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6th January 2004
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KS
Profiles,
the Daventry-based window system supplier, now holds in stock
two new easy fit beads to further enhance the appeal of the
company's Fortuna Suite.
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Here:
Guyson
says that its Multiblast® RXS 900 automated blast cleaning
system has almost become the benchmark machine around the world,
for automated glass decoration
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Here:
The
vertical design of the AVN4 Automatic Vee Cut Saw from Kombimatec
is the key to its success, offering fabricators three distinct
advantages: space savings, precision and ease of operation.
More Here:
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:
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Residents at an apartment block in Chigwell are looking
forward to a warmer winter and lower fuel bills courtesy
of replacement PVCu windows from the Duraflex
Diamond Suite
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Here:
The
clubhouse at Warwick Golf Centre was radically transformed
when three key products from The
Litchfield Group of Companies were installed
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Here:
High
performance Masterdor
fire doors have been installed in place of non-regulation
timber doors as part of a major refurbishment project
at a block of flats in Darlington
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Here:
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.
More
Here:
Synseal
Extrusions Ltd
is taking quality customer care on the road with the promotion
of Chris Boyington. Chris has been promoted to Systems Support
Manager
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Here:
Jason
Davidson has been appointed Sales Manager at FendorHansen,
the fire and security glazing system specialists
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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:
Conservatory
manufacturer K2 has sponsored
one of its employees, Ella Walsh, over £1000 to take part
in the Annual Benidorm Half Marathon, which took place on the
23rd November 2003
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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:
Construction
Minister, Nigel Griffiths, said he was delighted at the turn-out
from building firms to a series of Quality
Mark Scheme trade launches in the North West and
how this would form a blueprint for the future
More
here:
Berkeley
Group,
the up-market housebuilder and urban regenerator, has made
a record interim pre-tax profit of £116.8m
More
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.
More
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'.
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here:
Over
350 delegates attended free seminars organised recently by WRAP
(the Waste & Resources Action Programme) to inform the recycling
sector about opportunities to gain access to much needed investment.
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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. 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:
A
new re-design looks set to further improve the impact and
performance of BPF-Online
as a source of support and sales leads for UK plastics businesses
More
Here:
More
than three years after launching the previous website the
Schott website has recently
been redesigned
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Here:
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
More
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:
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
More
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.
More
Here:
The
highlights of the latest GTL Newsletter
include the news that there is up to £1000 funding towards
a learning at work degree In leadership In process and manufacturing
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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
Happy
New Year? Oh no, it's Part L again!
Just
when we all thought it was safe to crawl back under our rocks, Part
L appears to have reared its ugly head again. The Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister (ODPM) has produced a 25 page document which appears
to flag up the very real possibility of the government trying to shoehorn
further legislation - at the very least to bring England in line with
Scotland at a U value of 1.8 - by 2005 (next year!!). You can download
a PDF version of the ODPM report here.
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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Dates
for Glasstec 2004 Announced
The
dates for glasstec 2004, the global
trade fair covering every aspect of the glass industry, have been announced
by organiser Messe Düsseldorf. The giant trade fair, which in 2002
attracted 54,500 international visitors, will run from 9th to 13th November
2004.
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Here:
18th
Glasstec will Show Laser and Display Technology
In
its position as a leading international trade fair, glasstec
says it must always cater for
the needs of the industry as a whole. Under the exhibiting category of
Flat Glass, display technology and the full range of laser technology
for glass processing and flat displays will be presented to visitors for
the first time.
More
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.
More
Here:
Exhibition
Calendar
!!Updated!!
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Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world
Newton
Abbot’s Sapphire Window Systems
put its clout behind the women’s kick boxing world title fight.
The Network Veka fabricator and installer sponsored the top of the bill
bout between Paignton’s Karen ‘nine millimetre’ Ousy
and Trisha ‘TNT’ Hill from the USA.
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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’.
More
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:
Scottish
Highlands based Norscot Joinery Ltd
has gone all out for quality to achieve Q Mark certification for the
PVCu windows the company manufactures using the Veka Matrix system.
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Here:
Shepley
Window Systems
has launched Showhome Awards to pay recognition to its customers’
best installations. The trade fabricator is asking customers to enter
installations they believe meet the highest of standards into the
award scheme.
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Here:
Evergreen
Door, a UK manufacturer and distributor
of steel and fibreglass external doors, has become a member of BM
TRADA Certification's enhanced security Q-Mark scheme for doors.
