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2002
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Orders
in the twelve months to May 2002 rose by one per cent compared to orders
in the previous twelve months and orders in the three months to May 2002
rose by 13 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier.
A
week long construction safety blitz across Scotland and the North of
England resulted in enforcement action being taken at more than half
of the 444 sites visited.
Conservatory roof manufacturer Newdawn & Sun has redesigned its
PVCu roof vent for simpler installation and more effective operation
The
PVC-U patio door offered by Indigo Products is suitable for use in porches
and conservatories
Chubb
has launched a substantial 20mm deadbolt on the 3G and 3K series. This
is 70% larger compared to the existing 14mm products
Elumatec UK Ltd has pushed the parameters back with the massive power
of the Stürtz SE-VSM40/26-8K-B Vertical Eight Head Welder
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Giles Willson has joined the GGF as 'Technical Officer' for
the Home Improvements Executive and Fire Resistant Glazing
Group
K2
Conservatory Roof Systems has filled its Business Development
Executive position with the appointment of Andrew Nichols
Plastex
Ltd of Redditch, manufacturer of PVCu home improvement products,
has appointed Guy Johnson as Trade Sales Manager
Alan
Fielder has joined Wendland as the company's new Director
of Sales
CGI
International's new guidance paper 'An overview of Fire
Rated Glasses' can be used as a training aid to help architects
and specifiers through the maze of different fire glasses
in the market place
Avonside Window Systems, manufacturer and installer of windows
for the UK's housebuilders, has placed training and skills
at the heart of its business and customer service development
programme.
BPF
President Brian Mann has voiced concerns that the shortage
of students on polymer courses and the shortfall of engineering
based apprenticeships could be catastrophic for the Plastics
Industry
A £2.5 million listed manor house situated in
Hatfield Heath was given the Everbrite finishing touches
when the Deceuninck fabricator installed 44 highly decorative
windows and 20 sets of double French doors
Hamilton
Square is the largest group of Grade 1 Listed Buildings
in the country. Restoration of the original rooflights
was undertaken by steel window company, Clement Windows
Group Ltd
Film
provided by Anglian Technical Window Films is seen by
millions of television viewers every day of the week
- or rather it isn't
The
quality of daylight at the new £100m City of Manchester
Stadium has been achieved through materials manufactured
by Belfast-based Brett Martin, producer of plastic rooflight
sheet
Awarding
the Cotswold Casement Company a contract to overhaul
a historic Warwickshire country house's ageing metal
windows improved thermal performance
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.
Spectus
fabricator Framemaker is involved in a large urban renewal project in
the Bank Top Renewal Area of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
M.G.Windows
who have been established for over 15 years now have just re-vamped
their depot situated on the Kingsditch Ind. Estate in Cheltenham.
Peerless
Windows, a Synseal Installer recently flew out to Romania to aid a
charity project, 'Convoy 2000' involving the refurbishment of a home
for mentally handicapped children
Customer
Care - a Call to Action
'Customer
Care' is a phrase often used and seldom acted upon, as all of us can testify
to at some time or another. However, several companies in the window industry
have packages in place to support their fabricators, one of whom is WHS
Halo, who this week is relaunching its 'In Business' programme.
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IGM
2003
Save
the dates of November 4-6, 2003 for the 14th biennial edition of USA's
premier event for the glass and fenestration industries.
GPD
2003
The
dates for the next Glass Processing Days conference have been published.
Glaskon/BAU 2003
GlasKon 2003 in Munich, the 10th Innovation Forum for Glass, Architecture
and Technology, which will run alongside BAU 2003
Fensterbau
2003
Following
the launch of Conservaglass™, Chris Richardson, technical director
of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd, considers some of the factors concerned in the
selection of IGUs for conservatories.
Kim
Rehfeld, Managing Director of HomePro, looks at the nature, and benefits,
of Insurance Backed Guarantees - now necessary for FENSA compliance
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.
Yale
has developed a range of merchandisers available in 3 sizes, 0.5m, 1m
and 2m to provide a flexible and consumer friendly home security presentation
K2
Conservatory Roof Systems has announced the free issue of BBA Certificates
to its network of dealers.
Titon
Commerical is now offering the latest Sofinox window and door fittings
brochure.
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.
WRAP - the Waste and Resources Action Programme has announced a capital
grant competition which will boost glass reprocessing capacity in the
UK and could lead to a potential increase of between 80 and 160,000 tonnes
of post consumer glass used in high value applications.
Brian
Wilson, Minister for Energy, has brought the reality of solar power to
eight new projects across the UK.
Glass Training Ltd has presented a number of glass sector 'Oscars'. Among
the award winners were individuals who had supported the implementation
of Glass Qualifications Authority NVQs
Building firms are lagging behind other industries in up-grading their
internet connections to cope with large amounts of information according
to research.
The
Government today issued new regulations to encourage greater use of e-commerce
by breaking down barriers across Europe and boosting consumer confidence.
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launched in 1991, the scheme has changed dramatically as a result of differing
market conditions and demands over the years. Further information can
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Elsewhere in this week's GL@ZINE: the long awaited availability of Ultraframe's
Conservaglass is finally announced, as is the consumer launch of Pilkington
Activ. Click here
or on the Activ panel above to get the full picture, and here
to read more on Conservaglass.
