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31st January 2006
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Avocet
says that it has redefined the accepted parameters
for product style, quality and performance, in a new range
appropriately branded Pioneer
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Here:
The
recent development by North Western
Lead of a self-adhesive lead reel that at 100 metres
was twice the usual length than standard reels
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Here:
Polyframetrade
Ltd
and Cotswold Architectural Products
have pooled their industry experience and ideas to develop
an emergency escape hinge
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Here:
Glaverbel's
Pyrobelite 12 and Pyrobel 25 are the latest fire-resistant
glass products to be classified approved products for use
in timber fire doors
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Here:
Laird
Security Hardware has developed a cylinder clamp
designed to prevent forced entry through the removal of the
profile cylinder
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Here:
Using
new Häfele Automatic
Glass Door Hinges, you can have the convenience of a double
action self closing glass door, without touching the floor
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Here:
Fabricators
and installers are offered an even greater choice of window
handles with the introduction of the new 'Sparta' handle from
Trojan Hardware and Designs
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Here:
Decorative
glass manufacturer, Daedalian,
has launched the 'Designer' range of sand blasted glass designs
alongside its award-winning bespoke design and installation
service
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Here:
A
high performance sealing tape from illbruck
Sealant Systems UK Ltd has been developed to deal
with the large-scale differential joint movement associated
with timber frame construction systems
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Here:
TruSeal
Technologies, Inc.,
a manufacturer of warm edge spacer systems for insulating
glass (IG), and Besten Equipment, Inc., a manufacturer of
IG equipment, have designed an enhanced version of the Totally
Automated Production Equipment (TAPE-AT) line
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Here:
The
challenge of cleaning internal ovolo, ogee and scotia details
is not new but Kombimatec
believes it has a unique advantage
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Here:
Avocet
is continuing to build on its Pioneer range, with the
addition of a stainless steel, gold PVD-coated Letter Plate
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Here:
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When
Glenhampton Conservatories
was looking at roofing systems that would not only meet and
fulfil homeowners' needs, but also exceed their expectations,
Wendland's Styal system
was the obvious choice
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Here:
When Sterling Windows and Conservatories
of Cannock recently decided to move to bigger and better premises
the company took the opportunity to review its business needs
for the coming years
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Here:
Compared
with 15 years ago, today's window industry is almost unrecognisable.
‘When Prime Windows started in 1989, we were exclusively
a trade fabricator,’ explains Jonathan Toft, Prime
Windows' Managing Director
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Here:
Solaglas
Contracting North has recently completed a project
to glaze the Skyways development, the new headquarters for Littlewoods
Shop Direct Group in Speke, Liverpool
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Here:
The
National Waterfront Museum Swansea has opened to the public, making
extensive use of the Pilkington
Planar frameless glazing system
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Here:
A
new lively and flourishing community of fashionable restaurants,
bars and apartments has revitalised the Old Brewery Quarter, off
St Mary’s Street in Cardiff, with help from Senior
Aluminium Systems (SAS)
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Here:
Recent
contracts for P&M Dabner reflect the added value benefits
of Ritec's ClearShield glass
surface protection system, especially on sandblasted glass
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Here:
Selecta
Systems
has appointed Russ Gaukroger as its business development manager
covering Yorkshire and the North West, plus two new drivers
and two new technicians
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Here:
Pat McEvoy is the new Sales Director at Celuform,
the PVC-ue roofline and cladding specialist
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Here:
Kestrel-BCE
Ltd is now part of the Latium Group of companies
and has a new Managing Director, Paul Neilson
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Here:
Trade
fabricator Shepley Windows
has recruited Kevin Warner, former Sales Director of Deceuninck-Status,
to head up its Specialist Products Division
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Here:
Network
Veka trade fabricator, Glazerite Windows
has strengthened its management team with the appointment of
Chris Reeks as Sales and Marketing Manager
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Here:
At
www.tgcommercial.com specifiers,
architects and Public Sector buyers have access to all
the information they require when choosing a window
and door supplier
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Here:
A
fresh new website dedicated to the branded reflex
conservatory glass product has now gone live
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Here:
Goldweld.co.uk
is a new online shop selling Teflon® (PTFE) coated
welding fabrics directly to PVC-U window, door and conservatory
fabricators
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Here:
A
new on-line company, www.truesash.co.uk
says that it is set to provide customers with high quality
sash windows
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Here:
To
support GAP's launch
of Homeline, the comprehensive roofline system, the
new Homeline website is now live
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Here:
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Within the next 14 months IGU manufacturers will
have to comply with the requirements of EN 1279.
