Billingsgate Market, London

Billingsgate is the UK’s biggest indoor fish market, spanning a 13 acre site, and its large flat roof area had fallen into poor repair and required complete replacement. The original single skin Georgian rooflights were no longer fit for purpose, being fragile and at risk of breakage as well as thermally inefficient. With the market surrounded by high rise buildings, glass had to be low-reflective to minimise glare.

With its expert team and wide range of custom products, Whitesales was appointed for the job and the Whitesales em.glaze Continuous Hip End Ridgelight was specified as a high-quality, durable solution:

• Strong purpose-made double-glazed rooflight
• Sympathetic design to match original units
• Solar SKN174 glazing for unprecedented solar control
• Optimised light transmission levels
• Hermetically sealed, argon filled cavity guaranteeing superior thermal performance
• Total U-Value of 1.4W/m2K
• Impact resistance of CWCT Class 2

Special features:

• Guaranteed for 10 years
• Available with hermetically sealed glass units or polycarbonate glazing systems
• Can incorporate either manual or electric opening vents

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Billingsgate’s new flat roof has been completely transformed by Whitesales’ bespoke em.glaze rooflights, which maximise natural daylight levels, guarantee excellent thermal performance and give a smart, aesthetically pleasing finish.