Weekly Email News for the Glass,
Glazing & Fenestration Industries
15th April 2008
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Security solutions provider, Adams
Rite has introduced a new range of door closers into
its product portfolio. The company has diversified and expanded
its product offering to fabricators in order to provide total door
solutions
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Here:
As
part of its continuous programme of product improvement, WHS
Halo has introduced an Arched Head Insert moulding suitable
for its quality engineered System 10, Eclipse, Eclipse esthétique,
Rustique and other suites where concealed gaskets are used
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Here:
WHS
Halo has added another useful product to its portfolio
of items that make windows more fabricator and fitter friendly -
and keep them looking their best - the Eurogroove Cover
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Here:
J&S
Adhesives, inventor of the Safe2Bond© non-UV bevel
adhesives, has launched its new Safe2Bond Nano470 high strength
construction adhesive
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Here:
Deepflow is a new addition to the Freeflow® range of rainwater systems from Freefoam Plastics. The new co-extruded deepflow rainwater system has a high flow capacity with the added advantage of less regular cleaning and maintenance
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Entrance
CDS Ltd has now launched its range of black composite
door slabs. Designed to complement the existing range of through
colour door slabs the black door slab is now available in 6 panel,
4 panel long top, 4 panel blank top and cottage styles
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Here:
AGC Flat Glass Europe has announced the latest innovation in its selection of architectural coating products. Stopray Vision-60T is a high-performance glass with a toughenable coating, high solar protection and low emissivity
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Restaurants
in the Netherlands RTL4 program 'Mijn Tent Is Top' are able to play
music as loudly as they want, thanks to an innovative Dutch product.
The establishments are being sound-insulated with 125 Hz Acoustic
Frames from Archiobel
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Here:
They'll
be no sliding down the banisters with this balustrade from Ion
Glass. Totally frameless the design is simple yet a stunning
feature to any well deserving property
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Here:
K2
has developed an aluminium roof vent that has been thoroughly tested
and proven in the UK, Europe and in the demanding North American
climate
More
Here:
Patio
door manufacturer Sliders UK
has upgraded the security of its patio doors with the introduction
of a new handle across its range
More
Here:
Kommerling
UK, the manufacturer and supplier of sealants and adhesives,
recently launched its new TPS (thermo plastic spacer), Koedispace
4SG
More
Here:
The
FireSok cavity fire barrier is now available from Cavalok
Building Products
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Here:
Phoenix
Integral Venetian blinds are an ideal glazing solution for domestic,
commercial, educational and public buildings
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Here:
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The
British Plastics Federation Windows Group has
announced two new appointments within the Marketing Committee.
Jon Skinner succeeds Mike Stevenson as Chairman of the
Committee and Gareth Griffin takes over Jon's former role
of Deputy Chairman to support him
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Here:
Crystal
Direct's polo team - 'Team Crystal' - has a
new member, Dean Lines. A professional polo player and
famous in the field, Dean began playing polo at the age
of 11
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Here:
Specialist
supplier of PVC-U building products, The
Window Store, is celebrating the 'silver service'
of one of the company's longest standing employees. Dave
Clement, regional manager for Window Store branches in
the North, has notched up a quarter of a century with
the company
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Here:
REHAU
has appointed a new Specification Sales Manager based
at its London Building Centre office. Tony Harbour has
joined the team responsible for increasing the specification
of all the products within REHAU's Building Solutions
division
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Here:
As
part of the company's growth strategy, Martin Barrs has
been appointed National Sales Manager - Sealants at Tremco
illbruck
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Here:
The 'paperless' factory floor has moved a step closer
for Liverpool-based PVC-U fabricator Total
Glass following the introduction of the latest
barcode scanning technology as part of more than £1
million overall investment in new CNC automated machinery
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Here:
Investment
in a fully automatic Dubus cutting and machining centre, supplied
by Wegoma, is saving a
Coventry-based Eurocell fabricator thousands of pounds per
