Aluprof UK

A mixed-use redevelopment on a restricted London site — replacing an eight-level car park with a 180‑key Premier Inn and Class A office space — set within a narrow urban plot above railway tunnels. The project required lightweight, high-performance aluminium glazing solutions to meet strict structural, thermal, and aesthetic demands.Key Glazing Requirements & Solutions:Lightweight Structure: MB‑SR50N curtain wall systems and MB‑70HI/MB‑70HS windows and doors were selected to minimise load on reinforced existing foundations over railway tunnels.Thermal Performance & Comfort: Highly insulated façade and window systems improved building energy efficiency and user comfort.Architectural Expression: Slimline dividing mullions and custom aluminium fins supported the folded-plate aesthetic, while bronze anodised finishes linked the new hotel façade to the local context.Installation Efficiency: Pre‑assembled unitised curtain wall modules facilitated rapid installation and reduced site assembly time.

Aldgate Place Phase 2 is a 136,000 sq ft mixed-use development in Aldgate, London E1. The site comprises a 7-storey Cat A & B commercial office building with 19,500 sq ft of offices plus 8,000 sq ft of retail space and 26-storey Build-to-Rent building containing 159 new rental homes.

Bodmin Jail Hotel has made it onto UNESCO’s World Heritage list thanks to its façade and meticulous refurbishment project. The interior space features plush furnishings dressed in pops of rich, jewel colours found in each of the building’s 70 rooms.The Hotel benefits from aluminium windows based on MB-Slimline system. 👉 The MB-Slimline window system with thermal break is intended for fabrication of external glazing elements such as various types of highly resistant windows (side-hung, tilt-and-turn and fix) with very narrow side lines and weather resistance, security, and sound insulation performance. Perfect for any heritage type projects or modern minimalistic design.When constructed in 1779, Bodmin Jail was an innovative milestone in prison design with its individual cells, segregated male and female areas, and running hot water. Now a four-star luxury hotel, The Bodmin Jail Hotel provides guests with a tasteful, creative and distinctive atmosphere.Aluprof systems were supplied and installed by Creative Façade Design and consist of Aluprof's MB-Slimline window system. The project was designed by Twelve Architects & Masterplanners of London. Main contractor was CField Construction

The Bridle Works building is situated on Cathedral Street in Glasgow and is a 19 storey 414 bed high rise student accommodation building.The building is packed full of amazing features & facilities under Novel Student operations. The facility includes a cinema, a private dining area, gaming room, 'glam' room and on-site fully equipped gym and access to personal trainers.The external façade has been finished with a number of Aluprof products including MB-SR50N EI curtain walling, MB-86 windows and MB-78 EI fire rated glazing systems.Architect: Manson ArchitectsMain Contractor: Watkin Jones Group

The award winning building has been designed to blend within the context of the Victorian sea side town but also be a contemporary feature to signal a brighter future for the town and has been designed to achieve a BREEAM rating of Excellent and an EPC rating of A.The four storey building has been designed with Aluprof MB-SR50N and MB-SR60N curtain wall systems around a central atrium space which distributes natural daylight through all working areas of the building from the external facade which also incorporate feature fins and MB-59S windows.Architect: AHRDeveloper: MUSE

The two connecting buildings consist of an undergraduate centre and an access centre for school students attending outreach events such as summer schools. Backed by benefactors William Doo and Lee Shau Kee, after which the two blocks are named, the new buildings sit in the college’s Back Quad, surrounded by mature trees, and replace Wadham College's 1951 Goddard Building. The William Doo Undergraduate Centre is designed to improve facilities for Wadham’s 450 undergraduate students, reflecting the increasing importance of social spaces in today’s universities, combining a junior common room, café and bar and daylight work areas.Aluprof systems were installed include Aluprof's MB-SR50N Curtain Wall and MB-SR50N EFEKT - Curtain Wall with Hidden Vent Top hung window system. The project is finished externally in honey bronze anodising.

Erskine House was selected as Northern Ireland’s only CivicTrustAward regional finalist in 2021 and is located on Chichester Street, one of Belfast’s oldest and busiest thoroughfares. The building delivers 10,000 sqm of office space with retail on the ground floor. The scheme is completed with a two storey glazed penthouse using a combination of accentuated feature caps and structural flush glazed sections offering views across the city.The Aluprof systems were fabricated and installed by Walsin Limited and consisted of Aluprof's MB-SR50N capped system and MB-SR50N EFEKT capless structural glazing systems with Aluprofs MB-86 doors. The finish externally on the systems is Powder Coating.

The new 2,500m2 research facility for the University of Nottingham provides laboratory, office and support accommodation for the UK Government Energy Acceleration Research Initiative alongside the university. Using Passiv Haus certified Aluprof MB-TT50 curtain walling and MB-104 Passive windows and door systems, the building achieved Passiv Haus accreditation. Architect: Lewis & Hickey Main Contractor: Robert Woodhead Construction

At Aluprof UK, we are proud to contribute to the transformation of Henry Wood House — a striking 16-storey modernist landmark in central London. Originally built in the 1960s, the building stretches from the north end of Regent Street to Portland Place.Commissioned by Derwent London, Ben Adams Architects led the sensitive rejuvenation of the building’s envelope, while Fora and interior designer Nice Projects revitalised the interiors to create flexible workspaces and new restaurant areas.Although the structure remained robust, the facade had significantly deteriorated, with outdated window systems nearing the end of their service life. The refurbishment focused on bringing new life to the occupied building by fully repairing the external envelope and creating a welcoming new ground floor public realm.The new MB-SLIMLINE window systems supplied by Aluprof significantly improve both thermal and acoustic performance, enhancing energy efficiency and user comfort. With a refreshed exterior and upgraded glazing, Henry Wood House now offers a contemporary, high-performance environment while preserving its modernist architectural character.

