STAX the way to do it: EAG’s systemstax launched at London's Camden Market

English Architectural Glazing (EAG) unveiled its new Systemstax frameless glazing solution at London’s Camden Lock Market project on January 24th. Systemstax has taken some three years to develop and moves away from traditional curtain walling solutions as glazing panels are held in place by specially engineered clamps and literally ‘stacked’ one on top of another.

No glass drilling

This new concept does away with drilling holes through the glass units and supporting them on a different structure. This also allows the use of standard double glazed units with glazing specifications and products from any glass manufacturer.

With Systemstax, all the dead load of the glass and fittings is transferred through the glass itself to the lowest level. This liberates the building designer and engineer to reduce the dead load carrying capacity of the building frame, as only the wind load forces applied through the cladding have to be accommodated.

Precision positioning and fixing of the glazing brackets are the key to a successful installation. Following this, with pane areas often over eight square metres, the closing-in of the building is very rapid, presenting a weatherproof shell for the following trades. Once the glass is clamped in its final location the 18mm joint between each double glazed unit is pointed with structural sealant both inside and out.

After winning the £1.7 million Camden Lock Market contract, EAG chose to showcase its new concept and the project is the first in the UK to put the idea into practice. Managing Director Simon Gladwin explains, ‘We are very excited by Systemstax and for such a well-known venue as Camden Lock Market to be the first ever building to use the product. Systemstax works like no other glazing system, it is an entirely new concept that will become an industry leader and an essential piece of equipment for anyone in the glazing and curtain walling business.’