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Kolbe Windows & Doors has named Bryan Kujawa as the company's national sales manager. He will oversee and work closely with Kolbe's regional sales managers.  Together, they will support customers ' residential and commercial…
Leading fenestration manufacturer and designer Senior Architectural Systems has helped deliver a dramatic new design scheme for a new performing arts centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
“It’s a building that tends to disappear,” said architect Rene Gonzalez, leaning over the seventh-floor balcony of 120 Ocean Drive, an 18-story residential tower that recently came to completion in South Beach.
Hird’s unique fin lifter has been demonstrating its capabilities in a project to vacuum lift large sections of structural glass at an office block refurbishment project in the City of London.
A recently opened landmark transport interchange in Rochdale which features extensive structural glazing by GLASSOLUTIONS has caught the attention of the industry’s leaders by picking up a string of awards in recognition for its architectural and…
The Stadttor raises the bar when it comes to energy-saving construction, thanks to its intelligent combination of new technologies.   The building’s facade is made of an external shell made entirely of glass, and an inner facade that uses beech-wood…
For a property located in the heart of the Welsh countryside, a renovation and extension required the best in thermal efficiency, sound insulation and weather tightness.
Slim framed sliding glass doors from IQ Glass maintain a minimal 21mm vertical profile.  The flush threshold also helps encourage the merging of internal and external spaces, which is a popular design consideration for modern living spaces.
Two impressive glass elevations form the main focal point of the design to an extension at Weston Acres, a retired seafarers' care home near Banstead in the Surrey countryside.
VEKA India, a subsidiary of VEKA AG – the world’s second largest manufacturers of windows and doors systems has introduced window profiles that could accommodate glass with thickness of 40 mm.
One of Scotland’s most sustainable door and window companies has once again won a prestigious Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Award.
Property personalisation has become big business for frameXpress customers as the discerning eye of the consumer dictates market direction.  The sales team believes that this is down to more dynamic concepts and thermal efficiency which are now more…
Recently I visited one of my friend's place who had not only renovated her old home but also made it look bigger, more elegant and beautiful.  She herself being a designer used her skills to create a difference.
We are proud to announce that, after successful testing, the Easy Glass® Slim, Easy Glass Pro®, Easy Glass® Hybrid and Easy Glass® Max glass balustrades have been certified by the Istituto Giordano in accordance with Italian decree NTC 2008.
The high calibre standards and breadth of choice found in the frameXpress portfolio has once again proved a winning combination for owners of a luxurious property in Hertfordshire.
We’re no strangers to understanding that glass can be much more than just another cladding material.
Demand for Hird’s largest glass vacuum lifters is being driven by architects’ continued love affair with glass and a more practical concern – the need to make modern buildings safe and secure.
Carl F Groupco’s continuous presence at the FIT Show is maintained with major investment in an 80 sq m stand.
‘Mama put my guns in the ground; I can’t shoot them any more…’ It’s not known whether Bob Dylan had window fitters in mind when he penned those seminal lyrics.
Following on from the success of its thermally advanced PURe window system, leading fenestration designer and manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems is once again set to break the mould with the launch of its innovative new PURe door range.
Mumbai: Following the recent visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to India, VEKA India, a subsidiary of VEKA AG – the world’s second largest manufacturers of windows and doors systems has reiterated its plans to expand in India by introducing…
Fraser House, a new Colorado Zero Net Energy Home (ZEH), elevates energy efficiency to new heights. Recently built in the mountains of Fraser, Colorado, the home is situated at 8,000 feet with an average annual temperature of 34ºF.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announces that its air-water-structural product certification program has been granted accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065-…
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