Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
20th February 2007
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PVC-u
extruder Selecta Systems,
based in Birmingham has introduced the Masterslide patio system
as an addition to its already extensive range of products
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Here:
The
need for conical contacts and special templates has been consigned
to the past following Abloy Security's
introduction into the UK of the new 351 U80 effeff electric
strike
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Here:
Luxalon
Magnagrid, from Hunter Douglas Architectural
Products, is a versatile open cell ceiling system
comprising of a series of 'U' shaped aluminium blades
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Here:
Bohle
Ltd
has introduced further products to the company's range of
stainless steel hardware fittings for glass, including pivot
and sliding systems for doors
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Here:
Bystronic
Glass has developed its new smart' lamicut which
is a semi-automatic cutting table, capable of adjusting itself
to ever-changing manufacturing demands
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Here:
Greenwood
Airvac grille ventilators feature in an expanded 'vents and
fans' section of the Carl F direct
portfolio of professional tools and accessories
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Here:
With
its new 40mm thick Makrolon® multi UV 5X/40-25 Bayer
Sheet Europe continues to build its portfolio of
energy saving transparent and translucent construction materials
More
Here:
Atlanta,
HOPPE's successful mass
market range of door furniture becomes a full suite as the
company launches coordinated handles for both doors and windows
More
Here:
Intercept
Spacer System
offers an alternative for those sealed unit manufacturers
who want to provide their customers with warm edge energy
rated sealed units with Georgian bar grids
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Here:
Chemetall's
Gardobond X4707 is a chromium-free pre-treatment system for
architectural aluminium
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Here:
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New
start up fabricator, Frame Academy
based in Barton-in-Fabis in Nottinghamshire, says that it set
up with Plastmo Profiles because it was such a professional,
friendly company with the right quality product and back up
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Here:
The potential of prestigious contracts in the public sector
has led TWR Trade Frames
to Elumatec's extensive range of profile cutting machinery
More
Here:
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:
Rathbone Hospital in Liverpool has improved the comfort and
safety of its residents and staff, with the installation of Pilkington
Optifloat™ T and Optilam™ K at a purpose-built new mental
health facility
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Here:
A
two storey extension to a private residence in a fashionable area
of north London has been completed using Part L compliant steel
windows by Steel Window Service and Supplies
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Here:
Spectus
door frames, supplied and fitted along with high security composite
doors by Cwnbran-based IG Doors, have been used during the refurbishment
of 43 properties
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Here:
Window
hardware manufacturer Securistyle
and KEB Fabrications Ltd (KEB)
have collaborated at RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, where MOD service
accommodation has been refurbished
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Here:
A
new, extension to The Mall shopping centre, Romford includes radar
controlled, automatic doors to two entrances by Structura
UK Ltd for Portal Ltd, architectural glazing systems
specialist
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Here:
A
member of the Steel Window Association
has completed a contract to fabricate and install bespoke double-glazed
frames in a listed industrial building Murrays' Mills
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Here:
A
Masterdor installer is meeting
the needs of Moray Council by providing replacement door-sets
to 7,000 of its properties in the area, including listed and conservation
buildings
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Here:
Bostik,
the global sealants and adhesives company, has announced that
Tony Davison has taken over as Managing Director of the firm's
UK operation
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Here:
The
new Finance Director at Celuform
- Phillip Roberts - has substantial experience of European business
development
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Here:
National
Profiles Ltd.
recently announced that Paul O'Sullivan, General Manager, has
been promoted to Managing Director
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Here:
Halifax
super-fabricator Polyframe
has recently appointed staffer Nick Leeming to the position
of Customer Relations Manager
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Here:
CWG
Choices Ltd has
published 'Matrix 2' in a printed hard copy and an 'On-line'
format
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Here:
London-based
AA Joinery uses sash hardware specialist Mighton
because it's online ordering system offers a typical
24 hour turnaround
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Here:
Network
VEKA fabricator, Glazerite
Windows Ltd, is moving positively into 2007
by embracing the latest in online technology
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Here:
The
website for composite door manufacturer Rockdoor
is proving popular with homeowners
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Here:
Playtime has just got better at Liverpool's specialist
Baby Hospice Zöe's Place, thanks to Horizon
Windows and Sheerframe systems manufacturer
L.B. Plastics
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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:
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:
Solarcentury,
the UK solar energy supplier specialising in building
integrated photovoltaics, has been awarded the EUROSOLAR
European Solar Prize for outstanding industrial and
commercial company
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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:
Going
green can save Total Glass
around £18,000 per year - equivalent to an annual salary
- through reducing waste and energy costs, such as repairing
leaking compressed air lines, turning off unnecessary lights
and not leaving computers on standby
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Here:
The
European Lead Sheet Industry Association
(ELSIA) has invested in long-term research, which investigated
the comparative environmental performance of lead sheet and
other building materials
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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
Bostik
Gears up for Launch
At the end of last week sealant giant Bostik held a press conference
in London to announce a major multi million pound investment in the
company's UK headquarters in Leicester, where new, state-of-the-art,
computerised plant will be dedicated to the production of Hot Melt Butyl
perimeter sealants (see News).
