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ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING
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Press Glass art GTI3.indd
turally complex glazing ele-
A SPECIAL ments to be installed in the
HIGHLIGHT
new façade. Press Glass as-
A highlight of the building sisted with the design and
is its modern, two-storey supply,” commented Mat-
ground floor reception, thew Kershaw, Area Sales
with glazing reaching just Manager, Press Glass UK.
under six metres. The re- Press Glass informed that
ception is illuminated by the left and right screens
three separate structural incorporated panes up to
glazed screens. The door- 1,900 millimetres x 4,000
way is situated in the high- millimetres with the central
est central screen, measur- screen utilising dimensions
ing over 5,800 millimetres. as challenging as 400 milli-
According to the design metres x 5,800 millimetres.
requirements Press Glass “The sizes, the special han-
produced and supplied dling required to protect
high complexity silicone- the delicate glass coating,
sealed tempered and lami- the printing of the glass,
nated insulated glass units the complex process-
(IGU’s) and structural ing requirements for the
glass fins. To improve ther- structural point fixings
mal insulation and reduce and the specialist packing
uncomfortable heat gain, and transport required to
all IGU’s incorporated get product to site safely
the latest technology triple all required an individual
silver solar control coat- approach to each stage of
ings. To comply with the the order implementation –
client’s request to obscure from concept to delivery,”
structural steelwork behind added Matthew Kershaw.
the façade, some IGU’s
also incorporated a high
quality digital print. The
IGU’s and glass fins where
installed using articulated
Press Glas
stainless-steel point fixings, Press Glass SA
processed and supplied as
part of the IGU construc-
tion, to a very high toler-
ance.
“With historic suppliers
providing standard prod-
ucts to the main façade and
with no prior trading histo- ul. Kopalniana 9 - Nowa Wies
ry between our two compa- 42-262 Poczesna - Poland
nies, the specialist façade Tel.: +48 - 34 - 3275069
contractor approached Fax: +48 - 34 - 3275801
E-mail: nowawies@pressglass.eu
Press Glass quite late in the www.pressglass.eu
project, to find a delivery
partner for the most struc-
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