Weekly Email News for the Glass,
Glazing & Fenestration Industries
17th June 2008
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Sapa
Building Systems’ has launched a range of enhancements
for its DUALFOLD sliding folding door system that further increase
fabricator and end user features and benefits
[More
Here]
For
users of the Ultraframe roofing
system, Conservaflash, a replacement pvc flashing system, can help
to dramatically reduce costs whilst lead prices are at an all time
high - saving up to £75 on the installation of a typical 4m
x 4m Georgian by using Conservaflash instead of lead.
[More
Here]
Spectus
Window Systems has enhanced its range of vertical sliders
with two new woodgrain finishes. Cream woodgrain and white woodgrain
profiles are available from stock, and there is now an option for
a new white co-extruded gasket
[More
Here]
The
new Orton Friction Stays from Groupco
offer improved performance and weathersealing through the use of
a nylon reduced friction end cap
[More
Here]
RAMACS.co.uk
is a new web based sales management system, designed specifically
for companies with remote sales staff and for Sales Managers who
need to up to the minute information about what their teams are
doing
[More
Here]
Due
to popular demand, JELD-WEN
has added two new designs to its Rio patio doors range
[More
Here]
Portal
Products, specialist manufacturer of GRP doors, has unveiled
a new range of pre-finished GRP woodgrain slabs to help fabricators
and installers reduce costs and improve overall efficiency
[More
Here]
Low
energy directives and internal climate control challenge the design
flair of all practices: The Comar
Climate Active Façade offers a solution
[More
Here]
Fuhr's
new key operated doorbolt, developed specifically for renovation
projects, is now available from Groupco
[More
Here]
Specialist door manufacturer Portal Products has added a new range of through-colour cassettes to its extensive GRP composite door collection
[More Here]
The
high security Excalibur multi-point locking system from hardware
manufacturer Kenrick has now
been engineered to suit timber windows
[More
Here]
JELD-WEN
has extended its range to include its new Mackintosh, Kensington
Plus and latest styles of composite doors
[More
Here]
Mumford
& Wood’s high performance Conservation™
period windows and doors are made to order from premium quality,
clear grade, laminated Larch which provides strength and durability
[More
Here]
Hurst
Plastics has announced the first in a long line of developments
for its Rhino composite door. The solid panel version of the market
leading Rhino door is now available as a high performance fire door
[More
Here]
Vectis is a new security combination for doors designed and patented
by ERA the UK's largest lock manufacturer and distributed by LSH
UK Ltd
[More
Here]
Composite
door manufacturer Rockdoor has
introduced a new colour to its range - Anthracite Grey
[More
Here]
Wrightstyle
says that purchasing high performance fabricated steel
and glass systems, for today's demanding building environment, has
just become a whole lot easier - with watertight guarantees of superior
quality
[More
Here]
Eurocell Building Plastics (EBP), a national network
of building plastic depots offering roofline and accessories, is
offering its customers a safer method of working at height, using
its new Ladder Staging System (LSS)
[More
Here]
Super Spacer triple glazed units allow greater freedom in glazing design, says Reflex glass whose sealed units are now available as triple glazed manufactured using Super Spacer warm edge spacer
[More Here]
2008
has seen the launch of many new products by Freefoam
Plastics. One, a new double plank cladding is available
in the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe
[More
Here]
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Business Micros
has announced a significant new addition to its sales
team. Ian Shufflebotham has joined the UK window industry's
software provider as Sales Manager
[More
Here]
With
the appointment of an experienced professional for the
South East of England’s architectural aluminium market,
Metal Technology has
seriously strengthened its presence in the UK
[More
Here]
Edgetech
has welcomed Gary Shoesmith into the newly created role
of Director of Operations to head up production at the
UK's only WET manufacturing facility
[More
Here]
John
Brash and Company, the timber importer and
manufacturer, has recently expanded its salesforce with
the addition of a Technical Business Development Manager
and Area Sales manager for Northern England & Scotland
[More
Here]
TimberWindows.com
has appointed a new Marketing Facilitator to help its
Registered Installers convert more leads: Marion Windsor
[More
Here]
Lichfield-based
PVC-u window and door profile company, Kömmerling,
is experiencing a surge of new business due to its new
team of Sales Managers
[More
Here]
Mansfield-based Future Products
has taken delivery of new machines, including two four-head
in-line welders and an automatic welding/cleaning line, from
its longstanding machinery supplier Wegoma
as part of an on-going investment programme
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Here:
Having
been established for over 12 years, Nusing
