Ventrolla in the News and Press
03 February 2012
This winter, a local window renovation company in Ross-on-Wye has found a novel way to make use of its waste materials as well as reviving the local bird population. Geoff Walsh, who runs Ventrolla Hereford, Worcester and South Wales, has built a nu...
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09 January 2012
Robert Wood has just celebrated a successful 10 year career in helping retain the heritage of the area’s most historic buildings and period properties.
The timber window renovation technician from Ross-on-Wye has worked for local company Ven...
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14 December 2011
Window and door renovation specialist Ventrolla has announced it will now supply and fit new replacement timber period doors , giving customers the as choice to whether they renovate or replace.
Entrance doors are fundamental in retaining the c...
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05 December 2011
It's an exciting time at Ventrolla as the timber window renovation specialists bring a new product to the market.
Ventrolla has launched a new double glazing renovation solution for sash windows and casement windows. This enables the timber window...
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02 December 2011
This winter looks set to be a cold one, with below-average temperatures and heavy snowfall likely, according to experts. Combine this with two heating bill hikes in 12 months and this Christmas could be received with a frosty reception.
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17 November 2011
Sash window renovation expert Ventrolla London Commercial has invested in three new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic vans to give its green credentials a boost. Best in its class for CO2 emissions, the ECOnetic leads the way with a tiny 98g/km of CO2 bei...
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02 November 2011
Residents and members of a local branch of The Victorian Society in the Bournville area of Birmingham feel let down by a decision to allow the installation of uPVC replacement windows and doors.
It’s the first time in the village’s history...
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13 June 2011
Ventrolla North East & Yorkshire Ridings will be exhibiting at The Great Yorkshire Show on 12th to 14th July 2011 – the annual agricultural show hosted by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society at the Harrogate Showground.
The event plays host t...
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26 April 2011
Ventrolla North East will be exhibiting at the regional sustainable building product exhibition ECOSHOWCASE in Leeds on 10 May 2011. The event showcases sustainable products and solutions for the construction sector, and the Buyers and Specifiers attendi...
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26 April 2011
Welcome to our 2011 Spring Summer issue of In The Frame, the newsletter from Ventrolla, the UK’s leading traditional timber sash and casement window renovation specialist. In this issue you’ll find news of what’s been happening within ...
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21 February 2011
9 DAYS OF IDEAS & INSPIRATION FOR YOUR HOME Ventrolla London Commercial is exhibiting at the Grand Designs Live Show, Excel London, on 30 April – 8 May 2011. Grand Designs Live is the UK’s number-one, award-winning show for design ...
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01 December 2010
“Have you noticed that Ted and Sandra down the road are having some work done on their house? I think it’s about time we got started on some of our own little home projects.”
Is this a similar conversation you have with your partner ...
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08 November 2010
Television property guru Sarah Beeny has opened the doors of her Grade II* listed Georgian mansion, Rise Hall , to host luxury events and weddings after an enormous restoration effort.
With a new three-part Channel Four series starting in Novembe...
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21 October 2010
Heritage experts have slammed the government’s decision to slash the resources of its statutory advisor English Heritage by a third, a recent article on “Building Online” reports.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to...
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14 October 2010
Before painting a window sash in sash windows , it is important to prepare properly – the amount of work you will have to do will depend on the state of the existing paintwork.
You also may want to protect the sash window glass from paint...
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07 October 2010
Replacing windows can result in unnecessary complications, higher costs to the client, loss of the building’s character and a negative impact on the environment. Recognised by English Heritage and CADW, Ventrolla’s Perimeter Sealing System i...
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07 October 2010
Traditional sash windows are an essential feature of a period building’s character, and improving the energy efficiency of a window, whilst retaining the character and aesthetic appeal, is extremely important. Ventrolla has been renovating tim...
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06 October 2010
Spending cuts, coupled with the government’s decision to abolish the Building Schools for the Future programme, mean that many schools will now be forced to reconsider their approach to maintenance issues. Whereas outright replacement might once h...
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05 October 2010
Since the revision in April 2006, many of our customers have been confused about the Building Regulations “Document Part L” (L1B and L2B – existing properties) – especially in relation to windows. In the past this confusion may h...
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20 September 2010
Tony Dee, Managing Director of Ventrolla Staffs and Salop, has been delighted with the response he had to the charity golf day hosted in conjunction with the Disabled Golf and English Blind Golf Associations on Thursday 2nd September. The event took pla...
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26 August 2010
Whether it’s to help save the planet or simply ease the strain on your wallet, reducing energy consumption is something every homeowner needs to be thinking about. Small changes can make a noticeable difference over time and they don’t have ...
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08 July 2010
While the government has confirmed a rise in the standard rate of VAT to 20%, a number of energy saving materials still qualify for a significantly reduced amount of tax. This lower rate remains unchanged at 5% and is designed to encourage more widespre...
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06 July 2010
Tony Dee, from our Ventrolla Staffs and Salop branch, is hoping local golfers will club together to help raise awareness of opportunities in the sport for disabled people. Tony has teamed up with the Disabled Golf Society and the English Blind Gol...