Other news from Bostik includes the promotion of Tony Davison, who has taken over as Managing Director of the firm's UK operation, replacing Harry Murray who is retiring (see People) and the launch of Freemelt - a new initiative in Hot Melt Butyl edge sealants (see our April 3rd Issue).
In our Special Feature this week, we have a study by LichtLabors Bartenbach of Austria, commissioned by EUROGLAS, which shows that integrated daylight design must take account of many factors. More below, or here. We also have an email from Derek Bonnard of Promac giving his version of events around the Pertici announcement (see below).
Today we have late breaking news on stand events including some Special Glassex offers from Bohle, a very interesting home CCTV system from Yale, a TV Presenter appearing at Bystronic, decorative options with Rocplas, gas giant Linde on the Inagas stand and various offerings from the GGF.
The Gl@zine will be on stand F040 at Glassex so please drop by for a chat.
This is no Ordinary Showhouse
One of the most famous brands on the high street comes to the Ideal Home Show this year (9th March - 1st April) as the JELD-WEN showhouse will be styled by designers from Marks & Spencer.
Ritec
Cruising to Miami
In its first time at the Miami Cruise Shipping Convention
(March 12 - 15), Ritec will be promoting its ClearShield System,
a guaranteed solution for renovating, protecting and maintaining new
and existing marine glass.
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on this Event]
Fenestration China 2006
Almost 21,000 trade visitors came to Peking for Fenestration China from 5-8 December 2006 and visited 210 exhibitors on some 22,000 square metres of display area.
PPG
Showcases Roof Glazing at NAIAS 2007
PPG
Industries showcased new Sungate fR infrared-reflective roof glass
at the 2007 North American International Auto Show.
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on this Event]
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.
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.
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®
Bekaert
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]
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.
Glassex
'07 Seminars
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
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.
Interbuild
2007
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]
Exhibition
Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
In this month's What's New section of the BBA
website there is the latest information on a new Prototype Product
Assessment Scheme designed for products under development.
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here:
London based trade fabricator DDG Group
(formerly Discount Double Glazing) had reason to celebrate recently
following successful air, wind and water testing of the company’s
‘Revolutionary’ UPVC bi-folding door.
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here:
Industry fabricator, frameXpresshas
recently been accredited with three new BSI accreditations.
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here:
Insight
Data,
the specialist database company serving the window industry,
now offers a full direct mail fulfilment service.
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Here:
Carol
and Bob Hart of REHAU fabricator
Hart & Co in Skelmersdale, Lancashire were the lucky winners
of the prize draw run by REHAU to promote its redesigned website.
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Here:
Leeds
United Chairman, Ken Bates has just agreed to be the new face
to kick start the 2007 multi-million pound advertising campaign
for Safestyle UK
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Here:
Pro-Bend,
the UK profile bending company, has recently launched a new pricing
guide for 2007. This 4 page guide allows pricing within seconds
for Gable, Raked, Semi-circular, Circular & Arched frames.
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Here:
New banister and balustrade fixing products are
detailed in a new brochure, which is part of a series of four
brochures from SFS intec covering
fixings for glass
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Here:
Crystal Direct,
the Hertfordshire-based national trade fabricator, has launched
a new marketing tool to help its installer customers stand out
from their competitors and sell more.
More
Here:
Orders
in 2006 rose by six per cent compared with 2005, but orders in
the fourth quarter of 2006 remained unchanged compared to the
same quarter a year earlier. Orders in the fourth quarter of 2006
fell by three per cent compared to the previous quarter.
