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Specialist aluminium architectural louvre manufacturer Kingfisher Louvres has made a selection of its louvre systems available to specify through NBS Source, supporting streamlined product selection for architects and specifiers.
In the second of our ‘Meet the team’ interviews this year we were delighted to interview Harley, a welder/assembler, at our Pinxton manufacturing facility.
In the first of our ‘Meet the Team’ interviews for 2026 we spoke to our Technical Officer, Emma Lawrie, who has been with the Kingfisher team now for 3 ½ months.
From design development to delivery, Kingfisher Louvres supports specifiers and contractors on projects that span the commercial and public sectors including...
We’re proud to have played our part in the new £64 million Essex & Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre, a landmark new addition to Colchester Hospital....
As part of the landmark £80m redevelopment and expansion programme at The Belfry Hotel & Resort in Sutton Coldfield, which officially opened in September, Kingfisher supported façade contractor ALD Group with louvres which provided a bespoke screening solution for the resort’s new events space.
Part of the Building Product Design group and sister company to Glidevale Protect, Kingfisher Louvres offers a comprehensive collection of high-quality,...
Our Commercial Operations Manager Jo Foulkes was invited to join a selected panel of industry experts to judge this year’s Façade Awards.
Kingfisher Louvres have supplied a comprehensive package of weather and screening louvres for the striking new Daphne Steele Building at the University of Huddersfield, the first of seven planned buildings on the university’s new National Health Innovation Campus.
In the latest of our ‘Meet the team’ interviews we caught up with Courtney Goodhead who has been part of Kingfisher Technical Sales for 3 months now. Find out more here about how she has been getting on...
Passivent and Kingfisher Louvres, subsidiaries of the Building Product Design group, have joined forces to deliver a full package of natural ventilation products and external louvres for the new Isle of Man Ferry Terminal building in Liverpool, which opened in 2024.
Kingfisher’s louvres can be found in a wide range of commercial buildings including venues such as the Co-op Live in Manchester, the largest entertainment arena in the UK with a capacity of 23,500.
Southfields Veterinary Specialists is one of the largest and most diverse small animal referral hospitals in Europe with over 100 dedicated veterinary...
The Hilton Garden Inn at Silverstone was a real highlight for Jo Foulkes, Commercial Operations Manager for Kingfisher Louvres. Here we ask Jo a few questions...
Kingfisher Louvres, a specialist manufacturer of aluminium architectural louvres, has delivered more than 600 acoustic louvre modules and 1600 metres of screening louvre blade for a new award-winning mixed-use redevelopment project incorporating a luxury hotel in London.
It’s sometimes nice to flex our manufacturing skills and our production team has fabricated louvres in all kinds of bespoke shapes – circles, triangles, pentagons and even parallelograms.
What does the term ‘banks’ mean when discussing louvres? This article examines in more detail this particular louvre term.
Kingfisher’s louvre doors provide an access solution, whilst maintaining the continuous louvred appearance of an elevation. We can manufacture single and...
Kingfisher Louvres, a specialist manufacturer of aluminium architectural louvres, has made four of its most popular screening and single bank weather louvres...
In 2022 Kingfisher worked with RFL Facades on their student accommodation project in Coventry, Cannon Park. This project showcases our KC120 screening louvres, supplied in component form, along with a Kingfisher double door set.
Specifiers, contractors and consultants looking for high-performance aluminium architectural louvres can now find a wide range of solutions via leading...
The Warburton Road acoustic louvres project has been a recent highlight for Kirsty Newton, Technical Sales for Kingfisher Louvres. Here we ask Kirsty a few...
The new operations and maintenance base for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, will support what will become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm when it is fully complete in 2026 and will be capable of powering up to 6 million homes annually.
This product spotlight takes a look at the KW75S single bank weather louvre with a ‘S-shaped profile. When looking at the product ranges of louvre...
Leading UK manufacturer Building Product Design Ltd has promoted Ben Gerry to the role of managing director following his successful tenure leading the...
Kingfisher Louvres are proud to have been a part of the new £8.8m development of Watling Primary School near Calverton Lane in Whitehouse, Milton...
In this delightful conversation, we not only explore Donna's pivotal role within the team but also get to know her on a personal level, Join us as we discover...
Kingfisher Louvres have taken pride of place on the roof of the new £65m development of the School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE building) at...
How long have you worked for Kingfisher? I think it’s about 5 years now – time flies when you’re having fun! What is your role in the Kingfisher team?...
How long have you worked for Kingfisher? 8 years What is your role in the Kingfisher team? Organise transport and liaise with the sales admin team and...
Here we look at BS EN 13030:2001, what it is and what it means. Officially, BS EN 13030:2001 is related to “Ventilation for buildings. Terminals....
The Hilton Garden Inn is on the Hamilton Straight at Silverstone, home of British Motor Racing. It is a must visit for any Silverstone fans in search of...
When we look back over the years this is a project that really sticks in our minds! During the regeneration of Bilston in 2011, Kingfisher were asked to...
Flashback to 2011, when Circle Health Group completed their £60m Reading facility, which aimed to combine clinical excellence with 5* hospitality. Kingfisher...
Every now and then a project has a particularly special place in our memories and the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge is a prime example of this for the...
In addition to our range of weather and ventilation louvres we also offer acoustic louvres. Kingfisher acoustic louvres (KA louvres) provide a solution for...
How long have you worked for Kingfisher? 22 Years this year What is your role in the Kingfisher team? Talk us through a typical day? I ensure all the...
In layman’s terms ‘span capability’ is the distance that louvre components can span before they require a fixing point. There are two different spans we...
Back in 2018, Kingfisher and our sister company Passivent were approached to support on the North Sea Observatory development in Chapel St Leonards. The North...
How long have you worked for Kingfisher? I have worked for Kingfisher since 2020, but this has flown by, I know so much about louvres that I never knew I...
All Kingfisher Louvre products are manufactured from extruded aluminium. Aluminium extrusion is the process in which aluminium alloy material is forced through...
When you think of a louvre, the blades always face downwards right? Wrong! It’s common for screening louvres to be supplied with the blades facing upwards or...
How long have you worked for Kingfisher? I have worked for the Building Product Design group for 10 years and around 6 years of that has been Kingfisher...
Back in July 2021 Lidl opened the doors to its brand new store on Whalebone Lane in Dagenham. Outside, keen shoppers were queueing and the first customer...
Our dedicated manufacturing team is here to deliver high quality products to ensure our customers can complete installations which are both functional and...
While Kingfisher is more commonly known to supply large-scale continuous appearance louvres, we also offer bespoke, made-to-order Inframe louvre panels. They...
How long have you worked for Kingfisher? 14 months. What is your role in the Kingfisher team? Administration. What do you enjoy about your role? Taking...
An architectural louvre is the term given to a louvre that offers performance whilst also being incorporated into a building as an aesthetic feature. The...
How long have you worked for Kingfisher? 2 ½ years Talk us through a typical day? Contacting existing and potential customers to see if they have any...
Step into the shoes of Rachel Hunt, our Technical Sales dynamo. Join us for an engaging conversation as we delve into Rachel’s world of tech, her role in sales, and her passions outside of work.
At Kingfisher we’re regularly asked for louvres with a very high free area. There’s a common misunderstanding within the industry that a high free area...
Join us as we pull up a chair to chat with Jo Foulkes, our Sales Office Manager and a longstanding pillar of our team. Discover Jo’s favorite movies, her childhood aspirations, and the flavours that make her days brighter. This is Jo, beyond the job!
The Woolwich Creative project was designed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to restore five heritage industrial buildings on the Royal Arsenal, creating a new...
