Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
6th February 2007
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Oak continues to soar in popularity and to complement this
trend JELD-WEN, the door
manufacturer, has introduced the New Kensington range of external
doors to its collection
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Here:
KAT
UK has added two new doors to its growing portfolio
– the KAT Classic Aluminium Folding and Sliding door
and the KAT Classic Aluminium Patio door
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Here:
Designed
to sit flush, the Lumen Rooflight
is a low profile rooflight that meets all the standard requirements
of a conservation rooflight but offers flexibility in its
mechanisms to allow for both contemporary and traditional
interiors
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Here:
Wagner,
the independent hardware distributor, has introduced the Trident
locking system for casement windows
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Here:
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:
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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P&M
Windows,
based in Doncaster and Hull, has now started to manufacture
the Plastmo vertical slider so that it can offer its customers
another product which appeals to new build and the trade market
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Here:
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:
HOPPE's
stainless steel lever handles have helped complete the design
of Jamie Oliver's new restaurant, Fifteen Cornwall, in Newquay
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Here:
Everest
Commercial created a bespoke installation programmes
for a recent contract at the joint headquarters of BBC Radio Wiltshire
& Swindon, a partnership with Interserve, the services, maintenance
and building company
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Here:
Pauline
Fletcher, designer and co-builder of an award-winning self-build
house in Somerset, is full of praise for CGI's
service and Pyroguard fire glass
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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:
It
wasn't so much about looking to the past as looking forward
to a bright future when Mike Payne and Linda Mawby got together
to celebrate 20 years service with Kestrel
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Here:
Composite
door expert Steve Kendall has returned to Hurst
Plastics after four years to become the company's
composite products manager
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Here:
As
part of GAP's commitment
to people management and development, Tracey Bastiman has been
appointed as Group Human Resources Manager
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Here:
Bob
Carmichael is the new Sales Administration Manager for Celuform,
the UK supplier of cellular plastic roofline and cladding profiles
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Here:
Everest
Commercial
has launched a new look website featuring detailed product
information from across its range of timber, uPVC and
aluminium windows and doors
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Here:
The
MyGlaverbel website
has been reworked to make it not only easier to use
but also more productive for visitors. This site in
nine languages offers a clear home page, smooth navigation
and direct, intuitive access
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Here:
REHAU's
furniture customers are embracing the company's new
on-line ordering facility which enables them to place
orders 24 hours a day
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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:
KAT UK, the UK supplier
of patio doors and vertical sliding sash windows, donated
£3719 during 2006 to Care for the Wild International
(CWI) - it will help aid the charity's work in protecting
wild tigers
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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:
Construction
companies were yesterday warned by the Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) to carry out
risk assessment, ensure that they provide safe systems
of work, and ensure their employees are aware of
them before work commences
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Here:
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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Here:
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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Here:
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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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
Bau
Wows the World
This week we have the final report from Bau, which, despite being
at a most unseasonable time of the year (and in fact Munich was buried
under two feet of snow for the duration) still managed to attract a
record 209,000 trade visitors to see the products of 2,046 exhibitors
from 44 countries. Read about it here.
We are naturally hoping for a similar upbeat mood in the run up to Glassex - there is certainly enough on offer to justify a visit, with some interesting launches and marketing events. Keep abreast with what will be on show by checking into our Glassex Preview, which is updated daily. If you are exhibiting and have yet to send in details, please do so to: news@theglazine.com.
This Thursday, Jeff Walsh - winner of the 'Tower to Tower' charity bike ride last year - will be raffling his prize, a Ford Fiesta, at the premises of Pearl Windows in Bolton. The money raised will be going to the same charity, Hope House. Please phone Karen for information on 01942 840277.
National
Commercial Sales Manager
Our client is the UK subsidiary of a major European PVCu Extrusion company,
with subsidiaries in Europe, China, USA and the Far East. They are a
recognised market leader, with a significant UK presence, providing
quality window and door systems for commercial, trade and retail fabricators.
[More
Here]
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.
[More
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.
[More
Here]
BAU
2007: Record 209,000 Visitors
BAU
2007 attracted a record number of visitors. Over the six days of the
fair, over 209,000 trade visitors came to the world´s biggest
trade fair for building materials, to find out about the products
and services of 2,046 exhibitors from 44 countries. We feature show
statistics alongside comments and pictures from Schuco, Dorma, G-U,
Pilkington, Elumatec, GEZE and Wicona.
[More
on this Event]
Edgetech
to Launch SDL at Glassex
Warm
edge specialist Edgetech will be launching its new Simulated Divided
Light (SDL) at Glassex. Designed for the growing astragal bar market,
the SDL is a no-metal structural foam system designed to give the
appearance of individual panes of glass.
[More
on this Event]
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.
[More
on this Event]
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®
[More
on this Event]
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.
