Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
8th May 2007
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WHS Halo and Lister
Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent have developed, in partnership,
a new low cost 'A+1' Energy Rated Window
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Here:
British
homeowners are familiar with the concept of four seasons in one
day, but now they can help off-set the effects of our weather all
year round, with a new offering from Solaglas
Ltd
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Here:
Ritec
International Marine Services is an expert in fighting
glass surface corrosion on any scale, from cruise liners to private
yachts with the ClearShield System
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Here:
Bromley
Adhesives
has been distributing DL Chemicals range of Sealants and Adhesives
for the last 17 years
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Here:
National
window and conservatory fabricator Crystal
is adding a new range of door panels to its product line
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Here:
Ultraframe
has launched its latest roofing system, Pagoda, a new take on the
traditional lantern style conservatory
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Here:
Everwhite
has launched shutters in the UK: 'an attractive option for the homeowner
- allowing for cooling in the hot summer months'
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Here:
By
adding a new sheet geometry in 8mm thickness to its i-LINE range
of Makrolon® multi UV 4-wall sheets, Bayer
Sheet Europe responds to the continuous strong demand
for energy-saving construction materials
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Here:
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Specialist
supplier to the PVCu industry - The Jones
Tool Company Ltd, has launched a new bead miller specifically
designed for PVCu vertical sliding windows
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Here:
Stained
Glass Overlay,
the UK designer and producer of decorative glass, has launched the
new Brilliant Cut Glass, the modern designer alternative to stained
glass windows
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Here:
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Blair
Neill's relationship with its profile supplier stems back
11 years but it is the company’s six year relationship with K2
that has best demonstrated the value of a true business partner
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Here:
In
just two years of trading, Unique Window
Systems of Leicester has managed to achieve an impressive
turnaround of over 1000 PVCu and aluminium door and window frames
a week
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Here:
Dozens
of disabled people are gaining the chance of a normal working career
with the help of VEKA fabricator
Metrolite Industries
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Here:
Never
one to waste words, Steve Holmes, Business Manager of Lancashire-based
installer Window Systems Ltd,
is nothing if not succinct when describing Duraflex window extrusions
as: ‘Good’.
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Here:
Rockdoor
offers security and strength which is why One Vision Housing has selected
the composite door for a housing improvement project in Sefton, Liverpool
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Here:
Ultraframe
customer, Conservatories By Design UK
has recently completed the installation of a unique conservatory
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Here:
Toughened
safety glass and insulating glass unit manufacturer, TuffX
Ltd was commissioned to supply all the feature structural
glass balustrades in one of the main shopping malls in Liverpool
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Here:
Greater
thermal efficiency, security and aesthetics provided by new PVC-U windows,
manufactured by Total Glass, are
contributing to a better environment for residents at a Manchester care
home
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Here:
Roseview
Windows won a contract on a prestigious Buckinghamshire estate to fabricate
and install REHAU Heritage vertical
sliders for a traditional brick built farmhouse
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Here:
Working
in partnership, Bowater Windows
and Graham Holmes Astraseal have
fitted replacement windows in 2500 homes, whilst door specialist the
EJ Group has installed 5000 doors
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Here:
Spiritual
home of the Vintners Association, ‘Five Kings House’ has recently
undergone major refurbishment: CB Richard Ellis approached Selectaglaze
to handle the secondary glazing
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Here:
Fire glass from CGI is taking care
of fire safety in a new home for the elderly and infirmed in Scotland.
CGI's Fireswiss Foam has been installed in fire screens throughout the
purpose-built nursing home
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Here:
Two
new recruits have just joined the Account Management team at Deceuninck.
