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Email News for the Glass, Glazing and Fenestration Industries
9th May 2006
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DeWalt
hammers featuring Active Vibration Control (AVC) have been
added to the Carl F direct
professional tools catalogue
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Here:
Britannia
has launched its own sculptured window and door system fitted
with marine spec anti corrosion hardware
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Here:
Franklin
Conservatories has become one of the first companies in the
UK to adopt the Mighty Mullion product range from Window
Widgets
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Here:
Network
VEKA trade fabricator, Glazerite
Windows, has recently added Bi-folding doors to
its range, available in a choice of 58mm bevelled or 70mm
sculptured profile designs
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Here:
North
Western Lead
says that it broke the glass bevel mould with its chameleon-like
Dichroic Bevels for doors and windows that produce subtle
changes in colour as the viewer changes position
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Here:
A
new addition has joined the Crystal Collection from Hurst
Plastics, the UK manufacturer of PVC-U door infill
panels and polymer doors
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Here:
Wendland
says that its Arial Roof Vent is ‘easy to install, easy
to operate and easy on the pocket.’
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Here:
When
it comes to cutting and machining centres, Promac
has provided many of the UK's largest fabricators with solutions.
This technology and automation is now available to the mid-size
fabricator
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Here:
Securistyle
has up-dated its Virage handle to allow easier use for people
with reduced dexterity, in accordance with requirements of
the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
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Here:
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Architectural
aluminium systems specialist, Technal,
part of Hydro Building Systems, has launched the MX curtain
walling suite
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Here:
Schüco
International, has developed a new vertical sliding
window to complement its already extensive range of Royal
S aluminium window systems
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Here:
Although
part of the HOPPE range
for over 30 years, HOPPE (UK), the door and window hardware
supplier, has launched the Marseille range to refine the classic
design to meet 21st Century tastes
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Here:
A
new addition has joined the Crystal Collection from Hurst
Plastics, the UK manufacturer of PVC-U door infill
panels and polymer doors
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Here:
A
new low-threshold from specialist inline patio door fabricator
Patiomaster, promises
to be ‘ideal for external applications such as conservatories,
porches and entrance doors.’
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Here:
Windowscreens
UK
of Upminster, Essex has announced the introduction of products
084/085 Double-Entry flyscreens doors
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Here:
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Teesside
fabricator installer Budget Windows
has experienced a growth in business since the management buy
out on New Years Day 2005
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Here:
Burnley
fabricator, Classic Trade Frames,
has become the latest GU customer to reap the rewards of signing
up for GU Ferco Sold Secure and Lock Solutions scheme
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Here:
Andy
Tristam set up Frame Plus Ltd
nearly three years ago and the Plastmo trade fabricator is going
from strength to strength, even in the difficult market conditions
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Here:
Selecting
the most appropriate profile machine centre in terms of cost
efficiency and effectiveness can save both time and money, as
Richard Hackett from Vale Windows
discovered when he installed the new
Elumatec SBZ 610 machine
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Here:
A
new conservatory for Appleby Manor Country House Hotel has been
designed and installed by Aanco Ltd, with a Wendland
roofing system gracing the bespoke structure
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Here:
When
Emplas Commercial was invited
to survey a two-storey residential home at Tan-Y-Bryn, Burryport,
it became obvious that certain windows in each of the flats within
the complex needed attention
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Here:
Having
a 'Room with a view' certainly came true for a customer in the
North West USA recently with an award-winning lakeside conservatory,
for which the entire structure was fabricated in aluminium by
Trade-Plas, incorporating
externally glazed Beaufort
windows throughout, with a Quantal
roof and Smart's bi-fold doors
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Here:
Working
in close partnership with WHS Halo
System 10, Warmseal Windows has successfully installed 150 windows
into Newcastle-Upon-Tyne's Royal Victoria Infirmary
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Here:
Solaglas
Contracting South was recently involved in a project
to refurbish Hampton House Health Centre in Clifton
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Here:
Hartlepool-based
Prima Windows has completed
the first contract of a 5-year housing framework within the borough
of Hartlepool
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Here:
McCarthy
and Stone recently specified Mighton
Products sash window hardware for it's newly built
retirement home, Imperial Court, in Clacton-on-Sea
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Here:
Brunel,
the Tamworth based manufacturer of diecastings, pressings and
assemblies has recently appointed Mike Smith as Managing Director
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Here:
Robbie
Walmsley has joined Total Glass
to further enhance the trade and commercial window fabricator's
commitment to training and staff development programmes
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Here:
Veka
fabricator, Modplan Ltd,
has appointed Dean Flowers, as business development manager
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Here:
Edgetech IG Inc.
