Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
16th January 2007
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Rotox
Gmbh
the German window machinery manufacurer has made a significant
investment in a new production facility in Kaiserlauntern
to produce a full range of PVCu welding machines
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Here:
Haffner
says that new developments will ensure the company’s
well-established SBA Cutting and Machining Centre ‘maintains
its reputation for being the best choice for fabricators looking
to automate their processes’.
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Here:
PVC-u
extrusion company, Selecta Systems
has introduced a new composite door range to its existing
product portfolio
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Here:
Tremco
illbruck
says that insulating glass manufacturers, window companies,
specifiers and building occupants can all benefit from application
of the technically advanced Duraseal spacer system
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Here:
Selecta Systems Ltd, has further diversified its product range with the launch of a new polyboard range that is simple to fit, as well as being hardwearing
More Here:
The
GT Stay-Guard
from GT
Windows is a two-part hinge protection/security
device, which is fitted in conjunction with friction stays
on PVC-U, Timber and Aluminium casement windows
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Here:
Carl
F Petersen,
the hardware distributor with a comprehensive window and door
fittings portfolio, has added a Fuhr product which features
new generation locking technology to its catalogue
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Here:
Thermoseal
Glass Equipment has been
manufacturing machinery now for over 25 years and says that
it is one of the longest established insulated glass machinery
production companies in the UK and maybe even Europe
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Here:
Business
at United Ag is booming and to capitalise upon the demand
for aluminium doors, windows and curtain walling, the company
has installed an Elumatec
SBZ122 CNC profile machining centre
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Here:
To
improve the efficiency of the uPVC window fabricator using
the new 1HDX Kombimatec
Cruciform Welder a set of support arms are now available and
can be fitted to existing machines in the field
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Here:
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UAP's Framemaster Anti-Vandal letterplate will open fully to the door with no stop against which the flap can be pushed and the pivot hinge broken
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Glass
manufacturers can improve their glass quality and production
when using HYFINE™. This solution has been developed
by the Linde Gas Division
of Linde AG
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Here:
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Redditch-based
fabricator Plastex has tripled
its turnover and increased its weekly output by nearly 200%
in just two years, after being introduced to the concept of
'lean manufacturing'
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Here:
Bridgwater
based window fabricator and installer S.
Notaro is combining the Sheerlite roof system
with Sheerframe windows and doors to create conservatories for
its retail customers which offer the perfect balance of customer
satisfaction, aesthetics, function and structural integrity
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Here:
Plastmo
fabricator, Frame Plus Ltd,
set up its trade counter back in March and has experienced a
roaring success from it. The trade counter was set up through
a growing demand from its trade window customers
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Here:
Sheerframe
window fabricator and installer Crystal
uPVC has embarked on its latest contract with Countryside
Properties involving dark grey coloured PVC windows, doors and
curtain walling for apartment blocks at the house builder's
pioneering Sportcity development in Manchester
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Here:
The five tower blocks that make up the Chalcots Estate are
finally receiving a long awaited make-over. Playing a prominent
role in the transformation is Pilkington
Activ™ self-cleaning glass which has been specified for all
of the replacement glazing
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Here:
At
Glen Farm, Dyce in Aberdeen, picturesque views from the 36 luxury
apartments across the River Don and beyond have been preserved
with a no-maintenance aluminium balustrade and glass panel system
supplied and fitted by Viking Balcony
Systems Ltd
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Here:
Oldham
Library was a unique project and a memorable learning experience
for Kawneer-approved installer
Extruded Window Systems (EWS)
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Here:
With
four other Jurys Inns to its credit, Metal
Technology was the glazing system of choice, designed
and installed by fabricator Fortress Architectural Systems, for
another 3 star Jurys Hotel
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Here:
Reynaers'
CW50 Structurally Clamped curtain wall system (CW50 SC) has recently
been installed by specialist contractor Topside, at the new sixth
form centre at Usworth, part of the City of Sunderland College
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Here:
Emirates
Stadium, the new multi-million-pound north-London home of Arsenal
Football Club, features an elegant aluminium façade system
from European market-leader, Schüco
International
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Here:
The
first façade elements supplied by Hydro
will be positioned on Cologne's Rheinpark exhibition complex in
December
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Here:
Vista
Group Plc, the UK manufacturer of door panels and
