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22nd November 2005
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Bohle
has introduced Xtragrip mirror adhesive to the Xtra range
of mirror hanging products
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Here:
A
new approach to jack rafter fabrication, that is quicker to
assemble and stronger once installed, is being adopted by
Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems
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Here:
Laird
Security Hardware
has developed a new butt hinge that meets a need for fabricators
and installers who are active in the market for composite
doors
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Here:
Gladiator
is the latest shootbolt system from Winlock
and the company says that early market reaction is very positive
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Here:
Emplas
Window Systems Ltd
has recently launched a new 2D Door Hinge, modified its One-piece
Door Keep and made important modifications to its range of
Defender Friction Hinges
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Here:
WHS
Halo
says that the Eclipse esthétique range of windows and
doors offers fabricators the opportunity to increase their
customer base
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Here:
Pilkington
Building Products - UK
and ZEROplus, the specialist
supplier of door and window products, have unveiled the latest
in fire-resistant glass technology
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Here:
Ansell,
a specialist in hand protection, has announced the launch
of the first chemical-resistant glove to incorporate Ansell
Grip Technology™, the AlphaTec™
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Composite
door manufacturer Homesafe
has introduced a new range of FD60 and FD30 doors
that offer local authorities, housing associations and RSLs
an alternative to traditional fire doors
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Here:
Everwhite’s
roofline product range has just got bigger. As an addition
to the standard hollow soffit board range, the new heavy hollow
soffit has just been launched
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Lancashire
Double
Glazing fabricates the H.W.
and Permacell profile suites in the company’s extensive
premises situated at the centre of Preston. The company is a
serious employer in the Preston area and produces around 700
windows per week on a regular basis
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Stuga
is closely associated with Lister Trade
Frames of Stoke-on-Trent which is this year’s
Fabricator of the Year. Lister Trade recognised the need to
get into advanced automation way back in 2002 when the company
ordered a Flowline-3 cutting and prepping centre from Stuga
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Here:
Berkeley
Homes’ latest development of luxury apartments in Aylesbury,
Bucks features the UK’s first multi-faceted installation
in the REHAU-Polytec 50 PVC-U
curtain walling system
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Here:
Denbigh-based
Artisan Conservatories, Windows and Doors recently replaced 10
windows with Masterframe's
Bygone Collection PVC-U sashes in a townhouse in Conwy
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Here:
Midlands
fabricator, FrameXpress Ltd,
based in Telford has recently supplied all the replacement products
for a large Ministry of Defence project based near Salisbury
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Here:
The
PVC-U Diamond Suite from Duraflex
has been awarded top marks for easy maintenance and thermal efficiency
by an Essex Comprehensive School
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Here:
The
refurbishment of a high-rise housing block in north London includes
aluminium windows and doors from Beaufort
Secure Design
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Here:
CGI's
Pyroguard fire glass is helping to ensure safe working conditions
at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant
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Here:
Systems
supplier, Senior Aluminium Systems
(SAS), has given a new lease of life to a development at 95 McDonald
Road, Edinburgh
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Here:
Comar
Architectural Aluminium Systems
and Alan Spear are regularly engaged by the Rok Group and were
commissioned to assist on two new office blocks in Plymouth
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In
order to provide an increase in the dedicated product resources
in support of the market development for Pilkington Activ™,
the world's first dual action self-cleaning glass, three new
appointments have been made within Pilkington
Building Products - UK & Ireland
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Here:
Full
facade specialist Alumet Systems (UK)
Ltd has announced the appointment of Nevill Grunwald
as Commercial Manager. Neville took up his position on 31st
October 2005
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Here:
Sash
UK
is bolstering its current sales team with the addition of five
new sales representatives
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Here:
Simon
Bennett, previously with Hunter Plastics, has filled a newly
created role looking after the development of key stockist accounts
at Celuform
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Here:
Bostik,
the adhesive company, has appointed Iain Britton as area sales
manager for Wales and the South West of England
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Here:
The
Door and Hardware Federation
(DHF) has launched its new website. DHFonline is designed
as an information resource for door and hardware contractors
and specifiers as well as for its own members
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Here:
Ultraframe
has launched a new online ordering system
designed to speed up and simplify the ordering process
whilst maximising order accuracy
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Here:
Hurst
Plastics, the UK manufacturer of PVC-U door
infill panels and polymer doors, has improved the sales
lead support it provides to installers
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Lister
Trade Frames
of Stoke went all pink at the end of October to raise
money for the Breast Cancer Care charity
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Here:
Veka
employees and suppliers turned golfers for a day to
raise over £1,500 for two of Lancashire's charities
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Here:
West
Country Windows (Double Glazing) Ltd,
one of the first companies to use Edgetech's Super
Spacer® in the UK has achieved EN1279 Part 2
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Here:
Insulating
Glass Unit (IGU) manufacturer The
Glass Center UK Ltd has achieved the
BM TRADA Q-Mark, to comply with EN 1279: Glass In
Building - Insulating Glass Units well ahead of
the deadline.
