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18th March
2003
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To
meet the ever growing demands of sealed unit manufacturers, Bohle
has introduced three new machines for edge coating deletion of low-e
glass.
High
security with ease of installation and smooth operation are the
key benefits listed by Carl F Petersen of the new Lockmaster 2 window
shoot bolt.
Alfas
has launched a new foam perimeter sealing tape, which can help building
designers meet the air leakage and thermal insulation requirements
of Part L
A
new easy-clean shower glass was launched in the UK recently by Saint-Gobain
Solaglas, the suppliers of processed glass to the shower industry.
Brett
Martin has extended the width options for its 32mm XX Wall structured
polycarbonate sheet.
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
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Although
poor weather contributed to a subdued finish to 2002, the Construction
Products Association's latest Trade Survey shows that members
remain optimistic about the year ahead. The prospects for
the industry are, however, critically dependent on the delivery
of promised increases in Government investment in our infrastructure
In
December 2002, it is estimated that 10,700 dwellings were started
in Great Britain and 17,300 completed.
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
Combilift's
UK Product Manager Tommy Cadden is moving to head up the Combilift
sales network in the United States.
Profile
22 has appointed Jenny Cann as Senior Specification Manager
Business
could be boosted for Architects who use 'Room in the Roof' in
their designs as roof window manufacturers, Velux, roll out a
new TV ad campaign.
Eurocell
Building Plastics has launched a new marketing tool to promote
its Pinnacle Conservatory Roofing System
Glass
Training Ltd has responded well to the Government's desire to
introduce Sector Skills Councils to replace National Training
Organisations.
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
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
A
Historic Week in the Offing
As
we send this issue of The Gl@zine out, we extend sympathy (or should
that be empathy) to our Irish friends suffering from a post Paddy's
Day hangover. We also extend our prayers to all those people currently
facing each other in Iraq, in the wish for a speedy end to that situation.
It doesn't escape our attention that a US government quango was set
up some months ago to handle tenders to US construction companies for
the rebuilding or Iraq. We wonder how many UK firms are on the list.
Conservatory
Salespeople in the USA
This is a unique opportunity for any salespeople who want to take their
years of product knowledge into a virgin market that is crying out for
experienced conservatory people.
Business
Development Manager
Deceuninck, one of Europe's largest suppliers of pvcu window profile
and products for the building industry are looking for an enthusiastic
self starter who is capable of managing and upgrading a portfolio of
existing accounts, as well as sourcing and developing new business.
OPPORTUNITY
Glassex
2003
We continue our coverage with Interactive Floor Plans and previews of
121 exhibitors, with the final list being published in a special mailing
on Thursday.
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.
Alcoa
Europe at Saiedue and Batimat
Alcoa Europe Building and Construction Systems continues
an exciting year of tradeshow appearances in 2003 with upcoming exhibitions
in March and November.
Exhibition
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
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The
Window Depot, a Premier Profiles fabricator based in Nottingham, has supplied
Premier's Victorian 70mm system to Glapton School in Clifton to give its
gymnasium a makeover.
Planet
Conservatories produces Planetnews, the company's monthly in-house newsletter.
Monthly editions in print will be produced throughout the year and it
can be regularly sent electronically
Xtralite (Rooflights) Ltd has announced membership of the NBS Plus specification
scheme.
The
Wright Style Ltd door system, tested at the Warrington Fire Research Centre,
has achieved an integrity fire resistant rating of three and a half hours.
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.
PVCu systems supplier, Duraflex, has launched a new website.
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
'Using
Super Spacer, independent hot box testing proves total compliance to full
frame U value requirements to Part L and Scotland's Part J.' says Edgetech.
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
Glassex
is finally upon us and we are happy to report that next week's show is set
to be one of the best ever, in terms of the range of exhibiting companies,
and the number of visitors who have already pre-registered. Life and business
goes on, although perhaps our industry could be doing more to educate the
public in the fact that bunkers can have windows.
The City is very up and down, for obvious reasons, but we are getting the first annual results through from some of the industry blue chips which show that - as we have been saying for months - the recession which some quarters have been trying to talk us into has not really happened. Yes, there are problems such as market saturation, but our industry appears to be dealing with that in a responsible way. Glassex, as ever, will be a barometer of the industry and as the old saying goes - be there, or be somewhere else. To ensure that all our readers receive the very latest, last minute, most up do date info on Glassex, we will be mailing a Special Show Preview on Thursday, so look out for that in your Inbox.
The
Gl@zine is exhibiting once again and a warm welcome (and a glass of
ice cold champagne) is extended to all existing and potential customers.
Come and see us on Stand F140 (and read more about our stand presentation
here).
Please email me with any other comments at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Darby
Group plc - Preliminary Results Show Return to Profitability
Stephen Knight, Non-Executive Chairman of Darby Group
plc has announced a trading update at the AGM on 7th May. 'The Company
continues to operate in an extremely competitive marketplace, and at
present there are some signs of uncertainty in the economy. Nevertheless,
we view the future with confidence, and the Company is now well equipped
in terms of management and capacity to maximise the opportunities which
do exist.' The Group has enjoyed a return to overall profitability -
profit before tax £0.8m (2001: loss £1.9m)
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on this Story]
Deceuninck
Reinforces its Balance Sheet Structure - Earnings up by 5.9%
The Deceuninck Group achieved consolidated sales of
362.2m euro in 2002. Current net profit grew by 20% to 32.7m euro. EBIT
grew by 1.8% to 42.9m euro, operational cashflow by 4.5% to 77.3m euro.
