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Project:	Stables Market, London
Date:	17th January 2005
Source:	Eastern Daily Press

Glazing firm set to unveil its invention

An East Anglian glazing firm will unveil its invention at a London landmark next week.

English Architectural Glazing (EAG), based at Mildenhall, has spent nine months developing the Systemstax product, which it hopes will transform the marketplace for frameless glazing and be used in projects such as offices and shopping centres.

Systemstax involves glazing panels held in place by specially designed and engineered clamps and literally stacked one on top of another, rather than the traditional and expensive method of drilling holes through the glass units and supporting them on separate structures.

EAG chose Camden Lock Market to be the first building to use Systemstax, which it will unveil to the media next Monday.

The company won the £1.7m contract to provide glazing, curtain walling, windows and brickwork for the new Camden Lock Market from Stanley Sidings. The glazing is being put in place and is expected to be completed by the end of the month.

Managing director Simon Gladwin said: "We are very excited by Systemstax and for such a well-known venue as Camden Lock Market to be the first ever building to use the product.

"Systemstax works like no other glazing system we know and it's excellent news for the Eastern region that a local firm has brought this concept to the market."

The company is based on Mildenhall's industrial estate in Chiswick Avenue and employs 110 people split between its HQ and numerous sites around the UK.

EAG has been involved in a series of high-profile projects in London.

Last year, it completed work on Hans Crescent in Knightsbridge as part of a major facelift. EAG installed curtain walling and windows for the office and retail scheme as specialist subcontractor to Galliford Try.

It has also won a £1.6m contract to carry out an "acoustic facelift" for The Roundhouse in Camden. EAG is designing an acoustically-enhanced system for new roof glazing and curtain walling as part of a £28m redevelopment of the building to create a new arts and music venue.

The Roundhouse started life as a Victorian experiment, an engine turning house on the mainline out of Euston, designed by George Stephenson.

When no longer required by the railway, it became a gin warehouse, and the main roof glazing was blocked out to prevent the direct sunlight from spoiling the gin.

Finally, it became an iconic venue of the Sixties, home to performances from Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones and the venue for The Doors' only UK gig until it was closed in 1983.

Mr Gladwin said: "The Roundhouse is a very exciting project for us to be involved with, given the bespoke nature of the acoustic glazing system that will be the envy of many UK and European venues."

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