4 | DECEMBER 2018
News
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ALPRO IN ECCLESTON SQUARE
IDF Aluminium has installed transom closers and latch locks from Alpro
Architectural Hardware at a building that provides premium co-working
and flexible office space in central London near Victoria Station.
Thomas House in Eccleston Square
is a seven-storey structure with a façade in
Regency style and a distinctive timber-clad
reception that leads to two wings. It has
collaborative drop-in work areas, meeting
rooms and facilities to suit present-day
practices. The building has been refurbished
for The Office Group who pioneered shared
workspaces in Britain and now offer these
services across multiple London locations as
well as Bristol and Leeds.
The Alpro transom closers are a means of
hydraulically controlling the opening and
closing of aluminium doors. They allow pre-
cise adjustment of the latching and closing
force generated by the valve according to
the weight and height of individual doors as
well as type of usage.
Fabricator IDF devised a solution featur-
ing tailored SBD aluminium profiles from
Jack Aluminium Systems, bespoke glaz-
ing, internal screens and the Alpro door
management. The Alpro products include
Europrofile cylinder deadlatches which
can be combined with electric strikes to
provide the added option of remote access
control.
IDF specializes in the design, manufacture
and installation of aluminium doors. The
door projects are often in commercial and
public sector environments where usage
may be high, but maintenance costs must
be minimised.
www.alpro.co.uk
As tech
arrives, Aztec
offers more
mechanical
joints
Long-standing Halo fabri-
cator Aztec Windows (Coventry)
Ltd has invested in new machinery
to meet greater customer demand
for mechanically jointed frames.
Using System10 and Rustique
profile from VEKA Group, Aztec
already offers the mechanical-
ly jointed FlushSash within its
Prestige Collection®. Now, in its
31st year, the company is set to
offer this finish option on standard
casements, doors and more.
Director Michael Hagan ex-
plains: “We’re always keen to
move with the market and ensure
that we can provide whatever it
is that our customers are looking
for.
“We were proud to be the first
Halo customer to fabricate the
mechanically jointed FlushSash,
and we’ve found that the majority
of our customers love the ‘square
corners’ on that system (which
replicate the look of a traditional
timber joint) but a flush casement
doesn’t always suit the specifica-
tion of their project.
“That’s why we’ve invested
in new tooling and machinery
to offer mechanical jointing on
more of our products, expanding
the Prestige Collection® moving
forward.”
www.vekauk.com
Plans for a new 7,500-home Norfolk settlement
Clarion Housing Group, the
UK’s largest social landlord, has
today unveiled plans to create a
thriving new community in Hon-
ingham, Norfolk with the potential
for up to 7,500 homes. The pro-
ject will be Clarion’s largest and
most ambitious since it formed.
The Group has agreed a land
promotion agreement on a
368-hectare site eight miles west
of Norwich, on which 3,900
homes could be built over the
next two decades, with an ad-
ditional 3,600 homes delivered
over the following 15 years. The
scheme will have a mix of tenures
including social rented, shared
ownership, private sale, build-
to-rent and potentially self-build
homes.
As the master planner and
lead developer, Clarion would
deliver 50 per cent of the homes
at Honingham and the on-site
infrastructure. The new settle-
ment – which will follow garden
community design principles
- will also have a new country
park, employment space and
nature reserve.
Clarion is consulting local
stakeholders on its plans for
Honingham and aims to submit a
planning application next year.
New Planning and
Conservation Guide from
The Residence Collection
A new and detailed Planning
and Conservation Guide has
been published by The Residence
Collection for trade partners,
installers, architects, planners and
homeowners, covering all aspects
of timber casement alternative
window design and specification.
The new 12-page guide is
available as a download from the
consumer facing website at www.
residencecolletion.co.uk and on the
dedicated trade website at www.
residencecollectiontrade.co.uk, as
well as hard copies available direct
from their marketing department. It’s
a perfect reference point and clearly
distinguishes flush PVCu from the
true timber casement alternative
of The Residence Collection that
architects, and planners yearn for.
Conservation areas, listed build-
ings and Article 4 directions are
clearly defined as are the dimen-
sions of Residence 9, which per-
fectly replicate those of traditional
19th century windows.
Product detailing of the ded-
icated Georgian bar, traditional
hardware and deep nose Radling-
ton cill are also covered in the
brochure, along with a heritage
colour palette.
Sarah Hitchings, sales and mar-
keting director of The Residence
Collection commented: “the new
planning and conservation guide
is a must for companies and those
involved in the specification of
windows in conservation areas.”
www.residencecollection.co.uk,
www.residencecollectiontrade.co.uk