Glentruim Castle

Interesting Fact

Impressively, the total refurbishment of the castle took just 1 year from start to completion. Glentruim has all the modern facilities expected of a luxury holiday retreat; the basement of the castle features a state of the art cinema, gym and spa area for guests to enjoy.

Special Requirements

As with all listed buildings, great care had to be taken with every aspect of the refurbishment of the castle and had to comply with the strict conservation requirements of Historic Scotland.

An energy survey of the castle concluded that significant heat was being lost through the old single glazed timber windows. It took 18 months to gain approval from Historic Scotland for the single glazing to be replaced by Bereco SlimLine specialist double glazed units to increase the U-Values, making them more thermally efficient.

It was an essential requirement that the aesthetics of the replacement windows were as closely matched to the original single glazed products as possible. This meant that bespoke products were required to retain the period aesthetics and look of single glazed windows whilst offering improved thermal performance.

“I am delighted by both the quality and the appearance of the Heritage Range products supplied by Bereco. They further enhance the appearance of Glentruim Castle and from an environmental and economical point of view the addition of Bereco SlimLine double glazing will most certainly save energy and reduce our heating bills each year.”