Weekly
Email News for the Glass, Glazing and Fenestration Industries
20th June 2006
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Calendar's
window team now brings you for the first time in the UK, mock
sash horn windows in cream. In addition to white, you can
also get these popular windows in Rosewood and Sherwood from
Calendar
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Here:
SFS
intec
has developed eight standard colour options for its Dynamic
2D hinge for PVC-U and composite doors
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Here:
Four
years after the initial launch of the brilliant cut and bevel
effect tapes from 3M, RegaLead
will be expanding the range with another two styles of the
Accentrim™ product into the UK market
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Here:
The
Traditional 70 profile suite from Swish
Window and Door Systems is available in a choice
of standard or chamfered decorative sash styles
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Here:
'At
Kash 'n' Karry we always
try to be in front' says Peter Chattin, Managing Director.
'That is why we have launched our ‘Kool 'n' Kleen’
range of products
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Here:
Wendland
Roof Solutions
has developed the Styal+ conservatory system with all the
benefits of its predecessor Styal but with many new features
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Here:
More Here:
Hawa
has announced that it has improved its popular movable glass
wall system, so that each panel can now be up to 60kgs
More
Here:
Laird
Security Hardware
has launched the Saracen 6000 and Principal Multi-point Door
Locks
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Here:
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Synseal
fabricator Future Products
has invested in a new 70,000 square foot factory to improve
manufacturing efficiencies
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Here:
Conservatory
roof fabricator Prefix Systems,
based in Lancashire is celebrating its 10 year anniversary.
The company, which is opening its second site this summer, puts
its success in a specialist marketplace down to its policy to
value customers
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Here:
Second
City (UPVC) Systems,
based in Tipton, West Midlands, celebrated its 18th anniversary
recently at a time when business is booming for the REHAU trade
fabricator
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Here:
Seal-Lite
Windows, Doors and Conservatories, based in Clevedon,
Somerset is installing Allure conservatory roofs
More
Here:
The
central focus of Brighton's regenerated city square, the award-winning
Jubilee Library, has recently been completed making extensive
use of the Pilkington Planar
frameless structural glazing system
More
Here:
Sapa
Building System has completed an extensive
renovation project at the headquarters of Dexia Bank in Brussels
More
Here:
Duraflex
has featured in the refurbishment of a four-storey block of flats
in Blackpool. Supreme Windows and Conservatories completed fabrication
and installation of replacement PVC-U doors and windows
More
Here:
An
impressive artwork adorning new offices in London's Soho is being
protected from weathering and contamination by Ritec's
ClearShield glass protection system
More
Here:
New
timber fire doors incorporating CGII's
Pyroguard fire resistant glass are enhancing safety for guests
and staff at the Kilmorey Arms Hotel
More
Here:
Aluminium
systems supplier Beaufort Secure Design
has assisted Fourstar Windows of Wembley in securing the windows
and door installation package on a major new build contract by
Botes Construction on behalf of Acton Housing Association
More
Here:
K2
Glass, the supplier of thermal performance
glass, has announced plans for further expansion with the recruitment
of two new Sales Executives to help drive business development
More
Here:
Adam
Carter has been appointed Business Development Manager at Ely
based sealed unit specialist Holloseal
More
Here:
Freefoam
Plastics,manufacturer
of environmentally friendly roofline and rainwater products,
has appointed Carl Rutter as an Area Manager
More
Here:
Conservatory
Outlet
has appointed David Cheetham as Business Development Manager
More
Here:
Nigel
Cole joins Business Micros as
Sales Manager and Andy Thompson joins as Data and Support Technician
More
Here:
Syntek,
Synseal's dedicated
customer website, has been given a facelift. ‘Now
it is even easier for customers to find what they want
on Syntek,’ explains Nick Dutton
More
Here:
Bostik
has launched a new, easy-to-navigate section of its
website specifically aimed at Insulating Glass (IG)
manufacturers looking for a quick reference to its range
of sealants for the IG industry
More
Here:
Conservatory
Outlet network member West
Yorkshire Windows generated £850,000
worth of sales through the internet in 2005 and is expecting
this figure to double in 2006
More
Here:
Wendland
Roof Solutions
is launching a new website dedicated to the trade. Containing
details of its entire product portfolio, the website
has been specifically designed to assist trade customers
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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'
More
Here:
The
Liverpool GAP PVC-U Warehouse
recently supported customer D Cappell Joinery and Maintenance
on a charity project in Africa. PVC Stockist GAP supplied
hand tools, tape measures and t-shirts for the trip to
build a new school.
