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18th February
2003
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systems from the James Price Group are available in a choice of
automatic sliding or manual versions to provide a suitable solution
for both medium and heavy usage requirements
K2,
the manufacturer of the conservatory roof system brand, has announced
the launch of its sister brand, L2
Natur-Al
has introduced a standard range of decorative interior claddings
for its patent protected conservatory system
Thermlock
- a patented thermally-enhanced reinforcing profile
from Sheerframe systems company L.B. Plastics - enables
windows to achieve Part L ratings without the need
for soft-coat glazing
Avocet's
home security and automation systems provide add-on
sales opportunities for both fabricators and installers
Hardware
manufacturer Mila Hardware has launched the latest
addition to its Warrior range, designed to provide
a high security specification for casement windows
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FMB's
report on 2002 highlights continued growth in fourth quarter of
2002 but skilled labour shortage continues to restrict growth
Britain’s
bona-fide builders have slammed TV bosses for scaremongering the
public with yet more exposés on cowboy traders in a bid to
boost ratings
Speaking
at a major industry led conference assessing construction's prospects
for the next three years and beyond, Allan Wilén CPA Economics
Director highlighted the crucial role of government investment plans
in driving industry growth
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
Summer 2002 saw the introduction of a unique linear
art gallery on the world-famous Blackpool promenade. Arguably
one of the most outstanding sculptures in this collection
is a giant mirror ball
When
Sheerframe windows met a Victorian school, the result
was a perfect match
Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain, the manufacturer of fire resisting glass,
has supplied specialist glass for new office buildings
in a West Yorkshire business park
Veka
fabricator Teignmouth Windows has helped towards the transformation
of a former eyesore into a building that recently won
accolades from the Torbay Civic Society for its contribution
to the area's heritage
On
January 15th Alcoa announced a series of personnel changes
involving some of its markets
PVC-UE
roofline product supplier, Kestrel Building Products has appointed
Garry Parker as its National Specification Manager
Save
the Planet when you Replace your Windows: Yesterday
at the Point Hotel in Edinburgh the Glass and Glazing
Federation (GGF) launched a new consumer leaflet explaining
how the changes to the Building Standards will affect
them
In
July last year, Poole Joinery sought Shepley's help in designing
a direct marketing campaign that would not only raise Poole's
profile within its catchment area, but would also have a direct
impact on sales
Providing
'heavyweight support' to customers is always at the top of the
agenda for Indigo Products, but the expression has been turned
on its head in recent months, with Indigo providing support to
a few heavyweights in the sporting world!
Freeform's glass recycling unit in Hackney, East London will soon
be expanding its range of products made from 100 per cent recycled
glass, thanks to a £178,571 grant from Biffaward
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
Profile
22 is holding a second regional partnering seminar on April 9th
following the success of the first one last year. Sir Michael
Latham, one of the architects of the partnering philosophy, is
returning to the Telford event as guest speaker
Pera
Integrated Training has won a National Training Award for a programme
of exceptional learning which it delivered for flat glass manufacturer,
Solaglas
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.
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.
It
Appears to be that 'Musical Chairs' Time of Year Again
Judging
by this week's inbox, it seems only appropriate to reflect upon one
of the thorniest - and yet at the same time potentially most rewarding
- issues. Changing jobs. Although we have a people
section at the Gl@zine, which runs new stories every week it is
not very often that we get quite so many notifications of changes at
the top.
Career
Opportunity
Maco UK, manufacturers of door and window hardware based in Sittingbourne,
Kent are seeking a sales person to develop sales to window fabricators
and specifiers in the South East of England.
Career
Opportunity
One of Europe's leading complete window, door and conservatory fabricators,
Sash UK Ltd is seeking a BSI and Health & Safety Manager to work
within a highly automated manufacturing plant with over 200 employees.
This
week from Crosslane: 14 Jobs.
