Specialism 01
Aluminium curtain walling
Glazed façades for commercial buildings, fabricated in our Leeds factory using Kestrel and Novastruct systems and installed by our own teams, mostly for main contractors within about 100 miles of Leeds.
HB Aluminium Fabrications • Leeds
Aluminium curtain walling, shopfronts and drive-thru windows, made in Leeds.
Aluminium curtain walling for main contractors and architects, commercial shopfronts for retail and town-centre schemes, and drive-thru windows for restaurants across the UK. Made in our own Leeds workshop since 1981, installed by our own teams. We also do entrances, windows and doors.
Pictured: Flint Mill, Wetherby. Silicone glazed curtain walling and entrance doors by HB.
- Since 1981
- Trading from Leeds
- 35+ years
- Working with McDonald's
- Nationwide
- Installation and maintenance
- CHAS
- Registered contractor
Our two specialisms
Specialism 02
Drive-thru and service windows
New drive-thru booths and service windows, and their maintenance, for restaurants across the UK. Over 35 years working with McDonald's, including new sites countrywide.
Fabrication and installation from one Leeds business
HB Aluminium Fabrications is an established Leeds company working on commercial buildings: transport, retail, education, office and leisure. Our fabricators prepare aluminium systems in our factory, and our directly employed fixing teams install them on site.
Keeping both stages in-house means instructions and site issues are dealt with directly, rather than passed between separate companies.
Services
All services- 01Aluminium curtain wallingGlazed aluminium façades for commercial buildings, fabricated in our Leeds factory and installed by our own site teams.
- 02Drive-thru and service windowsNew drive-thru booths and service windows, plus ongoing maintenance, for restaurants across the country. Over 35 years working with McDonald's.
- 03Aluminium windows and doorsAluminium windows, doors and internal screens for commercial and public buildings, new-build, replacement and refurbishment.
- 04Aluminium shopfrontsGlazed aluminium retail frontages, from new units to the replacement of existing shopfronts on trading premises.
- 05Commercial entrance systemsGlazed aluminium entrances that suit the building's use, how busy the doors are and how people arrive.
- 06Automatic doorsAutomation included in our entrance packages, supplied and fitted by Record Auto Doors and coordinated by HB.
- 07Aluminium door repairs and maintenanceRepair and maintenance enquiries for aluminium doors on commercial premises.
- Survey, drawings, manufacture, installation and aftercareHow we work →
Sectors we work in
- Schools
- Hospitals
- Doctors' surgeries
- Supermarkets
- Shopping centres
- Petrol stations
- Restaurants
- Jewellers
- Smaller shopfronts
Selected projects
Six of the 36 projects in HB's record.
B&Q
Hull
Shop frontage with a large aluminium framework and glazing at B&Q, Hull.
Browns
Sheffield and Harrogate
One of two shopfronts fabricated for Browns, in Sheffield and Harrogate, on a quick turnaround.
View case studyFlint Mill
Wetherby
A private museum building for a vintage car collection, on the outskirts of Wetherby.
View case study
Costa Coffee and Subway
Crown Point, Leeds
Shopfront entrances for Costa Coffee and Subway units at Crown Point, Leeds.
Wren Kitchens
Ashton Under Lyne
Aluminium glazing work at Wren Kitchens, Ashton Under Lyne, 2018.
Recent work
Tennyson House, Great Portland Street
London
Bronze-framed aluminium shopfronts and entrance doors at Tennyson House, 159-165 Great Portland Street, London.
Nero Express
Nero Express café from HB Aluminium's project portfolio.
Grantley Hall
Ripon, North Yorkshire
Recent work at Grantley Hall, the hotel and spa near Ripon.
Aldwark Manor
Aldwark, North Yorkshire
Curtain walling, windows and doors at the Aldwark Manor hotel and golf clubhouse, with automatic doors coordinated through Record.
McDonald's Abbey Lane
Leicester
Drive-thru booth and service windows at McDonald's Abbey Lane, Leicester.
Merseyway Innovation Centre
Stockport
Curtain walling, windows and doors at the Merseyway Innovation Centre, Stockport.
Stakehill
Middleton
Recent work by HB Aluminium.
Clients HB has worked for
A selection of the organisations on HB's project record. Logos are shown greyed out; hover to see them in colour.
Manufacturing and installation
Our own factory and site teams
Our factory is on the outskirts of Leeds city centre, on the site of the former Fowler engine works. Over the years it has been improved and re-equipped for fabricating aluminium windows and doors. Our foremen and fixers are directly employed.
How we work- Based
- Leeds, LS10
- Fabrication
- In our own factory
- Installation
- Directly employed fixing teams
- Coverage
- Commercial projects across the UK
The people behind HB
A long-established Leeds team: many of our people have been with HB for over 20 years, so the knowledge on your job is deep and the faces stay the same.
Meet the teamWho we work with
Main contractors
Main contractors give us most of our work, and most of it is within about 100 miles of our Leeds factory. For a main contractor, the glazing package is one of many. What matters is a clear price against a defined scope, a realistic view of lead-in and programme, and a team that turns up and installs what was agreed.
What to sendArchitects and specifiers
Early conversations with a fabricator can save redesign later. We can talk through how a glazing concept is likely to be framed, fabricated and fixed, and where the details need the most attention.
What to sendProperty and facilities managers
Property and facilities teams usually come to us with a building that is already occupied: a failing entrance door, a tired frontage, or windows that need replacing without closing the premises.
What to sendTender and bid teams
We price aluminium glazing packages for main contractors, developers and operators, with curtain walling and drive-thru windows as our lead specialisms. Send the tender package and we will come back with a clear price against a defined scope, our assumptions and any questions that affect the price.
What to sendProject guidance
All insights- What to include in a commercial aluminium glazing enquiryA practical checklist for contractors, architects and property teams sending a commercial aluminium glazing enquiry: drawings, specification, programme and site information.
- Curtain walling, shopfronts and commercial windows: understanding the differencesHow curtain walling, shopfront framing and commercial windows differ in structure, typical use and the questions each raises at design and estimating stage.
- Planning replacement shopfronts and commercial entrancesHow to plan the replacement of a shopfront or commercial entrance: survey, approvals, access, trading disruption, security and coordination with other trades.
- Repair, refurbish or replace: commercial aluminium doors, windows and shopfrontsHow property and facilities teams can decide between repairing, refurbishing or replacing commercial aluminium doors, windows and shopfronts, and what to send for advice.
- Drive-thru windows: what operators should plan forA practical guide for restaurant operators and fit-out teams on drive-thru booths and service windows: new sites, day-to-day wear, maintenance and what to send for a quote.
- Curtain walling for main contractors: what to include in a tender packageWhat main contractors should send when inviting curtain walling subcontractors to tender: drawings, specification, design responsibility, interfaces, programme and site information.
Talk to us about your project
Send the location, scope and programme, with drawings if you have them. We offer a free computer-aided estimating service.