Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
24th July 2007
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VEKA
has revised a number of colours of its Matrix 58 range whilst also
ensuring delivery from stock for the most popular colours. Following
feedback from customers red and blue have been replaced with the
more subtle hues of ivory and grey
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Here:
Security
solutions provider Adams Rite
says that it has become the first company in the UK to offer CE-marked
continuous hinges suitable for use on fire, smoke and escape doors
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Here:
New
build door specialist HM Doors,
has added the new black through colour GRP door to its extensive
range
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Here:
The
increase in the number of people choosing to live in apartments
and townhouses has lead to the resurgence in popularity of a patio
classic – JELD-WEN’s
Ledbury sliding hardwood patio door
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Here:
Specialist
composite door manufacturer, Permadoor
has unveiled its new advanced fire safety door combining improved
performance with stronger aesthetics
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Here:
Decopierre.
french for bespoke, hand carved rendered stone is now in the UK.
'Take any breeze block, brick, wood or solid wall and we turn it
into a real stone look,' says Art of Stone
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Here:
Trelleborg
Consumer Profiles has launched a new self-adhesive universal
profile in silicon that is suitable for all types of windows, regardless
of the width of the gaps to be sealed
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Here:
D
R Services
recently expanded range of office partitioning patches and hinges
for sliding and stacking doors opens up a wealth of design and space
saving opportunities
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Here:
Gretsch-Unitas
has added a new split-spindle lock to its growing range of FERCO
products as it seeks to create the ultimate front door lock
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Here:
Door manufacturer JELD-WEN has extended its Shaker range with a number of new designs
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The
recently introduced EB24 window profile is now available from all
Steel Window Association members,
offering an answer for both contemporary architecture and historic
period window replacement
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Here:
Roto
has introduced a new tilt and turn system, Roto NT, which will eventually
replace the current Royal and Centro tilt and turn systems
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Here:
L.B.
Plastics
has launched a new collection of decorative Hometrim products to
offer installers further aesthetic scope in window, door and conservatory
installations
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Here:
BCE
has announced the expansion of its current choice of six rosewood
trims to 13
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Here:
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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. In a contract
worth £300,000 the investment will ensure the company maintains
its leading market position
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Here:
North
Western Lead Co (Hyde) Ltd
(NWL) has unveiled a UV light box which enables users to cure adhesives
from below, rather than using a traditional curing method from above
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Here:
‘Accurate,
consistent, cost-saving’, is the verdict from Anglian Windows
after eight months using the automatic Decorative Application System
from GED Integrated Solutions
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Here:
Acorn
Windows,
a family-owned fabricator and installer in Nottingham, is streamlining
its service with Windowlink's
design and sales software for doors, windows and conservatories
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Profile
22 systems fabricator and installer Astra
Windows has successfully completed a major window replacement
scheme at Rivington and Blackrod School, Bolton
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Stevly
Ltd
started trading in 1995 as a fascia, soffits and plastics distributor
which then progressed into buying-in windows. By 2003 the number of
windows being purchased made it viable to set up in production of
uPVC windows and doors
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When
it comes to customer service, K2 fabricator, SWC
Trade Frames says that it can lay claim to be a leader
thanks to its 15-year experience in the conservatory sector and its
long-term supplier relationships
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The
refurbishment of the external envelope of an imposing, 2-storey office
building on the Stockley Park East Estate near Heathrow Airport included
the supply and installation by Structura UK
Ltd of curtain walling, glass panels and doors
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The
refurbishment and conversion of a former care home into a luxury apartment
development in Buckinghamshire has featured the inclusion of almost
300 replacement steel windows - many of them displaying complex frame
shapes - supplied by a member of the Steel
Window Association
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The
developer of an outstanding new build country home in the sought-after
private Crown Estate, Oxshott, Surrey, has used windows and French doorsets
by Mumford & Wood Ltd
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Here:
The
supplier of door and window control systems GEZE
UK has chalked up another success with a combination of automatic
and manual door closing solutions at the state of the art Usworth Sixth
Form College in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
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Taylor
& Jarvis Architectural Ironmongery Ltd supplied 250 pairs of HOPPE
silver satin handles and door accessories to the dental institute at
Kings College Hospital in London
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Here:
The
Victorian Sash Company in Cheshire restored 22 timber windows on a semi-detached
listed property in Lymm with £1,000 worth of Mighton's
stackable weights
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Here:
Pupils
and staff at Bede Community Primary School in Gateshead are enjoying
a warmer, more energy efficient learning environment, after local fabricator
Warmseal Windows completed a major
window refurbishment programme
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Here:
Bekaert
has announced new sales and servicing appointments to support its
growing global customer base in Europe, the Americas and Asia
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Here:
Manufacturer
of processing materials for bonding, sealing, damping and reinforcing
in transportation and general manufacturing industry, Sika
Ltd, has announced the appointment of a new General Manager,
Stephen Hearn
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Here:
Celebrating
its 40th year in 2007, the Steel Window Association
has a new President. Matthew Hahn of Steel Window Service & Supplies
takes over from John Chamberlain of Rea Metal Windows
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Here:
Trade
fabricator Tradelink has appointed
Mick Duff as Quality Assurance Manager, responsible for overseeing
the company's strict quality assurance procedures
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Here:
The
Window Store
has strengthened its Brighton team with the appointment of Nick Corke
as branch manager
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Here:
Agneta
Selroos, 45, M.Soc.Sc has been appointed Manager, Corporate Communications
and Investor Relations of Glaston Corporation
as of 13th August 2007
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Here:
An
expanded range of product lines featured in Carl
F direct is supported by an enhanced on-line service.
