your
weekly e-mail news :: 19th November
2002
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The
results of the Construction Products Association's latest annual study
of Government's investment in the UK's built environment and infrastructure
shows that although good progress has been made in some areas, in others
the Government is badly behind schedule.
NEW!
Designers must now comply with regulations to limit solar overheating
in buildings, as Paul Littlefair of BRE explains.
Features
now archived include:
Dave Frost on the implications of CE Marking to the sealed unit manufacturer:
Phil Mundell on what Part M means to the Door Manufacturer;
Mike Fawcett on the 'Dilution' of Fire Glazing Standards;
Gary Dean on glass fusing;
Glass Production Software from Hanic.
For
a full list click here
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 glassprocessingdays.com
Sash UK has extended its product portfolio by offering PVCu garden gates
Lorient
Polyproducts has extended its range of flexible intumescent glazing
gaskets to include a new size designed for the latest thicknesses of
fire resistant glass
Plastmo
fabricator VIP Windows & Doors Ltd is now manufacturing PVCu inward-opening
French market windows
Avocet
offers a comprehensive range of Door Closers
Profile
22 has introduced a new windowboard adaptor for internal cills
Marian
Doors & Shutters has launched a new steel door range
Selecta
has launched a range of support materials for its Door Panel range.
Product
Archive
For a directory of products sorted by product type
For a directory of products sorted by company in alphabetical order
Ultraframe
has appointed Mick Rowley as Technical Support Manager for
Scotland and the North
Ultraframe
has appointed Jane Blanchard regional sales manager for the
South East of England
Siegenia-Frank
(UK) Ltd, has appointed Chris Collins regional sales manager
for central England
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.
Specialist fire protection glass from Pilkington
UK has been used for the redevelopment project, The
Tun in Edinburgh.
Purpose-built
glass reinforced plastic (GRP) roofs manufactured by
Hallmark Group have been installed as part of a large
refurbishment project organised by B&N Housing
Clearwater
Court in Reading is the newly constructed headquarters
of Thames Water plc, and makes extensive use of Pilkington
Insulight Insulating Glass Units incorporating Luxaclair®
Blinds
Anglian
Technical Window Films were on hand to assist when a
subterranean shopping complex situated near to the company's
headquarters flagged up concerns regarding the glazing
following a Health & Safety audit
A
free, DTI funded leaflet advising building owners and occupiers
on legal liability and damage limitation in respect of building
façades, has been produced by BRE and industry partners
A
new suite of literature from HW Plastics isdesigned to help installers
generate sales in the consumer market.
Whiteline
has included a template library in its latest brochure, allowing
customers to picture how the design they have selected will look
The
British Woodworking Federation has produced its latest Architectural
& General Joinery Guide for architects and designers
Jack
Postan, of MPH Windows, explains to GQA Chief Exec Allan Murray
how his organisation dovetailed the in-company fabrication training
programme with the GQA NVQ for the Production of Glass Supporting
Fabrications.
Customers
and staff at Midlands-based conservatory roof manufacturer, Newdawn
and Sun, are benefiting from a new training suite at the expanding
Alcester site.
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.
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
As we have now been sending out The Gl@zine for a year, I hope you don't mind if I use this week's editorial to blow our own trumpet a bit. We have produced 50 weekly issues since our launch, plus four dailies at Glassex. In that time we have covered 683 news stories and run a further 902 articles, including 225 new products. We have covered three exhibitions (Glassex, Interbuild and Glasstec), our previews for which have covered no fewer than 339 companies. This means that we have brought you nearly 2000 topical editorial items during that time (1,924 to be precise).
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BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Auf
Wiedersehn, Pet
"In
the early 80s, when I worked for a Kömmerling fabricator, I
was telephoned by the then unknown Central Television, who had just
awarded the franchise but had not yet taken over from the incumbent
and asked 'Do you make German windows?'. Being a salesman at the
time I said 'Yes' and he went on to explain that they were filming
a series about ex-pat workers in Germany and they wanted German
style windows for props.
For prices, I thought of a figure and doubled it. They accepted
right away as long as they could collect in 10 days. And they brought
the cheque with them! Unfortunately, the window never appeared in
any episode.
Sad, really."
