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14th January
2003
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Deceuninck
is extending its Decoroc® options with the launch of six new
colours, to cope with the growing demand for variety in PVCu window,
door and building product finishes
RPS
has launched RoofWright Version 5 with its powerful new Bespoke
Editor that allows you to create almost any roof
CGII
has combined the appearance of two of the most successful new patterned
glass products with the performance of fire resistant glass
Maco's
introduction of the 100mm Inline Espagnolette enables fabricators
to put the strength of espagnolette locking onto window sizes previously
impossible.
Product
Archive
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The
annual 2002 compendium of statistics covers all aspects of housing and
includes the following highlights:
The
total volume of construction output in the year to the third quarter of
2002 rose by eight per cent compared to the previous twelve months.
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 visit glassprocessingdays.com
Manchester United FC has strengthened its defence
by signing up specialist fire resisting glass manufacturer
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain in a redevelopment project in its
Old Trafford stadium
Veka
windows will grace a new arts centre being created by
one of Britain's top sculptors, with fabricator Windows
Direct brushing aside the competition to win the contract.
Protecting
this Tapas Bar from the cold North Easterly winds are
Profile 22 windows and doors manufactured by Alfa Windows
of Gateshead.
With
the deadline now looming for the final publication and subsequent
enforcement of the EN 1279 UKae Ltd is launching a new CD-ROM
package that will act as a simple, fast track route to compliance
and CE Marking.
The
up-to-date position as regards publication and enforcement
of the forthcoming European Standard for insulating glass
units (EN 1279) is as follows:
Deceuninck
has developed a dedicated new role for a Customer Services
Manager and Carol Hearn has taken on this role.
UKae
Ltd has created a dedicated sales unit to focus purely on
its decorative products range, Glenn Langley and Jeremy Mavin.
Peter
Rhodes of Maco has not only passed his ten-year mark with
the company but has been promoted to the new position of General
Manager.
Roofline
and rainwater specialist Aluminium Roofline Products Ltd has
appointed Martyn Reed as Sales Manager for the South East
region
An
ambitious week-long exhibition and seminar programme of off-site
construction - the first of its kind in the UK - is being planned
for May of this year, to be held at the BRE.
The
Sector Skills Development Agency has signed a contract with Proskills
for it to develop the case, for recommendation to the Secretary
of State for Education and Skills, that it be licensed as a Sector
Skills Council for the UK process and manufacturing industries.
Evergreen
Door manufactured steel door products now comply with
a European Directive on using timber from renewable
and well-managed sources.
Action
Energy is a Government initiative introduced by the
Carbon Trust, to help businesses within the glass
industry cut their energy costs through the provision
of free, professional advice and assistance.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme announced on 6th January
that it has taken the first steps towards creating a British Standards
Institute Publicly Available Specification (BSI PAS) for raw glass
cullet
Delegates
from the British Plastics Federation Windows Group recently travelled
to Behringen, Germany to visit the Veka recycling plant as part
of the organisation's bid to formulate policy for dealing with
end-of-life PVCu windows
With their new joint venture RWE Schott Solar
GmbH, the partners RWE Solutions and Schott have launched an ambitious
project in the field of solar technology that has a good potential
for growth in the long term.
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.
Full
list here
March 3rd is the deadline for the expiry of the Class Relaxation Directive for Part J, the Scottish equivalent of Part L in England.
Meeting the 1.8 u value requirement has been one of the biggest issues facing the glazing industry over the past 12 months. It has been left to the GGF, BPF, Systems companies and the major fabricators to communicate and manage the changes both in England and Scotland last year with little help from Government or Building Control.
CrossLane refers to itself as 'Career Development Specialists'. We also call ourselves a Skills Development Agency, which is not a title designed to hide our recruitment business behind. Yes, CrossLane does a great deal of recruitment work for Clients who need to bring-in new skills from outside. So what are Career and Skills Development?
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to appoint an experienced person to assist in the ever expanding development
of conservatory roofs, patio doors and gasket production.
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Exhibition
List UPDATED!
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
Glassex
2003 starts here
With some 250 exhibitors expected this year, Glassex 2003 is likely to
be one of the most interesting and varied shows for some years. We start
our coverage with previews of the Eurocell and Quantal offerings, plus
an up to date list of exhibitors.