[More
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.
[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.
[More
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]
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.
[More
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.
Glass restoration specialist Re-new
Glass has won the Innovation Award in the prestigious
Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards.
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here:
Rochdale-based New Look Windows
has been awarded PAS 23/24 and Secured by Design approval on its
PVC-U residential door in the REHAU S706 70mm system.
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here:
Trojan
Hardware and Design is celebrating the news that one
of the company’s flagship products, the Stallion 2 Shootbolt,
has just been awarded a BBA (British Board of Agrément) Certificate.
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here:
NASCAR
fans will soon see the logo for the National
Glass Association (NGA)'s MyGlassClass.com speeding
around the track. The association recently signed a unique sponsorship
agreement with RWI Racing LLC.
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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:
The British Plastics Federation
Windows Group is launching its new RIBA approved CPD
seminar 'A Transparent Case for PVC-U - Addressing the Preconceptions'.
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Here:
CWG
Choices Ltd has published 'Matrix 2' in a printed hard
copy and an 'On-line' format. It has been designed to help all
those who want to get a quick, on the spot, price for a conservatory.
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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:
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:
Reed
Exhibitions plans to hold the next Interplas
on 15-18 May 2007.
[More
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.
[More
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
Hurst's
Mighty
Rhino
Bursts
Onto
the
Scene
Hurst
Plastics
has
unveiled
its
mighty
Rhino
composite
door
–
‘a
breakthrough
in door
technology
which
offers
the
very
highest
in security
and
weather
performance,
yet
is available
on a
realistic
lead
time
and
is simply
priced.
In short,
what
you
need
from
a composite
door,
when
you
want
it’.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
Black
Laminated
Safety
Glass
for
the
Great
China
International
Centre
Project
The
Great
China
International
Centre
is
located
at
the
new
Futian
central
business
district
of
Shenzhen,
China.
With
a
gross
area
of
33,000
m2
(344,445
sq
ft)
and
standing
tall
at
220.9
m
(724.74
ft),
the
building
consists
of
four
commercial
towers
housing
a
five-star
Sheraton
Hotel,
offices
and
shops.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
United
Cruise
To Victory
At Three
Point
Lane
The
result
of the
weekend
has
to be
Manchester
United’s
4-0
drubbing
of Spurs
at White
Hart
Lane
on Sunday.
A dubious
penalty
opened
the
floodgates,
but
there
was
no denying
that
United
and
Ronaldo
turned
on the
style
and
inflicted
more
misery
on Tottenham
fans
and
Martin
Jol.
Their
season
is slowly
falling
apart
and
Paul
Robinson
looks
like
he will
lose
his
England
jersey
to Calamity
James,
or worse
Watford’s
Ben
Foster
this
week.
Will
they
redeem
themselves
in the
UEFA
Cup
and
FA Cup?
Or will
they
end
yet
another
season
trophy-less
and
in mid-table
obscurity?
[Latest
Results
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Ultra
Installers
Lead
the
Way
Members
of
the
Ultra
Installer
Scheme
have
benefited
from
over
3000
leads
since
September.
Changes
to
the
Ultraframe
website,
coupled
with
a
pay
per
click
campaign
have
resulted
in
the
phenomenal
number
of
sales
leads.
[More
on
this
Story]
Fast
Growth
for
Conservatory
Outlet
and
its
Dealers
in 2006
Conservatory
Outlet,
the
bolt-on
brand
for
companies
looking
to add
or increase
sales
in conservatories,
further
extended
the
Conservatory
Outlet
network
by an
extra
five
dealers
in 2006
bringing
the
total
to nine.
[More
on this
Story]
Lancashire
Double
Glazing
Announces
Synseal
as
its
Sole
Supplier
Lancashire
Double
Glazing
has
announced
a
sole
supply
agreement
with
Synseal.
Bill
Forsyth,
Managing
Director
at
Lancashire
Double
Glazing
Ltd
explains
why,
after
six
years
of
dual
sourcing,
they've
committed
to
Synseal
to
concentrate
on
one
system:
[More
on
this
Story]
Edgetech
to
Launch
Consumer
Sales
DVD
at
Glassex
Leading
warm
edge
specialist
Edgetech
is
launching
the
latest
item
in
its
already
vast
marketing
package
at
Glassex.
The
'Windows
that
don't
cost
the
Earth'
DVD
is
a
support
tool
for
installers,
which
informs
homeowners
about
the
benefits
of
installing
Energy
Saving
Recommended
(ESR)
windows
using
Super
Spacer®.
[More
on
this
Story]
No
Competition
- Stand
C050 at
Glassex
has a
Problem
Lister
Trade
Frames
and Thermaseal
say they
are showing
some of
the ingredients
that make
their
customers
some of
the most
successful
around.
They wanted
to stage
a competition
to give