Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
21st November 2006
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Bennett
Safetywear Ltd chose this year's British Glass
Health and Safety Conference to launch the latest addition
to its range of Armatex™ clothing for the glass industry
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Here:
A
new aluminium folding/sliding door system, suitable for both
residential and commercial applications, has been launched
by European building envelope specialist, Schüco
International
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Here:
The
Gallery Collection of
composite doors is fast growing a reputation for quality,
fast delivery and value for money
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Here:
Following
the success of Celutex
high quality wood effect cladding, Celuform has introduced
four colours for the shiplap product
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Here:
Eurocell Building Plastics (EBP) has recently introduced a new superior range of Silversil sealants to its shelves and recruited dedicated supplier GE Bayer
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Laird
Security Hardware has developed a simple but innovative
solution to the vulnerability of Euro-profile locking cylinders
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Here:
Clear
solar control glass? It's not a dream; it's now a reality,
even with maximum light transmission, so say the boffins at
reflex glass
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Here:
In
the latest RoofWright
update, available free to all registered users, the program
offers even more flexibility when creating a conservatory
roof, with the ability to quickly and easily build user-defined
drop valleys into the design
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Here:
Fabrication
machinery specialist, Elumatec,
has launched a new range of carbide cutters that can reduce
conventional machining times by up to 75%
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Here:
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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Here:
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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Here:
The
burgeoning popularity of fibreglass doors has led the Composite
Door Company to introduce a distinctive retro-style
door
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Here:
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Whilst
some window companies are feeling the squeeze, Leonardo
Windows is a picture of success. The Stockport fabricator
has recently invested £25,000 in new machinery and in
expanding its delivery fleet
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Here:
Windowlink's
Vector Plus conservatory presentation and pricing software has
won over a PVC-U window fabricator and installer in the West
Midlands, Wombourne Windows
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Here:
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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Here:
The
refurbishment and extension of a London restaurant featured the
installation of a fully glazed, moveable wall by Hertfordshire
based specialist, D R Services
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Here:
Redevelopment
of the Moulton Secondary School in Northampton has included a
high performance curtain wall system manufactured and installed
by Keway Aluminium Ltd
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Here:
Glass
film specialist, Lustalux Ltd
has recently completed a month-long project in Livingston, where
its technical team installed solar reflective film on a giant
glass domed roof over Scotland's largest designer outlet
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Here:
Lending
a striking impression to the town centre of Otley, West Yorkshire,
is Senior Aluminium Systems'
high performance curtain wall system
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Here:
Pilkington
Planar structural glass system is on show at The Riverfront Theatre
and Arts Centre in Newport - a major new cultural facility in
the city
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Here:
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:
Conservatory
Outlet
welcomes Chris Clegg to the team as Order Administrator with
responsibilities including customer liaison, logistics and distribution
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Here:
Hydro
Building Systems (HBS), the world’s largest building systems
company, has made three new appointments following the launch
of a dedicated base for Wicona Projects
in the UK
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Here:
The Board of Pilkington Group Ltd
has announced the appointment of Mike Powell as Group Finance
Director, in succession to Iain Lough, who will retire on 31st
January 2007
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Here:
Alcoa
announced recently that Ingrid Muehlboeck, 37,has been named
President, European Mill Products
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Here:
SFS
intec has appointed
Rod Johnson as new regional technical sales adviser for its
industrial fasteners division
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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:
As
key decision makers are increasingly turning to the
internet for information on all aspects of glass specification,
Saint-Gobain Glass
reveals its fully updated, new-look website this month
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Here:
Glass
UK's new website www.glass-uk.com went live
recently. It is designed with a clear emphasis on the
total package the company has developed for trade customers,
developers and homeowners
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Visit
www.zoomroom.co.uk to discover the benefits and attributes
of the modern, fitter friendly Zoom
conservatory roof system
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Here:
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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Here:
A
group from
Conservatory Outlet has completed a demanding
bike ride in aid of charity and raised nearly £7,000
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Here:
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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Here:
There
will be £6.2 million more funding available
under the Low Carbon Buildings
Programme (LCBP) for people who want to
install micro-wind turbines, solar panels and other
microgeneration technologies on their homes, Energy
Minister Malcolm Wicks announced recently.
