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26th October 2004
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The
latest addition to Shepley Window Systems’
product range is an improved conservatory roof vent
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Here:
Fire
door specialist, Vicaima, has
extended its Classic door range to include a one hour FD60 fire
rated version
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Here:
Natural
internal timber finish from Quantal Conservatory
Roofing Systems is the perfect choice for homeowners
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Here:
Profile
22
has launched the new 88 series - a cost-effective 60mm window system
aimed at the smaller installers
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Here:
Roof
system manufacturer Newdawn
has introduced a new range of decorative corner covers to complement
its existing interior fascia range
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Here:
Polycarbonate
now has a suitable partner in Foilband Seal and Repair Tape from
Hodgson Sealants
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Here:
Celuform
has launched a new 14.5mm thick PVC-ue grooved board: Vanquish
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Here:
The
MGG range of high quality fittings for glass panels are now available
from Häfele UK
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Here:
New
from Lindman is a remote control
system for opening and locking domestic front doors
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Here:
Duraflex
fabricators can now create an attractive arched window with the
new Featured Arched Head System.
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Newstead
has added three new recruits to its sales department. Duncan
Maydew joins Newstead as Sales Development Manager
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First
National
has announced the appointment of Julie Stowell as the new national
account manager for its Home Improvement Loans business
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Here:
Portal
Products, the door panel and composite door manufacturer,
has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Lawrence Ogden
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Here:
Ka-Shing
Man has been appointed by surface protection specialist Ritec
International as Deputy Marketing Communications Manager
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Here:
Paul
Loxton has joined software house Windowlink
as Sales Executive
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Here:
Duraflex
has expanded its Technical Team with the appointment of Ben Messenger
as Systems Designer
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Here:
The
thermal and weatherproofing qualities of Profile
22's 70mm Bubblex frames are more than a match for
the harsh climatic conditions at this Scottish Ski Club hut in
the Cairngorm Mountains
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A
large Marvault RL clear polycarbonate barrel vault canopy has
been installed to create a dry outdoor play area for the younger
children of a Primary School in Oldham by Brett
Martin Daylight Systems
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Here:
Students
at the University of Surrey, Guildford will be accommodated in
fine style thanks to the new four storey International House,
which is enclosed with a £500k curtain wall by architectural
glazing contractor CAP Aluminium
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Here:
North-east
developer, Grantside Developments, has used one of Metal
Technology’s products to create a successful commercial
development on Viking Industrial Park, Jarrow
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Here:
Metal
UK has completed the design, engineering
and installation of extensive glass features to a stunning Victorian
pied-a-terre refurbishment project in Montpelier Walk, Kensington,
London
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Here:
Chesterfield
Registrars Office has found its perfect partner in Sheerframe
windows following a recent refurbishment project
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Here:
The
construction industry adopts a consistent approach to calculating
the U-values of curtain walling according to Derek Hodgson, technical
manager for Senior Aluminium Systems, chairman of the technical
committee for the Council for Aluminium in Building
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here:
The
consultation period for amendments to Building Regulations part
L is now closed, so what are the likely outcomes for future legislation?
The BFRC Window Energy Rating system is now unlikely to be included
in its proposed form
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here:
The
Government’s Consultation Document on changes to Building
Regulations Part L has now been issued. It confirms that windows
that achieve the current Part L U values will continue to satisfy
requirements in the future.
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here:
In response to ODPM's release on 21st July of the consultation
document on Part L (energy efficiency)
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here:
Manse
Masterdor Ltd,
the manufacturer of bespoke timber bladed door-sets, has donated
windows and made to measure doors to Harrogate and Knaresborough
District based charity, Paperworks
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Here:
Window
and conservatory manufacturer, Synseal
Extrusions Ltd is doing its bit to help boost urgently
needed blood supplies
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Here:
Distance
shopping expert Zendor has
followed up its research into the online retail market with
a further in-depth study of more than 50 top retailers
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Here:
Advantage
has launched a new fully revised and updated
website that shows the full range of products including Rehau
70, K2 roofs, full conservatories and the new Elite 70 decorative
suite
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Here:
WRAP
has funded a project which BRE is currently
managing in conjunction with many of the key players in the
window replacement industry to investigate and target markets
for post-consumer window waste
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Here:
Ultraframe
has launched a new interactive website containing useful tips
and design ideas for homeowners who are considering buying a
conservatory
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Here:
The
deadline is looming for the end of current Government funding for solar
photovoltaic (PV) installations. £2million in funds is forecast
to be allocated in this final funding round. The closing date for applications
is October 31st 2004. Previous rounds have already seen £15 million
awarded to 134 different projects throughout the UK.
