Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing
and Fenestration Industries
14th August 2007
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Ensure
that your sealed units pass the EN1279 gas test by applying Thermoseal's
new low cost Gas-Lock Seals™ to spacer tube corners and edges
which may otherwise leave your sealed unit susceptible to gas leakage
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Here:
In
line with their strategy of continual research and improvement,
Ultraframe has launched an Anchor
Clip for use with the Classic roof system
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Here:
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
More 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
More
Here:
New build door specialist HM Doors, has added the new black through colour GRP door to its extensive range
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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:
More Here:
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
More
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
More
Here:
Product Archive
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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
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Here:
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:
'The
most advanced and attractive window systems and the widest product
range on the market aren't benefits to installers, or fabricators,
if they come at the expense of quality or on time delivery', says
Jeremy Beling, Managing Director of Dorset based national trade fabricator,
Coastal Windows
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Here:
The
champagne is flowing at S & A Developments
of Darwen, Lancashire, who has just received both the coveted BBA
Accreditation and BFRC Window Rating for their range of PVCu windows
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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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Here:
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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Here:
A
prestigious development of new five bedroom homes in St Albans has been
completed using high performance Sheerframe PVC windows from L.B.
Plastics
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Here:
The
‘Palazzo Tendenza’, the shopping wing of the NET Center in
Padova, Italy, now boasts the country’s tallest fin-supported glazing
system, thanks to the installation of the latest glass technology from
Pilkington
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Here:
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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Here:
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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Here:
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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Here:
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:
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:
Independent
home improvements stockist GAP
has increased the number of products available to order online
to 2,700 - around 85% of its total range
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Here:
Greenway
Products
in Pontypool, South Wales recently commissioned Punctum Photographic
to create and build an on-line Virtual Tour of the company's
conservatory showroom
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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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Here:
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:
Not
only has K2 given the industry
what is arguably the best conservatory product range but the
company has also given back into the local community thanks
to a number of charity events
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Here:
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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Here:
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:
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:
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
HIPs
Need Replacement
One can't help feeing sorry for Gordon Brown - only
managing four hours vacation before being recalled to Westminster to deal
with Foot & Mouth and Floods in the country he had only just told
everyone else to take their holidays in. I presume he was on his way to
the land of his fathers.
We were rather surprised to return from our holidays to find that the much debated HIPs scheme appears to have been bulldozed through - presumably in the hope that everyone was on holiday and therefore wouldn't notice. Various bodies - not least the House of Lords, the National Association of Estate Agents and the National Audit Office - are still fiercely critical, so one feels it's not quite a done deal yet.
Preparations are now underway for the Glazing Industry Event of the Year - the G07 Awards, which will be held at the Birmingham Metropole on October 12th. One of the highlights of this year's event is the Bohle Glass Student of the Year, which is now down to its final twelve. We report on this below.
Business
Development Manager - North West England
One
of the UK‚s leading window, door and conservatory systems companies
is seeking to appoint a business development manager for the North
west of England, following the retirement of a long-serving team
member. Attractive salary and benefits package.
[How
to Apply Here]
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.
Download PDF Here
ERA
Locca at CIH
The
ERA Locca really was the star of the show at the Chartered Institute
of Housing Exhibition in Harrogate last month. You couldn't turn
a corner without coming face to face with the latest in remote access
control from ERA.
[More
on this Event]
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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).
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.'
[More
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
[More
on this Event]
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Events
More
upcoming events are listed below.
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Events]
Eurocell Profiles has
beaten off competition from hundreds of entrants to be one of just
four finalists in the prestigious Derbyshire Business Awards.
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here:
WHS
Halo System 10 is celebrating after its collaboration
with the Birmingham Construction Partnership took centre stage at
the prestigious 2007 Building Awards.
More
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.
More
here:
Edgetech,
warm edge technology supplier to the UK glazing market, has
launched 360 marketing, a powerful support package for manufacturers
and installers.
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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.
More
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.
More
here:
Deceuninck has introduced
its new updated specification guide, a comprehensive catalogue
which gives specifiers, fabricators and contractors detailed information
on their three 70mm systems.