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Here:
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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Here:
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:
In
today's world where we are looking to reduce harmful emissions
to make the environment more habitable for future generations,
it’s good to see that one company is setting the standard.
Chemetall's Gardobond
X4707 is a chromium-free pre-treatment system for architectural
aluminium.
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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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Think
Globally, Act Locally!
More evidence that the PVC extrusion community is ever more global,
with Deceuninck reporting consolidation of some of its manufacturing
facilities in the USA, at the same time as investing in more extruders
at its UK headquarters in Calne, to meet growing demand over here.
The 5% VAT Campaign has notched up a gear, with Edgetech setting up a Petition to No 10 via a new online service, which we urge readers to sign up without delay. You can find the petition here. At the moment the most signed petition (with over 8,000 signatures) is to repeal the Fox Hunting Ban, so let's try to beat that!
This week we also cover NSG's first results since taking over Pilkington Glass, and very promising reading they make too.
Our
glasstec 2006 Review continues here,
with stories and pictures from Glaston,
Ebor,
Sika,
Linde,
CGI
International, Ashton
Industrial, EFCO
and Interpane,
to add to our existing stories on Supertrucks, Tremco,
Bavelloni, Tamglass, Hegla, Promac/For.el, Ritec, Dow
Corning and Edgetech.
Product
Managers - Architectural Hardware
Laird Security Hardware is a market
leader in the distribution, design and manufacture of security fittings
and fixtures for both new build and home improvement markets. Product
Managers are required with experience of defining and delivering new
products to market to support an increasing demand for the company's
products combined with sustained pressure on product added value.
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Here]
Forecast
Conference, January 2007
The
Construction Products Association, in conjunction with Construction
News is hosting the fifth annual forecast conference; Forecasting
for Construction, in January 2007.
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on this Event]
Gold
Seal at Ideal Home Show Scotland
Gold
Seal Windows Ltd chose the Ideal Home Show Scotland to launch Legend.
‘After making the decision to switch to Synseal, we decided to
launch Legend at the show,’ says John McNamee.
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on this Event]
BPF
Plastics in Construction Conference
The BPF is holding a Plastics in Construction Conference on
the 6th December 2006 at Northampton: an interesting line up of speakers
including: John Tebbit - CPA, Kristian Steele - BRE, Denis Walker
- Head of DTI Construction Unit, Jan-Erik Johansson - Director Plastics
Europe, Peter Bonfield - Managing Director Olympic Delivery Authority
& BRE Construction Unit.
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on this Event]
Get
on the Grid at GlazeKart 2007
Last
May saw the first GlazeKart competition take place at Milton Keynes
and organiser, Walnut Motorsport has released the date for next year's
event: Friday, 29th June.
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on this Event]
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
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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on this Event]
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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on this Event]
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.
Exhibition
Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
Cardiff
Glass has once again claimed the top prize for Best Conservatory
in the Master Builder of the Year Awards 2006.
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here:
Kömmerling fabricator,
Lockwood Window Company, has scooped a special award for its outstanding
showroom in Lockwood, Huddersfield.
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here:
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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here:
Eurocell's
Cavity Closer System has recently gained BBA certification under
the newly published construction accreditation details.
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here:
Shepley
Window Systems offered its dealers the opportunity
to participate in an exciting retail promotion over the summer.
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Here:
An
exhibition held at Knebworth House proved to be the perfect
place for lead generation and educating homeowners on the benefits
of a conservatory for Planet Chiltern
Ltd.
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Here:
Conservatory
Outlet,
the bolt-on brand for small to medium sized companies looking
to add or increase conservatories sales, has announced the latest
addition to its marketing package.
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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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Here:
'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:
Fitting internal doorkits is now even easier thanks
to the new ready fit doorkit guide from JELD-WEN.
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Here:
Tremco
illbruck Ltd has published a new guide to its comprehensive
Webbseal family of professional sealants and adhesives for widespread
building and construction industry applications.
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Here:
Window hardware manufacturer Securistyle
makes the fitting process easy with the launch of its new technical
CD-Rom.
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Here:
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:
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:
Training
staff is a prerequisite to the success of any business but Hallmark
Panels is taking it one step further. By April 2007, every
member of the production team and associated operations will be assessed
to NVQ Level 2 in Business Improvement.
