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Construction:
Housing Statistics June Quarter 2001 is a supplement to the DTLR's annual compendium of statistics on housing

Construction Archive

for the last month's
construction news

Awards & Standards

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers and the RIBA are jointly sponsoring the 2002/3 Specification Awards

Part L/EN1279

VEKA has advised customers that windows produced with its Matrix system have achieved Part L without changing current fabrication or glazing methods.

All products within the Reynaers Concept Series are designed to comply with Document L requirements

NEW! Training
Bohle is offering training seminars on Glass Fusing, the GQA is stepping up the pace in light of Part L, the GAI announces a CE marking seminar and TEST has achieved notable success at Sash

Products
Renovator is the first glass polishing system in the world to remove scratches from all types of glass with no distortion, says importer Glas-Weld UK.

Storm Windows offer secondary glazing designed specially for historic buildings.

Lasertec glass measuring laser device from Ebor

Projects &
Contracts

Leaderflush+Shapland has supplied over 3,300 internal doorsets to a new hospital in Wishaw in a PFI contract.

Hardware from Siegenia-Frank (UK) Ltd has been installed in a research centre in Antarctica.

Guardian Industries has supplied high-performance coated glass for the 700-foot tower that will serve as headquarters for HSBC in Canary Wharf

Sash UK has completed the latest phase of a refurbishment project for North British Housing Association both ahead of schedule and under budget

C3S Securiglass recently took part in supplying (and installing) all the fire resistant glass within some of the David Lloyd leisure and fitness centres in the UK

Projects Archive

Archive of outstanding glass and fenestration projects

People

K2 Conservatory Roof Systems has recently welcomed Bill Kenyon to the position of Technical Support Manager

BRE has created a new senior management post, Director of Research

Robert Mason has taken on the role of President of BIAT (British Institute of Architectural Technologists)

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.

People Archive

for the last few month's
worth of people and careers


your weekly e-mail news 19th February 2002
Construction: Housing Statistics June Quarter 2001 is a supplement to the DTLR's annual compendium of statistics on housing Construction Archive for the last month's construction news Awards & Standards The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers and the RIBA are jointly sponsoring the 2002/3 Specification Awards Part L/EN1279 VEKA has advised customers that windows produced with its Matrix system have achieved Part L without changing current fabrication or glazing methods. All products within the Reynaers Concept Series are designed to comply with Document L requirements Kömmerling seminar warns of 'Part L Snowball' NEW! Training Bohle is offering training seminars on Glass Fusing, the GQA is stepping up the pace in light of Part L, the GAI announces a CE marking seminar and TEST has achieved notable success at Sash Products Renovator is the first glass polishing system in the world to remove scratches from all types of glass with no distortion, says importer Glas-Weld UK. Storm Windows offer secondary glazing designed specially for historic buildings. Lasertec glass measuring laser device from Ebor New Sheerframe patio door from LB Plastics Gold and Platinum door panels from Hallmark Product Archive of all new products covered in the Gl@zine Projects & Contracts Leaderflush+Shapland has supplied over 3,300 internal doorsets to a new hospital in Wishaw in a PFI contract. Hardware from Siegenia-Frank (UK) Ltd has been installed in a research centre in Antarctica. Guardian Industries has supplied high-performance coated glass for the 700-foot tower that will serve as headquarters for HSBC in Canary Wharf Sash UK has completed the latest phase of a refurbishment project for North British Housing Association both ahead of schedule and under budget C3S Securiglass recently took part in supplying (and installing) all the fire resistant glass within some of the David Lloyd leisure and fitness centres in the UK Projects Archive Archive of outstanding glass and fenestration projects People K2 Conservatory Roof Systems has recently welcomed Bill Kenyon to the position of Technical Support Manager BRE has created a new senior management post, Director of Research Robert Mason has taken on the role of President of BIAT (British Institute of Architectural Technologists) 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. People Archive for the last few month's worth of people and careers	IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED FOR GLASSEX YET, NOW IS THE TIME I don't know, what on earth are we going to talk about when Glassex finally closes its doors on Wednesday 6th March? Well, hopefully we will all be able to talk about the business we have done and friends, contacts and prospects we have met. Now, however, is a good time to remind you all to PRE-REGISTER, so that you don't have to hang around the entrance looking like a first time visitor. You can register here. Also, please visit the Seminar Page of the Glassex website for details of the excellent seminar programme on offer. You can browse the UPDATED contents of the show, using either the alphabetical stand guide, the group-by-product sections, or via the industry's first interactive FLOORPLANS.		Glassex Complete Stand Guide! for a full stand guide. Or Click the Glassex logo to visit the Glassex website Glassex News Bohle has announced a series of seminars and workshops in glass bonding and fusing, and you can get a sneak preview of them at Glassex Sac Systems, innovative hardware designers, is offering a free massage on its stand at Glassex 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 'Glaverbel News' shows the latest products, upcoming trade fairs and new, available documentation The 2002 RIBA Product Selector contains Freefoam's new Technical Sheet BIAT 2001/2002 Directory of Practices and 2000/2001 Annual Report 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 Fabricator Focus 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

		Seriously though, it's not all Glassex. We have some really HOT news stories this week, not least the shocking news from the States that Glasstech has entered Chapter 11 once again and PPG is facing $136m damages from a lawsuit with Marvin. Closer to home we have the sad news that Unit Two has gone into voluntary liquidation with debts of £1m, but the rather better news that Pilkington Aerospace has won a significant contract to supply glass for the cockpits of the new Joint Strike Fighter planes.