Alcoa
Europe at BAU 2003 and BouwBeurs 2003
Alcoa Europe Building and Construction systems will exhibit its systems
and products at BAU 2003 in Munich from January 13 – 18, 2003 and
BouwBeurs 2003 in Utrecht from February 3 – 8.
UK business is making good progress in the e-business arena according to a new report published on 3rd December 2002 by DTI-led UK online for business.
Conservatory
website conservatoriesonline.com, which attracts up to 2,000 visitors
a day, is incorporating a 'Project of the Month' feature, for which suppliers
are invited to submit photographs together with some background information.
Todd
Architects' city centre Whitehall Square development in Belfast has won
two major architectural awards - the Laganside Award for Regeneration
2002 from the Royal Society of Ulster Architects, and a RIBA Award 2002
Evergreen
Door has achieved PAS 23 and PAS 24 accreditations on all its steel and
fibreglass entrance door systems, plus a 30-minute fire rating on its
manufactured steel-faced door.
Deceuninck
has launched a nationwide competition to try and find the most interesting,
unusual, quirky or attractive window installation using its Decoroc®,
treated coloured PVCu profiles. The
overall winner will be awarded with a luxury weekend in Bruges.
Atomic
Kitten, Gareth Gates and Darius of Pop ldol fame joined Veka at this year's
Party in the Park at Bingley's Myrtle Park. The annual event was sponsored
again this year by Veka fabricator Diamond Seal, which enjoyed the facilities
and comforts provided by Veka's Big Rig mobile exhibition unit.
The
first Sarnafil Roof Assured National Marketing Conference was a success.
Many of the delegates came from window companies diversifying into PVC
flat roofing. They left buzzing with enthusiasm about the potential for
Sarnafil Roof Assured installations.
The
Glass and Glazing Federation is now bringing the GLASS Charter direct
to its Members with a series of four FREE workshops
On
10th December 2002 the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) issued its first
ever progress report on the Government's 10-year health and safety targets
Lyten
Windows, a Eurocell 60mm Window System Scottish Fabricator, has now achieved
the Scottish Building Regulations Part J requirement (equivalent to Part
L in England). The company has decided to do this in advance of the legislation,
which will come into force this year.
Companies
needing to comply with the revised Building Regulations (Part L) can now
receive UKAS accredited air leakage testing via Taylor Woodrow's Technology
Centre, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Bolton
based, industrial company The Burnden Group plc, provided its support
at two recent fund raising events
Established
in 1986, Cladwinds Ltd. are based in the Woburn Rd. Industrial Estate
in Bedford and fabricate Eurocell’s Ultimate 70mm Window System.
Currently the company makes around 150-200 windows a week but recent investment
in a new factory has allowed capacity to be increased to 400 per week.
Synseal
has produced a sixty page hardback book full of product information and
illustrations of conservatories
Now
'D-Day' is only a matter of weeks away, some serious questions that need
to be asked of the Scottish GGF, The Scottish Executive and other local
bodies are:-
* How successful has the introduction of the legislation been?
* How has non compliance been tackled? How can it be detected without
self assessment or inspection?
* Will all systems have to use soft coat or argon fill to comply?
*
What are the current issues regarding the quality problems associated
with toughening soft coat glass?
* What will be the effect on the Scottish IGU market if everything has
to be soft coat or Argon fill?
* The price of sealed units (if the above is the case) will have doubled
in the space of 12 months. This gives the 'cowboys' who ignore the regulations
a real competitive edge on price versus the 'good guys'. How can this
be policed?
* Will the new values be effective from March 3rd on orders or installations?
We wait with interest for the answers to the above, as they will no doubt
need to be asked again in the rest of the UK. In the meantime, we hear
of a Scottish fabricator who has already met the requirements of Part
J.
Other
items of interest this week: free health and safety training from the
GGF; Win a weekend to Bruges with Decoroc; a Proposal for a Glass Recycling
British Standard and news of Offsite 03, an interesting exhibition at
the BRE.
Please email me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
EM@ILS TO THE EDITOR
Working
with a reliable 'credit policy'
I read with interest your article on business failures.
I have recently had a major fall out with a Company of which I was MD,
based on the current performance of the Company and, in my opinion the
immediate future prospects for the Company.
[Read
the rest of this Mail here]
First
for CE Marking? - not possible
In the last Gl@zine issue you included an article 'First CE-mark Declarations
by European Window Manufacturers'. Just thought I would bring you up
to date. Firstly, there can be no CE Mark against an unpublished standard.
