Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
11th July 2006
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Specialist
cutting and prepping centre manufacturer Stuga
has increased its range of centres to three
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Here:
Gold
Nuggets? Well that's what Melvyn of Creative Conservatories
calls the FastLock frame coupling system provided by Lister
Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent
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Here:
Synseal's
sculptured Legend suite is now available. ‘The elegant
new sculptured suite gives customers even more choice,’
says Nick Dutton, Synseal's Sales and Marketing Director
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Here:
Independent
hardware manufacturers J.Banks
has further expanded its extensive portfolio of sliding sash
window hardware with the launch of the new range of spiral
sash balances
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Here:
One
of the UK's most popular door styles, the internal moulded
door is now available in a new design, which has stimulated
a huge response from consumers, reports door manufacturer
Jeld-Wen
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Here:
Schüco
International has updated and improved its FW50+
SG structural glazing system, with the aim of making installation
easier, faster and less expensive
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Here:
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Implas
Ltd
has been supplying building products for over 11 years and has
recently opened a new factory dedicated to the manufacture of
conservatory roofs
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Here:
United
Trade Frames
is the latest fabricator to convert to the Duraflex Diamond
Suite. The Manchester-based manufacturer has made the move after
six years with one different PVC-U systems company
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Here:
Trade
fabricator, Panoramic UPVC Windows
and Doors Ltd has recently opened a new factory and
offices in Tile Hill, Coventry
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Here:
The epic build that is Newcastle’s Great Park has seen
the construction of contemporary housing in the style of American
architect Frank Lloyd Wright by builder Taylor Woodrow, using
expanses of Sheerframe curtain
walling
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Here:
Pilkington
Building Productshas supplied a large quantity of its
Pilkington Activ™ Blue self-cleaning glass for a conservatory
extension to the clubhouse at Bawburgh Golf Club in Norwich
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Here:
Sheerframe PVC window systems company L.B.
Plastics has provided forward-thinking Lancashire architects
with a solution that could transform the design and style of windows
used in specialist health care facilities
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Here:
The
HS horizontal sliding window from Beaufort's
aluminium system is providing a premier solution at Southend United
Football Club
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Here:
First
Degree Systems,
the supplier of software to the glass and glazing industry,
has appointed Ian Shufflebotham as Sales and Marketing Manager
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Here:
Ray
Nowell, technical officer of the Door
& Hardware Federation (DHF), has been elected
vice president of the European Door federation
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Here:
Schüco
International,
building envelope specialist, has appointed Annette Mulderrig
as Client Development Manager
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Here:
Architectural aluminium systems company Kawneer
has appointed Damon Lusby as southern regional sales manager
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Here:
Champion
NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace has agreed to serve as a
key spokesperson for and endorser of MyGlassClass.com
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Here:
Swish
Window and Door Systems
has launched a technically-advanced extranet to give
customers access to the latest company news and product
information
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Here:
Roofline,
cladding and windowboard stockists can now order a full
range of PVC-ue products through the Celuform
website
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Here:
Windowscreens
UK of Upminster Essex has announced that
the company is now the No.1 result on Google-UK for
anyone searching for 'fly screens'
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Here:
A Lancashire window fabricator and installer has made
a big difference to the lives of some of Europe’s
most underprivileged children by supporting the work of
International Aid Trust
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Here:
On
September 15th and 16th, the staff of RPS
Ltd will be tackling the infamous 3 Peaks Challenge
to raise money for charity
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Here:
Sue
Bentley, Commercial Administrator at Kash
'n' Karry Sealed Units Ltd completed the Race
For Life for Cancer Research, a distance of 5km
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Here:
Solaglas
Contracting Midlands put the spotlight
on health and safety issues recently as part of
a worldwide International Health & Safety Day
on Tuesday 13th June 2006
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Here:
Merseytravel's
biggest project - the £32 million Liverpool
South Parkway (LSP) Interchange
- opened its doors to the public for the first time
this month. It features solar photovoltaic cells on
south facing windows providing some of the electricity
and saving 1.5 tonnes of CO2 a year
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Here:
Adam Osborn of Notified Body BM
TRADA Certification, says 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.
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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.
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We
Don't Think it's All Over
WC06
is over, and what to say? The same referee destroyed the hopes of two
nations by sending off two key players, and got booed during the presentation,
while the folly of the two dismissed players - one young and headstrong,
and another who came out of retirement to win fame and infamy within
minutes of each other - remains more interesting than the game itself
to most of the media. In terms of organisation? Germany 1, FIFA 0.
