A new build PFI project has recently been completed using Sapa Building Systems’ new Dualframe window and door suite. Laing O’Rourke were contracted to build the development under the Government funded LIFT scheme.

NHS LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust) aims to develop a new market for investment in primary care and community based facilities and services.

This was the first project completed by Sapa for Laing O’Rourke on their LIFT schemes and demonstrated quality of products and service throughout the supply chain.

Fixing ribbon windows into the rotunda was a particularly challenging element of the project. To cope with the unique demands of this installation Sapa designed inward opening windows with automatic actuators and Pilkington’s self cleaning Activ glass to provide a low-maintenance installation with high level ventilation.

The slim sightlines of the aluminium frames made Dualframe an ideal solution, offering the benefit of different colours for the internal and external faces where required.