Glassex
2003
We continue our coverage with previews now of 45 exhibitors, including
new entries from Winkhaus, Edgetech, PST, James Harcourt, Corby Windows
and Clear Thinking Software.
Seminar
Programme
The Seminar Programme for Glassex 2003 contains something
of interest within all major sectors: EN1279 by two BSI specialists;
MILA's demonstration of its central locking system for the home and
'FENSA - Current Issues' chaired by FENSA Chief Exec Graham Hinett,
to name but a few.
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Cheshire
has a new fabricator of Rehau's S706 70mm window system. Newbury Trade
Frames has been set up on Winsford lndustrial Estate to manufacture and
supply high quality frames to installers and builders around Winsford,
Stoke, Altrincham, Chester and Crewe
The
autumn meeting of the European trade federations FAECF, FEMIB and EPW
in Barcelona was a key event of the fenestration industry on a European
level in 2002, The presentations given at the parallel federation meetings
and at the plenary EuroWindoor meetings are now available on CD-Rom
Modplan
Ltd has now achieved 'Sold Secure' approved fabricator status for its
range of door styles
Systems
extruder Veka plc has been presented with certificates for two key standards
for quality and environmental management
Eurocell
Building Plastics South Eastern Division has recently donated £500
to St Luke's School in Redbourn Hertfordshire.
The
Whiteline Group, the South East's specialist trade fabricator of PVC-U
windows and doors, announces the rebranding of its Whiteline and Framelink
trade brands and a local charity benefit
Building products retailer Direct4Trade has recently added over 100 new
products to its website
The
new look Synseal website is live and ready to welcome online visitors.
Interactive and easy to navigate, it has been designed with the browser
in mind.
The
FMB is working in partnership with the HSE/Working Well Together Campaign,
along with a number of contractors and suppliers to organise a series
of Construction Health and Safety Days offering practical guidance on
how to recognise and deal with some of the health & safety problems
on building sites
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:
In
2002, sales of PVC windows in Switzerland did not increase for the first
time in many years, with a decrease in quantity of -0.9%, while wood-metal
windows are registering gains both in sales and market share, as the newest
market study by the consultants of InterConnection shows.
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;
Full
list here
Last but not least in this week's role of honour is the appointment by Darby Glass of Andy Law - a name which few in the glass processing / sealed unit manufacturing market will be unfamilar with. He will be taking charge of the Gloucester plant as general manager.
This may be an opportune moment to remind readers of The Gl@zine that we have a vibrant Job Section as well as our People Channel. This week we have tasty appointments on offer from MACO UK and Sash UK, 14 positions in our column provided by CrossLane, and coincidentally, 14 CV's for your perusal in our JobShop
A
certain amount of fluidity in the job market is always seen as a sign
that the economy is healthy, so don't be afraid to apply for one - if
for no other reason than to cheer yourself up!
Please email me at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Uzone
Starts Ultraframe List Prices From £850
The
launch of Ultraframe's Uzone roof will see Ultraframe list prices, for
a 3 x 3 Victorian, starting from £850.
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on this Story]
Fluctuating
Housing Market Reflects in Slow Growth for Windows - New Key Note report
The market for replacement windows, doors, patio doors
and secondary glazing has remained very similar since 2000, according
to Key Note's latest look at the market. The number of people buying
replacement windows and doors in the last 12 months was 3.7% in 2002,
level with 2001, but down on the 4.2% of 2000.
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on this Story]
Laird
Strengthens its Security Systems Business in the USA
The Laird Group PLC announced recently that it has
acquired Omega International Limited, Omega Spring Technology Limited
and the assets of Omega Balance Co. Inc. ('Omega') for a total consideration
of £4.3 million in cash.
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on this Story]
99.5%
Complete on Synseal Deliveries
The latest Benchmarks report from Reputations Plus
shows many fabricators have problems with deliveries from their suppliers.
