Cladding & façades
Green profiled wall cladding to a long elevation
Deep green profiled cladding runs along an extended side elevation beside a paved walkway.
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Cladding & façade systems
External walls for commercial buildings — new envelopes and upgrades to existing ones, with the detailing that decides how a façade performs and looks for years.
Why it matters
Getting cladding & façades right
The external wall carries a lot of weight in a building's story: thermal performance, weathertightness, safety, and the first impression for everyone who arrives. Most of that is decided in the detail — junctions, openings, flashings and how the system meets the roof and the ground.
Whether it is a new envelope or over-cladding an existing building, we work from the specification and the building's constraints, and keep the interfaces with other trades in view from the start.
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What this can include
Every building is different, so treat this as a starting point. Tell us what you need and we'll be clear about what we can take on.
- Composite wall cladding
- Built-up cladding systems
- Architectural metal façades
- Refurbishment and over-cladding
- External envelope upgrades
Before we start
The questions we ask first
Good projects are decided early. These are the things we want to understand before recommending an approach.
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Specification
Confirming the system, its requirements and who holds design responsibility before work starts.
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Interfaces
Windows, doors, roof edges and ground level — where most façade problems begin.
03
Existing substrate
For over-cladding, what the current wall can support and how it is fixed.
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Appearance
Panel layout, colour and line, agreed early so the finished elevation looks intended.
Project examples
Cladding & façades projects
Cladding & façades · Commercial
Guildford Project
Specialist roofing, façade and refurbishment works for commercial offices in Guildford, including bespoke aluminium dormer cladding and balcony soffits with integrated drainage.
Guildford, Surrey
Cladding & façades
New-build cladding envelope with orange reveal detailing
Silver metal cladding, full-height glazing and bright orange reveals and flashings on a new commercial building.
Common questions
Cladding & façades: questions we're often asked
Can you over-clad an existing building?
Over-cladding can be a practical way to improve an existing building without demolition. Whether it suits yours depends on the existing structure and wall, and on the system specified.
Do you work from an architect's or consultant's design?
Yes — we work to the project's design and specification and coordinate with the wider team. Tell us who is involved when you get in touch.
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