Aluminium P Shape Conservatory Built By Hazlemere in 2010

So why should you believe anything I say about Hazlemere Windows, Doors and Conservatories? All I can do is give you my word that I have personally been to all thirty-two of the installations featured on the customer testimonials page on the Hazlemere Window Company’s website, the proof being that it was in fact myself that took the 62 different photos over the last two years of the double glazing products that we supplied and fitted. In addition, each satisfied customer featured has kindly signed a release to allow us to use the images I took, and provided Hazlemere Windows with the written testimonials you see alongside each particular installation. If you would like to pop along to our 4,000 square foot High Wycombe showroom in Buckinghamshire, I would be delighted to show them to you if you would like to see them for yourself.

If you still don’t believe me, you can always ask the customers themselves, or other customers you know have had aluminium or UPVC windows, doors or a conservatory supplied and fitted by Hazlemere. I am proud and delighted that every one of the twenty-nine installations featured on our website is a) genuine and, b) by a satisfied Hazlemere customer, pleased enough with both our products and service to recommend us to others. View and read what 32 different customers think about Hazlemere Window Company

The Hazlemere Group have achieved this substantial expansion and growth by purchasing the next door premises to their existing 18,000 square feet freehold head offices, showroom and factory site. Having already been in business in South Bucks for over 25 years, Hazlemere Window Company Ltd have built up a highly successful home improvement company by manufacturing bespoke aluminium windows, doors and conservatories (and blinds), as well as supplying and fitting UPVC windows, doors and conservatories, cladding, guttering, fascias and soffits, made-to-measure garage doors and conservatory blinds.

Hazlemere's NEW Factory Windows and Doors Refurbishment Nearing Completion

These new Wellington Road premises in High Wycombe have had new toilets, flooring, walls, ceilings, heating, lighting and electrical cabling added, under a massive upgrade of the 38,000 buildings, which were in a rather poor condition after years of lack of investment. Hazlemere Commercial Windows and Doors intend to use these new industrial premises to undertake the bulk of its manufacturing going forward, which will make there products and service more efficient, more productive and even more competitive.

Consequently, my first choice would always be modern energy rated replacement double glazed windows, as their performance if “C”, “B” or “A” rated can not be matched by existing windows that can not achieve one of these energy ratings awarded following testing by the British Fenestration Rating Council, then endorsed by the Energy Saving Trust. If however, circumstances dictate that your local authority planning department will only allow you to replace the existing windows in your property with like for like windows (i.e. single glazed wooden sash or crittal windows) because it is in an area of outstanding natural beauty, or in a conservation area or it is a listed building, then secondary glazed windows are an essential option which will enable you to reduce heat loss and cut down on external noise.

So although double glazing or even triple glazing is preferred for sight lines alone, secondary glazing is a good second choice when external double glazing is not “allowed” as your first choice because of the current UK planning restrictions. Secondary glazing to match your existing window configurations as far as possible is nowadays available, as has been designed to be as unobtrusive as possible. Consequently, Bucks based Hazlemere Window Company supply and fit secondary glazed window systems that are horizontal sliding, vertical sliding, side hinged, lift out, fixed, butt hinged, clip in, clip out or combination units (i.e. side hinged and lift out secondary glazed window systems). Also available is a heavy duty double glazed secondary glazed window system, where noise and/or heat loss is a particular problem and added insulation for a particular property is needed. Find out more about the benefits and types of secondary glazing

The Hazlemere Group knows from 25 years of experience that properties where cladding, fascias and soffits are fitted over rotten wood, you could well be creating and hiding problems for the future. If is certainly worth getting rid of any rot before fitting low maintenance UPVC roofline products, as these should last a lifetime, improve insulation, only require a wash down with soapy water every few years and be aesthetically pleasing, hoping increasing the value of your property.

To assist this all Hazlemere’s external wall cladding, fascia and soffit products are manufactured to the highest standard, in rigid composition. This superior production process offers the advantages of a sealed cellular structure, durability and better surface quality with no pitting.

Most UPVC home improvement products will never need painting, don’t warp, rot, flake or crack either. The cellular core of these products gives them superb insulation performance and benefit from being less flammable than timber. Rigid exterior wall cladding profiles, fascias and soffits are manufactured using high quality window grade rigid UPVC material. Combined with matching trims, give any project an excellent appearance as well as practical weather protection for your property.

The Hazlemere Group offer a range of roofline and UPVC cladding, fascias and soffits products to replace existing roofware on almost all properties. This range is designed to enhance your home’s exterior, with a finish that looks like freshly painted timber to enhance your property’s aesthetic appeal, with a long lasting high quality finish.

