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Style manufacture a wide variety of sliding partitions, glass partitions, sliding folding partitions, and movable walls.
Style have a network of regional offices providing local services to architects, specifiers, contractors and end-user clients.
Whatever your project requirements Style Partitions are the first choice specialists for sliding aprtitions, sliding folding partitions and glass partitions.
Skyfold has launched a pioneering, fully automatic, moveable wall solution into the UK.
Reckitt’s unrivalled range provides health, hygiene and nutrition for people in 200 countries around the world, and at its offices in Slough, Berkshire Style worked with architects, Tetris Design & Build and contractor, BW Interiors, to create flexible space throughout the building.
Recognising their long-standing commitment to exceptional customer service and product excellence, partitioning experts Style has been named by Willmott Dixon as both the winner of their National Goods Supply Chain Award, as well as Goods Supply Chain Partner of the Year.
In 2020, Hewlett Packard Enterprises relocated to The 210 Building, an inspiring office development in the heart of Winnersh Triangle. Working with architects, Perkins and Will, and BW Construction, Style was specified to create an extensive range of flexible space within the meeting rooms as well as a chic, collaborative working environment.
New to the market, Style is now able to offer a unique telescopic end-panel, available with the advanced Dorma Hüppe Variflex partitioning wall system. The TEF closure panel greatly improves the aesthetics of the moveable wall as, once in position, it sits completely flush against adjacent panels. In addition, the TEF panel ensures an optimum acoustic seal is created every time.
A truly stunning project, the Gothia Towers Exhibition Centre in Sweden benefits from the installation of five, state-of-the-art, fully automatic, Skyfold vertical-rising partitioning walls. Dividing the cavernous space, the row of Skyfold walls can be individually lowered at the press of a button, forming an exceptional acoustic barrier in minutes.
As part of an extensive refurbishment project at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Newcastle University, Style installed the unique Skyfold dividing wall system, delivering fast and effective flexible room configuration to laboratory teaching facilities. Skyfold is a fully automatic, acoustic moveable wall that is housed discreetly in the ceiling cavity and offers unparalleled acoustic integrity of 59dB Rw.
Global engineering consultancy, WSP, recently relocated 850 Manchester-based staff to new offices situated in the prestigious, No8 First Street building. The refurbished office space focuses on the wellbeing of employees, creating relaxing spaces where they can unwind and spend time with colleagues.
A modern, high-end apartment building in Newcastle, the Forge combines apartment living with vibrant communal areas for the like-minded residents to enjoy. Style was contracted to create a flexible meeting area in the spacious club lounge, where tenants can gather to socialise or for work.
Delivering privacy between the design office and meeting room of leading toy and games specialist, John Adams, Style has installed a chic moveable wall system that combines three glass panels with a single solid panel and solid inset pass door. The DORMA semi-automatic sliding partition allows natural light into the divided space whilst still offering 47dB Rw acoustic rating, for excellent privacy when required.
Many educational establishments now benefit from one or more partitioning wall systems, delivering flexibility to available space by allowing smaller classrooms to be quickly created, as required.
A new, multi-purpose parish hall in Loughborough, offers the community exceptionally flexible space thanks to the inclusion of three separate moveable walls, installed by partitioning experts Style. By dividing the different areas of the hall to match changing user requirements, revenue from hiring charges can be maximised, delivering a truly vibrant and active local resource.
Style’s UK-wide aftercare and service team has come to the rescue of a Midlands school whose moveable wall hadn’t been working for a number of years.
Since 2010, Sunesis has successfully delivered over 18,000 school places, on time and on budget, with every project receiving high customer satisfaction scores.
Creating a fluid environment to encourage collaborative working, partitioning experts Style, designed and delivered a unique and highly innovative ‘working wall’ solution for Adobe’s new offices in the landmark White Collar Factory building, Shoreditch. The cluster of individual sliding and pivoting wall panels can be used to create numerous sized spaces for impromptu meetings and brainstorming sessions. They can also be pulled together to form a wider temporary wall. Delivering further flexibility to the Adobe offices, Style installed a fully automatic, Skyfold vertical-rising partitioning wall capable of delivering 55dB acoustic privacy to divided areas, as well as a semi-automatic DORMA Moveo double-glazed operable wall.
