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16th December 2003
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GBW
has launched a new concept of three distinct glass collections
for its PVCu door panels and Discovery composite doors.
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Here:
Renowned
for its expertise in installing bespoke glass flooring and structural
glass block work in the commercial arena, Roger
Wilde Ltd is now pioneering the use of fire rated
glass flooring panels in the private residential market.
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Here:
Fabricators
looking for a fast, flexible and efficient corner cleaning method
but who are not yet ready for a CNC solution now have a new
option in the shape of the new Kombimatec
EV443/32, a compact model with upper and lower gasket drills
and automatic profile recognition.
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Here:
New
from the well-known drip oil, WD40,
comes a group of new products designed to offer a helping hand to
those looking for a professional finish.
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Here:
Following
on from the launch of Elite 70, HW Plastics
has introduced a Rosewood finish to the suite to provide an authentic
real wood appearance.
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Here:
Prefit
is distributing in the UK Sadev’s new Décor
system of highly engineered, stainless steel components
designed for the ‘high tech’ office and home
where a minimalist look is required.
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Here:
Vertal1,
a French subsidiary of the Glaverbel
Group, has recently inaugurated
a lamination line using an EVA (Ethylene
Vinyl Acetate) interlayer. This has led
to the creation of two new ranges of laminated
safety glass
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Here:
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In just one week specialist glazing contractor, Optima
Architectural Glass, (OAG) designed and installed
an 11 sqm 'intelligent' Priva-lite privacy glass screen
for a VIP lounge area inside the £1.5 million newly-refurbished
Sheffield nightclub - Gatecrasher One
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Here:
This
primary school in a South Devon holiday resort has been
given a new lease of life with Profile
22 windows.
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Here:
Guests
at the Holiday Inn, Basingstoke will have the benefit
of top-of-the-range window hardware from Caldwell
to help ensure an undisturbed night‚s sleep
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Here:
Entertaining
has taken on a new dimension for a Scottish couple since
a conservatory with a Quantal
roof transformed their redundant patio into a lavish lounge
complete with bar.
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Here:
Windowstyle
UK,
the manufacturing arm of the Style Group Plc, UK supplier
of PVCu windows and doors has appointed Brendan McCambridge
as its new Managing Director.
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Here:
Shepley
Window Systems
has appointed two new members of staff for its conservatory
division: Pete Hollinshead as Conservatory Roof General Manager
and Wes Clarkson as Conservatory Roof Sales Manager
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Here:
Leading
industry figure Ray Fraser has been appointed Chairman of
the Council for Aluminium in Building’s
Patent Glazing Group
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Here:
Sash
UK has re-affirmed its commitment
to provide a wider customer support service with the internal
promotion of Nick Hibberd. Nick, PR and Marketing Manager
for Sash for more than seven years in all, has added Head
of Customer Services to his role.
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Here:
Using
excess funds from a flexible benefits spending account, CertainTeed
Corporation employees recently donated $7,500 to
the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Brookline.
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Here:
They
say that madness comes in many forms. Throwing yourself out
of a plane at a height in excess of 15,000 feet is probably
one of them. Yet Systems Hardware
managing director Ronnie Rossall intends to do just that.
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Here:
Premier
Profiles,
extruder of PVCu window, door and cellular foam profile, has
donated the £5,750 proceeds from its annual corporate
golf day to Doncaster School and College for the Deaf.
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Here:
Customers,
staff and suppliers enjoyed beautiful blue skies and late summer
sunshine at Sierra Windows’
annual Golf Day recently, and raised money for charity at the
same time.
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Here:
Berkeley
Group,
the up-market housebuilder and urban regenerator, has made
a record interim pre-tax profit of £116.8m
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here:
The
average fine handed out by the Health
& Safety Executive (HSE) to construction firms
in the year to 31st March 2003 has fallen to £5,698.
In the year to 31st March 2002 the average fine was £7,450.