month, thanks to better profile optimisation and less wastage
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Here:
Haffner
GB Ltd has launched a new range of machines called
Vantage. The first machine in the Vantage range is the SMX-120
Single Head Cruciform Welder
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Here:
Nicholls
and Clarke has made substantial investments in
new Bystronic equipment
that will set new standards for the architectural market
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Here:
Specialist
sash fabricator Mercury Glazing Supplies
has recently expanded, relocating to new 11,000 sq ft premises
and investing on new machinery and labour due to increased demand
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Here:
To
build a successful business, customer loyalty is fundamental
and that's why K2 fabricator, NW Rooftech
continues to succeed. When managing director Andrew Ingman isn't
in the office he's out on site and assisting customers
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Here:
Croston
Conservatories, Windows and Doors based in Lancashire
celebrates its 20th anniversary of trading and manufacturing
the Spectus system this year
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Here:
A music and science block at a secondary school in Harrogate is
now hitting all the right notes thanks to a £900,000 makeover
from Senior Aluminium Systems
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Here:
Liverpool-based
social housing specialist Total Glass
Commercial supplied and installed highly-specified
PVC-U windows and composite doors in the refurbishment of a sheltered
housing scheme in nearby Austin Close, Kirkby
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Here:
As
part of its massive Decent Homes investment programme, the London
Borough of Lewisham’s new Hazel Grove housing development
will have 46 Monno composite doors from New
World Developments installed by Spec 21
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Here:
Installer
Apex Shop Fitting recently replaced 97 windows in six apartments
with
Mighton's Safe-T-Tilt timber sash, in a residential
development in Bowden
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Here:
PVC-U
building product specialist The
Window Store has launched its new easy to
navigate website, giving customers instant access to
all the information they need online
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Here:
Manchester
fabricator Sureframe
has launched a new Web site - www.sureframe.com
- in order to better communicate the company's quality
and service philosophy to both installers and consumers
alike
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Here:
Pilkington
has announced the launch of Pilkington Spectrum online,
which now makes it even easier to find out the performance
data of all types of Pilkington glass products
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Here:
The team at REHAU's
Birmingham office donated £3,000 to three charities
close to its heart last Christmas instead of sending corporate
cards and gifts
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Here:
GM
Fundraising's Ride 4 Hope team is now putting
the final preparations together for its 17 day cycle ride
across the USA in September, later this year
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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
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned NHS trusts and other care providers of the importance of having an effective building management programme. The warning comes after an in-patient of Leigh Infirmary fell from a first floor window suffering a broken ankle.
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Glassex
- a Modest Success
Well, Glassex seems to have survived for another year,
and good job too. There will no doubt still be all sorts of arguments
about what to do next year - and whether or not GP&T has shot
itself in the head or just in the foot - but for now I think a collective
pat on the back is in order. We feature a number of comments and reviews
here.
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Other news does happen in Glassex week of course - quite a bit of it this week as it goes. The buyer of Plastmo has been revealed as Eurocell, although they had to buy it off a company called Sprinter 1233 who had rather niftily rescued it from the receivers. A five year supply contract with Safestyle is part of the deal.
Elsewhere, Synseal has built yet another factory, this time dedicated to the manufacture of composite doors as 'Door Stop International Ltd'. On the acquisition front, Stillwater Group has bought Lincolnshire Architectural Glazing, Siegenia Aubi has purchased cylinder lock manufacturer, FCV and Cornwall Glass has acquired Yeovil Glass & Window Centre.
WE
HAVE EMAIL...
Tom
Ritchie Retires
After almost 46 years in the
flat glass industry and some 18 years with the
company which now trades as CGI International,
I have decided to retire completely from the business,
mainly to allow for the natural management succession.
Tom Ritchie
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full Email Here]
Investing
without Risk?