Providing an aesthetically impressive divide that is also intensely practical, Style has installed a DORMA Moveo operable wall system in the boardroom of the major fund advisor, Dimensional. With 55dB acoustics this semi-automatic moveable wall offers exceptional privacy when closed, allowing concurrent meetings to run either side, completely undisturbed. Perfectly complimenting the interior décor of this prestigious office, the panels have a chic fabric finish with a dark timber skirting adding sophisticated definition.
Recently opened, the Engine Shed is Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre, based in Stirling. Working with contractor, ESH Border and architect Reiach & Hall, Style Scotland installed a Skyfold operable wall to quickly separate the exhibition space from the auditorium, allowing educational seminars to be conducted in privacy whilst the rest of the space remains open to the public. Skyfold, a hugely innovative partitioning solution, is a vertical-rising moveable wall that retracts into the ceiling cavity at the turn of a key, creating an acoustic barrier of up to 59dB Rw.
Style has installed one of the UK’s largest Skyfold vertical-rising partitioning walls, delivering an exceptional acoustic divide to the new Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall at Oxford Brookes University. Just under 19 metres wide and with a clear opening height of 7 metres, the fully automatic moveable wall is housed in the ceiling cavity and descends gracefully at the push of a button to be fully opened in just 2½ minutes.
Architects, specifiers and contractors looking to source panels for moveable wall track systems already in place should talk to Style, the UK’s leading moveable wall specialist.
Creating highly adaptable working space, Style has installed four Dorma moveable wall systems to the Berkshire offices of a world leading multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company. The semi-automatic partitions can be used to quickly divide a laboratory learning facility as well as office space, creating smaller areas or opening up the area as required.
New sound tests for Dorman Hüppe Variflex partitioning walls, available in the UK through sole distributors Style, have been shown to deliver higher acoustic insulation than ever before. The Variflex 100 achieved a peak value of 59dB, the superbly slimline Variflex 88 system achieved an outstanding 58dB whilst the Variflex Glass partitioning wall recorded an impressive 52dB. Available as manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic operable walls, the Variflex range offers complete flexibility to divide almost any room whilst creating an exceptional acoustic barrier.
Recently refurbished, Vodafone’s Manchester office is the first building in the UK to combine two electric moveable walls, delivering an entirely automated system for dividing room space quickly and efficiently.
Style Scotland, the regional arm of UK partitioning experts Style, celebrates ten years of phenomenal growth. “Since our launch in September 2007, we have installed more than 1300 operable walls worth in excess of £10m,” confirms David Loudon, director for Style Scotland from their offices in Tillicoultry. “In the month of September Style strengthened their order book securing business worth more than £700K. This was a record month for us and shows how far the business has travelled in the last decade.”
Faced with the challenge of sub-dividing a multi-purpose school hall at the new Clyde campus, Style was required to address potential health and safety risks associated with manoeuvring moveable wall panels that would need to be over seven metres high and weighing in excess of half a metric tonne.
During an extension to the busy western terminal of Bristol Airport, Style was contracted to deliver flexible space to the baggage reclaim area, allowing maximum efficiency during times of peak demand. Nine-time winner of the FIS Gold Contractors Award, Style combined DORMA Moveo solid and glass panels to create a moveable wall system that allows the space to be extended by either one or two additional rooms. With semi-automatic operation, the sophisticated dividing wall can be swiftly manoeuvred into place as required, helping maintain both security and the free flow of passengers.
Redlands Parish Church in Bristol has recently undertaken a £1.9m redevelopment, providing the community with a suite of three modern, interconnecting halls. Partitioning specialist Style, was tasked with future-proofing the facility by installing a combination of moveable walls that would allow the space to be opened out to seat up to 280 people, or divided to accommodate the needs of different groups and events. A fully automatic Skyfold wall, descends from the ceiling to create a firm divide with exceptional acoustic privacy whilst two DORMA partitioning systems work together to further divide this extensive facility.
Saving public money by reducing the need to hire off site facilities, Rushcliffe Borough Council’s new head office building incorporates a highly flexible meeting area.
Market-leading, moveable wall specialist Style, has scooped the top accolade in the FIS Contractors awards for the ninth time.
