Confusing
and inconsistent legislation is leading to a growth in false self-employment
which is favouring 'cowboy' builders claims the Federation of Master Builders
Construction
Archive
for the last month's
construction news
Awards&
Standards
Ambersil, manufacturers of industrial consumables, have recently received IS014001 certification according to the international standard for Environmental Management Systems
Entries for the Benedictus Award for laminated glass projects must be in by early March
Nick Lake of DP Plastics examines the Part L compliance guidelines for infill Panels (glazed and solid) and Composite doors (glazed and solid, timber subframe, poly core PVCU skinned)
John Gold of software company Jotika looks at the impact of Part L on sealed unit manufacture
GGF
spells out the FENSA solution to complying
with part L
Products
Fenextra's
cedar 'colonial' shutters have taken the US and Australasia by storm and
are quickly taking off here
Elumatec
corner cleaner now also cleans transoms
InterCurves
provide bending service
Product Archive
of all new products covered
in the Gl@zine
Projects &
Contracts
HansenGroup fire and steel glazing specialist, FendorHansen, has recently
secured a £175k contract with Sir Robert McAlpine to design, supply
and install smoke resistant glazing to Birmingham's BullRing shopping
centre
FendorHansen has also won a contract worth £500,000 from PermaSteelisa
(UK) Ltd, to design, supply and install internal fire resistant glazed
screens to the new Guinness headquarters
Projects Archive
Archive of outstanding glass and fenestration projects
Dr. Ernesto Zedillo, 50, former president of Mexico, has been appointed to the board of directors of Alcoa
'Well known and well regarded', is Bohle's latest new recruit, Martin Walsh, who becomes Sales Agent in both Eire and Northern Ireland from February.
Network VEKA has reacted to its rapid expansion of recent months by taking on a third full-time senior executive to work with the growing list of members.
Viren
Gandhi has been appointed to the newly created position of Supply Chain
Director for HW Plastics.
Robert Benn has been
appointed general manager
at Yorkshire based door manufacturer, Evergreen
Door.
Brian
Eddleston of Ritec
has been elected as the
new Chair of the London
Region of the Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF)
People
Archive
for the last few month's
worth of people and careers
You
will find our Glassex Preview pretty much complete as all three halls
are now nearly sold out. Promac tells us it has finally signed up for
a massive 1032m2 stand, which is the biggest ever in the history of the
show
So you can now browse the contents of the show at your leisure, using
either the alphabetical
stand guide, the group-by-product
sections, or via the industry's first interactive FLOORPLANS.
Glassex
CompleteStand Guide!
for a full stand guide.
Or Click the Glassex logo to visit the Glassex website
HOT
Glassex News
Sac
Systems, innovative hardware designers, is offering a free massage on
its stand at Glassex
Bohle has announced the introduction of new 'industrial quality' Telum
diamond belts
Selecta will have a prize draw to win a leisure break and football items.
Shand Higson will hold a Prize Draw for a pair of executive suite tickets
to see Man-U vs. Middlesbrough on 23rd March
Going to Fensterbau?
for details on the Pressplan tour package to the Nuremberg outing of this important show.
Exhibition
List
for upcoming
exhibitions in the
UK and the rest of
the world.
Marketing
&
Literature
BIAT
2001/2002 Directory of Practices and 2000/2001 Annual Report
Freefoam's
10 colour profiles
are promoted with the
distribution of a colourful
branded key chain to their
network of customers and
contacts.
New
literature on HW
Systems' new vertical
slider
Assa
Abloy's
handbook on
the formal regulations
regarding exit devices
for escape routes
Literature
Archive
for the last few week's
worth of new literature
Feature
Articles
Hanic Software has set up shop in the UK: export director Horst Mertes
explains what the firm has to offer the glass processor
Decorative glass fusing the
Bohle way
Fire
Resistant
Glass
for information on the new
test rig for fire resistance
at the BRE
Technical Feature
for a special article on the use of molybdenum disilicide in glass production
Tracey Yearn, md of Manchester based Status fabricator United Trade Frames is cutting it in the double glazing sector with the help from Elumatec machinery.
Trent Valley Windows and Doors has moved into new purpose-built premises, as part of a £1 million expansion programme.
IsoSystems is undergoing a transformation with a major re-branding programme and the launch of new products and services in 2002.
