Clearview National November 2015 - Issue 168 | Page 30

INDUSTRYNEWS

Successfully
Turning the
Corner
»»When award-winning
commercial installer The Window Company
(Contracts) was approached for a series of
special World War I Centenary windows, it
wasn’t the integrated poppy motifs that were
the biggest challenge – the feature window
frames had to be built around outside
corners of the properties.
Luckily, it was no problem for VEKA
trade fabricator Glazerite Windows Ltd
even when it was pointed out that the actual

corners had to be frameless, as Window
Co Contract Manager Martin Thornton
explained:
“We’d worked with Glazerite many times
so we knew nothing was too much trouble
for them, even though this was something
they had never come across before. We told
them what was needed and they came up
with the windows, plus the curtain walling

and some other features. Everything went in
with no problem and the customer is very
happy with the job.
Glazerite Director Jason Thompson said:
“This style was completely new to us but we
like to rise to a challenge if it helps any of
our customers and this was no exception.”
Visit www.glazeritewindows.co.uk

Staircase to the Sky
»»Products from the TuffX
Processed Glass range again proved the
preferred consumer choice for a new,
luxurious, private home in Oxfordshire.
The company supplied 62m2 Clear
Toughened Laminated Glass as part of a
modern staircase on a three storey property.
Shapes and rectangles were manufactured in
21.5mm glass which were then installed as a
main feature in the grand property, located in
a sought after area near Oxford.
The specialist glass manufacturer’s portfolio
has been making steady headway across both
domestic and commercial markets over the last
few years. Homeowners and architects have

‘stunning difference’
been impressed by the stunning difference
that can be made installing products from
the TuffX range, particularly on home
improvement and modernisation projects.
TuffX Processed Glass manufactures high
performance toughened safety glass in a
variety of thicknesses and styles including
balustrading, stairs, glass canopies and
curtainwalling as well as glass furniture.
Call 0845 3 400 200 or visit
www.tuffxprocessedglass.co.uk

Relax after a hard day’s work
»»After a day of
capturing leads or making
enquiries at next year’s FIT
Show, exhibitors and visitors
can take advantage of the newly
developed Southwater events
village that runs alongside the
venue, The International Centre
in Telford.

The first phase of Southwater,
completed back in September 2014,
totally transformed Telford’s town
centre. Now a fully established part
of the overall destination, the new
development is filled with restaurants
and various other entertainment
options, all just a short stroll away
from The International Centre.

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Besides the food and
entertainment the architecture
is another good reason to visit.
Winning big at this year’s Royal
Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Regional Awards, the iconic gold-clad
Southwater One building was one
of five winners of the Excellence in
Architecture award while Telford

& Wrekin Council won the RIBA
West Midlands Client of the Year
Award for Southwater One.
The FIT Show takes place at The
International Centre Telford on the
12th, 13th and 14th April 2016.
www.fitshow.co.uk/standpackages