of Loughborough last year decided to reorganise its manufacturing
operations and as part of this installed an SBZ130 CNC profile
machining centre and accompanying software from Elumatec
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Here:
Bystronic
has recently completed the installation of a new Smart'lamicut
cutting table which is the first of its kind in the UK at
Lee Glass, based in Nottingham
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Here:
Appearance is everything for Bristol-based City
Glass Company Ltd which has been busy smartening
up both of its showrooms. The fabricator, which uses KBE
Window Systems PVC-u profile, has seen the arrival
of new display stands plus the complete redecoration of its
showrooms
[More
Here]
Versatility
and the ability to move with the market is at the heart of every
profitable business, and Warmseal
is the perfect example of a company that has successfully embraced
change
[More
Here]
In
January, Yorkshire-based fabricator Bison
Frames branched into the retail sector with
the help of Spectus to form
Perfect PVC Ltd
[More
Here]
REHAU
trade fabricator Keyframe
has invested almost £400,000 in a new machining centre
and associated software. The move is intended to increase capacity
at the Bolton-based company from 1,000 to 1,500 frames per week.
[More
Here]
Anchor
Windows, based in Ebbw Vale, has expanded its product
range to now include the full range of Deeplas by Deceuninck
building products including soffits, fascias and cladding
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Here:
AM Profiles has recently supplied
composite windows and curtain wall for one of the first installations
in the UK of a complete composite facade. The timber aluminium
composites have been installed at the Old Brewery at Pill, near
Bristol
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Here:
Carliol
Square, named after a 13th century, rich, merchant family, is
the prestige location for a stunning new office building in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
with its most impressive façade created using Metal
Technology’s architectural aluminium glazing
More
Here:
Polar
Windows, a Profile 22 fabricator and installer of PVC-U
windows, doors and conservatories has delivered a new build project
for Hanover Housing Association
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Here:
Installing
Fitrite fencing from Sash UK
in front of a cliff face may seem a daunting prospect but the
team at Waterside Decking and Conservatories were equal to the
task and took it all in their stride
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Here:
Astraseal
has fabricated what are believed to be the largest vertically
sliding windows ever produced in the REHAU Heritage PVC-U system
More
Here:
The main Tysley Road into Birmingham is a busy, noisy place,
so when planning permission was granted for a block of luxury
flats to be built there, the developers were faced with some demanding
requirements
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Here:
Profile
22 fabricator Ayresome Industries
has completed the first phase of a prestigious refurbishment project
for the clubhouse at Middlesbrough Municipal Golf Club
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Here:
eGenie.co.uk has
been developed to allow Britain's professional, qualified
workforce to auction its talents to the British Public
[More
Here]
A
film of how Rockdoor
manufactures its composite door can now be seen at www.rockdoor.com.
The 90-second high speed film shows how the door is
put together from start to finish
[More
Here]
REHAU
fabricator Dessian Products
has just launched a new redesigned website at www.dessian.co.uk
for use by trade and commercial customers
[More
Here]
The
Midlands fabricator, frameXpress
has launched a new website which has been designed to
reflect the high quality products and services available
from the company
[More
Here]
Celuform,
the specialist in PVC-UE roofline, cladding and window
finishing products, has announced that its fully redesigned
website is now live at www.celuform.co.uk
[More
Here]
Madico
Graphic Films has launched a dedicated website
to promote the attributes and revenue-enhancing opportunities
offered by its range of UV, and eco-solvent inkjet and
thermal transfer printable window films
[More
Here]
Well done to the girls at Lister
Trade Frames Ltd who did the company very
proud at this year's Race for Life charity event! Five
of the Lister's girls (pictured) completed the 5km race
held on Tuesday 10th June around the Trentham estate in
Stoke-on-Trent. Together they raised over £1000
for cancer research!
More
Here:
Safestyle
UK has again demonstrated the company's commitment
to supporting great causes with a donation of £1000.00
to a Pudsey-based specialist care home for the disabled
run by the Leonard Cheshire Disability Charity
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Here:
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Sustainability
on Show at CIH
The CIH show at Harrogate is upon us, and given the
importance of the ongoing sustainability debate to the local authority
and specifier market, this is set to be a big show for those taking part.
