Architects
We can take a scheme from initial concept and engineer a solution that will comply with current regulations and is optimised to the budget.
We use advanced 3-D computer modelling to create the scheme elements.
We can therefore provide
- rendered images before we commit to manufacture, as well as
- fully dimensioned plans for integration with the other elements of the building.
We prefer to work closely with you, because we believe prevention is better than cure.
You have the idea - we make it happen.
Quantity Surveyors
Specialist glazing is notoriously difficult to budget for.
Small and apparently
minor changes in specification can lead to major changes in costs
and lead times.
Deciding on a specific systems supplier early
on in a project may well commit you to a defined solution, even
if the parameters change later on.
Alan Hone Associates is an independent company, and as such is not tied
to any one supplier. We can therefore source the appropriate product
or material according to price, performance and availability to
best fit the current state of the project.
This may well include
using products from competing suppliers on the same project, if
this is of benefit to the client.
Main Contractors
AHA will develop and price specialist packages involving glazing or detail metalwork,
either at tender stage or when firming up on Provisional Sum items.
We can develop a scheme directly with the project design team, relieving the
site management from large amounts of unnecessary paperwork and attendance at meetings.
As specialist contractors, we will of course produce
- method statements
- risk assessments, and
- site programs.
We also try to advise early on of any enabling works that may be required
so that re-work and disruption are minimised and Site Instructions
are avoided as far as possible.
Structural Engineers
The glazed elements of a structure, particularly where they are structural
elements themselves, require specialist knowledge and experience
to ensure the following criteria are met in a more than satisfactory way:
- rigorous compliance with all safety regulations and codes of practice
- functional for intended use
- repairable from / resistant to foreseeable mis-use or accidental damage, yet
- not over-engineered.
Striking the right balance between physics, finance and finesse may require
a partner knowledgeable in this area of work to achieve the best
results.
Alan Hone Associates can help you to define and refine your requirements and achieve your goal.
Window and Glazing Contractors
The design, manufacture and installation of window and curtain-walling is
a specialist business in its own right. We do not, as a rule, carry out
this work ourselves, except as a small part of a larger project.
There are many occasions where the larger project is the window installation,
but a part of it is structural or frameless glazing, for example a glass canopy,
entrance lobby or balustrade.
AHA can act as an in-house specialist department to the main glazing contractor,
providing the specialist design and manufacture of the 'glass' and detail metalwork.
- We can work as supply-only, supply and install, or supply only with
supervision, utilising your own skilled fitters.
- We will liase directly with the client and architect, if requested,
to avoid undue delay in developing a solution or solving a site
problem.
- We regularly advise and update all relevant parties regarding progress and
decisions made or needed.
End Users
You've got
an idea for a building using glass in an unusual or innovative
way but don't know who to ask if it's feasible.
While we can't do the impossible, we will be pleased to help you if we can to
- clarify your needs and
- formalise your requirements.
We can then work out a budget for the scheme and its options.
If a satisfactory
answer results, we can then progress to making it happen.
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