Yara Lewisham is a brand new mixed use development combining 4,000 sq ft of office and retail space on the ground floor with private student accommodation on the floors above. Built on the site of an old industrial unit near to Ladywell Station, it is the latest example of the ongoing regeneration taking place in this part of London.

The 5-storey development with feature brick facades includes aluminium windows and glazed shopfronts installed by the award-winning commercial specialists The Window Company (Contracts). All are in Smart System’s Alitherm range, including close to 200 windows fitted in the 92 en-suite and studio student rooms.

Because Yara Lewisham is located next to the mainline railway line into London Bridge, The Window Company (Contracts) recommended high performance acoustic glass throughout to ensure that the necessary decibel reduction levels were achieved for quiet studying.

Award winning commercial window installer, The Window Company (Contracts) has joined forces with Basildon Borough Council in an innovative scheme aimed at giving private homeowners the chance to upgrade their homes to match council owned properties being refurbished around them.

Together, they are offering homeowners access to the same windows and doors being installed as part of the council’s ongoing replacement programme, at the same low unit price and with low interest finance available if required. The move is designed to address the familiar issues of homeowners being left behind when energy efficient, high security windows and doors are installed in council owned properties, and individual houses which have not been upgraded standing out in the overall streetscape.

Representatives from The Window Company (Contracts) were at the opening of the new Moat Foundation Community Hub in Maldon to see just what a difference their £10,000 donation will make to some of the most vulnerable groups in and around the Essex town.  

The award-winning commercial window and door installer donated the money when it was appointed to Moat’s window and door replacement framework last year, to support its charitable Foundation. It has now been used to help set up and furnish the hub and provide the IT equipment needed to deliver everything from job clubs to digital skills workshops and employability sessions.  

There are more Moat homes within Maldon than in any other local authority area and a significant older population whom it is hoped will be able to benefit from the services and activities being planned at the hub