Clearview North December 2013 - Issue 145 | Page 26

doors&windows HOLME MILLS, BEDFORDSHIRE Standing on the banks of the River Iver, Holme Mills was first mentioned in the Domesday Book and was one of Bedfordshire’s major producers of animal feed and flour. From the early 1970’s the Mills produced the famous Jordans breakfast bars and cereals but recently a new mill was built nearby thus allowing the original Holme Mills to be refurbished and restored and a new Visitor Centre constructed to provide a riverside café, meeting rooms and a Mill Store. As part of this refurbishment the original metal framed windows needed to be fully overhauled and made thermally efficient, in order to provide a more comfortable environment. As it was not possible to replace the windows the solution to this problem was secondary glazing. The secondary glazing had to respect the original window design and so a slim hinged casement with flush colour matched hinges and flush lock was specified. Selectaglaze was chosen to carry out this work using their slim line Series 45 system, one of four hinged systems in the company’s range. Each window is bespoke and fitted with close tolerance to exclude draughts and reduce heat loss in the region of 50%. Call 01727 837271, e-mail: enquiries@ selectaglaze.co.uk, visit www.selectaglaze.co.uk ANOTHER REVOLUTION Solidor has secured yet another industry first as launch partners for the introduction of the Panel Lok product, which has been designed and engineered by GT Window Products. This patented product has been designed to facilitate the easy installation of composite panels into a PVCu door frame, based on the same engineering principles as its proven GT Dummy Sash Lok. The product comprises of two high tensile steel parts and one acetyl moulding and both Solidor and GT Window Products believe that Panel Lok will revolutionise the way composite door panels are fitted. head screwdriver. The fact that Solidor was approached by GT Window Products as a launch partner, is further testament to their position as the pioneering brand in the composite door sector. Carl Taylor, director of GT Window Products comments: ‘We’re delighted to be working with Solidor as our launch partner, who has proven to the industry that product innovation should be a fundamental part of any business.’ Panel Lok allows the easy fitting of side panels after the frame has been secured into position. In addition, the panel can also be removed from the inside with a flat Visit www.solidor.co.uk, call 01782 847300, e-mail [email protected] or follow @solidorltd on Twitter. SPECIFIERS BENEFIT FROM NEW TECHNICAL BROCHURE Synseal’s comprehensive library of technical literature has been supplemented by the addition of a specification brochure for Evolve, the company’s range of fully manufactured specialist doors and windows. Evolve is a range of some of the most popular yet technically complex niche products, including Evolve Bi-Fold Doors, Evolve Vertical Sliding Sash windows and Evolve Patio Doors. These 26 DEC 2013 specialist products are made to order, are CE Marked by Synseal, and are delivered to fabricator partner premises or even directly to site, if required. The comprehensive new 20page brochure provides clear and concise information and presents full technical data about these products, including dimensioned section drawings. All Quality Standards and Accreditations are detailed, including a section on Synseal’s impressive environmental credentials. Key features for all three product ranges are highlighted to allow at-a-glance evaluation, with technical specifications described comprehensively, including energy efficiency performance and ratings and as appropriate, hardware performance and options, recommendations on glazing options and essential details on foiled profile colour options. Style and configuration options are key to the specification of these products and the new brochure deals with these using clear and concise technical drawings. To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com