Weekly
Email News for the Glass, Glazing and Fenestration Industries
10th May 2005
Links Not Working? Go To: http://www.theglazine.com
Conservatory systems suppliers that recommend five way tie
bar systems will know how unpopular they are they can be with
homeowners. Synseal Extrusions Ltd’s
solution is a new tie bolt – a security bolt for conservatory
roofs
More
Here:
Ultraframe
has announced the re-branding of its Victorian roof system,
which will now be known as the Ultraframe Classic system.
A host of new features have been added, including PVC chambered
top cappings
More
Here:
GU's
Secury Automatic door locking system now offers the security
of a remote controlled unlocking feature on a multi-point
locking system: with an electronic key to give the added convenience
of an electric door release
More
Here:
Vistamatic
vision panels, incorporating CGI’s
Pyroguard fire resistant safety glass, have been installed
in the doors to new science labs at Sir John Hunt Community
College’s Whitleigh campus, near Portsmouth
More
Here:
The
take up of the Maco Reverse
Action Inline Espagnolette has been a success which is set
to be increased with RAIL receiving Secured By Design status
More
Here:
In
response to customer requests, Celuform
has launched a new 600mm wide soffit board that will meet
the demands of wider eave specifications
More
Here:
Unican
mechanical push button locks from Abloy
Security provide strong, simple, secure and effective
access control without any wiring, electronics or batteries
More
Here:
Business
Micros has launched a new software solution which,
for the first time, enables fabricators to track orders on
line from receipt right through to despatch
More
Here:
Solaglas
has developed another differentiated DGU offering, this time
for the conservatory roof market. The offer encompasses three
double glazed units branded as the SGG CLIMAPLUS® COMFORT
range, each unit offering increasing levels of comfort for
the conservatory user
More
Here:
'A major leap forward in the technological development of how cellular plastic building products are made is leading quickly to the establishment of a new generation of roofline, cladding and window profiles.' according to Celuform
More Here:
Darby Glass has introduced Roof-Glas, a high performance double glazed unit aimed at the premium rate conservatory roof market launched in response to the expected extension of energy efficiency legislation to conservatories
More Here:
Pilkington has announced that the latest addition to its Pilkington Planar™ range is the most impressive yet, Pilkington Planar™ Triple
More Here:
As
part of its ongoing product development programme, K2
is planning the launch of three new products to enhance its
range
More
Here:
Product
Archive
(300+ Listed Products)
Go
Here:
For a directory of products sorted by product type
Go
Here:
For a directory of products sorted by company in alphabetical
order
Thirty percent growth a year for the last few years has prompted
GAP, roofline stockist and
door panel manufacturer, to create a new position of Group Purchasing
Manager
More
Here:
West
Yorkshire Windows
has appointed a Production Manager - John Olkiewicz - to its
Conservatory Village division
More
Here:
Neil Tilsley joined Abloy Security
as Director of Sales and Marketing at the end of 2004
More
Here:
Window
Fitters Mate (WFM) is strengthening support for its
network of window and door distribution depots with the appointment
of Doug Richardson as Sales Development Manager
More
Here:
Ritec’s
ClearShield is ensuring open-air glass artworks commemorating
a 700-year old battle on the Scottish border retain their
gleaming finish, whatever the weather
More
Here:
On
the other side of the world at the Fire Officers' Emergency
facilities at the British Army base in The Falklands, a
requirement for two casement windows and an entrance door
was identified
More
Here:
A
four storey housing complex in Eston near Redcar has been
fitted with Pilkington
Activ™ self-cleaning glass as part of a wide-reaching
refurbishment programme undertaken by Coast & Country
Housing
More
Here:
High
performance aluminium doors and windows from Beaufort
Secure Design have played a key role in the refurbishment
of Crossway Court in Lewisham to decent homes standard.
Avenue Windows of East London was awarded the £233,000
contract
More
Here:
Rehau
has launched a customer portal on its web site which
allows it to offer on-line ordering for the first time
More
Here:
Independent
hardware distributor, Wagner,
has announced the launch of a fresh new website
More
Here:
Following
four months of development, Synseal
Extrusions Ltd has launched its new website
which consolidates the existing suite of websites into
one easy to navigate online presence at www.synseal.com
More
Here:
SUBSCRIBE FREE!