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Here:
Total
Glass
says that it is pursuing major environmental and training
accreditations as part of its commitment to sustainable business
practices and staff development
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Here:
Everglade
Windows
has received British Standards recognition for its progressive
environmental policies
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Here:
The
Energy Saving Trust has
revealed that homes in the UK are unnecessarily emitting over
3.51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and wasting
£370 million annually through low insulated windows
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Here:
Window
companies can now cut the costs of disposing of old PVC window
and door frames under Recovinyl,
a new scheme aimed at promoting greater recycling of post-consumer
PVC waste. It also covers ancillary PVC products such as roofline
products, cladding, shutters and blinds
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Ubbink
UK Ltd
says that there has never been a better time to think about
investing in one of the company's photovoltaic panels, the
Solosun and Duosun, which provide any house with a source
of sustainable energy. And the Ubbink parent company, Centrotec
Sustainable AG, has made it even easier to install larger
p.v. systems.
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Here:
WHS
Halo
has achieved OHSAS 18001 status, after rigorous assessments
by auditors from BSI. OHSAS 18001 is an Occupational Health
and Safety Assessment specification for occupational health
and safety management systems
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Cold
Winds of Change
If the market isn't exactly being
blown off course by the cold winds of change, there are certainly some
squalls in the air and an uneasy feeling of worse to come. Pilkington
and NSG continue to talk, and while those talks appear cordial enough,
little progress seems to have been made, so maybe the gloves will need
to come off before long. We also learn this week that a well established
custom extruder has gone bust, suggesting that there is no longer any
room for the kind of company that traditionally hoovered up the excess
capacity of the major systems companies.
With
Bayern International to Bahrain for Building
Nürnberg
Global Fairs in co-operation with the Bahrain Convention & Exhibition
Bureau is organising Intelligent Building
Middle East (IBME) - International Exhibition & Conference
for Building Concepts, Materials and Technologies - in Manama, Bahrain
on 5-7 December 2005.
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Glasstech
at GLASSTECH ASIA
Glasstech, Inc.,
the manufacturer of glass bending and tempering equipment, will feature
advanced automotive and architectural systems at GLASSTECH ASIA 2005.
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GGF
Sponsors UK Pavilion at Glasstec Asia
The
GGF is sponsoring a group of 7 companies to exhibit in a UK pavilion
at Glasstech Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 30th Nov - 2nd Dec 2005.
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RIBA
Support For CAB
The
Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB), a member of the RIBA Providers
Network has announced its launch of a suite of RIBA approved CPD seminars
all about the use of aluminium in building.
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Masterframe Windows,
specialist manufacturer of premium PVC-U sashes, has produced
a selling guide for all window installers.
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here:
Modplan
Ltd,
the Veka trade fabricator has published a new trade-focused
literature suite, THE Modplan Manual.
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here:
Manufacturer
of Veka PVC-u profiles, Modplan Ltd,
has published a new consumer-focused literature suite.
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here:
The
Carl F Direct autumn catalogue
of professional tools and accessories for the window industry
has been launched. Containing 2,000 products, the company's
new season portfolio builds on its established successful
ranges and features a number of new product lines.
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here:
Pilkington Bulletin 7: 'Revision to Building Regulations
Part L' is now available from the company.
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here:
Synseal
has
just been shortlisted into three categories in the finals of the
Construction Marketing Awards (CMA).
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Here:
The Council for Aluminium in Building
has been shortlisted for a Construction Marketing Award for ‘Best
Use of Events and Exhibitions’.
