Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
23rd January 2007
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Jason
Wilder of CWG developed
the MultiFold door using Rehau Tritec profile and Siegenia
hardware
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Here:
The
Visage composite door from Shepley
Window Systems has been further developed to offer
installers and specifiers with an even better performing product
thanks to Yale and ERA Products
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Here:
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
More 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:
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UK
manufacturer of bespoke architectural veneered doors and special
purpose doorsets, Hazlin
of Ludlow, is using dedicated Hoffmann equipment to create beading
cassettes for vision panels in the company's specialist doors
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Here:
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:
As part of a crime reduction initiative developed by police
in the West Midlands, Finesse Windows Ltd of Kings Norton, Birmingham
has installed an Ultraframe
conservatory at an innovative Community Safety House
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Here:
Cost
efficiency through reduced cleaning requirements was the reason
why Pilkington Activ™
self-cleaning glass was specified for a replacement window scheme
at a prominent Welsh hospital
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Here:
Imagine
this scenario, a customer's order specified high security windows
with slim authentic run through horn openers, in the CWG
Choices' Tritec system
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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:
Warm
edge specialist Edgetech UK
has appointed Andy Ball as Marketing and Business Development
Manager
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Here:
The
longest-serving employee of systems company L.B.
Plastics has retired after 50 years with the company
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Here:
Sarnafil
Ltd
has just promoted Tim Halls to the position of national sales
manager which includes responsibility for Roof Assured, the
flat roofing solution aimed at glazing installers
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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:
Advantage
Windows and Conservatories Ltd,
the UK’s largest trade fabricator of Rehau 70 frames
and K2 conservatory roofs, has upgraded its website
to allow customers to download and print six of the
most commonly used order forms
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Here:
GAP,
the independent PVC-U stockist, is launching an online
ordering service to all its customers at www.gap.uk.com
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Here:
Even
better on-line communications with distributors, installers
and housebuilders is the aim of Kestrels
newly relaunched website, www.kbp.co.uk
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Here:
Pilkington
has launched an improved website for trade customers
which now offers an area designed exclusively for householders
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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 Executive
(HSE) is hosting a workshop on 13th February at
Bescott Stadium in a bid to reduce the high rates
of fatalities and serious accidents in the construction
industry
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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:
UK
plc Continues to Deliver
Following on from last week's promising noises from the window market,
this week it's the turn of the multinationals - especially in the glass
and hardware sectors, to show signs of continued growth, despite the
ongoing downturn in the US housing market.
Laird Group, for example, is enjoying 'positive organic revenue growth' in the UK, while Heywood Williams Group points to 'a reasonable level of activity' in the UK home improvement market leading to increased earnings.
Schott expects a significant increase in sales and yet another rise in earnings for its fiscal year 2005/2006 and PPG Industries reported on 18th January record sales for the fourth quarter of $2.8 billion, surpassing fourth quarter 2005 record sales by 11 percent.
Finally, the next 'Publicity in Glazing Society event (PIGS) has been announced, at a new London venue on Thursday February 15th (details below).
PS: We have been asked by Kevin McClure, Director of Rooms & Views of Buckley, near Chester, to point out to our readers that the liquidation of Rooms With a View Ltd of Bradford is in no way associated with or related to his company. Consider it done!
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]
Glyngary
Targets Self Build Sector
Sash
window specialist Glyngary Joinery is exhibiting at the new National
Self Build and Renovation Centre, set to open in Swindon on February
9th.
[More
on this Event]
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.
[More
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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on this Event]
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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on this Event]
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]
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.
Exhibition
Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
Solar
Windows' commitment to equal opportunities and employer
diversity has been recognised at an awards ceremony held recently
at the House of Lords.
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here:
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:
Trade
fabricator Euroglaze is
starting 2007 with a bang by launching two new incentive programmes
for new and existing customers.
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Here:
GAP
recently donated £2,700 of materials to a Lancashire-based
children's football team, the Wilshire Warriors, to help them
build new changing rooms.
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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:
Universal
Arches has just launched a new 16 page ordering guide
that's designed to take the hassle and complexity out of ordering
arched, angled and raked frames.