Hazlemere home improvement specialists not only supply guttering and downpipes, but we install them too! Our roofline plastic guttering never needs painting, and will not warp, rot, flake or crack, so if you have been out in the garden and noticed rusty old drainpipes or last time it was raining you have gutters with broken joints, maybe it is time to spring into action to improve and protect your property?

Not only do awnings, blinds and canopies protect your home, they also can protect your carpets, expensive furniture and fabrics, prolonging their lifespan, assuming you do of course deploy them on sunny days, which will also help keep you and your room(s) cool.

It is important to protect ourselves, our family (or co-workers) and friends from the glare of the sun as well as from the intense heat it can generate. In the UK sun glare is often much more of an issue in winter months when the sun is nearer the horizon and therefore lower in the sky. So whether you are considering installing blinds, an awning or a canopy, do think carefully about which product would be best suited to your property if you are looking for the option of solar protection throughout the twelve months of the year.

If your prime consideration is to ensure maximum protection from harmful UV rays, you want to ensure that the material you choose for your awning, blinds or canopy is conducive to this important function. For example, on awnings and canopies, high density woven acrylic fabrics will provide optimum coverage, whereas many blinds, such as pleated conservatory roof blinds, come with the option of having a reflective solar coating on the outward facing side.

Bearing in mind fabrics for awnings and canopies are exposed to the elements, check that the fabric you choose is water and dirt repellent, protected against rotting and other environmental influences, fade resistant and that they will keep their shape for the life of the awning or canopy.

Whether you are looking for internal or external solar protection, there is a mind boggling choice of types, fabrics and modes of operation, plus in addition there are other external solar protection products, which come in a wide range of high performance fabrics for optimum solar heat and light control, whilst still reducing glare and providing privacy. The important thing is to ensure you choose the right product to protect your family, fabrics and property from the sun.

By attending this event at Hazlemere Windows’s 4,000 square feet Bucks High Wycombe Showroom, customers can take advantage of Hazlemere’s genuine special offers, plus get “on-the-spot” estimates by bringing in their own window, door, awning, blinds, canopies or garage door measurements.

Alternatively, they can download the Hazlemere Quick Windows and Doors Estimator, fill in their requirements and dimensions and visit the experts in Hazlemere’s High Wycombe Showroom anytime seven days a week for an on the spot estimate or email their sizes to enquiries@hazlemere.co.uk and/or request a home visit from a Hazlemere expert consultant.

The proposed changes, if all adopted by the Government on 1st October 2010 (which is expected as they are a necessary part of its commitment to reduce carbon emissions) will have wide ranging financial, legal, and timescale implications for every property owner in the UK who wants to replace windows or doors, build an extension or a conservatory or build a new house. Here at Hazlemere Windows head office and factory in High Wycombe, Bucks, we have been gearing up for these major changes for a fair period of time, as if enforced on 1st October 2010 as planned by the Government, they will make many double glazing products currently being sold in the UK obsolete overnight.

Consequently, Hazlemere has developed and had certified A, B and C rated aluminium and UPVC windows that will comply with the new regulations. These have a technically higher spec that D, E, F and G rated products, argon filled sealed units and higher specification glass and spacer bar. Consequently they do cost more to make, but in terms of energy efficiency and energy saving they are top notch, delivering the highest level of energy efficient performance.

The good news is that Hazlemere has been manufacturing and selling these products for years, so has the knowledge and expertise as independent double glazing manufacturers and installers to help home owners choose the right energy saving products for their property. In addition they have been tested and approved by the British Fenestration Rating Council and endorsed by the Energy Saving Trust. Hazlmere’s aluminium windows achieve an A, B and C energy rating by having a thermal break between the inner and outer aluminium frame.

Once the Government announcement on Part L of the Building Regulation changes is made, and all the detailed legal and financial ramifications known, both homeowners and the double glazing industry will know the cut off date for installing existing products, which as we understand it is likely to be 30th September 2010.

The bottom line, as it appears to me personally, is that it will be UK property owners like you and me (should we want to improve our property), who will legally be obligated to pay for and install higher energy rated double glazing to help the Government get anywhere near meeting its carbon emission targets. Not only this, but all the UK double glazing industry is going to have to gear up to these changes. Fortunately, in Hazlemere Windows case, we have spent considerable time and effort investing in energy efficient energy saving windows, so the Hazlemere Group is very much geared up for the future to assist properties cut their carbon emissions and thereby reduce their carbon footprint.

For those who are new to the area, you may not be aware that Hazlemere Window Company is a well established, family firm first founded in High Wycombe back in 1985 by Stuart Braham and his father George Braham who sadly passed away in 2006; leaving his three sons to operate and develop the business.

