Windows and doors we make in our own Blackburn workshop, fitted by our own team.
UPVC windows, composite doors, garden rooms and glass from 1st Choice Frames on Walker Street. We’ve been glazing North Lancashire since 2006. Trade and public welcome.
5.0 from 28 Google reviews
- Glazing North Lancashire since 2006
- Made in our Walker Street workshop
- FENSA registered
- Approved Solidor installer
- 5.0 from 28 Google reviews
A Blackburn workshop with its own fitters
1st Choice Frames started in May 2006. Our owner and director, Andy Bingham, had spent years making windows and doors for other local manufacturers before he set up on his own, and he has more than 30 years in the trade.
We fabricate our UPVC windows and doors on the Selecta Advance 70 system, which we’ve worked with since 2008, using computer aided manufacture and quality materials. By 2010 we had outgrown our first factory and moved into a unit double the size. Our own teams of fitters and vans then carry out the installations and deliveries.
We’re big enough to produce quality double glazing for North West Lancashire, and small enough to care about every job. Pricing is transparent, so you can be confident of a fair price and good value.
85%
Over 85% of our new business comes from recommendations.
Trade and public
We welcome both trade and non-trade customers to our showroom on Walker Street.
“Whether it be retail or trade based, our commitment to providing a quality product and service is and will always be our aim.”
UPVC windows, made to order
Replacement UPVC windows give outstanding security with energy efficiency and low maintenance. Every window is made to order in our workshop, from standard casement to bay, bow and flush windows. You can have traditional outward opening casements, inward opening tilt and turn windows, or vertical sliding sash windows.
- Casement windowsOur traditional outward opening casements, the most popular choice for houses old and new.
- Tilt and turn windowsInward opening tilt and turn windows that tip in for air or swing open fully for cleaning.
- Sash windowsVertical sliding sash windows for period terraces and anywhere a sliding look suits the house.
- Bay and bow windowsMade to measure for the front of the house, from a shallow bow to a full bay.
- Flush windowsSashes that sit flush in the frame for a cleaner, timber style look.
Secure as standard
Our UPVC windows are internally beaded with multipoint locking for maximum security.
FENSA registered
As a FENSA registered company, every installation is done in line with the latest building and fire regulations.
Windows we’ve fitted
Composite doors that make an entrance
We supply and fit composite front and back doors with standard and specialised glass designs. They’re high impact resistant GRP (glass reinforced polyester) doors, with a grained skin that is virtually indistinguishable from timber, in any bespoke colour or woodgrain finish.
We can make a door to suit Victorian, Edwardian, traditional, cottage and modern homes, and we also fit stable doors, French doors, patio doors and folding doors, including EASi-FOLD doors.
- High security hook locking on every composite door
- Stunning standard or special glass designs
- PVCu low threshold or Part M compliant aluminium threshold
- Bespoke colours and hardware to your exact requirements
Door furniture
Traditional furniture in brass, chrome, antique, black or white finishes:
- Night latches
- Bolts
- Spy holes
- Knockers
- Letterboxes
- Rim locks
- Yale locks
Approved Solidor installer
Solidor doors have a solid timber core and come in a wide range of colours. Come and see them in our showroom, then design yours with the Solidor door designer before you ask us for a price.
Open the door designerOn display in our showroom
- Milano
- Genoa
- Palermo
- Beeston
- Stafford
- Flint 3
- Flint Beeston
Garden rooms, conservatories and doors onto the garden
As well as windows and front doors, we make and install garden rooms and conservatories, and fit French doors, patio doors and folding doors to open a room up to the garden.
- Garden rooms
- Conservatories
- Patio doors
- Folding doors
- French doors
- Canopies
“We have perfect sliding doors that are rock solid with a very smooth slide and a secure multi-point locking system.”
Glass replacement, and glass cut while you wait
Broken glass? Why replace the whole unit when we can replace just the glass and save you money. Our vans are fully stocked, and our glaziers replace window glass and glass in doors cleanly and expertly at your home.
If you’d rather do it yourself, pop into our trade and customer service counter. You’ll find everything you need for a sound and safe DIY repair, along with expert help and advice. Or we can give you a price to fit it for you. The choice is yours.
At the trade counter
- Glass cut to size
- Safety glass
- Double glazed units
- UPVC trims
- Silicones
- Fixings
- Ready-made products for local tradesmen
Decorative glass
Give a door or window its own style, with furniture to match. Designs suit fanlights, doors and conservatories.
- Georgian bars
- Fitted between the panes for easy cleaning, or mounted on the face of the glass inside and out, in white, gold or a woodgrain to match your frames.