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Glass
is good news for the brick industry and the environment, according to
research carried out by CERAM Building Technology
(CBT)
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Leicestershire
County Council has launched a county-wide publicity campaign to increase
the amount of glass being recycled. It is using Bankit's
'bring-a-bottle' campaign to create greater public awareness in recycling
and encourage more people to get involved
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The
Energy Saving Trust
welcomes fresh calls for increased environmental taxation to encourage
energy efficiency and increase the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
in the UK. This follows publication of the Environmental Audit Committee's
report into the progress of Government's current environmental policies
on 12th August
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Here:
TruSeal
Technologies’
warm-edge flexible spacer system DuraSeal™, dual sealed with
polysulphide, has passed the requirements outlined by European testing
standards EN1279-2, 3 and 6 according to the final report by Dutch
test institute TNO-TPD
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Here:
Allglass
& Glazing Ltd an Insulating Glass Unit (IGU) manufacturer based
in Somerset, has officially achieved BS EN1279-2 Kitemark scheme for
insulating glass units using sealants from Bostik
Findley
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Here:
RegaLead
has teamed up with CEN Solutions
to help guide its customers through the EN 1279 accreditation
process
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Here:
Chiltern
Dynamics will treble capacity to test Insulating Glass
Units (IGUs) to EN 1279: Glass In Building – Insulating Glass
Units, Part 2, when a new custom-built chamber is installed.
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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
Countdown
to Glasstec
As
flagged up last week, this issue contains the first of our previews
of Glasstec
2004, which promises to be the biggest and best glass show ever.
As well as publishing an edited list of companies relevant to the UK
glass and glazing market, we have detailed stand guides from several
exhibiting companies, including Ashton Industrial, Bohle, Bostik, CGI,
Edgetech, EFCO, RegaLead, Ritec and Solutia. Next week we will have
a closer look at the German and Italian machinery companies exhibiting.
You will find the Glasstec Preview here.
Glazing
Manager
An
excellent opportunity has arisen to join EG Glass, part of the largest
independent nationwide glass and glazing company in their busy Bermondsey
office.
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Britain
has won its first Paralympic gold medal ever- with help from
Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems
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Here:
David
Reynolds of
Highline Building Plastics won a new Siemens MC60 mobile camera
phone for shots he submitted of recent installation work carried
out using Freefoam
products.
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Here:
Conservatory
roof fabricators were ‘firing on all cylinders’
when Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems
hosted a Classic Car Day.
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Here:
Ritec
customer Iain Whittaker, General Manager of K2, was the lucky
winner of a DVD player in a Silicone Eater special prize draw.
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Here:
To
complement the 5-point system brochure, Sarnafil
Roof Assured installers can now take advantage
of the new larger than life display system at local shows.
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Here:
Broken
windows and crashed buggies turned Select Windows
of Walsall’s golf day into a memorable event for all those who attended!
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Here:
A
successful trading year for Carl F Petersen Ltd
was rewarded by a UK staff trip to the company’s Danish parent headquarters.
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Here:
Championship
course, Collingtree Park in Northampton, provided the perfect venue for
Corby-based Quantum Windows’
recent Golf Day.
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Here:
The
Energy Saving Trust's
annual Energy Efficiency Week (EEW 2004) campaign kicks off on 25th October
2004.
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Here:
C&G
Cladding, specialist in roofline and Sarnafil
single ply membrane flat roofing will attend three shows this year to
complement its all year round marketing.
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Here:
Synseal
Extrusions Ltd was ranked 76th in the Deloitte Indy 100 awards
for the UK’s fastest growing companies.
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Here:
Edgetech customers Senator Windows,
Mcllhatton and Co. Ltd and Holdens Supaseal have recently achieved BS1279
Part 2
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Here:
Alumet Systems scooped ‘Construction
Product Manufacturer of the Year’ Award at the Contract Journal
Construction Awards.