If you do not already receive THE GL@ZINE on a weekly basis, subscribe FREE OF CHARGE please click Here
Alcoa
Foundation
announced on March 17th that it is investing more
than US$100,000 over four years in a programme at
Anton de Kom University of Suriname
More
Here:
The
Forum for Constructing Excellence (FORCE)
held its annual awards dinner in October and raised
£3,800 for the Myton Hospice appeal in the process
More
Here:
After months of speculation, the latest information
suggests that EN 1279: Glass In Building – Insulating
Glass Units has been accepted and will be formally
published in the Official
Journal in the near future
More
Here:
'Too
much time and money is being spent in the UK on consultation
on waste and recycling and not enough on delivering actions
to improve performance. There is still a need for stronger
direction at a national level,' said Ian Collins, in his speech
at the Waste Action Forum
More
Here:
Accurately
measuring, reporting and validating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
and removals is to become easier for organisations, with three
parts of an International Standard on GHGs out now for consultation
by the British Standards Institution
More
Here:
UK
solar company solarcentury
and Lambeth Council recently celebrated the launch of the
first local authority-housing scheme in the UK to benefit
from a fully integrated solar tiled roof generating clean
electricity
More
Here:
Recycling
education, economics and sustainability will be the focus
of the next Waste Action Forum,
being held on 16th and 17th March in Barnsley
More
Here:
A
UK-led consortium is developing a process to extract brominated
flame retardants (BFRs) from waste plastics to leave an 'acceptable'
level in the plastic for recycling
More
Here:
SUBSCRIBE FREE!
If you do not already receive THE GL@ZINE on a weekly basis, subscribe FREE OF CHARGE please click Here
Glass
Industry Offers Added Value
This
is our last Gl@zine before next week's Glass Processing & Technology
Show, which takes place at Birmingham's NEC from next Tuesday, from
17th - 19th May. This show is again well timed: we have early reports
of BFRC window ratings coming in, which are driven more by the glass
industry than the framing industry, and are another example of glass
technology taking the initiative around building regs.
The glass market is definitely still as hot, if not hotter than two
years ago, but while GP&T looks as impressive as its first outing
in 2003, on closer inspection it appears a bit thin. Having only one
year to prove itself - with Vitrum 2003 rescheduling from its usual
Autumn date to June, but now back in its more usual September slot -
GP&T only had one shot at establishing itself as a truly international
glass show. Judging by the line up at this year's show, GP&T has
failed in its bid to become a serious contender against Vitrum or Glasstec,
but is nonetheless an impressive display of the UK glass and glazing
industry.
SUBSCRIBE FREE!
If you do not already receive THE GL@ZINE on a weekly basis, subscribe FREE OF CHARGE please click Here
Exhibition
Calendar
Go
Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
UPDATED!!
Devon based Quantal Approved
Fabricator AGS has won awards
in two categories of the Conservatory Design competition at Glassex
2005.
More
Here:
Swansea based Conservatory Roofing Direct has received the prestigious
'Regional Installer of the Year' from its supplier Quantal
for the fourth consecutive time.
More
Here:
Eurocell already has a string
of accreditations to its name and now three more of its products
have just been issued with BBA certificates.
More
Here:
KEB Fabrications has presented
three of its experienced team with long service awards.
More
Here:
A
cartoon character has been adopted by Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain to help customers choose the kind
of fire glass they require.
More
here:
Rehau
is investing substantially during 2005 in improving its communication
with its fabricators. A key element of this is a new Customer
Information folder.
More
here:
Bohle
is to launch a new can design for the company’s aerosol
glass cleaner next month.
More
here:
K2
has launched K2 Plus, a customer support package available
to all dealers and installers.
More
here:
At
Abloy Security, we’re
always looking for ways to increase sales and help each Abloy
Centre boost its business. Marketing activities are a key
part of this process.
More
here:
C
& A Building Plastics, suppliers
to the trade and DIY has recently launched its new 56-page colour
catalogue. Established in 1968 this family run business says that
it is one of the largest independent stockists of polycarbonate,
fascias, soffits, gutters, acrylics and corrugated sheets in the
UK.
More
here:
TruSeal
Technologies, Inc., a specialist in warm edge spacer
systems for insulating glass (IG), has released a new colour brochure
detailing how homeowners can enjoy long-lasting, energy efficient
windows with reduced condensation and moisture transmission.
