Construction Orders in the twelve months to April 2002 were unchanged compared to orders in the previous twelve months and orders in the three months to April 2002 rose by eight per cent compared to the same period a year earlier.

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Product Archive

for a directory of products covered in The Gl@zine

The Glass and Glazing Federation has recently completed its round of seminars aimed at raising the glazing industry’s awareness of the requirements involved in the new insulating glass standard EN 1279.

CE Marking requires companies to have their units tested to EN 1279: Dave Frost explains.

Whiteline appoints Nathan Overton as New Business Development Manager and Zoe Gibbons Marketing Services Controller

Profile 22 has appointed Rob McGlennon as Sales and Marketing Director.

Midlands-based Profile 22 fabricator, Mainstream Windows, Conservatories and Doors Ltd, is swapping its rural location for a bigger and busier city centre site.

Rustington Windows of West Sussex are celebrating their 20th year in business, the same year as their system company Marshall-Tufflex celebrate their diamond anniversary.

Status Systems fabricator MB Frames is celebrating its 10th anniversary of trading.

The impetus of two new Bystronic Lenhardt UK Ltd installations at Saint-Gobain Glass Solutions Ireland is set to transform the Irish glass market.

The Benedictus Awards


Glaverbel produced its 50,000,000th square metre of Mirox New Generation Ecological mirror in January 2002.

Martin Bergant examines the German Window market


Hanic Software has set up shop in the UK


Decorative glass fusing the Bohle way


for a special article on the use of molybdenum disilicide in glass production

As part of Hallmark Panels' customer service department programme, seven supervisory staff have completed a special Team Leaders course to develop their management skills.

Network Veka is to provide every member, free of charge, with a copy of the new TEST interactive training CD, normally selling at £275.

Foilex, the new specialist name in foiling, has launched an innovative new website to provide customers with a comprehensive guide to its service offer

Styleware's new website is fast and simple to use


A new website provides UK businesses with information about the latest technology developments around the world

Photovoltaics - The RWE concern of Essen and SCHOTT Glas of Mainz are set to further expand their leading position in the solar technology growth market.

HW Plastics was shortlisted in two categories of this year's Plastics lndustry Awards: as finalist for Processor of the Year, and its innovative work on the Window Quoter initiative led to a final three position in the Best Sales and Marketing Initiative.

CGII's Pyroguard has passed the new European safety glass Standard (EN12600).


BSI Product Services has established a new test rig for Kitemarked glazing.

Masco finally comes out!

Few people in the window industry can have been unaware of the rumours, which have been circulating over the past few months, about where US conglomerate Masco - which already owns Avocet Hardware and Griffin Windows in the UK - would strike next. Not only where, but what type of company, and what would this say about their strategy in the UK (and to a lesser extent Europe and the world at large).

glasstec 2002

TOUR PACKAGE NEW!


Latest News from Glasstec


Exhibitor Information


Visitor Information


Glass Technology Live

Pressplan Travel is dedicated solely to meeting the needs of the business traveller. Click here for details of exhibitions for which tours are available.

NEW! GPD 2003
The dates for the next Glass Processing Days conference have been published.


New Designers
New Designers at the Business Design Centre in London in July is the major showcase in Britain for the future of design, with a very strong decorative glass element.


Glaskon/BAU 2003
GlasKon 2003 in Munich, the 10th Innovation Forum for Glass, Architecture and Technology, which will run alongside BAU 2003


Irish Fenestration Show


Fensterbau 2003

Sporting legend Jackie Charlton has signed up with Hurst Plastics, the UK manufacturer of PVCu door panels

Coventry-based manufacturer of window and door hardware, Siegenia-Frank (UK) Ltd is sponsoring a local rugby club.

2002 sees thirty years in the window fittings industry for trickle ventilator expert Titon, and it's kicking off the celebrations with a makeover.

Saint-Gobain decided – despite the current global economic uncertainty – to communicate its confidence in Saint-Gobain’s future to its investors, clients and employees.

A Window on Success Best Practice CPD Guide and Folder, the comprehensive literature that addresses in detail all the common problems associated with window hardware specification, have been up dated and re-launched by Securistyle in light of changes to four British Standards.

Windowmaker Software is providing a free solution to help suppliers of windows and doors comply with Part L.

According to The Thermoseal Group it is important for i.g. manufacturers to look beyond the first stages of the new regulations.

TradeMark Windows is offering consumers independent testing.

The British Woodworking Federation has issued Fact Card No 1, an explanation of Part L

FENSA, GGF and BBA have agreed on their understanding on fire escape provisions and Part L.

Building inspectors will cope with Part L, says Sash UK Ltd.

Comprehensive information on the current and potential recycling opportunities for recovered glass is now available in a major report commissioned and published by WRAP

Plate glass processors who face increasing landfill and disposal charges for their waste glass may benefit from a new nationwide service provided by UK glass recycling company, Berryman.

Co-operation between PVCu recycling companies across the UK and Europe is vital if tough new targets on waste disposal are to be met, says Dekura

MBA Case Studies
Several genuine examples of business recovery by MBA

Well, news is finally in, and there seems little doubt that Masco sees its recent batch of acquisitions as the plank with which it intends to build a major presence in not just the UK but the wider European New Build Housing market. We hope in a future issue to hear these aims explained more fully from Masco itself, but in the meantime read the statement here.

On a lighter note, and just to show how fast this medium of ours really is, we have a report from the Jotika Golf Day, an annual event which this year had to contend with a certain football match...

We also have the dates of an unmissable seminar on 'Replacing the Replacements' which is being hosted by Status Systems. Plus, you don't want to wait until after the holidays to book for Glasstec, so here is the tour package from Pressplan

Please feel free to email me with any comments or information at tony@theglazine.com or post it to the address below.
Tony Higgin, Publisher

THIS WEEK'S NEWS...

Masco Corporation Acquires Companies with Combined Sales of $200m
Masco Corporation announced last week the acquisition of five home improvement products companies with combined annualised 2002 sales of approximately $200 million.The acquisitions are expected to be modestly accretive to Masco's earnings in 2002.
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