Clearview National July 2017 - Issue 188 | Page 103

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Fully adjusted
» » WITH CLIENTS RANGING
from Porsche to Goodwood
and with a wide variety of retail
projects under its belt, glass
hardware flexibility has been key
for Norwich Glass.
“Things don’t always quite
measure up”, says James Neill,
Managing Director, Norwich Glass.
“If you’re working off drawings
or half-way through a build, the
reality of construction means that
things aren’t always delivered with
mm accuracy, when in glass you’re
always looking for a perfect finish.
That means that you need a level of
adjustment in your hardware.”
A case in point is Norwich
Glass’ recent installation for
Porsche at Goodwood. Installed
as part of the Festival of Speed,
balustrading formed a key feature
of the stand, fulfilling a critical
safety function but also delivering
clear sightlines to the cars being
showcased.
“It was a challenging installation
in the sense that we had to fit the
balustrading to an uneven and
imperfect surface. It was essentially
a wood and scaffolding platform,
so we needed something which
gave us a lot of flexibility to make
adjustments and accommodate
those imperfections”, explains
James.
As part of its solution, Norwich
Glass specified Bohle’s modular and
flexible EasyMount Vario base rail
balustrading system.
Fully tested to BS6180:2011, the
system is suitable for floor or lateral
mounting, supporting fast and easy
installation.
It delivers variable glass
adjustment via a moveable base
shoe. Accommodating glass
thickness of 12mm to 21.52mm,
combined with simple fitting
requirements, it cuts installation
time by as much as 30 per cent over
comparable systems.
The other significant benefit
delivered by the EasyMount Vario
is that this adjustment can be
achieved from the balcony side
alone, making installation not only
safer but at lower cost.
James continues: “The
adjustability and the strength that
we got was key. It allowed us to
arrive on site at around 11am and
complete the installation by 5pm,
with a little bit of final adjustment
the next day – so that’s 20m of
balustrading in a little bit less than
a day.”
In addition to the EasyMount
Vario, Norwich Glass also uses
Bohle’s Posiglaze lightweight
aluminium channel system. Easy
to install, like the Easymount Vario,
it features a high level of adjustment
as well as flexibility in installation.
www.bohle-group.com
Purchase of Stock and
Assets add to Range
» » THERMOSEAL GROUP, LEADING
UK insulated glass (IG) component
manufacturer and supplier to the window
industry for over 37 years, has purchased
the stock and assets of North Western Lead
adding its DecraLed decorative product range
to its already comprehensive range of IG
components on offer.
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