welcomes new Receptionist and Order Processor Louise Dodd to
its UK base in Coventry
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Here:
Upton-Upon-Severn
based door manufacturer Permadoor
has appointed Andrew Crosby to the position of key account development
manager
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Here:
English
Architectural Glazing (EAG), a Suffolk firm specialising
in glazing systems, sheet metal work and bespoke fabrication,
has expanded its sales and estimating team with the appointment
of Estimator, Peter Smith and Leigh Fletcher, Sales Manager
- Fire Rated Products
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Here:
Multi
Fab,
a Suffolk firm specialising in aluminium glazing systems, sheet
metal work and bespoke fabrication has boosted its sales force
after recruiting Steve Piggott in the role of Sales Executive
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Here:
Glasstech,
Inc.,
the specialist in the manufacturing of glass bending and tempering
equipment, has promoted Jay K. Molter and Thomas E. Noe to Vice
President
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Here:
Eurocell
has recently launched The Exchange; a section on the
company’s website which allows businesses within
the industry to free up money that is tied down in unused
machinery/goods
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Here:
Trade
fabricator, Griffin Windows,
has made it easier for its customers to do business
with the company thanks to the introduction of electronic
ordering software
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Here:
Thermoseal
Group Ltd
has revamped its company website at www.ThermosealGroup.com
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Here:
Gary
Deverson, the 'resident' conservatory expert on consumer
home improvement advice web site www.ask-questions.com,
has recently provided his 1,000th expert answer to homeowners
in Britain and the U.S. seeking impartial advice for
their conservatory needs and worries
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Here:
Portal
Products,
the manufacture of PVC-U, GRP and Steel composite doors,
has unveiled its new-look consumer web site
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Here:
To promote sales of Spectus'
easy-to-fabricate Elite 70 system and to mark 10 years
in business, The Trade Plastics Centre (TPC), Stroud recently
staged a charity open day at its Cheltenham store
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Here:
Luck
was on the side of Cancer Research UK when Network
VEKA members tried their hand at the gambling
tables. The charity was chosen to receive £810 raised
by more than 200 delegates and guests at a charity casino
during the organisation's AGM evening entertainment.
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Here:
EN 1279 'Glass in buildings - insulating glass units'
has finally been posted in the Official Journal
of the European Union (OJ). This means that, from
next month, IGU manufacturers will be able to CE
mark their units - and by March 2007 all units must
comply with the Construction Products Directive
(CPD). And, said Adam Osborn of Notified Body BM
TRADA Certification, CE marking is the
most effective way to prove compliance
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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:
More
than 500 'first generation' PVC-U frames removed from social
housing were successfully recycled as part of a major refurbishment
project at Stoke-on-Trent. Labour and funding provided by
the BPF-backed Recovinyl Scheme
helped to fulfil the project's stringent recycling specification.
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EU
policymakers, social partners and leading safety and health
experts met on 12th December 2005 in Bilbao, Spain, to see
how to better protect European workers from noise and to award
those organisations that have already managed to implement
effective solutions
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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:
Glassmakers
Up, PVC Still Down
Some significant industry metrics
are made public
this week, which give a snapshot of the current financial state of the
market. At its AGM last week, Heywood Williams' chairman gave
a bullish trading update which reflects the feeling of 'job done' after
two fairly painful years of restructuring.
Although conventional wisdom has it that an ill wind blows no-one any
good, it's certainly done Heywood's LaSalle Bristol division
no harm as it works flat out to supply mobile homes to hurricane hit
areas of the US.