[Read
the rest of this Mail here]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Glassex
2003 Shows the Industry's Soft(ware) Side
With a buoyant UK conservatory industry prompting
the creation of an increasing number of information technology solutions
specifically designed for this sector, it is hardly surprising that
this year's Glassex heralds the highest number of software exhibitors
attending the event to date.
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on this Story]
New
Information on Day Lighting and Design Trends at GPD 2003 Architectural
Sessions
Architectural sessions of the GPD2003 conference will have highly respected
architects, designers and glass specialists as speakers. Topics of the
sessions cover present-day trends in glass buildings, new developments,
glass as an indoor and outdoor building material and use of artistic
elements and day lighting.
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on this Story]
Tests
Show PVC with Calcium Zinc Lasts Better and Longer
'Weathering tests conducted for PVC compound supplier,
Doeflex-Vitapol, the PVC division of Vita Thermoplastic Compounds Ltd
confirm that products based on calcium zinc stabilisers significantly
outperform lead-based alternatives.' says the company.
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on this Story]
Learning
from History? - The Wired Glass Debate Hots Up
Tom Ritchie of CGI International comments: 'As a fire
glass manufacturer based in Europe, we have for some months been following
the 'debate' between the wired glass v safety lobbies. This is a serious
matter and our comments are not, in any way, seeking to deny the existence
of the problem.
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on this Story]
Morty
to Spend more Time with his Family
Gary Morton, Chief Executive Officer for Deceuninck
Holdings (UK) Ltd, is taking a new role within the UK operation from
January 2003.
[More
on this Story]
Alcoa
Acts to Lower Costs; Announces 4th Quarter Loss; Awards Dividends
Alcoa Inc. announced on 8th January actions designed
to accelerate its cost reduction initiatives and further focus its business
portfolio to increase long-term earnings power. These fourth quarter
actions include significant restructuring efforts, particularly the
sale of certain non-core businesses. For the fourth quarter 2002, Alcoa
announced a net loss of $223 million
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on this Story]
Government
Tackles Noisy Neighbours Through Tougher Building Regs- but what about
acoustic glazing?
In a move to deal with the misery of noisy neighbours,
the Government is demanding more robust building standards to improve
soundproofing in new homes and schools. However, there appears to be
a conspicious absence of any mention of acoustic glazing as a solution
to the problem of noise.
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on this Story]
Draft
Report on Quality Mark Business Plan
Government officials have welcomed a draft business
plan to develop the anti-cowboy builders initiative the Quality Mark
Scheme, from external specialists Atkins Management Consultants.
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on this Story]
Family
Business goes Nuts for Hometrim
Family-run business, Chestnut Roofing, is the latest company in the
North West to be appointed as a registered stockist of the Hometrim
range of PVC roofline products from LB Plastics Ltd.
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on this Story]
Masterdor’s
Pioneering Partnership
Manse
Masterdor ltd has entered into a pioneering partnership with Calderdale's
largest registered social landlord, Pennine Housing 2000 on a five year
project that will involve thousands of tenants and properties in Halifax.
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on this Story]
Interframe
makes Capital
Interframe
Ltd, the Paignton-based manufacturer of Rehau Tritec PVCu windows and
doors has recently expanded into the South London area.
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on this Story]
Glass
Training News
Some interesting snippets from the last couple of
Email Bulletins from Glass Training Ltd include courses on Glass Fusing
from Pearsons Glass, a course designed to improve your Report Writing
Skills and an insight into Pyschometric Testing in staff recruitment.
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on this Story]
Chrome-Free
First for Qualicoat UK
Strathclyde Powder Coatings (SPC) of Cumbernauld, Scotland is the one
of the latest companies to gain full approval by Qualicoat - the independent
quality label for architectural finishing - and become a member of Qualicoat
UK.
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on this Story]
Ornamental
Fence from Bufftech Combines the Appearance of Wrought Iron with the
Durability of Composite Technology
Bufftech, a brand of CertainTeed Corporation, introduces
the Prestige™ Series line of ornamental composite fencing. Prestige
fencing brings composite technology to the fencing industry, combining
the classic look of wrought iron estate fencing, with the contemporary
maintenance-free and durability features homeowners expect today.
[More
on this Story]
Chemetall
Adding Value to Glass
Chemetall's Glass division is involved in the development, manufacture
and sales of chemical specialities for adding value to glass.
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on this Story]
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