A Coffee with James Sutherland, managing director at Dortech Our MD, James Sutherland, was recently interviewed by The Huddersfield Examiner all about Dortech, running a business and how he relaxes away from the office. If you missed the original...
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This IS bad! Before reading on, there are some real-life examples of serious issues our engineers have identified whilst conducting maintenance work. Due to the sensitivities involved around these projects, names, locations and project references have been removed. We...
What does turnkey commercial glazing maintenance actually mean? If your business requires cleaning and maintenance of its commercial glazing assets – such as aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling – what does this process involve? For many organisations, maintenance...
Why is a maintenance strategy important in building design? When looking to design a building, it’s easy for some architects to get carried away with solely the aesthetic of the building – after all, it has to look good...
Challenging conditions for today’s architectural glazing industry Very recently, one of our local competitors went into administration, and here at Dortech HQ, we’re very sad to hear that our industry has lost such a respected company. Our managing director,...
Every business has assets that it needs to maintain, it’s just that there are some which – because you review them on a regular basis – are at the forefront of your mind more often than others. Let’s give...
Should you replace or repair your commercial windows? To repair or to replace, that is the question – but what is the answer for business owners looking to get maximum return on investment from their commercial glazing assets? Sometimes...
Through the looking glass with… Zoe Charlesworth As part of our newest blog series, we put a different member of the Dortech Maintenance team in the hotseat every month – asking 10 quickfire questions about their role, personality and...
Through the looking glass with… Tracey Fairclough As part of our newest blog series, we put a different member of the Dortech Maintenance team in the hot seat every month – asking 10 quickfire questions about their role, personality...
Huddersfield firm donates installation services to Scout hut renovation project Commercial glazing specialist Dortech Maintenance has taken part in a CSR project, installing new doors at 1st Rugeley Scout Hut for free, to improve its safety and security. Forming...
Bi-fold vs sliding doors – which are better and why? Believe it or not, there’s a big debate about door types. Both the bi-fold and sliding varieties are highly sought after – not just because of their modern appearance,...
How long should architectural glazing last? Contrary to widespread belief, architectural glazing doesn’t just refer to windows – it encompasses a wide range of other installations such as entrance doors and storefronts, curtain walling and security glass. However, regardless...
Dortech Maintenance is the latest winner of Eaton Smith’s Business of the Month Award. The Huddersfield-based company is part of the Dortech Group, specialising in commercial glazing with an architectural, maintenance and direct division. As part of a group with over 25 years’ architectural glazing experience,...
Through the looking glass with… Roxanne Stainburn As part of our newest blog series, we put a different member of the Dortech Maintenance team in the hot seat every month – asking 10 quickfire questions about their role, personality...
What does your office entrance say about you? Whether it’s in front of business partners, employees or customers, all companies want to make a great first impression. And, often one of the first places a prospective client will...
5 signs your aluminium windows need replacing Because they’re part of your office furniture and they’re ‘just there,’ you rarely think about their preservation, but the maintenance of your business’s glazing assets is pivotal for a safe and comfortable...
What does our MD’s typical working day look like? Our day-to-day lives are so busy – both in and out of work – and our MD, James Sutherland, was recently interviewed by Business Leader about what his typical...
Maintenance spotlight: 5 things to expect from a commercial glazing maintenance survey You may have heard on the grapevine that commercial glazing maintenance is highly important for your business – but why? It actually all stems from the old...
Why does planned maintenance matter for commercial glazing? As human beings, we’re often guilty of being creatures of convenience, but when it comes to maintaining your business’s commercial glazing, you can’t afford to take the easy option! To put...
Through the looking glass with… Steve McMann As part of our newest blog series, we put a different member of the Dortech Maintenance team in the hot-seat every month – asking 10 quick-fire questions about their role, personality and...
Dortech Group has been crowned the winner of Huddersfield Town’s Shooting Stars Award – created in association with Lucas Lee. First established a quarter of a century ago, the Huddersfield-based firm has been designing, manufacturing, installing and maintaining bespoke...
Yorkshire Business Insider – Blasting through BREXIT Our Managing Director James Sutherland recently attended the Brexit roundtable event for Business Insider
Dortech’s glazing maintenance team continues to expand Dortech Maintenance has welcomed three new colleagues into the team, following the announcement that the division looks set to grow to a £1m business this year. Jack Butters has been appointed as...
Spring focus – why planned maintenance matters for your glazing? Facilities managers are no strangers to regularly servicing their capital equipment to maximise efficiencies and the operational life of their machinery. But savvy FMs are also increasingly recognising that...
Growth of maintenance division signals positive year for Dortech A brave decision made during the toughest economic conditions of the past decade, has proven a game-changer for a commercial glazing specialist. That’s the bold statement made by James Sutherland, managing director...
CONGRATULATIONS! to Dean Steadman on becoming a Site Supervisor after completing his Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS). Here at Dortech, we are committed to the development & continued professional growth of our employees!
Our Maintenance Engineers have ask each customer to sign & score a job satisfaction measure for every project that we carry out , with measures from ‘Excellent’ to ‘Poor’. We are delighted to announce that in the...