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here:
Purplex,
the window industry consultancy, is opening a new Training Academy
at its offices in Weston Super Mare on 12th March.
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Here:
'Sometimes
within the construction, industry life becomes so hectic, that we
forget to keep employees and ourselves up to date with essential knowledge
and training,' says Wayne Pitt from 0845
Glassman.
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Here:
Some
of the most successful companies in the world have benefited from
on-going training and development programmes and AG
Glass hope to achieve the same success with the aid of
Glass Training Ltd (GTL).
More
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.
More
Here:
In the context of CE Marking,
most flat glass products sold in the European Union must now conform
to European technical standards known as harmonised European Norms
(hEN), as dictated by the Comité Européen de Normalisation
(CEN).
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Here:
Oakland
Glass is the latest Edgetech customer to pass EN1279 Part
3. The standard applies to sealed unit manufacturers making gas filled
units and is scheduled to become a legal requirement in March.
More
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
Aluminium
Roof
Tops
at K2
K2
is launching
a new
aluminium
roof
system
that
the
company
says
is set
to become
a benchmark
for
quality
and
performance.
The
new
system
is based
on the
engineering
fundamentals
of the
existing
K2 system
and
capped
by a
high
quality
thermally-broken
aluminium
exterior.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Glaverbel
Facade
at
Gas
Natural
HQ
in
Barcelona
Glaverbel
has
once
again
been
selected
for
a
major
architectural
project
in
the
city
of
Barcelona:
the
building
that
will
serve
as
the
new
headquarters
for
the
Gas
Natural
group
(construction
cost:
€65
million)
and
will
be
clad
in
18,000
m2
of
Stopsol
Supersilver
grey
and
Stopsol
Classic
solar
clear
control
glass,
supplemented
by
low-emissivity
Planibel
TopN.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
FA
Cup
Fixtures
Clog
Up Premiership
Action
The
Premiership
had
a break
this
weekend
as the
fifth
round
of the
FA Cup
occupied
a number
of top-flight
sides.
Title
hopefuls
Manchester
United
drew
with
Reading,
adding
yet
another
fixture
to their
already
full
calendar,
but
Chelsea
cruised
past
Norwich
at home
keeping
their
hopes
for
the
double
alive.
[Latest
Results
Here]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
Promac,
its
UK
Position
and
Pertici
Derek
Bonnard
writes:
'What
is
Promac's
philosophy
on
machinery?
We
work
with
world
class
machine
manufacturers,
taking
the
best
product
they
can
offer.
In
many
cases
this
involves
jointly
developing
the
project
to
improve
the
performance
and/or
specification
of
the
machine.
We
aim
to
take
the
customers'
objectives
and
convert
these
into
achieved
goals.'
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Bostik's
Hot
New
Investment
Bostik
is
in
the
process
of
dramatically
enhancing
the
existing
insulating
glass
(IG)
sealant
production
facility
at
its
Leicester
site
in
a
multi-million
pound
investment
plan.
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on
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Story]
Super
Spacer
Will
Feature
on
14
Stands
at
Glassex
Visitors
to
Glassex
who
are
interested
in
Edgetech's
warm
edge
technology
Super
Spacer®,
will
have
the
choice
of
14
stands
to
visit
at
the
show,
reflecting
the
popularity
of
the
product
across
the
entire
supply
chain.
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on
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Bohle
Offers
Glassex-Only
Deals
for
all
Visitors
Glass
tools
and
consumables
supplier
Bohle
Ltd
UK
is
offering
a
series
of
one-off
Glassex-only
trade-up
deals
this
year,
in
the
first
of
the
company's
70th
Birthday
celebrations.
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on
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Story]
Yale
Goes
Back
to
Glassex
One
of
the
world's
leading
names
in
home
security
has
confirmed
its
attendance
at
Glassex
2007.
Yale
UK,
part
of
the
Stockholm-based
Assa
Abloy
Group,
will
be
showcasing
its
new
range
of
multipoint
locking
solutions
for
the
first
time
at
the
Birmingham
exhibition.
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on
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Story]
Carlton
TV
Presenter
Joins
Bystronic
Team
at
Glassex
Carlton
Televsion
presenter
Llewella
Bailey
joins
the
Bystronic
Glass
UK
team
at
Glassex
where
she
will
present
a
number
of