Construction:
Construction
Minister Brian Wilson today announced that funding for the Construction
Best Practice Programme is to be extended for a further year, taking its
current funding commitment to March 2004.
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
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has published a guide to the
effects
on the design and installation of windows and doors resulting from the
revision of
Part L of the Building Regulations.
The implications of the forthcoming changes to Part L of the Building
Regulations in
April have received much press recently. John Adams, Director of Sales
at Portal
Products gives his views from a door perspective.
VEKA has advised customers that windows produced with its Matrix system have achieved Part L without changing current fabrication or glazing methods.
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
Dollken
Stonechip Cladding from KR Plastics
Basta Parsons has launched its new Zeta range of espagnolette handles.
Portal's Thermasure woodgrain door panels
VELUX has unveiled its advanced Smoke Ventilation System
Kawneer's RT 50PF is a semi-unitised, thermally insulated, picture frame
curtain walling system
Nico
Manufacturing has launched the Security Plus Hook Bolt
Hallmark has expanded its range of 470mm panels
Pilkington has launched Brilliant Cut Decorative Glass
Product Archive
of all new products covered
in the Gl@zine
Projects &
Contracts
Landmark Middle East buildings such as the Emirates Towers Hotel in
Dubai have demonstrated the performance and versatility available through
the use of Tremco's specialised glazing sealant systems.
Sheerframe windows, installed by Lockerbie company BLW, feature in the award winning properties at Copthorn Homes' Beaulieu Park development in Chelmsford, Essex.
The stylish Cabot Square offices of top advertising agency the Ogilvy Group, situated in London's Docklands, enjoy a new angle in internal office planning by being curved and semi-translucent.
Wright Style, UK supplier of steel glazing systems, has successfully completed a prestigious contract to supply the University of Hong Kong with a range of high-performance glazing products.
A social housing scheme on the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham, London now features PVCu screen walling, casement windows and french doors fabricated using Rehau's S706 70mm profile.
Projects Archive
Archive of outstanding glass and fenestration projects
People
Paul
Bird, has been confirmed as Operations Director at
Sash UK
Heywood Williams Group PLC, the building products group, is pleased
to announce the appointment of Roger Boyes and Edward Roderick as
non-executive directors
People
Archive
for the last few month's
worth of people and careers
The internet - and of course its undisputed 'killer application' email - is here to stay as a powerful means of marketing and communication. Since the (welcome) collapse of the 'dot.com boom' most people have thankfully stopped waffling about how the internet is going to change this or replace that.
Today's businesses recognise that they have a mix of marketing methods to choose from and anyone not using all of them is probably missing out. Using several methods in tandem can often create a '2+2=5' scenario - for example, the recent co-operation between The Gl@zine and Glassex, the exhibition, which benefitted both parties and provided excellent up to the minute information which was invaluable to both readers and visitors alike.
Of course, print media is still a favoured option for many, despite its high production costs and its increasing burden on the planet's dwindling natural resources. But the internet - or Ezines for that matter - will never 'replace' magazines, just provide an alternative route to market.
ANSWER
ANYONE?
Spotted in today's MailMetro is a letter from Londoner Andy
Beer which says:
'I have just watched some bottle banks being emptied into a big truck.
Why is it, when we are asked to separate our used glass into different
colours, they just empty all the bins into the same hole?
Answers to tony@theglazine.com
Exhibiting
at Interbuild?
Ready for glasstec 2002?
Preparations for glasstec 2002 (28 October to 1 November) are underway
Going to Firex South 2002?
Firex South is an event for the fire prevention and protection industry in the UK which has been developed with key industry players.
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.
Glassex Archived
Stand Guide!
Marketing
&
Literature
New
from Hoppe (UK) is a 94-page full colour brochure on their specification
range of door hardware
The
Guild of Architectural Ironmongers has published a completely revised
set of technical manuals.
Duraflex
has introduced technical binder which provides a guide to the company's
Diamond Suites, including new product data and technical bulletins.
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
Steady growth of its trade and commercial work has enabled long-established Profile 22 fabricator, Atherton Windows, to expand from 2,000 to some 15,000 sq ft of manufacturing space
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.
SASH
UK has entered a
partnering agreement with
Northern Counties Housing
Association
Fabricator
Archive
for previously featured
fabricator profiles
Internet
News
Roof
vent specialist, Poole-based Vent Engineering, is offering all visitors
who visit its website during March the chance of winning an automated
roof vent opening kit worth up to £750.
