WORLD-CLASS SOLUTION FOR STUNNING BARN REFURBISHMENT

Systems from Smart Architectural Aluminium’s high-quality window and door ranges have been installed in a barn refurbishment, bringing a new lease of life to the stunning building and echoing the outstanding quality of the design and material specification of the home’s interior and exterior.

Owned by Sally Bigg OBE and her husband, Jonathan, the barn is situated in West Sussex, with the 72-year-old building sitting in two acres of land. Sally is perhaps better known by her maiden name, Gunnell, and was the winner of the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400m hurdles. A former world, and still the British, record holder, Sally is the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles.

A round the barn, five sets of Smart’s Visoglide lift-and-slide doors have www.smartsystems.co.uk been installed to create a light and airy environment throughout, as well as to provide a link between the internal and external living spaces when the doors are open.

E choing the slim lines of the Visoglide doors are the 16 Alitherm 300 casement windows and three EcoFutural tilt-andturn windows, which deliver outstanding thermal performance as well as contributing to the sleek and elegant aesthetic of the barn.

DIFFUSION’S NEW MODULAR HIGHLINE 235 FAN COIL RANGE SHORTLISTED AT THE PRESTIGIOUS RAC COOLING INDUSTRY AWARDS

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Diffusion is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted in the RAC Cooling Industry Awards 2023. The company has reached the final line up in the ‘Air Conditioning Innovation of the Year’ category for its new Modular Highline 235 Fan Coil Range. The new range has been developed to create the perfect indoor environment, offering modular design, compact dimensions and advanced components that deliver low sound levels, reduced energy consumption, optimal performance and significant sustainability benefits. The winners will be announced on 21st September 2023 at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.

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C ontinuing the design theme, at the rear of the property, an Alitherm Plus residential door has been installed, while a Sherbourne front door from Smart’s statement Designer Door range completes the scheme. With all the windows and doors finished in a textured black, polyester powder coat paint finish, the building will maintain its stylish good looks for many years to come, with only minimal maintenance required.

SECURE YOUR BUILDING’S FUTURE WITH SFS

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Sustainable Accoya Saves Historic Welsh Station

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International Timber and Peter Cox recently joined forces to restore a 155-year-old signal box in Wales, utilising sustainable Accoya to ensure longevity and maintain the structure’s historic charm. Found in Anglesey, the Valley Station signal box dates back to 1867 and was in desperate need of restoration following decades of decay. Keen to utilise a high-performance solution, the surveyors selected Accoya as the timber of choice to replace the historic, internal structural timber frames. The International Timber team took precise measurements to calculate the volume of timber required, replacing individual sections of the damaged wood rather than complete removal.