A new building in the grounds of historic Trinity College, Oxford, illustrates how 21st Century environmental performance can be married seamlessly with traditional aesthetic requirements.

Improved levels of acoustic and energy insulation will be provided following specification of ISO-Chemie’s advanced window sealing tape for a new eco-designed residential development in Yorkshire.

The Sash Window Workshop were commissioned to carry out work on a period property in Wiltshire. Although the window frames were still in a relatively good condition, the customer wanted to upgrade their windows to be double glazed to be more energy efficient than their existing single glazed windows.

Falkirk Council has recently awarded one of largest window and door contracts ever tendered in Scotland to Perth based fenestration specialist Sidey.

Demand for high security glass has been growing fast in the past year. Susan Sinden, Commercial Manager of ESG Group looks at the exciting technical advances that are stimulating this rise in demand.

The Sash Window Workshop specialises in traditional timber windows and doors for period properties, offering a supply and install service in London and Southern England and a supply only service nationwide.

Mineral ceiling tiles by Zentia feature in a new extension to VELUX UK and Ireland's HQ in Scotland.

When forming window and door openings through a cavity wall, one of the most frequent errors is in the choice of DPC. Polythene DPC to BS 6515 is supplied in rolls and used in numerous applications on site.

Environmental issues have never been as ingrained into the national and global consciousness as they are right now, and Scotland is leading the way in instigating and inspiring real change in how we tackle climate change.

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