'If you're not in this statistic, you're probably a Synseal customer.'
says Nick Dutton, Sales and Marketing Director of Synseal Extrusions
Ltd
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on this Story]
Kyro's
Profit Improved in 2002
- Net sales EUR 144.3 (147.0) million
- Operating profit EUR 18.7 (17.2) million at 13.0% (11.7) of net sales,
aided by an excellent last quarter
- Profit before extraordinary items EUR 18.1 (16.3) million (growth
of 11.4%)
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on this Story]
Masco
Corporation Reports Sales and Earnings for 2002; and Forecasts Record
Sales and Earnings for 2003
Masco Corporation reported on February 13th that net
sales for the year ended December 31st, 2002, aided by acquisitions,
increased 14 percent to a record $9.4 billion compared with $8.3 billion
for 2001.
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on this Story]
BDG
Receives BBA Accreditation for its Roof System
The BDG System 21 Conservatory Roof System has been
designed and fabricated by BDG Group Ltd of Lurgan, near Belfast, since
1984, and in that time has notched up over 12,000 installations.
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on this Story]
BBA
Certificates added between 17-Dec-2002 - 04-Feb-2003
01/3817 The Duraflex PVCu Window System - Dale
Joinery Limited Detail Sheets cover: (4) Diamond Suite Tilt and Turn,
and (5) Diamond Suite Outward Opening Systems.
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on this Story]
Turkingtons
of Northern Ireland First to Join Doorman Elite Dealer Network
Turkingtons, a Northern Ireland fabricator and installer
of doors, windows and conservatories, is the first company to become
part of Doorman's elite network of resellers and installers.
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on this Story]
New
Marine Fire Resistant Glazing System Saves Weight and Cost and Complies
with all Codes
Specialist marine glazing manufacturer and installer
Principle Fire & Security Ltd has developed a new fire resistant
glazing system for applications in such vessels as liners and high-speed
ferries that is lighter than similar products in aluminium, and which
utilises the fire-resistant glass, Pilkington Pyrostop™.
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on this Story]
Optima
Provides Additional Glazing Package for the National College for School
Leadership
Following the completion of a £300,000 glazing
package from Optima Architectural Glass at the National College for
School Leadership in Nottingham, which was officially opened last year
by Prime Minister Tony Blair, a further package for a new wind lobby
in the reception area is now in progress.
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on this Story]
PPG
Names Orcutt Vice President of Flat Glass
Mark J. Orcutt, president, PPG Auto Glass, has been
appointed vice president of flat glass for PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG),
effective March 1st.
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on this Story]
Bo
Dankis, Group Vice President, to lead Assa Abloy
Bo Dankis, Group Vice-president and head of Assa Abloy
South Europe takes over as President and CEO as Carl-Henric Svanberg
becomes President and CEO at Ericsson.
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on this Story]
Andy
Law Joins Darby Glass
Independent glass processor Darby Glass has announced
the appointment of Andy Law as General Manager of the company's Gloucester
site.
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on this Story]
New
Site Manager at Wacker's Burghausen Plant
Dr. Willi Kleine (54) takes charge of Wacker-Chemie's
plant in Burghausen, Germany, on March 1st, 2003. He succeeds Dr. Horst
Kutzer (62), who retires on the same date. With about 10,000 employees,
the plant is Wacker's largest.
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on this Story]
America’s
Largest Manufacturer of Windows and Doors makes a Big Name for Itself:
Jeld-Wen
Jeld-Wen, the vertically integrated producer and marketer of 27 individual
window and door brands in North America alone, announced on 27th January
at the International Builders' Show plans to bring all brands under
a single, unified master brand.
[More
on this Story]
Introduction
of the Property Care Association and the Wood Protection Association
The British Wood Preserving & Damp-proofing Association has formed
two new divisions for its members: the Property Care Association and
the Wood Protection Association.
[More
on this Story]
New
Member of Steel Window Association
Mike Honour Windows Ltd, of Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire,
is the latest member of the Steel Window Association.
[More
on this Story]
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