Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
12th September 2006
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Window
blind manufacturer Louvolite
has introduced its advanced Ultra-Fresh* treated fabrics which
offer proven and effective protection against bacterial and
fungal growth
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Here:
New
to the UK from steel specialist Schüco
Jansen is VISS Fire, a multi-purpose, thermally
insulated steel façade system
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Here:
Eclipse PCE chamfered and Eclipse esthétique sculptured
70mm window systems from WHS Halo
are suitable for fabricators specialising in domestic replacement
and refurbishment
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Here:
Bohle UK has unveiled the biggest new line up of glass machinery in its history, with a dozen new machines multiplying the Bohle processing offer
More Here:
Window
Widgets and Cheltenham-based GT
Windows have developed a new range of fixing lugs
that can be used on any PVC or aluminium window frame
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Here:
Two
new options from Elumatec,
manufacturer of profile processing machinery, are designed
to facilitate the operation of the company’s range of
automatic saws
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Here:
Glass UK has launched its Contempo range of sheer glass conservatories that can be erected within two days
More Here:
HOPPE
(UK)'s diverse range of brass hardware is proving
to be a nice surprise for many customers
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Here:
New
from Schüco International
is Schüco e-drive, an electronic, fully concealed, motorised
drive system for large-format sliding and lift-and-slide units
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Here:
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Plastmo
fabricator, Allbrite Windows,
one of the North West's leading manufacturers of vertical sliders
and patio doors has now added the Rollex fully reversible sash
window to its product portfolio
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Here:
Daisy
Windows supply the trade and domestic markets in
West Wales. As well-established fabricators, they are renowned
for their reliable service throughout the region
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Here:
Rugby-based
Chater Brothers Ltd are
finding out that when it comes to replacement windows, good
sales rely on good looks
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Here:
With sustainability a key focus at every level of the public
sector, Mustang® continuous
guttering system has been chosen by Cannock Chase District Council
More
Here:
A
recent refurbishment of the famous spa at Aghadoe Heights Hotel
in Killarney includes another fine example of Daedalian
Glass’s talents as designers and producers of
quality artistic glass
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Here:
Aluminium
tilt and slide hardware from Siegenia-Aubi
Ltd is helping patio doors within a luxury coastal
housing development withstand the rigours of their sea front location
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Here:
Solaglas
Contracting Midlands has recently completed a substantial
project to glaze the new Marriott Hotel in Grove Park Leicester,
a landmark building in a prime position close to the M1 motorway
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Here:
Civil
engineers Dean & Dyball stayed loyal to tried and tested curtain
walling from Kawneer when
it came to a precipitous project that had to meet a host of design,
construction and logistic criteria
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Here:
English
Architectural Glazing has completed a nine month, £1.8m
contract with GallifordTry to design, manufacture and install
specialist glazing to the new Travelodge in High Holborn, London
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Here:
At
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, in certain weather conditions,
the dogs were finding their daily dose of fresh air rather chillier
than their welcome, so the Home turned to Royal Warrant holder
Selectaglaze for a solution
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Here:
Rolf
Honegger, head of the Glass Processing Systems business unit
(Bystronic Glass) for the
last six years, has decided to leave the Conzzeta Group. His
successor is to be Richard Jakob
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Here:
There's
a new face on board at Sash UK Ltd
with the company appointing a new Business Development Advisor
for the North-West region, 33 year-old, Phillip Cresswell
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Here:
Saxon
Baker, 42, has been confirmed in his post as Project Office
Manager for Schüco International
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Here:
Selecta
Systems has welcomed back Jason Scrivens to a newly
created position as commercial/new business sales manager
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Here:
Edgetech
UK has recruited a new Technical Sales Engineer to
respond to increased orders and enquiries. John Hesketh will
cover the North of England
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Here:
Martyn
Wright has joined Euroglaze,
the Barnsley-based REHAU PVC-U fabricator, as New Build Manager
More
Here:
Evergreen Door, the
UK's largest supplier of steel and fibreglass composite door
leafs, has appointed Steve Darby as Operations Manager
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Here:
Nigel
Croft is the latest recruit to join the frameXpress
team as a Conservatory Specialist.