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Here:
Schüco
SHEVS smoke and heat ventilation and extraction system is the first
complete system offering on the market to meet the EN 12101 standard.
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Here:
The Kitemark symbol of quality will be displayed on insulated glass
units produced by
Cornwall Glass & Glazing Ltd at
the company’s St Austell factory.
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Here:
The
entire Synseal Extrusions Ltd
fleet of 17 tonne delivery vehicles is getting a face lift.
‘The eye catching livery will be rolled out over all 37
vehicles.
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Here:
Newstead
Trade Frames has designed an order form that is not
only simpler and quicker for installers to use, but also incorporates
all the necessary terms and conditions.
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Here:
Ultraframe,
designer and manufacturer of conservatory roofing systems is
helping installers find the most effective ways to market themselves
and increase sales with its recently launched Marketing Toolbox.
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Here:
Benchmark
Doors
- manufacturer of the Evolution composite door range has recently
come up with an additional marketing tool for its customers,
which the company says is proving very successful.
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‘Frustrated
motorists on the nation's gridlocked motorways will soon have
some welcome relief, in the shape of a blonde giving them a
cheeky smile,’ says Tradelink.
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The
National Federation of Builders (NFB)
has responded to the increasing challenges faced by its housebuilder
members by launching a special-interest lobby group called the
Housebuilders Association (HBA).
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here:
ConstructionSkills
has estimated that the 2012 Olympics will create approximately
33,500 additional jobs over the next seven years, with civil engineering
and a range of specialist skills in particularly high demand.
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here:
Construction
Orders in the year to September 2005 rose by seven
per cent compared to orders in the previous twelve months period,
and orders in the third quarter of 2005 rose by seven per cent
compared to the same quarter a year earlier.
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here:
Securistyle
Ltd,
has developed a CPD certified presentation specifically aimed at specifiers
and architects in the commercial sector.
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Here:
KAT
UK -
the UK supplier of in-line patio doors and vertical sliding sash windows
- has enrolled 12 factory fabricators on the glass supporting industries
level two NVQ qualification.
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Here:
Freefoam
Plastics,
a specialist in lead-free environmentally friendly PVC roofline and
rainwater systems, is approved by RIBA to provide CPD to architects,
specifiers and other professionals in the construction industry.
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Here:
Part
L and J (Scotland) have affected Roof Window specifications, with
particular emphasis on thermal transmissions and installation systems.
Fakro Roof Windows has a pro-active
Research and Development section
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PART L ARCHIVE
Over
9,000 industry professionals convened in Atlanta for the three-day
event. Taking place September 13-15 at the Georgia World Congress
Centre, GlassBuild America featured
482 exhibiting companies occupying over 217,000 square feet - a 39%
increase over the 2003 event held in Atlanta.
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on this Event]
Reed
Exhibitions plans to hold the next Interplas
on 15-18 May 2007. This is five months before K, the world’s
largest plastics event that takes place every three years in Düsseldorf,
Germany. The next Interplas was originally due to run on 7-9 October
2008.
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on this Event]
Nick
Moss of Walnut Motorsport has announced the launch of a new karting
challenge for the window, door and glazing industries – GlazeKart!
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on this Event]
Around 1,200 exhibitors and 92,000 trade visitors - the success of
the combined fensterbau/frontale
and HOLZ-HANDWERK 2004 exhibitions
in Nürnberg even surprised insiders. Preparations are now underway
for the next edition in Nuremberg from 22-25 March 2006.
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on this Event]
More leading companies are following the example of Eleco and Akzo
Nobel in backing a concerted push by TRADA, the Timber Research &
Development Association, to raise the profile of timber at Interbuild
2006.
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Glasstech India 2006, The International
Glass Products, Glass Manufacturing, Processing and Materials Exhibition,
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, 13 - 15th December 2006.
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MosBuild+ 2005 Exhibition was
the biggest Windows & Doors exhibition ever to be held in Russia.
The event hosted over 300 Exhibitors and 40,000 visitors over the
four day International Event. The 2006 show will be 4-7th April.
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Fenestration
China 2005 takes place in Beijing from 16-19 November. Experts
estimate the market for windows and doors for the coming five years
at approximately 200 million window units per year.
