Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
27th February 2007
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Nico
has recently launched LoadPro friction hinges for heavy duty applications
More
Here:
The
TS 1200 door closer has been introduced by GEZE
UK, as demand increases for an inexpensive solution that
still achieves regulatory requirements
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Here:
The
latest addition to Schüco International's
SunControl range is a Sliding Louvre Blade System that provides
excellent shading but which glides away out of sight when not required
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Here:
The
new Mega Egress hinge from Trojan,
allows the sash to move in line with the frame when fully open
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Here:
Track
every frame, sash, glass unit and even operator in your factory
in real time, using Profitmaker's
new bar code scanning system
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Here:
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
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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
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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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K2
fabricator, Four Seasons Conservatories
is benefiting from an expanded range of products that includes the
K2 conservatory roof system, K2 roof vent, Celsius Performance Glass
and L2 in a Pack
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Here:
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
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Here:
Bowater Windows has recently
completed a major £1.2million window replacement programme that
has seen timber and PVC-U sliding sash windows installed side-by-side
in four blocks of flats overlooking the Oval cricket ground in London
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Here:
Replacing
the windows in a Grade A listed building was a 'critical' element of
the conversion of a former historic carpet factory into contemporary
apartments but Kawneer’s aluminium
systems were a 'cost effective' solution for ZMArchitecture
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Here:
The
Unit at the Stockport, Greater Manchester Hospital is due for completion
in the summer, and incorporates Passivent
Overglass Vent Bars in the 120 aluminium windows in the facades to the
habitable rooms
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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:
REHAU
fabricator Northern Trade Windows
has appointed Simon Moore as Operations Director in a move designed
to spearhead the company's future growth
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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:
The
internet has proved to be a successful medium for TimberWindows.com,
the engineered timber system company
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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:
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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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
Is
Ken Bates the new Ted Moult?
Well, we've asked similar questions before, but this time, it's not
us, it's the esteemed Times columnist Giles Smith, who read about
the Leeds chairman's relationship with Safestyle on none other
than: The Glazine! We give it to you first folks! More on this story
below.
We like to keep up with the times at The Glazine, and being totally internet based still makes us pretty cutting edge! We have also run movies since 2002, with product demonstrations from Avocet and Glasweld some of our early efforts, and this week we have sneak previews of both the Synseal TV ad and the Edgetech 'Save the Word DVD. I am already having nightmares about Nick Dutton and Andy Jones' Oscar acceptance speeches.
Pilkington
has pulled off a remarkable double: the purchase of
AG and the sale of K'Mac in the same week.
This is surely one of the cleverest bits of management
we have ever seen from Pilkington, and bodes well for
the independance of the UK glassmaker after the NSG
takeover.
Coming to Glassex? The Gl@zine will be on stand F040 at Glassex so please drop by for a chat.
We will also be issuing a Glassex Special next Monday, telling you what's going on at the show, so look out for that if you are still undecided about whether to visit.
Contracts
Manager: VEKA plc
VEKA
is seeking a Contracts Manager to act as the important link between
the end user and the fabrication and installation Team Companies
in this cooperative construction contract environment.
[How
to Apply Here]
Technical
Sales Advisor: South East
Continued success and the forthcoming launch of a
number of innovative products has created another sales career opportunity
at Roto Frank, the world’s leading manufacturer of door
and window hardware.
[How
to Apply Here]
Sales
Managers: Euroseal
Euroseal, manufacturer of a wide range of seals and pressure
plates for the aluminium glazing market, seeks two experienced sales
managers in the North or Midlands of England.
[How
to Apply Here]
Various
Jobs at Kawneer
Part of Alcoa, Kawneer is a UK market leader in the manufacture
and supply of architectural aluminium systems ready to invest heavily
in the future - including the creation of
a Global Special Projects team (European Region) focusing on bespoke
and semi-bespoke projects where design,
engineering and project management skills will be at a premium.
[More
Here (PDF File)]
fensterbau/frontale
2008
New
halls 4A and 7A in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg will be included
in the structure of fensterbau/frontale for 2008 (2-5 April). Around
94,000 m2 of gross display area are now available – over 20
per cent more than 2006.
[More
on this Event]
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[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]
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.
[More
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.
[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
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.