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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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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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Here:
Changes
to Part L of the building regulations in the Republic of Ireland,
which came into force in July 2006, will have a dramatic affect on
the specification of new and replacement windows in non-housing. In
most cases Pilkington can help
achieve the new performance requirements with the application of Pilkington
K Glass.
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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]
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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on this Event]
Glassex
2007 will take place at the National Exhibition Centre
(Birmingham) from the 4th to the 7th of March 2007.
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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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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Reverse
Action
In Line
Espagnolette
System
The
pressures
on local
authorities
and
the
building
industry
on producing
the
many
thousands
of houses
indicated
as a
critical
necessity
generate
pressures
not
only
of supply
and
demand
but
value
for
money.
Maco
has
put
considerable
effort
into
producing
the
R.A.I.L
window
Espagnolette
locking
system.
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on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
Comar
in
Dartmoor
National
Park
A
stunning
extension
to
a
house
on
the
edge
of
picturesque
Dartmoor
features
Comar
Architectural
Aluminium
Systems
profiles,
installed
by
Comar
approved
fabricator,
Alan
Spear
Ltd.Due
to
the
sensitive
nature
of
the
setting
the
new
veranda
had
to
blend
with
the
original
farmhouse
and
its
surroundings.
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on
this
Project]
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
Premiership
Managers
Wanting
To Give
Refs
The
Red
Card
The
Premiership
was
full
of incidents
again,
including
ones
at Pompey
and
Blackburn
which
led
to Premiership
managers
questioning
official's
decisions
once
more,
and
one
confused
manager
thinking
he had
been
sent
off.
[Latest
Results
Here]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
BFRC
Rating
for Decorative
Units?
I note
with interest
that the
new BFRC
rating
scheme
is starting
to gather
momentum
with a
lot of
publicity
amongst
the trade
itself
with as
yet very
little
information
in the
public
domain.
Can anyone
tell me
what is
happening
in terms
of windows
containing
decorative
glass
with high
metal
content
such as
Georgian
frames,
diamond
leading
and muntin
systems
for sash
windows?
[Read
the Rest
Here]
Intercept,
the North
American
Choice
Although
a relative
newcomer
to the
UK, GED
Integrated
Solutions
has however
been in
the energy
efficiency
business
since
1992,
with the
launch
of Intercept
Spacer
Systems,
the market-leading
Warm Edge
system
of choice
in North
America.
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the Rest
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Edgetech
Takes
its
VAT
Campaign
to
Number
10
Edgetech
has
taken
advantage
of
a
new
online
petition
service
to
gather
support
quickly
and
easily
for
its
campaign
to
have
VAT
reduced
to
5%
on
Energy
Saving
Recommended
(ESR)
windows.
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on
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Story]
NSG
Reports
Good
First
Half
with
Pilkington
NSG
has
included
the
performance
of
Pilkington,
which
became
a
consolidated
subsidiary
in
June
2006,
in
the
Company's
consolidated
income
statements
from
the
second
quarter
of
the
current
term.
Consequently,
sales,
operating
profits,
and
ordinary
profits
all
saw
substantial
year-on-year
increases.
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on
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Expansion
at
Deceuninck's
Calne
Plant
Reflects
Positive
UK
Business
Deceuninck
has
expanded
its
manufacturing
capacity
by
introducing
two
new
cellular
profile
extrusion
lines
to
help
it
meet
growing
demand
for
its
Deeplas
by
Deceuninck
product
range.
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on
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Story]
Spectus
Installs
New
Extruders
The
Spectus
factory
in
Macclesfield
is
now
home
to
two
new
state
of
the
art
twin
strand
extruders.
These
new
high-speed
extruders
increase
capacity
but
also
bring
many
more
benefits.
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on
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Story]
Freefoam
Hits
the
Target
Freefoam
Plastics,
a
leading
manufacturer
of
roofline
and
Rainwater
systems
in
the
UK
and
Ireland,
has
reached
another
milestone
by
achieving
record
monthly
sales
in
excess
of
€4
million
for
September.
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on
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Story]
Deceuninck to Consolidate Extrusion Production in North America