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Here:
Brunner
Mond
was the only raw materials supplier in the country to scoop a prize
when the soda ash producer won a national award for Best Safety Initiative
at the recent GLASS Charter Awards.
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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:
Taking
pride of place in a busy roadside showroom setting, this red Paladin
door from Portal Products is helping Newglaze
Windows Ltd to attract new custom.
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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:
Each
year, the UK glass industry uses about £130m of energy, 70% of
which is used to melt and refine the glass. In turn, secondary glass
manipulators use further energy to process formed glass. For example,
over £20m of energy is used by companies using flat glass to make
products such as windscreens and double glazing alone. Action
Energy has a wide range of free tailored services to help
the glass industry benefit financially by improving energy efficiency.
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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:
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
In the same vein, a letter we publish this week from Nick Dutton quotes
from the ODPM document: 'It says that '1.8 U value should be the starting
point for the standard for reasonable provision for new dwellings for
2005' and continues 'We propose that the improved standard would apply
to new building work immediately following the implementation date'.
However,
it appears that Synseal went a step too far in featuring this 'conjecture'
in recent advertising, about which the Advertising Standards Authority
(ASA) received complaints - which were upheld - from no fewer than five
other systems companies. Maybe the moral of the story is that those
who live in glass houses shouldn't be the first to try to profit from
industry intelligence (surely 'shouldn't throw stones...').
Talking of which, does anyone know what's going on with the glazing
at the Swiss Re building?
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@theglazine.com
Is
This a Building Regs Revision I see Before Me? 1.8 or 2.0 - That is
The Question.
Before the ink was dry on our latest marketing campaign, about the British
Board of Agrément awarding the Shield window a u-value of 1.8,
the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister moved the goal posts. The 25
page report, entitled ‘Possible Future Performance Standards for
Part L October 2003’ is an official response to February’s
Energy White Paper. It affects us all.
[More
Here]
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Newstead
Supply Octagon Shaped Apartments for Young Professionals
In
1999 contractor Alan S Beardmore Ltd was responsible for building
an octagon shaped block of apartments in Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent.
Three and a half years later the company is building a similar
block next door with plans for a third block underway. Each block
contains 11 apartments with a price range between £65,000
and £95,000.
[More
Here]
THIS
WEEK'S NEWS
ASA
Complaints into 'Part L' advert Upheld
Following
complaints from five window systems companies, a trade press advertisement
on behalf of Synseal Extrusions Ltd was investigated by the Advertising
Standards Authority. The complaints were upheld.
[More
on this Story]
Why
are the Windows Cracking on the Gherkin?
In
an article in The Guardian on 27th November, journalist Alok
Jha asked the above question, unfortunately answering it with:
'No one is actually sure, although there are theories'.
[More
on this Story]
Vista
Group has Successful AIM Debut - Santa did fill his Boots!
Vista
Group plc, manufacturer of PVC door panels and composite doors,
announces that its Ordinary Shares have been admitted to trading
on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock
Exchange and opened at a premium of 5.5p from the placing price
of 95p.
[More
on this Story]
Surprise
Glassex Announcement
Synseal Extrusions Ltd has revealed itself as the mystery exhibitor
taking the prime spot by the front entrance at this year’s
Glassex. The systems company is returning to Glassex to exhibit
its Global conservatory system – a roof for all systems.
It will launch many new developments to the Global roof, one of
which will be the new blue white conservatory roof.
[More
on this Story]
The
Market for Replacement Windows & Doors in Social Sector Housing
to 2007
Key points from the 2003 edition: Local Authorities and Housing Associations
spent £384 million on external door and window replacement in
2002; This represented an unexpected 8% growth in value over the previous
year, in spite of a decline of 5% in R.M & I construction output
in this Sector; Expectations for the full year 2003 suggest that the
volume will be around 4% greater.
[More
on this Story]
Where
Have all the Windows Gone?
There
is a Black Hole at the heart of UK window statistics. Many more tonnes
of PVC go in to extruders than come out as windows and doors. Does
it all go to waste? Or are we making more windows and doors than published
figures indicate? Where does it all go? The PVC-U Window Profile and
the PVC-UE Cellular Foam Profile Industry in the UK & Ireland
are the latest reports from Michael Rigby Associates. Both reports
hold detailed information on the window and foam markets in 2002,
as well as depth analysis of growth forecasts from 2003 – 2007.
