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2002
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Tradesmen from across Oxfordshire today attended the first regional roll
out of Quality Mark, the Government's anti-cowboy builder initiative,
and were offered the chance to sign up to the scheme free of charge.
Wendland is offering fabricators and installers the latest concept in
natural conservatory ventilation for use with its advanced roofing system.
German
Software producer Hanic is now pushing Optiwin, developed
for the smaller and mid-range glass processing companies
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Alan
Fielder has joined Wendland as the company's new Director
of Sales.
Tim Fairley becomes Sales Director at Dale Joinery.
Darren Harrison is the new Commercial Sales Manager
at Piper Windows, Kent
The
Conservatory Factory has appointed Clive Coleman as Sales
Director.
Nigel Glynn becomes Technical
Specifications Manager at Titon.
The
Whiteline Group has appointed Nathan Overton as Business Development
Manager
Profile 22 has appointed two new Business Development Managers,
Jerry Brookes and Laurence Hughes.
Patiomaster,
has appointed Kevin Walsh as Business Development Manager
Avonside Window Systems appoints Mark Osborne as its new production
manager.
K2 introduces a series of work related qualifications.
Northern Ireland winger Tim McCann has signed up a new contract
with fastener manufacturer SFS intec.
Quantal Conservatory Roofing Systems appoints Ralph Spiers
as South East Area Sales Manager and Tony Marshall as Director
of Sales.
Kawneer has promoted Steven Parker to the position of National
Sales Manager
Polygal UK has appointed Michael Windsor as the company's
new Managing Director.
The
GGF has issued an up-to-date position as regards publication and
enforcement of the forthcoming European Standard for insulating
glass units (EN 1279)
CE
Marking requires companies to have their units tested to EN 1279:
Dave Frost explains.
Since joining forces with HW Systems last August,
Newark-based fabricator Sunrise Window Systems claims it has seen business
boom.
Romag is one of the world's foremost specialists in safety and security
glass
The
impetus of two new Bystronic Lenhardt UK Ltd installations at Saint-Gobain
Glass Solutions Ireland is set to transform the Irish glass market.
Hanic Software has set up shop in the UK
Over
the last few months some 24 fabrication staff have joined the NVQ
training scheme to gain a recognised qualification, and a further
12 have already received their Level 2 certificates from Derby College.
Conservatory and window suppliers are being sought for potentially
lucrative business in mainland Europe.
The conservatory website, www.conservatoriesonline.com, lists a
strong base of suppliers serving the UK and USA but is keen to find
more companies that operate on the continent.
Skills,
not services the key to the future
The
UK needs 'more plumbers and fewer media students' according to company
bosses, as they called for a radical shake-up of state education. The
IOD is calling on the Government to scrap its target that 50 per cent
of under-30s should go to university by 2010, saying it would be better
to equip teenagers with the vocational skills companies need.
As the glass and window industry are continually looking for ways to make
their products more sophisticated and user-friendly it surely is a call
that should be echoed, substituting "plumbers" for "technicians".
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GPD
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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
Fensterbau
2003
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
Product
solutions to satisfy new Building Regulations are among a host of features
to be found in the 2002/2003 Range Guide from Premdor, the UK door and
window manufacturer.
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
Sporting
legend Jackie Charlton has signed up with Hurst Plastics, the UK manufacturer
of PVCu door panels
Ubbink's new SoloSun is an easy-to-fit, affordable photovoltaic (PV) panel
which allows households to generate clean power and cut the cost of electricity
bills in the process.
Work
on the first home to be fitted with solar roof-slates under a Government
initiative to encourage the use of solar power in the UK was completed
today
HW
Plastics was shortlisted in two categories of this year's Plastics lndustry
Awards
CGII's Pyroguard has passed the new European safety glass Standard (EN12600).
BSI Product Services has established a new test rig for Kitemarked glazing.
Ruth Lea the IOD’s policy director, in a policy
paper, urges ministers to follow examples of some of our European neighbours,
and develop distinct academic and vocational "pathways". Under
her proposals, some pupils would continue in academic education that would
take them on to university, while others would undergo rigorous training
in vocational skills.
I, for one, heartily support this move, for if we are to move forward
as an industry and forge a better future, we need suitably qualified personnel,
both academic and "vocational" that enter the industry at a
relatively early age and drive ideas and innovation to the benefit of
all.
On
a brighter note, news and pictures have reached me via one of the agencies,
that Glass Age editor Richard Schwarz and former Glass Age advertisement
manager Debbie Sheppard have tied the knot on the Greek island of Spetses.
The ceremony was attended by over 40 people, many of whom made the journey
from the UK. The Gl@zine wishes the pair health and happiness and we look
forward to hearing the lurid details of the groom’s stag night!!
To view a picture of the happy couple click
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Official
figures from GM Fundraising have put the total amount raised at the Charity
Dinner held in Manchester in April as a staggering £66,344.21, with
particular thanks going to Ian Harrison of Speedframe and Steve Sutherland
of HW Plastics for their auction donations. The date for next year has
been fixed at 17th May 2003 at the same venue. That figure is likely to
increase following the Glass Industry Charity Golf Day being held at Walsall
Golf Club next week, the proceeds of which will this year be donated to
Gary Morton’s charity.
