Excellent rates of pay (price work and overtime rates), Vehicle supplied

For further information forward your CV to charlotte@solarshield.co.uk or call 0845 130 6232

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Solarshield resolve climate control issues at the Chelsea Harbour Domes

With its three huge glass domes forming an unmistakeable part of West London's skyline, the prestigious Chelsea Harbour development combines luxury flats and premium office space with an exclusive three-storey shopping mall. Stunning they may be, but the glass domes have been problematic for the owners, with excessive summer temperatures making the mall uncomfortable for staff and visitors.

Solarshield were called upon, and installed a solar control film that would reduce the solar heat gain, but which was barely visible: a film that had a high level of light transmission but with excellent solar energy rejection properties. The project was carried out on time, within budget and without any problems - quite a feat considering the complexity of the project.

Solarshield used a platform above the second floor of each dome from which mobile towers could be used to reach the top of the domes, and due to the extreme heat conditions within the domes, it was agreed that work would commence at dawn, stop at midday and take two weeks per dome. Once the solar film had been applied, the temperatures in the dome were considerably lower - which the client noticed immediately. 
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De la Rue turn to Solarshield to keep staff safe

De la Rue is the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker, employing over 6,000 people across 31 countries required the services of Solarshield at the company's corporate headquarters based in Basingstoke.

The modern building has an atrium with a large expanse of overhead glazing, a feature that became a danger to staff when a pane shattered and fell from its frame to the concourse below. In a suspected case of spontaneous glass breakage (SGB) resulting from nickel sulphide inclusions in the toughened glass. Management closed the walkway across the atrium until the problem could be addressed. Because the walkway linked two wings of the building, this caused considerable disruption to staff and visitors - who now had to walk all the way round the perimeter of the building.

Spontaneous glass breakage is an inherent problem with toughened glass. When glass is heat-treated over a number of stages to temper the glass, nickel sulphide inclusions (which naturally occur in the glass) change in size to a smaller, high temperature crystalline structure. When the glass is cooled quickly the particles can't return to their original form but over time they can increase in size by up to 4% - causing a possible breakage.

De la Rue contacted Solarshield - who specified a performance window film with a propriety anchorage system. Solarshield installer thoroughly cleaned the glass before installing 175-micron safety window film to all the overhead and vertical glazing with an edge retention system using an aluminium angle powder-coated to match the existing metal work. The edge retention system has been approved and tested by the US government for bomb blast protection.

Spontaneous glass breakage (SGB) is thought to be responsible for a number of high profile glass breakages, including cracks in the roof at the Eurostar extension at Waterloo and the nearby IMAX Cinema. Architects are increasingly using large areas of glazing in high profile structures but, should it fail, there is a risk to both people and property.

Under section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, employers have a statutory duty of care to ensure, so far a is reasonably practicable, that staff are not exposed to risks to their Health & Safety. The application of safety window film along with an anchorage system is an easy-to-install and cost-effective way to minimise the risk from SGB. Recommended by The Centre for Window and Cladding Technology's in its publication, Glass in buildings: Breakage - the influence of nickel sulphide, an application of safety window film will hold any breaking glass together, preventing damage and injury.

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John Lewis plc sets great store by Solarshield  

Solarshield has recently completed the application of a LLumar combined solar control and security window film to the London headquarters of John Lewis Plc in Victoria Street, SW1.

Preliminary trials were conducted prior to the main installation to allow the client to monitor the appearance as well as the performance of the film. CPFilms created the film with Solarshield especially for this project, as there was no standard window film product available to match the specification or sizes required.