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2002
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Fresh from collecting his Most Popular Drama trophy from the
National Television Awards for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, the show's star Tim
Healy was back in front of the cameras playing a builder once again..
but this time for the Government. Two days after collecting his prize
at the Royal Albert Hall, the popular actor was doing his bit to help
promote the Government-backed Quality Mark Scheme, set up to combat the
menace of cowboy builders..
The
world's largest architectural and automotive glass conference, Glass
Processing Days, will be held from June 15-18, 2003 in Tampere, Finland.
For more information please visit www.glassprocessingdays.com
Plastmo
fabricator VIP Windows & Doors Ltd is now manufacturing PVCu inward-opening
French market windows at its St Albans factory.
Avocet
offers a comprehensive range of Door Closers as part of an expanding
collection of architectural ironmongery.
Profile
22 has introduced a new windowboard adaptor for internal cills - suitable
for replacement work and conservatory applications.
Marian
Doors & Shutters has launched a new steel door range that claims
to eliminate the risk of fingers becoming trapped on the hinge side.
Selecta
Systems Ltd, extruder of window and door profiles, has launched a range
of support materials for its Door Panel range.
Yale
has introduced the longer 20mm bolt to the British Standard Insurance
Approved Yale Night Latch and Mortice Lock ranges.
Balcas
Kildare has launched a patented windowboard fixing system.
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The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has appointed Tom
Rogers as Technical Officer
David
Higgs has joined Tremco as European Glazing Manager.
Nick
Bastow has been appointed a Director of Northern Trade Windows.
Portal Products has appointed Phill Harber as Area
Sales Manager for the South West
Door
Panels PLC has appointed Ricky Le-Grys as Sales & Marketing
Director.
R and A windows, based in Sandhurst, Berkshire have
recently completed an installation on Sandhurst Military
Academy.
Annandale
Design has completed a contract worth almost £250,000
for the Scottish Mutual Headquarters in Glasgow.
Janex,
the UK supplier of Scandinavian windows and doors, has
won a contract from the North British Housing Association
Laminated
Supplies provided custom-made infill panels and window
canopies for the refurbishment of an East London school.
The
Daily Record, Scotland's biggest selling daily newspaper,
has used ThermoCool™ double glazed units by HansenGlass
Hatfield's
Windows and Conservatories has completed an unusually
shaped conservatory on the owner's own home.
Glass recycling officials revisited the site of one of the UK's
first glass bottle banks for a 25th anniversary celebration. Stanley
Race, who launched the UK's first ever bottle bank 25 years ago,
toasted the scheme's success alongside glass industry experts
in South Yorkshire.
New
research shows that removing lead from cathode ray tubes (CRT
glass) may help deal with the growing pile of waste TVs and computer
monitors, of which an estimated 100,000 tonnes are currently being
sent to landfill each year in the UK
The
sdea Directory of Shopfittings and Display is aimed at those in
retail who are looking to update their stores in any way.
The
Steel Window Association has recently published a new edition
of its Specifier's Guide
Hallmark
Panels has launched new literature to illustrate its range of
Architectural Moulding products
Plastmo
Profiles has introduced its latest 24 page Specifiers Guide to
its PVCu profile systems
Customers
and staff at Midlands-based conservatory roof manufacturer, Newdawn
and Sun, are benefiting from a new training suite at the expanding
Alcester site.
Roto
Frank has launched a one hour RIBA and CPD accredited seminar
on how new technology in hardware can benefit the building industry
and its customers
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.
With the official figures through from Glasstec in Düsseldorf, which show attendance figures up to 54,000, one of the more remarkable statistics is that visitors from 76 countries made the journey to central Europe. As I walked the aisles and talked to people I saw these stats translate into solid business.
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Each
year, Barbour Index commissions independent research into important topical
issues affecting the construction industry. This research is published
in an annual report. The tenth Barbour Report was published at the beginning
of July
Chicago
Glass (UK) Ltd has set up a new website: www.scratchremovers.co.uk containing
information on its distortion free polishing system, for the removal of
scratches and graffiti from glass
Gary Birrell of Airdrie window manufacturers Pyramid has been selected
as George Wimpey West Scotland's winner of the Company's biannual award
National
hardware distributor, Wagner (GB) Ltd has announced that it is now a Secured
By Design licence holder
Window
fitter turned salesman David Hamilton has been honoured by Network Veka
for gaining £1million of sales in record time.
