Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
7th November 2006
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Liverpool-based
fabricator Total Glass
has introduced folding sliding doors to its range of windows,
doors and ancillaries in response to rising customer demand
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Laird
Security Hardware
has a comprehensive range of hardware and security solutions
for conservatories
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Here:
Evergreen
has responded to changing trends in the market place by introducing
a Black fibreglass door leaf to its range of products
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The
burgeoning popularity of fibreglass doors has led the Composite
Door Company to introduce a distinctive retro-style
door
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Here:
Hurst
Plastics'
fused glass collection is an exclusive range of hand made
art glass designs
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Here:
The
Traditional 70 profile from Swish
Window and Door Systems gives fabricators and installers
the opportunity to differentiate their offer in the marketplace
and add value to their contracts
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The 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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Here:
Swish
Window and Door Systems has launched a full range
of high security window and door hardware
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Here:
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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Here:
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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Here:
A
new collection of chrome fittings is now available for use
with the Airscape universal
roof vent
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Here:
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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Here:
Available
from Hillaldam Coburn
as part of its Glassmaster Series, the new Kabinette range
of sliding systems for glass
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Here:
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Sheerframe
fabricator and installer Asset Manufacturing
has won a £400,000 contract with Wates Living Space to
replace the windows and doors in two residential high-rise tower
blocks in East London
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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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Here:
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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H&B
Design Consultants
was briefed to provide a truly bespoke glazed conservatory to
satisfy the requirements of both the Architect and the end client
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Here:
A
well-known Cornish hotel has been awarded the sought-after AA
Three-Star rating after a major refurb including a conservatory
from Network VEKA fabricator Wunderplas
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Here:
In
a green coated aluminium, Keway
has recently completed the new Worsley Mesnes Heath Centre near
Wigan in Lancashire
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Eleven
Masterframe Classic sliding
sashes were recently installed into three 110 year-old flats in
a conservation area in Hastings
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Here:
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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Here:
Haffner
GB Ltd
has announced that Ian Wheatley has been appointed as the company’s
new Head of Sales for the Northern UK area
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Here:
In his new role as New Build Sales Manager for Sash
UK, Angus Cowie will be responsible for the securing
of new build contracts throughout the whole of England
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Here:
Nick
Evans has returned to work for Plastmo
Profiles after a 5-year gap as the South East Area
Sales Manager
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Here:
Kestrel
BCE’s
drive to achieve the highest levels of customer service for
its stockists in the Midlands is being underpinned by the appointment
of Gill Chadwick as Business Development Manager for the region
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Here:
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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Here:
As
part of its commitment to training its merchants, builders and
staff, Jeld-Wen has appointed
a new training manager
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Here:
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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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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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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Here:
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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Investment
Continues Unabated
This week we report on a number of investment stories, with Park
Lane taking over Aztec, A&B acquring Fineline,
Sash doubling its manufacturing capacity in Barnsley, Castle
Glass installing a Willian Super Spacer line, Freefoam
laying down five new Krauss Maffei extrusion lines in its UK
facility in Northampton, and last but not least, Pilkington is
to build a float plant in Abu Dhabi.
A reminder, meanwhile, that the Publicity in Glazing Society (PIGS) meets again this Thursday, in the same venue as last time, in Doggetts, on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge. More details here.
Our glasstec 2006 Review continues here, with stories and pictures from Supertrucks, Tremco, Bavelloni, Tamglass, Hegla and Promac/For.el to add to last week's stories from Ritec, Dow Corning and Edgetech. More next week.
VAT CAMPAIGN latest: we have received messages of support from Tony Eaves, Managing Director of Niagara Windows & Doors Ltd in Worcester, Adrian Roberts, owner of Widnes Windows Ltd and Matthew Glover, managing director of Conservatory Outlet, all of whom have sent letters to their local MPs. More info here.
Brand/Product
Manager
Our
client is the UK arm of an integrated group operating world wide. The
group specialises in compounding, tool fabrication, design and development,
extrusion, finishing, recycling and injection moulding of PVCu window
systems, profiles and gaskets. The group is active in over 75 countries,
31 subsidiaries with an enviable reputation of quality and customer
service.
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TNCC
Strikes Gold At Glassex
The
National Conservatory Company (TNCC), formerly known as PBM Roof Systems,
has decided to back one of the major Glassex visitor promotions by
sponsoring the Glassex Gold Club.
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on this Event]
Glassex
Attracts Bohle
Signing on the dotted line at Glasstec in Dusseldorf, Bohle's UK Managing
Director Gary Dean has confirmed a 140m2 stand at next year's event.
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Highseal
Windows Chooses Glassex
Trade
fabricator Highseal Windows Ltd (HWL) has put its support behind Glassex
2007, choosing the show as a launch platform for 'a product that will
offer one of the most unique selling points to be seen in this market
for a long time'.
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Bystronic
is Back!
After
having a successful show at Glassex '06, and in light of the recent
GP&T move to 2008, Bystronic returns to take a bigger stand for
2007's show.