The European Union has
gone on record and has notified the industry that
compliance is required by 1st March 2007
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With
the recent citation of Part 5 of EN 1279 - Glass
in Building: Insulating Glass Units, in the Official
Journal the countdown for insulating glass unit
(IGU) manufacturers to meet the requirements of
the Construction Products Directive is now officially
underway and BSI Product
Services says that it is here to help
you
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Here:
To
raise funds The Donna Louise Trust, Newstead
Trade Frames ran an on-line auction of items
donated by Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor
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One
company which has pre-empted the 'green' revolution is FSG
Technologies. It is installing the Mustang® continuous
aluminium guttering system, supplied by
Aluminium Roofline Products, on 'eco-friendly'
properties built by Paul Newman Homes.
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Here:
The
US Army has completed a major manoeuvre by switching to environmentally
friendly grit blast media, made from recycled glass, at its
Field Support Battalion base near Southampton. Glass grit,
sourced from reprocessor Krysteline,
is being used to refurbish military equipment
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Here:
The
Eden Project's new education and resource facility has bespoke
PowerGlaz building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) glass/glass
laminates manufactured by Romag
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Here:
Malcolm
Wicks recently outlined his vision for micro wind turbines,
solar panels and other microgeneration technologies at the
launch of the Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College in
London
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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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Here:
First
'A' Rating for DG in UK
The honour of achieving the UK's first BFRC 'A' Rating for
a double glazed window goes to Tradelink Direct Ltd of March,
Cambridgeshire. Double glazed with an Argon gas filling, this window
used the Thermal Sleeve Solution from REHAU. The only other existing
'A' Rating so far is for a triple glazed window from Piper Double
Glazing, using the Veka Matrix system and Argon gas filling.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, both windows incorporate Edgetech's leading
warm edge technology Super Spacer®. Edgetech is holding a free one
day seminar on energy issues at Coventry FC on May 10th (details below).
Wiles
Hardy Auction
On
behalf of a major UK Finance Company, Wyles Hardy is carrying out
a Sale By Private Treaty of Late UPVC Window Manufacturing Machinery.
[More
Here]
Vacancies
at K2 Glass
K2
Glass Ltd is a market leader in the manufacture of specialist glass
for Conservatories. Due to rapid and continued expansion, exciting
opportunities have arisen for the positions of: Production Manager
(Blackburn) and Sales Executive (South of England).
[More
Here]
HOPPE
Presentation Followed by Recreation
HOPPE hosted a seminar, 'The Disability Discrimination Act
- Implications and Solutions for the Hardware Industry' at Warrington
Speed Karting. The seminar was followed by an afternoon of go-karting.
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on this Event]
North
American Show Success for Windowmaker
Manufacturing
software solutions provider, Windowmaker,
has just completed three successful shows in North America as part
of an ongoing expansion programme in several key countries.
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on this Event]
Get
'Six Appeal' at G06!
Make Friday 15 September a night to remember - the date for the G06
Awards Presentation, the industry's most sparkling event, has
been announced.
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on this Event]
Proskills
Apprenticeship And HR Events
Proskills,
the Sector Skills Council with responsibility for the Glass and Glazing
industries, in partnership with The Glass and Glazing Federation,
British Glass and the Learning and Skills Council, is holding three,
free of charge, Glass Industry launch workshops for Training and HR
staff.
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on this Event]
Patiomaster
Conference Draws Crowds
In-line
Patio door specialist Patiomaster's latest conference saw Patiomaster
Fabricators from as far away as East Kilbride, County Antrim and Devon
converge at the company's headquarters in Telford.
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on this Event]
Ultraframe
Hosts Nationwide Installer Days
Conservatory
roofing systems company, Ultraframe, has held a series of workshops
for members of its Guild Approved Ultra Installer Scheme across the
UK.
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on this Event]
First
Intelligent Building Middle East
A new exhibition plant is growing out of the desert sand:
More than 2,800 trade visitors and conference participants attended
the first Intelligent Building Middle East (IBME).
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on this Event]
Sales
Plough on for Glassex ‘06
Stand
sales for Glassex 2006 (NEC, 5th - 8th March) are pushing ahead,
buoyed by a clutch of new exhibitors, the return of some old friends,
and born-again interest from the systems companies.
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Henkel
Joins List of Interbuild Newcomers
Henkel
is among the key names on a growing list of 63 companies set to make
their first appearance as exhibitors at Interbuild 2006 the
UK's premier building and construction show (NEC, April 23-27).