Merchant Square was the largest Grade A office development ever to be undertaken in Belfast at the time of completion. Aluprof systems were used to help transform an existing office block with a completely new building envelope. The building has been entirely let to PwC and is their biggest office space outside of London with 3,000 employees.The external envelope was completed using Aluprof's MB-SE75 unitised curtain wall facade system and was then specified in an anodised finish, which then contrasts with the external Corten steel used in a vertical column emphasis to meet the architects design. With the rise in use of unitised curtain wall systems for medium sized projects, this option is becoming a real alternative to a traditional curtain wall solution, especially as costs are becoming more competitive. Unitised systems can also offer up to a 50% reduction in installation periods which can offer significant savings on the project programme.

Integrating over two thousand employees from across Dublin into one location, Microsofts new offices take on a human-centric form. Covering 33,000 sq m of floor space the new development connects employees from over seventy two different nationalities. Using both Aluprof MB-SR50N capped curtain wall and MB-SR50N EFEKT capless curtain wall systems the project achieves the architectural performance and aesthetics desired. Providing the building users with exceptional natural daylight. Architect: RKD Architects Main Contractor: BAM

The building comprises of 3 sections, varying in height with retail space on the ground floor and student accommodation from the 1st to 10th floor being operated by Unite Students, which runs student accommodation sites across the UK. The project utilises Aluprof MB-SR50N capped curtain walling and inward opening vents with an external mesh to prevent objects from being release at high level from inside the building.

Situated in the heart of the business district of Salford this seven story project offers 125,000 sq ft of state of the art office space. With the contribution of Aluprof's high performance capless curtain wall system, the project meets the latest BREEAM "Excellent" (2018) specification. Architect: AHR Main Contractor: Bowmer & Kirkland

The site, part of Manchester’s then thriving textile industry, Crusader Mills dates from the late 1840s and included a number of Listed cotton spinning mill buildings. The special architectural interest of Crusader lies in its scale, industrial character and the aesthetic effect of the repetitious bays and windows. Phoenix, the new-build element of the development comprises an additional 75 new apartments and extends the range of typologies available across the scheme.On Crusader Mills, systems supplied by Aluprof MB-Slimline. The finish externally on the systems is a grey powder coat.

Purdown View is the University of the West of England’s landmark low-carbon student accommodation project in Bristol. As the UK’s largest certified Passivhaus student housing development — and one of the biggest of its kind globally — it sets new standards in energy-efficient design.The scheme combines exceptional thermal performance, airtightness, and advanced glazing systems to minimise operational energy use and create comfortable living spaces year-round. Designed to Passivhaus principles, Purdown View showcases UWE’s commitment to sustainability and to delivering healthier, lower-impact buildings for future generations.

The Forge aspires to be the first commercial building constructed and operated in line with the UKGBC’s net zero definition and energy reduction targets. It comprises two new office buildings and a public courtyard. Located in Sumner Street, The Forge is a Landsec office development located just behind Tate Modern in London and is one of the most innovative construction sites in London, pioneering several new construction methods fit for the decades ahead. Breaking new ground, the project will be the world’s first large-scale office scheme to be built using a standardised “kit of parts”, in an approach known as ‘platform design for manufacture and assembly’ (P-DfMA), which applies the advances made by the manufacturing industry to construction.Systems supplied by Aluprof were fabricated and installed by NACWL and consisted of Aluprof's MB-SE120. The finish externally on the systems is a mixture of three shades bronze anodised aluminium.This bespoke system from Aluprof for this project is finished in three shades of bronze anodising which offers a sustainable finish and an aesthetic appearance for many decades to come. The new system was designed with a standard +/-15mm stack joint for to accommodate the building movement, as well as an impressive non-standard stack joint for the 7th floor which had to accommodate a +20/-30mm movement. The project also has a range of external feature fins with concealed fixing to provide the building with sight-lines of 120mm and 170mm that project 125mm or 225mm from glazing line.The unitised curtain wall has been designed in close collaboration with Bryden Wood, which allowed Aluprof to develop a highly-efficient façade unit. The full-size mock-up unit has been rigorously tested in Aluprof’s Research and Innovation Centre in Ogrodzona where it passed air leakage, impact, wind resistance, and water penetration tests. The units were transported in purpose designed, reusable stillages which were then lifted to the floor plates using a combination of large material hoists and tower cranes for installation by specialist installers NACWL. A key feature of the stillage design was to protect the units from any stress and impact during transportation and lift. The new bespoke system has been named as MB-SE120 and has a UW value of <1.3 W(m2K).