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here:
Construction
Minister, Nigel Griffiths, has launched a new tabloid newspaper
to let firms in the North West know more about the Government-backed
Quality Mark Scheme of
approved builders and associated trades
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here:
Jewson
has joined forces with The Daily Mirror and Vauxhall Commercial
Vehicles to search for Britain's best builders - or as Jewson
likes to call them, 'Builders from Heaven'.
More
here:
Bostik
Findley,
worldwide manufacturer of sealants and adhesives has launched
a new support package which is being offered to IGU manufacturers
to aid compliance with EN 1279
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Here:
The
new range of gas fill testing machines for IG units from Inagas
is an important step in supporting IG unit manufacturers who
are seeking accreditation to EN 1279 Part 3.
More
Here:
The
unveiling of CEN Solutions Ltd
at the GP&T exhibition marked a step forward in the provision
of consultancy, testing and auditing facilities for insulating
glass unit manufacturers seeking accreditation to EN 1279.
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Here:
The
HEFCE has announced an additional 10,000 full-time equivalent
places to be made available exclusively for Foundation Degrees
in 2004/5 and Skillsactive UK, Skills for Logistics and Skillset
being granted full SSC licenses by the end of December 2003.
The remaining 13 SSCs will be licensed by June 2004.
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Here:
London
based Sortex is a global
leader in food sorting technology. Its machines discard imperfect
or discoloured material from foodstuffs as tiny as sesame seeds
or as large as potatoes.
In an exercise in lateral thinking, Peter Penfold of Penfold
Plastics has applied the technology to sorting recycled
PVC window frames.
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Here:
More than three years after launching the previous website the Schott website has recently been redesigned
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Lancashire
based Octaveward Ltd is
extending its composite door ambitions to the retail market
with the forthcoming launch of a dedicated retail website
and distribution company UK Doors Direct
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Here:
Sierra
Windows
has updated its website to coincide with the launch of a new
fully chamfered entrance door and the new range of high-security
Safeware locks,
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Here:
Peace
on Earth and Goodwill to all
Yesterday's
'We got 'im' news gave share prices a lift, as investors speculated
on improved security in the region. However, this soon evaporated as
another series of terrorist attacks suggested that the arrest of the
'Ace of Spades' has made little or no difference, or indeed might have
actually made things worse. The war against terror continues on many
fronts; it is a war with no borders, no nation states, no set battles.
New
Blood Wanted
Sash,
probably the most advanced window, door and conservatory fabricator in
the UK is looking to fill a number of openings:
• Conservatory Manager (up to £30K + benefits)
• Portal Conservatory Specialist
• Business Development Advisors (x2)
Details
Here:
Quantal
Conservatory Roofing Systems, part of the Epwin Group, is seeking to appoint
an experienced engineer to take responsibility for all aspects of structural
advice to customers. Additionally, Quantal is looking to enhance the support
given to its fabricators and has created two new roles for Field Support
Technicians.
Details
Here:
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Successful
Debut for PatioMaster at Batimat
PatioMaster,
the UK patio door manufacturer, made a successful debut at the international
building show, Batimat, in Paris as part of its drive to expand into European
markets.
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Here:
A
Good Walk !Updated!
We all love golf really, and we have great pleasure in rounding up no
fewer than 14!! of the summer's industry tournaments on one page.
Let's hope it doesn't tee anyone off that we feature Fred Wedlock (remember?
- the Oldest Swinger in Town, now swinging a golf club).
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Here:
Discover
the 'Off-Site' Solution at Interbuild
Interbuild
2004 has a key role to play in fulfilling the 'truly massive' potential
of off-site construction by offering a ready-made opportunity to discover
more about fast track methods and products.
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Here:
New
Manager for Light + Building and Lightstyle
Maria Hasselman-Börner has been
appointed event manager for Light+Building, the International Trade Fair
for Architecture and Technology (18 to 22 April 2004).
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Here:
Legal
Changes Inspire new Pavilion
Interbuild
will unveil a new section at the 2004 show in response to sweeping changes
in building legislation designed to improve access for people with disabilities.