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Here:
As part of the continued development of the Ultra
Installer Scheme, a 'Best Practice Guide' is to be developed following
a workshop between the BBA and members of the Ultraframe
Marketing Team.
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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:
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.
More
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.
More
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.
More
Here:
100%
Design London (20-23 September 2007 Earls Court) presents
its most exciting edition yet.
[More
on this
Event]
GlassBuild
America (Sept 10-12) is the gathering place for the entire
glass, window, and door industries in North America.
[More
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.
[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]
Polyclose
will be held for the 13th time at the Flanders Expo in Ghent on Thursday,
January 17th to Saturday, 19th January 2008
[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]
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]
Defending
PVC's
Environmental
Credibility
Sam
Kennedy,
MD of
Spectus
writes:
I agree
with
Calum
Forsyth,
the
new
president
of the
British
Plastic
Federation
(BPF)
that
the
industry
needs
to work
together
to answer
the
growing
environmental
backlash
against
PVC.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Renewable
Energy
Projects
Alan
Burgess,
MD of
Masterframe
writes
to The
Guardian:
In the
article
Renewable
energy
projects
will
devour
huge
amounts
of land
(Wednesday's
Guardian
p15)
dams
and
biofuels
are
compared
with
wind
energy
and
solar
power,
with
nuclear
coming
out
top
as the
best
use
of land
for
energy
generation.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
New
Fire Doors Strike A Match
With System 10 Range
WHS
Halo System 10 has introduced
a new range of high performance
fire doors offering proven
fire resistance, superior
security and full compatibility
with its market leading
range of PVC-U windows and
doors for the public sector.
[More
on this Product]
Product of the Week Archive
here
'Sea'
More With Clear Glass Balcony Views
Maximising
sea views from this stunning individually-designed
beach house on the South coast are aluminium and
glass balconies supplied by Balcony Systems Ltd.
Corrosion-resistant and requiring no-maintenance,
the system is the perfect stylish choice for a
contemporary property in a marine environment.
[More
on this Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
PILKINGTON FANTASY FOOTBALL
Return
Of The Premier League
A wave of relief swept up and down the country as
the Premier League 2007/08 season kicked off this
weekend. The opening fixtures saw some thrilling
action and plenty of surprise results. So what does
this mean for the Pilkington Fantasy Football League?
Which of the mini leagues are performing well and
who are the early pace-setters in line for this
year's soccer-tastic prizes? Read on to find out...
[Read
the RestHere]
Win
Two Pairs of Tickets for
the Wembley Challenge
Cup Final - Only with
The Gl@zine!
The
Gl@zine has managed to
obtain two pairs of tickets
for the historic first
ever Rugby League Challenge
Cup Final to be played
at the new Wembley Stadium!
Watch Saints do battle
against French side Catalan
Dragons whilst proudly
wearing their famous Red
V shirts - emblazoned
with the Pilkington Activ™
name.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Bohle
Glass Student Of The Year
2007: Last 12
After
hours of deliberation
and considerable disagreement,
twelve entrants have now
been accepted for last
stage judging of the Bohle
Glass Student of the Year
Awards; now begins the
process of choosing the
four entrants that will
attend the G07 Awards
ceremony in October.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Deceuninck
UK Appoints new MD
Deceuninck UK has just
announced the appointment
of Alain Swyngedauw
as its new managing
director. Alain has
been part of Deceuninck's
operations for 27 years
and has worked with
Deceuninck group companies
throughout Europe.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Best
Value Conservatories
Acquires Laird Lifestyle
Best
Value Conservatories
Ltd (BVC), the Aldridge-based
trade supplier of windows,
doors and conservatory
products, has acquired
Laird Lifestyle Products,
a division of Laird
Security Systems, the
business acquired earlier
this year by Lupus Capital
plc.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Eurocell
Coventry Depot Goes
Large!
Over 50 customers joined
Eurocell Building Plastics
on Kingswood Close in
Coventry on Monday to
celebrate its re-launch
since the company made
a major investment in
extending its trade
counter and adding new
merchandising displays.
[Read
the Rest Here]
HWL
Group Acquires Penicuik
Home Improvements
Following the appointment
of receivers at PHI, Neil
Donaldson, of Highseal
Windows and HWL Group,
has purchased it as a
going concern, retaining
staff, manufacturing facility
etc and is looking forward
to the expansion into
the Scottish retail and
Commercial market.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Houses
get Sunburnt Too!