We haven't got long of course before we are required to hail the conquering heroes of the various nations back into the UK Premiership, and we will be once again running, in conjunction with Pilkington Glass, our own Fantasy Football League, with some fantastic prizes - in addition to the glory - on offer, which will start next week, so watch this space.
Continuing on the football theme David Beckham and Sven Goran Eriksson will be present at the G 06 Awards in the form of impressionist Alistair McGowan who has been signed up to host this years event. Tables are selling fast so stake your place at the industry event of the year by clicking here.
General
Manager Glass Production – North West
An
experienced General Manager is required for an expanding Glass Company
manufacturing sealed glazed units. Candidates should have a number of
years’ experience of volume manufacturing in a state of the art
glass production facility and have a sound technical knowledge of specialist
glass.
[More
Here]
Float Glass Industries Ltd is the UK’s largest, independent glass distributor producing glass for windows, partitions, doors, furniture, showrooms and shops.
We have a vacancy for an Experienced Quality Manager.
[More Here]
‘Open
And Shut Case’ for PVC-U Seminar
A
seminar organised by the British Plastics Federation Windows
Group has reinforced the environmental and economic advantages of
PVC-U windows and doors to specifiers involved in social housing projects
across London.
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on this Event]
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.
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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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Calendar
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!!JUST UPDATED!!
Trinity
door
handles have been successfully type tested to all of the requirements
of BS EN 1906:2002 Building Hardware - Lever handles and knob furniture.
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here:
Griffin Windows,
the South Wales-based trade window fabricator, has been voted Best
Overall Supplier by Window Fitters Mate.
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here:
Kitemark, a world-wide symbol of trust, integrity and quality since
1902, has been granted to New World
for its Apeer composite doorset.
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here:
Bohle,
the manufacturer and distributor of glass, tools, machinery and
consumables, has announced the first ever Bohle Glass Student of
the Year Award, the winners of which will be announced and presented
at this years G06 Awards Ceremony in September.
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here:
A
support package for installers who have committed to the Celuform
Roofline Network has been introduced.
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Here:
Uskvale
Conservatories has seized the opportunity to become the first
installer in the UK to use Ultraframe’s
new Framelock system as part of its show site.
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Here:
To
promote its growing range of products and services, Swish
Window and Door Systems has completely revamped its
marketing materials.
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Here:
Deceuninck
has just published two new brochures: One showcases Deceuninck's
value as a forward-thinking company. The other highlights the
company's three window and door systems and its colour collection.
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Here:
SFS
intec has produced a new brochure for its range of
spider fixings for glass which expand the options available to
architects and designers.
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Here:
Two more Best Practice Guides, covering thief resistant
lock assemblies and lock cylinders, have been published by the
Door & Hardware Federation
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Here:
Edgetech
UK has launched a new full colour brochure designed
for end users, designed to create further consumer demand for
energy rated windows using Super Spacer® sealed units.
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Here:
Ultraframe
has introduced a Roof Certificate of Authenticity to
combat the problem of disreputable companies passing off inferior
products as Ultraframe roofs.
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Here:
Orders
in the twelve months to May 2006
rose by nine per cent compared with the previous twelve months,
and orders in the three months to May 2006 rose by four per cent
compared to the same period a year earlier.
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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:
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.
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here:
PART L ARCHIVE
The first annual Glazing Executives Forum
is to be held in Las Vegas in conjunction with the annual trade show,
GlassBuild America: The Glass,
Window & Door Expo.
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on this Event]
Glasstech
India will now be co-located with ET GlassCon 2006 in Mumbai
on 23 - 26 November.
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on this Event]
Interbuild
India 2006 will take place from 26-28 October in hall 12
at the Pragati Maidan Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi, India.
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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]
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.
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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.
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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.
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on this Event]
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Calendar
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Market
Share?
What
About
Standards!
I would
like
to respond
to claims
made
recently
disputing
Edgetech's
sales
figures.
Our
figures
are
100%
accurate
and
I am
happy
to back
them
up by
showing
you
the
UK and
global
sales
figures
in confidence,
so you
can
reassure
your
readers.
