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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 253 30th January 2007
Boost
for Energy Performance Certificates to Help Tackle Climate
Change
A
new consultation published last week will boost efforts
to tackle climate change and promote energy efficiency
by proposing estate agents must include Energy Performance
Certificates (EPCs) with their property particulars
for the first time.
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on this Story]
Polishing
Up Pilkingtons Brand Reputation
A
new year brings a different trade advertising campaign
for Pilkington - 'A Passion for Glass'. Based around the
Pilkington logo and what it portrays, the campaign is
set to re-emphasise the benefits of the Pilkington brand
and its values.
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on this Story]
Super
Spacer® UK Sales up 68%
Edgetech’s
latest sales figures show market demand for Super
Spacer, the leading warm edge technology, continued
to grow in 2006 with sales up 68% year-on-year.
Sales for 2007 are forecast to increase by a further
55%, continuing the upward trend.
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on this Story]
Little
Hope for Roplasto Germany
After
a week of discussions with the Insolvency Service,
German PVC-U profile company Roplasto, based in
Bergisch Gladbach, appears to be on the brink
of closing down with the loss of 100 employees,
according to local newspapers.
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on this Story]
Karl
Williams Disqualified for 11 Years
Karl
Williams - whose Coldseal Group went bust with debts of
£7,745,372 - has been banned from acting as a company
director for 11 years. According to the Insolvency Service
Williams payed himself £750,000, another £250,000
disappeared into the hands of two overseas companies and
£850,000 went to fund his hobby, non-league Hornchurch
football club.
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on this Story]
New
Product Launch from Cervoglass at Glassex
For
Cervoglass, the conservatory glass roof manufacturer, Glassex
will once again provide the perfect arena for a new product
to be unveiled. ‘Cervo Solar Clear’ is a new glass
that is suitable for side frame glazing and will offer installers
the ability to provide complete thermal solutions for conservatory
installations.
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on this Story]
Glaverbel
and AFG to be Renamed by Asahi Parent under 'AGC' Brand
Asahi
Glass has chosen the symbol AGC as the unifying Group brand
effective September 2007. This date celebrates the Company's
100th anniversary. 'We are taking this opportunity to adopt
a new brand logo and all the companies in the Group will incorporate
'AGC' in their branding including legal names,' according to
President Masahiro Kadomatsu.
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on this Story]
Saint
Gobain Enjoys 'Best Organic Growth in 10 Years' - Germany Back
in Black
The
Salnt-Gobain Group enjoyed very buoyant business levels in 2006
and registered its best organic growth performance of the last
10 years, at 6.7%, including a 3.2% volume impact and a 3.5%
price effect. The Flat Glass sector notched up a significant
7.8% rise in sales over the year.
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on this Story]
Edgetech
Customer Oakland Glass Passes EN1279 Part 3
Oakland
Glass is the latest Edgetech customer to pass EN1279 Part 3.
The standard applies to sealed unit manufacturers making gas
filled units and is scheduled to become a legal requirement
in March.
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on this Story]
Swift
Joinery Converts to Q-Mark
Yorkshire-based
Swift Joinery Manufacturers Ltd has achieved full membership
of the BM TRADA Certification Ltd Q-Mark schemes for Enhanced
Security Doors, Enhanced Security Windows and Timber Windows.
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on this Story]
Quality
Installation Certification in the Frame with New Sheffield Standard
Sheffield
Homes, Sharrow Industries and WHS Halo System 10 have joined
forces to develop an 'industry first' accredited training programme
for window and door installers that is set to raise standards,
boost skills levels and reduce the number of repair and maintenance
requests.
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on this Story]
Admiral's
Instant Sales Boost with Masterframe Sashes
According
to Cambridge-based Admiral Windows & Conservatories, increasing
the order value of sales depends on getting the best of both
worlds - an authentic looking window and long life capabilities.
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on this Story]
Kenrick
Easi-Fit - The First Choice for CWG Choices
Hardware
manufacturer Kenrick has signed an exclusive deal with CWG Choices
Ltd - the trade fabrication business recently established by
Jason Wilder and Philip de Clermont - to supply the company
with its patented Easi-Fit multi-point locking system.
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on this Story]
Want
to Know if Your Customers are Satisfied? Commission a CS System
Roy
Kemp, Managing Partner at Surrey-based Synergy Group Media,
a specialist marketing agency to the building and materials
sector, outlines the benefits of good customer communication
and why talking to your customers and understanding what they
say can improve your business.
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on this Story]
Glory
for Top Glass Apprentices
The
search is on for the country’s most outstanding apprentices
in the process and manufacturing sector. The new award scheme
has been launched by Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for
the coatings, glass, print, building products and extractives
industries.
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on this Story]
TrustMark
Appoints Two New Board Members
TrustMark
has appointed Sharon Darcy and Frank Bertie as main board directors.
Sharon Darcy will join Paul Ramsden, Deputy Chief Executive
of the Trading Standards Institute, and Linda Perham, previously
MP for Ilford North, as the consumer champions on the TrustMark
Board.
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on this Story]
Windows
with an Outlook: Fenestration China 2006
Almost
21,000 trade visitors came to Peking for Fenestration China
from 5-8 December 2006 and visited 210 exhibitors on some 22,000
square metres of display area - these are the actual figures.