Paul Jervis. BPF
Windows Group
Exhibition
List UPDATED!
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
A new online teaching aid for construction students and practitioners
has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
With
'MyGlaverbel.com', the Glaverbel Group is offering a new approach to and
vision of its world of glass for use in architectural and decorative applications
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
Three external, glass-block walled, cylindrical staircase towers have
been praised by the jury who bestowed RIBA's 2002 Regional Award on the
new Pfizer Headquarters, at Walton Oaks in Surrey.
Gary
Birrell of Airdrie window manufacturers Pyramid has been selected as George
Wimpey West Scotland's winner of the Company's biannual award
Leamore
Windows has been a fabricator of Eurocell's Ultimate 70mm window system
for the past five years and is currently experiencing signs of organic
growth.
Profile
22 fabricator, Slaithwaite Developments Ltd, designed and installed a
garden shelter housing the spa pool
KAT
UK has developed a new marketing strategy based on furthering the market
presence of its tiger imagery
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
Kestrel Building Products is the latest local company to lend its support
to the Donna Louise Trust, the charity currently building a children's
hospice at Trentham near Stoke-on-Trent
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.
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
If you compare the output of The Gl@zine with the leading monthly print magazines, we are well ahead not just in terms of how soon we get breaking news direct to your desktop, but also in the amount of editorial we can deliver. The leading monthly magazine has delivered only 309 news items and a further 686 articles in the same 12 months – around two thirds of our own output.
Our circulation is also way ahead of all the print publications. We send out just under 11,000 Glazines every week, but our total number of unique users since April of this year has already surpassed the 20,000 mark, which demonstrates the number of 'pass-ons' and readers who just look at the website. Our hit rate on the website is also going through the roof: 22,813 pages last month alone (an average of 760 pages every day!).
We
know which our most popular pages are - the Part L page has been downloaded
by nearly 3,000 people, for example. Another interesting statistic is
that we have readers from 56 countries from Colombia to Croatia, from
Australia to Yugoslavia. Another benefit of a web based publication!
Finally, I would like to thank all our advertisers, without whom there
would be no Gl@zine. Certain companies believed in us from the start and
their trust has been amply rewarded in terms of increased traffic to their
websites, and hopefully this has translated into hard business. We are
a business to business publication and we exist ultimately to serve the
industry. I hope you are satisfied with our efforts, but as always, I
would welcome your comments or queries.
Please
email me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
OFT
Launches Doorstep Selling Investigation
The OFT has launched an investigation into doorstep
selling following a super-complaint from the National Association of
Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB).
[More
on this Story]
Vitro
Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2002 Results
Vitro announced on October 23rd that it continued
to show a consistent level of sales on a YoY basis, reaching US$600
million for the quarter, a marginal decrease on 1.4% compared with the
same period of 2002, taking into account the ongoing slowness in the
Mexican and the United States economies.
[More
on this Story]
Top
Ten Most Profitable Companies in the Glass lndustry
A just published industry report that examines the
financial performance of over one hundred leading companies operating
in the glass industry in Great Britain reveals the top ten most profitable
companies by pre-tax profit margin for the last complete financial year
available, 2000/2001.
[More
on this Story]
Stuga
Success Story
Stuga Limited recently sold Flowline number thirty-seven
and is currently installing number thirty. This is a major success storey
for a machine that was only launched three years ago.
[More
on this Story]
Kombimatec
Sales Up By 20%
At
the close of a financial year that took in the company's most successful
Glassex to date and the launch of several key new products, GTI-Kombimatec
reports a 20% overall increase in sales revenue. This follows on from
the previous year's results, which also saw a 17.5% rise in annual sales
for the company.
[More
on this Story]
Rapid
Success in 21st Century Windows
North
Wales PVCu fabricator, 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]
Showroom
Spectacular for Taylormade Conservatories
Taylormade
Conservatories of Tamebridge, Walsall - an installer of the Ultraframe
conservatory roof system - has recently opened a purpose built indoor
showroom displaying 20 conservatories.
[More
on this Story]
Pilkington
Activ™ Installed on Transport Fleet
The
Pilkington vivid green transport fleet is a familiar sight on roads
throughout Britain and mainland Europe. Now, the vehicles have become
even more eye catching by having Pilkington Activ™ added to 100
of the delivery trucks.