composite doors, has appointed Wesley Buchan as National Sales
Manager
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Here:
The
PVC Group has announced
the appointment of Jon Torkington to head Pulse Building Products,
a new division of the company
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Here:
Mark
Gilligan has joined Total Glass
as Human Resources Manager where his role includes managing
and developing external and internal training
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Here:
Kommerling
UK, a supplier of adhesives and sealants to the glass
and glazing market has announced a restructuring of its sales
force
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Here:
Increasing
demand in all areas of Sash business
has prompted the recruitment of a Business Development Advisor
(BDA) dedicated solely to the Fitrite Decking and Fencing division
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Here:
The
European Lead Sheet Industry
Association (ELSIA) has announced the launch
of its website
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Here:
Safestyle,
the independent uPVC replacement window and door company,
launched a new customer-focused, interactive website
last month
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Here:
The
National Glass Association has reached an agreement
with Glass Doctor® that will make its on-line training
programme, MyGlassClass.com,
available to all of Glass Doctor's 140 franchises and
hundreds of glass technicians
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Here:
The
Glassex Conservatory Design
Competition is changing tack to receive all
entries for 2007's show online
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Here:
The
newly launched Alumasc Exterior
Building Products website is designed to
provide comprehensive product and technical information
for architects, specifiers and contractors
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Here:
Golf mad staff from Burnley-based VEKA
plc have raised £3,000 for the Children's
Adventure Farm Trust, a charity that provides holidays
and respite care for disabled and disadvantaged children
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Here:
Managing
Director David Jennings has committed UAP
to sponsor the building of five township schools in Nepal
over the next five years
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Here:
Raleigh
International is a charity that runs youth
development programmes, both in the UK and overseas. Its
overseas programmes constantly require skilled construction
workers, carpenters and engineers to act as project managers
in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Malaysia or Namibia
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Here:
After
reading a heart breaking appeal in the local press, kind-hearted
Safestyle UK, the
uPVC independent window and door retailer, has come to
the aid of a former employee suffering from motor neurone
disease
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Here:
The
Health and Safety Commission
(HSC) recently published a performance report detailing
the wide range of work that it has overseen during
the past year to reduce work-related fatalities,
injuries and illness.
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Here:
Hydro
is investing NOK 150 million in the solar energy company
Norsun, which is planning to set up a plant in Årdal
for the production of monocrystalline silicon wafers
for solar cells
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‘If
we are going to help solve the global climate problems, it
is important that we steer the development of technology on
to the right track, and find solutions that the rest of the
world can also afford,’ emphasised Hydro
CEO Eivind Reiten at the company's annual energy seminar in
Bergen
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Here:
SAGE
Electrochromics, Inc.'s
electronically tintable architectural glass products have
been selected as one of the 2006 Top 10 Green Building Products
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Here:
London
Remade has commissioned social enterprise, Green
Bottle Unit (GBU) to design six trophies for the Mayor's Green
Procurement Code awards. The winning design will be made from
its new Eluna range, a marble-like decorative material made
from 100% recycled glass
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Here:
A
Promising Start to the Year
Some encouraging noises are coming out of the UK glazing industry this
week, despite Deceuninck's rather patchy Q4 (although it was
the US which mainly let them down). Synseal and Advantage
are both firing on all cylinders with their New Year promotions, with
Synseal signing up an incredible 90 conservatory fabricators!
We also have major expansion stories from Cervoglass, which has opened a new £1.2m factory, and Kömmerling, which has spent around £6m in a new HQ building near Lichfield. We also report on the new structure of NSG after its acquisition of Pilkington, and an MBO of Securistyle.
Good news, meanwhile, for readers of Glass Age. Following the magazine's closure in January, its former Northern sales manager Andy Westhead has managed to purchase the readership details from CMPi but after negotiations, has been unable to save the Glass Age name. Continuity will be guaranteed with John Westhead working on sales in the south and Dominic Bentham remaining on board in an editorial capacity. Glass Times will launch in late February and the new magazine will have a stand at Glassex. Respective email addresses for the representatives are andywesthead34@aol.com, westheads@supanet.com and dominicb@macunlimited.net
Business
Development Executive - Southern
Proactive Procurement Ltd is part of The Elecon Group and supplies a
wide range of tie bar kits, aluminium castings, plastic extrusions,
vacuum formed products, vent accessories and other related items to
the window, door and conservatory sector.