- Lead, bevels and crystal designs
- Traditional lead and coloured glass, bevel clusters, RocDeco Crystal designs and fused glass tiles, sealed inside the double glazed unit.
- Sandblasted glass and mirrors
- Bespoke etched designs for door panels, transoms, screens, partitions, windows, mirrors, traditional pub windows, table tops, balustrades, signs and cladding. Sand carving adds depth for a three dimensional effect, and house names and numbers can be etched in.
- Screen printed glass
- For partitions and roof glazing where you want light through with some privacy.
What our customers say
Outstanding company.superb workmanship.brilliant staff all round.excellent at what they do.highly recommend they are super tidy perfectionists.great prices excellent products i am extremely happy with a job brilliantly done.🤩
Fabulous job from Ben and Andy. Always arrived when they said they would and cleaned up after themselves. We are thrilled with our new door and replacement windows and all at a reasonable price too. Thanks Andy and Ben
Andy is good to deal with, no sales pressure, just helpful advice. Lovely tidy job inside and out on both front and back doors by Ben. Will be back for windows next. Highly Recommended.
First time I've used first choice and it will not be the last. Andy has been great with us from start to end, quick no hassle quote for our new front door. The door is amazing quality and has beeb fit perfectly by Ste. Would 100% recommend them to anyone
1st Choice Are DEFINTELY our first choice!
We originally used 1st Choice in July 2018 when we had our front door replaced. We chose our design on-line and Andy contacted us to give us a price which was very reasonable given the quality of the door that we received.
The staff arrived spot on time and installed the door in a day. The thing that amazed us was that we were expecting to have to touch up the plaster around the door and have some decorating done, however, that was not the case - the door was fitted perfectly and when the sealant was applied, there was absolutely no further work required - it was flawless!
The quality of the materials was outstanding and at the time of writing this review (over two and a half years later) the door is in as good condition as the day they installed it.
Because of this, when we needed more work recently, we did not hesitate to contact Andy at 1st Choice again. We needed a new door on the side of our house to a Utility Room and had also decided to convert a gazebo into a garden room. For this we needed two large 3m wide sliding doors.
The doors were measured up and a quote obtained that was competitive and based on the previous experience we had, we placed the order. We were quoted 4 to 5 weeks delivery and Andy was spot on with his estimated lead time.
When the Utility Room door was fitted, we were in the shielding category for COVID and the chaps that Andy sent round had been informed of this and were EXTREMELY careful to minimise contact with us. They fitted the door very quickly and efficiently and again, the quality is outstanding and the work was done extremely tidily with no need whatseover to repair the surround.
When the frames for the gazebo arrived, they had been scratched slightly in transit from the manufacturers. Problems occur occasionally but it's how they are fixed that matters and Andy did not let us down! He contacted the manufacturers straight away and they sent out an engineer with replacement parts to rectify the damage. This was done very quickly and without question. We have perfect sliding doors that are rock solid with a very smooth slide and a secure multi-point locking system.
We couldn't be happier with 1st Choice - from design, quote, accurate lead times, fantastic installation and top notch quality - they have really looked after us.
Letters from our customers
A few thank you letters sent to Andy in 2012, from two Blackburn churches, a local hospice and a couple whose double glazing we fitted.
The Cathedral Church of St. Mary The Virgin, Blackburn
“Dear Andy, Just a note to thank you for the efficient and pleasant way Mark and Dave put in my new windows, they are a credit to you.”
St George's Free Church of England, Blackburn
“Dear Andy, On Behalf of the Church Council and congregation, I would like to thank you most sincerely for the work you have undertaken for us and the generosity in pricing and help in making the windows for the screen and for the colored glass in the porch. We are delighted with them!”
East Lancashire Hospice
“Just wanted to say thank you for supplying the glass to replace the window that was smashed at our Warehouse, your support is much appreciated.”
Double Glazing Installation
“Dear Sir, Could you please pass on our sincer thanks to your two fitters Mark and Dave who have just completed installing double glazing for us, Apart from doing a really professional job they were nice guys who worked very hard from start to finish”
Come and see us, or ask for a quote
Call us, send a message, or visit the showroom and trade counter on Walker Street. We cover Blackburn, Preston, Bolton, Bury, Burnley, Clitheroe, Chorley and the surrounding areas.
- 01254 693681
- 1stchoiceframes@gmx.co.uk
- 1st Choice Frames Ltd
Unit 1 & 2, Walker Street
Lower Audley, Blackburn BB1 1BG Opening hours Monday 8am-5pm Tuesday 8am-5pm Wednesday 8am-5pm Thursday 8am-5pm Friday 8am-2:30pm Saturday Closed Sunday Closed
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