 where we expect even more entries from our members .”
www . steel-window-association . co . uk
Edgware Road events venue steel renovation
» AS ONE OF THE CAPITAL ’ S BUSIEST and most vibrant arteries , renovating the ageing steel windows within the frontage to a very popular events venue on the Edgware Road posed particular challenges for metal window specialist , Associated Steel Window Services ( ASWS ). This involved careful planning and flexible working , including some very early morning and weekend shifts .
The existing windows are classic W20 style steel windows with either side-hung or pivot opening lights , ranging from 1.5m to 2m wide and up to 3m high . Although subject to some corrosion and physical damage , ASWS ’ s skill and experience at in-situ repairs proved very much in line with the client ’ s requirements .
Kris Bennell , Contract Director for ASWS , explained , “ We had previously been involved with Etc . Venues in carrying out
some carefully considered repairs to the upper level of County Hall on the South Bank , so this was a continuation of the relationship , but this time taking more of a maintenance approach to the building ’ s requirements . This included carrying out a number of repairs to frames and vents , as well as reglazing a lot of the units , putty repairs and replacing some of the original handles . This was done using refurbished handles and catches from our own stocks .”
“ Aside from the client having daily bookings for meetings and other functions within a lot of the rooms - which can hold up to 100 people - the only time the street outside goes quiet is between 3-6am , which meant getting our operatives there in numbers on a Sunday morning and cordoning off parts of the pavement . Ultimately , all of the work was carried out successfully , with our site management scheduling the work , sometimes at short notice – to suit the client ’ s bookings .”
Any of the fixed or opening lights which required reglazing were fitted with 4mm glass , including 4mm toughened where required for safety considerations .
www . asws . co . uk
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