[More
on this Story]
Combining
Technology with Tradition
North
east Status fabricator, Ramage Trade Frames has invested £100,000
and has incorporated internet trading. Ramage has developed an IT infrastructure
based around the Synergebuild internet platform. As well as streamlining
order processing and stock movements, the system has created a stable
foundation to enable Ramage to control its growth more efficiently.
[More
on this Story]
Warmshield
Joins Forces with HW Systems
Halifax based Warmshield Windows Ltd has recently
signed an agreement with HW Systems to manufacture its range of products
including the HW70 suite and Vertical Slider Sash window.
[More
on this Story]
Swish
goes Large in Scotland
When major national housebuilder, Bellway Homes, wanted
bespoke roofline components, Swish Building Products stepped in to supply
the items to their exact specification.
[More
on this Story]
Everest
Expands Treherbert Production to meet Commercial Success
Everest has recently invested £500,000 expanding
window production at its Treherbert, South Wales factory - primarily
to meet the escalating demand from the Everest Commercial Division now
into its third year in business.
[More
on this Story]
UK
Exhibitors Endorse glasstec
2002
'For all our British exhibitors glasstec 2002 seems to have been an
unparalleled success', commented Nigel Rees, the Glass & Glazing
Federation Chief Executive. 'We have had nothing but good reports from
everyone concerned. Most companies are hopeful that they will be able
to turn a good proportion of their leads into business opportunities'.
[More
on this Story]
Quality
Service and Value from Panels Plus
Panels Plus, manufacturer of PVCu door panels and
composite doors has taken a new departure and has changed from a pure
‘sales’ operation to a more customer and service focussed
company.
[More
on this Story]
CertainTeed
Corporation Acquires Marshall Vinyl Windows
CertainTeed Corporation, the North American building
product manufacturer, announced on 5th November the acquisition of Marshall
Vinyl Windows, Inc. of Corona, California. Terms of the sale were not
disclosed.
[More
on this Story]
New
XRF Drift Correction Glasses
Glass Technology Services (GTS), the technical arm
of British Glass, offers a new Drift Correction Glass service to both
manufacturers and users of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation.
[More
on this Story]
SFS
Fasteners Provide Conformity Certification
SFS
intec has produced a certificate for registered fabricators to confirm
that both its austenitic and carbon steel fasteners meet the requirements
under BS7412 2002.
[More
on this Story]
New Research Paper Examines Correct Window Hardware Specification Options
The effect of correct window hardware specification
on the longevity and quaiity of an entire window is examined in a new
research paper just published by risk management company, BLP Housing.
[More
on this Story]
Come
and Join us, says Bigger Better Network
Network Veka has celebrated reaching its 50,000th
installation with a new recruiting call to the industry. The invitation
came at the organisation's sixth AGM, when 170 delegates heard there
was never a more relevant time for other window companies to look at
the Network way of doing things.
[More
on this Story]
Metal
UK Secures LSE Glass Construction Contract
LMC Group company Metal UK has been awarded a £100,000
contract to design, manufacture and install a complex structural glass
cafeteria and meeting place at the London School of Economics.
[More
on this Story]
Glass
Industry Standards Review
The glass industry standards are being reviewed to ensure they continue
to address current and future working practice. Consultation to date
has identified that the current Level 2 NVQs and SVQs broadly meet the
requirements of the glass industry and should not be changed. However,
there are plans to have only one qualification at Level 3 with six optional
routes.
[More
on this Story]
Lyten
Windows Reach New Standard
Lyten Windows a Eurocell 60mm Window System Scottish
Fabricator has achieved the Scottish Building Regulations Part J requirement
(equivalent to Part L in England). The company decided to do this in
advance of the legislation, which will come into force in 2003.
[More
on this Story]
Masco
Corporation Announces Record Third Quarter Sales, Litigation Settlement
Charge and gives Fourth Quarter Earnings Guidance
Masco Corporation reported on November 12th that net
sales for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, aided by acquisitions,
increased 13 percent to $2.5 billion, a new quarterly record, compared
with $2.2 billion for 2001.
[More
on this Story]
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