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on this Event]
Glassex
to Pull in Public Sector Specifiers
The
organiser of Glassex, the UK's leading trade event for specifiers
of glass and glazing-related products, is sending out a strong message
to the public sector that it is 'more than just a plastic windows
show'.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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here:
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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here:
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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here:
As
part of its marketing support package to provide customers with
effective tools to grow their business, Ultraframe
has updated and re-launched its range of samples.
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'We
cannot do today what we did ten years ago'. That was the message
from Dave Barrett, Managing Director of Spectus fabricator A&B
Glass as he launched the company's new marketing
campaign to trade customers.
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Here:
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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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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Here:
Pilkington
has created a new suite of information on the UK's leading low-E
product, Pilkington K Glass.
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Here:
HOPPE
(UK), the supplier of door and window hardware, has
announced the release of its new catalogue.
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Here:
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 September 2006 rose
by eight per cent compared with the previous twelve months, and
orders in the third quarter 2006 rose by four per cent compared
to the same quarter a year earlier. Orders in the third quarter
2006 fell by 10 per cent compared to the previous quarter, with
decreases in all sectors except public housing and public non-housing
orders.
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here:
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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Here:
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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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
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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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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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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Glassex
2007 will take place at the National Exhibition Centre
(Birmingham) from the 4th to the 7th of March 2007.
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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
Supertrucks
Glaze-Away
- Doubling
Glazing
Van
Productivity
The
new
Supertrucks
Glaze-Away
trailer
can
fill
a dual
role,
in that
it can
be used
to increase
the
capacity
of a
glazing
van
to carry
extra
material
and
tools
for
a large
job.
Or,
it can
be used
to double
productivity.
In this
role
it allows
two
glazing
teams
to work
using
just
one
van.
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on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
Clearshield
Reaches
Dizzy
New
Heights
The
Shanghai
World
Financial
Centre
(WFC),
set
to
become
the
world's
tallest
building,
is
the
latest
skyscraper
to
benefit
from
Ritec's
ClearShield
glass
surface
protection
system.
Scheduled
for
completion
in
2008,
it
will
have
101
storeys
and
be
492m
high.
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on
this
Project]
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
Premiership
Action
Gets
Red
Hot
Over
The
Weekend
There
were
certainly
fireworks
in the
Premiership
over
the
weekend
finally
ending
with
two
fiery
games
on Sunday.
Alex
Ferguson
celebrated
his
20th
anniversary
in charge
of Manchester
United
with
a 3-0
win
over
Portsmouth,
and
then
Christmas
came
early
for
him
when
Arsenal
and
Chelsea
both
lost,
leaving
the
Red
Devils
three
points
ahead
of the
chasing
pack
at the
top
of the
league.
[Latest
Results
Here]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
WER
Ratings
Too Low?
I read
with interest
Mr Jennings
concerns
regarding
the BFRC
window
energy
ratings
and the
bar being
set too
low, in
last week's
Gl@zine.
When Robin
Kent of
the BFRC
developed
the technical
criteria
for A
- G rated
windows
he was
aware
that the
ratings
would
need to
be future-proofed
in order
to keep
up with
technological
progress,
political
expectations
and international
targets
on emissions.
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the Rest
Here]
We
Have Pledges...
Below
are the
comments
from three
companies,
Conservatory
Outlet,
Niagara
Windows
and Doors
and Widnes
Windows,
all pledging
support
to the
Gl@zine/Edgetech
Campaign
to get
VAT reduced
on energy
saving
windows:
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the Rest
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
A
New
Owner
And
A
New
Beginning
For
Aztec
Not
just
content
with
a
new
image,
Aztec
Conservatory
Roof
Systems
is
now
part
of
Park
Lane
Conservatories
Ltd
as
the
two
companies
have
joined
forces,
creating
a
strong
and
powerful
player
in
the
conservatory
sector.
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on
this
Story]
A&B
buys
FineLine
Suffolk
windowmaker
A&B
Glass
has
completed
the
acquisition
of
Kent-based
Sheerframe
fabricator
FineLine
from
the
Elliott
Group
of
Companies.
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on
this
Story]
Sash
UK
Prepares
for
100%
Expansion
Sash
UK
has
begun
preparatory
work
on
land
next
to
their
headquarters
in
Barnsley,
South
Yorkshire.
The
new
land
doubles
that
currently
occupied
by
their
existing
facilities
and
is
testament
to
the
growth
that
the
company
continues
to
enjoy.
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on
this
Story]
Castle
Glass
sees
Super
Spacer®
Production
Speed
up
with
New
Willian
Line
Northern
Ireland-based
Castle
Glass
and
Glazing
has
been
an
Edgetech
UK
customer
for
eight
years,
but
with
a
new
Willian
machine,
Managing
Director
Dave
McMahon
aims
to
increase
production
by
50%.
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on
this
Story]
EVii
Comes
to
Teesside
EVii,
the
global
&
synerjy
exhibition
vehicle
will
be
arriving
on
Teesside
on
Friday
10th
&
Saturday
11th
November.
EVii
is
to
take
prime
spot
at
the