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25th March
2003
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Glassex
Product News
Roof
2000 has launched Controlite, a system of electrically operated
blinds which are an integral part of the polycarbonate sheet.
Kall
Kwik is demonstrating the latest in corner and transom cleaning
technology from Urban
Winkhaus
is showing the new Scorpion Multi-Point Door Locking System for
the UK PVCu Door Industry.
Combilift
is exhibiting a smaller, compact Combilift fork lift truck.
Hornschuch
is showing its latest films for the decoration of window profiles.
New for the British market are the green and birch decors.
To
meet the ever growing demands of sealed unit manufacturers,
Bohle has introduced three new machines for edge coating deletion
of low-e glass.
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
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.
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The
Construction Products Association is calling on the Government
to redouble its efforts to ensure there is 'a decent home for
all' by 2010, in the light of the latest findings by the ODPM:
Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee.
A
hard-hitting promotional campaign for the Government's anti-cowboy
builder initiative brings home a stark message to tradesmen, who
are undecided about signing up to the Quality Mark Scheme: the
public probably don't trust you.
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
When the Royal Opera House organised a charity concert
for the Royal Academy of Music Elton John Foundation,
its set designer turned to Vulcascot and Brett Martin
to help optimise impact.
Hardware
from manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi is featured in a prestigious
city centre residential development.
Apollo
Windows has provided a PVCu system from Duraflex for a
luxury retirement complex in Llandudno, North Wales.
Howard
Matthewson has been appointed Managing Director of HW Plastics
K2
Conservatory Roof Systems has appointed Ken Clifford as business
development executive
Andy
Miller is now responsible for HW Plastics' Approved lnstallers
Members Scheme (AIMS)
Duraflex
has recently completed a major restructuring of its national
sales force
Peter
Hicks of Royde & Tucker is to be the new Chairman of the
Institute of Architectural Ironmongers.
James
Harcourt has developed a new support package to help manufacturers
and installers maximise the potential of their showrooms.
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
Ultraframe
has taken to the road, with the launch of its new mobile training
centre.
Profile
22 provided its fabricators with an insight into partnering and
long-term supplier agreements in the first of a series of one-day
seminars.
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
Glassex
Fails to Live up to Expectations - it Exceeds Them
After
a relatively slow start - fine weather and the Iraqi conflict notwithstanding
- Glassex moved up a gear, showing a marked increase on the visitor
levels compared to the same time last year.
The Versatile Group's roof launch was just one of many product launches
and groundbreaking demonstrations at the show, including Bohle's free
on-stand training seminars.
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for a few images.
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.
Glassex
2003
Interactive Floor Plans and previews of exhibitors.
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.
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
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Recent
amendments to Approved Document L and Part J to the Technical Standards
in Scotland made special allowances for historic buildings in consideration
of the contribution that period fenestration makes to their appearance
and this has prompted the Steel Window Association to respond with a new
technical guide.
Champagne was flowing at Home Counties recently to commemorate the company's
accreditation to the BBA.
Renson,
producer of aluminium ventilation products and solar shading systems,
has won the Environmental Prize in the Architecture category of the Dutch
Aluminium Award for the company's 'Healthy Building Concept'.
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.
Get the latest information from Titon in seconds, by logging on to the
trickle ventilator and window fitting manufactures new look website
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
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.
'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
Iceland's
Environmental Agency issued an Operating Permit on March 14th for Alcoa's
proposed Fjardaal primary aluminium smelter in Eastern Iceland.
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
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: more to come next week.
The
Gl@zine exhibited once again and was very pleased to meet existing and
potential customers (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
Total
Glass Signs Multi-Million Pound Deal with Profile 22
Total Glass, one of Profile 22's biggest trade fabricators,
has signed a multi-million pound deal with its profile supplier, strengthening
the already-established working relationship between them.
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on this Story]
Plus
Plan rebuts Rumours
Rumours about the future of Plus Plan (UK) Ltd, a
UK PVCu window systems company in the commercial sector, and Plus Plan
GmbH, both part of the German VGT Industrie AG, have been circulating
around the industry in the last two weeks. As ever with rumours, some
of these are true; but some are false and potentially damaging.
