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31st October 2006
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MONODRAIN is a simple
solution, with which an integrated (i.e. invisible) subdrainage
of standard flat profiles is realised
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Laird
Security Hardware has launched an improved range
of Maxim and Charisma window handles with enhanced security
and styling
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Swish
Window and Door Systems has launched a full range
of high security window and door hardware
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Proving
popular with the smaller fabricator, sales of the Elumatec
SBZ122 CNC profile-machining centre have been rapidly increasing
over recent months
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Two
new nitrile PVC gasket compounds with attractive cost performance
profiles aimed at co-extrusion sealing applications in the
PVC window systems sector have been launched by Dugdale
plc
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A
new collection of chrome fittings is now available for use
with the Airscape universal
roof vent
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Bayer
Sheet Europe
has added a new, 10-millimetre-thick sheet to its i-LINE product
portfolio: the Makrolon® multi UV 4-wall sheet
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Available
from Hillaldam Coburn
as part of its Glassmaster Series, the new Kabinette range
of sliding systems for glass
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Hot
on the heels of Hurst Plastics'
Crystal, Fused, Bevels and Antique ranges is the exclusive,
new Platinum Collection of triple glazed designs
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IGA and Visteon glass are introducing the Solar control glass ‘Versalux 2000’ range to the UK
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A
new dry verge capping system is being launched by Kestrel
Building Products
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Ideal VS is the new PVC-U vertical sliding sash window system from aluplast
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Fred
Duncombe Ltd, manufacturer of the Exidor brand
has now launched the 500 SERIES, a new narrow style range
of Panic and Emergency Exit Hardware
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IQ
Glass®
is an effective radiant heating system. ‘Radiant heat
provides a level of comfort that no other heating method can
match,’ says the company
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Plastmo
fabricator, Cowen Windows Ltd,
has been successful in gaining several commercial contracts
recently. The fabricator, based in Whitby, has just completed
a £1mcontract on roofline for Yorkshire Coast Homes based
in Scarborough
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UK
Window Systems
in Stoke is one of the first fabricators in the new REHAU-Dimension
conservatory roof system and has already supplied roofs for
several local installations
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Since
A&B moved completely
over to Spectus' Elite 70 earlier this year the company says
that production efficiency has greatly improved
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Lancashire
Trade Frames
has improved product quality and enjoyed greater production
efficiencies thanks to the investment in a BJM machining and
cutting centre from Promac
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Pilkington
Activ™
self-cleaning glass has been instrumental in saving costs and
reducing maintenance requirements at a social housing development
in Lingfield
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CGI
International's
Fireswiss Foam has proved just the job for the refurbishment of
the JobCentre Plus employment and social services office in Blackwood,
Gwent
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Fifty
glass panels have been lowered into place on the roof of the Calne
Heritage Centre in Calne town centre in Wiltshire, incorporating
Pilkington Activ™ Blue
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Daedalian
Glass has shown the depth of its design skills during
a recent contract undertaken with interior design firm, Swags
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H&B
Design Consultants
was briefed to provide a covered walkway linking two parts of
Joydens School, Orpington, Kent and improve the appearance to
the front façade and school hall
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Matthew
Judge, the National Sales Manager for Advantage
Windows and Conservatories Ltd, has been given a
new role within the group
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As
part of its commitment to training its merchants, builders and
staff, Jeld-Wen has appointed
a new training manager
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Colin
Duffin has been appointed Area Contracts Manager for the newly
formed Window Store Contracts Division
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K2
has appointed Charles Fox to the position of Sales Director
to help drive further expansion and uphold the company's commitment
to customer service
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VEKA
plc
has announced the appointment of one of its long serving employees
as the company's Head of Sales & Marketing, Colin Torley
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Selectaglaze,
the designer, manufacturer and installer of secondary
glazing systems has launched its all new website
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Following
the recent unveiling of a new Glassex
logo and brand identity, the show's new website has
gone live at www.glassex.com
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Following
the successful launch earlier this year of Purplex
Mergers and Acquisitions, the company has added a ‘Business
for Sale’ register to its website
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The entire Synseal
team got in the pink on Friday when it raised £608
for the Breast Cancer Campaign. Employees at the company
made a massive effort and dressed up in pink for the occasion
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A
group from
Conservatory Outlet has completed a demanding
bike ride in aid of charity and raised nearly £7,000
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Safestyle
UK, the replacement window and door retailer,
has agreed to be one of the key sponsors at a forthcoming
major charity concert being staged in memory of two former
West Yorkshire police constables murdered in the course
of their duty
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JELD-WEN,
one of the UK’s largest timber window manufacturers,
has been awarded an International Safety Award from
leading training and advisory body the British Safety
Council
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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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You may not be aware but all insulated glass sealed
units supplied under this scheme must be manufactured
to EN1279 part 2 &
3 by a certified supplier. The definition
of these terms are as follows
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Branded
conservatory roof glass manufacturer Reflex
has successfully passed part 2 of the new EN1279
standard that comes into force March 2007
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Moving
to a purpose-built facility next to a nature reserve in Scarborough
has given AWJ Glass the
'green' light to make its business more eco-friendly
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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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VAT
Campaign Builds a Head of Steam
Our campaign to have VAT reduced on Energy Saving Recommended Windows
is gathering pace. Edgetech, Masterframe, Lister Trade
Frames, Conservatory Outlet, GAP, Rockdoor,
Hoppe and Mighton have all pledged their support to the
campaign
We hope more will follow soon, and we urge companies to use the template letter in last week's Gl@zine (which you can download here) and let us know you have done so, so we can publish your details in our rolling list of supporters. In last weeks Glazine it was suggested that the British Woodworking Federaration (BWF) supported the campaign. However we have been asked to make it clear that the BWF has not consulted its members on the issue and cannot endorse the campaign until it has.
