Woodberry Down Tower
Challenge We took control of the Woodberry Down Tower project after a competitor had ceased trading. Over 150 Glide-On™ balconies were manufactured and installed for Skyline, the development’s 30-storey residential tower. Due to a goods hoist which was still erected, 30 balconies could not be installed until it had been taken down. By this point the tower […]
Find out moreWoodberry Down 1B
Challenge Installation of 20 Glide-On™ balconies for one of the new apartment buildings at North London’s Woodberry Down.The building had a timber frame construction and there was very limited space on site. Solution We designed special first-fix bracketry to suit the apartment building’s timber frame construction. This was tested in-house to ensure structural integrity. Our […]
Find out moreWembley Alto, London
Challenge The Wembley Alto project had an array of challenges from the long projection of the balconies to the internal fan extraction into the balconies. Other requirements included the need for top-down installation to save time, GRC effect on balconies and balcony lighting. Solution Sapphire’s innovative Glide-On™ connectors enabled a Rigid connection back to the […]
Find out moreThe Lighterman – Greenwich Peninsula M103
Challenge The Lighterman project on the Greenwich Peninsula, is a striking and prominent feature on the skyline, reaching 23 storeys up and including some 224 apartments. Essential to the block’s developer Knight Dragon, was the speed of delivery and install of balconies, ensuring a seamless blending of balconies and façade and deliverability of their high […]
Find out moreSuttons Wharf, Bethnal Green
Challenge Suttons Wharf, an award-winning development of over 190 private homes in East London, where Sapphire installed 145 Glide-On™ balconies and provided glazed balustrades for 59 inset balconies. The project was a rapid build as the contractor managed the construction program very well. The customer for Suttons Wharf wanted solid ends to some of the […]
Find out moreRoyal Arsenal, Woolwich
Challenge Royal Arsenal is a large, multi-phased development currently being built in the heart of Woolwich. Amongst those behind the design of the Berkeley owned site, EPR Architects were procured for their valuable services across the various blocks. We were enlisted to provide almost 600 balconies for Blocks B1, B2 & B3 across phase 6, 7 […]
Find out moreQueenshurst, Kingston upon Thames
Challenge Queenshurst, at the old Kingston Gas Works site, had a unique stone effect band that wrapped around the building. This band needed to look like actual stone to complement the facade and total building envelope. This project included a range of projecting and inset balconies, as well as some corner balconies. The majority of the […]
Find out morePomona Wharf, Trafford
Challenge The Pomona Wharf project was built using modern construction methods, with all the wall panels being manufactured off-site with an RC frame and then simply installed on the building. The key requirement for us on this project was to fit with the short program and help reduce costs of balcony install. Solution To ensure a […]
Find out moreNorthway House, Whetstone, London
Challenge Built in the 1970s as an office building, Northway House in the North London suburb of Totteridge and Whetstone, came with a unique set of challenges. Being renovated into a dynamic residential development in the sought-after neighbourhood, conveniences such as balconies where a must. Solution We were able to use a strengthened bolt on anchor […]
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