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Here:
UK
Fasteners Ltd
has been announced as one of the three finalists in the ‘Small
Business of the Year’ award in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Echo
Business Awards 2004.
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Here:
Duraflex
installer, New View Window Systems,
has been named Best Start-up Business in this year’s Wigan Borough
Chamber of Commerce Business Awards for outstanding growth in its first
two years of trading.
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Lindman’s
latest certificate of approval to ISO 9001:2000 carries the extra assessment
of installation in addition to the design, manufacture and supply of
composite doorsets.
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Here:
Synseal
Extrusions Ltd has produced a Specification Brochure
for its Commercial Customers.
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here:
Vicaima says that its new
Interior Doors Range Guide could be the answer to all your problems.
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here:
Bankit,
the not-for-profit resource set up to help local authorities to
meet recycling targets, has expanded its education portfolio with
the launch of a glass recycling DVD and CD.
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here:
The
popular Tokyo range of coordinated door and window handles from
Hoppe (UK) is the subject
of a new publication from the company.
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here:
Door
handles from Hoppe (UK) are
now available with Resista
surface protection that comes with a 10 year guarantee. A new
four page leaflet explanatory leaflet on Resista is available.
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here:
A new information pack, in which the company’s range of
door hardware is described in detail, is available from Laird
Security Hardware.
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here:
Construction
Orders in the year to August 2004 rose by two per cent
compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders
in the three months to August 2004 rose by 11 per cent compared
to the same period a year earlier.
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here:
National
Construction Week 2004
(October
6th-13th)
run by ConstructionSkills is the nationwide campaign designed
to promote today's construction industry to young people and to
give them the chance to experience the varied and exciting career
opportunities in this field.
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here:
On
17th September Construction Minister Nigel Griffiths received
Sir Michael Latham's review of the operation of the Construction
Act.
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here:
The
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded Continual
Professional Development (CPD) status to Glass
Processing & Technology (GP&T), the UK glass industry’s
only dedicated exhibition and conference event.
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Here:
Merlin
UK
has recently been commissioned to deliver window installer training
for one forward thinking London Borough.
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Here:
Freefoam
Plastics
is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects' CPD Providers
Network authorised to provide Continuing Professional Development
to architects, specifiers and other professionals in the construction
industry.
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The
partial re-glazing of a training centre used by
Pilkington employees nationwide has provided the company
with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of its new
Pilkington Activ Optilam™ Brown self-cleaning glass.
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Here:
Installer,
Brian Winter is no newcomer to
the window industry. In fact, he has been involved since 1977. After
two years with his previous supplier, the company switched to Newstead
Trade Frames
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Here:
Peter
Chaplin, formerly the owner of Prestige Windows
and Conservatories, was attracted to HW
Plastics' Elite 70 system because of the shape, PCE gaskets
and the knock-in bead.
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Here:
Status
fabricator Select Windows and Home Improvements
Ltd has been investing in its manufacturing and administration
facilities in line with growing demand for its window products.
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Windowlink’s
Vector Plus conservatory presentation and pricing software is helping
Vogue Conservatories Ltd take
control of costs and boost sales by up to 50%.
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Here:
The
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has awarded British
Glass £93,000 funding to lead a health and safety
improvement programme within SMEs in the glass sector.
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Here:
25
Years of Glassex: 2005 - the most Comprehensive Event Yet
Glassex celebrates its Silver Anniversary by offering an array of events,
competitions, business seminars and of course, more than 150 of the
glazing industry’s top suppliers, in the most comprehensive programme
ever seen at the event.
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Alcoa
Presents UltrAlloy 6020 at Aluminium 2004
The Aluminium 2004 World Trade Fair and Convention in Essen, Germany
will include a presentation of Alcoa's UltrAlloy® 6020, which removes
lead from aluminium precision machined parts, increases machining productivity
and boosts machine shop competitiveness.
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on this Story]
All Aboard the Princess for Glasstec
2004
With Glasstec 2004 fast approaching, make sure you've booked your accommodation
for the world's largest glass exhibition. As in previous years, Ritec
has put together an unbeatable travel deal for visitors to the Show,
which includes a luxury cabin aboard the River Princess hotelship.