The Web based tools and accessories shop for the window and
building industries now offers over 1,500 items
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Almost
5,000 codes of practice and best practice guides were downloaded
from the Door & Hardware Federation
(DHF) website in a single month
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Here:
Specialist
composite door manufacturer and supplier Permadoor
has launched its new and improved website
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Here:
The
Glassex and Glass
Processing and Technology exhibitions now have
a new, single website at a new address
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Goals
were high on the agenda as Safestyle,
the independent replacement window and door retailer, scored
a real winner to support the campaign to keep the Yorkshire
Air Ambulance flying
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The
UK supplier of door and window control systems, GEZE
UK has taken part in a ‘Challenge Anneka’
style makeover for STEPS, a conductive education charity based
in Leicestershire
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Here:
Wolfgang
Gorner, Business Unit Director at REHAU
Window Division, has raised more than £3000 for the National
Autistic Society after successfully completing a charity bike
ride from London to Paris
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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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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 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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We have published a number of articles on Part L of the Building Regulations which you can find here:
PART L ARCHIVES
Relatively
Sustainable
Last week, the timber window industry started to roar after
years of relative acquiescence to the rise and rise of PVC-U. This week
it's all about aluminium as the entire industry appears to be becoming
a conglomerate, or rather, be snapped up by the ever more powerful mining
industry. The stakes are high in both markets, with raw material costs
at an all time high as global demand outpaces diminishing resources.
The hostile bid by Alcoa for Alcan has been derailed by a much better ($38.1bn) cash offer from Rio Tinto. This has left Alcoa itself vulnerable to a takeover bid, with speculation rife that Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is moving into position to attack. As we go to press, however, Alcoa's shares have plummeted on reports that the BHP bid will not materialise. Watch this space, as they say...
On the sustainability front, meanwhile, Spectus has produced an excellent leaflet outlining the case for PVC-U in general (and not just Spectus - very admirable!). It is available for download as a PDF - but think before you print it out, as you will probably use up an entire ink cartridge in the process, which you will then have to offset by planting a forest of trees on your lawn. Read the article under Brochures.
Sales
Executive – South East England
AM
Profiles is renowned as the UK’s leading innovative design
house in aluminium/timber composite systems. Offering aluminium
timber composite windows, doors and curtain wall in bar length and
fabricated form AM Profiles is determined to capture a larger share
of this growing niche market.
[How
to Apply Here]
Get into Composite Doors
Are you thinking about moving into Composite doors but are concerned about the set up costs? Then Winkhaus have the solution! A purpose made UK designed 70mm outer frame which is easily assembled and mechanically jointed. With no need for expensive machinery, welding or reinforcement the Ecoframe™ is the new environmentally friendly door frame for composite doors made from recycled materials.
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Sovereign
and VEKA at Harrogate
Situated
at the heart of The Chartered Institute of Housing Exhibition, based
in Harrogate, window & door manufacturer and installer Sovereign
Group Ltd attracted an abundance of executives from local authorities,
housing associations, arms length management organisations and the
private sectors.
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on this Event]
Something
in the Air at this Year's CIH
The importance of air permeability was the talking point from a
bespoke door manufacturer at the 2007 CIH exhibition. Manse Masterdor
ltd investigated how wind speed levels affected energy costs through
heat loss and Leeds University validated the overall test results.
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on this Event]
Public
Sector Project Management Conference
There are a limited number of delegate places
available for the Ten Alps Events' Public Sector Project Management
Conference at the New Connaught Rooms in London on the 25th September
2007.
