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Email News for the Glass, Glazing and Fenestration Industries
30th May 2006
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Eurocell
has added a new component to the Pinnacle Conservatory Roof
range. The Deep Skirt Top Cap has been included for use on
lean-to hipped-end conservatories
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Here:
Reflex
conservatory roof glass is available in a Clear option to
complement the blue tint versions
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Here:
Nilco
is launching its Nilglass high-performance glass cleaner in
a 750ml aerosol spray
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Here:
Bromley
Adhesives
is a specialist supplier of Adhesives and Sealants with over
30 years of experience
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Here:
Instead
of offering customers just one 70mm profile suite, Profile
22 is offering a complete choice of Chamfered,
Bevelled and Sculptured integrated systems to suit trade,
commercial and retail applications
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Here:
Plastmo
has recently developed Rollex, a fully reversible window that
has proven to be suitable for high-rise applications
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Here:
A
new decorative antique glass range is now exclusively available
from Hurst Plastics -
the manufacturer of PVC-U door infill panels and polymer doors
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Here:
Synseal
has extended the range of vent options with a deep chamfer
vent for the single leg bead system Legend70
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Here:
Introducing
the latest addition to the window trim market from Eurocell
- Ovolo Snap-fit Georgian Bar
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Here:
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Since
Synseal moved Legend70 manufacturing to Nottingham there have
been lots of changes, but for fabricator and installer Kingsley
Windows its business as usual
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Trade
fabricator Bowfield Window Systems
based in Chesterfield is celebrating its 10th anniversary as
a Plastmo customer
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Here:
Hull
business KwikFrames is the
latest fabricator signing for WHS Halo. KwikFrames has adopted
WHS Halo's Eclipse PCE profile system
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Here:
Students
in Sheffield have been studying in style at the new £27m
Hillsborough College the building that made extensive use of the
Pilkington Planar frameless
glazing system
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Here:
Trentberry
Body Works specialises in accident repairs. When it came to giving
its own building a bit of a makeover the company decided to use
Paramount Windows, one of
Lister Trade Frames’
oldest customers
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Here:
Minimising disruption to day-to-day patient care was a key requirement
of Sheerframe approved fabricator FineLine
Windows during its £330,000 window refurbishment
programme at a major Brighton hospital
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Here:
The
owners of a listed farmhouse in 'deepest rural Southern England'
have done away with the need for curtains in a bathroom by having
Priva-Lite installed as secondary
glazing
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Here:
Three
Hoppe employees take new
management positions within the company. Clive Smith, Lisa Douras
and Jason Hill are promoted to roles as Product Manager, Marketing
Manager and Business Development Manager Southern Region, respectively
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Here:
PVC
expert Dr Jeff Ryan has joined specialist PVC compound and dry
blend manufacturer Dugdale Plc
as technical director
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Here:
The
North American Insulation Manufacturers
Association (NAIMA) has presented Dorothy ‘Dottie’
Wackerman with a Certificate of Appreciation for her years of
service to the organisation
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Here:
Sheerframe
systems company L.B. Plastics
has appointed Ron Saunders as area sales manager for Scotland
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Here:
According
to Sebastian Brown, director of the Henley, internet
based Quality Directory,
'it's time that quality glaziers receive the recognition
they deserve from the general public'
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Here:
A
new fact-finding study into online shopping was launched
on 27th April by the Office
of Fair Trading. Around 130,000 UK businesses
now sell online, in a market representing about 2.5
percent of all household spending
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Here:
All
visitors to MRW.co.uk can now access the full news stories
behind the latest recycling and waste headlines. The
website's news content (which was previously only accessible
to Materials Recycling Week
subscribers) is just a click away
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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
More
Here:
The annual GM Fundraising Gala Dinner, held to raise funds
for terminally ill children and their families, is being
supported by Mighton Products,
the sash window hardware specialist, this year
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Here:
Children in India are brushing up on their art skills
thanks to a donation from Conservatory
Outlet
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Here:
Staff at Cheltenham-based window hardware manufacturer
Securistyle are putting
their best feet forward in a Marathon challenge in aid
of a local cancer charity
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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:
Eurocell
Profiles Ltd,
of Alfreton, has scooped a prestigious safety award
from one of the world's leading training and advisory
bodies. Following gruelling tests by a strict independent
adjudicating panel, Eurocell, the UK manufacturer
of PVC-u window and door profile, was given the
esteemed International Safety Award by the British
Safety Council.