25 years on, Hazlemere Windows remains a community focused family firm, despite having grown year on year to become one of the largest employers in the locality. During the 1990’s, we quickly grew into the Commercial and Public sectors, although we’re more renowned throughout Buckinghamshire and Berkshire as suppliers and installers of high quality retail windows, doors and conservatories.

Hazlemere Windows Co. Ltd. Staff 25 Years On

Alan and Stuart’s older brother Ian Braham, heads up Hazlemere Garage Doors and Hazlemere Blinds who manufacture supply and fit domestic and commercial pleated blinds, whilst supplying and fitting Roller, Roman, Venetian and Vertical made to measure blinds. Ian’s division also supply and fit bespoke garage doors, Fantasia conservatory ceiling fans, remote control and manual commercial and domestic awnings and canopies.

The company prides itself in high quality materials, craftsmanship, and excellent customer service, all backed by Hazlemere Windows own robust fully comprehensive 10 year guarantee. Hazlemere also offers all its customers the option of further deposit and guarantee insurance provided by the Independent Warranty Association.

Hazlemere Commercial, a major Division of the Hazlemere Group, manufacturers, supplies and installs a wide range of architectural aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling in schools, offices, business and commercial building in the UK. Hazlemere Commercial were awarded a £2.3m contract in 2008 to supply aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling for the new Bideford College in Devon, the bulk of which was delivered in 2009. This sustainability project involved the use of Sapa re-cycled aluminium to make the aluminium double glazed windows, aluminium commercial doors and aluminium curtain walling. The Commercial Division, LHC, Chas and Exor accredited, continues to go from strength to strength, and in 2009, Hazlemere Commercial were awarded a £1.7m contract to refurbish River Gardens in Fulham, West London during 2010. The highly successful Commercial Division is run by Commercial Sales Director Simon Keegan and Commercial Contracts Director, Barry Matthews.

Jason Bradshaw is the Operations Director responsible for all Hazlemere’s aluminium and UPVC conservatory installations, building works and Hazlemere’s dedicated experienced window and door installation teams. All the five board directors are based at Hazlemere’s Head Offices in High Wycombe, Bucks.

So 25 years on this growing family business is a highly respected FENSA registered company, ISO 9001:2008 accredited and Investors in People approved, employing its own expert consultants, designers, estimators, surveyors, fabricators, installers and service engineers. Consequently, the Hazlemere Group are able to control the entire design, estimating, manufacturing and fitting process, along with having sufficient in-house back up to provide the levels of after sales service required by developers, local authorities and end users alike, as well as being able to offer professional expert preventative window and door maintenance, along with repairs and replacement to schools and commercial properties.

Hazlemere Window Company Ltd are members of the Energy Saving Trust, British Fenestration Rating Council and are licensed/approved Pilkington energiKare Partners, plus were the first company in the UK to design, manufacture and install an “A” rated aluminium dual frame aluminium window system, as endorsed and approved by both the Energy Saving Trust and the British Fenestration Rating Council. Hazlemere’s energy rated, energy efficient, energy saving window range also includes an “A” rated UPVC window system.

When the Braham family started this business 25 years ago, I am sure they never envisioned the rapid growth and the amazing support they would receive from the local community, which has fuelled their success and been the bedrock of their continuing business growth. Consequently in 2009, Hazlemere Windows Board of Directors unanimously agreed to purchase the adjoining 38,000 building adjacent to Hazlemere Windows existing Head Office, Factory & Showroom in Wellington Road on Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe.

This strategic acquisition has enabled the Hazlemere Group to invest in the future, whilst continuing its steady growth by streamlining its manufacturing, further improving quality control and remaining highly competitive in the fenestration industry – not bad for a family run business with strong community ties that has steadily grown from humble beginnings to become the largest independent double glazing manufacturer and installer in the region today.

See how Hazlemere home improvement’s rich history and experience can help transform your residential or commercial property. Our friendly team look forward to hearing from you!

The snowfall was so great, there were drifts over seven feet deep and all the roads were impassable even for snowploughs and tractors! All the electricity supplies were cut off for days and the only heating we had was the gas stoves in the Refectory (at least we had food!). None of the University rooms on campus had any heating, so at night we literally froze, however many layers of clothes and gloves we wore. We ended up being cut off by road for over a week, something I will never forget, as it delayed the start of term. Boy, did we appreciate heating and lighting after that!!

So when I read “How you can beat the big freeze and cut your carbon footprint” published on Wales Online on 12th January 2010 by Graham Henry of the South Wales Echo I thought it would be helpful to let you read the article, given the recent Arctic conditions in the entire UK.

