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Trade supply
Trade Aluminium Curtain Walling Supply
VitrineAlu fabricates stick-system aluminium curtain walling. We supply commercial contractors, fabricator-installers and specifiers across North West England. Send your facade drawings. We specify the route and fabricate the mullions, transoms and infill. The kit ships ready for your team to install. It's thermally broken, drawing-led, and built to BS EN 13830.
Estimates go out within 24 hours, Monday to Friday. Lead time confirmed at quote, never a guess. Pricing per project, never a stock figure.
VITRINEALU LTDCompany number 12927857.
Fabricated in Haydock, St HelensTrade-only supply from our own workshop.
Trade enquiriesSend drawings or sizes to discuss a quote.
Stick-system curtain walling, supplied to the trade
Our core offer is the stick system. We cut, prep and supply mullions and transoms loose for site assembly. Glass and infill panels follow to the same schedule. It suits how commercial contractors work. Components ship flat. They're craned to each level. The facade builds up storey by storey against the slab edge. You hold the programme. You hold the install. We keep the fabricated parts flowing to match your sequence.
Stick build gives you flexibility on setting out. It gives tolerance against structural movement. That's why it stays the workhorse for low and mid-rise commercial facades. We supply the carrier system, pressure plates and capping. Gaskets, brackets and cut profiles come with it. It's all drawing-led from your elevations. Doors and screens sit within the facade line. We tie the curtain walling back to matched commercial doors and framing. The whole envelope reads as one system.
Thermal and structural performance you can specify
The curtain walling carries a whole-facade Ucw from 1.4 W/m2K where specified. We confirm it per project at quote. We work it against your glazing spec, framing density and opening ratio. That's a genuine starting point for a thermally broken facade. It isn't a headline number. We stand behind the figure we put on your drawings.
Glazing is accommodated from 22mm up to 58mm depending on the system, so double and triple glazed units, acoustic laminates and solar-control build-ups all sit within the same framing family. Where the brief calls for it we can hit acoustic performance to Rw 46 dB where specified. The full picture on whole-facade U-values is in our aluminium U-values guide, and we will work the numbers around your Part L target rather than the other way round.
- Whole-facade Ucw from 1.4 W/m2K where specified
- Glazing accommodated 22mm to 58mm depending on system
- Acoustic performance to Rw 46 dB where specified
- Thermally broken aluminium throughout, polyester powder coat finish
Drawing-led from elevation to delivery
Every facade we quote starts from your information. Send elevations, sections, a glazing schedule and the structural grid. We work back to a fabrication route and a cutting schedule. We set the bracket and movement strategy. We flag setting-out, slab tolerances or thermal movement before anything is cut. Problems surface on paper, not on the scaffold.
You get clear schedules and labelled components. The delivery sequence matches how the facade goes up. We fabricate to your drawings, not from a fixed catalogue. Awkward openings, feature mullions and corner conditions are part of the specification. So are tie-ins to roof and ground floor lines. See the wider product detail on the main aluminium curtain walling page.
Standards, compliance and documentation
We fabricate and supply the curtain walling to BS EN 13830. That's the harmonised standard for the curtain walling product. We support UKCA marking and provide the Declaration of Performance. Your principal contractor and building control will ask for it. The paperwork is covered. You don't chase it.
Our specification follows the framework the industry expects for commercial facade work. PAS 24 security routes are available where the project calls for them. That covers enhanced resistance at ground floor or accessible glazing. Read our short reference on EN 13830 and what it covers. It sets out what the standard tests. It shows how that flows into your handover pack.
Who we supply and how to start
We supply commercial contractors, fabricator-installers, shopfitters and main contractors. You manage your own facade install. You take care of craneage, fixing and weathering on site. We specify the right system and fabricate it accurately. We deliver to your programme. Run repeat commercial work? Open a trade account. Pricing, drawings and schedules then sit in one place.
Send your facade drawings through the quote route. We come back with the specified system and a confirmed price. Or open a trade account at apply for a trade account. Pricing and lead times are confirmed per project at quote. We confirm them against your final spec and quantities.
Common questions
Do you install the curtain walling or just supply it?
We supply only. VitrineAlu fabricates the stick-system curtain walling to your drawings and delivers it to your programme. Your team handles craneage, fixing and weathering on site. We support trade buyers who manage their own install, so we keep the components and schedules flowing to match your sequence.
What Ucw can the curtain walling achieve?
Whole-facade Ucw from 1.4 W/m2K where specified, confirmed per project at quote. The exact figure depends on your glazing spec, framing density and opening ratio. We work the numbers around your Part L target and put a value on your drawings that we stand behind. See our aluminium U-values guide.
Is the curtain walling a stick system or unitised?
Our core trade offer is the stick system, with mullions, transoms and infill supplied loose for assembly on site storey by storey. It suits low and mid-rise commercial facades and gives flexibility for setting out and structural movement. Send your elevations through the quote route and we will specify the right route.
What standards does the curtain walling meet?
It is fabricated and supplied to BS EN 13830, the harmonised standard for curtain walling. We support UKCA marking and provide the Declaration of Performance for building control. PAS 24 security routes are available where required. More detail in our EN 13830 guide.
What information do you need to quote a facade?
Send elevations, sections, a glazing schedule and the structural grid. We work back to a fabrication route, a bracket and movement strategy and a cutting schedule, flagging any setting-out or tolerance issues before anything is cut. Start at the quote route or open a trade account via apply for a trade account.
Verified business details
VITRINEALU LTD
- Companies House
- Company number 12927857
- Fabrication works
- Unit 1 Nassau Business Park, Bahama Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 9FW
- Membership
- Council for Aluminium in Building member
- Phone
- 0330 133 3622
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