Freefoam Plastics, a leading
industry voice in the
manufacture and promotion
of environmentally friendly,
lead free products, has
launched a new media campaign,
titled 'The Burning Issue',
to increase awareness
of the dangers of UV radiation
to buildings.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Global
- the Next Generation
Synseal, the UK's number one choice for windows and conservatories,
is launching a new product range under the global brand. Surprisingly,
it's a composite door.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Ultra
Installer Leads the Way!
Ultra
Installer, Northern Direct Windows is celebrating the successful
conversion of six sales leads provided by the Ultraframe Scheme
in just six weeks.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Rhino
Building Plastics goes with Freeflow®
Rhino
Building Plastics, a Freefoam stockist based in Peterborough,
has recently introduced the Freeflow range of rainwater systems
to complement the company’s existing range of Freefoam
products.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Fire doors provide protection from the inside of a room and now Masterdor door-sets are fire resistant from the outside too. Fire doors should be tested to, and meet, BS476 Part 22:1987. However, this does not test fire resistance from external attack for example from vandals and arsonists.
[Read the Rest Here]
MB Frames, based in Bristol, have just signed a five-year supply agreement with systems supplier, Deceuninck. Managing Director of MB Frames, Andy Burns, said, 'We needed a profile partner we could trust in the long term and work with as our business expands.'
[Read the Rest Here]
Warmshield Turns Over Manufacturing to 'Turn-key' Polyframe
Halifax retail fabricator Warmshield - and its trade division Fast Frame - has struck an innovative deal that sees it exit manufacturing to concentrate on growing its sales and installation business.
[Read the Rest Here]
Sheerframe
Gets A 'Greener' Look
It's had a distinctive look for years but now the new tougher protective
tape on all Sheerframe profile has a much 'greener' appearance to highlight
its manufacture using calcium organic stabilisers.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Dynamic
2D Opens Door To Improved Customer Service
Trade supplier Sierra Windows has improved its customer satisfaction
ratings on its PVC door applications by switching to the Dynamic 2D
hinge from SFS intec.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Coming
of Age for 16 Year Old Alexander
After
another year of record growth, with turnover standing at £5.2
million, Manchester based Kömmerling fabricator Alexander Windows
is celebrating 16 years in business. The company is looking forward
to a prosperous future after experiencing 41% Trade Sales Division
growth.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Double
Flooding Blow On Haydon's Birthday
Devastating floods in the Midlands on July 20th dealt a double blow
for 'birthday boy' Haydon Statham, National Sales Manager at Phoenix
Door Panels.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Portal
Delivers Despite Flood Chaos
Portal Products has refused to let the flood chaos that has swamped
much of the country stand in the way of its delivery schedules, thanks
to the hard work and ingenuity of staff.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Everwhite
Enjoys 25% growth in First Half
It's been a busy year at Everwhite - there's been a 25% increase
in sales comparing December to May this year with the same period last
year.
[Read
the Rest Here]
The bad weather hasn't dampened spirits at Crystal Direct as sales have risen by 11% from January to July 2007 when compared to the same period last year.
[Read the Rest Here]
Industry
Upturn: True or False?
The
UK property market is in flux, providing opportunity for conservatory
companies to lay the foundations for profitable growth- but will the
industry apply commercial and common sense to maximise the potential?
So asks Colin Bennett, sales director of Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems.
[Read
the Rest Here]
HIPS
Are Here!
After a decade of debate, this week Home Information Packs (HIPs) finally
hit the property market and the phased introduction of the controversial
legislation began in England and Wales.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Further
Pressure to Revoke HIPs
After
a further debate recently, the House of Lords voted by 186 to 160 to
call on the government to revoke the Home Information Pack (Number 2)
Regulations 2007 and the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement Number 8) order
2007.
[Read
the Rest Here]
BBC
Broadcasts UAP-Nepal School Opening
BBC regional TV news has broadcast the opening of the first UAP-Nepal
Community Project school in the Himalayas. The broadcast shows the difficulties
that students encounter travelling to and from school in this mountainous
country.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Business
Micros Goes East