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Here:
SCHOTT,
the technology group based in Mainz, Germany, will
be investing 60 million Euros to enable its subsidiary,
SCHOTT Solar GmbH, to build a manufacturing facility
for thin film solar electricity modules in Jena, Germany.
The manufacturing capacity will exceed 30 megawatts
(MW) per year. The facility is scheduled to open in
the fall of 2007. By opening up this new solar manufacturing
facility, SCHOTT will be creating another 160 new
jobs at its site in Jena.
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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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Here:
Freefoam's
research into the colour stability of PVC products when exposed
to increased UV levels and extreme conditions, and a review
of the current levels to which roofline products are exposed
in the UK and Ireland, gives food for thought. Updated data
from the National Radiological Protection Division of the
Health Protection Agency shows that the worrying trend of
increasing UV radiation levels has continued in 2005.
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Here:
Key
decision makers have heard how the market for recycled glass
products is growing, following a series of successful trials.
The results were revealed at the annual Glass
Action meeting, held at Tankersley Manor, Barnsley,
which was attended by more than 100 top industry professionals
from all over the country.
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Here:
Making
the Right Move
It was only ever a matter of time before the impact of recent Building
Regulation revisions, such as Part L and Part P, came home to roost
as part of the required paperwork in buying and selling a house, hence
the government inspired 'Home Information Pack' or HIP.
Whether the motivation behind these Building Regs was more about 'nanny
state' or plugging the tax free holes of the black economy of the construction
market is irrelevant, it has now become a point of law: tradesmen are
being prosecuted and conveyancing solicitors are insisting on the relevant
paperwork from house sellers prior to completion.
Consumer organisation Which? has - not exactly altruistically,
one must admit - issued a clarion call to house buyers and sellers this
week flagging up its own publication on the subject of HIPs: 'Buy,
Sell and Move House' by Kate Faulkner.
More on this brave new world below.
Technical Officer
The Glass and Glazing Federation is recognised as the largest trade organisation in its sector. At a time when the fenestration industry faces its greatest changes, a rare opportunity has been created, where you could be involved with this process.
[More Here]
Position Sought
I was up until recently responsible for design & technical apects of a well known rooftrim system, also technical aspects of a window profile system (fabrication manuals etc), as well as carrying out BFRC Thermal Simulations and Energy Ratings, Quality system and BSI/BBA accreditations etc and am
seeking a similarly diverse role..
Please email vbull@tesco.net to receive a fuller cv.
Win
a Tongue Twisting Trip with Permadoor
Visitors
to this year's Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Conference and
Exhibition in Harrogate are being urged to put pen to paper to come
up with a winning rhyme that could see them scoop a weekend trip for
two to Ireland's 'Emerald City', Limerick.
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on this Event]
New
Sales Training Courses
Following the recent sell-out success
of the Sales Masterclass Seminars, Purplex have launched a series
of high-impact sales training courses in the North and South of England.
Sales Mastery™ is a one day intensive sales training programmes
designed specifically for the Window and Conservatory Industry.
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on this Event]
Welcome
to the 6th ICCG
Following
the last five successful ICCGs, this year´s conference will
be held on June 18th – 22nd. The ICCG International Organising
Committee and the local organiser, the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron
Beam and Plasma Technology [FEP] welcome you to the 6th ICCG in Dresden,
Germany.
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on this Event]
ISAAG
2006
For
the second time the International Symposium on the Application of
Architectural Glass (ISAAG 2006) will be held in Munich (Germany)
on October 30-31, 2006.
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on this Event]
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]
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
Go
Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
!!JUST UPDATED!!
UAP
door
cylinders have now passed the new Standard EN1303:2005 that specifies
levels of durability up to 100,000 cycles.
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here:
Climatec Windows has achieved
numerous quality awards, including ISO 9001 and BBA Accreditation,
as well as BS 7950, BS 7412 and PAS Security Standards 23 and 24.
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here:
The BBA has published an assessment on Laird's
Saracen security hardware for windows.