'The past year saw major economic and political uncertainties', says
Clement De Meersman, Deceuninck CEO.
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on this Story]
Restructuring
at Heywood Williams Group to Pay Dividends in 2003
In announcing the preliminary results for the year
ended 31st December 2002, Chief Executive of Heywood Williams Group
PLC Ian Stuart made the point that the company was in a position 'to
benefit from the investments in new products, more efficient business
structures and a strengthening of the management skills across the divisions'.
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on this Story]
New
Foiling Service from Exefoil
Extrusion foiling coupled with collection and delivery
service is now available from a new source. Exefoil Ltd, based in Haydock,
Lancashire, has been founded to provide a new foiling service. The management
team headed by Michael Cox has almost half a century of experience in
plastic extrusion and window fabrication, yielding first-hand experience
of the potential problems, and the quality required.
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on this Story]
A
Simple Mistake Proves a Waste for Synseal in Pollution Fine
Sometimes owning up to a problem is the hardest thing, especially when
you have been making great progress on all fronts, and everyone has
been trying their best to be the best. 'Our customer facing systems
have ensured that customers give us the highest ratings for quality,
logistics and overall value,' said Gareth Edwards, Production Director
of systems company Synseal Extrusions Ltd, 'but even the best of us
make mistakes that let us down.'
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on this Story]
Iceland's
Parliament Approves Alcoa's Fjardaal Plant
On March 5th Althingi, Iceland's parliament, approved legislation that
will allow the conclusion of a contract to construct Alcoa's proposed
Fjardaal primary aluminium smelter in Eastern Iceland. The vote passed
by a strong majority - 41 votes in favour, 9 votes in opposition and
one abstention.
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on this Story]
UK
Glass Engineers make the French Connection
Instrument Glasses Ltd, a family owned glass engineering
specialist, has enjoyed an increase in its export sales potential of
over £300,000 in France after participating in a Trade Partners
UK funded 'Export Explorer' Trade Mission to Lille this month.
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on this Story]
Sheffield
Winter Garden Highly Commended in ICE Award Ceremony
Sheffield's latest landmark building, the Sheffield
Winter Garden was Highly Commended at the lnstitution of Civil Engineers
Yorkshire Award Ceremony on 28th February. The design team for the award
include architects Pringle Richards Sharratt, consulting engineers Buro
Happold and contractor Interserve Building.
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on this Story]
Status
Increases On-Line Ordering
In 2002 Status received 43 per cent of orders through its on-line ordering
system SynergeBuild. This represents a significant proportion after
the first years of rolling out SynergeBuild to its nationwide customer
base.
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on this Story]
KAT
Invests in a Right Little Goldmine
KAT UK has invested £30,000 in a marketing specific IT system
to help it continuously improve customer service. The Macclesfield based
niche product fabricator has a strong background in proven telemarketing,
and the new Goldmine system will be fundamental in helping KAT maintain
this as it continues to grow.
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on this Story]
Dual
Management Initiative for Hardware Distributor
Hardware distributor Carl F Petersen has further enhanced
its service strategy with dual management sales support. Designed to
give account ownership to internal and external staff, the system provides
wide-ranging benefits.
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on this Story]
Metal
UK Completes Innovative 'Pod' for Fosters
Metal UK, engineer and installer of bespoke glass
solutions, has completed a bespoke project to design, manufacture and
install a futuristic security pod for architect Norman Foster Partnership.
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on this Story]
Velux
Leads Way with new European Standard for Roof Window U Values
Velux, the roof window specialist, will now measure
its product U values to pr EN ISO 12567. The standard, which is due
to be adopted by all member states during April 2003, sees the introduction
of a U value measurernent method specifically for roof windows.
[More
on this Story]
BWF
Launches Code of Conduct
The
British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has officially launched its new
Code of Conduct. Since its adoption at last year's AGM, the BWF has
been working on the logistics of putting it into effect. The implementation
process, which will make the new Code a reality for BWF Members, will
be formally introduced at the BWF's Members Day later this month (27th
March 2003).
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on this Story]
Air
Products to Build and Operate High Purity Nitrogen Plant for Guardian
Glass
Air Products PLC has been awarded a long-term contract to supply ultra
high purity nitrogen to Guardian Glass at their new state of the art
float glass facility, in Goole, East Yorkshire. Under the terms of the
agreement, Air Products will build and operate the Prism HPN20 plant
on behalf of Guardian.
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on this Story]
Cutting
Edge Solutions from Siemens
Siemens state-of-the-art drives and control technology
are being used in the manufacture of a new range of polycarbonate precision
cutting machines, called Polycut, recently developed by Clearview Engineering
a division of Clearview (Yorkshire) Ltd.
[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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