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Here:
Five
fitness fans from K2's
parent company, The Burnden Group, have added another
success to the company's enviable charity track record
by completing a 10km run for cancer charity, Christie's
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Here:
In
aid of the Douglas Macmillan Hospice Lister
Trade Frames has taken part in sponsoring one
of its customer's vehicles in a fund raising event
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Here:
Tickets
have gone on sale for Conservatory
Outlet's annual charity ball being held at
the Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield, on Saturday September
30th
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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.
More
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:
David
Cameron has presented Saint-Gobain's
Eggborough float glass plant - crowned as the UK's best factory
in October - with a prestigious environmental accolade. The
'Business Commitment to the Environment' award was given in
recognition of the plant's flat glass cullet recycling scheme.
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Here:
Building
on its initial success of recycling post-use PVC window frames,
the Recovinyl Scheme is
widening sources of plastic from construction and demolition
to generate even greater volumes available to the recycling
stream. Examples of alternative sources include irrigation
water pipes in greenhouses, cooling tower packings, fascia
boards, cladding and shutters
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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 GlassAction
meeting, held at Tankersley Manor, Barnsley, which was attended
by more than 100 top industry professionals from all over
the country.
More
Here:
Mellon
Wades in to Ultraframe Bid
Another interesting week for Ultraframe, whose shares shot up
to 34p on the speculation that another offer was forthcoming (as reported
in last week's Glazine). The rise in the share price suggests that the
Latium bid may have undervalued Ultraframe quite considerably,
indeed, one of the major shareholders, Mellon (which owns 11.65%
of Ultraframe) has issued a statement rejecting the Latium offer, suggesting
a recapitalisation proposal in its place.
The share price dropped as the week progressed, with the Americans yet
to come in with a firm offer, and they apparently have until the end
of today to do so.
Describing the week's events as 'an emotional roller-coaster,' Ultraframe
founder John Lancaster said they had looked at proposals from around
80 interested parties and said: 'I only want to do the best for everyone.
The business is dear to me. It's very difficult due to the present trading
of the company'.
Installers/Site
Supervisor
Coral Bahamas Ltd is seeking top experienced Window
Installers for permanent long term contracts in the Caribbean.
Coral is also seeking an experienced professional 'Hands On' Supervisor
who is capable of directing large value contracts also knowledgeable
in the above products and prepared to train installers.
[More
Here]
Get
On Board for Glasstec 2006
Time
is running out to take advantage of a great Glasstec 2006 travel
deal. Once again Ritec and its partners are offering an unbeatable
package, which includes a luxury cabin aboard the River Art hotelship
moored in the centre of Düsseldorf.
[More
on this Event]
Glasstech
India Moves
Glasstech India will now be co-located with ET GlassCon 2006
in Mumbai (NSE Complex, Goregaon), instead of New Delhi and the dates
will now be 23 - 26 November instead of 13 - 15 December.
[More
on this Event]
CAB
Conference a Sell Out
Following
a number of high profile, sell out Regional events for members in
the last year, the recent CAB
technical conference, held in May and entitled 'Rules are for Guidance',
was deemed a success by the CAB's director Justin Ratcliffe.
[More
on this Event]
SmartGlass
at Grand Designs Live
SmartGlass
International
recently completed a very successful visit to the Grand Designs live
show in London’s Docklands Excel.
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on this Event]
NGA Announces First Glazing Exec Forum
The National Glass Association (NGA) announces that Patrick MacLeamy, ceo of architectural firm HOK, will be the keynote speaker September 18th, 2006 at the first annual Glazing Executives Forum, to be held in Las Vegas in conjunction with its annual trade show, GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo.
