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25th February
2003
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Synseal
has launched the latest addition to the Shield Conservatory system
- the Lo-Pitch Roofing System, a system capable of getting down
to a 2.5 degree pitch as a simple site click together system.
Maco
has introduced its new 'Multi-Trend' Tilt & Turn Fitting System.
'Multi-Trend' is described as 'One Fitting For All' that will set
the future 'Trend' for all Tilt & Turn Fittings.'
When
the Stuga Autocut Saw Centre was launched eight years ago it was
then well ahead of its time. Sales to a number of foresighted companies
followed but then remained flat until around the beginning of 2002
Ultraframe,
the designer and manufacturer of conservatory systems, has launched
a new eaves beam ventilator that aims to make the conservatory experience
even more enjoyable.
Wright Style, the steel glazing specialist, has introduced a new structural glazing system for use in flush-fitting glass facades.
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Orders
in 2002 rose by eight per cent compared to orders in the previous
year and orders in the fourth quarter of 2002 rose by 15 per cent
compared to the same period a year earlier. Orders in the fourth
quarter of 2002 fell by 10 per cent compared to the previous quarter.
The
Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction and Engineering Industry
Group's (CIMCEIG) construction marketing event, supported by Construction
Plus (C+), will take place at the Institute of Physics in London
on 13th May 2003.
Orders
in the twelve months to November 2002 rose by five per cent compared
to orders in the previous twelve months and orders in the three months
to November rose by eight per cent compared to the same period a year
earlier.
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
Structural glazing systems from Pilkington Architectural
have helped in the recent impressive transformation of
Manchester's Piccadilly Station.
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
The
sale of Cool Temper Toughening plants in the UK has prompted
Unilam International to appoint a new Commercial Manager,
Robert Webb
Andy
Barnfield has been appointed Sales Manager at Midlands roof
fabricator Capitall Systems Ltd. He may however be a tad peeved
that a 200 mph Lotus GT Racecar will not be his new company
car.
Eurocell
Building Plastics has launched a new marketing tool to promote
its Pinnacle Conservatory Roofing System
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
The
Aluminium Training Alliance has been set up to give national guidance
on training and training resources for both employers and individuals
in the aluminium sector
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.
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
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
Introducing
'Looking Glass', the latest in Search Technology at the Gl@zine
If
you are a regular visitor to the web pages of The Gl@zine - and over
12,000 of you are - you may have already had a look around our Archive
Section in order to find that piece of news or product information
which has been covered by the weekly Gl@zine. Our Archives now list
over 5,000 individual articles - and none of them are more than 18 months
old, which makes it the quickest, most reliable source of up-to-date
infomation anywhere in our markets (for example, we have 274 new products
indexed).
Health
& Safety Manager
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.
Business
Development Manager
The HOPPE group is the European market leader in the design, development
and manufacture of high quality door and window handles. Continued success
in the UK has created this new and exciting position which for the successful
candidate will provide both an interesting and demanding challenge.
Glassex
2003
We continue our coverage with previews now of 57 exhibitors, including
new entries from Dekura, Exitex, Newdaw, Laird Security, Patiomaster
and Prefit.
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.
Exhibition List UPDATED!
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
GlasKon Report
Around 200 delegates from six countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, ltaly and Israel) attended the GlasKon Congress, which was held concurrently with the special exhibition in the lnternational Congress Centre (ICM) on 15th and 16th January 2003. .
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Vision
Products a factory employing people with disabiiities under the Workstep
scheme, has specified Elumatec machinery for its 'cost-effective, easy-to-use
qualities'. The new machinery will allow Vision Products to move forward
into the future, providing the company with expanded production capabilities
and enabling faster turnaround.
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
Xtralite
has published an updated range of literature covering its range of rooflights
products. Six individual data sheets give information.
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
BDG System 21 Conservatory Roof System - manufactured to BSEN9002 since
1994,has now received BBA’s Agrement Certificate
Other
BBA certificates awarded
to companies in the glass and window industry in the last couple of months
Staff
of the Barnsley based window, door and conservatory manufacturer Sash
UK turned Santa this Christmas by raising £2,640 in support of the
Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice Appeal.
Schüco, supplier of metal and PVCu window and door systems, has launched
its first UK specific website.
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
Based on the simplicity of the Google Search Engine, Looking Glass enables you quickly to source companies either by company name, location, or by product description or service. For example, you can find all companies in "London", or you can find all companies who offer "Patterned Glass", or, if you know the name of the company you want, you can instantly access live links to website or email addresses, in addition to the usual phone numbers, postal addresses and contact names.
This new service is absolutely free of charge and we aim continually to improve it, to make it even more useful. There are, of course, a number of advertising opportunities available, not least the opportunity to be listed FIRST on the keyword(s) of your choice. Norman Setra will be helping us on this, so please ring him on 020-8671 3711 (mobile 0780 2672695) or email him here.
I
hope you take a few minutes to try out Looking
Glass, and if you haven't tried them take a look at the Archives
and our Google SiteSearch as well. More
features are in the pipeline, but I hope you will agree that what we
have now puts us at the top of the tree when it comes to online resources
for our industry.