At the same time, Saint-Gobain has reported sales up by nearly
28% in the first quarter of this year, mainly due to the BPB
acquisition, but also from increased sales in emerging markets. The
UK showed 'moderate growth' and group flat glass volumes rose 6.6%.
PPG has reported an all-time, quarterly sales record for the
12th consecutive quarter, although glass sales were only up 2%, while
speciality glass maker Schott projects a double-digit increase
in both sales and profitability for the current fiscal year.
Business Development Manager, South
Our client is a well established, ambitious and successful Group of Companies providing excellent quality and customer service by continual investment and improvement. They manufacture a range of PVCu products from their plant in South Wales, servicing various sectors of the trade. Due to strategic expansion, they now seek a dynamic sales person of a similar culture to join their sales team.
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Total
Glass Exhibits at CIH
Demonstrating
a solid track record in manufacturing and installing highly-specified
window and door products for the social housing sector is the focus
for Total Glass Ltd at this year's CIH exhibition in Harrogate.
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on this Event]
Ultra
Installers Benefit at the H&R Show
Ultraframe
made a successful first appearance at the National Homebuilding and
Renovating Show held at the NEC in March.
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Next
Interbuild in Autumn 2007 at the NEC
Interbuild,
The Home of Building, will be staged at the NEC Birmingham for five
days between Sunday 28th October and Thursday 1st November 2007. While
remaining at the NEC, Interbuild will move to Halls 3, 3a, 4 and 5
in 2007.
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on this Event]
GAI
Conference Announced
The
Guild of Architectural Ironmongers is unveiling its plans for its
annual conference in June of this year, the culmination of a successful
and rewarding year for the Guild as the voice of the whole architectural
ironmongery sector.
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on this Event]
glasstec
2006 Düsseldorf
From
the 24th - 28th October 2006, glasstec will once again open its doors
to the worldwide glass and glazing industries in Düsseldorf.
Over the years, it has earned its rightful reputation as a leading
global trade fair, and for 2006, organiser Messe Düsseldorf is
planning to make sure it stays right at the top.
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on this Event]
GTI
Open Day Success
GTI
has reported the company's factory open days a success, generating
an excellent level of enquiries with several orders taken over the
four days.
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on this Event]
Newstead
Spring
Showcase Brings in Orders
'Our
two day showcase in March was a resounding success,’ says Newstead's
Managing Director Adrian Locker. ‘We wanted to demonstrate the
depth of Newstead's product range to existing and potential customers.
We've already had orders directly from the open day.’
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on this Event]
At GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo - September 19-21, 2006 - you'll find over 350 exhibiting companies – more than 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space provides an all-encompassing central showcase. 8,000 + professionals from all segments of the glass, window, and door industries will be in attendance.
GPD
2007
Plans for GPD 2007 (June 15 - 18) are well underway. The event will
again be held in its traditional grounds in Tampere, Finland. It
will comprise a conference, workshops, a glass product exhibition
and the unforgettable evening social programme.
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on this Event]
GPD
China 2006
GPD
Returns to China in April 23 - 24, 2006. The Glass Processing
Days Conference returns to China in conjunction with the China Glass
Expo in Beijing. The conference targets members of the international
glass community who take a special interest in the industry's developments
in China. China Glass is scheduled for April 25-28.
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on this Event]
New
Seminars help Companies Avoid Crisis
The
Window Industry is facing tough times, with more and more fabricators
and installers feeling the pressure of fewer leads, less orders and
cut-throat margins. According to Industry consultant Andrew Scott
companies need to take action now, or face extinction.
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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]
Exhibition
Calendar
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Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
!!JUST UPDATED!!
Liverpool-based
Total Glass has recently achieved
Secured by Design (SBD) status on its comprehensive range of PVC-U
casement and tilt n turn windows.
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here:
Selecta
Systems, the independent extruder of PVC-u window systems,
has scooped three new BSI kitemarks for its Advance 70 profile.
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here:
Midlands-based
Profile 22 fabricator KEB Fabrications
Ltd has become one of the first companies in the UK to
be awarded the new BSI Kitemark certification for the survey and
installation of windows and doors.
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here:
In a meeting with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
David Leng, Eurocell's Managing
Director, signed a contract for Eurocell's High Security Window
System with BS7950 accreditation to receive Secured by Design member
status.
