Doors & windows

Craig Quirie speaks to Dr Craig Kennedy about the importance of preserving windows of historical significance rather than simply replacing them

As part of last year’s World Green Building Week, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) issued a bold vision for how buildings around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030. To achieve this, changes need to be implemented throughout a building’s infrastructure. Here, Gert De Roover, building, construction and infrastructure manager at composites technology company Exel Composites, explains why composite materials contribute to the drive for greener buildings.

NORDAN UK MD Alex Brown has outlined how the firm’s recent acquisition of Dublin-based subsidiary NorDan Vindeur has opened up new opportunities

CMS Window Systems manufactured aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling for the new £78 million Forth Valley College in Falkirk

A range of Metal Technology products were specified for the Earl Grey building, a £14 million, five-storey development in Dundee

Nick Cowley, MD of PVCu and composite window and door manufacturer Euramax, looks at the changing materials used in the industry

EURAMAX has appointed Kevan Flanagan as its new key account manager for the DIY and merchant sector. He joins the manufacturer of PVCu windows, doors...

CMS Window Systems was recently invited to the Scottish Parliament to talk about the firm's sustainability measures. A group of businesses who have previously won a VIBES...

A team from Heriot-Watt University has warned that listed buildings in Scotland are at risk of losing their ‘character’ and ‘aesthetic’ because of the...

METAL Technology’s architectural aluminium systems were specified at Bertha Park High School in Perth, which is one of the most advanced schools around due...

A team from CMS Window Systems was involved in a project to deliver hundreds of packages of food, children’s clothes and toys to families...

CCG has installed a range of new timber fire doors to two towers in the centre of Leith on behalf of the City of...

ADVERTORIAL OVER 55 modules of the VELUX Modular Skylight system have been installed in the recently completed Tullibody South Campus, a highly innovative complex incorporating...

TWO high-rise tower blocks in Glasgow's Gorbals area have benefited from new door screens as part of a renewals programme undertaken by New Gorbals...

From daylighting to providing ventilation and the perfect frame for external views, windows are an essential part of any façade design. Kenny McMenemy, architectural advisor...

TJ Ross, a bespoke joinery business in Glenrothes, is supplying 114 traditional style timber sash and case windows to a mill redevelopment project by...

REHAU is urging developers, architects and specifiers to place more emphasis on window specification to help ‘eke out’ the marginal gains required to secure...

ALUMINIUM windows and doors from Sidey have helped transform an Aberdeenshire gardener’s cottage into a five-star holiday home. The one-bedroom property, in the village of...

STEVE Kendrick has been appointed national sales manager at Senior Architectural Systems. The role will involve Steve, who has worked in the glass and glazing...

CUMBERNAULD firm Cube Glass has installed three fire-rated Schueco screens and new double doors at Rangers Football Club’s Hummel Training Centre. Working in association with...