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here:
Duraflex
has
gained BBA Certification for its PVC-U casement and tilt and turn
windows, residential doors (Pas 23/24) and Duraframe cavity closer.
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here:
Quay
Plastics
has announced a special 3 month promotional campaign which will
run throughout the company’s 15 branches for the Everlite
Enduro roofing packs.
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Here:
Trade
fabricator Euroglaze is
hoping to score with a new World Cup themed promotion kicking
off this month.
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Here:
Former
Eurovision winner Cheryl Baker has been chosen to head up a
new multi million pound national television advertising campaign
for Safestyle UK
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Here:
The
Eastbourne branch of
Window Store is proud of its association with Commonwealth
Games double gold medal winner Charlotte Kerwood and the Sussex
Clay Pigeon Shooting Association.
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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:
Roofline Stockist GAP
says that its new product guide is the most comprehensive guide
to building plastics in the industry. Within the 118 pages there
are eleven easy to use colour coded sections, showing over 3,000
products.
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here:
To coincide with the launch of the company’s
new GlazaTherm™ Roof Ventilator, Lonsdale
has published a guide entitled ‘Important Questions To Ask
Any Roof Vent Manufacturer’.
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here:
The new and completely updated Universal Imports
Collection 2006 is available now from UAP.
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here:
Orders
in the year to March 2006 rose
by eight per cent compared to orders in the previous twelve month
period, and orders in the first quarter of 2006 rose by six per
cent compared to the same quarter a year earlier. Orders in the
first quarter of 2006 fell by one per cent compared to the previous
quarter, due to a fall in all sectors except private commercial
and public non-housing orders.
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here:
Phil
Thomas, managing director of TEST
(The Essential Support Team) outlines the challenge faced by the glass
industry through a lack of workforce skills, and the approach TEST
has taken to address this situation.
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Here:
The Steel Window Association (SWA) is mounting a campaign against competitors that have published unfounded allegations regarding the quality and availability of steel windows. SWA Director Jenni Turner says that a few unscrupulous companies that make windows in other materials have stated on their websites that steel windows rust and do not meet the requirements of Part L.
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PART L ARCHIVE
At
GlassBuild America:
The Glass, Window & Door Expo - September
19-21, 2006 - you'll find over 350 exhibiting
companies and more than 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space.
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on this Event]
From
the 24th - 28th October 2006, glasstec
will once again open its doors to the worldwide glass and glazing
industries in Düsseldorf.
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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.
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on this Event]
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]
Interbuild 07, 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]
We
can always rely on LB Plastics - whether it's James Litchfield
or David Strang - to not mince words when making a point. This time it's
James' turn, after successfully taking his company to foreign trade shows
Fensterbau, in Germany, and the NAHB in the USA in the last
few weeks.
'We haven’t exhibited at Glassex or Interbuild this
year because we don’t feel that they are creating worthwhile direction
for the industry. Promotion of these UK shows is poor and consequently
footfall is going down,' says James.
'Like
the NAHB show in the US, Fensterbau continues to show how these events
can be a great success, so why can’t the UK get it right?' he adds.
James further suggests that the UK fenestration market should take a leaf
out of the Americans book and organise its own exhibition. More on this
below.
Meanwhile, announcing the 18th Roofline Report, Tony Walsh, Managing Director of Freefoam, who sponsors the report, says: 'What a difference a day makes. On the 19th May yet another cellular foam roofline manufacturer, Permacell, was put into the hands of the administrator. Premier Procell collapsed the year before. Vekatrim and Kestrel-BCE were also bought by Latium to sit alongside Celuform in the largest industry grouping the market has seen. It's what people mean by consolidation, or rationalisation of the industry'. More on the Roofline Report, which is compiled by MRA, below.
BFRC
Ratings
at Risk
from De-Glazing
on Site
The
drive towards
higher performance
windows
can be at
odds with
current
working
practices.
The advent
of the new
Work at
Height regulations
has simply
added to
the industry's
dilemma.
That's the
warning
from Jeff
Crowder,
director
of Harnser
Systems
Ltd.