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here:
Commercial fabricator, Rugby Windows,
has achieved Kitemark accreditations BS7412 and BS7950 enhanced
security standard on its casement windows manufactured from both
Deceuninck 3000 and 1800 Series.
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here:
WHS Halo System 10 is
celebrating further public sector acclaim having scooped the prestigious
2006 LHC (London Housing Consortium) 'Innovation of the Year' award
for the System 10 Conservation Vertical Slider.
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Here:
AWJ
Glass has gained Investors in People (IIP) status following
a rigorous assessment of its working practices.
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Here:
Freefoam
has now introduced its new Fortex point-of-sale display board
available to all stockists to help promote awareness of the
product in the market place.
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Here:
Mark
Smith, the Managing Director of Rochford-based Smith's
Glass, was the lucky winner of REHAU's Premiere prize
draw at Glassex.
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Here:
Southern Sealed Unit's customer
- Alternative Window Systems Ltd - has built what is probably
the largest conservatory display site in Southern England.
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Here:
Shepley
Window Systems latest trade advert highlights the
company’s ability to manufacture woodgrain and black composite
doors that won't crack, warp or bow.
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Here:
The new and completely updated Universal Imports Collection
2006 is available now from UAP.
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here:
Promac
has published a new 84 page consumables brochure which is packed
with details on a wide number of products and accessories for
the PVC, aluminium and glass markets.
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here:
Composite door manufacturer Rockdoor
has launched a new brochure for homeowners.
More
here:
Spectus
Window Systems is introducing a Specifier Guide, bringing
together information on regulations, technical performance and
design.
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here:
Eurocell
has announced the availability of the company’s newly designed
Sales Support Literature Guide. The guide has been created to
make customers aware of what literature is available via their
dedicated profile supplier and to make it easier to order.
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here:
Orders
in the twelve months to February 2006 rose by eight per
cent compared with the previous twelve months, and orders in the
three months to February 2006 rose by 9 per cent compared to the
same period a year earlier. Orders in the three months to February
2006 rose by one per cent compared to the previous three months,
with decreases in private housing, public housing and infrastructure
orders being offset by increases in public non housing, private
industrial and private commercial orders.
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here:
Manufacturing
and Operations Engineering students at the University of Limerick
in Southern Ireland received the benefit of Edgetech's
Andy Jones's wisdom in early March this year.
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Here:
Seven
fabricators from KAT UK - the
supplier of in-line patio doors and vertical sliding sash windows
- have passed the glass supporting industries level two NVQ qualification.
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Here:
Proskills,
the Sector Skills Council with responsibility for the Glass and Glazing
industry is working with leading companies in the sector to develop
a nationally recognised set of standards for the industry.
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Here:
Phil
Thomas, Managing Director of specialist training consultancy for the
replacement window and glazing industry, TEST,
launched the EQuIP (Excellence. Quality. Improvement. Profit.) programme
at Glassex 2006.
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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
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]
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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Eurocell's parent company Tessenderlo, meanwhile, is still
suffering from the effects of the depressed UK window market and the rise
in oil prices, reporting a first quarter improvement in sales of 6.8%,
but a REBIT down 58% compared for the same period last year.
This
week sees more additions to the Window Energy Rating 'Hall of Fame', with
Sapa's Dualframe window system getting a category A, alongside
Doncaster fabricator Direct Trade, who has achieved Ratings A to
E on windows fabricated from WHS Halo's Eclipse (Chamfered) and
Esthétique (Sculptured) system.
We also hear an early endorsement - from Sheerframe fabricator
H Jarvis - of the BM TRADA Q-Mark Certification Scheme as
a measure of product performance and as a marketing tool.
To
Daytona Milton Keynes on Friday of last week, for the
inaugural Glazekart event, which was held in
fabulous weather and with a great combination of keen
competitive spirit and cameraderie. Full marks to Nick
Moss of Walnut for staging this event, which
attracted no fewer than 14 teams. If you want to know
who won, see below or go here.
This week we also publish the Final Report from Fensterbau,
alongside exhibitor reports from a number of UK and
German companies at the show, which you can find here.