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14 June 2010
The much maligned Home Information Pack (HIP) may be history, but the need for energy efficient homes is still very much alive. The government confirmed last month that HIPs would be suspended with immediate effect and homeowners would no longer need to...
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09 June 2010
There is a general misperception that single glazing causes condensation. This is far from the truth. The fact is that we produce around 112 pints of airborne moisture a week, from cooking, washing and just breathing. So where does it go? The answer is ...
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09 June 2010
To minimise our environmental impact and to retain the historic value of original sash, casement and other timber windows, Ventrolla does not replace the glazing as part of its normal renovation and performance upgrade service. The exception is where the...
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09 June 2010
Period timber windows come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Most historic villages and towns, such as Brighton, pride themselves on their colourful appearance, using colourful paint on their property’s render and windows alike. To accommodate cus...
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25 May 2010
The Government has released their “Statement on the Historic Environment of England”, to welcome praise from The Historic Towns Forum (HTF), and Ventrolla alike. The Government believes that the historic environment is an asset of enormous ...
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25 May 2010
Ventrolla will be out and about supporting the Staffordshire County show on WEDNESDAY 2nd JUNE & THURSDAY 3rd JUNE 2010.
If you're in the area or going to the show, why not drop in and see us at Stand U332 . We will be happy to answer any ques...
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24 May 2010
By Alan Bell, Marketing Director, Ventrolla* Most of us are familiar with the expression that if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is. So when a number of major national UPVC window companies started their traditional New Ye...
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21 May 2010
Ventrolla has always known that renovating is a better option than replacing old sash windows but now English Heritage has carried out scientific research that confirms this.
It has never made more sense to retain your old windows. Original timber sa...
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17 May 2010
Draughts and rattles are unwanted house guests for any homeowner with traditional wooden sash or casement windows.
But if your windows are ageing and not operating smoothly, don’t assume that replacement is your only option.
Ventroll...
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03 May 2010
Issue 07: Spring/Summer 10 • Case Studies: Focus on Ventrolla Midlands • Condensation: A Clearer View • Window Scrappage Scheme: Comment Piece • A Glass Act To Follow • More Pallet-able Parting Bead
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01 March 2010
Ventrolla London Commercial has checked in with a stylish boutique hotel in South Kensington to assist with a major restoration project.
The company was appointed by The Kensington Hotel to restore the period wooden sash windows on the building’...
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15 February 2010
Ventrolla Lancashire has helped put the finishing touches to a £60,000 renovation project at an historic family home in Ormskirk.
Dating back to the 17th century and believed to be the oldest house in the town, Chapel House has been owned by the...
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12 February 2010
Sash window specialist Ventrolla South East has started renovation work on the historic Coleherne Court in Earls Court, South West London, which was once home to Diana, Princess of Wales.
Ventrolla was appointed for the project by Coleherne Court Main...
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01 February 2010
Ventrolla has offered counsel to a small business owner in Colchester to help them deal with their damaged sash windows.
Ventrolla, the sash window renovation specialist carried out repairs to three upper floor windows at the Life Force Centre for Nat...
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11 January 2010
Ventrolla London Commercial, the sash window renovation specialist, has successfully completed an £80,000 project on 44 residential flats in Greenwich.
Ventrolla renovated 474 sash windows over a three month period in order to correct a number o...
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16 December 2009
An online Telegraph article discusses the energy problems associated with period Victorian, Georgian and Edwardian homes, and how to 'Retro Green' your period home to make it more energy efficient with low carbon emissions.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk...
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15 December 2009
More than a million pounds of Lottery funding is helping to refurbish an historic Liverpool library.
Toxteth Community Library closed in November 2008 to make way for the project, which will transform the Grade II listed building and vastly improve it...
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14 December 2009
Television presenter, Sarah Beeny had a few words of window-related wisdom for a pair of amateur property developers in a recent series of the Channel 4 show, Property Ladder.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/property-ladder/4od#2933688
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09 December 2009
The contentious issue of what to do with a draughty period window came to the fore again this month when a Guardian columnist shared his frustrating experiences of trying to develop a listed property.
The local council refused to permit the installati...
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08 December 2009
Ventrolla has helped kick-start the refurbishment of a Victorian property in Wolverhampton, which is owned by one of the country’s largest housing and regeneration groups.
Ventrolla’s Staffs and Salop office reinstated six wooden sash wind...
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08 December 2009
Ventrolla Midlands has renovated 96 traditional wooden sash windows at five Georgian houses belonging to the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.
Vicars’ Court, a quadrangle of Grade II listed houses close to Southwell Minster, is home to the lo...
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08 December 2009
A photograph taken in the early 1900’s has aided window renovation specialist Ventrolla in completing a project on a period property in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire.
Ventrolla Midlands was appointed to replace three sash windows on the fron...
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08 December 2009
Ventrolla has successfully completed its third consecutive project at a primary school in Sherwood Rise, Nottingham.
The Midlands office of the window renovation specialist carried out work on 14 windows at Claremont Primary and Nursery School.
Wor...
