Livingwood Windows Company Profile
Livingwood Windows is one of the UK’s leading independent providers of superior quality, high performance double and triple glazed window and door systems. The company is based in Bury St Edmunds and supplies a comprehensive range of windows and doors manufactured from timber and aluminium clad composite. Livingwood Windows cover the whole of the UK and no project is too large or too small. The team has completed projects from a single entrance door to multi-million pound luxury housing projects and numerous commercial applications.
The stunning range of products includes outward opening Scandinavian style or inward opening German tilt and turn windows, patio doors, French doors, entrance doors and sliding folding doors. Livingwood Windows is also a supplier of the renowned Sunflex range of sliding and bi-folding timber, timber composite and aluminium doors.
Services
Livingwood Windows has built up an in-depth knowledge and experience within the UK construction industry and is a supporter of sustainable design. All the products supplied by the company are sourced responsibly from FSC certified suppliers and produced in environmentally sustainable factories. The team invites clients to visit the Bury St Edmunds showroom to discuss requirements and staff are happy to visit clients and provide guidance on specifying the most appropriate product. Installations can be carried out by a Livingwood Windows approved installer and the team can provide an estimate for the professional installation service. Livingwood Windows personally oversees every delivery and installation to ensure that the project is carried out effectively, accurately and efficiently.
Doors
There is a comprehensive range of doors to choose from that will accommodate all styles, ages and types of residential and commercial buildings. Options include:
- Bi-Fold Doors
Bi-fold doors are able to open up as wide as the whole width of the door to create a versatile space, bringing the outdoors in. The doors are available in inward and outward opening configurations in timber, alu-clad and full aluminium options. The inward system is suitable for applications where greater air-tightness is required and can be supplied with a thermal frame that is extremely thermally efficient offering a U-value of 0.8W/m2k. The outward opening system has extremely slim sightlines of 80mm and can incorporate a completely flush threshold for internal applications. The doors are available in configurations of up to 8 metres in one direction and 16 metres with 8 doors to the left and right and up to 3 metres high. An aluminium cladding option is available on all doors.
The French door range is available in a wide range of contemporary and traditional styles to suit any application. The doors are manufactured from various hardwoods and softwoods and feature two outward opening doors with multi-point locking systems. The frames are designed to maximise the amount of natural light through into the room and minimise the visual impact of the doorway joinery when considered externally.
- Lift and Slide Doors
Lift and slide doors are suitable for very large openings of up to 18 metres wide and 2.7 metres high. The airtight contemporary designs are extremely versatile and are available in a wide range of configurations. The smooth action of the lift and slide system enables large sashes to be easily moved and the door will drop into position onto airtight seals. Livingwood Windows has the capability to provide highly sophisticated entrance doors systems that combine design, security and longevity.
- Tilt and Slide Doors
Tilt and slide doors are manufactured to a compact design and offer high levels of air-tightness and the ability to provide background ventilation. The advantages of such as system includes U-values as low as 1.oW/m2K, space efficiency, 50% opening area options, various opening configurations.
Livingwood Windows offers a comprehensive range of classic through to contemporary entrance doors which are tailor-made to suit any application. The doors are made to order and there are over 30 designs to choose from, or a completely bespoke style can be made to exact specification. The doors are made from engineered wood, are supplied pre-hung and incorporate a multi-point locking mechanism.
Windows
Livingwood Windows offers a vast array of window designs to suit every taste and requirement from traditional through to contemporary styles. The windows are available in timber, alu-clad and aluminium options and come in double or triple glazed options. Each of the window designs has been developed to offer security, ease of use, superior thermal performance, weather resistance and longevity. The main window options include:
- Timber Flush Casement Windows
The timber flush casement window is a more traditional styled window widely specified in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia. Manufactured from Scandinavian pine, the windows are available in projecting top-hung, top-swing and side-hung opening options.
- Timber Tilt and Turn Windows
A tilt and turn window opens inwards and is commonly specified in continental Europe. This style of window allows for very large opening sash sizes and can be opened in two ways; to the side or tilted at the top to a ventilation position of 100-200mm. The windows offer a U-value of 0.8 W/m2K.
Sliding sash windows replicate the elegance and simple grace of traditional English sash windows. The windows are manufactured from laminated pine and incorporate double glazed units offering a U-value of 1.1W/m2K. The windows are fitted with torso balance springs and a handle on the bottom sash. The bottom sash has the option to tilt inwards to allow for cleaning. The design of the windows ensures superior weather and thermal performance.
- Aluminium Flush Casement Windows
The aluminium clad windows are manufactured from high quality engineered timber with external aluminium surfaces which are polyester powder coated. Key advantages of alu-clad windows include weather resistance, contemporary and sleek designs, durability and easy maintenance. Options for the casement windows include top-guided, top-swing, 90 degree side-hung and side hung configurations.
- Aluminium Tilt and Turn Windows
Aluminium clad tilt and turn windows feature a dual hinge system which enables the casement to open into the room from the top or side. The windows can incorporate double or triple glazed units and options on the glazing include reinforced safety glass, energy saving glass, sun protection glass and acoustic glass. An alu-clad window system is beneficial in extreme weather conditions such as those found at coastal locations and high altitudes.
- Thermal Windows
The benefits of a new thermal window include practical tilt and turn functions in a single window, an additional thermal insulation layer in the timber profile, U-value of 0.8W/m2K, wide choice of designs, easy maintenance and triple glazing. Thermal windows are available in tilt and turn, inward turn, tilt and non-opening options. Livingwood Windows also offers the Thermax range of windows which are one of the few systems available that are capable of achieving the very highest Passive House standards. Thermax windows and doors utilise the revolutionary Purint insulation core and achieve U-values of 0.7W/m2k.
Sunflex Folding and Sliding Doors
Livingwood Windows is an authorised distributor of Sunflex UK folding and sliding door systems. Sunflex offers technically advanced folding and sliding systems which are available in aluminium, timber or timber with external aluminium cladding. The door systems are capable of achieving opening widths of up to 25 metres, with the option of inward or outward opening, to the left or right in flush or weathered track options. Movable corner posts and angled units of 90 or 135 degrees or segmented units enable unprecedented design flexibility to create large bay or curved radius openings. The systems available include:
- SF45 non-thermal aluminium folding system for internal and external applications
- SF55 thermally broken aluminium folding system
- SF65 laminated timber folding system
- SF70 thermally broken aluminium folding system
- SVG99/155 thermally broken aluminium sliding system with extreme capabilities
- SF25 glass partition wall sliding system offering uninterrupted panoramic views
- SF45, 55 and 65 horizontal sliding wall system.
Livingwood Windows prides itself on being one of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of superior quality, high performance double and triple glazed window and door systems. The company has established a highly respected reputation throughout the UK for exceptional levels of quality and service. The dedicated team at Livingwood Windows welcomes enquiries and is happy to provide in-depth advice and information across the product range, as well as offering site visits to provide competitive quotations and guidance. Clients are encouraged to visit the Bury St Edmunds showroom to see first-hand the high quality product ranges.