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2002
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Following
their highly successful lobbying campaign to reform the introduction of
self-certification under the Building Regulations, the Federation of Master
Builders (FMB) and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) are encouraged
that the Government has agreed to review the pilot self-certification
scheme after its first year of operation.
The
world's largest architectural and automotive glass conference, Glass
Processing Days, will be organised on June 15-18, 2003 in Tampere, Finland.
Speakers are requested to send their presentation abstracts for review
and approval process by October 15th 2002.
To submit your abstract and find more information please visit www.glassprocessingdays.com
The
pressure on fabricators and suppliers to provide product in the right
quantities and at the right time has led to many a lost customer - for
both parties. A new software solution, called 'easy-fab' eliminates
these problems
Evergreen
Door is now offering the TAJ range of luxury glass as standard on all
its door styles.
Cotswold
Architectural Products, has designed a friction stay that meets British
Standards for egress and easy-clean
Mila
Hardware has introduced a number of controllable and permanent ventilation
solutions
'Flexiframe
from Andersen Windows, represents the shape of things to come in the
building industry.' the company says
Era
has introduced a new range of packers, designed to ensure its new multi-point
lock (MPL) fits 30 of the most popular door profiles
Ultraframe,
the designer and manufacturer of conservatory systems, has launched
a new pre-formed PVC flashing system.
Product
Archive
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Construction
industry safety experts gathered recently at the first in a series
of hard-hitting seminars designed to get small contractors and
self-employed people in the construction industry to put health
and safety at the top of the agenda
Synseal Extrusions have appointed Alan Woods as Non-Executive
Director
Piper
Windows, Kent, has appointed Kris Wilkes as Business Development
Manager
Motivating
staff and getting the best out of employees is at the top
of Barnsley based Sash UK's priorities to help maintain
the company's customer service support
The regeneration of Endeavour House on the corner
of Shaftesbury Avenue and St Giles High Street in London,
has been completed using a range of glass from Pilkington
Sash
window renovation specialists, Ventrolla North East
is assisting George Wimpey North in the conversion of
Wilton Castle, Redcar into 45 luxury apartments and
houses.
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, the manufacturer of
fire resisting glasses, has supplied specialist glasses
to two British universities
The
Veka Matrix system has been used in an air traffic control
tower in Bedfordshire
The recycling of end-of-life television and computer monitor picture
tubes was for the second time the subject of a symposium held
at Schott Glas in Mainz in mid-September.
NuLife
Glass has spent many years developing a process to recycle Cathode
Ray Tubes (CRT). The company claims to have achieved its goal
and can now separate the Lead (Pb) from the structure of the CRT
glass.
Structura
is a range of point-fixed structural glazing systems developed
by Glaverbel. A new eight page full colour brochure explains the
increased range.
A
Fire-test Certification Summary is available from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain
for SGG Fivestar, its innovative, clear fire resisting safety
glass
Trent Valley Windows and Doors has won a special award for the
outstanding showroom at its new, purpose-built premises.
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.
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Exhibition List UPDATED!
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
H&S
Conference
The
2002 Glass lndustry Annual Health & Safety Conference takes place
this year on 7th November, at The Earth Centre, near Doncaster
Coatings
Conference
All
about Coatings on Glass – and More Advanced Coatings on glass and
plastics are the focus of the 4th International Conference on Coatings
on Glass - ICCG from November 3 to 7, 2002
The
collaboration between Curvet Spa from Pesaro, which for the last 25 years
has specialised in manufacturing safety glass and curved glass, and Bekaert
ECD Solar Systems LLC , the manufacturer of flexible solar cells and solar
modules with brandname Uni-Solar®, has resulted in a solar electric
glass panel in a curved form.
After
seven years spent building its Mr Glassman brand, the Prestwich based
installation company took its next logical step and went into manufacturing.
Through acquisition a separate fabrication unit trading under the name
The Frame People was established, and one year on is producing over 250
Status windows a week.
Business
is growing so much for trade supplier PDQ, that it needed a greater range
of windows than its long-standing fabricator can let it have.
British
Superbike rider, Glenn Richards, teamed up with a Coventry-based window
company to arrange the installation of two new PVCu doors at his Leicestershire
home
Rehau
has introduced the first sample case for its new 60mm system Rehau Tritec.
Shepley
has widened its marketing support package with the launch of a new range
of retail press advertisements available to retail customers.
Volkswagen Fleet Services recently launched an interactive website, designed
specifically to cater for the needs of fleet managers and user choosers.
The
new Peter Hawkins website is now online. The site illustrates the complete
range of machinery available.
HW
Plastics is sponsoring its intrepid Head of Marketing, Peter Hayes, to
walk over one hundred and fifty kilometres to raise money for SCOPE (formerly
the Spastic Society) this month.
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.
Keep
on writing Charlie!