Neil Allport is the new Account Manager for the Midlands and Neil
Stewart is the new Account Manager for the North
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Here:
Danny
Hague, Group Commercial Director of Advantage
Windows and Conservatories, proudly watched his son Sean
take to the pitch as the mascot for Wolverhampton Wanderers at their
recent home game against local rivals Birmingham City
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There
has been a significant appointment in the management of Glaston,
part of the Kyro Group. Paolo Ceni, 46, has been appointed Managing
Director of Bavelloni, manufacturer of glass and stone pre-processing
machines and tools, as of June 2007
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Here:
Gretsch-Unitas
has appointed Mark Steele as its first ever commercial manager as
it looks to raise the bar once again in the door and window hardware
industry
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Here:
Spectus
has announced the appointment of Craig Brown, formerly Technical Manager
at another profile company, as Technical Sales Manager
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Here:
Following
increased customer activity and a number of product launches including
the new aluminium roof system, K2
has appointed Dilip Choudhury as business development executive for
the north
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Here:
Anthony
Horan has recently been appointed to the position of Sales Consultant
for Profitmaker
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Here:
‘Taking
our ‘10 Second Pricing’ guide a stage further we
have just launched our new online quoting system, Pro-Quota.
The system can be found on the Pro-Bend
website
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Here:
A
new website dedicated to the education sector has 'gone live',
providing local education authorities, headteachers, bursars
and window fabricators with the latest news and information
on the specification of windows and doors for schools
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Here:
According
to the British Crime Survey (BCS) 2005-06, the total number
of domestic burglaries in England and Wales was 733,000 -
around 2 in 100 homes
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Here:
Conservatory
Outlet, the bolt-on brand for small-to-medium sized
businesses, has just launched a new trade website
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Here:
TimberWindows.com
has grown fast by studying what was wrong with existing methods
of purchasing traditional timber fenestration products and
doing it better
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Here:
The
Synseal Three Peaks 24 hour Challenge - climbing
Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon within 24 hours and driving
435 miles between them is set to take place on Saturday 15th
June
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Here:
Kingfisher
Windows forged links with the NSPCC and the Anti-Bullying
Alliance to launch the Hands Up If You're Against Bullying campaign
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Here:
Sapa
Building Systems' Project Consultant Danny Sullivan
has successfully completed the 267 mile Death Valley Challenge
cycle ride for mine-clearing charity MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
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Here:
A
director from a small construction company got a taste
of what happens when safety standards are allowed to slip,
when the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) carried out a mock interview.
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Here:
A
new £59 million construction project known as AMPPS
(Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics and Photon Sciences) at
The University of Manchester includes the UK's largest solar
shading array using thin film technology.
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The
German company SolarWorld AG
has announced plans to build North America's largest solar
electric component factory in Hillsboro, Oregan. By 2009,
the plant is expected to be producing 500 megawatts worth
of solar silicon wafers and cells
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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
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Alcoa
Makes Hostile Bid for Alcan
Big news this week from the aluminium fenestration market,
with two years of fruitless merger discussions between Alcoa
and Alcan finally giving way to a fairly hostile bid. Alcoa has
offered Alcan shareholders a cash/share offer which values the company
at around $33bn.
Alcan has predictably advised shareholders to hold fire, and the competition commissions across several continents are swinging into action. The merger talks apparently stalled after the CEOs of both companies, Richard Evans and Alain Beldas could not agree over who would get the top job, according to this morning's Montreal Gazette.
Ironically, the proposed merger would recreate an aluminium giant which was dismantled nearly 80 years ago by anti-trust regulators, who this time around may prefer another bidder to enter the fray, possibly from China or Russia. It's likely to be a rocky ride, despite the Toronto stock index reaching record highs on the announcement.
• The Condolence Page for Ian Spokes has been updated and is here. Please add your own memories of Ian, and we hope it brings a small crumb of comfort to the wife and daughter he leaves behind.
Business
Development Manager, Deceuninck
Working
from your home base, you will strategically target new customers
who are distributors and stockists within the building products
sector in the North West and Central Belt of Scotland.
[How
to Apply Here]
Sales Director
Designate
HL Plastics is one of the UK’s leading trade
extrusion companies supplying both customer bespoke products and
its own range of proprietary branded items. Having just completed
a £7 million development of a new manufacturing, distribution
and office complex this ambitious company now seeks a Sales Director
(Designate) to control its range of products for the home and garden
markets.
[Download
PDF Here]
Sales
Order Processor
Glazerite are a successful and well established trade
fabricator, and following an investment programme in excess of £1million,
we have an immediate vacancy for a sales order processor.
