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A new landmark was announced in March 2019 in Stratford called The Pavilion - a new 10,000sq. ft. building within Stratford’s International Quarter London (IQL), a hub location for workplaces, homes, shops, restaurants and businesses. Now on its final stages, this amphitheatre-style multistorey events pavilion is...

100 Liverpool Street was originally designed by Arup and built in 1988. Hopkins Architects re-designed 100 Liverpool Street and 8-12 Broadgate to form one stunning development, adjacent to Liverpool Street Station, London’s new Crossrail and Elizabeth Line transport hubs. The re-development, being completed in 2020,...

Planning permission was given in 2017 for one of the largest Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Europe, budgeted at £50m for the 10.5-acre brown field development, located in Brighton Road, Stockport, and adjacent to the M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road. The dealership was developed by Hong Kong-based...

Founded in 1889, Brentford Football Club established a home at the Griffin Park stadium in 1904. As part of a major redevelopment, which included the construction of a new 17,250 capacity stadium at Lionel Road. Brentford Football Club, adjacent to the Kew Bridge railway station,...

Situated in London’s iconic area of Mayfair Park Crescent West, is a Grade 1 listed residential terrace, originally designed by the architect John Nash, with the construction completed in 1821. Under the ownership of the Crown Estate, the terrace went through an extensive refurbishment, retaining...

Over the course of the past years, a significant amount of infrastructure work has been undertaken in London, including the completion of the Crossrail project and additions and extensions to the Tube line. The Northern line extension to Battersea is currently under construction, which includes...

For some considerable time, Kite Glass has been manufacturing and supplying, architectural and structural glass for use in rail stations in infrastructure projects. Recently, we have supplied Heat Soaked toughened laminated glass for Crossrail projects including Custom House, Nine Elms and Whitechapel stations. All three...

Not every project we undertake is in a Central London high-profile commercial building or infrastructure facility. No matter what the size or profile of building our customers have, we always deliver without compromise to the high standards that we are renowned for. So, when receiving...

Kite Glass supplied the roof glazing in its entirety for the refurbishment of The Porter Gallery at the prestigious Victoria & Albert (most commonly known as the V&A) Museum. The V&A Museum in the Brompton district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London...

The risk of flooding to coastal towns around the UK is high and increasing due to rising sea levels. To combat this risk, the Environment Agency has, recently, been undertaking development work to help improve the flood defences in areas where protection is lacking. One...