Prince
Charles may be right after all, perhaps we are becoming too litigious
as a nation. At least, if you have been following the long running saga
which is Ultraframe vs. The Burnden Group you may be forgiven for thinking
so. Although it seems to have finally ground to a halt, this legal juggernaut
has cost millions and still does not appear to have thrown up any firm
conclusions. We will report on this fully when we receive a definitive
statement.
On a lighter note, the last week or two has witnessed two industry events which show that design innovation and technical expertise in glass are still very much alive and well. We were wowed by The Bombay Sapphire Awards (and not just because of the copious amounts of a dangerous looking blue cocktail which flowed freely all night) and we were mightily impressed by the RIBA Downland Prize, in which glass and glazing projects swept the board.
Finally,
exhibitions are looming: Glassex
2003 has announced that it will be bigger and better than ever, while
our growing preview
of Glasstec in Düsseldorf has now reached epic proportions, covering
some 83 companies.
Plus, just when we thought we had covered everyone involved in the Winter
Garden building in New York, we got this
story from Pilkington...
And have you ever wondered how to recycle glass from TVs and computer
monitors? Click here.
Oh,
nearly forgot, we have a new feature this week: all Projects listed on
the Gl@zine are now listed alphabetically by company in the Archive. Click
here
to check it out. Plus, the Product Archive has been significantly extended,
both by Product
and by Company
Please
e-mail me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
The
Bombay Sapphire Prize: Glass Bridge Wins Major Design Award
Designer Thomas Heatherwick was announced on September 26th as the £15,000
winner of The Bombay Sapphire Prize for excellence and innovation in
glass design for his spectacular Glass Bridge.
[More
on this Story]
Local
Architects Shine in RIBA Small Projects Prize
The five winners of this year's Downland Prize for Architects, announced
on 1st October, include a glass cube which overhangs a cliff (pictured)
and a house inspired by the shape of a snail with a spiral glass staircase.
[More
on this Story]
Glassex
on Target to Continue Success for 2003
The organisers of Glassex, the showcase for the UK window, door and
conservatory industry, are reporting excellent stand sales to all sectors
of the market for the next event, which will take place from 23rd to
26th March 2003 inclusive in Halls 17, 18 and 19 of the NEC, Birmingham.
Six months ahead of the event, over 75% of exhibition space has been
allocated to 125 exhibitors.
[More
on this Story]
Solaglas
acquires Windowcare
On 7th October 2002 Solaglas (part of the worldwide Saint-Gobain Group)
announced the success of its bid to acquire 100% of the share capital
of Windowcare UK.
[More
on this Story]
Pilkington
Planar™ Supplied for the Winter Garden, New York
A towering wall of Pilkington Planar™, supplied by Pilkington Architectural
to its American customer, W & W Glass Systems Inc, was the first
step in the rebirth of the 11th September attack site in New York, central
to the reconstruction of the stunning Winter Garden structure.
[More
on this Story]
Cost
Control and Strategic Acquisitions Highlight Alcoa Third Quarter
On October 4th Alcoa reported earnings for the 2002 third quarter of
$216 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, excluding a special after-tax
charge of $23 million
[More
on this Story]
Glazing
Media Luncheon in France 2002
The 10th annual Glazing Media Luncheon in France took place on 30th
September this year, so if you were unable to reach your favourite editor
that day, you now know the reason why!
[More
on this Story]
CGI
International goes Coast to Coast in the USA
Supplier of fire resistant glass, CGI International Ltd, based in Merseyside,
England, began a Coast to Coast promotion of its Pyroguard range of
clear and patterned non-wired fire glasses in September at the Glass
Expo West Exhibition in Long Beach, California, USA.
[More
on this Story]
K2
Goes East
K2 Conservatory Roof Systems played host to six Vietnamese businessmen,
as part of a Trade Delegation programme organised by the British Embassy
based in Vietnam.
[More
on this Story]
Alcoa
Initiates Tender Offer for 3.5 Million Elkem Shares
Alcoa announced on October 2nd that it has initiated a cash tender offer
for 3.5 million shares in Elkem at 175 Norwegian kroner per share.
[More
on this Story]
'Slow
Recovery' in Building and Construction
BAU 2003, which takes place from 13 to 18 January 2003 at the New Munich
Trade Fair Centre, could mark the start of a slow recovery in the European
construction sector, 'Next year things look set to trend upwards again,
but the rate of expansion will remain flat' - this is the conclusion
of the latest industry report (June 2002) by Euroconstruct.
[More
on this Story]
Marketing
Rethink at BPF Group
The newly constituted Marketing Committee of the BPF's Windows Group
met industry promotional issues head-on when it held its inaugural session
in late August.
[More
on this Story]
Castle
will be King of the High Security Resi Door
Mila Hardware is being used in the construction of a new door aimed
at the public sector and housing associations.
[More
on this Story]
Schott
Produces 250 Millionth Television Glass Component
On September 25th Schott, European manufacturer of screens and funnels
for cathode ray tubes, celebrated a very special event in its manufacturing
history. The 250 millionth piece of television glass came off the production
line at its main plant in Mainz
[More
on this Story]
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