Construction:
Housing Statistics September Quarter 2001 for England is a
supplement to the DTLR’s annual compendium of statistics on housing.
Confidence
among construction firms has reached its highest level for four years.
Monthly findings from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
Part
L
Installers
have a choice as to how they comply, but no choice about whether they
comply. But there are dissenting voices. Are they all cowboys?
Building
inspectors will cope with replacement window installations under the
new requirements of the Building Regulations says Sash UK Ltd.
Insurance
Backed Guarantees that meet FENSA requirements from only £13.55.
Products
Quantal
Natural is a patented real wood veneer system solution that perfectly
complements timber conservatory walls
Freefoam cellular foam boards have a printed adhesive tape that identifies
them as 100% lead-free products
The
swing door drive GEZE TSA 160 Invers opens doors via spring force
and closes them electro-hydraulically
Guardian
Industries has three new coatings in its Sun-Guard® Series: Pewter-30,
Platinum-23, and Silver-10.
GEZE-SecuLogic Emergency Exit System (RWS) are linked via the CAN-BUS
technology
Whiteline
Group has introduced a new fully Ovolo 70mm frame.
Quantal's
2.5 deg low pitch lean-to roof has been further developed.
Winlock
Security’s Grenadier push-to-open espagnolette handle.
Product Archive
of all new products covered
in the Gl@zine
Awards
& Standards
Sash UK customer Ousebank Windows has being granted the lnvestors in
People (IIP) Award, demonstrating attitudes that are more in keeping
with a big corporation than a family owned business.
BM
TRADA Certification has relaunched its Q-Mark BS 7412 Window Scheme,
setting rigorous new standards for PVCu windows, with Excel Glass in
Belfast as its first full member.
People
Ultraframe has appointed Alan Rothwell, formerly a director at Argos
Retail, as its finance director. He succeeds James Henry, who stepped
down on April 15th.
Mike
Mortell has been appointed Divisional Director Industrial Fasteners
of SFS intec in the company's restructured UK operations.
UAP
has taken on Ray Bannatyne as Technical Sales Manager
Maco has two new Area Managers Gareth Phillips in
the South West and Phil Berry in the North West.
GEZE UK, have taken on board some new talent
Senior Aluminium has appointed its first ever internal compliance
officer
Polygal
has appointed Sylvester Allen as Sales Manager for Central and Southern
England
Peter Hicks of Royde & Tucker is to be the new Chairman of the
Institute of Architectural Ironmongers
People
Archive
for the last few month's
worth of people and careers
Part
L/EN1279
The Brickmate cavity closer from Status Systems has been designed to
comply with Part L
KBE
has advised customers that all its products comply with Doc L
CE Marking requires companies to have their units tested to EN 1279:
Dave Frost explains.
Doc
L for Conservatories…by Gordon Cooke, technical manager at Aztec
The
FMB thinks Doc L will establish a plethora of self-certification schemes
HomePro looks at how insurance backed guarantees now connect to the Building
Regulations.
Projects
&
Contracts
The Clow Group has employed Hydro Aluminium Extrusion for a bespoke
roof access system for a large curved, glazed skylight installed as part
of a major redevelopment of Blackburn Rail Station.
Janex,
the UK supplier of Scandinavian windows and doors, has completed one of
several refurbishment projects in Newcastle.
The
stadium roof at Locomotiv Moskva is the biggest ever project to date for
polycarbonates manufacturer Polygal.
Persimmon Homes has incorporated Sheerframe 6000 casement windows from
L.B. Plastics into its seaside development of 64 new country style properties
in Whitby.
Aluminium
extrusions from Hydro Aluminium Extrusion (HAE) have been used in the
curtain walling system of a structurally glazed office development in
Bristol.
Piper's
save the day at Staner Court, a tower block which had considerable fire
damage
Filmtek has completed a £1.6 million contract to ensure the safety
of glazing at Eurostar's Waterloo International Terminal.
