Irvine windows manufacturer launches recruitment drive
IRVINE-based windows manufacturer Andrew Wright Windows is creating up to 28 new jobs following a number of new contract wins.
The company confirmed the expansion...
Joint venture tipped to improve quality of Scottish school windows
WINDOWS manufacturer NorDan UK has teamed up with window control specialists Kilpatrick Blane Services to launch The Centre of Excellence for Schools.
The joint venture...
Cumbernauld precision manufacturer enters partnership with French door designer
CUMBERNAULD-based glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has announced it has entered into a new partnership with French design and engineering specialist Bel’M, maker...
Room to grow: Cumbernauld firm in factory and showroom investment
CUMBERNAULD-based glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has invested in excess of £600,000 in new premises which doubles its previous capacity.
The manufacturer has moved...
Raising a glass to traditional methods
FIFE-based TJ Ross, which makes timber windows using traditional craft joinery, has manufactured and installed timber single projecting pivot windows and double doorsets to...
Senior completes the treble in Stirling
SENIOR Architectural Systems has delivered its third contract for the University of Stirling, following the completion of the learning institute’s new Campus Central development.
Designed...
Carbon legislation could be window of opportunity
Mike Stevenson, senior manager for strategic markets at NorDan UK, discusses the recent backing of embodied carbon reduction and the challenges of achieving decarbonisation...
Landmark fenestration project gets underway in Falkirk
DOORS and windows manufacturer NorDan UK has revealed details of its role in the ‘largest fenestration contract in the history of Scottish housing and...
New report aims to help housebuilders prepare for the future
A new white paper has identified sustainable construction, the ability to adapt, the creation of an accessible property ladder, consideration of mental health in...
Terry Healy Group acquires Edinburgh’s Custom Build Solutions
TERRY Healy Group Ltd (THG) has announced the acquisition of Custom Build Solutions Ltd (CBS), an Edinburgh-based all trades building and home improvements company.
CBS director...
New CPD educates on fire doors
GEZE UK has revised its RIBA-approved CPD, titled Specifying, Installing and Maintaining Ironmongery for Fire Doors.
The completely revised CPD includes new visuals and updates...
Senior appointment for Saveheat Group
THE Saveheat Group has appointed Ken MacDougall as head of its affordable housing division, based at the firm’s head office in Greenock.
He is the...
Upgrade boost for Glasgow homes
WELLHOUSE Housing Association has been embarking on a window replacement programme worth almost £250,000 in Glasgow’s east end, to upgrade almost 300 windows in...
Specifying windows: the wider view
With growing urgency to create more energy-efficient buildings, many specifiers quite rightly specify window systems based on the low U-values they can achieve. However,...
Focus on innovation leads to number of project ‘wins’
Jeanette MacIntyre, MD of Indeglas, says defining where innovation starts and stops can be a challenge for SMEs – but at Indeglas it’s an...
NorDan featured in COP26 zero carbon house project
Mike Stevenson, senior manager of strategic markets at NorDan UK, discusses the company’s involvement with a zero carbon home being exhibited at the COP26...
Falkirk Council unveils £56m replacement doors and windows scheme
MORE than 15,000 Falkirk Council properties are set to benefit from an eight-year programme to replace doors and windows.
The first years of the programme...
NorDan celebrating 40 years in the UK market
As the Norwegian window and door manufacturer approaches its 40th anniversary of trading in the UK, Alex Brown, MD for NorDan UK, looks back...
Aluminium solutions give new Stirling facility a sporting chance
ALUMINIUM fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems have been installed at the new sports centre at the University of Stirling, with the building featuring...
Designing curtain wall façades to accommodate building movement
By Gary Ledger, technical director at Kawneer UK
THE interaction between a building’s façade and its structure is frequently ignored in the design phase but...