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GPD China will once again be held
in conjunction with China Glass 2006
in Beijing, China. This time, it will be held just before China Glass.
The venue will be announced later.
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Two third quarter financial reports this week show clearly that there are some highly profitable pockets in our market: notably window coverings and hardware. Hunter Douglas reports profits up 23% on last year, while Assa Abloy's profits - mainly from Europe - were up 5%. Both companies have been on the acquisition trail recently.
In uncertain times, companies should be able to look to their trade associations to provide some direction, and sure enough, we find the British Plastics Federation organising a seminar entitled 'Plastics, the Industry of Tomorrow', scheduled for December 8th in Loughborough. The National Federation of Builders, meanwhile, has established a special interest group for its beleaguered housebuilder members, called The Housebuilders Association. More on both these stories below.
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Richard and Debbie Schwarz
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Clear
View with Balcony
The
clear glazed Juliette
solution from balustrading
specialist, Balcony
Aluminium Ltd was used
to enhance the riverside
views of 18 exclusive
townhouses overlooking
the River Nene at March,
Cambridgeshire. Architect
Chris Cooper of James
Developments Company
Ltd specified the system
to maximise the properties'
light, space and views
overlooking private
moorings on the River
Nene at March.
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New
Steel Window gives Renovators
Fresh Design Choice
Architects
and specifiers working
on renovation and refurbishment
projects now have a
fresh choice of replacement
steel window thanks
to the launch of the
Janisol Renovation Window
from Schüco Jansen.
The new window perfectly
preserves the look of
the classic hot rolled
steel windows of yesteryear
but its performance
is much improved and
with the option of concealed
fitting components,
its appearance is also
enhanced.
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October's
Manager of the Month
Revealed
October was a very close
contest but emerging
victorious was Darenth
Reds, managed by Pilkington
employee, Aidan Cox.
Darenth Reds scored
a mightily impressive
185 points in October,
narrowly pipping 11
Pot Luck Losers and
The Wednesday to the
top spot.
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Hunter
Douglas Q3 Results Show
22.6% Higher Profits on
Sales up 7.5%
Hunter Douglas, the world
market leader in window
coverings (Luxaflex®),
and a major manufacturer
of architectural products
(Luxalon®) reports its
results for the first nine
months of 2005. Sales were
EUR 1,404.2 million, 7.5%
higher than EUR 1,306.1m
in the first nine months
of 2004. The sales increase
is attributable to 4.5%
volume increase, 1.1% negative
currency impact and 4.1%
increase from acquisitions.
All geographic areas had
organic growth except Australia,
where sales were level.
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Assa
Abloy Q3 - Clear Improvement
in Europe
Assa Abloy's Group sales
in the third quarter totaled
SEK 7,019 M (6,447), an
increase of 9% compared
to previous year. Organic
growth was 5%. Translation
of foreign subsidiaries'
sales to Swedish kronor
had a positive effect
of SEK 184 M due to changes
in exchange rates. Newly
acquired companies contributed
1% to sales.
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Custom Extruder Aurelia Plastics Goes Bust
In the Birmingham High Court on November 4th, Witney based Aurelia Plastics Ltd (Company No 00880985) was put into the hands of Joint Administrators John Neville Whitfield and Gerald Clifford Smith, both of RSM Robson Rhodes of Birmingham.
Glaverbel's EnergyNT Wins Innovation award at Batimat
Glaverbel EnergyNT won a Silver Medal at the 2005 Innovation Awards organised by Batimat, the largest construction show in Europe. The awards ceremony, held at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris on 7 November 2005, was attended by the judges, French construction professionals and the city's deputy mayor.
British Plastics Federation Looks to the Future
With the plastics industry set to encounter a new set of challenges, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) - organised seminar for board level management: ‘Plastics, The Industry Of Tomorrow’ is well timed. The seminar, taking place on Thursday 8th December at Holywell Park, Loughborough focuses on the future of the plastics industry with a 2-5 year time horizon.
Radiance
Glass gets Activ™
Radiance
Glass says that it
has become the first
branded and trademarked
solar control glass
in the UK to incorporate
Pilkington Activ™
Blue within the unit.