In
a massive show of generosity the glazing industry dug deep and raised close
to £50,000 to comfort terminally ill children at the Hope House Hospice.
At the Palace Hotel in Manchester on Saturday night the GM Fund raiser saw
prominent members of the window business do verbal battle for auction prizes
ranging from a days golf with Sir Norman Wisdom to a signed Manchester United
football shirt.At a time when common business practice is to trim spending it was a heart-warming sight to see over 500 people gather under the same roof and actively contribute to such a worthy charity.
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Glaverbel at ZOW 2002: Where glass meets design
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Internet
News
The new Pilkington plc website, http://www.pilkington.com,
has received a major award just four weeks after re-launch - for 'best
practice' in investor relations.
The DTI today launched a consultation on draft regulations to implement
the EU e-Commerce directive.
Conservatory and window suppliers are missing out on sales worth many
thousands of pounds by ignoring potential customers on islands around
Britain says eBuilders.
The OFT is warning internet users purchasing or registering website
addresses to make sure they know exactly what they are paying for.
Network
VEKA has launched a completely revised suite of literature including
a radical redesign and the introduction of a number of new items.
Ultraframe,
designer and manufacturer of conservatory roofing systems has launched
a new version of its Roof Calculator.
Highlights
of last week's Glass NTO e-briefing.
Literature
Archive
for the last few week's
worth of new literature
Charity
Events
Those
up early enough saw Kate Hill, one of the partners in the Hallmark
Panels installer Summerland, pounding the local streets in a Summerland
t-shirt in training for this year's London Marathon.
Feature
Articles
MPs recently visited Anglian Windows to see the environmental and recycling
initiatives being undertaken by the company.
Martin Bergant examines the German Window market
Hanic Software has set up shop in the UK
Decorative glass fusing the Bohle way
Fire
Resistant
Glass
for information on the new
test rig for fire resistance
at the BRE
Technical Feature
for a special article on the use of molybdenum disilicide in glass production
Following a review of its operations, Vision Aluminium has invested in new Elumatec equipment that has helped provide a surge in orders.
Training
Aurora
Windows has ensured its fabrication team is now fully qualified up to
NVQ Level 2
British
Glass provides safety courses for the glass industry
Among
the highlights was a two way battle between Ian Harrison of super-fabricators
Speedframe and Steve Sutherland of HW Systems for a window industry advertising
package that realised a total of £20,000.
More
bids continued in the bar afterward as Andy Westhead of Glass Age managed
to sell on the Manchester United shirt signed by the treble-winning side
for a further £1,000 on top of the £1,450 paid, to Dave Ruzicka
of Sash Products (pictured, left).
Chief fund-raiser Gary Morton said, 'Along with Christine (Wooley) and
Kate(Ashley-Norman) I am overwhelmed at the generosity of the industry
to this event. It goes to show, that for all its detractors, it has a
big heart. Hope House will be delighted with this effort'.
Don't
forget to look at the side columns for additional news. We have an interesting
company rescue job described by MBA
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THIS
WEEK'S NEWS...
Glaverbel
Group's First Quarter
Resisting the Economic Slowdown Against the background of a slowdown
in the economy, the Group's performance in the first quarter of 2002
was in line with its forecasts, i.e. slightly down on the results for
the corresponding period in 2001.
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on this story:
Asahi
Holds Over 91% of Glaverbel at the End of the Public Offer
At the end of the public offer, which took place between March 18 and
April 5, 2002, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd held, directly and indirectly, 91.45%
of the share capital of Glaverbel. 26,674 convertible bonds were also
tendered, which represents 98.80% of the total issued.
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on this story:
Annual
General Meeting of Assa Abloy AB
At yesterday’s Annual General Meeting of shareholders in Assa Abloy
AB, all the members of the board – Georg Ehrnrooth, Melker Schörling,
Gustaf Douglas, Per-Olof Eriksson, Göran J Ehrnrooth, Carl-Henric
Svanberg and Sven-Christer Nilsson – were re-elected. At the Statutory
Meeting following the General Meeting, Georg Ehrnrooth was re-elected
Chairman of the Board.