Kingston
Windows and Conservatories is currently celebrating its second year with
Eurocell.
Profile
22 fabricator, Slaithwaite Developments Ltd, designed and installed a
garden shelter housing the spa pool
Software
house, Windowlink, is using a trendy Smart Car sporting eye-catching livery
to drive forward its new customer support initiative.
Conservatory
samples in disarray? Spread all over the boot of the car in a complete
mess? Midlands-based conservatory roof manufacturer, Newdawn & Sun,
has found an answer
Adrian Vicker, sales director at hardware manufacturer Roto Frank, will
be taking his motorbike on an epic three-day journey from toe to tip of
Great Britain to raise funds for the BBC's Children In Need appeal.
Combining
a charitable fund raising day for the local NSPCC branch with the presentation
of prizes to the winners of the recent Yale and IFI G2000 sales promotion
proved to be a resounding success
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.
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.
The
Health and Safety people help to avoid tragedies, working with companies
to resource health and safety requirements, control safety costs and satisfy
legal obligations
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
UK fire glass firm CGII, for example, secured leads from over 40 countries; Tamglass picked up orders for its toughening plants from around the world to the the value of 15 million euros. Other kinds of business get carried out under the auspices of this magnificent exhibition, and we report from a number of trade associations which reached landmark decisions at meetings around the show.
The members of eurowindoor for example, have issued a report which suggests that the European window market will be back in profit by 2003; at the same time they announced that German window producers have agreed to discontinue the use of SF6 gas in sealed units. Finally, they are all off for a beano in Barcelona to celebrate conformity with the CE Mark. Vive la Différence, as we say.
This
issue of The Gl@zine is our anniversary issue: our first ever offering
was sent out on November 13th 2001 (Click here
to see the first issue). Next week we will be celebrating the beginning
of our second year with some important announcements and some interesting
statistics. Stay tuned!
Please email me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
glasstec
2002 Ends on a Positive Note
Yes,
we managed to find some glass breasts at glasstec! Over 54,000 sector
specialists made the trip to the Trade Fair Centre on the Rhine during
the five-day event. This exceeds the total for glasstec 2000 that drew
an audience of just on 52,000.
Read the organiser's press release here.
Click here
for more articles, click here
for a picture page. Click here
or on the picture to enlarge the glass breasts.
Kyro's Safety Glass business secures contracts worth in excess of 15m
Euros at Glasstec
Tamglass Ltd. Oy and Uniglass Engineering Oy of the Safety Glass Technology
business area within the Kyro Group have contracted machinery deliveries
worth approximately EUR 15 million in total. The contracts were agreed
during Glasstec 2002, which is the most significant biannual trade fair
for the glass industry.
[More
from Glasstec]
Polysulphide
or polurethane? the debate hots up
In
an interview The Gl@zine conducted with Wolfgang Netzer, Head of Marketing
and Sales at Henkel Teroson, at Glasstec, Düsseldorf, Mr. Netzer
gives his views on the insulating glass sealants market and talks about
the benefits of polysulphide over polyurethane
[More
on this Story]
Kömmerling
Chemie: Maintaining a Good Hold on a Difficult Market
Even if the economic figures in Germany give little cause for celebration,
Kömmerling Chemie is well-positioned on the adhesive and sealant
market. Sales and turnover rose in 2001. In Europe, profits rose by
15%.
[More
on this Story]
Record
Number of leads for Hot Melt on Bostik stand
Ralph
the Robot, star of Bostik Findley's latest advertising campaign, has
been hailed as a major success after helping create a record number
of sales leads for Hot Melt perimeter sealants at this year's Glasstec.
[More
on this Story]
Glasshouse:
Overall Winners Announced
The overall winner of Glasshouse, one of the most successful architectural
competitions ever staged, was announced during a presentation ceremony
held in Düsseldorf.
[More
on this Story]
Slight
Recovery Expected for the European Window Market
In 2001, the 320,000 employees of Europe's window, door and curtain
walling industry produced components worth 38.5 billion Euros. The market
volume amounted to 100.50 million window units (WU). In 2001, the European
window market was in the red with a slight downturn of -2.5%, in 2002
it will be a black Zero and in 2003 it is expected to grow by 0.9%.