I agree with David Scholefield
(Moving forwards or backwards, Gl@zine, April
8th 2008). It is important to invest so customers
have the best products at the best price and stay
ahead of the market. And we're delighted that
Oakland is doing well. Matthias Meissner Managing
Director, Swisspacer
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full Email Here]
Seize
New Ways and Means
I was interested to read the
article "Why invest in costly machinery"
by Matthias Meissner of Swisspacer. I agree that
a change to a spacer system that only adds to
costs without providing essential benefits is
certainly not advisable. Bill Weaver, VP Sales
& Marketing, GED Integrated Solutions
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full Email Here]
GLASSEX
2008 REVIEW (Part 1)
Glassex
2008 Silences (some of) the Doubters
Glassex has survived! The 2008
outing of the UK's premier glass and window show
has - ostensibly - done enough to make it a no-brainer
for next year. With a revised format across three
days instead of four (and still attracting as
many visitors as last year), no Sunday opening
and a continental style late night opening on
the middle day, Glassex proved a successful mix
for most visitors and exhibitors. We hear from
some key exhibitors in Part 1 of our Glassex Review
2008.
[See
Review Part 1 Here]
Fensterbau
vs Glassex
The Following exchange of views took place between
Dave White, MD of FUX Machinery UK and Dave Broxton,
sales director of Glassex, concerrning the relative
merits of taking stands at Fensterbau and Glassex,
which were too close for comfort for many visitors
this year, let alone exhibitors.
[Read
the Full Exchange Here]
State of the Art Double Glazed Sealed Unit Manufacturing Equipment, Located in Manchester, UK. GED Integrated Solutions Range of Glass Sealed Unit Manufacturing Equipment (Total investment approx £1.5M when supplied new in 2006.
[More Here]
Internal
Sales Manager, South Wales
A
South Wales based manufacturer
and supplier of PVCu and
Aluminium products servicing
the trade market across
the UK needs an internal
sales manager.
[More
Here]
energiKorner Tips
"When searching for new electrical appliances for the home, compare the most energy efficient products available before you buy at energysavingtrust. org.uk to help you save energy and money"
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Interbuild
Cements CAB's Support
of Show
The
Council for Aluminium
in Building (CAB)
is back at Interbuild
for the third year
running, with a focus
on highlighting the
metal's strong environmental
credentials.
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on this Event]
SPAB
Launches New Area
at Interbuild '08
The
SOCIETY
for PROTECTION of
ANCIENT BUILDINGS
- one of the most
influential organisations
championing the preservation
of historic Britain
- is joining forces
with the trade's biggest
building show to launch
a new Conservation
area at Interbuild
2008 (Sunday 26th
October through to
Thursday 30th October).
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on this Event]
Conference on Coatings
on Glass and Plastics
The
7th International
Conference on Coatings
on Glass and Plastics
will take place in
Eindhoven / Veldhoven,
The Netherlands from
June 15th - 19th 2008.
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on this Event]
NHBC
Corporate Manslaughter
Seminars
The
pressure is now on
to drive awareness
and ownership for
the Corporate Manslaughter
and Corporate Homicide
Act, which came into
force on 6th April
2008. NHBC is running
a series of half-day
Corporate Manslaughter
seminars to help senior
staff understand the
ramifications of the
legislation for their
risk management, governance
arrangements and safety
procedures.
[More
on this Event]
Fenestration
China Protects Exhibitors
Events
of world format are
currently boosting
the Chinese building
industry, which is
booming in any case.
The window and facade
construction industry
also profits from
this. Representatives
of this industry presented
their products at
the international
exhibition Fenestration
China 2007
from 14-17 November
2007.
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on this Event]
Kombimatec
Exhibits in Mumbai,
India
Kombimatec
Machines, the
Luton based uPVC window
machinery manufacturer,
will be exhibiting
its range of uPVC
window fabricating
machinery at the ZAK
Doors & Windows
Expo, Bandra Kurla
Complex, Mumbai, India
2nd - 4th May 2008.
[More
on this Event]
Glass
World Comes to The
Gulf
Timing,
they say, is everything
and what could be
a better moment? Plans
have just been announced
to set up a quasi-governmental
council in order to
boost foreign investment
and, ultimately, to
make it easier to
set up business in
the emirates.
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on this Event]
Glasstech
Asia 2008 Vietnam
Glasstech
Asia 2008 Vietnam,
is the 7th International
Glass Products, Glass
Manufacturing, Processing
& Materials Exhibition.
