Weekly Email News for the Glass,
Glazing & Fenestration Industries
20th November 2007
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Crystal
Direct
can now offer its customers a new range of composite doors. The
Welcome Collection of entrance doors look like timber but are easy
to maintain, and are strong, durable and secure
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Here:
There
is no risk of pinched fingers with the DORMA
BEYOND swing door option, as its clever design places the pivot
point directly at the glass edge
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Here:
WHS
Halo
has improved the design of its patented frame jointing system, described
by an installer as a 'gold nugget' because of the huge time savings
on site the system delivers
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Here:
Hillaldam
Coburn
has introduced the Glassmaster Omega Type GG system to provide the
clearest possible unbroken vision in a sliding partition
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Here:
New
to the Schüco Jansen Economy
range of stainless steel window, door and fixed glazing systems
is Economy 50
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Here:
Portal
Products, specialist manufacturer of GRP doors, has added
a new black through colour GRP door
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Here:
The
composite door from Rockdoor
is available with improved colour options to suit any style of property
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Here:
Vista
Group Plc
has launched a new range of inverted door panels. Standard panels
have protruding moulds but Vista's new range have the moulds inverted,
thus providing a more traditional wooden door look
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Here:
Parapan®
answers all the aesthetic and practical demands of the contemporary
designer. Brilliantly glossy and high-tech, it is a durable, solid
acrylic which offers the ideal creative medium for furniture design
and more
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Here:
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Software
specialist Business Micros
is continuing its policy of ongoing investment with the appointment
of a new Data Technician at its Key Accounts office in Old Dalby
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Here:
Bekaert
has announced the appointment of Peter Andries as Market Manager
North America for the Bekaert Sputter Products division
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Here:
Conservatory
roofing systems specialist Quantal
has appointed Selina Nagle as the new Area Sales Manager for
the South East
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Here:
Door
hardware industry stalwart David Whitworth was elected chairman
of the Door & Hardware Federation
(DHF) at its recent Conference and Expo
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Here:
The
new range of hot melt machines from TGE
(part of Thermoseal Group Limited), is part of a succession of glass
equipment currently being built to a new specification
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Here:
Sheffield
fabricator, ADS Ltd has just invested in a Haffner
SBA Cutting and Machining Centre and as a result, immediately increased
its manufacturing output by 30%
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Here:
Stockport
windows doors and conservatory manufacturer, Alexander
Windows, has doubled its capacity by investing £350k
in a second Elumatec saw centre at the company's Hazel Grove headquarters
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Here:
Building
a crucifix joint the conventional way can require making up to three
cutting, welding and cleaning operations to achieve it. The new
Kombimatec HDX Crucifix Welder
does it in one single operation
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Here:
With the increase in the demand for Georgian style windows with
full and plant on glazing bars the joinery manufacturer T
J Ross (Joiners) Ltd of Fife has invested in a Stegherr
KSF2/4 Closed halving joint machine
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Here:
GAP
has invested more than £125,000 in streamlining its door panel
factory. The company has bought a purpose-built Cannon
Shelley vacuum forming line as well as cooling and water
pumps
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Here:
Indigo,
the West Midland trade frame fabricator, says that it is setting out
to once again lead the field in terms of product, quality and service
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Here:
A
belief in customer choice and quality of service has steered Midland
Window Mart, one of the Midland's most respected and longest
established fabricators, to switch to Plastmo Profiles
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Here:
Super-fabricator
Sierra Windows says that it is
helping fabricators and installers to stay at the forefront of the
industry by providing them with the very latest range of advanced
products
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Here:
Northern
Irish fabricator Dungannon Window Company
Ltd has recently invested in a new Wegoma WSA4VE vertical
quad welder to increase the speed and efficiency of its sliding sash
window production
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Here:
Coventry-based
fabricator Windseal Double Glazing
is the latest convert to the Advance 70 mm profile system from PVC-u
extrusion company, Selecta Systems Ltd
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Here:
Made
to measure Masterdor door sets have
been installed at over 60 heritage properties in Letchworth, having
met the approval of Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation
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Here:
The
Porth Veor Manor Hotel in Cornwall had a new conservatory by Wunderplas
Windows (Cornwall) Ltd last year, the decision was since
taken to add onto the existing structure, effectively doubling its size!
