View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website Building upon the success of the market-leading Skypod range of PVC-U skylights, Eurocell is launching its latest model – Skypod Acute. As the name suggests, the new addition features a steeper pitch: 350 in fact, a full 150 more than the current design. The new 350 pitch is visually very …
Stanley Dura-Care Doors for Spire Hartswood Hospital
View the Axis entry on BPi Visit the Axis website Five Stanley Dura-Care 7500 telescopic sliding doors have been installed by Axis Automatic Entrance Systems at the Spire Hartswood Private Hospital in Brentwood Essex. Halliday Meecham Architects were looking to replace timber doors on the 5 patient “pods” used in the recovery area for day-case procedures. The previous doors restricted access …
BIM in a basket from Eurocell
View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website Eurocell – the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of window, door, conservatory and roofline products – has reimagined the way designers and specifiers access its BIM models. The result is the BIM Centre, where finding and downloading the right BIM models is quick and fast, and updates are delivered …
Bath University Rely On LCN Door Closers
View the Relcross entry on BPi Visit the Relcross website New buildings at Bath University have relied on a large number of LCN door closers distributed in the UK by Relcross Ltd and supplied to the contractors by IRM of Yate. The 10 West Building was formally opened in July and provides space for the expansion of the Department of …
bicolour – Individualism at the door
View the Hewi entry on BPi Visit the Hewi website With bicolor HEWI offers the option of individual design. Unique fitting solutions become a statement of personal style. Made of two materials, bicolor offers an unusual mix: Polyamide meets stainless steel. Roses made of stainless steel and with metallic finishes in PVD enclose a coloured inlay made of polyamide. Stainless …
Flush sashes and bi-fold doors – the style choices from Eurocell
View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing, Eurocell looks at two hot style choices in housing. The most significant trend in windows and window styles at the moment is for premium PVC-U flush sash windows. The life-cycle, energy efficiency and low maintenance arguments have been established for decades, yet extrusion technological developments …
TORMAX DELIVERS FOUR STAR WELCOME TO HOTEL GUESTS
View the Tormax entry on BPi Visit the Tormax website As part of a programme of extensive renovation, TORMAX was specified to install a four-wing automatic revolving door to the main entrance of the four-star Grosvenor Pulford Hotel, Chester. Blending seamlessly with the eighteenth century building, the new revolving door successfully combines the elegance of a by-gone era with the convenience and …
Style, Strength and Aesthetics – The Case for Eurocell and PVC-U
View the Eurocell entry on BPi Visit the Eurocell website Despite the PVC-U market having been mature for some time now, early myths still persist. Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing at Eurocell, counters some of the more negative claims made against these cost-effective and high-performing systems. PVC-U windows lack strength – and making them stronger just adds bulk. The structural integrity …
Eurocell Modus doors and windows get BBA quality backing
View the Eurocell entry on BPI Visit the Eurocell Website After a rigorous testing programme, the BBA has given its backing to the market-leading Modus system of PVC-U doors and windows by Eurocell – the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of window, door, conservatory and roofline products. The BBA considered key product features, including: thermal performance, weathertightness, ventilation, resistance …
How doors can affect the value of a property
View the Solid Wooden Doors entry on BPI Visit the Solid Wooden Doors Website This is an excellent question that is very difficult to measure. Typically in the past, builders would source and supply doors based on a brief description of what the client wanted. There wasn’t much to it really. Now, for multiple reasons, choosing what doors to have …