Posted on 10/06/2015

Operating a family-run business like Dio-Met can bring many valuable benefits when compared to other companies for both the business itself and for it's customers. Advantages of a family-run business Stability - knowing that the company is building towards a future encourages long-term strategic t

Posted on 09/06/2015

WHY TOUGHENED GLASS? Glass can bring a real touch of class to your home, but when it comes to applying it to your interior or exterior home design, it’s extremely important that you opt for material that’s been tempered, or in other words, toughened. Why is this? It’s all about safety. Toughened

Posted on 02/06/2015

Opaque / Frosted glass screens There can be a number of reasons why you would want to install an opaque screen within your glass balustrade or balcony system. Such screens are most commonly used for creating a barrier of privacy from overlooking neighbours and often as a requirement to comply with b

Posted on 02/06/2015

Sheffield is known as the Steel City due to its wealth of history and association with the industrial production of steel during the 19th century, but what about Sheffield today? 21st century Sheffield is a rather different picture owing largely to the decline in world trade seen in the 1970's and t

Posted on 01/06/2015

Project completion : Walk out balcony balustrade in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Dio-Mets latest installation can be seen on the coast in Suffolk where we have surveyed, designed, manufactured and installed a large first floor walk out balcony terrace with glass balustrade. The design includes galvanized a

Posted on 29/05/2015

Upgrading your existing staircase Many traditional older properties feature the same style timber staircases complete with matching timber spindle infills, a traditional but old-fashioned look. Of these staircases many will also be dark wood that take away huge amounts of light and appear to enclo

Posted on 22/05/2015

DioMet have recently completed the design, manufacture and installation of 2no. glass canopies in Worcester. The canopy design chosen was our ever popular suspended modern canopy style T2 system complete with stainless steel marine grade tie-rod fittings and clear toughened safety glass cover. The

Posted on 22/05/2015

Dio-Met have recently completed the design, manufacture and installation of a modern glass balcony balustrade system to a domestic property in Oxfordshire. The design used is essentially a bespoke version of our 'Elegance' style juliet balcony system featuring stainless steel upright baluster posts,

Posted on 09/05/2015

Access for people with disabilities Making sure that all new buildings can be fully and easily accessed and used by all sections of the community is an important aspect of the building regulations. Advice and encouragement is available and given to owners of existing buildings and now mandatory in

Posted on 22/04/2015

Installing a framed glass balustrade Framed glass balustrades are simple to define really: a balustrade within a frame. Framed glass balustrades are the most widely used throughout the UK and the type that has the most possible variations in design. Being ‘framed’ essentially describes the glass p