Former mill transformed
September 2015

Windows from SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS played a major part in the transformation of a Grade II listed Victorian mill in Burnley, Lancashire into the North West’s first University Technical College.

Fabricated and installed by Aire Valley Architectural Aluminium Ltd, Senior’s SPW600e windows were selected for the project. Specified to give an ultra-thin sight line of 35mm, the three chamber 75mm polyamide window system not only offers thermal performance and weather resistance for the property on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

The windows comprise a large number of small individual panels to replicate the Victorian style of the original architecture but using aluminium rather than the traditional timber. Owing to the uneven edge of the stonework around the openings, the installation team also scribed panels around the sides of the windows to the contours of the adjacent walls.

Chris Kilvington, sales director at Aire Valley Architectural Aluminium, said: “It was essential that the specified window system would meet the dual requirements of complementing the original features of the Victorian mill whilst performing to the strict standards required of a modern educational facility.”

Kerry Booth, quantity surveyor at Barnfield Construction added: “The creation of the University Technology College is a major milestone for the regeneration of Burnley and the challenging project had to be delivered within the constraints of a very tight programme. It was vital that the supply chain not only worked well together but that the products specified were fit for purpose and we were extremely impressed with the work of Aire Valley and the quality of Senior’s glazing systems.”

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