Clearview National September 2017 - Issue 190 | Page 20

SEVENTHINGS...
Seven things you
didn’t know about…
‘The window revolution has arrived’ according to Boavista,
Europe’s first full range of fibreglass window frames. Prepare
yourself with these seven things you probably didn’t know.
3. NO STRANGERS TO THE
WINDOW INDUSTRY
1. BOAVISTA MEANS ‘GOOD VIEW’ IN PORTUGUESE
This pertinent translation is no coincidence, either. Boavista was established
in Porto, Portugal, where the head office is located, in 2011. Since first opening
its doors, Boavista has launched in 12 countries and now aims to become the
sustainable alternative to uPVC and aluminium frames.
2. BOAVISTA IS
A SUSTAINABLE
WINDOW FRAME
Using the latest in
pultrusion technology,
Boavista’s fibreglass
frames are created by
pulling resin-soaked glass
fibres through heated
dies – a process that
only consumes 0.07
kilowatt to produce
a linear metre of
window frame weighing
approximately 1kg.
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Pultrusion
Boavista Windows UK’s Managing
Director, Neil Puttock, is behind specialist
structural glass design firm Meronden
Designs, which has been in business for
20 years and he has worked on projects
including the Lloyds Building, Tiffany & Co.
Selfridges in Manchester and Ernst & Young’s
iconic More London Place building.