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PRO INSTALLER AUGUST 2016
PRO NEWS
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PVCU WINS IN NEW BUILD
More than 500 PVCu
windows were chosen
for an 11-storey residential new-build, X1
The Exchange, close to
the prestigious Media
City in Salford Quays.
The developer was presented with specification and costings that
showed the material to
be an economic alternative to the aluminium frames originally
specified.
The windows, as well
as 100 doors, were made
and installed by Spectus
approved window contractor Jade Windows using the
Spectus Elite 70 bevelled
system with 8.8mm laminated acoustic glass and
additional EPDM seal.
An untextured anthracite
grey (RAL 7016) foil was
specified by planners as a
close visual match when replacing aluminium, as Jade’s
Ryan Fozard explained: “It is
happening more and more
that a client may change to
PVCu when they are shown
the performance against
the cost, so of course it is
important to have a visual
match as well, whether it is
at the request of the client,
the architect or planning
authorities.”
Yorkshire-based Jade completed the installation in four
months with up to ten fitters
on site at any time to catch
up after some early planning
delays. This still entailed
working through particularly
bad winter weather.
Ryan Fozard added that accessing the 11 storeys with
mast climbers meant the
work was slower initially
but safer, not only in terms
of the weather but also as
the fitters were working
among many other trades
throughout the contract.
The £13.6million project
was for 140 one and two
bed apartments, office space
and residents’ gym. Main
contractor was Bardsley
Construction for X1 Developments.
Spectus provided technical
support including window
wind loadings, structural
calculations, design of large
door screens and curtain wall screens. Spectus
specification engineer Gary
Millership said: “As with all
high-rise developments, it is
imperative that the performance of the product specified is adequate to meet
the high demands of the
project. Also, the high wind
loads can be compounded
by the need for the screens
to withstand human impact
and protect the building
envelope.”
Commercial sales director
Andrew Reid said: “Smooth
anthracite grey has now
been made a stock item
on selected products in
response to popular demand for the foil-coloured
finish on many commercial
projects where clients are
looking both to achieve the
look of aluminium while, at
the same time, optimising
U-values with a cost-effective solution. Spectus’s
range does not stop at grey,
with 28 colour options available.”
The Spectus Approved
Window Contractor scheme
offers specifiers access
to a UK-wide network of
high-calibre window contractors, trained in matters
such as construction law
and site management, and
fully supported by Spectus’s
own technical and specification teams. It also offers
specifiers benefits such as a
free design and specification
service, where many other
window systems suppliers
do not.
Learn more from
www.spectus.co.uk or
call 01952 283344
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