Hartley Glo, a boutique homeware retailer, needed to replace their tired timber shopfront with a striking black aluminium installation that would do justice to their distinctive gold script branding. The property is a Grade II-style red-bri
Replace the existing white timber shopfront with a contemporary black aluminium system. The new shopfront needed to act as a frame for the existing illuminated gold signage, give clear interior visibility for window displays, and provide enhanced overnight security via integrated roller shutters.
We surveyed the existing shopfront and produced design drawings showing the new aluminium grid. Our specification used Smart Systems Alitherm Heritage in matte black RAL 9005, with toughened laminated glazing and a flush DDA-compliant threshold. The Hartley Glo signage was carefully removed, cleaned and rebonded to the new shopfront fascia. Installation was completed across a single weekend to minimise trading disruption — Saturday closing through Sunday handover.
Image sequence showing the project progression — survey, install, completion.
Our installer fitting the new aluminium frame from a step ladder while the original timber elements are removed.
Black aluminium framework installed with the gold Hartley Glo signage rebonded to the new fascia.
The finished shopfront in full daylight, showing the contrast between the black aluminium and red-brick context.
From the approach along the high street — the shopfront draws the eye from 50+ metres away.
The completed installation in its full streetscape context.
Evening view showing the illuminated interior and the signage glowing from within.
Detail of the gold script signage rebonded to the new fascia using stainless-steel fixings.
"S&K worked over a weekend so we never lost a trading day. The new shopfront has transformed how the shop looks from the street — we have customers stopping to photograph it."
— Hartley Glo team
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