Only this week Sir Nicholas Stern published his authoritative report for the Government on climate change, warning that inaction could cause a worldwide recession. Climate change is the hot topic among the political parties and Chancellor Gordon Brown has now appointed Al Gore, former US vice-president and author of the headline grabbing book and film, An Inconvenient Truth, as an adviser on green issues. So what better time for the Government to add an incentive for homeowners to buy Energy Saving Recommended windows and reduce VAT on windows. Now is the time for the industry to act together on this. Your voice counts.
HOPPE
Re-exhibits Hardware in Dubai
HOPPE (UK), the door and window hardware supplier,
is displaying a variety of handles and its ARRONE range of Locks,
Door Closers, Panic Hardware, Hinges and Access Control at 'The Big
5 Exhibition' at the end of October in Dubai.
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Clear
View of the Chinese Market
Fenestration
China 2006, the 4th International Exhibition on Windows, Doors and
Components will be held in Peking from 5-8 December 2006.
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Truseal’s
Car Giveaway at GlassBuild
Truseal
Technologies, Inc., a world specialist in warm edge spacer systems
for insulating glass (IG), raffled off a two-year lease of a Toyota
Prius at its GlassBuild America exhibit in September. The winning
entry chosen was Mark McGann, president of Wolverine Glass Products.
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RIBA
Sustainable Living Exhibition
An
exhibition of challenging new ideas and current examples of sustainable
design by London architects will be at St Paul's Church, St Paul's
Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0PN until 26th October.
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HOPPE Scores Birdie with Customers
HOPPE (UK), the supplier of door and window hardware, used its annual golf day at Patshull Park, Shropshire to strengthen ties with customers and suppliers.
WHS
Halo takes a Swing at its Customers
A glorious day in the first week of September saw WHS Halo taking
a swing at, or rather with, 100 of its customers at the company's
annual golf day.
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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.
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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.
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.
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!!JUST UPDATED!!
Friday the 13th proved not to be unlucky for everyone
when Sash UK scored a hat trick
at the Rotherham Business Awards 2006, including the prestigious
Overall Winner Award.
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Eurocell's
Cavity Closer System has recently gained BBA certification under
the newly published construction accreditation details.
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Staff at Coventry hardware and ventilation firm Siegenia-Aubi
donned their glad rags last month to take their place alongside
other winners at a glittering regional awards ceremony, dubbed the
'Warwickshire Oscars'.
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Rugby
Windows white casement window, manufactured from Deceuninck's
zendow 3000 series, has been awarded an energy efficiency rating
of B during the testing process carried out by the BBA.
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Warwickshire based Alumet Systems (UK)
Ltd collected the 'Glass Project of The Year' award at
this year's G06 glazing industry awards.
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Structural Glazing Ltd, the
structural silicone bonding specialist, is the first British company
to be awarded Quality Bond status by sealant expert Dow Corning.
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Longstanding VEKA fabricators EXL Windows
has been recently praised for its role in winning the Small House
builder category in the Built-in Quality Awards.
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The
Milton Keynes Lions basketball squad has teamed up with the
Wayside retailer group to launch the Groove Truck, a new Volkswagen
Crafter.
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Clayton
Glass Ltd is
showcasing its promotion of Pilkington Activ™. In a new
initiative the company has branded its work-wear with the Pilkington
Activ™ logo.
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On
1st October Business Micros
unveiled a new corporate identity designed to reflect its strengths,
values and personality.
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Plastmo
fabricator, Saje UPVC Ltd,
recently held a Golf day for its customers to thank them for
their continuous support throughout the year.
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Norwich
Network VEKA member NPS Glazing Systems
is harvesting the rewards for investing in its local agricultural
show.
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Lister
says that 'Elitis' is fast becoming a well recognised and sought
after brand within the industry and has recently branded its
fleet of vehicles to feature the Elitis name.
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Window hardware manufacturer Securistyle
makes the fitting process easy with the launch of its new technical
CD-Rom.
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This month sees the launch of Selectaglaze's
updated Product Guide. Designed for Architects and Specifiers,
it is the first major update since the Product Guide was originally
published nearly three years ago.