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HOLZ-HANDWERK
& fensterbau/frontale 2006
The
exhibition duo HOLZ-HANDWERK and fensterbau/frontale
takes place again in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 22-25 March
2006. The combined trade fairs with over 1,200 exhibitors and well
over 90,000 trade visitors will again be a unique industry platform
and the meeting-place for the industries concerned in 2006.
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Exhibition
Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
UPDATED!!
The specification of the correct fire-resistant
glass for a given application is a crucial and potentially
life-saving decision for any building project. With this is
mind, Pilkington Building Products
- UK has updated its popular Specifire CD-ROM.
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here:
New
literature and price lists have been produced by Prefit,
specialist in fittings for glass, on its Sadev Décor
range of high quality, 316L stainless steel glass connectors,
which include sliding track and hinged door systems.
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here:
A
new, 36 page, colour brochure has been produced by Metal
Technology which illustrates its latest portfolio
of projects in the UK and Ireland.
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here:
TRADA
Technology Ltd has published a revised edition
of its Wood Information Sheet ‘Fire resisting doorsets
by upgrading’, an invaluable reference source for building
owners, facilities managers, fire authorities, developers
and building control inspectors.
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here:
GAP's
exclusive new roofline system Homeline has just been awarded BBA
approval.
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Here:
Russell
Holmes, a supervisor at the Leeds factory of Abbseal
(UK) Ltd., recently became the 12,000th recipient of
one of the Glass Qualification Authority's NVQ Awards.
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Here:
Profile
22 fabricator A&A Windows
has been awarded accreditation under BSI Kitemark schemes 7950/7413
and 7412.
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Here:
Rochford-based Thermoshield,
a fabricator of WHS Halo's System 10 PVC-U windows and doors, has
scooped a prestigious award at the 'Local Business Awards 2005',
sponsored by Southend District Council.
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Here:
Business
Tactix Ltd
is the marketing consultancy that has just celebrated its second
birthday, and continues to develop a loyal client base in the
window industry.
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Here:
Radiance™
Glass has been quick to develop a number of new and
enhanced marketing support materials to aid installers in the
selling process.
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Here:
Derby
based window and conservatory company, New
Dimension Windows, has just given one of their customers
a lot more glass than they had bargained for.
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Here:
New
government proposals that aim to improve payments to firms in
the construction industry have been published by Minister
of State for Industry and the Regions, Rt Hon Alun
Michael MP and Edwina Hart, the Welsh Assembly Government Minister
for Social Justice and Regeneration.
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here:
Kawneer,
the manufacturer of architectural aluminium systems, has launched
a new CPD seminar presentation, entitled Aluminium Windows, Sustainability
and Specification to complement the existing Curtain Wall Classification,
Design and Testing CPD.
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Here:
K2
has been continuing to invest heavily into the on-going personal and
professional development of its staff.
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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
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]
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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on this Event]
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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on this Event]
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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on this Event]
Saint-Gobain has announced its 2005 results, and has clearly had its accountants working overtime in essentially producing two sets of figures: one with, and one without, the effects of purchasing the lossmaking BPB. Excluding BPB, sales were up 8.4% and profits were up 6.4%. BPB wiped some 54m Euros off the bottom line in the group's 2005 figures.
The Gl@zine Glassex Preview starts this week, and you can find our stand guide here. News we have already reported includes Emplas returning to the show after a 12 year absence to launch a new fully sculptured suite and K2 returning with a number of new developments. Anyone wishing to send in editorial who has not already done so should send it to news@theglazine.com.
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Photovoltaic
Glass in New Solarium
Lancashire
Double Glazing Group
in Preston has recently
completed the largest
photovoltaic roof installation
in Britain. Raymond
Wood Commercial is a
specialist in Architectural
Aluminium Contracts
and has been part of
the Lancashire Double
Glazing Group since
1984.
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on this Project]
Ultraframe
Launches Tie Bar Alternative
The
new Tie Bar Replacement
Kit from Ultraframe
offers an alternative
to the traditional tie
bar. It provides new
features including,
a new aluminium bolster
beam along the ridge,
an end stop on the eaves
beam and a new Ridge
Compression Plate. Ultraframe's
commitment to robust
and fitter friendly
design has created a
kit that ensures a greater
level of structural
stability and offers
simple installation
for the fitter.
