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19th June 2007
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Security solutions provider Adams Rite
has introduced a new range of CE marked and BS EN tested high security
locks that combine security, safety and aesthetics
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Here:
Buoyed
up by the success of its Matelux satin finish glasses, Glaverbel
has expanded the range. Matelux now has over 10 products, including
newcomer Matelux Antislip
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Here:
The
latest Fab
& Fix product
is the worldwide patented 'FAB&FIXLOCK Security Cylinder' which
was officially launched at the Chartered Institute of Housing Exhibition
at Harrogate in June 2007
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Here:
PYRANOVA®
fire resistant glass is now available in a butt-joint system that
eliminates mullions and enables corner solutions of up to 90°
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Here:
A
new universal roller keeper has been designed to fit any PVC profile
on the market by Gretsch-Unitas
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Here:
Universal
Arches' ability to manufacture a high quality product
has won it many accolades as a leading vertical slider manufacturer
More
Here:
Metal
Technology has developed two new System 4-20 vent profiles
offering larger vent sizes, security locking and ease of fabrication
More
Here:
The
new glass kit designed by Synseal
gives installers an extra pair of hands when fitting glass in conservatory
roofs
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Here:
Most
people who don't use SynergeBuild
think it's simply an online ordering system. But those who do use
it - and that's over 70% of Deceuninck customers - express amazement
at its capabilities
More
Here:
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Beaufort
is expanding its aluminium suite with the launch of a versatile
suite of sections to cater for the commercial entrance door and
screening sector market
More
Here:
Geo-Panel™
from Freefoam Plastics provides
a smooth, decorative, waterproof wall covering for new and existing
interior walls
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Here:
Product Archive
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CK
International Ltd, manufacturer of waste recycling machinery,
was so well received by those who attended Glassex '07 that the
company sold 60 of its CK51 Mini-Compactors over four days
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Here:
Martindales,
the specialist supplier of replacement doors and window frames to
the insurance industry, has introduced a high-efficiency woodworking
machine
More
Here:
Lancashire
Trade Frames
has made a further machinery investment thanks to the product range
and Service Centre at Promac in the form of the very latest Urban
SV800 corner cleaner
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Here:
The
new Makita Deltagon SDS+ drill
bits have three cutting edges rather than the traditional two and
this simple formula delivers far more accurate holes, even in the
toughest materials
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Here:
The
new FUX machine now makes it
possible to laminate one single profile first time in the colour
of your choice with foils from Renolit and Hornschuch
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Here:
Southport-based
REHAU fabricator MD Joinery has invested in a substantial amount
of new machinery from Promac
designed to increase the speed and efficiency of its production
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Here:
This
year Imperial Windows and Conservatories
based in Bath/Bristol celebrates 15 years as a supplier of windows,
doors and conservatories
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Here:
VEKA's
Big Rig was out on the road again recently, this time on the streets
of Bolsover, Chesterfield. The supersize facility was brought in to
assist M1 Trade Frames' new relationship
with VEKA
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Here:
On
the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Madrid, a monument
for the victims was unveiled in the Spanish capital. SCHOTT
in Grünenplan supplied 15,600 custom-manufactured glass building
blocks
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Here:
Comar
Architectural Aluminium Systems and Hampshire Commercial
Aluminium System Ltd, a Comar approved fabricator, have recently completed
an extensive refurbishment programme on The Winston Churchill School
in Woking, Surrey
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Here:
The
Swiss Rae building on St Mary Axe, better known as the Gherkin, has
been the subject of alterations and the recent fit out of the 16th to
18th floors for new tenants has involved D
R Services in the construction of a totally bespoke staircase
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Here:
Pilkington
Optilam™ I has been used to create a stunning roof for a new transport
interchange at the North Manchester Business Park, as part of a regeneration
drive in the city
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Here:
Architects
Duffy Mitchell O'Donoghue set out
a brief for a highly transparent and unique external skin to a speculative
office building in Dublin's south docklands area
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Here:
KAT
UK,
the UK supplier of patio doors and vertical sliding sash windows,
has appointed Peter Betts as its new regional sales manager for the
South of England
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Here:
To
drive its sales forward VEKA plc
has promoted Jason Bird to National Sales Manager
More
Here:
Glazpart,
the glazing accessory specialist, has announced the appointment of
Jim Nicholls as the company’s new Sales Director
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Here:
VEKA
has announced the appointment of Tom Wade as Account Management Executive
More
Here:
Technispray
Paints Ltd,
manufacturer of Kolorbond - the colour coating for PVC-u windows -
has appointed paint and coatings expert Eric Desmond as its new quality
manager
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Here:
Everwhite
Plastics
welcomes Terry Owen as new Warehouse and Transport Manager
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Here:
Hurst
Plastics
has appointed composite door expert Ron Jones to join the experienced
team which looks after its recently launched Rhino composite door
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Here:
Figures
released on 8th June by Communities and Local Government (CLG)
show that the rise in homeowners, architects and builders
using the online planning process in the West Midlands are
projected to increase by over 12,000 between 2004 and 2007
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Here:
The
definitive DHF guide to
Approved Document M of the Building Regulations for the door
and hardware industry is proving a hit with both the industry
and with architects, specifiers and property professionals
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Here:
VEKA's
new and improved website is now up and running - good news
to more than 140 fabricators and hundreds of installers as
well as architects, specifiers, local authorities and general
householders
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Here:
You
can now access all the latest information on Beaufort's
aluminium systems simply by logging on to www.specify-it.com
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Here:
The
Ultraframe marketing
team has recently re-invigorated its splash page as part of
the company’s branding strategy
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Here:
The
first of five schools being built in Nepal by hardware and decorative
glass products supplier UAP,
has now been opened
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Here:
Colleagues
from Carl F Petersen Ltd
who took part in the Peterborough Dragon Boat festival have
raised £1,300 for a local day care hospice
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Here:
Lister
Trade Frames has become the main sponsor for the
Douglas Macmillan Hospice 'Time to Care' initiative
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Here:
The
Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) has just launched a Cartoon-based campaign aimed
at 'busting' some of the myths associated with risk assessment
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Here:
Solarcentury,
the UK solar energy company which says that it has helped
more homes, businesses and public buildings go solar than
anyone else, has launched Solar4Schools, a new initiative
to help British schools go solar in a bid to reduce rising
carbon emissions.
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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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Here:
We
have published a number of articles on Part L of the Building
Regulations which you can find here:
PART
L ARCHIVES
We have published a number of articles on EN1279, which you can find here:
EN1279 ARCHIVES
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Pilkington
Adds its Weight to WER
In an audacious move by the UK glassmaker, Pilkington Glass
has launched energiKare™, an IGU product which uses a combination
of low-e glass, low iron glass and gas filling to produce a guaranteed
C rating on the WER scale - without having to use warm edge. The Pilkington
energiKare™ IGU will be available via the Pilkington processor network
and also from IGU processor partners who are eligible to carry exactly
the same branding.
It makes sense for Pilkington to offer a product which employs its existing skills and which it already has production facilities to achieve, and a downstream marketing network. Pilkington energiKare™ is normally made up of 4mm Pilkington K Glass™ and 4mm Pilkington Optiwhite™ and must be filled with argon gas, conforming to EN1279 Part 3.
Meanwhile, companies wanting A or B ratings will almost certainly find themselves looking at a warm edge solution, so it is no surprise that we report this week that one of the UK's biggest glass and glazing companies, AC Yule, has made a significant investment in two fully automated Lisec lines to apply Edgetech's Super Spacer® TriSeal™ spacer.
Vista:
Commercial Sales Manager
Vista
is a leading supplier of GRP Composite doors to the Trade, Newbuild
and Social Housing markets, with an unrivalled reputation for quality
and service.
Due to continued growth we now require a further sales manager (home
based) who is energetic, self motivated and a team player.
[How
to Apply Here]
Epwin:
Procurement Managers
Reporting
to the Group Technical Director you will operate as the Commodity
manager for one of the following broad product categories and will
be responsible for managing procurement activities across multiple
business locations.
[How
to Apply Here]
Eurocell:
Area Sales Manager
This
is an exciting role for a professional Sales Manager to make a real
impact in a fast moving and highly successful company. Based in
the Northern region, you'll play an integral role in furthering
our expansion.
[How
to Apply Here]
Float
Glass Industries: Two Positions
As part of this strategy of on-going expansion
and future development, we are looking to appoint an experienced
Sales Manager for our Processed Glass Division as well as a Business
Development Manager for our Northern Region
[How
to Apply Here]
Ayrton
Bespoke: Sales Manager
Ayrton
Bespoke is a fast growing retail joinery business, specialising
in high quality wooden windows and doors. We are a private UK company,
based in Wandsworth South West London, with manufacturing facilities
in Eastern Europe.