[Read
the Rest
Here]
Rehau
Solelec Underfloor
Heating Approved
by Flooring
Manufacturer
Rehau's Solelec
electric underfloor
heating option
has been approved
for use in
conservatories
in conjunction
with PERGO's
high quality
laminate flooring
system. This
is a step
forward for
fabricators
and installers
as they can
now add Solelec
combined with
Pergo laminate
flooring to
their conservatory
offering and
create a sales
and profit
opportunity.
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on this Product]
Product
of the Week
Archive here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Super
Spacer® Lights
up London Lives
Edgetech
IG Inc.'s Super Spacer®
is helping to light
the way for London
commuters and tourists
crossing Finsbury
Avenue Square to Liverpool
Street Station. A
£1.6 million
architectural project
uses Super Spacer
in double-glazed lighting
units covering a 20m2
lattice.
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on this Project]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Litchfield
Group
Urges
UK
Organisers
to
Look
to
European
and
US
Events
There
is
an
increasing
level
of
‘show
weariness’
in
the
UK
according
to
The
Litchfield
Group’s
James
Litchfield,
who
believes
that
organisers
need
to
listen
to
the
industry
and
start
evolving
shows
like
Glassex
and
Interbuild
into
meaningful
trade
exhibitions,
and
challenge
the
perception
that
British
events
are
more
than
merely
money-making
ventures.
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on
this
Story]
Sales
and
Expectations
Stay
Strong
for
Roofline
Stockists
Sales
and
expectations
stay
strong
for
roofline
stockists,
according
to
the
latest
(18th)
Freefoam
Roofline
Report.
Some
22%
of
roofline
stockists
and
installers
reported
an
increase
in
sales
in
the
three
months,
February
to
April
2006,
compared
with
the
previous
three
months,
November
2005
to
January
2006.
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on
this
Story]
HIPs
Will 'Save Consumers
Money' says Which?
Not
only are Home Information
Packs (HIPs) going
to make buying property
easier and quicker,
they're also going
to save consumers
money, according to
a new Which? book,
Buy, Sell and Move
House. HIPs will be
introduced because
more than 30 per cent
of property transactions
have been falling
through, at an estimated
cost in wasted money
of £350 million
- nearly £1
million a day - and
with incalculable
costs in terms of
time and anxiety.
[More
on this Story]
Payne
joins Durawhite to
Fully Service South
West
Payne
Windows & Conservatories,
a member of Ultraframe’s
Guild Approved Ultra
Installer Scheme,
has joined forces
with Durawhite Windows
enabling them to increase
their number of showsites
and extend their services
throughout the South
West.
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on this Story]
Kolorseal
Increases
Capacity
Kolorseal
has
recently
installed
its
third
spray
room
to
accommodate
the
ever
increasing
demand
for
colour
coating
PVCu
products.
The
additional
sprayroom
now
allows
upto
8.5
mtrs
in
length
allowing
easier
handling
for
bar
length
and
roofline
colour
coating.
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on
this
Story]
All
Aboard
the
'Foilexpress'
Specialist
lamination
company
Foilex
has
introduced
'Foilexpress'
-
a
service
that
enables
non-standard
products
and
small
quantities
to
be
foiled
without
the
long
wait
that
is
usually
associated
with
this
procedure.
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on
this
Story]
K2
Recruits
to
Assist
Expansion
Bolton’s
newest
‘eleven’
has
nothing
to
do
with
football
…
it’s
the
number
of
new
employees
taken
on
by
leading
conservatory
systems
company,
K2,
so
far
this
year.
Thanks
to
a
range
of
ground-breaking
new
products
such
as
the
new
K2
Modular
Range
featuring
the
K2
Konnect
framing
system,
business
is
booming
at
K2
and
the
company
has
created
a
number
of
new
roles
to
enable
it
to
manage
its
growth.
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on
this
Story]
Rejuvenated
Expresso
Brown
'Dominates
Foiled
PVC-ue
Market'
One
of
the
UK's
best
selling
cellular
plastic
foiled
profiles
will
not
disappear
thanks
to
successful
negotiations
with
the
manufacturer
of
the
foiling
material.
[More
on
this
Story]
No
Euro
Scepticism
on
Decorative
Glass
Portal
products
says
that
European
customers
have
been
queuing
to
take
advantage
of
the
company's
range
of
decorative
glazing
options
for
its
PVC-U
door
panels.