It will take place
in Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam from 20th
– 22nd November
2008. The GGF has
just been informed
that, due to the importance
of the market in Vietnam,
UKT&I has granted
full support for eligible
companies - SME's,
that wish to participate
with the UK Group
at Glasstech Asia
Vietnam in November
this year.
[More
on this Event]
Profiles
2008
AMI’s
programme for Profiles
2008 has a range of
top speakers (June
3-4, Hilton, Charlotte
Center City, NC, USA),
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on this Event]
GlassBuild
America
Listed
as one of the Top
200 trade shows in
the U.S. by Tradeshow
Week magazine, GlassBuild
America is clearly
the place to be from
October 6-8th 2008.
[More
on this Event]
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Events
More
upcoming events are
listed below.
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AGC
Flat Glass Europe
won two M Technology
Awards at the ZOW
furniture trade show
in Germany on 25th
February 2008. The
glassmaker took home
first prize for its
AntiBacterial glass
and second prize for
its new Mirox 3G mirror.
More
here:
GED
Integrated Solutions,
US manufacturer of
Intercept Warm Edge
spacer system and
glass processing machines,
has been named as
one of the winners
in the 2008 Progressive
Manufacturing Awards.
More
here:
In this month's What's
New section of the
BBA
website there is news
on the re-organisation
of the BBA Approvals
team, questions on
lead answered by Midland
Lead and the BBA's
ABM Philip Curry and
a report on Certificate
holder Hambleside
Danelaw receiving
Gold in the Green
Apple environment
awards.
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here:
EYG,
the conservatory and
glazing specialist,
has been honoured
in the annual business
awards staged by a
leading regional evening
newspaper.
More
here:
Advantage
Trade Supplies
Ltd
has launched a
new promotion
for its range
of K2 conservatory
roofs.
More
here:
Police
Cadets in Lancashire
have found a new
meeting place,
thanks to a partnership
with PVC-U system
supplier VEKA
plc.
More
here:
Safestyle
UK,
the window and
door installer,
has launched a
major new marketing
campaign, which
will see the company
sponsor regional
programming in
the ITV West Country
region for the
next 12 months.
More
here:
Warm
Edge Technology
supplier Edgetech
is giving installers
a suite of marketing
support materials
- absolutely free.
Clever and consistent
marketing will
increase sales
leads and conversion
rates when the
market is tough.
But to do it properly
takes time, money
and effort.
More
here:
A
comprehensive guide
to improving the
methods of restraining
roller shutter door
barrels has been
issued by the Door
and Hardware Federation
(DHF).
More
Here:
A
new guide to its
Compriband 600 impregnated
joint sealing tape
is available from
Tremco
illbruck
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Here:
2007
New Home Completions
Statistics
released by NHBC,
the warranty provider
on new homes in
the UK, show that
new home completions
for 2007 showed
little change on
the previous year.
More
here:
Twenty-four
staff members from Cornwall
Glass and Glazing Ltd
successfully passed
a range of NVQs in Glass
& Glazing related
subjects.
More
here:
K-Seal
Glass is
reinforcing its commitment
to green policies with
the Green Apprenticeship
scheme. This concept
has been further developed
to ensure that all manufacturing
procedures are environmentally
friendly.
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Here:
Refurb-A-Sash,
London’s Award
Winning Traditional
timber Sash Window Specialist,
took delivery of two
fully electric smart
cars recently.
More
Here:
Profile
manufacturer KBE
has joined forces with
Bristol-based Penfold
Plastics Ltd to
almost entirely eradicate
waste from its customers’
production lines.
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Here:
Dekura,
the PVC-U recycler has
unveiled its new post-consumer
waste processing machine
- 'Titan'.
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Here:
CertainTeed Corporation, a North American manufacturer of interior and exterior building products, has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with SRS Energy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to advance the development of photovoltaic roofing products.
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GlazeKart,
the endurance outdoor
karting race for the
glass and fenestration
industry, has announced
the date for the 2008
event, Friday, 6th June.
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on this Event]
From
21st to 25th October
2008 the global glass
industry will convene
in Düsseldorf for
the 20th glasstec
to present the latest
developments in the
field.
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on this Event]