Haldane UK has manufactured and installed a 50mm diameter American White Oak handrail to sit atop a glass balustrade for a luxury property in the North of England.
The curved stone staircase rises to a gallery area on the first floor with the structural glass panels allowing the light to flow through the area.
Haldane ensured their handrails fitted perfectly on-site by carrying out a 3D digital survey of the glass panels which allows their state of the art 5-axis CNC technology to machine the rebated handrail to precise accuracies.
As well as the curved handrail, Haldane also manufactured and installed the wall rail which was fixed via wall brackets.
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Haldane UK has completed the contract to manufacture and install a bespoke timber handrail for a 17,000 square feet boutique department store in Sheffield after completing the staircase for the owner’s home several years previous.
The handrail measured 75 x 45mm was manufactured from American White Oak and was designed specifically for to create “the wow factor” in the main entrance of the contemporary store.
Haldane had previously worked on the property developer’s luxury home where they installed a sweeping feature staircase and the gentleman was looking to create the same impact in the high-end store.
The continuous handrail features a wreathed volute and sweeps up the staircase perfectly on the metal balustrade and returns onto the main atrium area.
The handrail also included a number of 90 degree bends, ramps and transitions.
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Haldane has manufactured and installed a replacement timber handrail to the exact design and specification of the previous handrail for a luxury Victorian home in Ayrshire.
Manufactured from American White Oak and finished on-site by the Haldane team, the continuous handrail sat upon the core rail of the original decorative metalwork.
The handrail features a central 180 degree raking to raking wreath to get round the half landing as well as ramps and bends to finish on the atrium area.
Haldane was also asked to create a bullnose tread with a timber volute newel post to create a stunning feature to the bottom of the staircase.
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Haldane UK have manufactured and installed these stunning slim handrail profiles in American Black Walnut for one of the UK’s leading jewellers.
Measuring 85mm by just 35mm in height, the handrails were designed to create a sleek, luxurious look that complemented its newly refurbished city centre store.
To accommodate the metalwork core rail, the handrail featured a 26mm x 10mm rebate which was designed to allow a sound mechanical fixing.
As part of the project, Haldane French polished the slim handrail to match the other fixtures and fittings in the store.
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Haldane has manufactured, supplied and installed the continuous handrails for a luxury home in Kent.
The staircase project was part of a complete refurbishment of the property and required Haldane to carry out a full 3D survey of the custom made metalwork to enable a perfect fit first time at installation.
Haldane worked closely with the contractor to optimise the layout of the metalwork and help to achieve the flow of the handrail and balustrades.
The bespoke profile handrails were made from America White Oak and traditionally French polished on site by the client.
The continuous handrail sweeps effortlessly round the corner of the staircase before levelling out onto the horizontal handrail for the atrium.
Haldane also created a wreathed volute to provide the perfect finish to the feature staircase.
The client was delighted with the result commenting, “From templating to fitting, the service was second to none. I loved the way your handrail sections glided straight onto the metal work with no fuss. I’m sure you will agree it looks great!”
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Haldane UK has transformed the handrail of a Victorian home by replacing the existing cross banded handrail which featured missing sections of the cross banding with a solid handrail designed to provide an exact replica of the existing profile.
Cross banding was a technique used in Victorian and Georgian times to create a profile by fixing hardwood moulding to the top of the handrail, often to disguise the softwood core section.
However, the existing handrail was missing some sections of cross banding and due to the size and design of the moulded section as well as the French polishing required, it was more cost effective to replace the entire handrail.
After removing the existing handrail and digitising the core rail, Haldane manufactured and installed the solid timber profile measuring 67mm x 48mm a featuring a combination of straight and spiral handrail with a 90degree bend transition pieces and a raking to horizontal wreath. The staircase was finished with a wreathed volute.
Haldane UK’s Managing Director, Forrester Adam, explained “It can be relatively straight forward to replace sections of cross banding on straight handrail however, as in the case with this project, when trying to fix spiral sections and transition pieces, it can be more problematic and not achieve the desired level of finish.”
This view was also reinforce by the client who commented, “We are absolutely delighted with the results. We have an 1840 property and the rail looks like it has been there forever. In fact it is nicer than the original!”
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Haldane has manufactured and supplied bespoke handrails for a luxury home featuring Brazilian Mahogany, one of the world’s most expensive commercially available timbers.
As a highly rare timber, Haldane used its network of suppliers to source a stocks of Brazilian Mahogany from a company which was holding old timber stocks and therefore was able to demonstrate the integrity of its supply.
Haldane carried out the project on a supply only basis working closely with the architectural joinery firm which was manufacturing and installing the staircase and balustrades.
The bespoke profiled handrail follows the contours of the staircase which turns beautifully through 180 degrees. Beginning with a stunning wreathed volute, the handrail rises and turns to flow seamlessly into the atrium area where Haldane also manufactured the horizontal handrails and curves.
Haldane UK’s Managing Director, Forrester Adam, commented “Quality and precision is absolutely critical when it comes to machining exotic timbers such as Brazilian Mahogany as any mistakes or slight imperfections can prove to be costly – or in this case, where any additional timber required would simply be unavailable.”
He continued, “We work with many specialist joinery companies on a supply only basis whether it’s manufacturing and supplying the complex aspects of the project, working with exotic and rare timbers or simply providing them with additional manufacturing capacity.”
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Haldane worked in partnership with Diapo to produce this stunning feature staircase featuring glass balustrades and continuous timber handrail.
Haldane manufactured, supplied and installed the simple but elegant 50mm diameter handrails made from American White Oak but stained to provide a luxurious black walnut finish.
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Haldane has ensured a partially sighted pupil can safely enjoy school life by installing DDA compliant handrails to all stairways in a Scottish School.
Haldane manufactured and installed over 100 linear metres of 50 x 38mm oval handrails with a flat base to accommodate the 90mm accessibility brackets which positioned it 65mm from the wall.
To comply with the DDA regulations the handrails were also stained black to increase visibility against the pale walls and then coated with a hard lacquer for the level of protection required for a school.
To show the stair has reached a landing, the handrail flows into a horizontal at the landing before returning to the wall and to enable the pupil to know what to expect, the horizontal runs for 600mm at the top and only 300mm at the bottom.
Haldane UK’s Managing Director, Forrester Adam, explained “Our experience in installing DDA compliant handrails is second to none and thanks to our machining capability and our project management expertise, we were able to turn this around very quickly.”
He continued, “The nature of the project required us to machine the handrail and be on site within 10 days of order.”
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Haldane UK is delighted to see one of its helical staircases featured in a multi-award winning home, after the properties outstanding design and finish was recognised by the Herald Property Awards, Scottish Home Awards and UK Property Awards.
The property is part of the exclusive Avenel development in Kilmacolm on the west coast of Scotland where Haldane has been responsible for all of the feature staircases in the luxurious properties.
The stunning helical staircase features a sweeping sapele handrails complete with painted oak spindles and open cut sapele treads.
The home was also recently featured in the Herald’s Stylish Living supplement.
Awards:
• The Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2011 – Best Luxury Family Home
• Scottish Home Awards 2011 – Finalist, Luxury House of the Year
• UK Property Awards – Highly Commended, Best Architecture
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