Bristol has a brand new luxury car garage with the help of HTL Windows & Doors Ltd. The new
group of garages house four of the most prestigious automotive brands in the state-of-the-art
facility north of Bristol and HTL won the contract to supply and fit all the glazing products.
The Challenge
On a large project like this a variety of products are required
and HTL turned to their longstanding trusted aluminium
supplier Kestrel Aluminium Systems to provide the windows,
thermal framing and commercial doors for manufacture and
installation throughout the car showrooms.
One of the key challenges in specifying the products was the
make sure the systems could span a great enough width and to
make sure any tracks used would not cause an issue so it was
easy to move the cars around the brand new showroom. It
was important that minimal sight lines achieved where
possible to ensure visitors to the showrooms could catch
glimpses of the cars from many vantage points. As with all new
developments ensuring the buildings are thermally efficient
was a key concern for the contractors. They were also keen to
make sure that all working spaces within the new facility were
designed to be light and pleasant placed to work in so
specified a wide range of products on the project and HTL
were able to deliver all the different systems required.
The Solution
In the offices HTL installed the 60mm window system offering thermal performance and natural light into the
facilities. To comply with building regulations top hung restrictor hinges were installed and to allow natural
ventilation when the weather isn’t good enough to open the windows trickle vents were built into the frames.
Across all four showrooms the entrance
doors utilised the commercial door system
and were fabricated as both swing and
sliding doors. To maximise views into the
showroom the doors were made without
midrails.
As with all car showrooms the cars are shown
off and moved in and out. The solution for
this was the installation of folding sliding
doors. Allowing a complete wall to be
removed for moving cars in and out whilst
framing the prestigious motors, the Kestrel folding sliding door was the perfect choice with the flush track that was
built into the flooring.
The Benefits
By using Kestrel Aluminium products HTL could be sure they could give the contractor a completion date and be
confident that they would be fabricated, installed and off site by the deadline. HTL utilised the powder coating
facility offered by Kestrel Aluminium and had additional material coated with their orders to ensure a consistent
finish was achieved.
HTL Windows and Doors took the opportunity to go back to the
new development to see the completed groundworks, their
installations and the cars (!) and were pleased with the overall
project. John Treagust visited HTL during the project to check on
progress “Seeing our customers involved in projects like this
where multiple products are used demonstrates the confidence
they have in our systems and our ability to make sure we meet
their lead times.”
For more information on Kestrel Aluminium Systems please contact
0121 333 3575 or HTL Windows Doors on 01746 767463
