Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
30th January 2007
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Avocet
Hardware has launched a brand new trickle vent
that fully complies with all new and existing legislation
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Here:
Consort
has recently launched Consort fs – a new integrated window
system featuring a 70mm lead-free uPVC profile with an elegant
sculptured appearance
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Here:
Etchfx,
established in 1998 re-launched in the UK in December as Window
Wallpaper. The company supplies plain & patterned
frosted window film which covers glass to create a frosted
effect
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Here:
Inagas IGA30, IGA60 and IGA200 machines are now supplied with Test Counters as standard equipment, the only machines available in the UK with this feature
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Signbox,
the UK sign designer has become the sole UK distributor for
the unique Marcal range
of sign products
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Here:
Vista
Group plc
has further improved the specification of its range of composite
doors
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Here:
Jason Wilder of CWG developed the MultiFold door using Rehau Tritec profile and Siegenia hardware
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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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PVC-u extrusion company, Selecta Systems has introduced a new composite door range to its existing product portfolio
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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
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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:
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Sometimes,
one cutting machine isn't enough to cope with demand and for
Alexander Windows of Stockport,
this was certainly the case in the company's rapidly expanding
door and window frame manufacturing process
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Here:
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:
One such development is the Beachcombers Apartments, located
on the beautiful beach front at Watergate Bay near Newquay, where
VEKA profiles play a prominent
role
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Here:
The
innovative Galway Marine Institute has the technology to harness
the power of the ocean, and what better way to protect this centre
than Pilkington Pyrostop
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Here:
Etoile
is a private development which uses the most advanced materials
and systems in its construction, including the revolutionary Pilkington
Activ™ Blue self-cleaning glass.
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Here:
Conservatory
Outlet dealer, Visual Effect
has installed a spectacular Roman themed conservatory at an award-winning
house in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.
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Here:
Steve
Lipscombe joins Dublin Ohio based Pentagon
Protection USA as Vice President of Marketing
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Here:
Exeter
and Warminster Glass Centres
welcome a new face to their ranks to kick off 2007, with Mark
Norcliffe joining as Group Manager
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Here:
Avocet
Hardware
has recently announced the important promotions of Gary Bennett
and Neil Gokhale
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Here:
Martin
Witts has recently joined Everwhite's
team as the new warehouse manager
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Here:
Composite
door manufacturer Rockdoor
has appointed Stuart Prescott as Operations Manager
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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:
Conservatory
Outlet
customers now have the benefit of online order tracking
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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:
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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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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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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Saint-Gobain
Vitrage,
Saint-Gobain's Flat Glass Sector, and Shell (Shell
Erneuerbare Energien GmbH) have announced the foundation
of a 50/50 joint-venture for the production and sale
of next generation photovoltaic panels.
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The
prototype Eco-House in St Albans is a ground breaking pilot
experiment into energy efficient living, using sustainable
materials, renewable technologies and energy efficient systems:
it includes exterior composite doors from VEKA fabricator,
Ashford Commercial.
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Audited
figures on household recycling and composting rates released
on 15th December 2006 show that 261 (66%) local authorities
met or exceeded their individual targets for 2005/6. 210 (53%)
of them also met or exceeded the national target of 25%. This
further confirms that recycling has almost quadrupled since
1997.
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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
Replacement
HIP Scheme
The energy debate rumbles on, with Andy Jones of Edgetech determined
to confront every MP in the land, and the government itself making a
series of rather empty noises about EPCs and HIPs.
The latest announcement from government proposes that estate agents must include Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) with their property particulars, and that EPCs should form part of the forthcoming Home Information Pack scheme, which is supposed to come into force on 1st June.
So far though, details of which elements of the building - apart from our good old friends loft and cavity insulation - are somewhat scarce, and the hope that double glazing gets a mention must be pretty slim. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if thr HIP scheme founders yet.
Finally, Mario Caponi and Riccardo Cerrini, founders of Italian machinery manufacturer Pertici would like us to pass on the information that its only authorised partners in the UK are - with immediate effect - Kall Kwik and Prosaw (ie they've fallen out with Promac!).
Sales
Manager
Schlegel is the world leader in weather seals and hardware with a turnover
of over £70 million. Highly profitable and providing an unrivalled
service of superior product quality and customer service, we have further
ambitious growth plans for 2007.
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Here]
Business
Development Manager
Our client is a well respected, profitable and established
contractor, manufacturing and installing a well specified and competitive
range of commercial fenestration products. Based in the North West they
are eager to build on past success and expand their portfolio of clients
as well as continuing to service and grow their business with established
contacts.
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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.
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Here]
Safety
and Health Awareness Day
The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hosting a workshop on 14th February
in a bid to reduce the very high rates of serious accidents in West
Midlands woodworking premises.
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Ritec
at Surface Show
Ritec
is demonstrating at the London Surface Design Show (March 7-8) its
solutions to make clear or sandblasted glass, aluminium, stainless
steel and powder coated surfaces Low-M®
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Bekaert
Exhibits at Gulf Glass
Bekaert,
the partner of choice for customers seeking the higher coater throughput
offered by rotatable sputtering technologies, will be exhibiting at
the first edition of Gulf Glass on stand E02, from 27-29th March 2007.