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on this Event]
K 2007 Bigger than Ever
Taking
place on 24-31 October K 2007, which is sold out, will occupy 168,000
square metres of space, 5% more than the last time the event ran
in 2004.
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Promac
Golf Day is Above Par
Yet again, the annual Promac Golf Day proved to be a hugely successful
event with some enjoyable golf played during the day followed by
an evening of entertainment and awards giving.
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Cornish
Delight for Europlas and Sparplas
New
Sarnafil Roof Assured registered installers, Europlas and Sparplas
Direct, have both just come away from the Royal Cornwall Show with
a bundle of enquiries for Sarnafil's low maintenance flat roofing
solution.
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on this Event]
Promoting
PVC's Sustainability
Recovinyl
will be highlighting PVC's sustainability and recyclability to social
housing specifiers and construction companies in a major new high-profile
campaign promoting the material's benefits launched by the British
Plastics Federation (BPF).
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on this Event]
Success
at CIH for Total Glass
'Fantastic
response!’ was the verdict from Total Glass Group on a very
successful Chartered Institute of Housing Exhibition 2007 where
its focus on a 'Blue Sky Thinking' approach for the social housing
sector was enthusiastically received.
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on this Event]
Selecta
Makes Big Impression in Harrogate
The
inaugural visit to the CIH exhibition in Harrogate proved very successful
for profile extruder, Selecta Systems. Despite a quiet start, the
Selecta stand attracted many visitors including architects and specifiers
throughout the show with numerous leads generated.
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on this Event]
Fab
& Fix at CIH
Fab
& Fix has reported a very successful response to the launch
of its new security cylinder at the CIH Harrogate recently. Phil
Freeman, Managing Director has commented ‘A considerable amount
of interest has been received from Specifiers and Contractors.'
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on this Event]
FENSA
Technical Seminars
FENSA,
the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme for companies that self
certify compliance when installing replacement windows and doors
in homes, is planning five technical seminars during Autumn 2007
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on this Event]
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Events
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upcoming events are listed below.
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WHS
Halo System 10 is celebrating after its collaboration
with the Birmingham Construction Partnership took centre stage at
the prestigious 2007 Building Awards.
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here:
In this month's What's New section of the BBA
website there is the latest information on the BBA's
Buildoffsite Seminar at Offsite 2007, BBA Approval for KAT UK.
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here:
The Volkswagen Caddy was awarded
the best small van honour and the Crafter won the hard fought best
large panel van title at the prestigious Professional Van and Light
Truck Awards, held in Birmingham recently.
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here:
Pilkington
has announced that it will back rugby Super League club St Helens
as a key sponsor for the rest of this season. The Saints, World
Club Champions for 2007, are once again topping the Super League.
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here:
GAP
Joint Managing Director Charles Greensmith and Rockdoor's
Sales Director Mark Simm entered a car in the Uniroyal Fun Cup
- an endurance racing series for identical VW Beetles.
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here:
VEKA
fabricator Glazerite is
ensuring the boss of one of its trade distributors is achieving
his goals at breakneck speed by sponsoring his efforts to win
the spectacular 'Sound of Thunder' motorcycling championship
this season.
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here:
Spectus Window Systems has
just launched its first brochure concerning PVC and the environment.
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Here:
Freefoam
Plastics, a manufacturer of building products for the
UK, Irish and Mainland European markets, has recently launched
a new Geo-panel™ brochure.
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Here:
SFS intec has
produced a new brochure for all those involved in the design,
fabrication and installation of aluminium curtain walling which
highlights the importance of making the right choices in fastener
selection.
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Here:
Construction
Orders in the year to May 2007 rose by five per cent
compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders
in the three months to May 2007 rose by six per cent compared
to the same three months a year earlier.
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here:
Susan
Richings Operations Director for SWC Trade
Frames said that ‘following on from winning the Training
& Development category at the GO5 industry awards, we have continued
to invest in staff training with the most recent success being 35
Production Operatives & Managers passing NVQ's in Performing Manufacturing
Operations.
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Here
An
online calculator that enables people to work out their carbon footprint
using government-recognised data and calculations was launched by
Environment Secretary David Miliband at an 'eco-friendly' internet
cafe in Central London on June 20th
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Here:
Social
housing specialist composite door manufacturer and supplier Permadoor
has secured the environmental accreditation ISO 14001.
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Here:
Social
housing specialist Profile 22
has unveiled its new recycled composite material (RCM) reinforcement,
closing the loop on the recycling process.
