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1st April 2003
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Bohle
has a new range of vertical glass drilling machines. With a choice
of automatic or manual models, these are specifically designed for
processing glass panes in a vertical position.
Expected to be of great interest to the British PVCu fabrication market, the Urban AKS 5905/10 Twin Head 'Y' Welding Machine is claimed to be the most versatile two-head welder ever.
Sealing tapes company Alfas Industries has developed a new product to protect heating plates used in the fabrication of PVCu window and door frames.
Avocet
has expanded its DIY and Decorating range with a collection
of own brand mains powered and cordless Power Tools.
To meet the ever growing demands of sealed unit manufacturers, Bohle has introduced three new machines for edge coating deletion of low-e glass.
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Homes
and offices could be built in less than half the time under a
£1.5m research initiative announced on 20th March by Construction
Minister Brian Wilson. Two three-year research programmes will
look at how contractors can improve their information technology
and building methods to raise construction standards.
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.
Panoramic Windows in Woolwich, South East London fabricated
some rather unusual doors for some rather unusual customers.
The brief was to fabricate ten doors for a snake aquarium.
Ritec
successfully completed the protection of all glazed areas
of the Farnborough Airport Control Tower.
The
technical expertise of Norman & Underwood's Glazing
Systems Division in Leicester is reflected in a state
of the art office project for an international computer
software group
Spectus
Sightline 70 windows in a light oak finish have been installed
in a prestigious development in Bury, Lancashire.
Hardware
from manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi is featured in a prestigious
city centre residential development.
Mike
Jackman has joined Portal Products as Area Sales Manager for
the South East.
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
Guests
from across the country converged on the Veka Big Rig, as it visited
premises of the Burles Group in South Wales recently.
James
Harcourt has developed a package to help manufacturers and installers
maximise the potential of their showrooms.
Under
a new training scheme, entitled 'In Business Together', members
of James Harcourt's Approved Network of manufacturers and installers
will get the opportunity to develop new skills in a variety of
business disciplines related to the windows industry.
Ultraframe
has taken to the road, with the launch of its new mobile training
centre.
Within
the next few months, the roof of San Francisco's Moscone Convention
Centre will be covered with 65,000 sq ft of photovoltaic panels.
This new Rapra Review Report describes the process of life cycle
analysis and its importance to the plastics industry.
In
2002, sales of PVC windows in Switzerland did not increase for
the first time in many years, 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:
Time to Take Stock?
Glassex
is now over for another year, and response among exhibitors and visitors
has been mixed. Some raged about the drop in visitor numbers (official
figures were unavailable at the time of writing), while others were
grateful for the extra time this allowed to spend with good quality
visitors. Click here
for some quotes and more pictures from the show.
It's
getting late to make sure of your place at the
world's largest architectural and automotive glass conference, Glass
Processing Days, which will be held from June 15-18, 2003 in Tampere,
Finland.
For more information visit glassprocessingdays.com
GlassBuild
America has Successful Debut
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo
attracted over 7,000 industry professionals to Atlanta for the three-day
event last month.
Exhibition
List UPDATED!
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
OPPORTUNITY
Fensterbau: "Success Through Combined Forces"
Fenster-Glas-Metallbau 2003 (fgm) will follow a different direction. lnstead of a traditional presentation of products from various manufacturers, separate theme parks will examine problems in the particular sectors and present feasible solutions.
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To
complement the ongoing development of portal frame and conservatory software,
PST has released a new brochure.
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.
Scotplas, the Stockport based PVCu Builders Merchant has been chosen as
a winner of the Deloitte & Touche Indy 100 awards for 2003.
Champagne
was flowing at Home Counties recently to commemorate the company's accreditation
to the BBA.
Hardware
and ventilation systems manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi Ltd supported Roto
Frank in a fundraising initiative that took Roto sales director, Adrian
Vicker, from Land's End to John O'Groats and back to Dover in less than
36 hours on a marathon motorcycle journey.
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.
James Harcourt is launching a fast and friendly online price guide for
consumers as an addition to its refreshed Internet presence.
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.
After
discussions held between Chris Flint, HM Principal Inspector and his team
at the Health & Safety Executive, with technical and trade groups
representing the thermoforming industry an agreement, has been reached
which is intended to prevent injuries caused by machinery used in the
sector.
Bradford-based
Direct Windows (Yorkshire) has started fabricating with Profile 22, supplying
both the 60mm and 70mm Fully Integrated System to its trade customers.
Vitro,
S.A. de C.V. announced on 11th March that five of its facilities received
recognition for their environmental efforts from Mr Jose Campillo Garcia,
federal delegate of Mexico's Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Secretary (Semarnat).
Iceland's
Environmental Agency issued an Operating Permit on March 14th for Alcoa's
proposed Fjardaal primary aluminium smelter in Eastern Iceland.
'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:
By the same token exhibitors have the right to expect a return on their considerable investment. So perhaps now is the time to take a realistic look at the event and consider a number of options; less open days perhaps? And do we need a four day exhibition? More importantly, with the shortest of gaps between Glassex and Interbuild, is now the time to consider a biennial event?