Please email me with any comments at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Chubb
Audited Preliminary Results for the year ended 31st December 2002
Chubb plc, the worldwide security services provider,
has announced its audited Preliminary Results for the year ended 31st
December 2002. The Board has also announced that Jonathan Findler, previously
Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed
to the position of Chief Executive of Chubb plc with immediate effect.
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on this Story]
Assa
Abloy Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2002 (Year-End Report)
* Sales increased 3% for the quarter, 12% in local
currencies, 2% organic growth
* Income before tax increased 17% for the quarter and 23% for the full
year
* Operating margin, EBITA, was 14.6% for the quarter
* Strong operating cash flow of SEK 994 M for the quarter and SEK 3,525
M for the full year
* Successful integration of Besam - many collaborative projects initiated.
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on this Story]
Glass
Processing Days Final Programme
Glass Processing Days is the largest, non-profit and
non-commercial, global automotive and architectural glass industry conference.
It is organised every other year, the next one taking place from June
15-18th 2003. Download a (650K) 24 page prospectus here.
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on this Story]
Audit
Commission Shares Association's Fears About School Buildings
The Audit Commission's report 'Improving School Buildings'
reinforces concerns raised by the Construction Products Association
in its recent study 'Achievable Targets? Is Government Delivering?'.
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on this Story]
Housing
the People - Growing the Economy
Housing
in England has received a multi-billion pound boost as a major part
of the Government's drive to tackle deprivation and shortage of affordable
housing by delivering sustainable communities for all.
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on this Story]
West
Leigh Extends Working Life of Curtain Walls
With extensive experience in the manufacture and maintenance
of metal window systems, Bermondsey-based West Leigh Ltd claims it can
help specifiers address faults concerning curtainwalling, without the
need for costly replacement.
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on this Story]
Elite
Greenhouses exonerated by OFT
The Director General of Fair Trading has made a decision
that Elite Greenhouses Limited has not entered agreements with its distributors,
which seek to fix selling prices. Therefore, Elite has not infringed
the Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 in this regard.
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on this Story]
Migration
from Glass Study
Dr Adam Kelsall and Nicola Broadhurst of Glass Technology
Services in Sheffield have recently completed a major study on the migration
from glass items in contact with foodstuffs, simulating wherever possible
real conditions of use.
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on this Story]
Titon
Experiences a Boom in Demand in South East
Titon trickle ventilators have been fitted to houses
in yet more sites within the South East. Following on from other previous
specifications, Titon Trimvents have been installed into a development
for Persimmon Homes at Borges Meadow, Colchester.
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on this Story]
Making
the Grade at Hull College
Sheerframe fabricator Vulcan Windows has successfully
completed phase two of the major curtainwalling and window replacement
programme at Hull College.
[More
on this Story]
Home
Delivery for Profile 22 in Chinese Villas
Woodgrain PVCu windows have truly international appeal
- as shown by these pictures of an upmarket villa development in Suzhou,
China.
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on this Story]
Ultraframe
Announces Winners of Conservatory of the Year 2003
Ultraframe, the international manufacturer and designer
of conservatory roofing systems, has revealed the winners of its ever-popular
Conservatory of the Year competition.
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on this Story]
Free
Software Trial Offered to Roofing System Suppliers Prior to Glassex
This year, prior to Glassex, PST has been offering
a limited number of system companies the opportunity to have their extrusions
and connections programmed to work with their software, free of charge.
This opportunity allows potential customers time to test and realise
the full benefits before committing.
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on this Story]
UKae
Keeps on Rolling with New Delivery Vehicles
Component manufacturer UKae has added two new delivery
vehicles to its distribution fleet. The extension to UKae's fleet now
means that the company operates in 11 vehicle zones across the UK, from
Scotland to Cornwall.
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on this Story]
Technal
Systems Selected for Nuffield's Flagship Hospital
One of the most advanced independent hospitals in
Europe has been completed in Leeds, featuring extensive use of a range
of architectural aluminium glazing systems from Technal. The £41m
flagship scheme is the largest ever single investment by Nuffield Hospitals.
[More
on this Story]
Fire
statistics, UK: 2001/02
Latest national fire statistics covering 2001/02 were
issued on 13th February by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
[More
on this Story]
No
Going Back for Portal
Portal Products claims a quality record thanks to
stringent quality controls and a skilled workforce. Returned door panels
are rare, representing just 0.3% of annual turnover.
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on this Story]
Glass
Training pleased with Minister's Response
Malcolm Berresford-Dutton, the Chair of Glass Training and a Director
of Proskills the SSC for process and manufacturing, including glass,
together with Alan Hearsum, Chief Executive (Designate) of Proskills,
met with the Minister, Ivan Lewis, responsible for the Sector Skills
Development Agency (SSDA) on 5th February 2003 in the company of Margaret
Salmon the Chair of the SSDA.
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on this Story]
Obituary
- Susan Matthews
It was with great sadness that FENSA Chairman Greg
O'Donoghue reported the sudden death of Susan Matthews last weekend.
Susan was Operations Manager at FENSA where she managed the logistics,
facilities, purchasing, IT and registration operations.
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on this Story]
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