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on this Story]
'Visions
of Glass' at BAU
A
special display entitled 'Visions of Glass' is being put on at BAU 2005,
in a fully restyled exhibition hall, to present the material glass.
Also, the GlasKon Congress will be integrated into BAU.
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Here:
Focus
on Glass for Internal Finishing at Glasstec04
glass technology live is to be presented from 9-13th November 2004 at
glasstec in Düsseldorf.
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Here:
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UPDATED!!
Some interesting Reader Emails again this week on, you guessed it, Part L and Pinking! We also have one about neither of those things. Some major news breaking this week includes details of Deceuninck's continued investment in window extrusion in Turkey and more information on where the axe has fallen at Ultraframe.
We
also have the launch of The Pearsons Prize, announced following the
Liverpool glass processor's recent acquisition of James Hetley.
Don't forget: the next Publicity in Glazing event ('PIGS' - a
networking and social event open to all involved in PR, marketing and
media in the glazing industry) - is in London on November 4th. Details
here.
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@theglazine.com
Bohle
Professional Kit for UV Bonding
The
aesthetic appearance of glass objects and construction
is making glass bonding more and more popular. This
positive development is also reflected in the special
show ‘Living space - from the outside in’
at this year's Glasstec. Bohle has been intensively
engaged in this field for many years.
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on this Product]
Haran
Glass to Engineer General Motors’
Vision
Glasgow-based
Haran Glass, one of the UK's oldest
structural glazing companies, has
received a $2 million contract to
deliver the showpiece for the multi-million
dollar refurbishment project taking
place at the global headquarters
of General Motors in Detroit.
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on this Project]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
No
excuses for 'Pinking'
While the courts continue
to deliberate where the blame lies
for PVCu 'Pinking', angry consumers
are left with discoloured window
frames through no fault of the fabricator
or the installer.
Godiva Maintenance Services is offering
a cost-effective solution.
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of this Email]
New
Part L Threat to the Home Improvement
Industry
Hidden
away in a government consultation
document on energy conversation
is the proposal to impose additional
charges on homeowners who spend
more than £8000 on improving
their property in any way.
[More
of this Email]
Seller
Beware!
I recently attended a meeting in
London, and wanted to make your
readers aware of what could be one
of the biggest threats to the way
our industry sells, ever.
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of this Email]
Deceuninck
Acquires Winsa to Become Number
One PVC-U Window Profiler in Turkey
Deceuninck has announced the signing
of a US $8m sale and purchase agreement
for the acquisition of Winsa, the
PVC window profiie division of the
Turkish Pilsa Plastik Sanayi A.S.,
from the Sabanci Holding. The acquisition
makes Ege Profil A.S. the number
one in the rapidly growing Turkish
market for PVC window systems.
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on this Story]
Pearsons
Becomes Largest UK Coloured Glass
Supplier with Acquisition of Hetleys
and Launches The Pearsons Prize
Earlier
this month
Pearsons Glass Ltd of Liverpool
announced - at an event in The
Crypt of St Paul's Cathedral,
London - the company’s take
over of James Hetleys Ltd which
made Pearsons the largest supplier
of coloured and decorative glass
in the country. Pearsons Chairman
Peter Vellins (pictured), and
MD Ray Mawson marked the occasion
by launching a new competition
within the glass industry, The
Pearsons Prize.
[More
on this Story]
Ultraframe
Wields Axe in Management Structure
Ultraframe's
operational review of its business
processes and structure is now
complete and the company has streamlined
its management structure: 14 positions
were made redundant. Two individuals
were redeployed. 9 of the 12 individuals
concerned were in management roles
and 2 were in supervisory roles.
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on this Story]
Major
Investment for Planet Group Boosts
North West Jobs and Prosperity
Planet
Group Ltd, the UK installer of
conservatories, is investing £2
million in a new 35,000 sq ft
factory in Lancashire as part
of a growth strategy that will
create 50 new jobs. Planet will
open the factory, which will be
known as Polar Glass, this month
near junction 7 of the M65 near
Accrington.
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on this Story]
Ever
Had a Holiday that you Need a Holiday
to Get Over?