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Here:
Tremco
illbruck Limited has published a new guide to its comprehensive
Webbseal family of professional sealants and adhesives for widespread
building and industry applications.
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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:
Orders
in the twelve months to November 2006 rose by eight per cent compared
with the previous twelve months, and orders in the three months
to November 2006 rose by two per cent compared to the same period
a year earlier. Orders in the three months to November 2006 fell
by eight per cent compared to the previous three months.
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here:
Network
VEKA is planning a new programme of sales training seminars
for 2007 following the success of a series one-day courses held last
year.
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Here:
Sheerframe
window fabricator and installer Asset Manufacturing
has embarked on a comprehensive NVQ training programme.
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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.
[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.
[More
on this Event]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
New
Cavalok
Frame
Hanger
The
all
new
Frame
Hanger
makes
Cavalok
the
first
cavity
closure
system
with
a specialist
solution
for
timber
and
steel
frame
buildings.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
Moscow-City
and
Glaverbel's
Lead
Role
in
Russia
Glaverbel
is
the
leading
supplier
of
glass
for
the
mammoth
new
Moscow-City
business
centre
currently
under
construction
in
central
Moscow.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
Title
Race
Wide
Open?
Just
when
you
thought
it was
game,
set
and
match
to Manchester
United,
the
fickle
hand
of fate
intervenes.
The
Red
Devils
were
eight
minutes
from
a seemingly
uncatchable
nine
point
lead
at the
top
of the
Premiership
when
Arsenal,
and
that
man
Thierry
Henry,
turned
it around.
[Latest
Results
Here]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
Quality
of Operatives
and
their
Work
I have
read
Phil
Martindales
very
long
submission
[in
last
week's
Gl@zine]
as to
why
all
operatives
should
be licensed.
This
is not
new
over
the
history
of the
glass
industry
and
construction
industry,
which
like
it or
not
we are
part
of,
great
efforts
have
been
made
to bring
window
fitting
and
glazing
in line
with
other
trades.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Ultraframe
Loses
Appeal
to
Burnden
Group
The
Court
of
Appeal
has
refused
Ultraframe's
appeal
against
the
2005
Judgment
in
favour
of
The
Burnden
Group,
bringing
the
curtain
down
on
an
eight
year
legal
drama
that,
in
the
past,
has
seen
both
sides
claim
to
be
victorious.
[More
on
this
Story]
Another
New
PIGS
Venue
After
a
break
for
Christmas,
the
next
Publicity
In
Glazing
Society
(PIGS)
networking
event
will
take
place
on
Thursday
15th
February
from
6pm
onwards
at
a
new
venue,
the
Theodore
Bullfrog.
[More
on
this
Story]
EN
1279
Still
a Mystery
to Many
According
to research
carried
out
by global
sealants
&
adhesives
expert
Bostik,
around
one
in five
UK IGU
(Insulating
Glass
Unit)
manufacturers
still
hasn’t
taken
any
steps
towards
achieving
EN 1279
compliance.
[More
on this
Story]
Excellent
Response
to the
UK Aluminium
in Renovation
Awards
Due
to the
excellent
response
to the
call
for
entries
for
the
new
UK Aluminium
in Renovation
Awards
the
deadline
for
entries
is being
extended
until
Friday
23rd
February
2007.
[More
on this
Story]
BPF
Windows
Group
Launches
New
RIBA
Approved
CPD
Seminar
To
celebrate
the
start
of
2007
the
British
Plastics
Federation
Windows
Group
is
launching
its
new
RIBA
approved
CPD
seminar
'A
Transparent
Case
for
PVC-U
-
Addressing
the
Preconceptions'.
[More
on
this
Story]
Laird
Group
Trading
Update
on
Progress
in
2006
The
Laird
Group
'has
made
further
good
progress
in
2006.
The
Group
has
continued
to
benefit
from
the
underlying
strength
of
its
businesses,
from
the
diversity
of
its
products
and
markets
and
in
particular
its
presence
in
higher
growth
segments,
and
from
its
well
established,
yet
still
expanding,
low
cost
manufacturing
base.
Results
for
the
year
are