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Here:
When
the architects were tasked with achieving a very good BREEAM rating
for a new office block that required a striking glazed building façade
because of its location on a main arterial route into Plymouth, only
Kawneer's curtain walling and structural
glazing would do.
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Here:
With
architectural glazing from Metal Technology,
Fairgreen, a major new shopping complex in Carlow, is providing shoppers
in south east Ireland their first opportunity to purchase major brands
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Here:
The
Wicona unitised façade system
from Hydro Building Systems can now reduce time on site by up to 70
per cent
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Here:
A
new landmark on the Doha skyline in Qatar is the iconic Sports City
Tower makes extensive use of Reynaers'
curtain walling systems CW 50 and CW 86 in order to meet the complex
inclined design construction
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Here:
Façade
products from Hunter Douglas are
being used to complete Phase 3 of the hi-tech Malvern Hills Science
Park development
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Here:
Alfa
Windows has completed the installation of more than 400 windows
on a former fire station site in Sunderland
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Here:
AR
Manley won a contract to supply and fit windows in a unique,
eco-friendly three-stage office scheme at the Ludlow Eco Business Park
in Shropshire
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Here:
The G07 Specialist of the Year, TimberWindows.com's
website warms up consumers by empowering them - they can discover
every last product detail, allowing 'self-specification'.
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Here:
The
Qualicoat standard for
architectural powder coating has been readily adopted by many
specifiers over the last 12 months and in order to continue
to offer timely release of information regarding the standard
a new website has been launched
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Here:
ConstructionResale.co.uk
offers an industry spanning sales platform linking up all
building and civil engineering contractors and their sites
regardless of size of project or parent company
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Here:
A
unique Code of Practice on hardware for fire and escape doors
is being downloaded from the Door
and Hardware Federation (DHF) website in increasing
numbers
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Here:
The
Power of Aluminium
has launched a new website dedicated to offering free expert
advice
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Here:
October
15th marked the launch of www.Directoryof.co.uk,
a web site designed by someone who was ripped-off just once
too often
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Here:
When
Sherborne Window's Claire
Long completed the 'Race for Life' raising money for cancer
charities a few months ago, husband Chris immediately declared
his intention of completing the New York Marathon in aid of
Sherborne's adopted charity CHASE Children's Hospice
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Wrekin
Windows,
specialist supplier of PVC-U windows and doors to the social
housing sector, has helped to make playtime a bit more special
for the children at Ringway Primary School in Wythenshawe, by
helping them purchase new equipment for their outdoor learning
centre
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Here:
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Greener
Homes 'MOT' Scheme!
The much hyped Green Homes 'MOT' Scheme
was finally announced at the beginning of this week, but - surprise, surprise
- there is yet again no specific mention of double glazing, although the
old stalwarts loft insulation and cavity wall insulation are trotted out,
as if there is a house standing in this country that doesn't already have
both.
To be fair, double glazing could well be considered to come under some of the more general aims, such as to 'Contact people buying and selling homes with poor energy ratings to connect them with grants, loans and financial packages to get the work done to improve the rating on their homes'.
Another aspect of the new scheme involves 'Transforming the Energy Saving Trust with more than £100 million in government funding to build the existing energy advice service to become a proactive Green Homes Service rolled out nationwide by 2011, based on a regional network of one stop shops'. 'One Stop Talking Shops', might be nearer the mark!
WHAT'S
ON THE BLOG...
Industry
Debate Part 4
Topic 4 of The Industry Debate was on Growth Markets,
Opportunities and Climate Change.
[Read
the Rest Here]
EEPH
Report Provides Boost for ERWs
I'm sure many of your readers shared my surprise
last week at the news published from a study commissioned
by the Energy Saving Trust and Energy Efficiency
Partnership for Homes. The UK Glazing Sector report
highlighted that out of the 9 million windows
replaced annually, 2 million are now second time
replacements.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Industry
Debate - New Comments
• 'People talk about investment in new products
& innovation (R&D) as one of the industry’s
potential lifelines - but in my experience this
can be just “talk” and nothing else.'
- Giovanni Laporta, SAC Systems
• 'Is this just a PVC window 'love-in' or
can I make the case for innovation in the timber
window sector', Donnie MacNeill, NorDan UK Ltd.