Radiance says it has
already proven successful
with a range of specialist
conservatory roof
glass and now this
is set to be enhanced,
with the introduction
of Activ™ Blue
within the unit.
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Trade
Lynks Stops Installers
from Breaking Law
Trade
Lynks installer support
scheme manager Andy
Ball believes hundreds
of window companies
are unaware that the
law has changed concerning
financial services
and could be breaking
it every time they
introduce a policy
or help homeowners
fill out paperwork,
unless they have Financial
Services Authority
(FSA) authorisation.
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Upgraded
Tooling Delivers Results
for Fabricator
The installation of
new solid carbide
special and standard
tooling designed and
manufactured by Tewkesbury
based H&B Quickgrind
has produced productivity
improvements in excess
of 100% at Bredon
based Stanway Screens
Ltd.
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Sign Up to New Britannia
South West fabricator, Britannia Windows (UK) Ltd, has signed 4 new trade accounts in the last 8 weeks as it begins a major sales and marketing drive in the South West. The recruitment of industry stalwart, Laimons Berzins with over 25 years trade sales experience, complements Britannia's 25 years in fabrication as one of the longest established companies in the South West, to make a winning offer that makes commercial sense.
Independent Manufacturer Demonstrates the Superiority of Bystronic Glass Equipment
Euro Sealed Glass Units Ltd is an independent sealed unit manufacturer based in Middlesex, which says that it is setting new standards in the architectural and domestic market after making a substantial investment in Bystronic Glass equipment.
Freefoam Plastics, a manufacturer of quality approved environmentally friendly roofline and rainwater systems, recently announced the expansion of its UK operations to include a new production facility at the company’s Northampton premises.
Buy
and Sell in One Easy
Move
Machinery manufacturer,
Haffner GB Ltd is
helping fabricators
to update their manufacturing
equipment by offering
a part-exchange option
on their existing
machinery. Under the
part-exchange scheme,
Haffner will 'set'
a price for the existing
piece of equipment
and off-set that cost,
by way of part deposit,
against the new piece
of Haffner machinery.
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Inverse
Designs Form 25% of Portal
Sales
In
addition to the growth in
sales of its new Paladin
range of composite GRP and
Steel doors, Cheltenham's
Portal Products is also
reporting sustained growth
in its core business of
PVC-U door panels, due in
no small part to the introduction
of new inverted panels to
the range. Now, 25 per cent
of PVC-U panels Portal manufactures
and sells are from the inverted
designs.
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Timber
Makes a Comeback
According
to Admiral Windows &
Conservatories, in a
‘back to the future’
turnaround, the demand
for timber windows and
conservatories is on
the increase. While
PVC has been the homeowner’s
choice for over 15 years,
Huntingdon-based, Admiral
Windows & Conservatories
reports an overwhelming
demand for timber and
has introduced new ranges
of quality soft and
hard wood for windows,
conservatories and doors.
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Helping
Customers - The Winning
Formula
'Few
profile bending companies
can boast of having
expanded their sales
over the last twelve
months,’ says Paul
DeGiorgio, Managing
Director of Universal
Arches Ltd. ‘Indeed
the recession has bitten
deeply into the construction
industry as a whole,
and many companies are
now feeling the adverse
effects.’
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Profitable
Growth is PPGs Primary
Mission, Chairman
Says
PPG Industries’
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Charles E. Bunch
told analysts and
investors today
that the nearly
$1 billion in cash
from operations
the company has
generated on an
annual basis is
'being put to work,
helping us to generate
profitable growth,
which is our company’s
primary mission.'
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Insolvencies,
Winding up Orders, Petitions
and Creditors' Meetings:
September/October
Some
familiar names from the
glass, window and conservatory
markets turn up in this
week’s look at recent
Notices from the Company
Courts: Aspect Windows &
Conservatories Ltd, Horizon
Conservatories Ltd, Profix
UK Ltd, Ace Windows Ltd,
Trade Windows (Nottingham)
Ltd, Doorways UK Ltd, Winmar
Ltd, C J Glass Ltd, Double
T Glass Ltd. Windowcraft
(East Anglia) Ltd, Evergreen
Conservatories Ltd, PVCU
World Windows & Conservatories
Ltd, Energy Efficient Conservatories
Ltd, Swedish Window Company
Ltd.
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