A new pilot branch of Santander on Tottenham Court Road, cleverly utilises a fully automatic, DORMA Varitrans glass moveable wall system from Style to create a safe and secure out-of-hours ATM lobby. This unique design significantly improves the functionality of the high-street bank, increasing floor space during the day and welcoming customers inside to access the ATM, whilst at night they can enjoy the use of an attractive glass lobby to complete their banking transactions in safety.
In an ingenious adaptation, an IT training room at Birmingham University features an SWG moveable wall system from Style, that has been installed with the sole purpose of providing an occasional white board. “The room benefits from ample natural light thanks to a wall length window at the front and the University didn’t want to lose this,” explains Mike Fine, the director for Style in the midlands. “However, they did need to find space for a white board.” By installing a very simple but effective moveable wall system, Style delivered a flexible solution that can be opened and closed with ease, catering for the changing teaching requirements each day.
The new London offices of international law firm, Goodwin, deliver inherent flexibility thanks to a combination of sophisticated moveable wall systems designed and installed by experts, Style. Adding aesthetic impact to a prestigious reception, a fully glazed DORMA Varitrans partitioning wall glides effortlessly into place at the press of a button, creating a comfortable seating area separated by a corridor between the bank of lifts. The conference suite benefits from two DORMA Moveo moveable walls which combine to divide the open plan space into different sized meeting rooms. With exceptional 55dB acoustics, privacy between the rooms is assured.
Style, exclusive UK distributor for DORMA partitioning walls, is pleased to announce the launch of a revolutionary new moveable wall system that takes acoustic integrity to a new level.
Effectively dividing the chapel from the newly built school hall, partitioning experts Style has installed a stunning etched glass moveable wall system at St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School, in Milton Keynes. To blend the operable wall with the ambience of the chapel, the Dorma Moveo glass moveable wall features colourful images and words that are appropriate to the setting. Delivering an outstanding acoustic barrier of 50dB, there is complete privacy between the two areas when the wall is in place.
The exceptional Zenith range of unique Skyfold vertical-rising partitioning walls has been expanded, giving specifiers even greater acoustic flexibility coupled with improved sound absorption. Available in the UK from partitioning experts Style, the Skyfold Zenith is a fully automatic moveable wall that unfolds from the ceiling cavity at the touch of a button, creating an outstanding dividing wall in moments. There are now four Zenith models capable of delivering laboratory tested acoustic performance ranging from Rw48dB right through to an incredible Rw59dB. There is also the sound absorption Zenith with a 0.65 NRC rating.
Finished to high specification throughout, the newly refurbished London head office of Winton Capital Management benefits from two fully automatic, glass moveable wall, installed by partitioning experts, Style. Positioned to segment a busy open-plan area, the walls allow private meeting rooms to be quickly created by just pressing a button. Style recommended the DORMA Moveo double-glazed solution as a high-end operable wall with exceptional 50dB acoustics, ensuring a good defence against external noise.
Specialising in qualified adult and apprentice education, the new Henry Ford Academy in Daventry comprises of a prestigious auditorium, meeting and training facility. Working directly with contractor, Indec UK, Style advised installing fully automatic DORMA Moveo acoustic moveable walls, creating exceptionally flexible space in this high specification warehouse conversion.
Partitioning experts Style, has recently completed the design and installation of an advanced moveable partitioning wall system at the London offices of BW, specialists in office fit-out and refurbishment. “It is a great privilege to be chosen to deliver flexible space for the offices of workplace design professionals such as BW,” comments Style’s group managing director, Julian Sargent. “They are a team which prides themselves on high-quality work and this ethos is certainly reflected in their own office re-design at 5 Old Bailey, London.”
The stunning new London headquarters of media giant UBM plc was designed by Gensler working in conjunction with Swift Refurbishments, successfully creating an environment that reflects the company’s uniquely fluid way of working. Aiming to deliver the ultimate in flexible work space, partitioning expert Style was contracted to deliver a moveable wall system to the main presentation room. Maximising available light and creating a feeling of spaciousness, Style recommended using DORMA Moveo Glass partitioning walls to form three sides of the room, whilst a fully automatic, solid Moveo partition was installed to the centre, enabling an additional two meeting rooms to be created at the push of a button.
Style Partitions is pleased to announce the arrival of David Gillies as its new DORMA product sales director for the south.
