Professionals

Working with Sharp

Sections, U-values, maximum sizes and DWG files, sent on request.

01
Architects and specifiers
You want sections, numbers and a file you can drop into the model. Ask for any of it by email. If a detail you need is not listed, ask and we will draw it.
You get
- A mark-up before tender
  Send the drawings and we return them noted: maximum sizes, structural openings, anything that will not build, and a budget figure.
You send
- Plans, elevations and sections at 1:50
  PDF is enough for a mark-up. DWG is faster if you want sizes back.
- A window and door schedule
  Reference, opening size, opening method, finish. Even a partial one narrows the range.
- Target performance
  The Uw and the dB figure you are working to, and which one wins if they conflict.
- Structural opening dimensions
  With the tolerance you expect on site. It decides frame depth and packing.
- Site address and programme dates
  The access route for the largest leaf matters as much as the leaf.
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A macro shot of a cut aluminium section resting on a light table, the 52 mm sightline and the thermal break legible in profile, a steel scale rule laid alongside.
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Specify a project
02
Developers
Repeat units, a fixed programme and a building control pack at the end. We price the schedule, not the plot, and phase delivery against your handover dates.
You get
- One price across the plot schedule
  Priced by unit type, so a change of mix does not restart the quote.
- Phased delivery
  Batched to plot handover dates rather than dropped on site in one load.
- A building control pack
  PAS 24, Secured by Design, BS 6375 and BS 5516-2 evidence, plus Uw figures per unit type.
- Consistent finish across phases
  Batch-matched, so phase three still matches phase one.
- A guarantee that goes to the buyer
  Registered to the address, transferring on sale.
You send
- Unit mix and plot schedule
  How many of each type, and which plots.
- Drawings per unit type
  One set per type, not per plot. Note where a type varies.
- Programme with handover dates
  We work back from each date, per phase.
- Site access and craneage constraints
  The largest leaf is 3000 x 3200 mm. Tell us early if it cannot get round the back.
- The specification standard required
  Security rating, U-value and acoustic target, and any warranty provider's requirement.
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A terrace of six identical new-build plots at first fix, each opening filled with a Sharp frame still in protective film, photographed from a low three-quarter angle in early morning light.
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Specify a project
03
Trade
Builders, main contractors, fit-out and shopfitting. Supply-only if you have your own fitters, supply-and-fit if you would rather not own it.
You get
- Trade pricing on account
  Set against volume, not haggled per job.
- Supply-only or supply-and-fit
  Your call per job. It can change between jobs on the same account.
- Delivery with a fitting sequence
  Loaded in the order you will fit it, with the setting-out drawing on the pallet.
- The guarantee passed to your client
  Where we fit, the installation is covered too.
You send
- Your account details
  Or an application, if this is the first job.
- Sizes with your tolerance
  State whether they are structural opening or frame size. Most disputes start here.
- Finish, glass and hardware
  RAL number or anodised grade, glass make-up, handle and lock specification.
- Delivery address and access
  Kerbside, restrictions, unloading window and who signs.
- The date it is needed on site
  Not the date the programme says. The date you actually need it.
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A pallet of film-wrapped frames coming off the tail lift of a Sharp lorry at a kerbside London site, two fitters steadying the load, cones out on the road behind.
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Trade and commercial