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on this story:
Assa
Abloy in Full Pursuit
Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Going Race was an 875-mile long sprint up the
American east coast. After three days of racing, ASSA ABLOY finished
third, beating illbruck with only three minutes.
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on this story:
FMB
Backs Commons Early Day Motion (1099) to Annul Self-Certification Schemes
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has declared its support for
an Early Day Motion (1099) laid by Alan Beith MP that seeks to annul
Statutory Instrument 2002/440, which establishes a number of self-certification
schemes, for different trades under the Building Regulations. These
include the FENSA scheme for glazing
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on this story:
Small
Comfort, Missed Opportunity, Says FMB in Budget Response
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) says the Chancellor missed yet
another opportunity to help legitimate small and medium sized building
firms, and crack down on the cowboy element in last week's Budget.
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on this story:
Kyro
acquires Uniglass
The purchase of all shares of Uniglass Engineering Oy by KyroCorporation,
as announced on 12.3.2002, has been confirmed. As of this date, the
shares have been transferred to the ownership of Kyro Corporation.
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on this story:
Changes
at the Top; a personal announcement from Wagner MD, Peter Kinze.
I should like to announce some recent personnel changes at Wagner (GB)
Ltd, concerning John Vaux, Steven Sale and Bob Hayes.
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on this story:
Prowting
Hopeful of Recovery After Dire 2001
Prowting's full-year profits have plummeted after a tough second-half.
Its second-half losses led to pre-tax profits falling by 87% to £3.7
million. A year earlier, the housebuilder made profits of £27.5
million.
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on this story:
Persimmon
Eyes Strong UK Housing Market
Persimmon says it's confident the UK housing market will remain robust
in 2002. The company is selling homes at prices ranging from £50,000
to more than £1.25m.
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on this story:
Von
Ardenne acquires Glass Coating Business of BOC Coating
BOC Coating Technology, part of BOC Edwards, announced the sale of its
glass coating business to Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbH, Dresden,
Germany.
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on this story:
PPG
Reports On Quarter, Maintains Focus On Strengthening Balance Sheet
PPG Industries first quarter net income was $34 million, or 20 cents
a share, including one-time after-tax charges of $55 million, or 33
cents a share, for restructuring and $9 million, or 5 cents a share,
for the cumulative effect of a required accounting change.
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on this story:
PPG
Chairman: Company Has Never Been Stronger
PPG Industries' quick action to reduce costs and strengthen its balance
sheet in 2001 was reflected in its stock price and is recognition that
'our company has never been stronger,' Chairman and Chief Executive
Office Raymond W. LeBoeuf said at the company's annual shareholders
meeting last week.
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on this story:
IMI
plc announces preliminary results
IMI plc, the major international engineering group, has announced its
preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2001:
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on this story:
PVC
Industry Publishes its Second Progress Report and Proves Voluntary Action
Delivers
The second Voluntary Commitment progress report from the European PVC
industry shows that they have been forging ahead with continuous environmental
improvement and resource efficiency through a 'learning by doing' approach,
strengthening the partnership within their supply chain.
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on this story:
Latest
Forecast by Euroconstruct: European Construction Industry can look Forward
to Growth Again Next Year
Favourable omens for BAU 2003: According to expert predictions,
the European construction industry will pick up speed again next year.
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on this story:
Saint-Gobain
Sekurit signs Marketing Alliance with Central Glass in the Automotive
Glass Business
Saint-Gobain Sekurit signed an agreement last week with the Japanese
glass group Central Glass to enter a marketing alliance in automotive
glass business on a global basis.
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on this story:
Reliant
on Millenco
A proactive synergy between Birmingham fabricator Reliant Windows and
hardware manufacturer Millenco has led to an exclusive supply agreement
for all Reliant's door locks.
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on this story:
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