Another Industry First for Sash

Having earned an unbeatable reputation in the UK as the No.1 manufacturer of conservatories, doors and windows, Sash UK’s status has managed to extend its reach across the Atlantic seeing the company secure a $1.8m contract to supply a two-storey conservatory as part of its joint venture with VEKA - Blue Diamond Conservatories - believed to be the largest conservatory deal ever made in the UK to date!

When a Pittsburg-based residential care home wanted to extend its premises to accommodate a swimming pool enclosure, scouring the US market to find a company to replicate the traditional, quintessential elegance and grandeur often associated with UK conservatories proved extremely unrewarding…that is until they found Blue Diamond. With Sash UK’s expertise in design & construction and VEKA’s versatile profile system, Blue Diamond was deemed the perfect choice as a company that could deliver exactly what they were looking for.

“We pride ourselves on producing inspirational structures and it seems that our reputation for greatness is reaching global proportions, seeing us out classing our transatlantic counterparts,” comments Sash UK’s joint Managing Director Dave Ruzicka. “Securing a deal of this size and nature is fantastic news for Sash. This high profile showcase job is one that will certainly cause a stir in the industry and quite rightly so! We won it because we are the best at what we do. The challenge for us now is to find out if any other company has secured a bigger deal…but it is doubtful.”
The 38m long x 18m wide conservatory has to be painstakingly pre-built on the shop floor, with the components assembled to ensure that this premium construction meets all design requirements. Once done, then the structure will be shipped to America to be erected, with installation scheduled for October 2007.

Once complete, the conservatory will stand as a permanent testament to the ability of Sash to supply and manufacture portal structures to the largest possible dimensions. “We have the capacity and we have the capability,” continues Dave. “This project is not simply a case of supplying components – it requires an expert degree of design engineering and meticulous planning to ensure complete success. The client recognised that we were more than capable of completing this mammoth task and once the structure is erected, we will be justifiably heralded as the company that made a record breaking deal to supply the largest conservatory ever sold in the UK!”