Open
House at Daedalian for Architecture Week
Artistic
glass designer, Daedalian, has declared Open House to architects,
interior designers, and facilities mangers during Architecture Week
between 17th and 25th of June.
[More
on this Event]
Interbuild
India 2006, 26-28 October
Interbuild India 2006 will take place from 26-28 October in
hall 12 at the Pragati Maidan Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi, India.
The show is India’s most international trade focused platform
for the building, construction and interiors industry.
[More
on this Event]
Rockdoor
Exhibits at CIH
The
Chartered Institute of Housing Conference and Exhibition, 20th - 23rd
June 2006, in Harrogate is the most prestigious event in the social
housing calendar. This year composite door manufacturer Rockdoor
is exhibiting.
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on this Event]
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]
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.
[More
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.
[More
on this Event]
Exhibition
Calendar
Go
Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
!!JUST UPDATED!!
Euroglaze
has won a further endorsement of its manufacturing excellence with
an award from Yorkshire Productivity for the best Lean Manufacturing
adoption by a Small to Medium Sized Enterprise (SME).
More
here:
John
Williams
has become the first company in Wales and Cheshire to achieve the
British Standard Institution Kitemark for the survey and installation
of windows and doors.
More
here:
Fireswiss
Foam - the new fully insulated fire glass from CGI
International - now has the backing of a full CERTIFIRE
listing.
More
here:
Advantage Windows and Conservatories Ltd,
the Cheshire-based trade fabricator, has been awarded two BSI kitemarks.
More
here:
Clayton
Glass
will be helping its customers celebrate the World Cup in style
with a huge beer raffle across this footballing month, and what's
more to enter you need to do absolutely nothing.
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Here:
From
next month Synseal's Legend
customers will be able to find the whole of the Legend suite
inside an aluminium framed case.
More
Here:
Phoenix
Marketing Services is a new business to business
specialist established to provide professional marketing and
publicity support for companies within the construction and
fenestration industries.
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Here:
Through its new 8 page finishing brochure, Guyson
is seeking to inform the market of the vast potential usage for
its blast finishing, spray washing and ultrasonic cleaning equipment.
More
Here:
Specialist shaped frame fabricator AGS
based in East Yorkshire has recently launched new sales literature
to aid the sale of conservatory Gable & Raked end frames.
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Here:
Window
Widgets has launched a range of homeowner certificates
for its BBA certified frame couplers and baypole systems.
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here:
Orders
in the twelve months to April 2006 rose by eight per cent compared
with the previous twelve months, but orders in the three months
to April 2006 fell by four per cent compared to the same period
a year earlier. Orders in the three months to April 2006 fell
by 14 per cent compared to the previous three months, with decreases
in all sectors. All orders figures quoted are seasonally adjusted
and in constant (2000) prices.
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here:
Recognising
the importance of customer service in its success, Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles has announced a new training initiative
- the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' Academy.
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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:
Certass
has been granted ministerial approval to be licenced for self certification
under Part L of building regulations. This introduces an element of
choice into the market place.
More
here:
Hunter
Douglas
has
designed its own software to make life easy for architects and specifiers
when negotiating the minefield of Part L regulations.
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here:
PART L ARCHIVE
Following the last five successful ICCGs,
this year´s conference will be held on June 18th – 22nd.
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on this Event]
ISAAG 2006 will be held in Munich (Germany) on October
30-31, 2006.
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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.
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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.
[More
on this Event]
Reed
Exhibitions plans to hold the next Interplas
on 15-18 May 2007.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
on this Event]
Interestingly, Ultraframe features this week as our Product
of the Week, with its enhanced version of Elevation (which featured
as a Product of the Week when it was first launched in September 2004).
Having been very impressed with the second generation product at this
year's Glassex, we are pleased to run it again as our Product of
the Week. We still find it very suprising that this product has not enjoyed
more mainstream success, especially with housebuilders, given the clever
way it provides extra space.