SASH
UK has entered a
partnering agreement with
Northern Counties Housing
Association
Fabricator
Archive
for previously featured
fabricator profiles
We
would like to introduce you to three new advertisers this week: on the
left we have Ulmke,
who is aiming to provide the ultimate web experience for the sealed unit
manufacturer; while on the right is Reddiglaze,
who will provide more information on their gaskets and sealants if you
click here
or on the rather splendid animated button; while also on the right we
have window machinery specialist Elumatec,
who would be very grateful if you would visit this
link and fill in their lovely form. If you do, they might even tell
you about their great new budget corner cleaner....
Don't
forget that you can view previous issues in our ARCHIVE
SECTION and this week we have introduced new archive sections for
LITERATURE
and FABRICATOR
FOCUS in addition to the archive pages for PRODUCTS,
PROJECTS,
PEOPLE
and CONSTRUCTION
If you want to send us news by Consignia:
The Media House
PO Box 27, Chislehurst, BR7 6WD
See you at Glassex (Stand C050). In
the meantime. please email me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
AP
Technik top 1000 customers
AP Technik, a member of the Lygon Group and suppliers of the Thunderbolt
multi-substrate anchor, recently announced that the bolt plus its Tradefix
range of fixings is now available through 1,250 independent stockists
throughout the UK.
[More on this story
HANIC
SOFTWARE joins up with Thermoseal
German Software Specialist HANIC just signed a co-operation agreement
with Birmingham based THERMOSEAL Group. According to Export Director Horst
K Mertes, HANIC can see large benefits in this alliance.
[More on this story]
AG
makes 800 metres of toughened glass per shift
Almost
800 metres every shift – that’s the current production run of
toughened glass at Barnsley based sealed unit manufacturers AG Glass.
[More on this story]
Combilifts
are the Solution for Wendland
Gloucester based Wendland Roof Solutions have found the perfect key to
their handling and storage operations in the form of two LPG-powered,
four tonne capacity multi-directional forklift trucks from the lrish manufacturer
Combilift Ltd.
[More on this story]
DEEPLAS
TAKES ITS PERC INSTALLERS BACK TO SCHOOL
The PERC (Purveyors of Excellence in Roofline and Cladding) training school,
run by the Deceuninck Home Value business unit, has been set up to provide
both theoretical and tangible hands on training in the installation of
Deeplas roofline and cladding products.
[More on this story]
SHREWSBURY
SEAMLESS GUTTERING GAINS FIRST PERC APPROVED INSTALLER ACCOLADE IN THE
UK
Shrewsbury Seamless Guttering is the UK's first PERC accredited installer
of Deceuninck's Deeplas range of PVCu roofline and cladding products.
[More on this story]
Industry
'lacks enthusiasm for debate', says Cotswold
Cotswold Architectural Products is disappointed with the window industry's
lack of enthusiasm for debate, after an attempt to generate a rolling
discussion forum fell on deaf ears.
[More on this story]
Smart
film for
"smart" windows
SPD, Inc., a subsidiary of Hankuk Glass Industries, has announced that
it has completed the installation of all production equipment at its Incheon,
Korea factory that is dedicated to producing SPD-Smart (TM) film.
[More on this story]
ALSTOCK
GROUP BECOMES ARP
Following the company's purchase of Aluminium Roofline Products' manufacturing
facility in Portsmouth, Alstock Group - the holding company for Mustang
Gutter Systems Ltd - has changed its name to ARP (Aluminium Roofline Products)
Group to reflect the growing variety of roofline products it can supply.
[More on this story]
SECURISTYLE
WINDOW HARDWARE IS SECURED BY DESIGN
Securistyle, the UK's leading window hardware manufacturer, has renewed
its Secured by Design licence thereby reaffirming its commitment to the
crime reduction initiative it helped to establish in 1989
[More on this story]
TWENTY
ONE TODAY
Stuga CNC Systems is pleased to announce that it sold the twenty-first
Flowline Sawing & Machining Centre to Plus Plan fabricator Nova Group
of Altrincham, Cheshire. Coincidentally this was the twenty first sale
in twenty-one months of selling this unique British product.
[More on this story]
Tested
Under Extreme Conditions
The humble fastener may only be a small part of a fabricator's working
day, but in many respects it's one of the most critical.
[More on this story]
UNIFIX
GIVES FOCUS TO SPECIALIST DIVISION
Unifix, the independent supplier of fixings and tools to the building
industry is enjoying significant growth in the area of major national
accounts and Public Utilities.
[More on this story]
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