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on this Story]
Laird
Group files Positive Results, but Fullarton Disposal Proves Costly
The Laird Group has reported annual turnover for 2002 of £424m,
close to the figure achieved in 2001 and in the face of difficult electronic
markets and adverse exchange rate mocements. Laird Technologies, Laird
Security Systems and Laird Plastics all recorded higher operating profits,
before exceptional items, in the year.
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on this Story]
Saint
Gobain fails to excite in good market, but glass is best sector'
Saint-Gobain’s
2002 performance, achieved against the backdrop of a challenging economic
environment, testifies to the Group’s resilience and its swift
reaction to changing business conditions', the group says.
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on this Story]
Veka
Tilts to Caldwell
Caldwell has been chosen by Veka plc to supply improved
window hardware for its Matrix vertical slider range. Veka has been
working on an enhancement programme with this product for several months.
In particular, the company was interested in approving Caldwell's slide-in
pivot bar assembly and sash restrictor, along with the development of
a new tilt restrictor range.
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on this Story]
Don't
Hold Industry Back Urges BPF President
BPF President, Brian Mann made an impassioned plea
to Ministers on 19th March urging government action to alleviate the
fiscal and regulatory pressures currently suppressing manufacturing
industry's performance.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Finalises Agreements with Government of Iceland to Build Aluminium Facility
Alcoa Inc. announced on March 18th it has finalised
agreements with the Government of Iceland and Landsvirkjun, Iceland's
National Power Company, to build the 322,000 metric tons per year Fjardaal
aluminium facility in Eastern Iceland. Agreements were signed recently
in Iceland.
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on this Story]
'Explosive'
Demand for Evolution puts Business Micros on Track for 35% Turnover
Growth
As the orders continue to come in for Business Micros
Evolution manufacturing program, the software supplier finds itself
well on track to achieve a year on year turnover increase of 35 per
cent.
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on this Story]
Alumet
'trebles market share'
Alumet Systems (UK) Ltd has trebled its market share
over the past four years and is set to double it again over the next
two. With profits for its latest full year forecast to rise to 70 percent,
and turnover for the current l2 months likely to be 50 percent up at
more than £10 million, confidence at the Warwickshire based company
is at an all time high.
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on this Story]
Status
Encourages Fabricators with Attitude
With tough forecasts being set for 2003, profile extruder
Status has already exceeded targets for the first two months of the
year. This is due in great part to both the proactivity of its sales
team, and the overall ambitious nature of its nationwide fabricator
network.
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on this Story]
All
Fab for Profab 2000
Profab 2000 is marking its 14th year with Profile
22 to announce a 75% boost in its factory space to meet growing demand
from its West Wales customer base. Profab's premises in Ammanford have
grown by 2,600 sq ft to 7,500 sq ft as part of controlled expansion
plans to take the company forward into the 21st century.
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on this Story]
Gold
Seal Windows and Roofline
Goldseal Windows has announced that it will now be
operating from new larger premises. Until recently the company traded
from Goldenhill Lane in Leyland but due to increased demand and the
introduction of a new trade window division has now moved to Boro' Corn
Mill in Chorley.
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on this Story]
Outstanding
Tenant Satisfaction Ratings for Sentinel
Sentinel Doors, which is operating 'Project Partnering'
agreements with many local authorities and housing associations throughout
the UK, has achieved tenant satisfaction ratings of 98% and 99% respectively
from partnerships with Tonbridge & Malling Housing Association and
Perth & Kinross Council.
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on this Story]
BBA
Monthly Certificate Update
The following BBA Certificates have been awarded,
updated or withdrawn:
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on this Story]
New
Premises for Rooms with a View
Bradford-based Rehau fabricator, Rooms with a View
Ltd has recently moved to larger premises in Hillam Road, off Canal
Road in Bradford.
[More
on this Story]
Leading
the On-Line Revolution with Synergebuild
Controlled investment has enabled Status fabricator
Leading Windows to achieve a year on year growth of a quarter of a million
pounds since 1999.
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on this Story]
Progressive
Success for Unique Windows
Its first 16 months of Trade sector fabrication has
been so successful for Bedfordshire-based Plastmo customer Unique Windows,
that the company has purchased a further 4,000 sq.ft. of production
space, within an overall £500,000 expansion programme.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Continues to Limit Use of Independent Accounting Firm
Alcoa announced on 28th February that, consistent
with the company's corporate governance guidelines, it continued to
strictly limit the non-audit work of its independent accounting firm,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), in 2002.
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on this Story]
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