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Here:
Securistyle
has re-launched its website to showcase its
market leading range of window hardware
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Here:
Architects and specifiers stand to benefit from a brand
new website from Pilkington;
www.pilkington4 architects.com, a resource equipped
with a host of facilities and information
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Here:
A&A
Joinery & Woodworking in the West Midlands
has launched a new, user-friendly website
More
Here:
Bostik
has launched a new, easy-to-navigate section of its
website specifically aimed at Insulating Glass (IG)
manufacturers
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Here:
Customers
buying a new glass shower enclosure with ClearShield
protection can now activate their warranty and buy Ritec
International's range of ClearShield After-Care products
on a new website
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Here:
Danny
Hague of Advantage Windows and
Conservatories Ltd, has raised over a thousand
pounds through the support of customers and suppliers
for the Aviva Breakthrough Weekend
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Here:
A
team from software specialists Business
Micros will be joining the GM Fundraising Tower
to Tower bike ride when it sets off on Sunday 10 September
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Here:
The
Council for Aluminium in Building
have donated proceeds from their recent AGM charity raffle
to the Slimbridge based Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
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Here:
In
an exhausting marathon, five members of the internal team
at Carl F Petersen Ltd
ran 5km in the Breast Cancer appeal’s race for life
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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:
With
the date for self-declaration to EN 1279 coming
ever closer for unit manufacturers,
Thermoseal Group has announced an
important, but as yet little talked about aspect
of EN 1279 compliance
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Here:
Fabricator
West Country Windows
has passed EN1279 Part 3 just a few months after
passing Part 2: no easy achievement
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Here:
Bystronic
Glass UK
will be holding a number of open days at its head
office in Telford, on 11th and 12th October 2006.
More
Here:
Sheerframe
PVC window systems company L.B. Plastics
has achieved the internationally recognised ISO 14001 environmental
management standard, an award which provides the final element
of the company's comprehensive five year environmental strategy
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Here:
Industry
experts will demystify waste legislation and uncover the latest
recycling solutions and technologies in the free seminar sessions
which run throughout the Recycling
& Waste Management Exhibition (RWM06) at the
Birmingham NEC from 12-14 September 2006
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Here:
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The
Winds of Change
As we bask in the last few
days of good weather before the inevitable onlaught of Autumn, it seems
appropriate that we run two stories this week which show a market going
through a period of change.
On the one hand the Government continues to clamp down on door-to-door sales, a key weapon in the armoury of yesterday's double glazing market. On the other, we hear that Synseal is offering its customers websites with a seven day turn around in its efforts to reach out to the consumer in a decidedly more modern approach.
Interestingly, we received two reports this week: one from Palmer on the UK domestic glazing market in 2005, the other from IC Consulting about the same thing, but for the whole of Europe. I am sure you will find these useful.
Our
glasstec 06 preview starts this week, with a
stand guide featuring a selection of well known names
out of the 1200 plus exhibitors, and most of the 70
or so UK and Irish companies who you will find at the
Düsseldorf glass show in October. We also have
full details of the stand offerings of some 16 companies
so far, all of which can be accessed from the Exhibitor
List
If you are exhibiting, and haven't already sent in editorial
details of your stand presentation, please do so, to
news@theglazine.com.
HOPPE
and Elfa at 100% Detail
HOPPE (UK), the door and window hardware supplier, and Elfa, Scandinavia's
leading steel shelving manufacturer, have joined forces at 100%
Detail.
[More
on this Event]
BPF
Leads UK Group to Middle East
The
British Plastics Federation (BPF) is co-ordinating a British
Group to the Middle East for the first time in its 73 year history.
[More
on this Event]
Daedalian's
Open House
It was Open House recently at Daedalian Glass's
workshop and studio in Poulton le Fylde as part of its support for
Architecture Week.
[More
on this Event]
Edgetech
IG Inc at GlassBuild
Edgetech UK's global parent company, Edgetech
IG Inc, will exhibit its growing line of insulating glass
products at GlassBuild, Las Vegas,
19-21 September.
[More
on this Event]
glasstec
2006: Practical Applications
The
glass technology live special show has been a key component of glasstec,
which runs from 24th - 28th October this year.