[How
to Apply Here]
Business
Development Manager, North West
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.
[How
to Apply Here]
Finishing
Section Manager, Essex
Our
client is a fast growing and ambitious local trade fabricator of
PVCu windows doors and conservatories. Already well established
they are working towards a lean environment and intend to be a major
player in the marketplace by providing customers with excellent
service, and quality product.
[How
to Apply Here]
Beaufort
Heads for Interbuild 2007
Beaufort Secure Design is putting its full support behind Interbuild's
concept of an annual autumn exhibition with the announcement that
it has already signed-up for the show.
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on this Event]
Clayton
Glass WER Forum
North
East sealed unit manufacturer Clayton Glass reports its recent
Window Energy Rating Forum a resounding success with 40 customers,
prospects and suppliers attending.
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on this Event]
Selecta
to Show at CIH
After
the successful launch of a commercial division in the last quarter
of 2006, Selecta Systems Ltd, the PVC-u extrusion company
based in Birmingham, will be attending the CIH exhibition in Harrogate.
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on this Event]
BPF
Information Drive for Specifiers
The
British Plastics Federation Vinyls and Windows Groups has
launched a UK wide information campaign to promote PVC building
products' environmental credentials.
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on this Event]
Fenestration
China 2007
Fenestration
China 2007
will be held at a new location - Everbright Convention & Exhibition
Centre, Shanghai, from 14th - 17th November.
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on this Event]
Foam
Technology Conference
AMI
LLC has brought together international experts from top companies
at Polymer Foam 2007 to talk about the latest news on foaming technology
and applications. This international business conference takes place
October 2-3, 2007 at the Doubletree Hotel in Newark, NJ, USA.
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on this Event]
GlazeKart
2007
Companies
are now signing up to be on the grid when the starting flag falls
at GlazeKart 2007 at Milton Keynes on Friday, 29th June. This great
industry networking event has already attracted a bumper entry and
we are looking for more teams to join in the fun.
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on this Event]
In co-operation with glasstec, the world's no 1 event for the glass industry, the 5th Glass Technology India will take place from 15th-18th November in 2007 in Mumbai.
GlassTech
Asia 2007
With
the increase in demand for glass products in Thailand and South
East Asia, the organisers of GlassTech Asia have announced the exhibition's
6th presentation to be held in Bangkok from 15-17 November this
year.
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on this Event]
Window
Industry Seminars Return
April
sees the return of a series of business seminars specifically for
the Window Industry. The two seminars, ‘Sales Masterclass’
and ‘Business Supergrowth’, are designed to help fabricators
and installers grow and improve their business, generate more leads,
and improve sales performance.
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on this Event]
Architecture Week 2007 will be taking place across the UK from the 15 - 24 June 2007, with events spanning a wide range of contemporary arts and culture, coming together in celebration of the built environment.
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Events
More
upcoming events are listed below.
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Events]
A strong advocate and supporter of the Secured By Design
scheme, Avocet Hardware has
achieved SBD accreditation for four more of its products.
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here:
Lisec Maschinenbau GmbH has
received the nationwide innovation-award of the Republic of Austria
for its glass tempering technology.
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here:
Vista Group plc,
the Wirral - based manufacturer of PVCu door panels and composite
doors, has been voted 'Supplier of the Year' by Advantage
Windows and Conservatories Ltd
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here:
Advantage
Windows and Conservatories Ltd,
the Cheshire-based trade fabricator, was one of the first companies
to use Insight Data's new industry database as part of its current
marketing campaign.
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here:
Double-glazing
specialist Safestyle UK
is to increase its online brand awareness by undertaking an
interactive viral marketing campaign.
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here:
VEKA
is backing one of its fabricators, Leodis
Windows of Leeds, by showing its support to the rugby
playing son of the commercial director, Steve Quinn.
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here:
Jeld-Wen, one of the UK’s
leading joinery manufacturers, has released three new catalogues
for doors, windows and stairs.
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Here:
Window
Widgets has just launched a new 40 page brochure to
include details of the company’s new and expansive product
range.
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Here:
To further promote its Total
Xtras package of ancillaries, Liverpool-based trade
fabricator Total Glass has launched a new brochure to communicate
the comprehensive choice of home improvement products it offers
to installers.
