Case Studies

Waterfront 3, Edinburgh – a modular development for Places for People

Approved Spectus fabricator Sidey supplied and installed over 200 Flush Tilt and Turn windows for a low-rise apartment block that forms part of Places for People’s Waterfront 3 development in Edinburgh. Designed by Reiach and…read more.

Published: 8th October 2020


Spectus Elite 70 specified for high profile affordable housing development

150 Spectus Elite 70 flush tilt and turn windows were specified in the development of 26 flats in the centre of Paisley Planning permission was secured to build a block of 26 two bed flats…read more.

Published: 16th September 2020


Spectus Elite 70 windows specified for exceptional affordable housing scheme

483 Spectus Elite 70 windows were specified and installed in the development of 47 affordable homes built into the fabric of Edinburgh’s historic Edmonstone walled garden The historic Edmonstone walled garden is the site of…read more.

Published: 15th September 2020


Spectus delivers required specifications for new build retirement village

Over 300 Spectus Elite 70 System windows were used in the construction of a new build retirement village in Chorley town centre. A much-needed retirement development as part of a wider strategic masterplan. Chorley Council…read more.

Published: 19th November 2019


Spectus Flush Tilt & Turn Windows fitted in high profile social housing development

Spectus Flush Tilt & Turn Windows specified in the construction of 22 houses and 22 flats in Crawley. A former depot in Southgate Crawley was the site of a development of 44 high quality social…read more.

Published: 24th September 2019


Spectus Windows revamp stunning 1866 property

Spectus Vertical Sliders help revamp stunning 1866 residence

54 Spectus white vertical sliding windows with through horn detailing, including 14 arched vertical sliders, have been installed in a prestigious refurbishment project at Foxhill House, Chester. Foxhill House is a substantial Italianate house originally…read more.

Published: 2nd April 2019


Spectus Vertical Sliders deliver heritage authenticity and modern practicality

Spectus Vertical Sliders have been used in the refurbishment of University of Sussex student accommodation in Brighton. The University of Sussex Kings Road student accommodation in Brighton has a prominent position in a conservation area…read more.

Published: 11th March 2019


Cliff House

Spectus windows help transform iconic hotel into luxury seafront apartments Specialist Spectus fabricator Mercury Glazing has manufactured and supplied 204 windows for the sympathetic landmark refurbishment of Cliff House, an iconic former hotel in Felixstowe,…read more.

Published: 19th December 2018


Spectus and Worsley Glass help transform Manchester’s Wilburn Basin and create nearly 500 homes

Wilburn Basin is a brand new high-quality housing development of nearly 500 homes in four blocks ranging from 8 to 21 storeys sited around the historic River Irwell Basin, Manchester. It offers an attractive waterside…read more.

Published: 20th February 2018


ADM Windows uses Spectus Flush Casement windows to recreate traditional aesthetics in a farmhouse

Sheffield’s ADM Windows has just given a stone farmhouse in Maltby, South Yorkshire, a new lease of life by installing 17 Spectus Flush Casement windows and one bay window. Aaron Fountain, Director of ADM Windows,…read more.

Published: 27th November 2017


care home development

Elite 70 specified for flagship care home development

Spectus has supplied its Elite 70 Bevelled solution to a state-of-the-art, residential care home development in Barrow-in-Furness. Parkview Gardens is a £7 million, 60-bed care facility designed for older adults, which offers specialist support for…read more.

Published: 23rd August 2017


ADM Windows uses Spectus Flush Casement windows

To enhance heritage looks of a barn conversion in Worksop Spectus fabricator ADM Windows in Sheffield has just completed the installation of nine Spectus Flush Casement windows in a barn conversion in Worksop. Aaron Fountain,…read more.

Published: 10th May 2017