Sheerframe fabricator and installer Radway has completed a major window and curtain walling replacement programme at Kenmore Park School in Kenton, Harrow, transforming the school environment in a large-scale refurbishment project. The work was required at the 1930s-built school complex, which is operated by Harrow council, after the existing windows in large parts of the building had deteriorated beyond the point of economical repair. Radway was awarded this contract after a successful tender bid, won in part on the strength of the fenestration contractor’s previous experience with Harrow council, having completed window replacement programmes at several other local schools. The result is a much improved learning environment with a more comfortable and stable temperature inside the building, enhanced ventilation, plus better acoustics and aesthetics. The design challenges were substantial with curtain walling structural advice coming from the Sheerframe design support department. Important consideration was also given to the fenestration style to ensure it looked in keeping with the existing architecture. Sheerframe 7000 system top hung casement windows were installed at Kenmore Park School replacing single glaze steel pivot windows with several elevations requiring curtain walling. These windows offer a long term solution which requires little or no maintenance over an expected service life of at least 35 years and, like all Sheerframe PVC windows, they are all completely calcium organic stabilised and free of lead additives. Radway’s Education Sales Manager Ian Latham says, “Kenmore Park School is an excellent example of how replacement PVC windows can make a huge difference to the learning environment and inject new life into school buildings which are still capable of meeting the needs of today’s education system. Working with L.B. Plastics and their Sheerframe window and curtain walling systems gives us the ability to deliver a high performance solution which represents excellent value for councils like Harrow.” Sheerframe window systems have been used widely in education refurbishment projects across the UK for three decades, from Victorian primary schools to large 1960s-built comprehensives and newbuild high rise college blocks.