Architectural
ironmongery specialist Cooke Brothers is making a significant
investment in the launch of a comprehensive modular
stainless steel handrail and balustrade system: The Phoenix Range.
Phoenix is innovative balustrading and handrail solution undergoing
testing to all relevant European standards and Building Regulations.
Because it is an entirely modular system, the Phoenix Balustrading
range allows complete design flexibility with a huge range of tubes
and infill panels to suit any interior design scheme.
Balustrading
often forms an integral part of a building’s interior design scheme
and is also increasingly used to link indoor and our door space,
improving aesthetics and increasing security and safety. The modular
nature of the Phoenix system, with myriad tube and infill panel
options, means that it can be adapted and bespoke manufactured for
any design scheme with ‘mix and match’ solutions. For instance,
the Phoenix rail can be matched up with high quality wood, composite
or polymer hand rail systems, or made with sleeved options to combine
high strength with warm-to-touch railings. Thanks to the company’s
manufacturing competence, bespoke components can be easily made for
exclusive one-off designs such as cantilevered handrails.
The
basis of any balustrade design is the tubing and the Phoenix range is
available with round, square, rectangular or bespoke profiles in
satin or mirror stainless steel. The choice of infill panels is
almost limitless. From the cool sleek minimalism of glass, to wood,
bars, mesh or metalwork, the Phoenix balustrade system can match any
project’s requirements, both safety and aesthetics.
Safety is a vital consideration in the specification of
balustrading which are rated under BS 6180:2011 according to the
loading at which 25mm horizontal deflection at 1100mm height is
reached. Different specifications are required for domestic and
commercial settings as well as areas where people may congregate.
This is in addition to other areas of compliance such as dimension,
clearance between the handrail and any adjacent wall surface,
rotation of fittings and, in certain cases a requirement for rails to
be warm-to-the-touch. Phoenix balustrading from Cooke Brothers is
undergoing extensive testing to reach and exceed all British and
European standards, codes of practice and Building Regulations.
Best
known for its range of quality hinges, Cooke Brothers has been
established since 1872 and in that time has built an enviable
reputation for manufacturing and supplying hinges
for standard and bespoke applications, at home and overseas. In
recent years the Cooke Brothers product portfolio has expanded to
include other architectural ironmongery ranges such as vision
panels, inset handles, and letter plates. Based in the West
Midlands, Cooke Brothers occupies a 5-acre site
dedicated to manufacture, testing and distribution.
Find out more at:
http://www.cookebrothers.co.uk/