[More
on this Story]
£1
Million Manufacturing Investment for Planet
Planet PVC Group plc, the UK installer of conservatories, windows
and doors, has announced a one million pound investment in the latest
state of the art manufacturing technology at its 42,000 sq ft Walton
Summit manufacturing site.
[More
on this Story]
Status
Management Secures Future Growth
Status’ commitment to the successful future of its fabricators’
growth is reinforced by the new management team that is now officially
in place. General manager Chris Foreman is joined by a new operations
manager Bob Howe, and a face familiar to many in the industry, Kevin
Warner, who is taking on the role and responsibilities of sales and
marketing.
[More
on this Story]
BPF
Windows Group Conclude 2003 on a High Note
The BPF Windows Group Marketing Committee raised a toast to a very
successful year at the final meeting of 2003 held in Norwich just
before Chrstmas.
[More
on this Story]
Smart
Move for Windowlink
Software
house, Windowlink, has relocated to larger premises in the centre
of Cirencester. The new offices provide much-needed extra space for
the company, which has enjoyed substantial growth over the past three
years, and also offer scope for further expansion in the future.
[More
on this Story]
Z.
Bavelloni Invests in Brazil in Order to Further Strengthen its Position
Z.
Bavelloni, a Glaston Technologies company, has acquired the brand
and product rights of Makivetro in order to further strengthen its
position in Brazil. The operation widens the product range of Z. Bavelloni
and further strengthens customer service in South America.
[More
on this Story]
Therm
Appoints New Managing Director
Managed
growth has been the key to the success of South Wales based toughened
glass specialist Therm Tempered Ltd since Cavan Crowley bought the business
in 1992. Then the turnover was less than £1 million and a steady
expansion saw that grow to £7.5 million by 1999.
[More
on this Story]
Pechiney's
New Board of Directors after Alcan Takeover
On September 12, 2003, Pechiney's Board of Directors recommended Alcan's
offer to its shareholders. Most of Pechiney's shareholders contributed
their stock to the offer, and Alcan to date has secured over 93% of
share capital. Further to this operation, Pechiney's Board of Directors
ended Jean-Pierre Rodier's term as Chairman & CEO of Pechiney. The
board also noted the resignation of François Ailleret, Etienne
Davignon, Jean-François Dehecq, Germaine Gibara and Baudoin Prot.
[More
on this Story]
TGI's
Bendable
Warm Edge Spacer Bar
German-based
TGI has recently launched its warm edge spacer bar on the UK market.
This new product is made of high quality plastic polypropylene - known
for its low heat conductivity.
[More
on this Story]
A
British Partner for Britannia Windows
Stuga
CNC Systems specialises in cutting and prepping machinery and is proud
of the company’s track record in meeting the needs of fabricators.
Stuga says it often comes in contact with fabricators that have a similar
work ethic to themselves concentrating on customer satisfaction and
developing relationships over a period of time to the benefit of everyone
involved. One such company was Britannia Windows of Clevedon, Somerset.
[More
on this Story]
Selling
Green Dreams
Traditionally
flat roof replacements have been distress purchases. Thanks to the materials
that make up the Sarnafil roofing system, replacing a flat roof can
become a lifestyle choice too. Sarnafil Roof Assured (SRA) has opened
up the world of balconies, patios and roof gardens – green roofs
as they are known - to home owners who want something different, and
installers who want to sell dreams and added value.
[More
on this Story]
Janex
Supplies 1200 Doors to Barnet Hospital Project
Janex,
the UK supplier of Scandinavian windows and doors to the construction
industry, has partnered with Europe's biggest construction company,
Bouygues UK, to supply Scandinavian internal doorsets for the new £40million
Barnet General hospital in London.
[More
on this Story]
4-Way
Mountys get the Load Sorted for Celuform Stockists
HGVs
delivering Celuform PVC-ue products now feature Moffett Mounty forklifts.
Celuform drivers unload and stack windowline products exactly where
they are needed, leaving stockist staff free for other tasks.
[More
on this Story]
Guyson
- The Cost Conscious Choice
Recently
installed into Richmond Adult Community College in South-West London
was this Guyson Euroblast® GL6 blast cabinet variant. The machine
is equipped with the facility to etch flat plate glass and via a removable
turntable also allows larger items of glass or stone sculptures to be
blasted in a conventional manner.
[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]
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