[Read
full Comments Here]
Business
Development Manager
Float
Glass Industries is a
major independent glass
distributor and manufacturer
of toughened and processed
glass. As part of a strategy
of on-going expansion
and further development
of our regional business,
we are looking to appoint
Business Development Manager
for our Midlands Region.
[More
Here]
Sales
Manager
Euroseal
manufactures a wide range
of seals and pressure
plates to service the
aluminium window, door
and curtain walling market.
We are seeking two experienced
sales managers based in
the North or Midlands
of England.
[More
Here]
Technical
Sales Manager
Due
to continued expansion,
Dortech, one of the leading
aluminium curtain walling
and window sub-contractors
requires a Technical Sales
Manager for the Northern
region (Yorks, Lancs,
East Midlands).
[More
Here]
"If everyone in the UK installed energy efficient glazing, enough CO2 would be saved in a year to fill Wembley Stadium 451 times."
[Visit energiKare Website]
Fitrite
at The Lawns
Situated
in an exhibitors' hotspot at this year's The Lawns Exhibition -
Europe's largest caravan, holiday and park homes tradeshow, Sash
UK's decking & fencing company Fitrite generated
an unprecedented level of interest in its latest range of verandah
products.
[More
on this Event]
Unilam
Success at Vitrum
At
the recent Vitrum Exhibition Unilam International displayed a wide
range of coloured laminates produced using the company’s resin
laminating system.
[More
on this Event]
UK
NanoForum 2007
Over
400 senior delegates, from more than 20 countries, will be attending
this year's UK NanoForum, on 27th November, at the QE11 conference
centre in Westminster.
[More
on this Event]
glasstec
2008
Exhibitor
invitations have been sent out thereby firing the official ‘starting
pistol’ for preparations for glasstec 2008. From 21st to 25th
October 2008 the global glass industry will convene in Düsseldorf
for the 20th time to present the latest developments in the field.
[More
on this Event]
Polyclose
The
European trade fair Polyclose will be held for the 13th time at
the Flanders Expo in Ghent on Thursday, January 17th to Saturday,
19th January 2008, covering an area of about 28,000 m2.
[More
on this Event]
More
Events
More
upcoming events are listed below.
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Events]
Not content with recently being awarded three BSI Kitemarks
simultaneously and the BBA Certificate, Rotherham-based PVCu fabricator
Calendar HI has also now gained
the coveted Secured By Design award for its Windows and Doors.
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here:
Synseal fabricator TFD (Scotland) Limited
T/A Trade Frames Direct and Dalmatian Windows which is based in
East Kilbride Scotland has successfully added 'B' rated windows
to its accreditations.
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here:
CWG
has achieved certification under the BM TRADA Certification Ltd
Q-Mark scheme for Enhanced Security Windows and Doors, based on
the requirements of BS7412, BS6375, BS7950 and PAS 23/24.
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here:
Winkhaus has received the prestigious
award Best Electro-Mechanical Product 2007 from the Master Locksmith's
Association at the recent Security Live Exhibition in Leeds
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here:
Spectus fabricator EYG has
reached the finals in two categories of the Hull Mail News and Media
Business Awards 2007. The awards provide EYG with an opportunity
to be recognised as one of the region's premier companies.
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here:
CWG
has achieved certification under the BM TRADA Certification Ltd
Q-Mark scheme for Enhanced Security Windows and Doors, based on
the requirements of BS7412, BS6375, BS7950 and PAS 23/24.
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here:
Employers from across the UK came together to celebrate the success
of outstanding apprentices at the first award scheme held by Proskills,
the employer-led Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the Process and
Manufacturing sector
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here:
The
Window Store,
specialist trade supplier of PVC-U windows and doors has given
its support to St Agnes 3rd football team in order to encourage
sport in the local community.
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here:
As
part of its comprehensive customer support package, PVC-U door
panel and composite door supplier Phoenix
Door Panels provides bespoke sales literature to
help grow clients' businesses.
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here:
With
more and more homeowners asking for Super Spacer® windows,
Edgetech is sending its
customers thousands of window labels with the message 'Super
Spacer Built in Energy Saving'.
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here:
Lincolnshire-based
Crystal Direct installer
Darren Roberts was thrilled to discover he'd won a bottle of
bubbly after entering the Crystal Quiz in the summer edition
of Crystal Direct's newsletter, The Installers' Journal.