[More
Here]
Promac
Group
Field Service Engineers: Excellent package + car + pension
and major company benefits
North of England: PVCu machinery, field service engineer; Glass
sealed unit machinery, field service engineer; Aluminium bar processing
machinery, field service engineer
Midlands: Glass sealed unit machinery, field service engineer.
[More
Here]
Retail
and Commercial Sales
Shepley Window Systems has two outstanding job
opportunities: a Trade Sales Manager for the Midlands and South o England,
and a Commercial Sales Manager (sales territory to be agreed). Both
positions offer attractive basic salaries with opportunities to earn
performance-related commission.
[More
Here]
Business
Development Executive (Midlands and Northwest)
Established
in the 1990s, and employing over 300 people in the UK, K2 has established
itself as a market leading company within the Conservatory Industry.
Having built an enviable reputation for quality products and unrivalled
customer service, we are now poised for significant expansion.
[More
Here]
Win
a TV from Synseal at Glassex
As
Synseal prepares for its biggest advertising campaign to date, it
adds an extra incentive for visitors to Glassex. To promote the launch
of its £multi-million ITV campaign Synseal is giving away four
flat screen 32" TVs, one every day, for the duration of the show.
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on this Event]
Glassex
'07 Seminars Set to Hit the Mark
As a feature of the show that keeps getting better year on year, 2007's
Seminar programme is set to deliver its most comprehensive course
of technical, educational and business seminars and discussions yet,
providing an all encompassing insight into the key issues that really
affect the industry as a whole.
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The
Glassex Conservatory Design Competition
As
a part of the show that is growing in popularity year on year, the
Glassex Conservatory Design Competition has certainly become a well
received highlight of the exhibition and this year the organisers
have already been inundated with submission entries
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Win
the Use of a Citroen Van from Supertrucks!
The
chance to drive a brand new Citroen Berlingo van is on offer from
Supertrucks at this year's Glassex exhibition.
The company, which specialises in manufacturing purpose built glass
carriers, is running the competition in conjunction with Citroen.
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on this Event]
Polymer
Foams 2007 Conference
Applied
Market Information, LLC (AMI) is organising an international conference
with a clear focus on applications and applied technology. Polymer
Foams 2007 will take place 2-3 October at the Doubletree
Hotel in Newark, NJ, USA.
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on this Event]
Interbuild
2007 Returns to the Autumn
Interbuild,
the UK's most comprehensive building and construction trade show returns
to its traditional time slot in the autumn from 2007, show organisers
Emap Construct confirmed.
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on this Event]
Plastic Building Profiles 2007
Applied Market Information, LLC, has announced the 7th International Conference Profiles 2007. This conference looks at design, materials, extrusion technology and applications of plastics in building profiles.
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]
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]
BM TRADA Q-Mark fire door scheme member Baillargeon
Doors Inc of Quebec has passed its annual surveillance
audit without a single non-conformance.
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here:
In this month's What's New section of the BBA
website there is an article on commercial fabricator
Rugby Windows‚ success on the BFRC energy efficiency ratings,
as well as the usual list of new, amended and withdrawn certificates.
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here:
Fuhr Multisafe door locks from
hardware distributor Groupco
have helped a new Secured by Design range of timber doors from Arden
Windows obtain PAS 23 / 24 approval in record time.
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here:
Last
March saw the beginning of the Club Challenge 2006 from Solaglas
Dudley, a new promotion designed to incentivise purchases
of some of the company’s latest solar control and self-cleaning
products.
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Here:
On
the 10th and 11th of November, HOPPE
(UK) Ltd, the door and window hardware supplier,
was showcased at one of its customers open days.
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Here:
Plastmo
has backed up its promise of marketing and business assistance
for new customers with the delivery of a direct mail campaign
for new fabricator Homebrite.
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Here:
Everest
Commercial is helping a group of local youngsters
as they try to get to the top of the league by sponsoring the
Colt Jags Football Club.
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Here:
Vintage
Conservatories was delighted to take advantage of Cervoglass
after winning a recent competition run by the company.
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Here:
With all the developments that have taken place at
frameXpress over the
last 12 months the company, based in Telford, has developed a
new corporate brochure to highlight all the changes to services
and products and in-house development.
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Here:
Vista
Panels has brought out a new brochure featuring its
'Elegance' range of PVCu door panels. The collection, which includes
traditional and contemporary panels, contains many new designs
that have been exclusively commissioned by Vista Panels.