More
here:
Conservatory roofing systems manufacturer, K2
is helping its customers click with their sales prospects with
the launch of a new CD-Rom.
More
here:
Panel and Endurance door manufacturer Rocal
has launched its new door panel brochure. The new Impressions
Range of door panels offers any retailer an exclusive offering.
More
here:
In
the current edition of Construction Management
and Economics, Søren Spangenberg, Harald Hannerz
and Finn Tüschen of the Danish National Institute of Occupational
Health, examine the frequency of accidents that lead to hospitalisation.
More
here:
Orders
in the year to February 2005 rose by six per cent compared to
orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders in the
three months to February 2005 fell by one per cent compared to
the same three months a year earlier.
More
here:
Merlin
UK has recently been commissioned by Pilkington, the UK
glass supplier, to deliver a five day installation training programme
for Matthew Scraton an apprentice working at the Pilkington Sheffield
branch.
More
Here:
Purplex
Business Solutions was recently commissioned by Versatile
Roofing Systems to complete a full day’s intensive sales training
on Consultative Selling.
More
Here:
Freefoam
Plastics is approved by the Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA) to provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
to architects, specifiers and other professionals in the construction
industry.
More
Here:
Tampere,
Finland, is the destination, Friday June 17th – Monday 20th 2005
is the time, for the this year's biennial GPD
Conference & Glass Product Exhibition Workshops.
More
Here:
Glass
Processing & Technology (GP&T) exhibition is set
to provide a further boost for the flat glass industry when it takes
place at the NEC Birmingham UK on 17th, 18th and 19th May 2005.
More
Here:
Intelligent
Building Middle East 2005
From
hot and humid coastal climate in the summer to minus temperatures on
winter nights - the climatic conditions in the Middle East create difficulties
for both people and buildings in this region.
[More
on this Story]
G
05 Awards Announced
Following the reintroduction of the G-Awards to the industry calendar,
the date for the G 05 Awards Presentation Gala
Dinner has been announced. The event will take place at the
Birmingham Hilton Metropole, NEC Complex on June 10th 2005 and will
be held once more in conjunction with the GGF Annual Convention.
[More
on this Story]
GP&T
goes Live!
The Advance Visitor Registration Hotline has now gone live for The
Glass Processing & Technology Exhibition (GP&T),
the successful new exhibition and conference dedicated to UK flat glass
professionals, which is set to take place at the NEC this May (17th
– 19th May 2005).
[More
on this Story]
Interbuild
2006: New Owners, New Show
Major changes have taken place since Interbuild 2004 as control of the
event switches entirely into the hands of Emap Construct.
[More
on this Story]
GlassBuild
America Autumn Dates
The National Glass Association (NGA) has announced that its trade show,
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, will now be permanently
moving to the autumn beginning in 2005.
[More
on this Story]
Exhibition
Calendar
Go
Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
UPDATED!!
The
Bedfordshire based PVCu windows company, Evolution
Manufacturing Ltd, reports excellent business growth
since its start-up early in 2004 as a fabricator of WHS
Halo's Eclipse range.
More
Here:
New
regulations on work at height will come into force on 6th April
2005, the Health and Safety Commission
(HSC) has announced.
More
Here:
The
award for Best Safety Initiative at the Glass Charter Health &
Safety Awards 2004 was won by Darby Glass,
in recognition of the introduction of emergency flipcharts around
its factories that explain quickly what should be done in the
case of most emergencies.
More
Here:
Ray
Rabett, Technical Manager for Masterframe
Windows Ltd, comments on the predicament: ‘When
– not if - the government fails to deliver on its Kyoto protocol
commitments, a further tightening of the legislation is inevitable
More
here:
If
the government’s proposed new Part L2 regulations on thermal
performance are to be completely effective, it is essential the
construction industry adopts a consistent approach to calculating
the U-values of curtain walling
More
here:
SUBSCRIBE FREE!
If you do not already receive THE GL@ZINE on a weekly basis, subscribe FREE OF CHARGE please click Here
GP&T's
launch offering in 2003 promised architects, specifiers and interior designers,
but the reality was that the majority of visitors came from the glass
processing and distribution sectors. Perhaps as a result of this, there
are more machinery companies present, and some of the glass and glazing
firms may have re-adjusted their presentation to appeal not to the architect
but to their trade customers. Given the eclectic mix of exhibitors, it
can't help but be an interesting show, whoever turns up!
