CONTRACTS AND PROJECTS
Delta delivers at Co-opHQ
Delta Balustrades,manufacturer of bespoke handrail systems, is delivering amajor project at the new£100million Co-op headquarters inManchester. The contractwill see the Sandbach- based companymanufacture and install almost 400mof bespoke handrails for the external terraces and around 800mof itsOrbis balustrade systemon internal staircases,worth a total of £0.5million.Appointed by BAM Construction andworking to specifications by 3DReid architects, Delta Balustrades has been praised for its speed of installation,with BAM’s sitemanager commenting: “I’m impressedwith theDelta experience, installation progress being very quick with a positive approach, helping to accelerate the project.”ADelta Balustrades spokesperson commented: “This fits clearly into our current growth development of servicing the larger contracts for the ‘top contractors’ andwe are delighted that the quality of our products has been recognised to be used on such amajor landmark development.” Formore information visit
www.deltabalustrades.com
Healthy home
environment A large housing project in Garden Road, Richmond has achieved Code 4 for sustainable homeswith the help from mechanical ventilation and heat pump specialists, Total Home Environment. The social, intermediate and private flats have been constructed in a 66-week programme with optimised design for cost. The project also consists of 25,000sqft of office accommodationwith an underground car park. Total Home Environment’s Genvex Combi 185 systemwas installed into each of the 77 flats to provide ventilation, heating and domestic hotwater in an all-in-one integrated
appliance. Due to the building’s excellent thermal properties no additional heating systemwas needed. The systemuses a 95 percent efficient counter-current heat exchanger togetherwith a super-efficient integratedmini exhaust air heat pump to heat domesticwater and incoming air, usingwarm air extracted fromthe property. The stylish, user-friendly controller has an LCD screen to give total control of the temperature, fan speed and operation throughout the day, using a ten-stage timer. For total peace of mind, an information screenwill display all of the current operating temperatures. For more information telephone 0845 260 0123, email
info@totalhome.co.uk or visit
www.totalhome.co.uk
refurbishment Great Portland Estate’s 24 Britton Street in central London has been transformed into a more attractive and sustainable property, thanks to a £3.7million refurbishment project, which included the addition of a striking new external Solar Shading solution fromLevolux. The regenerated five-storey building, which has achieved a BREEAM‘Very Good’ rating, now features an impressive new entrance pavilion, reception facility and central atrium, along with an attractive new external envelope.Working closely with Archer Architects, Levolux developed a bespoke Solar Shading solution to dramatically reduce solar heat gain and glare, whilemaximising
Central London
daylight levels. The solution comprises fixed, external tubular Louvres and fully automated, external Tensioned Roller Blinds. Almost 3500 oval-section, extruded aluminium, tubular Louvres create an external shading structure that wraps around the building, across the third and fourth floors. For more information visit
www.levolux.com
RECONOMY TO MANAGE NATIONAL TRUST’SWASTE
Reconomy has signed a five-year supplier framework agreementwith theNational Trust. TheWasteManagement agreement,which applies acrossNational Trust properties, includes generalwaste,mixed recyclables and glass, wash roomservices, and ad hoc hazardous waste. Tamzin Phillips,WasteAdvisor for the National Trust says: “The Trust has sites in some very remote locations and itwas important for us
to find a partnerwith the resources to service such outposts.” In 2008 Reconomy carried out a detailed feasibility study into providing nationwidewastemanagement. Since then Reconomy has built a substantial portfolio of Trust properties culminating in the national framework agreement. Formore information visit
www.reconomy.com
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