[How
to Apply Here]
National
Plastics: Various Positions
National
Plastics is one of the largest independent network of trade counters
within the UK. The following positions are currently available:
Business Development Manager; Trade Counter Manager - Frames and
Trade Counter Manager - Roofline.
[How
to Apply Here]
Le
Mans Winner at GlazeKart
Drivers
and teams taking part in this year's GlazeKart event will be relieved
to know that 4 times Le Mans winner and F1 test driver Oliver Gavin
will not be there to compete!
[More
on this Event]
Shake,
Rattle & Bohle
Guests
were All Shook Up at the latest Bohle Open Day when none other than
Elvis Presley burst in on guests as they were signing on the line
for a Bohle Glass Buddy or Straight Line Edger.
[More
on this Event]
Crystal
Cup Polo in August
Hertfordshire-based trade fabricator Crystal
Direct is holding a Polo tournament in August. The event
will be held across two days at Hertfordshire Polo Club.
[More
on this Event]
Homes
Must be Greener
The fact that our homes account for 27% of the UK's CO2 emissions
makes looking at how to improve energy efficiency in the home a
high priority. The organisers of the Thames Valley's dedicated Homebuilding
& Renovating Show, on at the Newbury Showground on 23rd
and 24th June, have put together a simple guide to help you through
the maze of greener living.
[More
on this Event]
GlassBuild
America: The Glass Window Door Expo
Listed
as one of the Top 200 trade shows in the U.S. by Tradeshow Week
magazine, GlassBuild America is the gathering place for the entire
glass, window, and door industries in North America.
[More
on this Event]
Avocet
Open Day has Chinese Flavour
The
river that runs past the windows of Avocet's Brighouse, Yorkshire
headquarters will become the Yangtse for a day in June for a traditional
Ching-Chu (Chinese Festival).
[More
on this Event]
Elumatec
Opens Doors for Aluminium
Spurred on by the successful event it held back in November 2005,
Elumatec is once again making preparations to host another in-house
exhibition that is solely dedicated to aluminium fabrication, on
Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th of September 2007.
[More
on this Event]
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Events
More
upcoming events are listed below.
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Events]
For dedicating their lives to promoting artistic excellence
and culture, The Glass Museum
presented the 2007 Cristal Award to Enrique Canales Santos, Juan
Beckmann Vidal and his wife Doris Legorreta Santos de Beckmann and
the Italian artist Lino Tagliapietra at a ceremony held recently
at Vitro's Corporate Offices.
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here:
Fabricating and installing System 10 windows for over 20 years
has helped Thermoshield to achieve
a prestigious local business award for two consecutive years.
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here:
DWL
Home Improvements Ltd is celebrating its new partnership
with VEKA plc with a massive
presence at the South of England County Show in Sussex.
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here:
LSH
(UK) Limited,
formerly Laird Security Hardware has announced that the company
is a sponsor of Syngenta Juveniles, one of the largest Youth
Football Clubs in the country.
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here:
The
closest and most competitive motor racing championship in the
UK and Ireland moved to Mondello Park near Dublin earlier this
month with seasoned and novice racers driving for Bolton-based
replacement window and door specialist Martindales.
More
here:
Pilkington
has released a third bulletin, Window Energy Ratings
3, to explain the benefits of the scheme, how to get a rating,
factors affecting a window rating and the implications of WERs
on glass specification.
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Here:
Swisspacer,
the European warm-edge market leader, has just introduced two
updated brochures, now available in English.
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Here:
Construction
Orders in the year to April 2007 rose by six per cent
compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders
in the three months to April 2007 rose by 11 per cent compared
to the same three months a year earlier. Orders in the three months
to April 2007 rose by two per cent compared to the previous three
months, due to rises in private commercial and private housing
orders.
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here:
Schüco
has
announced that all its Aluminium Product Training Courses have now
been approved by the Glass Qualification Authority (GQA).
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Here:
GAP,
the UK's largest independent PVC-U stockist, has claimed another industry
first by launching its own Training Centre.
More
Here
At Crystal we want to lead by example. Our Operations Director, Brian Geraghty, has been communicating with all our suppliers so we can recycle all our packaging.’
More Here:
Council
houses are among the most energy efficient homes in the country, according
to a major Government report into house conditions published on 6th
June.