Location: Wetherby, West Yorkshire Project Type: Balustrade Date Completed: May 2018 Description: This converted barn in wetherby was looking for something extra to make there garden stand out from the rest of the street. In one day our maintenance team installed...
Location: Saddleworth, Greater Manchester Project Type: Balustrade Date Completed: May 2018 Description: Our maintenance team took part in our new business venture Alustrade, the new innovative aluminium balustrade system can be installed quickly and efficiently. The above example has...
Location: Kingston upon Hull Project Type: Triple Glaze Replacement Date Completed: March 2018 Description: Our Maintenance Engineers were contacted to assist in the survey and replacement of a broken piece of glazing at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Hull, the...
Location: Chesterfield, West Yorkshire Project Type: Replacement Glass to a Frameless Vent The issues: • Glass breakage to a structurally bonded piece of glass following an impact • Technal aluminium window into a cladded reveal • Live Hospital Environment...
Location: Barnsley, West Yorkshire Project Type: Glass Replacement Date Completed: January 2018 Description: Strategic Team Group contacted our Maintenance Engineers to Assist in the survey and replacement of a broken piece of roof light glass at Barnsley College. The...
Bi-folding door Installation, Wilmslow Our engineers have just completed yet another perfect bi-folding door installation in Wilmslow. Following a strict design criteria to maximise light, retain heat and have a fully openable aperture; our team selected Senior Architectural PURe®...
Location: Leeds Project Type: Residential Glazing Works Date Completed: September 2017 Description: Dortech were contacted by the building owner with a view to assisting in developing a bespoke, high performance glazing scheme for a property in Leeds. Our engineers...
Location: Manchester Project Type: Residential Glazing Works Date Completed: September 2017 Description: Our teams were engaged to deliver this exciting, city centre glazing project, located in St John Street, Manchester. The clients objective was to enhance the aesthetics of...
Location: York Project Type: Glazing enhancement works Date Completed: August 2017 Description: The team were contacted by York University for assistance in improving the aesthetics and performance of a glazed link bridge on their campus. We selected and used...
Location: Leeds Project Type: Glazing works to retirement home Date Completed: August 2017 Description: McArthy & Stone contacted our engineers with a requirement for two new curtain walling screens, which we subsequently designed, manufactured and installed. Technal MX visible...
Location: Leeds Project Type: Glass replacement Date Completed: August 2017 Description: The team were contacted in respect to 3 units of defective glass located on the 7th, 8th and 10th Glass had to be removed and replaced using the...
Location: Darwen Project Type: Glazing enhancement works Date Completed: July 2017 Description: Darwen Academy contacted our engineers to assist the Academy in enhancing the existing capless curtain walling. Their objective was to increase the amount of natural ventilation to...
Location: Lancaster Project Type: Glass Replacement Date Completed: July 2017 Description: Our team were contacted by Lancaster University to replace a broken piece of glass in a visible grid curtain walling screen. The works only took one day to...
Location: Hull Project Type: Glass Replacement Date Completed: July 2017 Description: Our engineers have just completed a glass replacement project in Hull to an existing Schueco FW50 +SG, capless curtain walling screen. The works necessitated the use of specialist...
Location: Harrogate Project Type: Residential Glazing Works Date Completed: June 2017 Description: Dortech were engaged to design, manufacture and install two, curved headed curtain walling screens, one set of bi-folding doors and a glazed rooflight to a new development...
Our Engineers have just completed high level glass replacement work at Wakefields New Civic Offices Building. The broken glass was located in a large glazed rooflight utilising a Schueco curtain walling roof system. A specialist city crane was used...
Location: Chesterfield Project Type: Replacement Frameless Vent Date Completed: May 2017 Description: Our engineers were contacted by Chesterfield Hospital following a reported breakage to a structurally bonded window vent, from a golf ball. A frameless glass, bonded vent Technal...
This is our latest bespoke glass structure installation incorporating; aluminium bi-folding doors, triangular clerestory fixed lights and bespoke, large span glazing and powder coated aluminium flashings. Our designers followed some very strict criteria set out by...
Our team have recently undertaken a glass replacement project at Sheffield UTC, for Wates Construction. We believe a spontaneous breakage had occurred as a consequence of a chemical impurity during the glass manufacturing process. Specialist access and heavy lifting...
One of our teams has just completed a quick turnaround glass replacement project at Oldham Leisure Centre. The glass was thought to have been broken from a projectile and was installed into a visible grid curtain walling suite supplied...
Our expert team of maintenance engineers have just completed a curtain wall reconfiguration project at Newcastle College. Our customer wanted to introduce a new entrance door into an existing screen and engaged our team to...
This picture was taken during the replacement of a large, heavy glass unit at Darwen Academy. The glass unit was part of a silicone bonded / capless curtain walling installation at the site. Glass units had aluminium carrier frames...
It’s a good job our engineers have got heads for heights! This picture was taken during a glass replacement projects we were engaged to deliver on the 11th floor of a 17 storey tower in Sheffield. Specialist glass lifting...