DEKKO SUPPLIES £500K OF ALUMINIUM TO MAJOR MODULAR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Leading trade fabricator Dekko Window Systems has supplied a number of highquality aluminium windows and doors worth over half a million pounds to a modular development in North Devon. Working with modular housebuilder Starship Group, Dekko has supplied £550,000 worth of its Räum bi-fold doors, patio doors, and tilt and turn windows to the project, to be used in nearly 60 leisure homes at the Highbullen Hotel and Country Club, for their client London and Regional Properties John Allen.

Räum bi-folds, patio doors and windows all offer sleek sightlines, smooth operation and first-class thermal performance, while meeting all the necessary industry requirements for performance in terms of thermal, acoustic, and insulating capacity. They provide a smooth but strong functionality which continues to work at optimum levels for many years, and are all fitted with security locking systems to provide excellent levels of protection. The range has benefitted hugely from the soaring interest in premium aluminium glass and glazing products that’s taken place in recent decades, and has helped installers across the country break into lucrative new markets.

Dekko Sales Director Kurt Greatrex comments: “We were proud to work with Starship Group in delivering our successful Räum products to this unique project.

“As a modular developer, our products were sent to Starship Group’s factory in North Wales, where they were fitted into the luxury holiday suites to later be installed on site in North Devon.

“Modular construction is definitely a growing market within the UK, thanks to the time and cost it saves, and lower volumes of waste, and we’re proud to have partnered with a developer that promotes these benefits.

“We’re very pleased with the outcome of this successful project, and we very much look forward to working with Starship Group on future developments.” www.dekkowindows.com

London based metal window specialist, ASWS, has carried out the painstaking repair and restoration of multiple window types for the project team which undertook the redevelopment of the former Daily Mail headquarters at Temple in the City of London.

The work on the Grade II Listed, The Northcliffe, which stands in the Whitefriars Conservation Area, was carried out by ISG Ltd with John Robertson Architects leading the design team. ASWS was awarded its sub-contract based on both the architect and ISG’s experience of working with the specialist in the past - giving them confidence in the high-quality finish which the firm strives to achieve through all its interventions.

At the outset ASWS was initially engaged to carry out a full condition survey across the complex elevations, as well as internal doors and screens. This covered all of the steel, timber, aluminium and curtain walling, with the report being used as a key part of the pricing/tender document for the project.

The Operations Director for ASWS, Kris Bennell reflected on the project saying, “For the steel windows, the work included the full servicing and detailed cleaning of all the original copper light glazing, along with the redecoration and overhaul of all the ironmongery.”

Andy Thomas, Associate at JRA added, “The mix of fenestration throughout The Northcliffe is really very interesting, and it was a key early design decision that the existing Grade II listed copperlight windows were expressed as a prominent feature within the internal office space. Given the listed status of the building, retention of these historic elements was also a key consideration throughout the planning process”.

Andy continues, “The works included cleaning and restoring all of the copper lights in the listed façade and ISG proposed ASWS as the preferred specialist for this, along with other elements of the window restoration work. ASWS executed a very competent job, including ensuring all of the sequencing was managed correctly.”

The expertise of ASWS was material in helping JRA and ISG achieve their goals of repurposing or recycling as much of the original building as possible, with The Northcliffe is on track to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding rating, putting it in the top 1% of the UK’s commercial refurbishment schemes.