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08 December 2009
Ventrolla has successfully completed a £19,000 renovation project at St Marie’s Cathedral in Sheffield.
Sixty windows were renovated and restored at the cathedral house, home to a number of offices and the current Dean, Father Christopher ...
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08 December 2009
Sash window renovation specialist Ventrolla London Commercial has added a ‘touch of glass’ to London’s oldest hotel.
The company was instructed by Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair to refurbish 36 wooden sliding sash windows on the grou...
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08 December 2009
Ventrolla South Yorkshire has gone back to school in Sheffield to complete a £40,000 project.
The sash window renovation specialist was appointed by the Girls’ Day School Trust, owner of Sheffield High School, to renovate and repair 120 pe...
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01 December 2009
Issue 06: Autumn/Winter 09 • Case Studies: Focus on Ventrolla South Yorkshire • Conservation Areas At Risk • Article 4 Directions • Window Renovation vs. Replacement • Ventrolla: RIBA NBS Plus •&nb...
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24 September 2009
Ventrolla Central Office exhibited at the Northern Homebuilding and Renovating Show, Harrogate International Centre from 6th to 8th November 2009.
On the stand was a demonstration window, showcasing the Ventrolla service and system, as well as before ...
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31 July 2009
Issue 05: Spring/Summer 09 • Case Studies: Focus on Ventrolla Staffs & Salop • HIP Update • Slimline double glazing options • Let the sunshine in • Ventrolla CPDs • Painting with SRS
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29 June 2009
Homeowners should take a fresh look at their options before replacing damaged period windows.
The need for window renovation was dramatically highlighted this week in a survey undertaken by English Heritage, which revealed that plastic windows and doo...
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16 April 2009
Ventrolla South Yorkshire has successfully completed an 18-month project to renovate 120 sash and casement windows in the new and exclusive development of Leopold Square, Sheffield. The building was originally the Central Technical School, built between...
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16 April 2009
Ventrolla has successfully restored a number of sash windows at a nationally acclaimed grammar school in Wolverhampton.
The Staffs and Salop office of the window renovation specialist carried out work at Wolverhampton Grammar School in the...
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16 April 2009
Ventrolla, the window renovation specialist, has upgraded and renovated sash windows at a former brewery in Stone, Staffordshire.
A total of 18 original sash windows have been renovated at the grade 1 listed building which dates back to the 1850s a...
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16 April 2009
Ventrolla London Commercial has completed a 12 week project to renovate period windows at St Leonards Hospital in Hackney.
A total of 160 sash windows at the historic premises on Nuttall Street were surveyed, renovated, draught proofed and had n...
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16 April 2009
Sash window renovation specialist Ventrolla has put its skills on public display by upgrading windows at an historic London museum.
Housed within a Grade I listed 16th century manor house, Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham contains local hi...
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16 April 2009
A historic family home in the heart of the Lake District is undergoing intensive care to restore its period features.
Wraysdale House in Coniston is being completely refurbished by its owner Dr Simon Fisher, who hopes to have the 19th century bu...
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16 April 2009
Ventrolla Lancashire is renovating the 630 windows of the Port of Liverpool Building, as part of a year long project to restore the historic property to its original glory.
The Grade II* listed building was built in the early 1900&rs...
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16 April 2009
There are happy days ahead for the residents of Halcyon Court in Headingley, near Leeds, after experts from Ventrolla stepped in to fix their draughty windows.
The company renovated around 70 sash windows at the historic building, which has been...
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15 April 2009
Ventrolla has successfully renovated and upgraded 60 sash windows in two Brighton junior schools.
The local Ventrolla South East office of the window renovation specialist, which is part of the national network of 25 offices throughout the UK, care...
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15 April 2009
Ventrolla South East were tasked with renovating 15 sash windows at Kingston Library and have restored the decayed window frames to their original appearance.
Although initially the client believed all 16 would need to be completely replaced; on...
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15 April 2009
Ventrolla South East has completed a large renovation project at Kingston Registry Office.
Jim Neale, Managing Director of Ventrolla South East, said: “The existing windows were not effectively insulating the building in the colder months ...
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15 April 2009
Ventrolla, the window renovation specialist, has upgraded and renovated Georgian sash windows at an historic house on the Essex coast.
Warner’s Hall in Burnham-on-Crouch has undergone a major refurbishment by the owner, Neil Kennedy, to retur...
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15 April 2009
Sash window renovation specialist Ventrolla has checked in with a Suffolk hotel to help refurbish a number of its bedrooms.
The family run Wentworth Hotel in the seaside resort of Aldeburgh has 35 ensuite bedrooms, all with period windows, and date...
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01 December 2008
VENTROLLA In The FRAME
Issue 04: Winter 08 • Case Studies: Focus on Ventrolla London Commercial • Noise Control • Energy Improvements: Its Pay Back Time • Safe As Houses: Security • Ventrolla: FSC ...
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22 February 2006
UK market leaders, Ventrolla, have upgraded the windows of Sheffield City Hall as part of a major refurbishment programme that will update the landmark building to a state of the art cultural venue and conference centre.
Ventrolla refurbishe...
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