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Pilkington
has created a new suite of information on the UK's leading low-E
product, Pilkington K Glass.
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HOPPE
(UK), the supplier of door and window hardware, has
announced the release of its new catalogue.
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A bespoke order and pricing CD has been launched
by Portal Products.
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Architects and fabricators keen to keep up to date
with the latest developments in steel façade, window and
door systems will find plenty to interest them in the latest issue
of 'Produktnews', an eight-page technical newsletter produced
by Schüco Jansen.
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Construction
Orders in the twelve months to August 2006 rose by
ten per cent compared with the previous twelve months, and orders
in the three months to August 2006 rose by 10 per cent compared
to the same period a year earlier. Orders in the three months
to August 2006 were unchanged compared to the previous three months.
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Nine
members of staff of Advantage Windows and
Conservatories Ltd, the Cheshire - based trade fabricator,
were recently awarded National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ's) to
level 2 and level 3.
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Kömmerling
fabricator, Everglade Windows,
has invested £65K in a purpose-built training facility at its
£3m factory in Perivale, giving the expanding company an opportunity
to increase the efficiency of its operation through its investment
in people.
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Sapa
Building Systems’ specifiers and commercial customers
are set to benefit from an update to the company’s popular Part
L CPD presentation.
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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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PART L ARCHIVE
Glasstech
India will now be co-located with ET GlassCon 2006 in Mumbai
on 23 - 26 November.
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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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ISAAG
2006 will be held in Munich (Germany) on October 30-31,
2006.
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Reed
Exhibitions plans to hold the next Interplas
on 15-18 May 2007.
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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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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Advantage
Launches
Elite
70 Bevelled
Cheshire-based
trade
fabricator,
Advantage
Windows
and
Conservatories
Ltd,
has
added
the
new
Spectus
Elite
70 bevelled
system
to its
existing
range
of Elite
70 ovolo
windows
and
doors.
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on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
Iconic
New
Mining
Museum
Features
Technal
Curtain
Walling
Construction
of
a
new
£17m
visitor
attraction
at
Woodhorn
Colliery
in
Northumberland
has
been
completed.
The
iconic
building
designed
by
RMJM
Architects
features
extensive
use
of
curtain
walling
from
architectural
aluminium
specialists,
Technal
-
both
for
the
external
envelope
and
inside
the
centre.
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Project]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
Masterframe
Joins
5% VAT
Campaign
I would
like to
pledge
my support
to the
'5% VAT
campaign'.
Like us
there
are many
in the
industry
who have
been proactively
developing
products
that reduce
the average
home's
heat loss
by up
to 20%.
It's about
time we
were given
the same
benefits
as other
energy
saving
products
so that
we can
reach
more homeowners
and help
reduce
the UK's
CO2 emissions.
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the Rest
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WE HAVE EMAIL...
What's
Next with
WER -
A+?
While
I am pleased
to see
many window
manufacturers
using
a wide
variety
of framing
materials
achieving
class
A rating,
which
they are
rightly
pushing
hard,
I feel
the standards
have been
set much,
much too
low!
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the Rest
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
glasstec
2006
Retains
World
Glass
Show
Crown
glasstec
closed
on
Saturday
28th
October
with
over
54,000
visitors
attending
which,
compared
to
glasstec
2004,
showed
a
slight
rise
(53,752).
In
all
over
1,300
companies,
associations
and
research
institutes
from
46
countries
exhibited.
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on
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Ritec
Celebrates
Silver
Anniversary
at
Glasstec
Visitors
to
the
Ritec
stand
at
this
year's
Glasstec
were
greeted
with
a
host
of
new
developments
to
mark
the
25th
anniversary
of
the
glass
surface
protection
technology,
Clearshield.
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on
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Story]
Dow
Corning®
Launches
Quality
Bond
to
Boost
Creative
Glazing
with
Silicones
On
26th
October,
on
the
second
day
of
glasstec,
Dow
Corning
launched
an
initiative
for
the
structural
glazing
and
insulating
glass
market.
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on
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Andy
Jones
Promoted
to
Managing
Director
of
Edgetech
UK
Edgetech
IG
Inc
has
announced
the
promotion
of
Andy
Jones
to
Managing
Director
of
Edgetech
UK,
formally
declared
at
Glasstec
in
Düsseldorf.
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on
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Story]
Get on the Grid at GlazeKart 2007
Walnut Motorsport has released the date for next year's GlazeKart event. Friday, 29th June 2007 is the day when Team P&R will have the opportunity to defend their title against all comers from the glass and fenestration industries.
REHAU
joins
BPF
REHAU
has
joined
the
British
Plastics
Federation
(BPF)
for
the
first
time
in
its
history.
The
move
marks
a
shift
in
policy
for
the
company,
since
it
has
previously
not
been
part
of
any
industry
bodies
or
trade
associations.
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on
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Story]
Dishing
the
Dirt
with
Pilkington
Activ™
There
are