Doors, Windows & Glazing
Glassolutions Installs Innovative Glazing System At Showpiece Waterfront Development
VELUX® Hits The Road To Help Homeowners Realise Extension Dreams
Designing and installing a VS-1 system with the sufficient structural strength capable of withstanding a significant wave load enabled GLASSOLUTIONS to secure a significant contract as part of the £80.11 million construction of the new V&A Museum of Design Dundee. GLASSOLUTIONS’ contracting team was required to provide a mullion only curtain wall system. GLASSOLUTIONS was tasked with creating a flush mullion profile which would provide uniformity and consistency across all of the building’s elevations, as well as being capable of withstanding the marine environment next to the River Tay. Streamlined aesthetics were achieved using the VS-1 installation by installing a bespoke mullion with thicker side walls, allowing the fixings to be countersunk. This vertical-only structure means that the glass wall visually ‘floats’, presenting an entirely glazed surface that lets in as much daylight as possible to enhance the building’s visual appeal as well as the comfort of its occupants. www.glassolutions.co.uk
Leading roof window manufacturer VELUX is attending a number of exhibitions across the UK and Ireland in 2018 to give expert advice to homeowners hoping to turn their extension dreams into reality. Daylight experts from VELUX will be on stand at the UK and Ireland’s biggest and best events for home renovators this year, including SelfBuild Live, Home Building and Renovating Show, Grand Designs Live and UK Construction Week. From curved glass rooflights to VELUX INTEGRA® automatic roof windows, VELUX will be exhibiting a range of products for all sorts of projects. “These events are a great way for people thinking about extensions or home improvements to get to grips with a whole range of products and to see the benefits they could bring to their home. We’re encouraging homeowners to come along and spend some time with our team, and get inspired by daylight when it comes to making improvements to their living spaces,” says Grant Sneddon, product manager for VELUX. For the full list of events VELUX will be attending this year, visit www.velux.co.uk/exhibitions
Richard Reeve To Take Axim To New Heights TPG, The Parkside Group Limited is pleased to announce that Richard Reeve, Sales Director will be exclusively looking after one of its major divisions, Axim Architectural Hardware. Richard has been with TPG for 15 years and is excited to take the leading hardware brand to even greater heights. Richard said, “Axim is one of the most trusted brands in the industry for reliability and quality. Axim celebrated 30 years of business last year and having worked throughout the industry I know that the Axim TC-8800 series of Concealed Transom Closers is well known for its superb long-term performance and as part of TPG, Axim, is backed up by market leading delivery to its European wide distributor and partner network.” Over the last 30 years Axim has extensively developed its product range to include all the hardware that top quality commercial doors require. Richard commented that “Everyone knows the top performer the Axim TC Series of Concealed Closers, however, I am not sure that everyone is aware of how extensive the Axim product range is. The Axim PR Series Panic Exit range is comprehensive, and the Axim Panic Exit Locking Handle is one of the most high-quality products I have seen which fits across the entire range.” The Axim branded product range includes Emergency and Panic Exit Devices that are certified to BS EN 179 and BS EN 1125, a range of handles including D-handles, Lever Handles, Pad Handles, Pull Handles and Tube Handles, Floor Springs which can take a door weight of up to 150Kg, Locks including Mortice, Dead Latch, Extension Flush Bolts for security slave doors. The Axim TC-8800 Series of Concealed Transom Closer will fit most major manufacture’s doors and has 3 different strengths. The TC 9900 is a universal closer which is ideal for repair and maintenance and where closers have failed, the TC9900 offers a fast solution without the need for costly repairs. Richard continues “Axim is known very well in the aluminium door industry, however the Surface Mounted Door Closer, the Axim FC Series, offers a solution for both aluminium and timber doors, in fact it even comes as standard with fixings to suit both materials. This means that installers and distributors can minimise the closers they carry, and the Axim FC-1000 Series has been tested for Fire Rating to BS 476-22 1987.” www.axim.co.uk
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