Not
just one, but two hurricanes made
Nic Rossano’s recent family holiday
to Florida a memorable event. For
having arrived just after Hurricane
Charley had hit, their subsequent
departure was delayed four days by
the slow-moving Frances.
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on this Story]
New
Hardware Choice for Irish Fabricators
Independent
hardware distributor, Wagner, has
added a further site to its distribution
network with the opening of a new
depot in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.
Gordon Mercer, Technical Sales Representative
for the area, will be well known to
customers as he has 10 years’
industry experience.
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on this Story]
Sapphire
Sparkles on its 4th Birthday
Just
four years after first opening for
business, Newton Abbot based Veka
fabricator and installer Sapphire
Window Systems has moved to larger
premises and made a number of strategic
investments.
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on this Story]
Roof-Makers
Record Year with Global
Roof-maker,
the UK conservatory roofing company,
has just recorded sales of £2.5
million over an 11 month accounting
period. These record sales figures
have been bolstered by a busy start
to the year with sales up 100% since
switching to the Global system.
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on this Story]
PBM
Rates Ultraframe the Best for Total
Quality, Innovation and Service
Swansea
based PBM-DQS, independent fabricator
of conservatories, has signed an
exclusive 3-year supply deal with
the designer and manufacturer of
conservatory roofs, Ultraframe.
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on this Story]
Astra
Windows Changes to Newdawn
Astra
Windows, based in Farnworth near
Bolton, has changed its conservatory
roof system to Newera™ from
Newdawn & Sun Ltd.
Astra is a well respected, established
company that has been supplying
windows, doors and conservatories
to customers throughout the North
West and Staffordshire for over
16 years.
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on this Story]
Further
Setback to VCM & Polymers Production
Following
the delayed re-start of its VCM
plant at Rafnes in Norway on 10th
October as a consequence of its
major maintenance shutdown, Hydro
Polymers has announced that further
technical problems required the
plant to stop production for a further
four days commencing pm Monday 18th
October.
[More
on this Story]
Coming
back to Synseal
As
the last Window Benchmarks Report from Reputations
Plus shows, Synseal Extrusions’ customers
are a loyal bunch. Seventy seven per cent of
the Synseal fabricators interviewed described
themselves as ‘very loyal’.
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on this Story]
GBW
Partners Paddock on New Door Range
GBW
and Paddock have entered into partnership on
the design of the next generation of composite
doors within GBW’s Discovery range.
[More
on this Story]
Alcoa
Realigns Business to Better
Serve Global Markets
Alcoa
has announced a reorganisation
of its management structure
to better align itself with
global markets. It also announced
an investment of some 64m euros
in three smelters in Spain.
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on this Story]
GGF
Awards Edgetech’s Super Spacer® Top
Results
In
a recent government funded project, jointly
commissioned by the GGF and the DTI, a range
of typical UK window systems were measured
to establish the improvement in thermal performance
derived from different spacer bar systems
in insulated glazing units.
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on this Story]
Yale
Set to Supply Social Housing Sector
A
household name for more than 150 years,
Yale Door & Window Solutions has increased
its range of residential security products
available to social housing specifiers.
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on this Story]
£1
Million Boost for Wakefield Council Window
Firm
Metroglaze,
Wakefield’s successful council-owned
window factory, has completed summertime
orders totalling over £1 million to
improve school buildings across the UK.
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on this Story]
Listers
Gets a Handle on Quality
Lister
Trade Frames of Stoke says that it has increased
the quality of its frames again by fitting
the latest range of high impact PVD handles
to the company's door ranges.
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on this Story]
RegaLead
is Pilkington Activ Compatible
RegaLead
has been granted permission to use the Pilkington
Activ™ Compatible logo on its products.
The supplier of creative options for glazing,
RegaLead is to feature the logo on its lead,
glass cleaner and two of its adhesives.
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on this Story]
Insolvencies,
Winding up Orders, Petitions and Creditors'
Meetings
Some
familiar names from the glass, window and
conservatory markets turn up in this week’s
look at recent Notices from the Company Courts:
Saxon Windows and Doors Ltd, All Style Commercials
Ltd (formerly All Style Windows), Glass (Structural
Services) London Ltd, SGS Glass (Leeds) Ltd,
and Castle Products Ltd, to name but a few.
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Here:
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