We
were very pleased with the number of people who visited us at The Gl@zine
stand, and we look forward to hearing from you in due course. I would
especially like to hear any comments on the above. Please email me at
tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
Oh, and happy birthday to Caldwell!
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Pilkington
Trading Update points to 20% reduction in Profit, but Positive Signs
of Growth from K Glass and Activ
In
accordance with its established policy, Pilkington today issued the
following trading update ahead of the announcement of its results for
the year ending 31 March 2003, which is scheduled for 29 May 2003.
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Caldwell
Celebrates 30th Anniversary today
Caldwell Hardware UK will begin celebrating its 30th
year of trading today, 1st April 2003. The Company plans to mark the
year with a host of activities and initiatives for staff and customers
from its new 76000sq ft site in Coventry.
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K2
acquires CCG and Launches Celsius to become Latest Roof Company with
a Glass Interest
K2
Conservatory Roof Systems has set its sights on the future the conservatory
market with the introduction of K2 Glass Ltd.
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on this Story]
GGF
discuss Window Ratings, Conservatory Regulation and the GGF Conference
at Glassex
Window ratings - the next step?
What with all the talk of Building Regulations and the future, it was
interesting to hear what the British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC)
had to say at the Energy Saving Trust's seminar
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on this Story]
Fullex
Secured with MBO
Six months after a management buy out Fullex Locks
Ltd has settled into new premises and is looking forward to a 'secure'
future.
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Totally
Committed to Expansion
Total Glass, one of Profile 22's biggest trade fabricators,
is commissioning a new automated production line this year as part of
on-going substantial investment to further grow the business.
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on this Story]
Assa
Abloy Acquires European Security Hardware Business from Black &
Decker
Assa
Abloy has signed an agreement to acquire Black & Decker’s European
Security Hardware Business. The acquisition strengthens the Group’s
position in Germany, Holland and Italy and includes the well known brand
names DOM, Nemef and Corbin
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on this Story]
Glass
Dome is Lifted in to Top Foster's 'Gherkin'
The final element of the dome framework at the top
of the 180 metre-tall 30 St Mary Axe was successfully installed on 20th
March 2003.
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on this Story]
UK
Building Firm looks set to Join Iraq Rebuilding Party
Civil engineering group Costain has said it had been
approached by a number of American contractors about participating in
reconstruction work in post-war Iraq, according to a report on the Telegraph
website by Philip Aldrick yesterday.
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Necessity,
Pride and Enjoyment - Reasons Directors are Staying in the Job
By the end of 2003, almost a fifth of directors in
the UK Windows & Doors industry will be over 60 years old, according
to a just published Plimsoll analysis on company directors.
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on this Story]
Ultralite
gets the Premier Treatment
Ultraframe, the designer and manufacturer of conservatory
roofing systems and ancillaries has added Premier Frames to the growing
list of distributors of its Ultralite 500 'roof in a box' lean-to conservatory
roof, making it even easier to get this value roofing system.
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on this Story]
Lobby
to Protect Yourself from Cowboy Builders - Homeowners Urged to Push
for Quality Mark Scheme
Families across the country are being urged to lobby
local firms to help protect themselves from the risk of falling victim
to cowboy builders.
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Select
Invests £1.5 Million to Achieve Improved Manufacturing Efficiencies
A
£1.5 million investment in a new factory, machinery, facilities
and IT systems has helped Status fabricator Select Windows improve manufacturing
efficiencies in readiness for its next stage of growth. The Walsall
based fabricator can now produce five days worth of windows in just
three days.
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Chubb
Sales up 6% for the Year, Pre-tax Profits up to £110m, Findler
becomes Chief Exec
Chubb
plc, the worldwide security services provider, announces its audited
Preliminary Results for the year ended 31st December 2002.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
to Invest over $1 Billion to Expand Its Deschambault Aluminum Plant
and Create 1,500 Jobs
Quebec Premier Bernard Landry and Alcoa Chairman and
CEO Alain Belda have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for
expanding Alcoa's aluminum plant in Deschambault.
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on this Story]
Opening
up to Natural air and Daylight
'A growing demand for bringing the outdoors into the
home has driven the development of an open-air concept for our living
space.' says specialist Glazing Vision.
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on this Story]
Software
Links for Efficient Manufacturing in Smaller Fabricator Operations
Software supplier Business Micros has announced that
a key proportion of its growing monthly sales figures is taken up with
machine link software.
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on this Story]
BWF
Member makes Wood Windows Work for Manchester
High security and very good weather resistance are
amongst the criteria to have been met by a member company of the British
Woodworking Federation (BWF) for the supply of timber windows to one
of the country's largest social landlords.
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on this Story]
EAS
Windows
Eurocell Building Plastics Sub-Stockist, EAS Windows
of Leicester, has recently completed a new 'showhouse'.
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on this Story]
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