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2002
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The
adoption of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive by the EU Council
of Ministers on 6th June has far-reaching implications for the owners,
operators and developers of buildings in the UK
Construction PMI indicated a slight pick up in growth of industry
activity in July, but demand hits seven-month low
Following
the September 11th, 2001 attack on The Pentagon, military leaders and
Pentagon Renovation specialists credited blast resistant windows incorporating
laminated glass and the steel structure that supported them with saving
many lives.
GBW's
Discovery range of composite doors now includes Fire Doors in a choice
of designs
James
Harcourt, the new, national brand of PVCu windows, doors and conservatories
from Bowater Windows and WHS Halo, is offering its Approved Installers
an exclusive range of composite exterior doors
Evergreen
Door has launched an extensive range of finishing options for both steel
and fibreglass doors in response to rising demand from customers
Janex,
the UK supplier of Scandinavian windows and doors, will be launching
three new styles of its successful brand, Janexdoor, to celebrate the
company's tenth year in business
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Ultraframe
has appointed a new Midlands sales rep, Craig Daykin, while
Chris Kendall has been appointed North of England and Scotland
regional sales manager
Paul
Bateman has joined GBW
as Technical Sales Manager specifically for the Discovery
range of composite doors
A
number of managers at Kestrel Building Products have recently
been awarded NVQ certificates
Steel
Window Service & Supplies has been awarded the lnvestors
in People accreditation
Alcoa
has published its online 2001 Environment, Health, and
Safety (EHS) report on the company's website
In its continuing push to promote health & safety
in the woodworking industry, the British Woodworking
Federation (BWF) has published two more Machinery Safety
Cards
Kawneer and SIAC Construction (UK) Ltd (SIAC) have
recently completed a £1.8m facade as part of SIAC's
£5m complete external envelope contract for Liverpool
John Lennon Airport
For
a large part of the clientele using the Ace Cafe on
London's North Circular Road, style is everything, which
means they appreciate not just the gleaming machines
that crowd the forecourt, but also the restored building
itself with its distinctive steel fenestration
Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain, supplier of fire resisting glasses, has
completed a prestigious contract in Holland for the
Dutch Ministry of Justice
Annandale
Design, manufacturer and installer of architectural
metalwork, has completed the first part of a contract
worth over £200,000 with one of the UK's leading
department stores
Hurst Plastics, the UK manufacturer of PVCu door panels, has made
big cuts in the amount of PVC that goes to waste disposal by installing
a machine to recycle all white PVC waste from their manufacturing
process
WRAP
- the Waste and Resources Action Programme has announced a capital
grant competition .
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.
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.
Brian
Wilson, Minister for Energy, has brought the reality of solar
power to eight new projects across the UK.
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Processing Days has reserved an evening meeting place for players in the
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
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
A
generous father put up his house as security so his son could found a
window company - and so Alfa Windows Ltd was born in January this year
fabricating the Profile 22 system
With
little over a year since the birth of Conservatory Solutions Ltd, the
company has announced record sales growth, made achievable since they
joined forces with K2 Conservatory Roof Systems
When
Pilkington asked its advertising agency, Manchester-based Barrington Johnson
Lorains, to come up with a new trade advertising campaign to launch Pilkington
Activ™, its dual action self-cleaning glass, the creative team hit
on an idea that would make everything crystal clear for readers.
Wendland
has introduced two brochures aimed at the consumer designed in an orange
colour scheme. The new literature promotes the key features and benefits
of Wendland's BBA approved Styal™ conservatory roof system
Manse
Masterdor Ltd, the UK producer of bespoke external doors has published
a new, comprehensive guide to door specification
Plimsoll Publishing has launched a new website - whatcompany.
co.uk
- aimed
at owners/ managers in the UK Windows & Doors industry looking to
make an acquisition or to sell their own company.
In
the first case of its kind the OFT has stopped two companies from publishing
misleading advertisements for website domain names that are difficult
to view on the world wide web.
Manse
Masterdor Ltd has introduced an innovative database, with a comprehensive
and flexible range of applications
Deceuninck
staff did a 68 mile Birmingham to Oxford bike ride, collectively raising
approximately £6000 in aid of the British Heart Foundation.
Teresa
Colbourne-White and Anna Berwick joined forces in a mega parachute jump
to raise over £2,500 for HOPE HOUSE, a hospice for terminally ill
children
Andy
McIntyre, one of Shepley’s customer service managers, took part in
a charity skydive
Debbie
Lake jumped (or was she pushed) from a perfectly working plane in a tandem
skydive for charity
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.
A
Harvest of Autumn Launches
If
further evidence of the continuing buoyancy of the glass and glazing industry
were needed, this was confirmed by the news from glass giant Pilkington
that its market-leading self clean product Activ was now available to
the public in the UK, completing its European roll-out, and that its Product
Launch Partners scheme had received an enthusiastic take-up. More
significant still, Pilkington is confident that the glass trade will be
able to pass a premium of between 15-20% on the product all the way down
the value chain.