Two revolutionary Skyfold, vertical-rising partitioning walls from Style, deliver outstanding functionality to the new London offices of leading law firm, Blake Morgan. Working with architects, Roger Bannister Design, and Overbury as the contractor, Style further recommended combining their Skyfold units with two DORMA Moveo acoustic glass moveable wall systems. The resulting configuration allows numerous opportunities for different room sizes, directly meeting the client’s ever-changing requirements.
With magnificent views over the Glasgow skyline, the new headquarters of leading Scottish law firm, Brodies, is a real showcase environment for clients. The main boardroom is particularly impressive, featuring a DORMA Variflex moveable wall system designed and installed by eight-times FIS Gold Contractor Award winners, Style. Featuring a contemporary graphite finish, this semi-automatic system creates a phenomenal 60dB acoustic divide – one of the highest specifications ever installed by Style.
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A highly innovative solution, Style has installed their unique Skyfold Zenith automatic partitioning wall in prestigious refurbished offices on the 31st floor of the iconic Walkie Talkie building. As with all Skyfold partitions, the Zenith descends from within the ceiling cavity at the touch of a button, but rather than unfolding as concertinaed panels, it slides automatically into place as almost entirely flat vertical panels. This allows the space to be quickly divided with the minimum of disruption or reorganisation of furniture. Offering phenomenal 54dB acoustics, the Zenith partition combines here with a DORMA Moveo ‘magic glass’ wall to create different sized spaces to meet requirements.
Style has won an eighth FIS Gold Contractors Award, on this occasion for their moveable partitioning wall solution installed at the Vox, a first-class conferencing and banqueting facility that is part of the NEC Group. This annual award is given to companies that demonstrate the highest levels of craftsmanship, with the FIS panel making onsite visits to judge the quality of work.
Style, specialists in high quality moveable wall systems, has installed the first DORMA Magic Glass partitioning wall in the UK. This ingenious ‘transparent to opaque’ solution, offers instant privacy at the press of a button whilst retaining all the benefits of an acoustic, glass dividing wall.
Dividing the Canary Wharf office space of Boston Consulting Group, partitioning experts Style has installed DORMA’s Moveo ComfortDrive movable wall system. A fully automatic solution, the stretched fabric-finished panels slide effortlessly into place at the press of a button, rapidly creating a solid divide with exceptional 55dB acoustics for privacy between the two areas.
Partitioning experts, Style is the first company to make BIM objects for their folding wall systems, available on the award winning RIBA NBS National BIM Library. NBS authored BIM objects can be used with confidence as, to be included, they must be consistent with the industry standard, with complete data that is in the correct format to allow full collaboration and information exchange throughout a project.
Sports Direct Fitness has a national chain of fully equipped gyms which members enjoy for a fraction of the cost of many other similar facilities. At the recently opened Newport venue, Style designed and installed three high quality partitioning wall systems, allowing the gym to be divided into smaller rooms to accommodate exercise classes and other events, as required.
Walsall Arboretum benefits from new Visitor Centre with internal space maximised with Style partitioning walls
As part of a high-spec refurbishment, partitioning expert Style was specified to add flexibility to the UK offices and meeting areas of law firm, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, based in the iconic Gherkin building, London.
Bringing convenience and flexibility to retail outlets, DORMA’S Varitrans range of glass moveable walls not only encourages customers into the shop, thanks to clear and open access, but also allows the visual potential of the store front to be maximised with eye-catching displays. Reflecting the needs of different locations, a glass partitioning wall system can be either manual or fully automatic, allowing shop staff to quickly adapt the space to meet changing requirements throughout the day. Installed in retail units across the world, DORMA Varitrans moveable glass walls are available through partitioning experts and sole UK distributors, Style.
Successfully allowing Wyvern College’s main hall to be quickly divided into two separate spaces, Style has installed a DORMA Variflex sliding moveable wall system to provide a 55dB acoustics partition. One side of the auditorium is used as lecture theatre whilst the other side features a drama stage. The excellent acoustic performance of the Variflex partition allows different events to run concurrently, with minimal noise interference. Increasing usage and flexibility, the entire area can be opened out for much larger learning experiences and events.
The team at Skyfold threw a party last month, celebrating the delivery of the 5000th Skyfold wall across the globe.
BayernLB or Bayerische Landesbank (Bavarian State Bank) is a publicly regulated bank based in Munich, with locations around the world. At its London office, in the heart of the financial district, partitioning specialists, Style was specified to deliver flexible space, striking interior design and outstanding acoustics in the company’s 6th floor meeting rooms.