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on this Event]
Masterframe
Displays at SBD Show
Masterframe
Windows, the specialist PVC-U sash window company, has been invited
to exhibit at this year's Architectural Liaison and Crime Prevention
Design Exhibition on the 29th to 31st of January. Only member companies
of the Secured by Design scheme can exhibit.
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on this Event]
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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
The Abbott Group
has achieved the coveted Secured By Design mark following a rigorous
technical evaluation on the company's window and door products.
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here:
Trojan
Hardware and Designs is celebrating another British Standards
accreditation for one of the company’s products. Aluplast (UK)
Ltd's Ideal 60 SA42CF slimline featured sash has achieved BS7950
using Trojan's slimline off-set shootbolt.
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here:
'That's
what Cavalok is all about’
says Martin Benn Sales Director as he announces the company's
latest advertising campaign.
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Here:
Rhino
Windows
of Leeds organised a thrilling - and competitive - go kart grand
prix at its local karting track. The evening was held to thank
their customers for their continued support in 2006.
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Here:
A new guide, published recently by Communities
and Local Government, will help councils take enforcement
action against those who ignore or flout the rules which protect
the country's most historic buildings.
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Here:
A 'Specification Solutions' guide, that addresses
all the common problems associated with window hardware specification,
has been launched by Securistyle
in light of the introduction of new European legislation.
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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:
Social
housing conditions in England have substantially improved since
1996 with the number of non-decent homes reducing by over 3 million,
from 9.1 million (45 per cent) to 6 million (27 per cent) in 2005,
according to the 2005 English House Condition
Headline Report published yesterday.
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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:
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.
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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:
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
Patiomaster
brings
New
Door
to the
Fold
Delegates
at the
recent
Patiomaster
dealer
conference
in Telford
were
treated
to a
sneak
preview
of the
company’s
new
bi-fold
door.
The
product
will
be available
solely
from
specialist
Patiomaster
manufacturers
and
will
be fully
supported
with
a specification
and
installation
guide.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
Astraseal
Strengthens
Reputation
Astraseal
is
strengthening
its
reputation
as
a
specialist
fabricator
of
the
REHAU
Polytec
50
composite
curtain
walling
system.
It
has
just
completed
an
installation
for
the
London
Borough
of
Greenwich
in
8m
high
stairwells
at
Maribor
House.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
FA
Cup
Magic
Puts
The
Premiership
On Hold
With
FA Cup
games
being
played
at the
weekend
there
was
only
one
match
of interest
for
Pilkington
Fantasy
Football
managers
over
the
week
–
Watford
versus
Blackburn
on Tuesday
night.
The
Hornets
picked
up only
their
second
win
of the
season
against
in-form
Rovers,
but
it seems
like
it’s
too
little
too
late,
for
the
Hertfordshire
boys.
[Latest
Results
Here]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
Short
Term
Treasury
Gain
Our
industry
campaign
to cut
VAT
on energy
saving
windows
may
have
moved
forward
slightly
following
Aluplast
Sales
Director
Alan
Fielder's
letter
to the
company’s
MP Andrew
Robathan.
After
the
familiar
brush
off
and
buried
beneath
three
paragraphs
of civil
service
waffle,
Treasury
Minister
Dawn
Primarolo
MP,
the
Paymaster
General,
replied
on 19th
December
to a
letter
from
Mr Robathan
saying:
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the
Rest
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Boost
for
Energy
Performance
Certificates
to
Help
Tackle
Climate
Change
A
new
consultation
published
last
week
will
boost
efforts
to
tackle
climate
change
and
promote
energy
efficiency
by
proposing
estate
agents
must
include
Energy
Performance
Certificates
(EPCs)
with
their
property
particulars
for
the
first
time.
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on
this
Story]
Polishing
Up Pilkingtons
Brand
Reputation
A
new
year
brings
a different
trade
advertising
campaign
for
Pilkington
- 'A
Passion
for
Glass'.
Based
around
the
Pilkington
logo
and
what
it portrays,
the
campaign
is set
to re-emphasise
the
benefits
of the
Pilkington
brand
and
its
values.
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on this
Story]
Super
Spacer®
UK
Sales
up
68%
Edgetech’s
latest
sales
figures
show
market
demand
for
Super
Spacer,
the
leading
warm
edge
technology,
continued
to
grow
in
2006
with
sales
up
68%
year-on-year.
Sales
for
2007
are
forecast
to
increase
by
a
further
55%,
continuing
the
upward
trend.
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on
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Story]
Little
Hope
for
Roplasto
Germany
After
a
week
of
discussions
with
the
Insolvency
Service,
German
PVC-U
profile
company
Roplasto,
based
in
Bergisch
Gladbach,
appears
to
be
on
the
brink
of
closing
down
with
the
loss
of
100
employees,
according
to
local
newspapers.
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on
this
Story]
Karl
Williams
Disqualified
for 11
Years
Karl
Williams
- whose
Coldseal
Group
went bust
with debts
of £7,745,372
- has
been banned
from acting
as a company
director
for 11
years.
According
to the
Insolvency
Service
Williams
payed
himself
£750,000,
another
£250,000
disappeared
into the
hands
of two
overseas
companies
and £850,000
went to
fund his
hobby,
non-league
Hornchurch
football
club.
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