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2002
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A
recent report shows overseas construction activity by British-based contractors
during 2001. The figures cover all overseas building & civil engineering
contacts that are controlled from the UK.
In
June 2002, 13,400 dwellings were started in Great Britain compared with
17,000 in June 2001. Some 46,600 starts were estimated in the three
months to June compared with 48,800 in the first quarter of 2002.
PROFILE
22 has devised a clever solution to the frustrations of fitting fixed
angle bay windows.
Briwax
Professional is a woodgrain and colour touch-up and repair system for
the furniture, kitchen and window manufacturing industries
Demista
heated mirror pads for bathroom mirrors and Cosyfloor underfloor comfort
heating
Balcas
Kildare windowboard fixing system that claims to reduce typical installation
times
Howarth
Timber's new hinge packer
JNC
Solutions has launched a new software addition to heip construction
companies simplify their CIS Tax payments and returns to the Inland
Revenue
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Mick
Maddison has joined Leeds fastener company SFS intec, to head
its UK customer services operation
Rehau
has made two new appointments at its Manchester Sales Office
Rehau
fabricator Solar Windows, based in Caerphilly, South Wales,
is investing in an new scheme to provide on-site health
and safety training to all its shop floor employees.
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
Bowater
Windows Public Sector lnstallation Division (PSID) based
in Minworth Sutton Coldfield has won an award from the
British Safety Council. Only companies with below average
accident rates are eligible
Smaller
firms are being given the chance to show their commitment
to safety with the launch of a new category in the construction
industry's Working Well Together (WWT) awards
The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently launched
the Small Firms Assistance Scheme (SFAS), a pilot grant
scheme designed to help small firms improve their health
and safety performance
Fabricators Alurite Ltd recently installed curtain
walling and windows selected from Senior Aluminium Systems
range of aluminium glazing systems into units at an
office village based in Cardiff Gate.
SBT
Architects have recently completed a new office development
on the single remaining site at Chineham Court, Basingstoke.
The
Boardwalk is a prestigious residential development set
in the heart of London's Docklands.
Kestrel's
PVC-ue roofline products feature on a new block of luxury
apartments built by Robertson Residential in Newton
Mearns, Glasgow.
Pilkington
Architectural won a £600,000+ contract to provide
two huge glass façades for the project representing
1000m2 of Pilkington Planar Tension Structure
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.
WRAP - the Waste and Resources Action Programme has announced a capital
grant competition .
Brian
Wilson, Minister for Energy, has brought the reality of solar power to
eight new projects across the UK.
Ickenham
based LMC Group put down their hard hats and Wellington boots for a day
to raise £500 for the Charity Children with Leukaemia by staging
a five-a-side football tournament
Phil Mundell, sales and marketing director for Sentinel Doors, discusses
the practical application of Part M and its implications for the expanding
role of the door manufacturer in helping to assess the needs of the disabled
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Exhibition List UPDATED!
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
Aircontec/ISH
Aircontec
- lnternational Trade Fair for Air conditioning and Ventilation Technology
at ISH lnternational Trade Fair for Building and Energy Technology and
The Bathroom Experience - from 25 to 29 March 2003
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
Fensterbau
2003
Manse Masterdor Ltd has introduced an innovative database, with a comprehensive
and flexible range of applications
Saint
Gobain Glass has launched a new website and online profile presenting
the Group network in the UK and Ireland
BSI
has launched an on-line information service for the construction industry:
the CPD Standards Tracker
Wright
Style, the UK steel glazing systems specialists with an intemational customer
base, has launched a new and interactive website
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.
Move
over Ferrari and McLaren - there's a new and unlikely name in the world
of motorsport. Volkswagen Commerciai Vehicles has created an extreme version
of the Caddy TDI
The
latest edition of the sdea Directory of Shopfittings and Display is out
now, priced at £10 from the Shop and Display Equipment Association
Freefoam
Plastics, manufacturer and supplier of lead-free roofline and rainwater
systems, has produced a new Technical & Specification Manual
BBA Certificates Added Between 24-Jun-2002 - 29-Jul-2002
GBW
Discovery doors have passed the industry's most stringent testing procedure
relating to performance and security.
Bury-based
Plastmo fabricator Rainseal Trade Windows Limited celebrates its 10th
Anniversary and is poised for yet another record-breaking year.
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work on the Gl@zine continues, and I am happy to report that we now have
a fully functional search tool. This search facility allows users to access
items of information that have appeared on over 500 pages of the Gl@zine
by product, company name, or brand. By using the window at the top of
the page you will be able to call up all items of information published
in The Gl@zine that meet your search criteria. This is the first step
in the move towards a fully searchable industry database that we are looking
to launch before the end of the month. Watch this space for further details...