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Here:
In
an investment of more than £1 million that further cements the
company's commitment to the British market, VEKA
is establishing a UK-based recycling facility to complement its plant
at Behringen, Germany, further extending the company's international
lead in sustainable PVC production.
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Here:
Sheerframe
window and door fabricators can add to their green credentials, save
money and be confident that they comply with environmental standards
thanks to a new initiative by PVC systems company L.B.
Plastics.
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Here:
Elumatec
is to host another in-house exhibition that is solely dedicated to
aluminium fabrication, on the 18th-20th of September 2007.
[More
on this Event]
GlassTech
Asia has announced the exhibition's 6th presentation will
be held in Bangkok from 15-17 November 2007.
[More
on this Event]
The
5th Glass Technology India will
take place from 15th-18th November in 2007 in Mumbai.
[More
on this Event]
Polymer
Foam 2007 takes place October 2-3, 2007 at the Doubletree
Hotel in Newark, NJ, USA.
[More
on this Event]
Fenestration
China 2007 will be held at a new location - Everbright
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, from 14th - 17th November.
[More
on this Event]
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]
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]
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]
Exhibition
Calendar
Go
Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Pickbuster:
the Simple Solution to Things
that go Bump in the Night
Having dealt
with the growing trend of
burglars breaking in to
homes through forcing door
lock cylinders to snap,
by the simple expedient
of developing a new Anti
Snap Cylinder, UAP now addresses
the issue of 'bumping'.
Bumping is the term used
to describe the process
of gaining entry to a property
by using 'Bump Keys'.
[More
on this Product]
Product of the Week Archive
here
New
Home for Dorothy
Glass
installation specialist Solaglas Portsmouth Glass
& Glazing has provided all structural glazing,
windows, automatic doors and an entrance canopy
for the £2.4-million Dorothy House Hospice
project. The project involved the refurbishment
of day care facilities as well as the creation
of an education centre and stunning new chapel.
[More
on this Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
Pilkington
Sets the Standard for Window
Energy Ratings
Pilkington
is taking the evolution of
Pilkington K Glass™ into
the energy-saving era with
the launch of Pilkington energiKare™
- a new insulating glass unit
(IGU) which helps to meet
the requirements of the Energy
Saving Trust's Energy Saving
Recommended scheme.
[Read
the Rest Here]
One of the largest Glass processors and Aluminium and PVC-U frame manufacturers in the UK, AC Yule Group, has chosen Edgetech as its preferred supplier of Warm Edge Technology.
[Read the Rest Here]
National
Profiles to Distribute Spectus
National
Profiles Ltd, based in Mallow,
Co. Cork, Ireland, has just
been appointed distributor
for Spectus Window Systems
for the 32 counties of Ireland.
National Profiles will continue
to distribute the WHS/Halo
UPVC and Smart Systems aluminium
products throughout the whole
of Ireland.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Ex
VEKA Man Rogers Resurfaces
in the Grass & Grazing
Industry
Mark
Rogers, Sales & Marketing
Director at VEKA plc until
his departure in the summer
of last year, has reappeared
as one of the launch team
of a new home improvement
concept and one that, quite
literally, has catapulted
him from glass & glazing
to grass & grazing.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Having exceeded the 2006/2007 UK and Ireland sales target for Pilkington Activ™ self-cleaning glass by the end of November four months ahead of the company's fiscal year end, the British sales team went on to exceed all expectations by the end of March.
[Read the Rest Here]
‘15,000
Lives Saved Tonight’
So
said UAP Managing Director David Jennings on the night of the UAP
DWCW-Nepal Charity Ball, held to fund a TB immunisation programme
in the poverty-stricken Himalayan country.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Anglian Building Products has been chosen by North Lincolnshire Homes to supply and fit windows and doors for around 5,000 homes.
[Read the Rest Here]
Shelve
Preconceptions and Boost Energy Ratings with R&D
A
common thread linking companies who have achieved top BFRC window
energy ratings is research & development, according to Certified
Simulator Mike Chorlton, of Chiltern Dynamics.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Bystronic
Glass gives K Seal Glass a Leading Edge
A
recent investment in equipment from Bystronic Glass UK is set to
further raise the corporate profile of K Seal Glass, based in the
North West of England.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Sales
and Marketing Organisational Changes at Pilkington
A
number of organisational changes within Pilkington Building Products
UK and Ireland and Pilkington Building Products Europe have taken
effect.