We feature a number of those exhibitors in the right hand column under
Exhibitions, including Veka, Masterdor, KBE, Total Group, Celuform, Kestrel
and Rockdoor.
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Congratulations this week to Gary Dutton, founder and chairman of the Synseal group of companies, which he started with £200 in 1980 and now employs over 700. In recognition of his remarkable achievements in manufacturing in that time, Gary has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Well deserved and well done Sir Gary!
WE HAVE EMAIL...
PVC
Made from Trees?
Having
followed the ongoing 'exchange of views' between the
PVCU and timber factions in your pages over the past
few weeks, I decided to look at Sam Kennedy’s
website, in order to view his company’s much
heralded environmental credentials. The cover of their
ENVIRONMENT brochure intrigued me; all I could see
was trees! Donnie MacNeill, Technical Coordinator,
NorDan
UK Ltd
[Read
full Email Here]
Saving
Money & Doing the Right Thing
It
was good to see so many people at the launch of pvcaware.org
last week and to see the recognition that meeting
business objectives and being a good member of the
community are not not mutually exclusive. Chris
Ball, MBA Associates
[Read
full Email Here]
WE HAVE MORE EMAIL...
Confidence
in Roofline
It's
perhaps a reflection of economic weakness and
uncertainty when the roofline industry spends
more time spinning rumours than developing the
market. Paul Jayne, Managing Director, Everwhite
Ltd
[Read
full Email Here]
More
on 'How Sustainable is Timber Really'
I certainly have no wish to get involved in any
name-calling, but it would be unreasonable to
ignore the realities of competition between the
various regimes. The merits and deficiencies of
each material - timber, pvc, steel and aluminium
- are quite plain to see. Keith Nurcombe, SupaWOOD
Windows
[Read
full Email Here]
Commercial
Specification Sales Manager
&
Business Development Manager
Privately-owned,
Beaufort Secure Design is
the UK’s most dynamic,
highly accredited Aluminium
Systems supplier, providing
profiles for aluminium windows,
entrance doors and screening
products for commercial
and residential applications.
The company has an established
reputation for innovative
product design, unrivalled
technical and sales support
and total commitment to
quality.
[More
Here]
energiKorner Tips
"Look out for the u-value (heat loss) and g-value (solar gain) of a window, they define its energy efficiency by determining how much of the sun’s heat and light pass through the glass into the room, while also stopping heat escaping. Pilkington energiKare™ has a high WER performance by enhancing the g-value of already low u-value windows"
[Visit energiKare Website]
VEKA
plc Returns to Harrogate
After
supporting its long-term
customer, The Sovereign
Group, by sharing
a stand at the Chartered
Institute of Housing
Exhibition held at
Harrogate last year,
VEKA plc is making
a committed return
back to the floor
plan by splitting
the stand 50/50 with
The Sovereign Group
[More
on this Event]
KBE
at Harrogate
KBE
Window Systems, part
of Europe’s
leading manufacturer
of PVC-u profile for
the window and door
industry, is once
again featuring at
the Chartered Institute
for Housing (CIH)
Conference and Exhibition
to be held in Harrogate
this week.
[More
on this Event]
Total
Group at 2008 CIH
Show
Celebrating
its Silver Anniversary
this year, social
housing specialist
The
Total Group
returns to the 2008
CIH Exhibition with
a prominent new stand
highlighting its sustainable
multi-partnership
approach to delivering
a comprehensive fenestration
solution for housing
professionals.
[More
on this Event]
Celuform to Exhibit at CIH
Celuform, manufacturer of PVC-UE roofline, cladding and window finishing products with particular expertise in the specification sector, is exhibiting at the Chartered Institute of Housing Exhibition with its Celutex product.
[More on this Event]
Kestrel Spreads Calcium Organic Message at CIH
The no lead, no tin, 100% calcium organic brand of PVC-UE building products, Kestrel, will be exhibiting at this year's Chartered Institute of Housing Exhibition.
[More on this Event]
Rockdoor
Returns to CIH Exhibition
Rockdoor
will be returning
to this year's Chartered
Institute of Housing
(CIH) exhibition at
the Harrogate International
Centre from June 17-19,
to showcase its fully
engineered PVC-U composite
door.