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on this Product]
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Weekend
Winners (And Losers)
The
weekend threw up some
surprises. Would you
believe Chelsea dropped
points to leave the
gap between them and
second, just a mere
14 points. Perhaps
even more shocking
was that Sunderland
won a game. More revelations
on Merseyside with
Everton continuing
their revival with
a fine victory over
Arsenal and beleaguered
Birmingham enjoyed
a 5-goal romp over
equally desperate
Pompey.
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on this Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Glassex
’06:
'The
Most
Diverse
for
Years'
Glassex
has
long
been
regarded
as
the
barometer
of
the
glass
and
glazing
industry,
with
the
event
in
recent
years
of
course
more
closely
representing
windows,
doors
and
conservatories.
As
such
it
has
always
provoked
an
extraordinary
level
of
passion
within
the
industry,
for
better
or
for
worse
but
everyone
has
an
opinion!
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on
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Story]
UK's
First
A
Rated
Double
Glazed
Window
for
Tradelink
Edgetech
is
delighted
to
announce
that
long
standing
customer
Tradelink
has
manufactured
the
UK's
first
standard
commercially
available
double
glazed
'A'
rated
window
using
the
leading
warm
edge
technology
Super
Spacer®.
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on
this
Story]
Industry
Wide
Seminar
Set
for
May
10th
2006
at
Ricoh
Stadium
Keeping
up
to
date
with
rapidly
changing
energy
efficiency
issues
and
environmental
legislation
is
of
paramount
importance
to
everyone
in
the
window
and
glass
markets:
Edgetech
UK
and
other
industry
experts
hope
to
provide
all
the
answers,
as
well
as
a
platform
on
which
the
glass
and
window
industry
can
debate,
in
a
free
one
day
seminar
on
May
10th.
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on
this
Story]
Saint
Gobain
Reports
Strong
2005,
Excluding
Costs
of BPB
Acquisition
Overall,
after
adjusting
for
finance
costs
of EUR
18 million,
in particular
costs
recorded
in the
books
of BPB
and
those
relating
to its
acquisition
by Saint-Gobain,
and
after
taxes,
the
contribution
of BPB
to Saint-Gobain’s
net
income
was
a negative
EUR 54 million
for
2005.
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on this
Story]
Epwin Group has merged its HIS Systems business into Swish Window & Door Systems. The move creates a single, strong systems business based around the familiar Swish consumer and specifier brand. The Group is putting significant investment behind the new company, including a £100,000 stand at Glassex.
TrustMark
Opens for Business
TrustMark,
the new scheme to help
people find reputable
firms for repairs, maintenance
and improvements in their
homes, was launched nationally
to the general public
yesterday, Monday 30th
January. The promotional
campaign for TrustMark
started early Monday morning
at the ‘House of
TrustMark’, a home
in Ealing, London.
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on this Story]
Trade
Lynks' Exclusive Insurance
Offer has OFT Listing
Offering insurance backed
guarantees from the only
provider in the entire
window sector listed by
Office of Fair Trading
(OFT) in its advice to
homeowners has given further
credence to Trade Lynks'
recent decision to offer
its network partners preferential
access to the range of
products from HomePro
Insurance.
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on this Story]
Newly
Formed ODL Europe
at Glassex
In
January 2005 Viewlite
Ltd of Liverpool
was acquired by
ODL. ODL which is
based in Michigan
USA is a market
leading manufacturer
of decorative door
glass and associated
products for the
building industry.
During the past
twelve months the
Viewlite range of
cassettes and glass
has been combined
with ODL's range
of blinds, shades
and tubelights.
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on this Story]
Linde
Confirms Approach
to BOC
Further to the announcement
on 24th January
by The BOC Group
plc, Linde confirms
that it has made
an approach to BOC.
The two groups are
complementary in
terms of products
and regions and
together have the
potential to create
a leading industrial
gases business.
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on this Story]
Profile
22 Puts Customers
'Ahead Of The Game'
Representatives from
over 100 fabricators
and installers attended
a recent Profile 22
seminar to hear about
forthcoming revisions
in the building regulations.
The seminar proved
so popular with customers
that the venue was
relocated to larger
facilities to accommodate
the day's events more
comfortably.
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Saint-Gobain
Crystals New, Lighter
Transparent Armour
Products
Jeffrey
Rioux of Saint-Gobain
Crystals presented
a report on advances
in the design and
ballistic performance
of the company's Sapphire
Transparent Armour
System at the 30th
Annual International
Conference and Exposition
on Advanced Ceramics
and Composites held
in Cocoa Beach, Florida
on January 25th.
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