[Read
the Rest Here]
GAP's
New Central Warehouse in Blackburn Opening Soon
GAP's
new central warehouse in Blackburn will be open for business later
this summer. The depot, which is opposite GAP's head office, will
be the largest stockist warehouse in the country at 45,000ft2.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Rockdoor
Doubles Production of its Composite Door
Rockdoor
has doubled production of its composite door and cut lead times to 10
days. Production of Rockdoor at its state-of-the-art Blackburn factory
is up 56% in response to customer demand.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Retirement
for Lindsay Rose at Roseview
Lindsay
Rose, the founder and managing director of specialist sash window manufacturer
Roseview Windows, has retired after 30 years in charge of the business.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Glaston
Receives Largest Order in its History
Glaston
has received its biggest order of all time. Coming from the EMEA area,
the order is a One-Stop-Partner (OSP) package deal worth 15.5 million
euros.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Sales
Booming for Sheerframe Window Fabricator
Cleveland
based Sheerframe fabricator and installer H Jarvis Ltd has built on
the success of a record end to 2006 with continued sales growth during
the first quarter of this year.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Thermoseal
Navigates its Way to Customer Service
Thermoseal
Group has installed satellite navigation systems with an up-to-the-minute
traffic alert feature to its new vehicles to improve the speed and
reliability of its door-to-door delivery service.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Siegenia-Aubi
Helps Take the 'Sting' Out of Testing
Siegenia-Aubi
Ltd has introduced a new testing facility that will save window and
door fabricators time and money in the run up to industry standard
tests.
[Read
the Rest Here]
HOPPE
and Yale help Leamore Windows Stand out with Quality
In a saturated replacement window market, one of the key ways to stand
out is by using quality products with strong brand and marketing support
for the general public, according to Afolabi Akinsanya, Yale's National
Sales Manager.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Supertrucks
Glass Carrying Rack for Hourglass
Supertrucks
Ltd, the UK manufacturer of specialist glass carrying systems, is now
launching Fit & Glaze, a new and significantly improved demountable
glass carrying rack for panel vans.
[Read
the Rest Here]
WPR
Building sees Sales Soar Since Switching to Everwhite
Warrington
based WPR Building Supplies has seen sales increase since it switched
to Everwhite roofline products in June 2006. Now Everwhite makes up
around 70% of WPR's roofline stock, which receives two deliveries a
week.
[Read
the Rest Here]
It's
'C' for Crystal
Pilkington
AG, formerly AG Glass and Glazing, says that it continues to lead the
market for the development of window energy rated glass solutions and
Romford-based Crystal Windows is the latest company to benefit from
the company’s expertise.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Fitology
by TimberWindows.com
TimberWindows.com
introduces Fitology - the science of speed-fitting timber windows. The
company's engineered timber system provides a window that's 10% quicker
to fit than PVC-U and twice as fast to install when compared to a standard
timber window.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Minister
Praises REHAU Fabricator Newco
Newco
Products, a REHAU fabricator based in the London Borough of Newham,
was praised by Anne Maguire, Minister for Disabled People, when she
visited the company's Stratford depot recently to award NVQ certificates
to disabled graduates of the WORKSTEP scheme.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Nova
Group Chooses Kenrick for High Security Hardware Package
Trade
fabricator Nova Group Ltd. has chosen hardware manufacturer Kenrick
to supply the company with a bespoke version of its Excalibur multi-point
locking system as well as its Lockmaster high security door lock.
[Read
the Rest Here]
JC
Parker Installations Chooses Crystal as Sole Supplier
Crystal
Direct, the Hertfordshire based national trade fabricator, was JC Parker
Installations' first choice of supplier when it was established in September
2006.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Norway
Opens New Window of Opportunity for U-fit
Scandinavia
could soon be going crazy for conservatories after a Midlands double
glazing company struck a deal to supply one of Norway's largest DIY
chains.
[Read
the Rest Here]
SPECIAL FEATURES
How
Green is Your Glass?
An
introduction to filling glazing systems with gases and some suggestions
for making an ethical product greener to gain market share.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Turkish
Market Set Fair to Shine
As
The Bath Plug & Tap Company, Kate Ashley-Norman spent 10 years charting
the various trends in the UK window industry. Now after spending the
last five years running a construction and real estate company in the
Turkish resort of Altinkum she reports back to us on the many opportunities
enjoyed by our Turkish counterparts.
[Read
the Rest Here]
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