[More
on this Event]
Emirates
Glass Leaf Awards
Hundreds
of leading and up-and-coming
architects from all
over the world are
currently submitting
entries for the prestigious
Emirates Glass LEAF
Awards 2008
[More
on this Event]
Solar
Energy at glasstec
2008
At
a time of climatic
change and dwindling
energy resources,
the solar energy applications
market is booming,
and allied to this,
glass is taking on
a leading role. So
solar energy will
take on a correspondingly
high significance
at the forthcoming
glasstec, (21st-25th
October, 2008).
[More
on this Event]
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More upcoming events are listed below.
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The Council
for Aluminium in Building
(CAB) were the first
headline sponsors
of the Building &
Construction category
for the inaugural
'Power of Aluminium
Awards' held in April
at Warwick University.
More
here:
Following
tough independent
adjudication, Windowstyle
UK Ltd received
the International
Safety Award from
the leading training
and advisory body,
the British Safety
Council
More
here:
The engineered
timber window system
company, TimberWindows.
com, recently
picked up another
award, this time for
'Best Use of Technology
in Business'.
More
here:
Some
of the best building
and conservation projects
from around the world
make up the shortlist
of the RICS
Awards 2008.
More
here:
Tradesmen
across the country
have been getting
their sporting
fix through the
Stanley
Get Your Kit Off
Spring promotion.Stanley
are giving professional
users the opportunity
to win any sports
shirt of their
choice by giving
one shirt away
for 90 days, when
a Stanley tool
is purchased,
with the promotion
ending on the
12th July 2008.
More
here:
Network
Veka fabricator,
Glazerite Windows,
was the main sponsor
for the third
year of the Midlands
PGA Pro-Am tournament
weekend, known
as the Glazerite
Trophy, at Wellingborough
Golf Club.
More
here:
The annual LSH
Scottish golfing
event was held
at Deer Park in
May and was attended
by customers from
Scotland and Ireland.
More
here:
New colour literature
giving details of
the Schüco
range of aluminium
louvre blade solar
shading systems
is now available
for downloading
from the company's
website.
More
here:
Comprehensive
product data including
useful industry
information is contained
in a new hardware
catalogue from
Carl
F Petersen Ltd.
More
here:
VBH-Wagner
has introduced two
more of the company’s
new full colour
hardware mini-catalogues.
More
here:
REHAU
has published a
new guide to the
BFRC window energy
ratings designed
to help its customers
maximise the potential
marketing opportunities
of the scheme.
More
here:
As
part of its ongoing
commitment to providing
the most comprehensive
and elite quality
service package
in the industry,
Ultraframe
has updated its
flagship retail
brochure, the Conservatory
Directory.
More
here:
14%
of Firms could Go
Under
One
in seven construction
companies could
disappear if the
market downturn
deepens, a report
has warned. In its
report, analyst
Plimsoll Publishing
examined figures
from the top 2,000
construction companies
in the UK and said
an increased reliance
on short-term finance
was behind its forecast.
More
here:
Only four weeks
after it was launched
in April by Wigan and
Leigh College with GAP,
42 of its customers
have enrolled on the
NVQ Level 2 in Special
Installation of Roofline
Systems course.
More
here:
National
trade fabricator Crystal
Direct has
enrolled its conservatory
processing staff on
a Computer Aided Design
(CAD) course to ensure
its customers get accurately
and professionally design
conservatories for homeowners.
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here:
Smaller company members
of the
British Woodworking
Federation
have just been handed
an opportunity to develop
their organisation’s
skills and management.
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here:
No
less than 80 of Hull-based
Hallmark
Panels' staff
have been awarded NVQ
Certificates for achieving
Level 2 in Business
Improvement Techniques.
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here:
Emplas.
the Wellingborough based
window and conservatory
fabricator. has recently
launched a recycling
initiative for its cardboard
and polythene packaging
waste.
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Here:
Lister
Trade Frames,
the Stoke on Trent based
fabricator recently
took delivery of a CK
International Mini-Compactor
to ensure its recyclable
polythene packaging
waste doesn’t end
up in landfill.
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Here:
The UK's leading PVC-U recycler Dekura has launched a new service designed to support fabricators and installers address the new Site Waste Management legislation which came into force on April 6th.