Our
Preview of the Glass Processing & Technology show is here.
Our main stories this week centre around the Window Energy Rating: Pilkington is ensuring that its glass solution stays centre stage with the publication of one of the manufacturers influential Bulletins on the subject. Meanwhile, Masterframe announces that its sliding sash is the first to be rated under the news BFRC system, achieving a 'D' on its existing window and a 'C' on a new window profile system which the company has developed.
The
B2BZine Team:
Richard and Debbie Schwarz
news@theglazine.com
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Glassmaster
Now A Fully Rounded
System
As
a specialist in the
manufacture and supply
of sliding and folding
door systems, Hillaldam
Coburn has moved to
give its Glassmaster
range a wider appeal
through the introduction
of a completely new
geometric form.
[More
on this Product]
It’s
‘Snow’ Time for Pyroguard
CGI’s
Pyroguard fire resistant glass is
ensuring safety for spectators at
a new snowmobile track in Tamworth’s
SnowDome, the UK’s premier
indoor snow centre. Glass specialist,
Bromsgrove Glass and Windows (BGW),
has supplied and installed 7.2mm
Pyroguard Clear glass to a viewing
gallery.
[More
on this Project]
Window
Energy Ratings are Here, and
are Here to Stay, says Pilkington
After all the talk, Window
Energy Ratings are here. They
will play an integral part
in shaping the future of the
Building Regulations and the
fenestration industry. The
pace of development has been
so rapid that Pilkington Building
Products - UK has created
a special WERs bulletin to
keep customers abreast of
events.
[More
on this Story]
Masterframe
First Window Company to get
BFRC Rating
Masterframe’s Bygone
Collection window claims to
be the first sliding sash
to have British Fenestration
Ratings Council (BFRC) approval.
The BFRC is the regulatory
body for energy efficiency
ratings for windows, which
are now classified using the
same rating system as is currently
used on white goods, such
as fridges and freezers.
[More
on this Story]
Synseal
Has it All Wrapped Up
Synseal Extrusions Ltd invested
in the region of £200,000
in a wrapping machine especially
designed to increase the
speed and efficiency of
the packing process. 'We
also wanted to ensure that
when a product is delivered
to our customers, it is
the same high quality as
when it leaves the factory,'
comments Steve Musgrave,
Production Director of Synseal.
[More
on this Story]
GP&T
2005 will Demonstrate an
Industry Ready for Change
Exhibitors
at the forthcoming Glass
Processing & Technology
show (GP&T) will be
focusing on products and
services that answer the
demands of changing building
regulations and European
standards, as well as on
new technologies that will
simplify glass processing
and production.
[More
on this Story]
The
Manchester Charity Pub Crawl
(Sorry, 'Networking Event')!
The
Manchester Network Day,
being held on Friday 21st
October 2005, is a charity
walk with a difference in
that it involves what at
best will be a fairly gentle
stroll around 2-3 miles
of Central Manchester. The
difference is that it will
involve the great and the
good from every niche and
sector of the glass and
glazing industry
and to qualify to take part
you either need to get £500
worth of sponsorship, or
cough up the money yourself:
proceeds to Hope House (replacement
livers will be available
on the day upon presentation
of a blank signed cheque).
[More
on this Story]
Regent Windows (South Wales) Ltd, an established fabricator in West Wales, has recently signed up with WHS Halo to manufacture the company's innovative Eclipse and Esthétique profile systems.
Chiasso Brings Continental Elegance To UK Door Market
Having established itself as a force for innovation in the UK door market, Hillaldam Coburn has taken an important commercial decision to further widen its offer to architects, merchants and contractors. As a result, the Chiasso collection of sliding and folding door gear is being introduced into the Hillaldam Coburn range.
Eurocell
Clinches David
Wilson Sole Supplier
Deal
Leading PVC-u
systems manufacturer
Eurocell Profiles
Ltd, has won a
coveted two year
sole supplier
contract with
premium national
house builder
David Wilson Homes.
[More
on this Story]
Welglaze
Locks Onto Groupco
Groupco
has recently become
the main supplier
of multi-point locking
systems for Welglaze,
an established family-run
trade fabricator
based in Hertfordshire.