Meanwhile,
we report mixed fortunes from The Laird Group, which has lost £60m
in the first half of this year, but whose mainly UK based Security Division
is performing well. And if you aren't yet fed up with good news from the
UK window and door market, Sentinel has just invested £1.3m in a
new composite door plant.
Finally,
as a small example of the immediacy of your weekly GL@ZINE, we bring you
news and pictures of last week's Charity
Golf Day.
We hope you enjoy this issue as much, if not more than usual. Please e-mail
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Big
on Promises but can Brown Deliver?
The Construction Products Association welcomed the increased capital spending
on infrastructure and the built environment in the Government's latest
Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).
Commenting on the Chancellor's Statement, the Association's Chief Executive,
Michael Ankers said: 'The UK is bottom of the European league when
it comes to the level of investment in the infrastructure and the rest
of the built environment.'
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Fun Charity Golf Day
Last Summer's very successful Fun Charity Golf Day instigated by regional exhibitions organiser Mike Gray, Fenestra Journal's Norman Setra, and Dave 'Brocko' Broxton of Glass Age, was followed up on the 7th August this year with an even more successful event.
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Laird
posts first half loss of £60m
The Laird Group has reported its first half results for 2002, which accumulate
to losses of some £60m. However, this is mainly as a result of the
sale of Fullarton Computer Industries at a loss of some £55m, following
the high tech crash in the US. Laird Security Systems (Cego Frameware,
ERA, EWS, Feneseal, JK Furnex, Linear, Permacell Finesse and Ventrolla),
has performed well, with turnover up 5% to £96.9m and operating
profits up to £11.1m (2001: £10.1m) for the half year.
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Pilkington
Activ™ now Available to British Homeowners
Pilkingtons Activ™ self-cleaning glass will be available to British
homeowners from September, in the latest phase of the most ambitious product
launch ever undertaken by the company. A wide ranging advertising campaign
will use simple but effective messages that present the answer to many
a homeowner's dream.
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on this Story]
Ultraframe
Conservaglass™ - the New Breakthrough in Sealed Units - Hits the
Roof
Conservaglass™, the dedicated conservatory glazing system from Ultraframe,
is now on general sale and is available throughout the UK. 'The sealed
glazing units, which proved such an attraction at this year's Glassex
and the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show, will shatter the conservatory
glazing market.' says the company.
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on this Story]
£1.3m
Investment Doubles Capacity at Sentinel and Helps Launch new Door Skin
Material
Composite door manufacturer Sentinel Doors has begun a £1.3 million
investment programme that will see a doubling in size of its existing
Llantrisant production facility, a second manufacturing plant opened nearby,
a doubling of production capacity by April 2003 and the launch of a new
generation of skin material that provides greater protection from scratching
without the need for post-paint finishing
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Assa
Abloy has Closed the Acquisition of Besam – World Leader in Door
Automatics
On 29 April 2001 Assa Abloy AB entered into an agreement with AB Industrivärden
to acquire Besam. The regulatory officials approved the acquisition and
the companies were consolidated from 1 July 2002. The purchase price was
SEK 3,050 M for the debt-free company.
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on this Story]
New
Chairman for UKae
UKae Ltd has announced the appointment of Graeme Fowler as Non-Executive
Chairman. The appointment has been made by UKae Managing Director and
majority shareholder Garry Ealing to supplement the board as UKae embarks
upon a major expansion programme.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Reduces Capacity; Continues to Implement its Long-Term, Low-Cost Production
Strategy
Alcoa Inc. announced on July 31 a series of moves continuing implementation
of its long-term, low-cost production strategy, within the context of
a weak economy
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Aegis
Rethinks its Dealer Network
Aegis Conservatory Roof Systems, in North Wales, is rethinking its authorised
dealership network for the distribution of the new high security Roof
Lock system because of the growing number of major outlets that want to
sign-up as dealers.
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on this Story]
DOE
Tables Decision to Change Energy Star Criteria
According to the September 2002 issue of the NGA's Window & Door magazine,
the U.S. Department of Energy, which oversees the Energy Star Windows
program, has decided against issuing new minimum requirements for windows
and doors in the three U.S. climate zones for 2003.
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on this Story]
Alfreton
and Nottingham Depots are all change
Eurocell Building Plastics has completed two major improvements to its
Midlands Network.
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on this Story]
Positive
Prospects for Aspect
Established in 1981, Devon-based Aspect Windows & Conservatories,
a Spectus fabricator, is going through a period of rapid growth, resulting
in significant change for this family-owned business.
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on this Story]
Major
GTI Contract on Isle of Wight
GTI Windows of Cowes has won a major contract worth in excess of a quarter
of a million pounds from Roger Williams Builders, to supply and fit windows
and doors for a new housing development on the island.
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on this Story]
Gaining
the Optimum Benefits from HW Systems
Manchester-based Optimum Windows' business is booming - so much so that
the company has recently relocated to a new 6000 sq ft operation in the
Mossley area of Manchester.
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on this Story]
Glass
Training Ltd e-briefing Latest Issue
Banking On Artificial Intelligence
Barclays Bank and the Halifax Bank of Scotland are introducing artificial
intelligence technology in a crackdown on financial fraud, as well as
on terrorist money laundering.
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on this Story]
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