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Here:
The
Construction Centre has highlighted its extensive database
for architects and contractors to find recycled and sustainable products
in order help conform to the Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) which
come into effect in April 2008.
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Here:
100%
Design London (20-23 September 2007 Earls Court) presents
its most exciting edition yet.
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on this
Event]
GlassBuild
America (Sept 10-12) is the gathering place for the entire
glass, window, and door industries in North America.
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on this Event]
Elumatec
is to host another in-house exhibition that is solely dedicated to
aluminium fabrication, on the 18th-20th of September 2007.
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on this Event]
GlassTech
Asia has announced the exhibition's 6th presentation will
be held in Bangkok from 15-17 November 2007.
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on this Event]
The
5th Glass Technology India will
take place from 15th-18th November in 2007 in Mumbai.
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on this Event]
Polymer
Foam 2007 takes place October 2-3, 2007 at the Doubletree
Hotel in Newark, NJ, USA.
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on this Event]
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]
Polyclose
will be held for the 13th time at the Flanders Expo in Ghent on Thursday,
January 17th to Saturday, 19th January 2008
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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).
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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]
Training
is the
Key
Charles
Greensmith
Joint
MD of
GAP
writes:
The
industry
is changing
and
installers
are
diversifying.
But
not
everyone
has
the
skills
they
need
to succeed
and
grow.
Manufacturers
are
supplying
installers
with
the
products
they
need
to do
the
job.
So why
aren't
they
supplying
them
with
the
support
they
need
too?
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
JELD-WEN
Energy Efficient Combi Window
A
new window has been developed
that enables housebuilders
and housing providers to
meet with new thermal performance
ratings. The new Hi Profile
Combi 1.5 timber window
from JELD-WEN
has an energy rating of
1.5Wm2/K and offers total
flexibility in window design
and configuration.
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on this Product]
Product of the Week Archive
here
Sky's
The Limit with Grey!
W&T
Glazing based in Wallasey is working with a developer
of prestigious apartments to add instant impact
and style to their development in North Wales.
In a conscious departure from the norm, W&T
Glazing recommended grey PVC-U for the frames,
French doors and curtain walling.
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on this Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
The
Pilkington Fantasy Football League Is Back
The pre-season friendlies have kicked off, money
is flying around and Craig Bellamy has moved clubs
again, all of which can only mean one thing - the
2007/08 Premiership season is approaching. So now
is time to register your team for the new Pilkington
Fantasy Football League. Log onto www.pilkington.co.uk/fantasyfootball
to get your team up and running.
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the RestHere]
Rio Tinto and Alcan have announced that they have reached an agreement for Rio Tinto to make an offer to acquire all of Alcan's outstanding common shares for US$101 per common share in a recommended, all cash transaction. The offer represents a total equity consideration for Alcan of approximately US$38.1 billion.
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Alcoa
Withdraws Offer for Alcan
Alcoa
Inc. announced on 12th
July that it has withdrawn
its offer for Alcan Inc.
in light of Rio Tinto's
announced agreement to
purchase Alcan.
[Read
the Rest Here]
BHP
Billiton to Bid for Alcoa?
Anglo-Australian
mining giant BHP Billiton
is to decide in the next
week or two whether to
bid for U.S.-based aluminum
company Alcoa.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Previous award-winner, Lister Trade Frames, is literally putting extra fizz into this year's G07 Awards. The Staffordshire fabricator has joined Bohle in sponsoring the Champagne Reception at the Presentation Gala Dinner on Friday 12th October at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, NEC Complex.
[Read the Rest Here]
BBC
Show Gets Into Gear
With Pilkington
Pilkington
Planar™ has been
heralded by the BBC
as one of the most important
innovations of the last
100 years in a new television
programme. 'James May's
20th Century' hit our
screens in July on BBC2
and puts to the test
some of the biggest
developments in industry
over the years.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Yorkshire
Windows Fall Foul of the
ASA
The
text of a regional press
ad, for windows and doors,
which had black and white
chequered borders stated
'Yorkshire and Derbyshire
Crime Reduction Initiative
Don't be one of the 733,000*
victims of Domestic Burglary
Annually' above a shield
logo that stated 'SECURED
BY DESIGN'.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Windows
Plus Super Centre Chooses Deceuninck
Windows
Plus Super Centre, the trade supplier based in Twickenham, has
chosen Deceuninck as their supply partner for the Deeplas range
of building products.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Conservatory Showroom For Wye Valley Windows
Wye
Valley Windows has transformed its factory into a new 6000 sq
ft indoor conservatory showroom with the help of conservatory
roofing specialist, Newdawn.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Plastmo
Profiles have just opened a new and extended showroom in response
to the number of new customers that have signed up at their Northampton
base for their Vogue, Index, Charisma, Slidex and Rollex systems.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Barnsley
fabricator DEM Window Solutions has been accredited with A to C
WER ratings for windows fabricated from WHS Halo's Eclipse and Eclipse
esthétique profiles.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Alcoa has announced second quarter 2007 income from continuing operations of $716 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, the second best quarterly performance in the Company's history and completing its best ever first half in revenues, earnings and cash from operations.