[More
on this Event]
Call
For Papers: GPD 2007
The next GPD Finland event will
be unique because it will be marking its 10th anniversary. It will
also be a historical event since it will bring together, for the first
time, four VIP visionaries and panellist as speakers.
[More
on this Event]
PDM06
Expands Due to Strong Exhibitor Demand
The floor space at Plastics Design &
Moulding 06 has been extended as a result of strong demand
for stands from exhibitors.
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on this Event]
DHF Opens its Doors
The first ever Conference and Expo for the door, shutter and hardware sectors will take place in Loughborough on Thursday, September 28th, reports organisers, the Door & Hardware Federation.
Glassex
2007
The
dates for Glassex 2007 have now
been confirmed and booked. Taking place at the National Exhibition
Centre (Birmingham) from the 4th to the 7th of March 2007, Glassex
will be changing its tack.
[More
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.
[More
on this Event]
Exhibition
Calendar
Go
Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
!!JUST UPDATED!!
Norfolk Frames Ltd
uses BM TRADA as third party quality auditors for its City Collection
of fire doors, and is a member of the prestigious Q-Mark Certification
Scheme.
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here:
Glass Magazine has announced its first Crystal
Achievement Award winners. Selected by a panel of 51
judges representing all segments of the industry, the awards recognize
significant innovations and achievements in architectural glass
technology, manufacturing and marketing.
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here:
Just twelve months after its launch, the innovative new window
lifting crane from Eazi Lift
has been feted at the annual Health & Safety Awards in London.
More
here:
Details of the new Agrément Certificates below are available
at BBA's website, with many
of the existing Certificates available in downloadable pdf format.
More
here:
Essex based GJB Developments PLC
has gained Secured by Design member status for its BS7950 secure
window system.
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here:
High-Tech Windows Ltd has become
the first Window company in Gloucestershire to be awarded the new
BSI Kitemark License for Survey and Installation.
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here:
The JELD-WEN PVC-U window factory
based in Darlington is celebrating its success in winning the ‘most
improved factory’ award.
More
here:
RBD Glass Ltd of Great Yarmouth
has recently been awarded the European Standard for sealed units
- EN 1279 part 2.
More
here:
Tradesmith Ltd in Hailsham,
East Sussex, has achieved a British Fenestration Rating Council
(BFRC) 'C' energy rating for one of its window designs with BM TRADA.
More
here:
Plastmo
Profiles and Quantum Windows
have jointly supported Portico Sport's efforts at the National
Superstock Cup, a support race for the British Superbike championship.
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Here:
REHAU’s
extrusion plant in Blaenau, Gwynedd, North Wales held an Open
Day recently.
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Here:
Nick
Burton of Rion UK was awarded
first prize at Deer Park in Scotland at the annual golf event
hosted by Laird Security Hardware Ltd.
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Here:
Aztec
Conservatory Roof Systems
recently held a Formula 3 race day with a prize of a test drive
in a Formula One car.
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Here:
CertainTeed
Corporation, one of North America's leading building
products manufacturers, announces a one-race, primary sponsorship
of the Haas CNC Racing #66 Chevrolet
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Here:
Thousands
of soccer crazy boys and girls enjoyed a huge family weekend
at Darfield Football Club, last weekend in one of the North’s
biggest junior soccer tournaments, sponsored this year by Windowstyle
UK
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Here:
Reflecting
what its new organising team sees as a fresh start for the 2007
event and beyond, Glassex
has unveiled a new logo and brand identity.
More
Here:
According
to Peter Rea, UK Business Development Manager at HOPPE
(UK), the recent launch event of its revised Vision and Values
prove that HOPPE isn’t just paying lip service.
More
Here:
Bohle
UK has launched a catalogue dedicated to Personal Protective
Equipment for the glass trade, thought to be the only one of its
kind.
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Here:
As the importance in the commercial sector has risen,
Synseal has produced a new
product specification guide for the fully comprehensive Legend
window and door suite to support customers.
More
Here:
TRADA Technology Ltd
has revised its Wood Information Sheet Preservative treatment
for timber: a guide to specification.