Also this week, roof specialist Wendland unveiled a 'third generation' conservatory roof and a new name to go with it - Styal™. Previewed in the Gl@zine last week this launch is the first in a number of new initiatives from the new Latium/Wendland management team, headed by MD Chris Owen and the cash rich (following the sales of Duraflex and Genesis) Brian Kennedy. More news of this next week, in particular about some high profile new customers. In the meantime, however, click here for info on new Styal™ consumer literature or here for the Styal™ website.
Meanwhile,
Glasstec is heading for a better than expected UK turn-out with business
travel specialist Pressplan
reporting a frantic take-up for accommodation and air tickets, that has
already surpassed figures for 2000. To book your places click here.
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Tony Higgin, Publisher
Pilkington
Activ™ Launched in UK
With
the launch of Pilkington Activ™ the world's first self-cleaning glass,
glassmaker Pilkington has issued a challenge to the industry to harness
its revenue earning potential as a true, value added product. Extensive
research by Pilkington has discovered that consumers will in fact pay
up to 20% more for a glass which significantly reduces - and in some cases
completely eradicates - the need for window cleaning.
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on this Story]
The
Cinderella Bra supports a Glass Act
Not that we're obsessed with glass and boobs at The Gl@zine, but only
weeks after we reported on what we thought would be the last Silly Season
story of the year (Glass
art goes t*ts up and becomes 'booby prize' of 'Metric Martyrs'), we
managed to find another one! One of the first assignments of Triumph Japan's
new 'Campaign Girl' will be to model a specially crafted glass bra - and
it will fit only the ideal bust!
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on this Story]
Plimsoll
Publishing - The Battle for the Customer
Up to a fifth of the industry will suffer casualties in 'The Battle for
the Customer,' according to the latest Plimsoll Analysis on the UK Windows
& Doors industry.
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on this Story]
Stuga
sells Flowline number thirty-fiveStuga
CNC Systems recently sold Flowline number thirty-five and is currently
installing number twenty-seven.
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on this Story]
Assa
pre-tax profits up in Q2
Assa has announced its Interim Report for the Second Quarter of 2002:
The highlights are as follows
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on this Story]
Kyro's
Profit Before Taxes Grew January-June
- Net sales was EUR 71.6 (76.7) million, while operating profit amounted
to EUR 7.6 (9.2) million or 10.6 % of net sales
- Pre-tax profit grew to EUR 7.8 (7.4) million or 10.8% of net sales
- Kyro Corporation acquired all shares of Uniglass Engineering Oy
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on this Story]
Glaverbel
Shuts Float Plant in Netherlands
Glaverbel has temporarily shut down its float plant at Tiel in the Netherlands
as it copes with continuing economic weakness.
[More
on this Story]
Work
begins on Reynaers Institute
Work has recently commenced on the new 'Reynaers Institute' in Belgium.
The project comprises various elements, including a learning centre, test
facilities and showrooms.
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on this Story]
Saved
From the Soft Stuff
A successful new start up could have gone completely the other way if
it were not for Business Micros stepping into the breach.
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on this Story]
European
Machinery Sales buys another Glasner
European Machinery Sales has installed a second large and fully automatic
computer controlled blasting booth from German manufacturer Glasner for
European Glass at its new works in Park Royal, London.
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on this Story]
Novaglaze
moves to bigger premises
Novaglaze the specialist bending and processing glass Company has moved
premises from Huddersfield to a new larger factory in Elland
[More
on this Story]
lndigo
Teams up with Spectus
lndigo, the Alridge-based fabricator, has signed a five year sole supply
agreement with Spectus to manufacture its Sightline 70 suite.
[More
on this Story]
Eurocell
help complete Totty Installation
Eurocell Building Plastics have recently been awarded a contract to supply
over 300m of SB300 tongue & groove soffit and Euroboard to Totty building
services Ltd.
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on this Story]
HiB
Just Gets Bigger and Better
A state of the art larger capacity warehouse has been on the shopping
list for HiB since last year, and now has become reality. All stock is
now housed in a new 27,000 square foot premises based in Tamworth, Staffs.
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on this Story]
Permadoor
commits to Secured By Design
Permadoor, the UK manufacturer of thermoplastic composite doors, is committed
to the police initiative, Secured By Design.
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on this Story]
John
Fredericks Sets the Wheels in Motion with Bigger Fleet
John Fredericks, one of the largest independent trade manufacturers of
PVCu windows, doors and conservatories, has enhanced its national distribution
chain to the installer network with the addition of new vehicles to its
growing fleet.
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on this Story]
Vitro
announces restructuring plan
Vitro reiterated the company's commitment to streamline operations, to
focus on the production, manufacturing and distribution of glass products,
divest non-core assets and strengthen its financial structure.
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on this Story]
Chester
Housing Trust partners with Sash UK
Following the successful conclusion of the window refurbishment of two
housing schemes by Sash UK Ltd on behalf of The Chester & District
Housing Trust, the Trust and Sash UK have now entered into a full partnering
agreement.
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on this Story]
Sound
absorbing Elephant
A customer who lives in a property on a busy road recently presented Elephant
Windows, the domestic division of Kent-based Piper Double Glazing, with
a problem.
[More
on this Story]
Minster
Steps up a Gear
York based Minster Windows has become the latest fabricator and stockist
of Ultraframe's roofing systems; in particular Victorian roofs and Ultralite
500 - the lean-to 'roof in a box'.
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on this Story]
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