[More
on this Story]
First
European Window Producers Declare Conformity with CE-Marking
The European window and curtain walling manufacturers will declare for
the first time conformity of their products with CE-marking at the annual
meeting of the European fenestration federations in Barcelona.
[More
on this Story]
Window
Producers Volunteer to Discontinue Using SF6 Gas
German window producers will discontinue the use of the highly controversial
SF6 gas in sound-proof windows in the future. This is the content of
a planned declaration of self-commitment as announced on 28th October
by the national trade association 'Verband der Fenster-und Fassadenhersteller
e.V.'
[More
on this Story]
Unitec
Hardware Under New Ownership
Geniatec AG has announced that as a result of successful negotiations,
the UK management team of Unitec has acquired the assets and total shareholding
in Unitec Hardware Ltd
[More
on this Story]
New
ETA Guideline for Conservatory and Atrium Roofs Approved
The BBA has played a key role in the preparation of a new European Technical
Approval Guideline - an assessment method showing how products and systems
would be evaluated, leading, if successful, to the award of European
Technical Approvals.
[More
on this Story]
Ultraframe
moves up a gear in Ireland
Ultraframe has announced a major restructuring of its sales and distribution
in Ireland. The move represents a major step change in the level of
support and investment offered to its conservatory roof customers both
in the North and South of Ireland.
[More
on this Story]
Rapid
success in 21st Century Windows
The
largest PVCU fabricator in North Wales, 21st Century Windows, has recently
completed the latest expansion of its Hawarden site that puts the company
well on its way to achieve its objective of producing 2,500 windows
per week.
[More
on this Story]
John
Fredericks lncreases Capacity by 50 Per Cent
Trade
fabricator John Fredericks has increased its manufacturing capacity
by 50 per cent by expanding into a new 23,500 square feet factory in
Lockwood, near Huddersfield.
[More
on this Story]
Tests
Prove Calcium Zinc Outperforms Lead
'Recent tests perfomed on various PVC compounds confirm that products
made from calcium zinc significantly outperform lead-based alternatives
when measured in simulated weathering tests.' says Freefoam Plastics.
[More
on this Story]
Fabricator
Bares all to stop Bypass
A
well known fabricator stripped stark naked and stood in the middle of
a field, to demonstrate against a bypass proposal that will destroy
a great part of the most beautiful countryside remaining in the West
Midlands.
[More
on this Story]
It's
an Openworld with HomePro
HomePro has announced another alliance designed to help its trade customers
gain access to hundreds of thousands of consumers actively seeking home
improvements. The company hasformed an alliance with lnternet Service
Provider (ISP) BT Openworld that sees its Find-a-Pro 'active matching'
service forming part of the ISP's subscriber content.
[More
on this Story]
Sash
Makes a Huge Splash in the Big Apple
Sash USA, the independent sales arm of Sash UK Ltd, has received an
order for what is the company's biggest domestic conservatory to date
with a retail value of almost $600,000 - excluding the cost of the pool
and furnishings!
[More
on this Story]
Tradeplas'
American Connection
Nailsworth based retail fabricator Tradeplas has completed three conservatories
in America, after striking a successful deal with a USA based trade
customer.
[More
on this Story]
Portal
Delivers 10,000th Paladin Door
The 10,000th Paladin composite door to roll off the production line
at Portal Products was presented to one of their earliest customers,
C & G Cladding of Cheltenham.
[More
on this Story]
Spectus
Narrowly Beats Competitors
Spectus windows have been chosen to refurbish the narrowest house in
the world! Fabricated by Raymond Williams Double Glazing, Greenock and
installed by Cumbrae Joinery, new PVCu windows have been fitted to 'The
Wedge' in Millport on the isle of Cumbrae, off the west coast of Scotland.
[More
on this Story]
John
Hardman, Stained Glass Master, Receives Blue Plaque in Birmingham
On Friday 8th November 2002 an English Heritage Blue Plaque was unveiled
for John Hardman (1811-1867), master metalworker and stained glass maker.
[More
on this Story]
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