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Here:
Construction
Orders in the twelve months to July 2006 rose by eight
per cent compared with the previous twelve months, and orders
in the three months to July 2006 rose by six per cent compared
to the same period a year earlier. Orders in the three months
to July 2006 rose by 16 per cent compared to the previous three
months
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here:
The
National Glass Association (NGA) is partnering with Diamond
Glass Companies to implement a fast-track training programme for the
company's technicians that incorporates existing NGA training material
and its new online training platform, MyGlassClass.com.
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Here:
Sapa
Building Systems’ specifiers and commercial customers
are set to benefit from an update to the company’s popular Part
L CPD presentation.
More
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:
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.
[More
on this Event]
Glasstech
India will now be co-located with ET GlassCon 2006 in Mumbai
on 23 - 26 November.
[More
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.
[More
on this Event]
ISAAG
2006 will be held in Munich (Germany) on October 30-31,
2006.
[More
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.
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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.
[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.
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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.
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WE HAVE EMAIL...
Build
Check
Roundly
Objects
to Thermix
Comment
I
wish
to respond
to Ingrid
Quel's
(Product
Manager
Thermix,
ENSINGER
GmbH
Germany)
article
titled
‘Physical
Facts
Behind
the
Warm
Edge
Hype’
concerning
her
comments
that
the
GGF
and
Build
Check
Ltd
reports
were
‘biased’
reports.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
RegaLead
Launches
Integral
Blinds
System
RegaLead
has announced
that it
has been
appointed
the sole
UK and
Ireland
distributor
for Italian
blinds
manufacturer
Finvetro.
Finvetro
manufactures
custom
sized
blinds
that can
be incorporated
inside
the cavity
of an
Insulated
Glass
Unit.
With Finvetro’s
patented
magnet
system
the integrity
of the
IG unit
is not
compromised.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week Archive
here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Fireswiss
Foam Steams
Ahead
CGII's
Fireswiss
Foam is
ensuring
visitors
enjoy a
safe view
of the famous
Flying Scotsman
at a new
interactive
exhibition
at the National
Railway
Museum in
York. The
fully insulated
fire glass
has been
used in
large glazed
panels in
a specially
constructed
viewing
platform
overlooking
the legendary
locomotive.
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on this
Project]
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
New
Faces
Give
Fantasy
Football
Managers
Food
For
Thought
Despite
only
being
four
games
into
the
new
Pilkington
Fantasy
Football
League
season
there
are
a
number
of
runaway
leaders
on
the
player
board,
and
some
familiar
faces
in
the
top
20
teams.
Are
you
one
of
them?
Have
you
sifted
through
your
Ballacks
from
your
Carricks
and
come
up
with
a
cracking
team?
Even
though
you
may
have
some
great
players,
are
they
the
ones
currently
in
form?
[Latest
Results
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Cooling-off
Periods
on
Door-to-Door
Sales
The
OFT
yesterday
(11th
September)
welcomed
the
Government's
announcement
that
it
will
legislate
to
provide
cooling-off
periods
on
goods
and
services
sold
to
people
in
their
homes,
even
when
the
sales
representatives
have
been
invited
to
visit.
[More
on
this
Story]
Synseal
Customers
Get
a
Website
in
Just
Seven
Days
Synseal
customers
can
now
have
their
own
website
in
just
seven
days
by
using
Synseal's
massive
library
of
online
marketing
materials
including
images,
videos
and
downloadable
brochures.
[More
on
this
Story]
Network
VEKA's
Back
on
TV
with
'Trust'
Campaign
Steve
Davis
is
to
spearhead
a
six-figure
TV
campaign
that
will
see
Network
VEKA
back
on
the
screen
for
the
first
time
in
eight
years.
[More
on
this
Story]
8
Months
of
2006
Super
Spacer®
Sales
Beat
Total
for
2005
Edgetech
UK
overtook
its
total
2005
sales
of
Super
Spacer®
by
31st
August
2006,
the
end
of
month
eight,
and
is
55%
up
on
the
same
period
last
year.
[More
on
this
Story]
By
George! First
Timber 'A'
Achieved with
Super Spacer®
George
Barnsdale
& Sons
Ltd used an
alternative
warm edge
spacer in
its timber
casement windows,
but couldn't
achieve an
'A' rated
window without
Edgetech's
Super Spacer®.
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on this Story]
Partnership Between Matrixx and VEKA Set for Success