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21st January
2003
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Shepley
Window Systems is about to launch a new range of door handles featuring
a scratch resistant finish
Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems has added a gable option to its
standard range
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
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Growth
in construction output is expected to slow significantly in the next two
years before picking up again in 2005 according to the latest forecasts
from the Construction Products Association
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.
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.
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
Pilkington Architectural has supplied its Pilkington
Planar glazing system to the new Parkview Building in
Brentford, London
Pyroguard
fire resistant glass manufactured by CGI International
Ltd, was specified and installed in the fire doors of
the Freshwater Ecology Centre, Norfolk
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.
Promac
Consumables Division announce that Lesley Caffrey has joined
its Technical Sales Team
Profile
22 trade fabricator, Total Glass, has expanded its external
sales team
Sash
has appointed two new commercial sales and contract managers
to strengthen the company's infrastructure in the south
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.
A
college campus in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is setting
the bench mark for 'green' architecture and historic
renovation
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
Judging by the prodigious number of training programmes and seminars which are being flagged up in this week's Gl@zine, it would appear that that old adage is gradually coming true: 'Problems are never just problems; they are also training opportunities'.
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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 continue
our coverage with previews of GTI Kombimatec, K2, Force8 and BDG Group,
plus an up to date list of exhibitors.
Premier
Profiles, extruder of PVCu window, door and cellular foam profile, has
donated the proceeds of its corporate Golf Day - over £7,430 - to
the charity PACT
Bolton
based, industrial company The Burnden Group plc, provided its support
at two recent fund raising events
If
confirmation that 'quality pays' were ever needed then Newcastle upon
Tyne based Pennine Home Improvements continues to provide the evidence.
Founded 25 years ago, the company has grown from strength to strength
and is proud of its position as the leading home improvement company in
the north east.
K2
Conservatory Roof Systems has increased its comprehensive technical support
package with the recent launch of a 119 page technical manual
Synseal
has produced a sixty page hardback book full of product information and
illustrations of conservatories
More here
When
the award-winning Putney Bridge Restaurant was in its design stage, PKS
Architects wanted the building to resemble the bow of a ship. They turned
to Pro-Glass by Darby
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.
K2
Conservatory Roof Systems has launched a new line in the way of carrier
cases to house its miniature sample roofs
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
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
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:
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.
Training used to be a bit stigmatised - an admission that there was a shortfall in your competence. Volunteering for training was bad enough, but to be sent on a course by your manager or board was tantamount to receiving your P45. Thankfully, that has not been the case for some time, and training has become a desirable part of working life.
It can even be fun, although I would not recommend the 'character building' walking on hot coals - it's not only fingers that get burned in business!
Glassex
has this week announced its Seminar
Programme, GPD has announced its Architectural
Programme and its Automotive
Glass Programme, An
exhibition and seminar programme of off-site construction is to be held
at the BRE,
GTL has announced a 90 minute course in preventing back problems through
safe lifting; also free health and safety training is being offered
by the GGF
Please email me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
Seminar
Programme at Glassex 2003
Here is the full Seminar Programme for Glassex 2003,
which contains something of interest within most major sectors. The
EN1279 presentation on Sunday afternoon from two BSI specialists will
no doubt attract a good crowd, as will MILA's demonstration on Monday
lunchtime of its central locking system for the home, first previewed
at last year's Glassex, and now fully launched. Another popular lunchtime
session will be 'FENSA - Current Issues' chaired by FENSA Chief Exec
Graham Hinett.
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CGII
Moves to new Factory, but Cancels Christmas!
Given a full order book and demands from customers
in some 20 different countries, the management team and workforce
of fire-glass manufacturer, CGI International, had to face the dilemma
of how to move the whole production facility from Warrington to its
new purpose-built factory complex at Haydock, Merseyside, UK, without
breaking stride and without any significant downtime to its manufacturing
process.
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Shepley
Shows Flexibility by Going Modular!
With market saturation a concern for the window
industry, fabricators and installers may need to diversify to sustain
their business. Shepley is doing its bit for customers with a new
modular conservatory range.
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on this Story]
Highly
Respected Speaker for the GPD 2003 Automotive Sessions
The global glass industry conference, Glass Processing Days (GPD), will
take place on 15-18 June 2003 in Tampere, Finland. More than 900 of
the glass industry's decision-makers from more than 60 countries are
expected to participate. The automotive session of the conference will
have highly respected and interesting speakers and will attract automotive
glazing specialists.
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on this Story]
IMI
sells Witton site to end an era
IMI plc - parent company of Polypipe/Premier - has sold its 95 acre
industrial site at Witton, Birmingham to The Prudential for £27m.
Completion took place on 20th December 2002. A joint venture between
The Prudential, Frontier Estates and Opus Land will be developing the
site and work is expected to start in July 2003.
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on this Story]
Making
a Sound Investment with Pilkington Acoustic Glass
Due to changes in UK Building Regulations, developers are now demanding
double glazing as the preferred choice in construction practice, including
within fixed point glazing systems such as Pilkington Planar.
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on this Story]
Technal
Supplies Windows to Tallest Building in NW
The
£1.5m glazing contract for the tallest new residential building
in the North West has been awarded to glazing subcontractor, Airedale
Glass and Glazing, in partnership with architectural aluminium systems
specialist, Technal.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Approves Building New Aluminum Smelter in Eastern Iceland
Alcoa announced on 10th January that its Board of
Directors has approved plans for the construction of a 322,000-metric
ton Fjaroaal aluminum facility in Eastern Iceland.
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on this Story]
Domino
Cuts it with Oakland Glass
Oakland Glass, independent glass processor, has chosen
Domino, the global coding solutions provider, to install the latest
ink jet technology for its production line.
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on this Story]
Combilift
is Fantastic for GAP's Plastic
General Allpurpose Plastics, better known as GAP,
has replaced most of its previous fleet of sideloaders and counterbalance
forklifts with a Combilift multi-directional forklift.
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on this Story]
C3S
Securiglass Welcomes Malaysian Guests
C3S Securiglass is continuing to strengthen its relationship
with organisations throughout South East Asia, particularly Malaysia.
The company supplies specialist fire, safety and security glass to a
wide number of industries throughout the world.
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on this Story]
Passive
Energy: Slimline Thermal Insulation for All Generations of Housing
Munich is sporting two new passive-energy houses.
Both houses employ not only state-of-the-art energy-related technology,
but also a new category of slimline thermal insulation that substantially
exceeds the stringent requirements of Germany's Energy Savings Ordinance.
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on this Story]
House
Builders Require Versatility
A decision to offer consumers the option of a conservatory
on their new homes seemed like a marvellous opportunity for a major,
national house builder, until it faced the problems of supply and installation.
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on this Story]
GTL
e-briefing highlights training and safety
Highlights
of this month's Glass Training bulletin include evidence that the CoVE
Programmes are working, counting the cost to business of Christmas excess,
and the latest stats on workplace death and injury - and if that wasn't
enough to look forward to - GTL now has a 90 minute course in preventing
back problems through safe lifting.
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on this Story]
Marvin
Enters Replacement Business with Fiberglass Line
A
50,000-square-foot facility manufacturing a new line of Infinity all-fiberglass
windows for the replacement market has been opened by Marvin Windows
& Doors in Fargo, North Dakota.
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on this Story]
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