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Dortech's services include project management, design, manufacture and installation of curtain walling and glazing projects. The business has sustained a controlled growth since 1993 and has significantly invested in its people, new machinery and a high  quality, 32,000 ft2 factory facility. Dortech has a turnover in excess of £11.5 million and production capacity of £1.25 million per Month.

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Curtain Walling is a non-load bearing glazing system which is generally hung on a buildings structure (hence the curtain reference), but can also be dead loaded. Curtain walling forms an integral part of a buildings envelope and there are a number of factors that must be taken into account during its design including; weather tightness (air permeability, water tightness, wind resistance), acoustic requirements, thermal performance, solar shading, and ventilation. Curtain walling is usually characterised by a square or rectangular grid of mullions and transoms, however designs can be further enhanced to incorporate facets, curves and sloped roofs, Curtain wall facades can also incorporate a variety of inserts including; Windows (parallel opening vents, concealed vents, tilt & turn, pivots, top/side hung), photo voltaic panels and Doors. The curtain wall facades aesthetic appearance can be manipulated to offer a flush appearance with the exclusion of face caps (SSG), or can be given enhanced vertical or horizontal emphasis using a Trame/Aerofoil face cap.

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Dortech are approved fabricators of Schuco, Technal and Senior Architectural Systems Curtain Wall Systems. Each suppliers visible grid curtain wall suite works around three basic elements: 

1) A back box which determines the rigidity and structural span capabilties of the system,
2) A pressure Plate which is mechanicaly tensioned to retain the glass and 
3) A face cap to give a neat external finish. 

The face caps are available in a number of different designs from each of our suppliers. Most commonly they are supplied with a square or 'aerofoil' type design...

Dortechs Trame systems can either be applied vertically or horizontally. The systems are generally specified when building designers wish to create enhanced vertical or horizontal emphasis in a curtain wall screen. 

Trame Horizontale: An ‘aerofoil’ external face cap is applied to all horizontal sections of the curtain wall screen. This cap generally extends 80mm out from the glass face. Further extension is made possible with extension pieces. Vertically, the face caps are removed and replaced with either a flush fitted gasket or silicone application.

Trame Verticale: This curtain wall system works on the same basis as Trame Horizontale however the emphasis is placed on the vertical sections which have ‘aerofoil’ face caps instead of silicone/gasket. The horizontale sections have either silicone or a flush fitted gasket applied to them....

· Aluminium Curtain Walling
· Hybrid Curtain Walling
· Aluminium Windows
· Hybrid Windows
· Commercial Entrance Doors
· Thermally Broken Doors
· Hybrid Doors
· Roof Lights
· Brise Soleil & Louvres
· Bolted Glass Assemblies
· Steel Channel Glazing
· Shop Front Glazing
 

Dortechs Structural Silicone Glazed Curtain Wall systems can be used to create almost perfectly flush-fitted glass facades. The appearance of structural glazing is achieved by using profiles that are only visible on the room side. From the outside, only the glazing and the slender shadow joints are visible. The gap between each piece of glass is approximately 25mm (this can vary) in comparison to the 50 – 60mm site line prevalent with traditional, visible grid curtain wall systems.There are two main types of SSG system Dortech offers;

The first is based upon specialist double glazed units which are manufactured to include an SSG spacer bar which incorporates a ‘U’ channel. Typically the spacer bar will have a bronze anodised finish. Structural silicone is used to bond each piece of glass to the spacerbar. Once the curtain wall grid has been erected on site, these specialist glass units are delivered to site and locked into the grid using metal toggles....

·Privately Owned
·Established:1993
·Turnover: £11.5 million
·Factory Area: 32,000ft2
·Operation: Nationwide
·Located: West Yorkshire
·Capacity: £1.25 million/Mth
·Maximum Contract: £3.6mil
·H&S: CHAS, IOSH, NEBOSH
·Site CSCS: 100%

· Tel: 01484 451177
· Fax: 01484 456474
· Em: company@dortech.co.uk