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It's all green and go at Sash UK's factory in Barnsley, where two new baling machines are not only saving money, but complying with the environmental agenda to reduce the impact of waste on landfill.
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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:
The
construction industry
was the major winner
at the RoSPA
Occupational Health
and Safety Awards,
claiming more than
600 honours, including
the premier accolade,
the Sir George Earle
Trophy, for the second
year in succession.
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Here:
'Over
one in three construction
sites visited put
the lives of workers
at risk and operated
so far below the acceptable
standard that our
inspectors served
395 enforcement notices
and stopped work on
30% of the sites',
Geoffrey Podger, HSE's
Chief Executive said
recently.
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Here:
Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, has signed an exclusive contract with Malibu GmbH & Co. KG in Bielefeld, Germany, to supply all of the gases needed to make photovoltaic modules.
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The
British
Society of Master Glass
Painters
has organised a second
international two-day
conference, to be held
at Glaziers Hall, London
Bridge, London SE1 31st
July - 1st August 2008.
[More
on this Event]
GlassBuild
America is
from October 6-8th 2008.
[More
on this Event]
From
21st to 25th October
2008 the global glass
industry will convene
in Düsseldorf for
the 20th glasstec
[More
on this Event]
Glasstech
Asia 2008 Vietnam,
is the in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam from 20th
– 22nd November
2008.
[More
on this Event]
PVC
Formulation 2009
is from 16-18 March
2009 at the Maritim
Hotel in Cologne, Germany.
[More
on this Event]
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Calendar
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in the UK and the
rest of the world
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A
Whole
New
World
of
Promotion
at
the
Blink
of
an
Eye!
A
new
advertising
medium,
Blink
is
an
opaque
glass
screen
that
guarantees
users
a
rapid
return
on
their
investment,
at
the
same
time
taking
product
promotion
into
a
whole
new
dimension
at
the
cutting
edge
of
technology.
As
an
exclusive
distributor
of
Blink,
this
product
is
yet
another
addition
to
LMC
Groups
growing
portfolio
of
services
and
product
innovation.
[More
on
this
Product]
Product
of
the
Week
Archive
here
Häfele
Protecting
the
Barratt
Green
House
HAWA
Frontslide
60/Matic
window
shutter
systems
from
Häfele
UK
have
been
installed
on
the
first
zero
carbon
home
by
a
mainstream
house
builder
in
the
UK.
The
Barratt
Green
House,voted
the
winning
design
in
The
Mail
on
Sunday
British
Homes
Awards'
2007
competition
for
the
Home
for
the
Future
designed
by
Gaunt
Francis
Architects
and
built
by
Barratt
Developments
is
located
at
the
Building
Research
Establishment
(BRE)
Innovation
Park
in
Watford.
[More
on
this
Project]
Project of the Week Archive here
Saints
Butcher
Bulls
in
58
-
20
Bludgeoning
An
early
first
half
score
of
8
-
0
to
the
Bradford
Bulls
against
an
in-form
St
Helens
Saints
side
served
as
a
cruel
diversion
for
fans
who
have
witnessed
Bulls'
poor
form
this
year,
which
has
been
exacerbated
by
continuing
injury
problems.
An
opening
try
at
seven
minutes
followed
by
another
just
six
minutes
later
drove
Bradford
fans
into
a
frenzied
optimism
that
was
only
to
be
quashed
and
then
trodden
into
the
Knowsley
Road
turf
by
a
rampant
Saints
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Gary
Dutton
Receives
an
MBE
for
Services
to
UK
Manufacturing
Gary
Dutton
has
achieved
what
he
set
out
to
at
the
age
of
17.
It
wasn't
the
money;
he
was
looking
to
prove
that
he
was
good
at
something.
But
he
isn't
just
good
-
he
is
exceptional.
In
The
Queen's
Birthday
Honours
List
on
Saturday
14
June
Gary
was
awarded
an
MBE
for
services
to
UK
manufacturing.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Door-Stop delivers 123 composite doors in just one day. ‘This is the best day so far,’ says Door-Stop Director, Nick Dutton. ‘And sales continue to grow. We're taking on new customers every day.’
The rapid exodus from panels to composites is the key to this growth.