PIGS has a new venue! All those involved in marketing,
press or PR in the glass and window industries will
be able to enjoy panoramic views of the Thames from
a new venue on Blackfriars Bridge. More about the next
event - on 18th May - here.
What
a Difference
a Report
Makes
Your leader
article
on 18th
April pointed
to the big
difference
in calculations
of the conservatory
market size,
which 'differ
to the tune
of nearly
100,000
installations'
in different
reports.
Our report
'UK Conservatory
Report 2005'
includes
Northern
Ireland
and new
housing,
which I
believe
others don't,
but that
still leaves
a sizeable
difference.
We report
that the
market fell
8% in 2005
to 282,000,
from 306,000
installations
in 2004.
[Read
the Rest
Here]
K2's
New Celsius
Launch is
a Clear Winner
K2
Glass
has added
Celsius Clear
performance
glass to its
Celsius range.
Designed to
offer the
solar reflection,
energy efficiency
and glare
reduction
benefits that
have made
the existing
Celsius range
successful,
Celsius Clear
is a neutral
glass that
allows light
to flood into
the conservatory
whilst maintaining
a temperate
ambience.
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on this Product]
Deceuninck
Introduces
New Added
Value Product
Fresh
to the market
is a new generation
of products
designed and
launched by
the Deceuninck
Group.
Twinson®
combines Pine
and PVC therefore
bringing the
best of both
worlds to
the customer.
It offers
the natural
appearance
and warm feel
of wood and
the durability
and low maintenance
benefits of
PVC.
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on this Product]
Product
of the Week
Archive here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Haran
Glass gives Lesson
in Design at Imperial
College London
Haran
Glass, the structural
glass specialist,
has completed the
installation of a
unique glass balustrade
at Ethos, the new
sports centre at Imperial
College London. Working
in partnership with
Arup Associates and
American artist Pat
Kaufman, Haran Glass
was responsible for
the engineering and
design of the 100m
long balustrade which
is situated outside
the main entrance
to Ethos.
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on this Project]
The
Fantasy’s Over
WITH Spurs’ chances
of getting into the
Champions League skidding
to a halt on Sunday
- Arsenal picked up
the fourth spot and
also said farewell
to Highbury. Conspiracy
theories are doing
the rounds, has Arsene
Wenger ever been on
Ready Steady Cook?
Did Spurs just bottle
it? And why on earth
were they staying
in a hotel anyway?.
[More
on this Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Heywood
Williams
Issues
Trading
Update
Heywood
Williams
Group
Chairman,
Roger
Boyes
gave
the
following
summary
of
2005
and
update
on
current
trading:
'2005
was
a
year
of
excellent
progress
for
Heywood
Williams.
The
future
growth
strategy
was
determined
and
the
restructuring
of
the
Group
was
completed,
with
the
successful
and
rapid
sale
of
the
loss
making
Plastic
Systems
Division.
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on
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Story]
Nuremberg
Top
Double-Header
The
exhibition
duo
fensterbau/frontale
and
HOLZ-HANDWERK
2006
set
a
new
record
with
100,762
trade
visitors
and
increased
internationality.
From
22nd
to
25th
March
2006
1,184
exhibitors
from
30
countries
at
the
Nuremberg
Exhibition
Centre
presented
products
and
services
for
the
windows
and
facades
sector
and
also
a
range
covering
all
aspects
of
woodworking
and
wood
processing.
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on
this
Story]
UK
Conservatory
Report
2005:
Market
&
Forecasts
The
most
up-to-date
and
in-depth
study
of
the
UK
conservatory
market
2005
has
highlighted
the
need
for
customer
satisfaction
to
become
a
priority
for
those
companies
that
want
to
succeed
and
grow
in
this
large
market.
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on
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Story]
Boost
For
Recycling,
Says
Recovinyl
Recovinyl
has
welcomed
moves
by
the
BPF
to
champion
the
sustainability
of
PVC-U
windows
and
doors
amid
hopes
that
the
campaign
will
act
as
a
‘catalyst’
to
help
boost
waste
PVC
recycling
levels
in
the
UK