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systems for a new state-of-the-art science and technology centre. The STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths – building is part of a £14.5 million redevelopment of the Thorp Academy, in Ryton. The standalone development – one of five buildings on the campus, houses 11 science labs, 11 maths and two ICT rooms as well as two seminar rooms and a dining room to cater for the whole school. There are also new engineering and technology rooms, a construction area where building and related trades are taught, two food technology rooms and a textile room. With such a practical learning environment,
it was vital that the building benefited from optimum natural light and ventilation. This is why GEZE’s OL Line openers and operators were specified – to maximise functionality with
Providing students with a clear vision G
EZE UK has given Tyneside students a brand new outlook on life – by supplying more than 100 windows
a window arrangement that incorporates key safety features for use in schools. OL Line systems with winding openers were
fitted to all of the top opening sections of all windows throughout the three-storey building. These were positioned over a fixed middle section and a bottom opener with manual handles. Kaz Spiewakowski, managing director of
GEZE UK, said that he was proud that GEZE products were used within a development
which provided such excellent facilities for young people. “It is imperative that the functionality and
safety of window systems are a high priority and the OL Line provides the versatility needed in just this situation.” The STEM building was the first school development in a batch of seven schools in the North East to be completed by Sir Robert McAlpine. The construction company won the contract which was funded by the Government’s Priority Schools Building Programme. The windows within all the schools share the same design DNA and have the same configuration. The STEM building has an engineering suite
which has been equipped with more than £30,000 worth of CNC milling machinery pro- vided by a local charity trust, The Reece Foundation, that promotes local engineering and manufacturing in the region.
01543 443000
www.geze.co.uk
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Replacement aluminium windows for period and new homes
A historic flour mill in Ramsgate has been transformed into luxury apartments with Crittall Windows meeting the strict requirements of local planners. The building was designed by EW Pugin. The structure survived heavy bombing in the locality during WWII and there are still air
raid tunnels situated beneath the mill, provided as protection for its workers. When a redevelopment of the site – combining restoration of the old with adjacent new build – was mooted local planners were keen to protect the historic nature of the original structures.
01376 530800
www.crittall-windows.co.uk
Single or dual RAL colours Fit into timber or direct to stone
The Conservation Range A-rated*
Senior secures largest PURe® UK manufactured order
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*An “A” rated product or certain “U” value is subject to DGU performance and type of specialist sealant or glass and gas used.
Senior Architectural Systems has secured its largest order to date for its thermally efficient PURe aluminium window system after being selected by main contractor John Sisk & Son and fabricator Elite Aluminium Systems to deliver the full fenestration package as part of a £1.8m
contract for a major new residential scheme in Manchester. Senior’s patented PURe®
aluminium windows, which offer some of the lowest
U-values available on the UK market, will become a key feature of developer Manchester Life’s latest phase of 302 new rental homes.
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