About Hydro Hydro worldwide Europe UK Birtley Hydro Extrusions Birtley Hydro Extrusions Birtley Hydro Birtley offers standard and bespoke aluminium extruded profiles from two extrusion presses with additional services available such as thermal break. Did you know? Birtley are one of four UK manufacturing plants who are certified according to the ASI Performance Standard and ASI's Chain of Custody Standard, which recognises the responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. Birtley, based in the North of the UK is one of our primary extrusion plants with two presses and the longest run table. As well as offering aluminium extruded profiles to meet our clients design needs, Birtley is also our only UK site to offer thermal break capabilities. Thermal Break is a thermal barrier that prevents the transfer of heat or cold energy between conductive materials. This is especially important when Aluminium is used in the architecture, building and construction sectors used in bespoke and standard building systems and curtain walling as it is highly conductive and can transfer energy quickly across a profile. The Thermal Break is normally a Polyamide plastic strip rolled into and joining separate extrusions into an assembly to create an effect not possible through the extrusion process alone and has the effect of eliminating or regulating temperature transfer from conduction, convection and radiation across the structures creating considerable savings from lost energy. Thermal Breaks also have the added benefit of eliminating unwanted noise transfer and dampening vibration across the structures employed in the system. In essence Thermal Breaking creates more sophisticated, durable and complex structures by co-joining profiles that the die design process cannot achieve alone. It also allows internal and external profiles to be joined with differing surface treatments e.g. an anodised exterior for weather resistance and different coloured powder or paint coating internal to create the desired architectural, structural integrity and decorative effect. Address Hydro Aluminium UK Ltd Durham Road, Chester-Le-Street DH3 2AH County Durham United Kingdom marketing.extrusion.uk@hydro.com +44 191 301 1200 Contact us Terms & Conditions Standard Purchasing Terms & Conditions Extruded profiles UK locations Tailored solutions About Hydro Key facts Hydro worldwide The Hydro Way Brand center Corporate governance Modern Slavery Transparency statement Website cookies Contact Contact Media contacts Investor Relations Contacts Customer service portal Follow us Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Flickr YouTube Shapes Suppliers Privacy policy Terms & conditions Accessibility Sitemap © 2021 Norsk Hydro ASA