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Here:
Lister
Trade Frames Ltd
of Stoke on Trent recently hosted the Uzone Roadshow. Uzone is the name
of the new conservatory roofing system from Ultraframe which slashes
installation times by half, and we all know that ‘time is money’.
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Here:
Hallmark
employee and keen bowler Trevor Bailey’s Hull based ten pin bowling
team has received a helping hand from the company in its bid to top
the city league. The team – known as the Hallmark Hawks –
has received sponsorship from Hallmark Group
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Here:
Salisbury
based Quantal Approved Installer
Castlegate Windows has installed
a conservatory for soccer hero, Nick Holmes, who played for Southampton
Football Club when they won the FA Cup in 1976.
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Here:
Synseal
customer, Waterford Windows, recently put the Shield Conservatory to
the ultimate test when they fabricated and installed a 6x3.5m Edwardian
conservatory for the famous newspaper critic Gary Bushell
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Here:
European
specialist glass processors, HansenGlass
based in Kirkby, Merseyside has been awarded an ‘Achievement
Marque’ at this year’s prestigious North West Business Excellence
Awards.
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Here:
South
West based Aura Conservatories
has been awarded British Board of Agrément (BBA) certification
for the manufacture and supply of the BBA accredited Quantal roofing
system.
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Here:
Bostik
Findley,
manufacturer of sealants and adhesives, has been awarded ISO 9001:2000
status by the British Standards Institute (BSI).
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Here:
A
large Chester-based windows firm, Diamond
Windows, aims to reap the benefits the Quality Mark Scheme
brings, including customer confidence, better business practice and
raising industry standards.
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Here:
The
buoyant social housing sector is opening up new opportunities in the
North West for long-established Profile 22
PVCu window fabricator, A & D Joinery
with the completion of several major contracts in the Lancashire area.
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Here:
Aluminium
fabricator and installer Airedale Architectural
Ltd of Leeds is now able to tackle both larger aluminium
sections and, in turn, larger-scale contracts following the installation
of an Elumatec AKS134 Notching Saw.
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Here:
As
it celebrates its 17th year of trading, Status fabricator Maintenance
Free Homes reinforces the very definite and continuing
need for medium sized fabricators offering a good local service at
reasonable process.
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Here:
It’s
all change at Pearl Window Systems
in Bolton. The fast moving fabricator has just relocated to new premises
and has introduced Duraflex’s Featured Suite. A major investment
in new machinery, including a state-of-the-art saw centre, is also
underway
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Here:
Alternative
Windows
is based on the Cross Green Industrial Estate, just outside Leeds,
in two units, which are ideal to serve the company’s growing
customer base.
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Here:
Alcoa
announced on 20th November that Rick Williams, Alcoa's worldwide director
of safety, has joined the newly convened NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory
Panel to assist NASA in its ongoing review and improvement of safety
systems, operations and culture.
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Here:
Revolutionary
new health and safety laws that could see bosses face tough fines and
even prison terms come on stream, which means that for the first time
unions can directly enforce health and safety laws against employers
backed up with the force of legal penalties if they fail to comply.
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Here:
The
Health and Safety Executive has launched a new safety campaign
focusing on working safely at height. As an example of good practice,
inspectors visited the British Airways London Eye to look at the safe
working methods used by its technical team
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Here:
The
BSI Group has announced that the
Drafts for Public Comment (DPCs) of the environmental management standards
BS EN ISO 14001 and BS ISO 14004 are now available..
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Here:
Converting
a higher proportion of the sun's energy into a useful source of electricity
and heating would go a long way to reducing our dependence on the
fossil fuels being blamed for global warming. That is why the Pilkington
Energy Efficiency Trust (PEET) believes that support for
solar energy research is so important - and is why the Trust is now
aiding new research at Nottingham University's School of the Built
Environment.
