How to prepare Composite Windows
Soundcraft’s new video shows the basic manufacturing steps involved in preparing the aluminium and timber required to make a composite window.
Aesthetic options for Communal Security Doors
Two recent Soundcraft installations of communal security doors display the range of aesthetic options available to suit particular residential requirements. The 2XG design of the door and screen at Elizabeth Court reflects the open nature of the approach and entrance to the building which is part of the stock of a leading housing association.
£100,000 order for thermally enhanced windows
An order worth £100,000 for the manufacture and installation of 50 SPW300 thermally broken aluminium windows has been place with Soundcraft by contractor, ARJ Construction. This is the second recent order placed by ARJ; the previous one being for curtain walling. The new order is for a residential project in Wokingham. An interesting aspect is
1600 FEDs for Kingston
Soundcraft has secured Phase 2 of the Royal Borough of Kingston’s front entrance door programme. The contract, worth £1.6 million, involves the installation of over 1600 new timber doorsets. Work will continue through to November 2015. The doorsets are high performance, offering both FD30S fire resistance and Secured by Design security. The timber will be
£147,000 Curtain Walling and Window Order
ARJ Construction has placed its first order with Soundcraft for fenestration and façade works at its residential and commercial Muswell Hill project.
Why are composite systems more suitable for multi-storey buildings?
Composite, sometimes called alu clad, windows, doors and curtain walling systems are increasingly specified for multi-storey buildings.
Soundcraft Christmas Opening Details
During the Christmas Holidays Soundcraft’s offices and factory will close at mid-day on Wednesday 24 December and re-open at 8.00 am on Friday 2 January. However, limited production will take place in the manufacture of communal portcullis security doors, and aluminium curtain walling, to ensure that the New Year begins with the necessary momentum to
£500,000 curtain wall order for Soundcraft
Soundcraft’s curtain walling order book received a welcome boost recently with a half a million pound order for SCW+ curtain walling and SD doors placed by Morgan Sindall. The project is at Trumpington College, Cambridge and is due to start in July 2015. Soundcraft expects to be on site for two months. SCW+ curtain walling
Replacement Communal Security Doors for Housing Association
Soundcraft has recently completed replacing fully glazed aluminium entrance doors that originally were installed in the curtain walling system at the entrance of a new social housing development in Lewisham, south London. The doors formed part of the building’s door entry system. The original doors specified were access controlled, manufactured in aluminium. The doors opened
Fan lights – frequently asked questions
What are fan lights? Fanlights were introduced in the 1720s.They were originally a fixed window above a front door that, before the advent of electricity, enabled more light to enter the previously dark hallway. Early designs were in the shape of a fan, hence the name. A classic example is at 10 Downing Street. In