[Read the Rest Here]
CAB
Annual Report Shows Significant Market Growth
At
the end of June the Council for Aluminium in Building held its AGM
at Oulton Hall near Leeds, where members and guests had the opportunity
to network with a broad range of suppliers to the industry.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Shepley
has the Ans-WERs
Shepley
Windows has now launched its own range of Visage® windows under
the Window Energy Ratings (WERs) scheme with 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' and
'E' solutions available for the trade installer and social housing specifier.
[Read
the Rest Here]
LHC
Leads the 'Safety Glass Awareness' Campaign
LHC
Network is leading an intensive campaign to raise awareness of the issues
surrounding use of safety glass for windows and doors by procurement
specialists in both the public and private sectors.
[Read
the Rest Here]
The
Heat is On - Heatguard® Hits 500 Per Shift!
Over
500 HeatGuard® warm edge energy efficient products are now being
produced by Cambridgeshire-based fabricator Tradelink every 8 hour shift.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Siegenia-Aubi
Helps Lancs Fabricator Achieve Folding Door First
Bolton-based
Lancashire Trade Frames is celebrating the sale of its first bi-fold
door with orders for plenty more. And, with help from SIEGENIA-AUBI,
which is providing its FS-Portal hardware for the doors, the Lancashire
fabricator is confident that this is the start of something big.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Nippon
Sheet Glass Announces Revision of Operating Result Forecast
In
connection to the sale of the flat glass business in Australasia announced
on 29th June 2007, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. announces the revisions
made to its forecast of operating results published on 31st May 2007
[Read
the Rest Here]
Bracket
Costs Bolton Drivers Top Six Place in 25-Hour Race
A
3p bracket robbed two Bolton race drivers of a top six position in
the world's longest race circuit endurance event last weekend.
[Read
the Rest Here]
BlueScope
to Offload US Project for US$190m
BlueScope
Steel Limited (BSL) has announced the US$190 million sale of The Vistawall
Group, its North American aluminium architectural products business.
[Read
the Rest Here]
fensterbau/frontale
2008 Already almost Booked Up
The
integration of the new halls 4A and 7A into the space concept of fensterbau/frontale,
which takes place together with HOLZ-HANDWERK in the Exhibition Centre
Nuremberg from 2-5 April 2008, is proving a big hit.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Cutting
Edge Investment from John Fredericks
In
a strategic investment in excess of £500,000, Huddersfield-based
super fabricator John Fredericks has taken delivery of its fourth Schirmer
saw cutting centre.
[Read
the Rest Here]
2,700
GAP Products Now Available Online
Independent
home improvements stockist GAP has increased the number of products
available to order online to 2,700 - around 85% of its total range.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Remember,
Remember the 25th of September!
Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for the process and manufacturing
sector including the glass industry, has announced its First National
Conference, which will take place at the Belfry Hotel in Birmingham
on 25th September 2007.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Plastics
Opportunities Expand in Window and Door Profiles
The
latest developments in window, door and siding profiles were discussed
at the international conference in June in Charlotte, USA, organised
by Applied Market Information LLC.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Vitro
Exercises its Option to Increase Ownership Stake
Vitro,
S.A.B. de C.V. announced on July 3rd that its subsidiary Viméxico,
S.A. de C.V. (Viméxico) has notified AFG Industries, Inc. (AFG)
that it is exercising its right to purchase the 50% stake in the Mexican
joint venture.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Bespoke
Conservatory Company Decides on Duraseal
A
manufacturer of high quality timber framed conservatories and garden
rooms has taken the decision to utilise Tremco illbruck's Duraseal -
a warm edge sealant and spacer system, to help ensure its production
of insulating glass units meets the latest legislation.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Proskills
to Establish a National Skills Academy for the Process and Manufacturing
Sector
Proskills
is celebrating the announcement that it has succeeded in its application
to establish a National Skills Academy for the glass industry and the
other sectors it represents. The establishment of the academy has been
welcomed by employers as they recognise the potential opportunities
this will create for them and their employees.
[Read
the Rest Here]