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Here:
Construction
Orders in the year to March 2007 rose by four per cent
compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders
in the first quarter of 2007 rose by one per cent compared to
the same quarter a year earlier.
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here:
Advantage
Windows and Conservatories Ltd,
the UK fabricator of Rehau 70mm windows and doors has always been
committed to training. This commitment has paid dividends after the
company teamed up with industry consultant - Purplex.
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Here:
With the arrival of CE Marking
of IGUs (EN1279) on March 1st, it has been agreed that thermally insulating
glass units should now state U-values with 90% argon-gas filling.
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Here:
A
Waste Directory that shows small businesses in the construction industry
where to find licensed sites for recycling or disposing of their waste
was launched on Monday 19th March by NetRegs,
the government website that provides clear guidance on environmental
regulations.
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Here:
Recyclability
has been a major influence in the launch of a new composite entrance
door from Hallmark Panels. With
landfill tax expected to rise by £35 per tonne within the next
four years, the industry is seeking products that combine quality
with recyclability and the new 44mm entrance door from Hallmark meets
all criteria.
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Here:
New halls 4A and 7A in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg will be included
in the structure of fensterbau/frontale
for 2008 (2-5 April).
[More
on this Event]
Polymer
Foams 2007 will take place 2-3 October at the Doubletree
Hotel in Newark, NJ, USA.
[More
on this Event]
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]
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]
WIN A FLAT SCREEN TV
Where's
the
Billboard?
Synseal
has
teamed
up
with
the
Glazine
to
give
you
a
chance
to
win
a
flat
screen
TV.
If
you
think
you
know
where
the
billboard
is,
simply
email
billboard@synseal.com
with
your
answer.
If
you're
right
your
name
will
be
put
into
a
draw
to
win
a
flat
screen
TV.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
Man
Utd
Win
Crown,
Charlton
Go
Down
The
title
race
finally
came
to
an
end
this
weekend
as
Man
Utd
clinched
the
Premiership
trophy
with
two
games
left
to
play,
while
at
the
other
end
Charlton
were
relegated.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Clear
Views
and
Cross
Ventilation
in
Picture
Window
from
Marvin
Marvin
Windows
and
Doors
has
introduced
the
Venting
Picture
Window
-
a
first-of-its-kind
product
that
provides
the
unique
combination
of
unobstructed
views
and
cross
ventilation.
The
window's
sash
projects
2
1/4
inches
outward
to
reveal
a
screened-in
opening
that
vents
stagnant
air,
reduces
condensation
and
keeps
out
insects.
[More
on
this
Product]
Product
of
the
Week
Archive
here
PROJECT OF THE WEEK
Mero
Schmidlin
Completes
Curtain
Wall
for
Fosters'
Project
On
28th
March
2007,
MERO-SCHMIDLIN
(UK)
PLC
completed
the
main
curtain
wall
installation
on
Foster
and
Partners
skyscraper
'The
Willis
Building',
at
51
Lime
Street
in
the
City
of
London.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Alcoa
to Offer
to Acquire
Alcan
for
US$33bn
Alcoa
Inc.
will
be making
an offer
to acquire
all
of the
outstanding
common
shares
of Alcan
Inc.
for
US$58.60
in cash
and
0.4108
of a
share
of Alcoa
common
stock
for
each
outstanding
common
share
of Alcan.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
G07
Website
Now
Live!
Make
Friday
12th
October
a night
to remember
- the
date
for
the
G07
Awards
Presentation,
the
industry's
most
talked
about
evening,
has
been
announced,
and
the
website
is now
live.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Pilkington
and
Spectus
Team
Up for
'A'
Grades
Window
and
door
systems
supplier,
Spectus,
has
collaborated
with
Pilkington
Building
Products-UK
to develop
a cost
effective
A-rated
window
using
standard
products.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
HomePro has launched a new business, HomePro Money, which provides trade professionals and installation companies of all kinds with the opportunity to offer finance products to help their customers pay for their home improvement projects.
[Read the Rest Here]
Elitis
Energy
Pays
Off!