Fuhr Multisafe locks
from Groupco are
now specified exclusively
for the Welguard
range of doors.
[More
on this Story]
Sash
Launches PVCu Decking and
Fencing Range
Yorkshire based window manufacture,
Sash UK Ltd, has launched
a complete new range of
PVCu decking, rail fencing
and privacy fencing that
will challenge more traditional
timber and composite products.
[More
on this Story]
Spire
Invests in Haffner
Kömmerling fabricator Spire
Windows Ltd is taking its hand crafted,
Secured by Design blueprint for
success, to the next level. Major
investment in state-of-the-art new
machinery is now being added.
[More
on this Story]
Clearshield
The Clear Option On Aqata Shower
Enclosures
The difference is clear for customers
of Aqata Shower Enclosures opting
for Ritec’s award-winning ClearShieldTM
protection system on their shower
glass.
[More
on this Story]
Pyrobel
+ Certifire = Peace of Mind
Clear,
simple, safe and consistent solutions
for fire resistant glazing has always
been fundamental to Glaverbel’s
communications strategy within the
passive fire protection industry.
To this end, Glaverbel UK has announced
its affiliation to the Certifire
third-party certification scheme
for fire resistant glazing operated
by Warrington Fire Research.
[More
on this Story]
New
Star on the European Congress Scene
A
star is born: The new Nürnberg
congress centre CCN Ost was opened
on 16th April with a magnificent
light show by the world-famous light
architect Gert Hof. Around 1,500
guests from industry, politics and
culture experienced a gala evening.
[More
on this Story]
Akzo
Nobel to Take Over SWISS LACK Business
as of January 1st, 2006
The
negotiations that have been in progress
since January of this year on close
strategic cooperation in the architectural
paints sector between the SWISS
LACK Group, which is a subsidiary
of Conzzeta Holding, and Akzo Nobel
have resulted in a decisive realignment.
[More
on this Story]
Are
you ready for The Facilities Show
2005?
Taking
place at the NEC Birmingham, from
the 17-19 May, The Facilities Show
2005 is the ideal place to source
and compare new products and services,
view the latest technologies and
innovations and keep up-to-date
with the FM industry. What ever
your remit, a day at The Facilities
Show can save you time and money!
[More
on this Story]
Specifiers
Turn to DHF Members for CE Marked
Doors
Specifiers
and end users of industrial, commercial
and garage doors are demanding the
products they choose are CE marked
to ensure they comply with current
legislation.
[More
on this Story]
Single
Handed Investment at GAP
GAP now has a total of seven Combilifts,
having recently invested in the
latest bit of kit for the Nottingham
warehouse. Each machine costs £40,000
taking the total investment to £280,000.
Mick Skinner, Depot Co-ordinator
explains how the Combilift saves
time and money
[More
on this Story]
Glass
Specialist Supplies 21st Century
Demand for Top Specification Units
with Edgetech
From
a handful of staff and 3000 sq ft
in 1986 when the business began,
Dewsbury-based Oakland Glass has
grown to occupy premises of 35,000
sq ft and employ 120 people on three
shifts.
[More
on this Story]
Belfast-Based
KMR Optimises Window Quality with
SFS
Belfast-based
trade fabricator KMR Windows has
upgraded its fastener specification
to demand only SFS intec’s
austenitic stainless steel bi-metallics
throughout its windowmaking operation.
[More
on this Story]
MISSED LAST WEEK'S GL@ZINE? IT'S HERE
Using the search function below you have full Google powered search functionality to over 890 pages of The Glazine. Just type in your search term and hit the 'Search The Gl@zine' button.
You can view previous issues of THE GL@ZINE in our ARCHIVE NEWS SECTION There are also archives for the following sections:
Should you wish to advertise on THE GL@ZINE, please contact Tony Higgin at tony@theglazine.com or telephone 01923-461527, mobile 07977-981753.
The Ratecard is viewable on this link: http://www.theglazine.com/RateCard/ratecard.html
Copyright
© 2002-2005 The B2BZine Company.
Permission to use any of the material contained in this EZine should be
obtained from the The B2BZine Company
Email us: news@theglazine.com
Editorial should be sent to news@theglazine.com
or write to us at:
The Gl@zine, PO Box 1488, Croydon, CR9 7WH