[Read the Rest Here]
TEST
Results
for
VEKA
and
Sovereign
A
concept
by
The
Essential
Support
Team
(TEST)
has
received
the
backing
of
one
of
the
largest
influences
in
the
window
industry,
VEKA
fabricator,
The
Sovereign
Group.
The
TEST
initiative
is
a
window
installation
training
scheme
aimed
at
putting
local
people
back
into
jobs
in
the
London
Borough
of
Waltham
Forest,
and
the
overall
goal
is
to
widen
the
scheme
to
other
boroughs.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Elumatec
Helps
Solex
to
Expand
With
a
steady
influx
of
work
from
the
aluminium
market
pouring
into
family
run
business
Solex
Manufacturing
Ltd,
the
company
has
had
to
greatly
step
up
its
productivity
to
accommodate
and
fulfil
demand,
seeing
it
expand
its
current
operations
and
significantly
benefit
from
the
recent
installation
of
a
new
SBZ122
profile
machining
centre
onto
its
factory
floor
from
Elumatec.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Network
VEKA
Signs
Steve
Davis
for
Five
More
Years
Snooker
legend
Steve
Davis
has
been
signed
to
continue
as
Network
VEKA's
brand
ambassador
for
a
further
five
years.
News
of
the
signing
was
greeted
with
applause
from
more
than
160
delegates
and
guests
at
the
organisation's
AGM
at
the
weekend.
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the
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Here]
Glassex
Team
Betting
on
the
Glass
Times'
Race
Day
at
Haydock
on
3rd
July
The
entire
Glassex
team
will
be
participating
in
next
month's
Glass
Times
Raceday,
an
event
recognised
as
a
great
way
of
maintaining
business
relationships,
providing
networking
opportunities
and
supporting
the
glass
and
glazing
sectors.
Other
official
race
sponsors
include
Vista
Panels,
Bohle,
TuffX,
Schuco,
Float
Glass
Industries
and
Glass
Times.
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the
Rest
Here]
Edgetech
Dealership
Membership
Hits
23
Edgetech,
the
dedicated
Warm
Edge
Technology
Manufacturer,
has
already
recruited
over
20
members
to
its
Dealership
initiative
since
its
launch
at
Glassex-
GP&T
in
April.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
BBA
for
Lancashire
PVC-U
Trade
Frames
Spectus
fabricator
Lancashire
PVC-U
Trade
Frames
is
celebrating
after
gaining
BBA
certification
for
Elite
70
casements
and
tilt
'n'
turns.
This
is
the
latest
development
in
the
company's
achievement
programme.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Thistle
Corners
the
Market!
If
you
want
to
know
how
be
voted
UK
top
installer
for
six
years
running,
then
ask
Nick
Robson,
Managing
Director
of
Thistle
Windows
and
Conservatories
of
Aberdeen!
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Bi-Folding
Doors
from
Total
Group
Bi-folding
doors
are
the
latest
addition
to
a
comprehensive
aluminium
and
PVC-U
fenestration
range
from
industry
specialist
Total
Group.
The
versatile
door
ranges
offer
installers
opportunities
to
increase
revenue
streams
with
an
appealing
and
aspirational
product.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Masterframe
Launches
First
Mandatory
Installation
NVQ
Programme
Masterframe
Windows
Ltd
has
launched
the
industry's
first
mandatory
professional
qualification
to
fit
sashes
-
The
Bygone
Collection
Standard
Installation
Method
NVQ
Programme.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Revolutionary
UK
Recyling
System
Wins
in
the
USA
A
British
company
using
a
revolutionary
glass
Implosion
technique
has
secured
a
substantial
contract
to
install
one
of
its
glass
processors
in
a
new
recycling
facility
in
Pennsylvania,
the
first
customer
in
North
America
to
install
the
company's
invention.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Merritt
Makes
PVC-U
Disposal
Easy
Disposal
of
waste
PVC-U
products
is
now
even
easier
for
installers
and
builders,
working
in
both
the
domestic
and
social
housing
sectors,
with
a
sustainable
and
cost-effective
solution
from
Derbyshire-based
plastic
recycler
Merritt
Plastics.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
F@bstore's
Basket
of
Savings
When
it
comes
to
the
supply
of
double
glazed
units,
hardware,
pre-cut
steel
and
composite
doors
then
it
would
make
sense
to
buy
them
all
from
a
proven,
single
manufacturing
source
claims
F@bstore.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Aluminium
Prices
Show
Sharp
Rise
Reflecting
the
trend
in
the
rest
of
the
construction
industry,
prices
for
aluminium
have
gone
through
the
roof
in
recent
months.