Secondary
glazing specialists, Selectaglaze, claim to be 'Leading the way on the
World Wide Web' with the launch of their new website.
A
new website has been launched as an information service for those
involved in the new build market, sponsored by the Newbuild Division
of Bowater Windows
One of the reasons for this week's theme being so 'internet based' is the flurry of major companies who have launched redesigned websites in the last few days, culminating in yesterday's launch of the new Pilkington website, one the most ambitious internet projects we have seen. Other recently redesigned websites include Deceuninck and Heywood Williams, Sparks Direct, IMI (Premier Profile's parent company), Reddiglaze, Maco and Stuga. Serious companies are still taking the internet very seriously.
So welcome to our latest issue, which I hope you enjoy. 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
In
the meantime. please email me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
Pilkington
launches improved and expanded website
From Monday 18th March 2002 the Pilkington Group website, www.pilkington.com,
has a new look and added functionality.
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Deceuninck redesigns website
The new Deceuninck site is stylish - a good example of Flash used properly,
giving a touch of attractive animation without adding much to loading
time.
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on this story]
Heywood
Williams redesigns site
The
new Heywood Williams site, by contrast, would be a triumph of style over
content, if it had any style. Come to think of it, it hasn't really got
any content either.
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on this story]
NEW
HOME GROUND FOR GLASSEX IN 2003
Following a sell-out show in 2002, the organisers of Glassex have announced
that next year’s event will take place from 23rd to 26th March 2003
inclusive in a new residence – the recently built Halls 17, 18 and
19 of the NEC, Birmingham.
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on this story]
Deceuninck Group current profit up by
20.3%
The Deceuninck Group, worldwide manufacturer of PVC-U window systems and
building profiles, announced its annual results today. Deceuninck achieved
consolidated sales of 350.6 million euro in 2001. Current net profit grew
by 20.3% to 27.1 million euro.
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on this story]
IMPROVED
SECOND HALF RESULTS AT HEYWOOD WILLIAMS
Announcing its full year results on March 12, Heywood Williams Group PLC
showed strong growth in the second half of 2001 led by its UK division.
The UK arm more than doubled its profits compared to the same half last
year with 9% sales growth from its current businesses.
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on this story]
Commission
approves Asahi prospectus on Glaverbel take-over bid
Tokyo/Brussels, March 14, 2002. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd (J.AHG), announced
the approval by the Belgian regulator, the Banking and Finance Commission
(BFC), of the prospectus relating to the public take-over bid for all
Glaverbel (GLAB.BRU) shares held by public shareholders.
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on this story]
GO-AHEAD FOR FOUR SELF-CERTIFICATION
SCHEMES UNDER THE BUILDING REGULATIONS
A new scheme to promote competence, cut red tape and help consumers identify
reputable glazing firms was one of four new self-certification schemes
approved today by Minister for Building Regulations Alan Whitehead. (Yes,
believe it or not, they are talking about FENSA - Ed)
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on this story]
Laird
Group report a depressed 2001 as Ian Arnott finally bows out after 20
years
Laird Group Chairman, Nigel Keen, commenting on the results, said: '2001,
which represents the first full year’s results since the major repositioning
of the Group in 2000, was affected by the unprecedented downturn and resultant
destocking seen in the electronic industries and by the weak US economy.
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on this story]
Alcoa
and Aviation Equipment, Inc. Announce 'FORTRESS' Cockpit Door
Los Angeles 14th March: Alcoa Aerospace announced today that it has collaborated
with Aviation Equipment, Inc., of Los Angeles, USA to develop the FORTRESS(TM),
a door designed to prevent access to the cockpits of the world's current
commercial air fleet.
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on this story]
Schott
plans investment of 300 million euros
In spite of the weakness of the world economy and negative influences
from industry the Schott Group anticipates sales of 2 billion euros in
the current fiscal year (to Sept. 30, 2002).
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on this story]
Bohle
celebrate 12 months success with Scratch Away
At Glassex Bohle demonstrated,for the second year running,the Scratch
Away scratch removal system to great success.
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on this story]
Tamglass
increased its market share by 30% in 2001
The net sales of Tamglass Ltd. Oy, the leading manufacturer of safety
glass machines, grew by about 30 % between January and December 2001 from
the previous year, totalling EUR 120 million.
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on this story]
CBK,
ONE YEAR ON
Gloucester based, CBK Ltd started trading as a specialist conservatory
roof manufacturer in January 2001.
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on this story]
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