A landmark church building in Kent designed by the architect of St. Pancras Station has been saved from decades of decay thanks to a restoration project that has seen it transformed into stunning apartments. The Storm team was delighted to be invited to work on the project which has breathed new life into All Saints […]
“Oh, the Places You’ll Go…”
It’s not every day you get to tread the same path as the likes of children’s author and illustrator Dr. Seuss, novelist John le Carre and the current UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak. If you’re wondering what these three could possibly have in common, they were all notable alumni of the Lincoln College of Oxford University. […]
Saving Surrey’s Semaphore Tower – the last in Britain!
Would you know what a semaphore tower was? We have to admit, until we were asked to work on one, we didn’t know either! One of our recent projects, however, involved the renovation of Britain’s last remaining Semaphore Tower based in Chatley Heath, Surrey. The uniquely shaped grade II listed building, dating back to the […]
How historic buildings are helping combat climate change
There are many reasons to love Britain’s beautiful historic buildings. They should command our respect for embodying our history and for being remarkable feats of architecture. But there is now another reason for us to embrace the buildings of bygone eras. Did you know they can help tackle the climate crisis? A recent report by […]
Retirement Accommodation – out with the old?
Have you thought about where you’d like to spend your retired years? Until the time comes, I don’t think many give it much thought. But retirement accommodation is big business and is moving on apace to the outdated vision we might have of retirement homes of the past. A host of contemporary, purpose-built villages with […]
Storm projects restart after lockdown
We’re thrilled to have some of our team back in our head office and factory and it’s great to see everyone settling back in. We’ve been picking up on projects that were postponed due to the COVID-19 shutdown, as well as starting work on further orders we’ve received over the past few weeks. Although we […]
Creative ways with windowsills
Windows might be there to let in light and let us enjoy the outdoors whilst inside, but their sills also provide us with ready-made shelves that offer the perfect space to get creative. We love to see the inventive ways people make use of the window ledges of their houses when we’ve finished installing secondary […]
Cranley Gardens
Take a plush Victorian terrace in an upmarket location, mix in a designated Conservation Area and a nearby historic city garden and you have the recipe for a highly desirable place to live. For this prestigious project, our collaboration with Newland Construction continues. We’re fitting glazing to sash windows in a deceivingly spacious listed home […]
Building relationships with building owners
Many glazing companies don’t get to create lasting working relationships with clients as their work on a property is generally a one-off installation project. Whilst we love working on one-off projects, whether that be in someone’s gorgeous period home or historic buildings such as cathedrals and universities, we feel really lucky that we do get […]
Preserving the capital’s captivating history
We love working on historic buildings across the UK, but there’s something about preserving the history of our capital that engenders an extra sense of pride. One of our latest projects takes us into the heart of Mayfair, to one of the first Georgian squares to have been built in the 1720s in the West […]