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Here:
'What
about the future when the calls for even greater thermal efficiency grow
ever louder, as no doubt they will?' asks Edgetech.
More
here
Features
now archived include:
Horst Mertes discusses the role of IT centralisation in todays
glass business
Designers
must now comply with regulations to limit solar overheating in buildings,
as Paul Littlefair of BRE explains.
Dave
Frost on the implications of CE Marking to the sealed unit manufacturer:
Phil Mundell on what Part M means to the Door Manufacturer;
Full
list here
I will deal with this subject in a bit more depth in the next issue,
but the basic flaw with any laws governing the internet is that however
many countries in the world pass the same laws, there will always be
one 'flag of convenience' type country who will continue to flood the
world with unwanted email garbage. Rather than clamour for laws, we
should continue to put pressure on internet service providers, such
as BT, AOL etc, to spend more money trying to fix it from their end.
This
is our last Gl@zine until January 6th, so I will sign off this week
by wishing you a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Please view
our Christmas card here.
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@theglazine.com
Roman
Splendour in the Cotswolds
Quantal
fabricator, Trade Plas, installed this unique conservatory, perched
high on the Cotswold Hills with beautiful, far-reaching views that can
be enjoyed all year round, whatever the weather.
[More
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
K2
Tees Up Customer Conference
Conservatory
roof manufacturer K2 has released details of its customer conference,
which will be held at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland
on February 11th & 12th 2004.
[More
Here]
Palmer:
'The Market for Private Sector Home Improvements to 2007'
The
total British market for windows, external doors and conservatories
in the home improvements sector is now £4.1 billion at
installed values, in the base year of 2002. Window replacement
of replacements is increasing (now 20% of all replacements are
replacing windows that have already been replaced.) Nonetheless,
the conservatory market is where the growth has been in recent
years. Palmer suggests that traditional extensions by builders
- requiring planning permission and more stringent building
regulation approval - are being supplanted by conservatories.
[More
on this Story]
New
Space and a New Face at Solaglas Birmingham
Changes
are underfoot at Solaglas Birmingham with the recent installation
of a new glass trade counter at the Witton premises. A shrine
to the Solaglas Marketing Department, the office is furnished
with glass samples and information on the full Saint-Gobain Glass
range.
[More
on this Story]
Glassex
Throws Down the Challenge to Installers: Are You the Best in Britain?
Britain’s
window and conservatory installers will have the opportunity to test
and demonstrate their skills through a new competition taking place
at Glassex, and which is designed to find the Glassex Installation
Team of the Year.
[More
on this Story]
GP&T Generates Good Mix of Leads for FGI
The first GP&T Show saw Float Glass Industries (FGI) welcome an impressive number of visitors to its stand, a third of which constituted quality leads covering a cross section of industry requirements.
Lean Manufacturing for a Lean Service
Newstead Trade Frames has recently invested £1 million in new machinery. The company has bought an SV800 corner cleaner, a Rapid MFC2000 saw and machining centre, a six-head welder and five vertical assembly lines.
Flowline Runs ‘Rings’ Round the Competition
Deep at the heart of the Stuga Flowline Cutting & Prepping Centre is a distinctive rotary tooling head system unique to this machine, known as ‘The Ring’, a system of rotating tooling heads that can be freely programmed to present tools at any angle around three hundred and sixty degrees in order to give the machine total flexibility for the complex design of British window systems.
Roof Window Concept wins Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Awards 2003
On 9th December this year’s winners of the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Awards were honoured. The winners include Keystone Lintels Ltd, based in Cookstown, who created a substantial sales increase by diversifying into new and lucrative markets. They partnered with the University of Ulster and, with engineering graduate Cormac Diamond, developed the expertise for a new product range of roof windows.
Securistyle
Urges Fabricators to Support Innovation for Long Term Success
Ahead of four new product launches in the first six months of 2004,
window hardware manufacturer Securistyle has hit back at pundits who
claim that the window industry has a bleak future and that product
prices must continue to plummet.
