Build Sustainable Awards 2016

2016 Sustainable Building Awards Build AR160075 Picture: André Davignon, President & Artistic Director of FOR. design planning. 63 Company: Slimline Glazing Systems Ltd Address: 145-147 St. Johns Street, London, EC1V 4PW Phone: 0800 195 6593 Email: [email protected] Website: www.slimlinealuminium.co.uk rom glass bridges and staircases to free-standing external glass structures, Slimline Glazing delivers seamless structural solutions from design through to installation. Tony believes that the firm’s dedication to innovation is critical to its success. “Here at Slimline Glazing, we are at the forefront of the specialist glass market, utilising unique and contemporary design innovations in order to offer the very highest quality to clients. “All glazing systems we install incorporate unique features that set them apart from other companies. This approach enables us to offer a product range from the slimmest of sliding doors to the most frameless of others, one of the slimmest sliding patio doors on the market (the SL17) is an environmentally friendly door system with a centre pane U value of 1.0, to frameless single glazed internal room dividers which are used in the commercial and domestic market place.” Client support is also at the forefront of the firm’s approach, as the company aims to ensure that clients receive both high quality products and an overall solution which meets their needs, as Tony explains. “Our objective is to take charge of each unique project to ensure a professional service with our in-house architect service and our preferred building contractors where required - to give clients an efficient and seamless installation of their project. “To achieve this we offer the highest level of expertise and customer satisfaction with our in-house architect and preferred building contractors we are able to deal with projects of any size.” Energy saving is also a critical aspect of the firm’s work. According to some of the UK’s leading glazing suppliers, clients can see that replacing single glazing with A-rated double glazing could save you £8,211 and 22 tonnes of CO2 in a typical detached house, or £5,855 and 16 tonnes of CO2 in a typical semi- detached house, by using energy efficient ways and carbon calculators. The study calculated gas central heating savings across a 20-year period, factoring in gas costs rising an average of 6% per year reflecting typical annual inflation. Best Sustainable Glazing Solutions 2016 - London Established in 2010, Slimline Glazing are committed to working closely with clients to bring concepts in structural glazing, aluminium design and manufacturing to reality. We invited Tony Hall to provide us with an absorbing overview of the company and the services it offers. F Leading glazing specialist also state a typical semi-detached house could save over £10,000 over a 20-year period (based on 10% energy costs increase per annum). As such, Tony is eager to highlight his firm’s commitment to supporting clients in choosing the most sustainable option possible. “At Slimline Glazing Systems we take energy efficiency very serious as our core business is dealing with glass so we look and aim to give you the best glass and u-values possible when we install your windows or doors. Energy and CO2 can be saved on each installation. “According to our statistics, an average household installing Energy Saving Recommended windows can typically cut carbon dioxide emissions by approximately three-quarters of a tonne per year. This is a significant saving, as around 23% of the heat lost from an average home occurs through the windows. “One of a number of national schemes used for rating the energy efficiency of windows, states energy efficient windows clients can save and reduce their household bills by up to £461 per year. “So at the time we quote for a clients’ project, whether it is slimline patio doors, structural glass or aluminium windows, we aim to give them piece of mind in knowing that they are getting a high quality service from start to finish which will help save both the environment and their money.” Recently Slimline Glazing have partnered with HomePro to provide an insurance backed warranty on all of its products and works as standard. This latest development means that, moving forward, the firm will be able to continue offering the same high stand which they have come to pride themselves on, according to Tony. “Looking ahead, we are eager to continue offering the very highest standard of quality, both in product and service, to our clients. We will continue to innovate and adapt in order to achieve this.” Slimline Glazing Systems Ltd