		NEW THIS WEEK is our Training page, with details of workshops, seminars and training initiatives for the glass and fenestration industry. Check it out here. Don't forget that you can view previous issues in our ARCHIVE SECTION in addition to archive sections for LITERATURE and FABRICATOR FOCUS, PRODUCTS, PROJECTS, PEOPLE and CONSTRUCTION See you at Glassex (Stand C050). In the meantime. please email me at tony@theglazine.com Tony Higgin, Publisher

		ASSA ABLOY Strategy pays off in 2001 Now the biggest hardware group in the world after a string of acquisitions, including Yale, Tesa and Interlock, the Assa Abloy Group has filed its 2001 results. And very interesting reading they make too... [More on this story] PPG to Appeal shock Marvin Verdict Officials with PPG Industries said they would appeal a federal jury's decision to award Marvin Windows and Doors $136 million in a breach-of-warranty suit against the coatings manufacturer. [More on this story] Glasstech Files for Bankruptcy Glasstech Inc. of Ohio, USA, has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in 10 years. While still claiming to be the world’s leading maker of glass tempering and bending furnaces for the automotive industry, a slowdown in the North American auto industry and the national recession are probable factors in the company’s current situation(edited: see note). [More on this story]* 51 jobs lost as Unit Two Glass crashes with £1m losses The manufacturing industry in Corby suffered a body blow, when Unit Two Glass Ltd (a company that has traded since 1974) was forced to cease trading on 17 January, resulting in the loss of 51 jobs. [More on this story] Double Vision at Colorzone Colorzone, the Status Systems fabricator specialising in colour laminated flat pack and ready made windows and doors, is starting the year with an £80,000 expansion plan that will effectively double production rates in line with the company's two year growth projections. [More on this story] DOE Adjusts ENERGY STAR Criteria The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) criteria for all ENERGY STAR® windows sold in the central region of the United States would be lowered from 0.55 to 0.40. This is further evidence of a worldwide shift towards higher energy ratings for windows following the Kyoto Agreement. [More on this story] Regency Glass switches to HANIC Software Lancashire based Regency Glass is introducing the full range of software products from German software specialist HANIC. According to Horst K Mertes, Export Director, this proves how powerful and state-of-the art the products are and how they conform to the UK's glass market requirements. [More on this story] Pilkington Aerospace selected by Lockheed Martin for Joint Strike Fighter cockpit contract Pilkington Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilkington plc, has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply the Integrated Transparency System for the cockpit of the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). [More on this story] The British Group at EuroShop 2002 Over 40 British manufacturers will attend next week’s EuroShop 2002 in Düsseldorf for the world’s largest shopfitting, display and exhibition systems event under the umbrella of the Shop and Display Equipment Association. The Group will be spread throughout 10 halls with 20 companies showing at this event for the first time. [More on this story] Airtightness in commercial buildings – new regulations New regulations (Approved Document L2 of the Building Regulations) that come into effect in April 2002 set out airtightness standards for commercial and industrial buildings. [More on this story] Saint-Gobain launches hard coat low-E for Part L Saint-Gobain Glass has launched a new low-emissivity (low-E) glass, SGGEKO LOGIK, in the UK and Ireland. A classic hard coat low-E glass, SGGEKO LOGIK is being launched to assist in the transition to new energy efficiency building regulations. [More on this story] Iran to become a major glass producer? Managing Director of a glass industries production union Mohammad-Reza Rajabi has stated that Iran can emerge as major exporter of glass in the Middle East. [More on this story] AFG Introduces Self-cleaning Glass AFG Industries, Inc. has introduced a 'self-cleaning' glass. Radiance Ti, the latest addition to the company’s Comfort Ti family of products, uses ultraviolet energy to break down dirt and other particles, and sheeting properties to rinse the glass clean. [More on this story] Saint-Gobain announces 2001 results Excluding capital gains, net income of the Saint-Gobain Group for 2001 is estimated at EUR 1,057 million, up 3% compared with 2000. Earnings per share (EPS) rose 3% to EUR 12.40 from EUR 12.04 in 2000, based on the 85,258,628 shares outstanding at December 31, 2001. [More on this story]
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