The
upward
price
trend
looks
to
continue
to
into
2009,
according
to
a
recent
forecast
from
Goldman
Sachs.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
SAS
Hybrid
Wins
Best
Product
Award
Senior
Aluminium
Systems
(SAS)
has
launched
Hybrid
-
a
brand
new
concept
in
aluminium-timber
façade
supply
and
winner
of
the
Glassex
and
GP&T
award
for
Best
New
Window
Product.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Dealer
Seminar
Success
Conservatory
Outlet
has
just
held
a
dealer
seminar
and
with
it
announced
a
new
product
range,
comprehensive
new
and
optimised
website
and
a
complete
range
of
brochures
all
designed
to
add
further
success
to
their
expanding
dealer
network.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Birchdale
Glass
is
Latest
Kawneer
Fabricator
Middlesex
based
glass
processor
and
contractor
Birchdale
Glass
has
recently
been
appointed
an
Approved
Fabricator
and
Installer
for
the
Kawneer
range
of
curtain
walling
systems.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Conservatory
Outlet
Chooses
Rockdoor
for
Composite
Doors
Conservatory
Outlet
has
chosen
Rockdoor
as
one
of
its
main
composite
door
suppliers.
As
well
as
supplying
its
composite
door
to
the
bolt-on
brand's
dealers
and
trade
customers,
Rockdoor
has
helped
develop
a
new
sales
brochure
for
the
company.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
New
Alliance
Builds
Low
Carbon
Future
The
UK's
drive
towards
a
sustainable
built
environment
received
a
significant
boost
last
week
with
the
launch
of
a
new
partnership
between
the
University
of
East
Anglia
(UEA)
and
the
Building
Research
Establishment
(BRE).
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
KAT
Invests
In
Growth
Market
Always
looking
for
new
niche
opportunities,
KAT
UK
has
just
invested
over
£500k
in
a
bespoke
production
facility
for
aluminium
windows
and
doors.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
High
5
for
Celsius
K2
Glass
is
now
celebrating
the
five
year
anniversary
of
Celsius
Performance
Glass,
as
the
product
cements
its
position
as
the
conservatory
roof
glass
of
choice
for
both
the
trade
and
the
consumer.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Transparent
Design
for
the
Olympic
Games
More
than
36,000
square
metres
of
Makrolon®
plastic
sheet
was
used
in
the
construction
of
Olympic
sports
competition
venues
in
China,
creating
spectacular
settings
for
spectators
and
television
viewers
alike
to
see
all
of
the
exciting
events
without
obstructions
and
in
good
light.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
New
Davex
Beams
Now
Available
Through
Schüco
Jansen
Thanks
to
an
exclusive
marketing
and
distribution
agreement
with
Schüco
Jansen
Steel
Systems,
British
architects
looking
for
an
attractive
and
practical
alternative
to
conventional
IPE
beams
and
add-on
façade
constructions
can
now
specify
the
DAVEX
range
of
profiles
from
Thyssen
Krupp.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Sternfenster
to
Show
How
to
Beat
the
Burglar
Burglars
will
be
attempting
to
force
a
window
and
break
in
at
the
annual
Lincolnshire
Show
this
week
-
but
exhibitors
need
not
worry
that
their
valuables
are
going
to
be
stolen.
The
'burglars'
will
in
fact
be
ordinary
members
of
the
public
who
are
being
invited
to
test
the
security
of
Sternfenster
windows.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
A
New
Era
For
Smart's
Smart
Systems,
the
UK'
supplier
of
aluminium
windows
and
doors
announces
the
company's
renaissance
as
Smart
Architectural
Aluminium.
This
transition
marks
the
beginning
of
a
new
era
for
Smarts
and
comes
in
a
period
of
tremendous
growth
and
development.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Strategic
Forum
Reports
on
Progress
in
Meeting
Egan
Targets
The
Strategic
Forum
for
Construction
has
finalised
its
Review
of
the
targets
for
industry
improvement
that
were
set
in
the
report
Accelerating
Change,
prepared