As part of a modernisation and extension of Headlands Hotel, Torquay, partitioning experts Style was specified to install three Dorma Moveo moveable wall systems, delivering flexibility to the space and maximising the opportunities to host a wide variety of events, meetings and conferences. “The moveable walls replace solid walls and windows”, explains Kim Furness, representative for Duchy Hotels which owns Headlands. “The high quality partitioning systems offer excellent privacy between the divided areas and have increased the potential revenue from the lucrative business and wedding events markets.”
Like most schools, the main hall at St. Peter’s in Exeter is constantly being used for a multitude of activities. Partitioning experts Style, were asked to advise and replace an old moveable wall, from a historic supplier, as staff were struggling to manoeuvre it into place. Close inspection revealed that the existing tracks were only suited to 4m panels, although the opening is 7m high. Style recommended installing a semi-automatic DORMA Variflex partitioning system that offers solutions for ceiling heights up to 14.5m. With a 55dB Rw acoustic rating, the new moveable wall has a chic beech finish, with central panels in white for use with a projector during assemblies, presentations
The new Multiroll partitioning wall system from Style, delivers a practical and affordable solution for dividing sports halls and other leisure facilities. Constructed from a woven nylon, it is strong enough to safely divide vigorous games of five-a-side football, for example, yet folds neatly away into the ceiling when not required.
Partitioning walls specialist Style, has won a record seventh FIS (formerly AIS) Gold Contractors Award, this time for their impressive moveable wall solution installed at the London offices of TIAA Henderson Real Estate (TH Real Estate), a division of Henderson Global Investors.
Delivering the best possible support to the architectural community, Style is the first UK Company to be able to offer comprehensive BIM files for key elements of their range of partitioning wall systems. Delivering more than just downloadable 3D objects in different graphical formats, the DORMA Hüppe BIM tool provides Style’s customers with up-to-date, reliable and precise product data for the planning, construction and management of buildings.
Following the successful installation of various moveable wall systems at the Aberdeen and Bristol offices of global law firm, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Style has installed four Skyfold vertical-rising automatic walls and two sliding partitions at the new London offices. Dividing meeting rooms, a presentation suite and training areas, the combination of partitions creates a visually impressive solution to meet the demands for space flexibility.
Partitioning experts, Style has recently completed the installation of a moveable wall system at the London offices of leading architects, Pattern Design Ltd. Working directly with the client, Style advised using DORMA Moveo to divide the main meeting room into two private areas. The panels can be effortlessly moved into place where ComforTronic® automatic seals creates a firm acoustic barrier every time. A practical white-board finish ensures the wall is put to good use when in place.
Dorma Hüppe′s Moveo® is a new generation of movable walls supplied exclusively by Style Partitions.
Stylefold is a flush acoustic folding wall that is extremely easy to operate which can be hung from either a ceiling track or supported by a low profile surface mounted floor track.
Style Partitions are specialists in the manufacture of movable partitions and are the exclusive supplier of Skyfold®, the ground-breaking vertically rising, acoustic movable wall that is housed tidily and discreetly in the ceiling cavity.
Dorma Moveo is an inspirational acoustic glass movable wall system that incorporates Dorma’s ComfortTronic auto seal system which provides quick and effortless manoeuvre of the glass partition panels either manually from the preferred stacking position or by using the ComfortDrive automatic system. Configuration changes are achieved by the simple press of a button. Options include integral electric blinds and single or double personnel doors.
Dorma’s Varitrans is an exceptionally attractive glass wall solution that can be manufactured to your own bespoke design. Varitrans can be fully customised with your own corporate designs such as logo placement, sand etchings and screen printing to the panel faces creating a colourful eye-catching feature that is perfect for restaurants, showrooms, airports, shop fronts, offices etc.
Multiroll is a flexible partitioning system providing private and safe room divisions all at the touch of a button.
Dorma Hüppe′s Variflex system includes a range of acoustic manual sealing movable walls up to a height of 14.5m. The Variflex system offers an extensive choice of elements and stacking/parking arrangements.
Offering the perfect balance between privacy and light, Dorma has launched an ingenious new vertical-rising blind that can be incorporated within the panels of their glass partitioning walls.