This week we look ahead to October, for the 19th edition of the world's
biggest glass exhibition, Glasstec in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The event was launched in style, at an agreeable lunch in Nobu Docklands,
with Project Director Marianne Ingenhoven providing an interesting insight
into the international glass market, and Professor Stefan Behling, a Senior
Partner at Fosters, outlining some of the cutting edge issues which
will be covered in Glass Technology Live, the special symposium
which nowadays runs alongside the exhibition. More on this next week.
We
have a number of World Cup related events and offers around this week:
Advantage is offering a beer promotion, more about that below. Clayton
Glass is also offering free beer (more about that under Marketing). Finally,
to show its support for the England team to bring home the World Cup after
40 years, Synseal has taken down the Synseal banners from outside
its base in Huthwaite and replaced them with five George Cross flags for
the duration of the World Cup (see picture right)
FUNDRAISING SPECIAL
Lights,
Camera,
Action:
Cue
the
2006
GM Gala
Dinner
For
several
hours
on Saturday
evening
the
Palace
Hotel,
Manchester
resembled
Oscar
night
on steroids.
Instead
of Hollywood’s
finest,
the
great
and
the
good
of the
glazing
industry
turned
out
in movie
themed
fancy
dress
to party
hard
and
support
the
GM Fundraising
Gala
Dinner.
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on this
Event]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Elevation
Enhancements
Allow
More Creativity
Conservatory
roofing
systems
designer
and manufacturer,
Ultraframe
has announced
new technical
and design
enhancements
to its
Uzone
Elevation
lean-to
conservatory
roof offering.
The low
pitch
lean-to
roof,
which
features
Clicklock
technology,
has been
improved
to make
the roof
even more
flexible
and quicker
to install
on site.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of
the Week
Archive
here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Replacement
Steel Windows
for Historic
Building
A Steel
Window Association
member has
supplied
bespoke
W20 steel
windows
to HBG Construction
for a landmark
building
in Regent
Quarter,
Kings Cross,
part of
the Kings
Cross enhancement
plan. Clement
Steel Windows
designed,
manufactured
and installed
windows
at the former
St Pancras
Ironwork
Company
Building
which was
erected
in 1866.
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on this
Project]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Mellon
Reckons
Latium
Bid
Undervalues
Ultraframe
Mellon
HBV
Alternative
Strategies,
a
registered
investment
adviser
and
a
subsidiary
of
Mellon
Financial
Corporation,
owns
approximately
11.65%
of
Ultraframe's
issued
share
capital.
In
a
letter
dated
8
June,
Mellon
HBV
informed
the
board
of
Ultraframe
that
in
its
view
the
recommended
30p
offer
by
Latium
Holdings
Ltd
undervalues
Ultraframe.
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on
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Story]
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) announced today that it had been invited to attend a construction industry round table meeting on Building Regulations by Angela Smith MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the newly formed Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
Record
Super
Spacer®
Sales
Again
for
Edgetech
-
UK
and
US!
Edgetech
UK
reports
another
record
breaking
month
for
sales
in
May
for
the
second
time
this
year.
Meanwhile,
Edgetech’s
US
manufacturing
arm
has
broken
a
new
site
record,
with
155,000
sealed
units’
worth
of
Super
Spacer®
ordered
in
a
single
day,
12
May.
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on
this
Story]
Eurocell
Places Major
Order for Combilift
Forklift Fleet
Eurocell
Profiles Ltd.
has placed an
order for a
substantial
fleet of Combilift
4-way forklifts
to work in its
extensive national
network of over
70 distributor
branch locations.
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on this Story]
World
Cup
Fever
Hits
Advantage
In
a
spontaneous
display
of
loyalty
towards
the
England
world
cup
team,
employees
at
Advantage
Windows
and
Conservatories
Ltd
-
the
Cheshire
based
trade
fabricator
-arrived
for
work
be-decked
in
their
England
tee-shirts.
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on
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Palda
First
to
Fabricate
new
2500
Chamfered
Suite
In
August,
Southall-based
fabricator,
Palda
Windows,
will
become
one
of
the
first
to
fabricate
Deceuninck's
new
2500
Chamfered
suite.
‘We'll
not
only
be
trailblazers
for
Deceuninck's
new
system,
we'll
also
be
providing
our
commercial
customers
with
the
design
they
need.’
says
the