High Street Dundee

Our client’s property was the old House of Fraser building on the High Street in Dundee. This Grade A listed façade extends over four storeys. Alexander Sturrock was selected as the ideal choice for this contract to replace – with exact replicas – all existing sash and case windows on the Grade A listed building.

Re-creating such a variety of authentic period windows to fit the exact measurements of their original apertures was no easy job, requiring meticulous attention to detail by our craftsmen. In all shapes and sizes, each window had its own unique characteristics with many having arched heads while others were curved. Another complication was that this exercise was part of a major refurbishment to the store in general, necessitating strictly timed production and installation to coincide with the Main Contractor’s programme for phased hand-over. The windows were manufactured and glazed in our workshop and then fitted by the Sturrocks installation team – on time, on budget and entirely in keeping with the stringent aesthetic demands of the building’s Grade A listed status. One good job always leads to another and, as a result of this work, we were also asked to undertake an additional contract involving the refurbishment of adjoining shop fronts.