[More
on this Story]
Peter
Richards Group Revitalised as Part of Merseyside Initiative
A Merseyside manufacturing company which faced closure nearly ten
years ago has marked another year of unprecedented success by investing
in state-of-the art technology to meet the demands which will stem
from Liverpool’s award of European Capital of Culture. Furthermore,
the £150,000 investment by the Birkenhead-based Peter Richards
Group – which manufactures high quality architectural glazing
solutions to the construction industry - will now secure the future
of its 30 staff and lead to the creation of further jobs.
[More
on this Story]
Leak
Proof Guarantee!
Sky-Vent
Ltd in Birmingham sold over 15,000 roof vents last year and had no
comebacks on leaky vents. 'We are that confident with our product
that with the new S type pre-glazed lids we guarantee the vent won't
leak!' says Alan Hudson Uk sales manager.'That's an industry first
and no other conservatory roof vent on the market can make this claim'
added Alan.
[More
on this Story]
Allerton
Windows becomes HW Plastics 100th AIMS Signatory
HW
Plastics has announced that Allerton Windows of Bootle, Merseyside has
become the 100th company to sign up to the Approved Installer Membership
Scheme Initiative.
[More
on this Story]
Bank
of Scotland Business Banking helped Aluplast Launch its UK Operation
Lutterworth-based
aluplast, an international manufacturer of PVCu window profile systems
for the double glazing market, has extended its UK operation by acquiring
Plus Plan, an established PVCu extrusion specialist as we first reported
in The Gl@zine on 24th June.
[More
on this Story]
Cabot
Corporation and GE Plastics Plan to Develop Lexan Thermoclear Sheet
with Nanogel Translucent Aerogel
Cabot
Corporation, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, announced
recently its intention to work with GE Structured Products to jointly
market a Lexan® Thermoclear® multi-wall sheet filled with Nanogel®
Translucent aerogel.
[More
on this Story]
Masco
Corporation Announces New Common Stock Repurchase Programme and Declares
Quarterly Dividend
Masco
Corporation has announced that its Board of Directors has authorised
the purchase of up to 50 million shares of its Common Stock in open
market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
[More
on this Story]
Andersen
Expanding Fibrex Extrusion Operation
Andersen
Corp. has broken ground on a new 150,000-square-foot extrusion facility
in North Branch, MN. Producing lineal window and door components
made with Andersen’s Fibrex wood/plastic composite material, the
new facility may also be used to perform other in-line and post-extrusion
operations required to supply other Andersen plants with ready-to-assemble
parts.
[More
on this Story]
Hunter
Douglas Announces Share Buy Back Programme
Hunter
Douglas announces that it will institute a Share Buy Back Programme.
The Company intends to buy up to EUR 50 million of its common shares
within the next 12 months on the market; depending on market conditions.
[More
on this Story]
Home
Depot Acquires Window Installation Firm
The
Home Depot of the USA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atlanta-based
RMA Home Services, Inc. The company has been an installation service
provider for Home Depot since 1998 and has 20 branch offices across
the U.S. Terms were not disclosed.
[More
on this Story]
GL@ZINE SPECIAL FEATURES
Potential
Problems with Entering the Commercial Market
Eric
Gale from Eurocell Profiles discusses
some of the problems fabricators may face when entering into the commercial
market.
[Read
The Feature Here]
The
A-Z of Specifying Window Hardware
Paul
Rainbird is Partnering Manager at Titon.
His role involves close co-operation with specifiers and window fabricators.
Here he explains how a more informed route can help in selecting the
correct window hardware, and how specifiers can overcome the most frequent
specification and purchasing problems.
[More
Here]
SentryGlas®
Plus: Engineered Glass for the 21st Century
Acclaimed
structural engineer Tim Macfarlane
compares the introduction of laminated glass incorporating SentryGlas®
Plus interlayer and Secure™ technology to the invention of reinforced
concrete at the beginning of the last century.
[More
Here]
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