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Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS WEEK'S NEWS...
The
pick of the locks
During the past 3 years UAP have increased their product range and currently
import in the region of 50,000 cylinder locks each month and their products
are fast becoming recognised as some of the highest quality available
in the UK.
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JRS
WINDOW SYSTEMS JOINS PREMIER NETWORK
Trade fabricator JRS Window Systems Northern Limited has joined the select
network of fabricators manufacturing the fully sculptured Victorian 70mm
window and door system from leading PVCu extrusion specialist, Premier
Profiles.
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UK
Door Panel Network now has over 120 members
The UK Door Panel Network (UKDPN) now has over 120 members throughout
the UK, and the number is growing as more and more companies decide to
make their own Panels and benefit from control over their product quality.
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Direct
Labour Organisations
With some 5.3 million dwellings currently in Public Ownership by Local
Authorities and Housing Associations, Windowbase announce another service
that identifies key decision makers. Now over 400 buying contacts in 255
organisations are available on Windowbase’s new database – Direct
Labour Organisations.
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Glass
Training Highlights
Self-Employment Warning
Caution is certainly needed when agreeing contracts with self-employed
workers, because the Inland Revenue is cracking down on those claiming
to be self-employed, but appear to be working on a full-time basis for
only one firm.
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on this Story]
Aluspan
Launches 10-Day Turnaround Service
British
manufacturer Aluspan, has launched a 10-day order turnaround for its range
of bespoke aluminium structures.
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on this Story]
Scotplas
in Hamburg
Following another record year, in which two new branches were opened,
Scotplas - the PVCu Merchant of Building Products to the window, roofline
and construction industry, rewarded six Branch Managers and two Regional
Managers with an all expenses paid trip to Hamburg.
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on this Story]
BBA
Certificates
The BBA have released this months list of certificates added between 6th
May and 24th June.
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on this Story]
Understand
Whole Life Values say's New Guild President
Speaking at the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers Annual Conference in
Torquay (Friday 24th May), Graham Shirville the newly elected President
said that the market for members was still patchy with far too many regional
differences.
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on this Story]
Eurocell
Profiles on the Telly
Recently Eurocell Profiles of Alfreton Derbyshire were the subject of
a BBC Television Feature. With many businesses in the local area suffering,
most notably Rolls Royce in Derby and Raleigh Bikes in Nottingham, Eurocell
seem to be bucking the trend.
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on this Story]
Flying
the Flag for Global Business
A picturesque Warwickshire setting provided the backdrop for a series
of internal seminars for hardware and ventilation solutions provider,
Siegenia-Frank (UK) Ltd this month.
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on this Story]
BWF
Timber Windows lncreasingly the Choice of Specifiers
The greatest impact of the British Woodworking Federation's (BWF) Timber
Window Accreditation Scheme during the past two years has been has been
to convince more and more specifiers of the benefits of fully factory
finished and glazed timber windows.
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on this Story]
WRAP announces Capital Grant competition
to boost glass reprocessing capacity
WRAP
– the Waste and Resources Action Programme has announced a capital
grant competition which will boost glass reprocessing capacity in the
UK and will lead to an increase of between 80 and 160,000 tonnes of post
consumer glass used in high value applications.
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£94,000
Smart Award for a smart thinker
Millenco
Hardware, one of the UK’s most innovative manufacturers of high security
locking Systems, has been awarded the largest Smart Award ever to be presented
outside the automotive industry. The maximum grant available of £94,000
was awarded by sponsors, the Department of Trade & Industry, in recognition
of Millenco's endeavours in the assessment of risk in new product development.
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on this Story]
ARP
'Inundated'
Aluminium Roofline Products (ARP) Group reports that the company's sales
department has been inundated with orders following ARP's debut appearance
at Interbuild 2002.
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on this Story]
Re-new
Scratch Removal System saves time and money
Queen Margaret's School was established in Scarborough in 1901 by the
Woodward Foundation and came to Escrick Park in 1949. To celebrate their
centenary the school built a new multipurpose facil-ity to include a chapel,
theatre and areas for meet-ings and events.
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on this Story]
Deceuninck
fabricator Dempsey Dyer celebrates its 25th anniversary
A Deceuninck customer since 1984, the company now fabricates 1200 frames
a week from five units at its 65,000 square foot South Kirkby site. The
company aims to double this over the next 18 months.
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on this Story]
Support
your local school
Winners of the annual Michael Rigby Associates (MRA) prize at Katharine
Lady Berkeley School in Gloucestershire were recently presented with the
prize to reward business related skills.
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on this Story]
All
the Fives for VEKA Fabricator
VEKA fabricator Ashford Windows Ltd has won the tender for a £5
million, five year project to supply PVC-U doors for 5,000 homes in a
refurbishment project for North Norfolk District Council. The properties
include houses, bungalows and flats with work due to commence in July
2002.
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on this Story]
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