I would
also
like
to address
other
'plain
facts'
bandied
about
by one
of our
competitors
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Makrolon®
Multi-wall
Sheets
Set Economic
and Ecologic
Standards
With
its products
from the
successful
i-LINE,
Bayer
Sheet
Europe
says that
it sets
new standards
for energy-saving
transparent
and translucent
construction
materials.
Makrolon®
multi-wall
sheets
meet the
highest
standards
in construction
both in
terms
of ecologic
compatibility
and economic
efficiency.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of
the Week
Archive
here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Sage
Gateshead
gets BM
TRADA Certified
Fire Doors
One
of the founder
members
of BM TRADA’s
Q-Mark Fire
Door scheme
has been
involved
in supplying
all the
internal
doors, including
a large
number of
fire rated
doors for
an acclaimed
new performance
venue, located
on Gateshead’s
rejuvenated
waterfront.
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on this
Project]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Latium
Succeeds
in
Bid
for
Ultraframe
Latium
Holdings
announces
that
as
at
1.00
p.m.
on
7th
July
2006,
being
the
previous
extended
closing
date
of
the
Offer,
it
had
received
valid
acceptances
under
the
Offer
in
respect
of
86,789,550
Ultraframe
Shares,
representing
approximately
89.1
per
cent.
of
the
existing
issued
share
capital
of
Ultraframe.
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on
this
Story]
Mark
Rogers
leaves
Veka
After
more
than
19
years
with
the
company
Mark
Rogers,
Sales
and
Marketing
Director
of
Veka
plc,
has
left
the
company
by
mutual
consent.
[More
on
this
Story]
Highly acclaimed impressionist and actor Alistair McGowan, will reel out his extensive list of sporting and TV celebrity impressions to entertain and delight a packed audience at the G 06 Awards Presentation Gala Dinner, being held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Friday September 15th.
Super Spacer® Achieves Six Firsts in Window Energy Ratings
With six firsts under its belt, Edgetech UK says that its Super Spacer® is a star performer of the Window Energy Ratings.
Swisspacer
to Target UK
Market
Swisspacer says
it is the European
warm-edge market
leader with
an estimated
market share
of over 20%
and is now focusing
on developing
sales in the
UK.
[More
on this Story]
Veka
and Sovereign
Seal Three Decades
with Supply
Deal
Nelson
based Sovereign
Group Ltd has
signed an exclusive
supply contract
with the company
that has supplied
its window and
door profiles
for the past
30 years, Veka.
[More
on this Story]
Foilcraft
UK
Becomes
Part
of
Elecon
Group
Foilcraft
UK
Ltd,
the
UK
lamination
company
has
been
bought
by
the
Elecon
Group
and
sits
alongside
Proactive
Procurement
within
the
Group.
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on
this
Story]
L.B.
Plastics
Truck
Drivers
Clock
up
one
Million
Miles
Each
Two
truck
drivers
from
the
Litchfield
Group
of
Companies,
of
which
L.B.
Plastics
is
a
part,
have
clocked
up
one
million
miles
each.
[More
on
this
Story]
glasstec
2006:
Find
Out
Today
what
is
Feasible
Tomorrow
Glass
has
long
been
an
essential
construction
material
and
a
vital
component
for
designing
modern
building
fronts,
roofs
and
foyers.
[More
on
this
Story]
Lister
Invests
in
Navman
Wireless
Vehicle
Tracking
Getting
customer's
goods
delivered
on
time
is
a
major
challenge
these
days.
Route
planning,
scheduling
and
the
constant
fight
with
traffic
delays
can
be
a
nightmare
for
any
transport
manager.
[More
on
this
Story]
World
Cup
Win
for
Rehau
Employee
With
Germany
hosting
the
world
cup,
it
was
probably
natural
for
Rehau
to
stage
a
world
cup
themed
competition
for
its
staff.
[More
on
this
Story]
AG
Glass
goes
Warm
Edge
AG
Glass
has
become
one
of
the
first
companies
in
the
UK
to
invest
in
a
fully
automated
Lisec
Super
Spacer®
line.
[More
on
this
Story]
Polar
Windows
Benefitting
from
BM
TRADA
Certification
One
of
the
window
manufacturers
who
has
most
recently
made
the
move
to
join
BM
TRADA's
Q-Mark
scheme
for
the
certification
of
PVC-u
fabrication
has
expressed
its
satisfaction
[More
on
this
Story]