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Here:
Ultraframe
has launched new literature to explain the features and benefits
of the company's polycarbonate range.
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Here:
The
Jones Tool Company Ltd has just published a new catalogue
and price list for its brand of Wolferal cutting tools and saw
blades.
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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:
This
Annual 2006 Compendium of Statistics
covers all aspects of housing and includes the following highlights:
Over 163,000 new dwellings (excluding conversions and change of
use) were completed in England during the financial year ending
31 March 2005, a rise of five per cent on the previous year. This
is the fourth consecutive year where there has been a significant
increase over the previous year. Overall there has been a 25 per
cent increase since 2001-02.
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here:
The
Treasury's major new review of long-terms skills needs in the UK today
received an enthusiastic welcome from Proskills,
the Sector Skills Council representing the glass industry. The Leitch
Review sets an ambitious agenda to make the UK a world leader by 2020,
including giving more influence to the 25 employer-led Sector Skills
Councils.
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Here:
Intercept Spacer Systems have
now passed BS EN1279 Part 3, the section of the standard that deals
with insulating gas leakage.
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Here:
With
CE marking of sealed units on the horizon and BS EN 1279 about to
come into force, Solaglas Canterbury
has been making sure that all is in order well in advance of the dates
of applicability
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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
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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on this Event]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
New
Horn
Moulding
for
Sheerframe
Mock
Sash
Sheerframe
systems
company,
L.B.
Plastics
Ltd,
has
extended
the
range
of options
for
its
Sheerframe
6000
and
Sheerframe
7000
mock
sash
windows
with
the
addition
of new
moulded
horns
for
internal
glazing.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
Selectaglaze
Scale
Monumental
Heights
At
the
noisy
heart
of
bustling
Birmingham
is
the
city's
Town
Hall,
an
impressive
example
of
Roman
Revival
civic
architecture.
Designed
by
Joseph
Hansom
(of
‘Hansom
Cab’
fame),
this
Grade
1
Listed
landmark
building
is
based
on
the
Roman
Temple
of
Castor
and
Pollux.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
Chelsea
Get
Back
To Winning
Ways
But
Will
They
Lose
Mourinho?
Life
in the
Premiership
got
back
to normal
this
weekend,
with
Chelsea
and
Liverpool
actually
winning,
and
West
Ham
throwing
away
the
lead
three
times
in their
game
against
Fulham
to draw
against
the
Cottagers.
[Latest
Results
Here]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
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Government
Toe
Curling
Andy
Jones
of Edgetech
has
had
some
more
replies
from
his
tireless
campaign
to get
the
government
to agree
to reduce
the
VAT
on double
glazing
to 5%,
along
with
other
energy
saving
building
materials.
He has
received
a letter
from
Ian
Pearson
MP,
Minister
of State
for
Climate
Change
&
Environment,
and
also
one
from
the
Office
of the
Leader
of the
Opposition.
You
can
read
both
toe-curling
responses
here.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Deceuninck
Reports
Mixed
Q4,
with
Gains
in
Emerging
Markets
The
Deceuninck
Group
has
announced
a
fourth
quarter
turnover
for
2006
of
€166m,
representing
a
downturn
of
1.5%,
although
it
points
to
strong
turnover
figures
in
growth
regions
and
the
success
of
of
Twinson
and
Zendow.
The
worst
performance
was
in
the
US,
where
sales
dropped
20%.
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on
this
Story]
Synseal
Customers
Sign
Up to
the
Nationwide
ITV
Campaign
When
Synseal
asked
customers
to enrol
in the
£multi-million
nationwide
ITV
campaign
the
results
were
amazing.
The
letter
was
only
sent
out
on Friday
afternoon
and
by close
of play
on Monday,
over
90 manufacturers
had
enrolled
and
are
ready
to install
conservatories
throughout
the
UK.
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on this
Story]
New
Promotion
from
Advantage
Advantage
Windows
and
Conservatories
Ltd
have
just
announced
a special
promotion
on selected
windows,
doors
and
roofs.
The
promotion,
which
is for
a limited
period
only,
will
be publicised
in the
trade
press
during
January.
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on this
Story]
Edgetech is urging individuals working in the fenestration industry to sign its online petition calling for reduced VAT of 5% on Energy Saving Recommended (ESR) windows.
Listers
BDM's
Now
Armed
with
'quota'