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here:
International glass tools, consumables and now machinery and ancillaries
giant Bohle has published
a full colour, 40 page dedicated catalogue for its burgeoning
processing machinery and ancillaries range that now includes 30
models and their derivatives.
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Here:
Freefoam
Plastics, a manufacturer of environmentally friendly
roofline products, recently launched a new Technical & Specification
Manual.
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Here:
PP 1990 is a user-friendly guide, published by BSI
British Standards, which introduces the principles
of Structural Eurocodes to students of civil engineering, structural
engineering and structural design.
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Here:
Chiltern
Dynamics has issued a revised version of its Secured
by Design DVD to reflect new. higher test standards and to enable
clients to understand the testing process necessary for products
to achieve the SBD seal of approval.
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Here:
Construction
Orders in the twelve months to September 2007 rose
by two per cent compared with the previous twelve months, but
orders in the third quarter 2007 fell by two per cent compared
to the same quarter a year earlier. Orders in the third quarter
2007 fell by 13 per cent compared to the previous quarter, with
decreases in all sectors.
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here:
Kestrel,
the no lead, no tin, next generation of PVC-UE and PVC-U roofline,
cladding and window trim products, recognises the importance of product
knowledge, which is why it encourages all its employees to undergo
training.
More
Here
Alcoa has announced that it has
published new sustainability reports from its Australia and Jamaica
locations. Each report details the efforts the two regions have taken
to achieve all facets of sustainability.
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Here:
New building products made from recycled PVC-U help give manufacturers
an added competitive edge, particularly from the specification sector
where 'green' procurement is an issue, claims Recovinyl,
the PVC-U industry's recycling initiative.
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Here:
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]
Exhibition
Calendar
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Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world
Alcoa
has announced the start-up of a 588,000 Watt, roof-mounted photovoltaic
solar power system at its Alcoa Building and Construction Systems'
Kawneer manufacturing facility in Visalia, California.
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Here:
Construction inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stopped work on a number of construction sites in Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and the Meadowhall shopping centre during July and August because significant health and safety risks on sites were not being controlled
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
System
10
Utilises
its
Strengths
to
Launch
New
Utility
Doors
WHS
Halo
System
10
has
added
a
new
collection
of
cost-effective,
low-maintenance
utility
doors
to
its
high
quality
range
of
PVC-U
windows
and
doors
for
the
public
sector.
[More
on
this
Product]
Product
of
the
Week
Archive
here
Kawneer
helps
Laing
O'Rourke
Learn
a
Healthy
Lesson
YRM
Architects'
concept
design
for
new
teaching
accommodation
at
Brunel
University
certainly
met
the
client's
brief
for
a
gateway
building
onto
the
campus
...
but
it
also
set
a
particular
challenge
for
the
installers
of
the
Kawneer
curtain
walling.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project
of
the
Week
Archive
here
McClaren
Is
Real
Happy
That
Israel
Won
There
was
no
change
at
the
top
of
the
Pilkington
Fantasy
Football
League
this
weekend
as
the
Premier
League
made
way
for
the
final
qualifying
rounds
of
Euro
2008.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Hallmark
Fantasy
Horse
Racing's
Ron
Robinson’s
Top
Tips
for
this
week's
races
More
magical
racing
this
weekend
with
Haydock
and
Ascot
hosting
championship
events.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Obituary
-
Barry
Marshall,
Esograt
'We
are
very
sorry
to
announce
the
sudden
death
of
our
Technical
Director,
Barry
Marshall,
aged
51.
‘Barry
worked
for
Esograt
for
nearly
20
years
and
was
well
liked
and
respected
by
all
who
came
into
contact
with
him.
The
numbers
of
friends,
colleagues,
customers
and
suppliers
who
came
to
his
funeral
demonstrated
this
affection.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
THIS
WEEK'S
NEWS
Foilcraft
Creditors
Meeting
It
would
appear
that
window
foiling
specialist
Foilcraft
UK
Ltd
has
been
forced
into
administration.
In
December
1999,
Foilcraft
International
Ltd
(Registered
No.
3254158)
was
also
placed
in
administration.
A
third
company,
Foilcraft
Ltd
(Company
No.
06396938)
has
only
recently
been
formed
(11/10/07),
with
the
same
registered
office
in
Bolton
as
Foilcraft
UK
Ltd.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
