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FEBRUARY 2016 PRO INSTALLER
PRO BUSINESS
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GOLF CLUB PROJECT BRINGS
MASTERFRAME TO THE FORE
Halo fabricator Masterframe has provided the
replacement windows for a challenging refurbishment
at The Royal Troon Golf Club on the Ayrshire coast.
The club, founded in
1878, is hosting the
Open Championship
again in 2016 and in
order to welcome the
world’s top golfers,
refurbishment was
needed. Club members
had been experiencing
problems with heating
and noisy air-conditioning and it was felt that
new windows would
make the club more
thermally efficient.
MD of Masterframe
Windows Alan Burgess, a
keen golfer himself, said:
“The decision was made
to replace the majority of
the windows throughout
the building. A number
were not even operational.
New window systems were
required in the restaurant,
the club bar, smoking
room, gentlemen’s changing
rooms, and three impressive
windows in the captain’s
locker room.
“It was a tricky project as
the windows were fitted
behind the original stone
mullions.”
A club member recommended Masterframe to the
architect and contractor and
they worked
to create a bespoke
solution, with Masterframe
making recommendations
such as butt jointing and
dual foils.
A high quality PVCu
window, created using
Halo profile, was chosen to
match the existing windows. These alternatives to
timber offered the traditional aesthetics the club wanted but with modern benefits. They were fitted behind
rebates, without changing
the visible sightlines, just
like the originals.
The final specification
was a vintage traditional
window with fully butt
jointed frames and sashes,
complete with laminated
glass complemented by
antique brass claw cam
catches and bar handles.
Dual foiling was used in
different combinations to
suit the character of the
various rooms, with white
woodgrain externally.
Upstairs, there are two
unusual London style sash
windows that are square on
the inside with a full arch
on the outside, giving Masterframe the opportunity to
demonstrate its technical
skill.
The new windows improve ventilation and do
not require annual maintenance, despite being within
200 yards of the sea.
Chris Moran, House Governor of the club commented:
“The windows are universally acknowledged as being
first class and a number of
advocates of wood have
stated they were wrong and
have indicated that the quality of the windows and the
fitting has been an outstanding success.”
Graf Synergy drives up
output and efficiency
Walsall based Profile 22 fabricator Stedek has installed
a Graf Synergy cutting and
machining centre - taking a
major step forward in the
company’s quest for growth
through higher output, improved quality control and
greater efficiency.
The first 12 weeks since the
Promac machine was installed,
has proved the value of Stedek’s
choice, according to its MD and
founder Steve Page: “To allow us
to move further into commercial
‘The Graf Synergy will produce in
two days what two people could
previously produce in a week’
markets with Profile 22 in addition
to answering growing trade sales
using both Profile 22 and Swish,
we needed a dramatic solution.
That appeared to be the Graf Synergy cutting and machining centre,
a decision that has now been
proved right.
“The Graf Synergy will produce
in two days what two people could
previously produce in a week and
with superb accuracy and efficiency,” said Steve. “It has reduced
profile wastage by 15% too. The
investment will have tremendous
benefits for our customers and,
therefore for Stedek. We are now
making more windows in a week
than we were making in a month
just a year ago.”
With a reputation amongst trade
customers established over 21
years, Stedek has been growing its
business in the public sector, which
is where Steve Page learned the
business of making and installing
windows.
“With the backing of Profile 22
we are growing our business in
commercial and public sectors, in
which contractual commitments
and obligations call for a more
robust supply chain and again, the
Graf Synergy gives us that.
“We have an obsession with
quality that is now embedded
with our trade customers. We are
committed to growth through them
and we now have a great platform
upon which to build further. As we
grow we will continue to invest to
ensure that the core values of our
business are maintained and even
improved upon.” Steve adds.
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