[More
on this Event]
Exhibition
Calendar
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Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
Despite
strong competition, Hubtex has
won the 2007 FLTA Award for Ergonomics this year with its Twin Masted
Picking Platform, namely the EZK20.
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here:
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.
More
here:
Synseal
has launched a new marketing suite as part of the nationwide
branding campaign
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Here:
CertainTeed
will
carry an 18-race primary sponsorship on Joe Nemechek's No. 13
Chevrolet during the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season.
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Here:
Apprentice
TV star Ruth Badger was guest of honour at the official opening
of the new showroom of Trotfield Windows,
the Shropshire-based customer of Advantage Windows and Conservatories
Ltd.
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Here:
Hardware
distributor, Wagner, has introduced
a new full colour product guide for its range of fanlight window
gear.
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Here:
The
new Abloy Security 2007/08
catalogues are now available. Due to the increase in the company’s
product range it now has three catalogues covering different areas.
More
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.
More
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:
This
statistical release presents figures on new house building starts
and completions in England and its regions up to the quarter ending
December 2006 and the first figures for 2006 as a whole. There
are also tables that cover new house building in the UK, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland.
More
here:
Purplex,
the window industry consultancy, is opening a new Training Academy
at its offices in Weston Super Mare on 12th March.
More
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.
More
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.
[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
Getting
into
the
Groove
with
Sheerframe
Sheerframe
systems
company
L.B.
Plastics
has
launched
a new
thermally
efficient
four-chamber
co-extruded
reversible
sash
profile,
which
combines
enhanced
aesthetics
and
the
benefits
of a
eurogroove
for
simpler
hardware
installation.
[More
on this
Product]
Product
of the
Week
Archive
here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Sash
Cultivates
the
Perfect
Learning
Environment
Teachers
and
students
at
Fishguard
High
School
in
Pembrokeshire,
have
been
given
a
new
outlook...
literally,
with
new
curtain
walling
from
Sash
UK
Ltd
that
not
only
illuminates
the
front
façade
of
the
building
and
infuses
daylight
into
the
interior,
but
also
allows
the
inhabitants
within
the
school
to
view
the
picturesque
and
inspiring
coastline.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
United
Extend
Lead
As Chelsea
Triumph
In The
Snarling
Cup
The
Carling
Cup
managed
to pack
one
hell
of a
punch
as Chelsea
captured
their
first
silverware
of the
season.
The
reigning
Premiership
champions
literally
beat
Arsenal's
youth
team
although
11 minutes
of injury
time,
three
red
cards,
seven
yellows,
three
goals,
two
managers
on the
pitch
to sort
out
one
almighty
scuffle
and
one
concussed
England
captain,
doesn't
really
tell
the
whole
story
of this
amazing
final.
[Latest
Results
Here]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
We
Also
Need
DERs
says
Rockdoor
The
introduction
of
Window
Energy
Rating
(WER)
scheme
has
been
a
huge
success.
There
are
now
131
'A'
to
'C'
rated
windows,
and
this
is
rising.
But,
doors
are
also
a
major
source
of
energy
loss.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Pilkington
Sells
K'Mac
and
Buys
AG
Pilkington
has
pulled
off
a
remarkable
double:
the
purchase
of
AG
Glass
and
Glazing
Ltd
and
the
sale
of
K
McAnallen
Ltd,
(K'Mac)
in
the
same
week.
This
is
surely
one
of
the
cleverest
bits
of
management
we
have
ever
seen
from
Pilkington,
and
bodes
well
for
the
independance
of
the
UK
glassmaker
after
the
NSG
takeover.
[More
on
this
Story]
Exclusive
Glazine
Preview
of
Edgetech's
'Windows
That
Don't
Cost
the
Earth'
Consumer
DVD
Glazine
readers
don't
have
to
wait
for
the
official
Glassex
launch
of
Edgetech's
Consumer
DVD.
The
leading
warm
edge
technology
specialist
has
allowed
Glazine
readers
to
be
the
first
to
get
a
sneak
preview
clip
of
this
latest
addition
to
Edgetech's
comprehensive
fabricator
and
installer
marketing
support,
all
aimed
to
make
it
easier
to
achieve
Window
Energy
Ratings
and
increase
sales.
To
see
the
full
DVD
visit
Edgetech
at
Glassex,
Stand
no.
G120.
[Exlusive
Preview
here]
Namechecking
The
Gl@zine
in
The
Times
In
a