“THE big chill has meant many people have been forced to stay in their homes and crank up the heating. That can hit not only the pocket – leaving many fearing higher bills during the cold snap – but also the environment. Wales already has the unwanted title of highest carbon emitter in the UK, with the Energy Saving Trust estimating we waste £200m of energy every year due to poorly insulated homes. So, as the mercury plummets, we have a handy guide of top tips to keeping warm this winter without harming the environment or your bank balance.

1. Cavity wall insulation

Cavity wall insulation saves around £115 a year from heating bills. The typical cost of installation is about £500, but with many grants available to qualifying Welsh residents the cost can be as low as £99.

2. Loft insulation

Insulating your loft can save around £150 every year on energy bills at the recommended level of 27cm. The typical cost of installing loft insulation is around £250, but there are many grant schemes operating in Wales to help ease costs. Insulation reduces the need for the heating to be on high, and leads to less energy being wasted.

3. Replace old boilers

Replacing an old boiler with an A-rated one and fitting a full set of heating controls can reduce your heating bills by up to 40%. Any boilers that are more than 15 years old can be considered G-rated and might be inefficient. The Government’s boiler scrappage scheme offers a £400 cashback voucher when you scrap your old boiler and replace it with an A-rated boiler or renewable heat technology.

4. Tweaking your thermostat

Turning the temperature of your thermostat down by just 1°C can save you 6% on your heating bills – about £30 a year. You probably won’t notice the difference at home but, if you do find that you’re cold, set your boiler to come on earlier, That way, you won’t be cold while you wait for the house to heat up.

5. Water tank insulation

Just fitting a “jacket” around your water tank could save you about £35 a year and190kg of CO2. Installing a British Standard jacket around your tank reduces heat loss by more than 75% and insulating your primary pipe work can save another £10 from your bills and around 60kg of CO2 emissions.

6. Draught proofing

Draught proofing your windows and doors can save about £25 a year and around 130kg of CO2, meaning that it often pays for itself within a year. Seals are usually made from self-adhesive foam, rubber or brush material and you can get them from DIY shops or you can have a professional fit them.

7. Wear layers

There is often no substitute for keeping warm by wearing a few layers of thin clothing rather than just one big, bulky item. Try wearing slippers inside and don’t leave the house without a warm hat and scarf.

8. Glazing

Installing double glazing in your home can cut heat loss through windows by 50%, as well as saving you £135 a year on your heating bills. It can also cut around 720kg of carbon dioxide (CO2) usage a year. For those who can’t afford double glazing, there is a budget alternative. Cover windows with a clear, plastic film that tightens over the pane when heated with a hairdryer, which reduces heat loss cheaply.

9. Blocking unused chimneys

You can seal unused chimneys with newspaper or a purpose-made “chimney balloon” which inflates to block the fireplace. Remember to take them out again should you decide to use your chimney.

10. Stick to new year’s resolutions

Stopping smoking is a little-known way of keeping warm during the cold snap. Not only will it save you money, but kicking the habit can improve your circulation within just two weeks and means that you don’t have to go out in the cold to have a cigarette.

Exercise can also help circulation and keep you warm from the inside. You don’t need to join a gym, just a little bit of housework each day can improve your health and reduce the need for heating.” (”How you can beat the big freeze and cut your carbon footprint” published on Wales Online on 12th January 2010 by Graham Henry of the South Wales Echo)

For advice on how to stop wasting energy, you can contact the Energy Saving Trust on freephone 0800 512 012 or visit www.energysavingtrust.org.uk

In the “old days” front and back entrances were covered up by a large thick curtain being drawn across the door when closed to keep out the cold and draughts, but nowadays we have tended to abandon curtains for double glazed doors. However, the recent low temperatures exposed any flaws in thermally inefficient doors and windows, many of which were fitted years ago and consequently are not in the same league as the high quality energy rated products available in today’s marketplace.Two important tips for keeping out as much of the draughts and cold as possible is to ensure both sides of your letterbox are shut. The other (assuming you have a double glazed door) is to lift up the door handle as if you are going to lock the door. The engages the rubber gaskets, giving your property the best possible seal against the elements. You will be amazed the difference remembering this simple tip will make in cold weather. If you have a wooden door, you can fit draught excluder to all the edges to reduce draughts and put a sausage dog to block the cold coming through the door threshold.

One option is to go back to installing a hanging curtain which you can draw in the coldest winter months, but if you buy a modern thermally efficient insulated double glazed door, there is no need to have to resort to such “old fashioned” measures, unless you want to as heavy, thick lined curtains that drape onto the floor do act as an excellent, though slightly unsightly and inconvient barrier to the cold if you have wooden entrance doors, or early double glazed doors that are not as thermally efficient as some modern equivalents, such as high quality composite doors which are now the amongst the best at providing insulation from the freezing cold.