On
a more environmental note, readers might be interested to hear of a recycling
show taking place at the NEC from the 10th - 12th September. Titled RWM,
glass and plastic recycling are among the topics covered. Further details
can be obtained by clicking here.
It is co-located with an urban renewal event and conference titled SURE,
so plenty to see for the environmentalists among you.
Any
comments? Please e-mail on tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS
WEEK'S NEWS
Deceuninck's operating income increases
by 24.9% in the first half
In a weak world economy, Deceuninck Group, worldwide manufacturer of PVCu
window systems and building profiles, has managed to increase its volume
of sales by 10%. Sales in the first half amounted to EUR 178 million,
a nominal growth of 4.5%.
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on this Story]
The
Attack of the Killer Caterpillars!!!
It could have been a scene from a 1950s B movie - the walls were covered
in a writhing mass of brown hairy bodies. They were dropping from the
bushes like windfall apples. Was this some Hicksville farm in the middle
of the Kansas plains awaiting the invasion of creatures from outer space.
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on this Story]
Glaverbel
Group: Results in Line with Forecasts
Against the background of a weak economy, the Glaverbel Group recorded
a slight fall in its net result (down 5%) and in its gross operating cash-flow
(down 2%) during the first half of 2002 compared with the same period
last year.
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on this Story]
Scott
Launches Masterglaze
Following the success of Cambrian Conservatory World, Andrew Scott has
launched Masterglaze Factory Outlet Centres, a new counter business aimed
at the local retail, trade and DIY markets in Wales.
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on this Story]
BHD
Group to Launch an Ultra Low Cost Conservatory Range
A range of quality, ultra low cost conservatories is to be launched by
the BHD Group - the manufacturer of modular conservatories.
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on this Story]
Shepley's
Keeping a Close Eye on Changing Rooms
Shepley is in close touch with its customers and firmly believe that the
product range it offers needs to be a reflection of current market needs.
Towards this the company recently carried out a survey of a random sample
of customers investigating the market demand and saleability of silver
handles, and is now offering this addition to its window hardware range.
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on this Story]
Trade
Building Plastics
TBP has now been a sub-stockist of Eurocell Building Plastics for over
five years, after initially seeing the Product Range at Glassex in 1998.
David Haines and his partner Peter Lambe stock the whole Eurocell range
from their 7000sq ft. outlet in Witney near Oxford just off the A40.
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on this Story]
How
to Guard Yourself Against the Second Hand Blues
Newly appointed GTI-Kombimatec Sales Director Ian Wheatley has issued
a warning to customers on the perils of buying second hand machinery,
providing a list of guidelines for those looking to invest in used models.
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on this Story]
Investment
Boosts Performing Seals
Alfas Industries Ltd is investing in new production capacity to meet growing
demand for its specialist sealants used in the glass, glazing, building
and construction industries.
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on this Story]
Conservaglass™
gets Demonstrative
Ultraframe, the international designer and manufacturer of conservatory
systems has launched a new marketing support package for Conservaglass™,
the new innovation in sealed units.
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on this Story]
HW
PLASTICS SIGN INDIAN AGREEMENT
HW Plastics Limited, the UK PVC Window Systems manufacturer, has signed
a technology transfer agreement with Shriram Polytech Limited of India.
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on this Story]
Dempsey
Wins Further Contracts
Deceuninck fabricator Dempsey Dyer has recently completed a supply and
install contract for Halifax based Southdale Homes involving 400 units
of an average eight windows per house.
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on this Story]
New
CGI International Factory
Well on the way towards its December 2002 opening is the new purpose built
factory, at Haydock, Merseyside, UK, for fire-glass manufacturer, CGI
International Limited.
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on this Story]
Patiomaster
now in North West
Patiomaster has strengthened its regional fabricator base with the appointment
of Patiomaster North West based in West Yorkshire.
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on this Story]
Revolutionary
Glass Anchor Makes World Debut on Facade in London
An undercut glass anchor, which fixes glazing panels without the fixings
penetrating through the glass, has made its debut in a prestigious new
development at Century House, Westminster Bridge Road, London.
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on this Story]
'New
Flat Building Lowers Window and Door Markets' says Palmer
Palmer's latest report on the £400 million market for Windows, Doors
and Conservatories in British New House Building expresses concern that
the vigorous trend towards the building of flats will restrict the window
market over the next few years.
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on this Story]
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