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on this Story]
Glaston
Enters Tool Joint Venture in China
Kyro's
main business segment, Glaston Technologies, has strengthened
its production of glass pre-processing tools in China. Glaston
company Bavelloni has signed an agreement of 70 percent ownerships
in two joint ventures for tool manufacture
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on this Story]
Schott
Opens Sales Office in Dubai
Schott
has expanded its international presence by opening a new sales
office in Dubai. The technology company has identified numerous
new and interesting business contacts in the Gulf Region in
areas like solar, architecture and pharmaceuticals, for example.
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on this Story]
Quinn
Plastics Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Barcelona Plant
Quinn
Plastics recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its production
plant in Barcelona. Quinn Plastics, which is part of the multinational
Quinn Group, marked the occasion with gala events.
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on this Story]
sia Abrasives Posts Solid Growth
In
2006, the sia Group inereased total sales by 8% to CHF 282 million,
with all application areas contributing to this healthy growth.
Sales performance was particularly strong in the markets of
Europe.
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on this Story]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 252 23rd January 2007
Ultraframe
Loses Appeal to Burnden Group
The
Court of Appeal has refused Ultraframe's appeal against
the 2005 Judgment in favour of The Burnden Group, bringing
the curtain down on an eight year legal drama that,
in the past, has seen both sides claim to be victorious.
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on this Story]
Another
New PIGS Venue
After
a break for Christmas, the next Publicity In Glazing
Society (PIGS) networking event will take place on Thursday
15th February from 6pm onwards at a new venue, the Theodore
Bullfrog.
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on this Story]
EN
1279 Still a Mystery to Many
According
to research carried out by global sealants & adhesives
expert Bostik, around one in five UK IGU (Insulating Glass
Unit) manufacturers still hasn’t taken any steps
towards achieving EN 1279 compliance.
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on this Story]
Excellent
Response to the UK Aluminium in Renovation Awards
Due
to the excellent response to the call for entries for
the new UK Aluminium in Renovation Awards the deadline
for entries is being extended until Friday 23rd February
2007.
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on this Story]
BPF
Windows Group Launches New RIBA Approved CPD Seminar
To
celebrate the start of 2007 the British Plastics
Federation Windows Group is launching its new RIBA
approved CPD seminar 'A Transparent Case for PVC-U
- Addressing the Preconceptions'.
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on this Story]
Laird
Group Trading Update on Progress in 2006
The
Laird Group 'has made further good progress in
2006. The Group has continued to benefit from
the underlying strength of its businesses, from
the diversity of its products and markets and
in particular its presence in higher growth segments,
and from its well established, yet still expanding,
low cost manufacturing base. Results for the year
are anticipated to be in line with market expectations.`
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on this Story]
Heywood
Williams Group Trading Update
Heywood
Williams Group PLC, 35% of which is the Hardware
Group comprised of Mila, Window Ware and Door
Panels, has issued a trading update for the twelve
month period to 31st December 2006.
Overall, trading has been healthy and the Group's
2006 profit before tax is expected to be in line
with market expectations.
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on this Story]
Schott
Reports Substantial Increase in Sales and Earnings
Schott
AG expects a significant increase in sales and yet another
rise in earnings for its fiscal year 2005/2006 (ended on 30/9).
‘We succeeded in meeting all of our ambitious goals.
In fact, in some areas, we even exceeded them,’ explained
Prof. Udo Ungeheuer, Chairman.
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on this Story]
PPG
Posts Record Fourth Quarter - Annual Sales Surpass $11bn
PPG Industries reported on 18th January record sales for
the fourth quarter of $2.8bn, surpassing fourth quarter
2005 record sales by 11 percent. Fourth quarter net income
was $157m, including an aftertax charge of $3m to reflect
the net increase in the current value of the company's obligation
under its proposed asbestos settlement agreement.
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Saint-Gobain
Vitrage and Shell in Partnership to Produce Photovoltaic
Panels
Saint-Gobain
Vitrage, Saint-Gobain's Flat Glass Sector, and Shell (Shell
Erneuerbare Energien GmbH) have announced the foundation
of a 50/50 joint-venture for the production and sale of
next generation photovoltaic panels.
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on this Story]
Second
Annual Awards for Outstanding Contributions to the Glass and
Glazing Industry
Recently organised by the Glass and Glazing Federation at Bredbury
Hall in Cheshire was the Annual Safety Glazing Group Seminar.
Incorporated into the day were the second annual awards for
individuals who have made significant and outstanding contributions
to the industry.
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on this Story]
Guardian
Industries Invests in Hungary Plant
Guardian
Industries is ramping up its high-tech glass coating capabilities
in Eastern Europe with the investment of a new glass coater
and expansion project at its Oroshaza, Hungary float glass plant.
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on this Story]
Proposed
Sale of Miroiterie Hirtz from Glaverbel to Flabeg
Glaverbel
and Flabeg have just signed a Letter of Intent according to
which Glaverbel intends to sell its production of automotive
mirrors to the German group Flabeg, which specialises in this
activity.
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on this Story]
ASSA
ABLOY Acquires Australian Market Leader in Fire Rated Doors
ASSA
ABLOY has signed an agreement to acquire the Australian-based
company Pyropanel, a leading producer of specialised doors and
fire-rated products.
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on this Story]
School
of the Future at BRE
Blueprints
for what could be the school of the future have been unveiled
in Watford by Hertfordshire Euro MP Richard Howitt. The Building
Research Establishment (BRE) in Garston will be the site for
the energy efficient school.
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on this Story]
British
Plastics Federation Comments on Interest Rate Rise
The
Bank of England's shock interest rate rise last week has now
become apparent by the bad inflation figures released on the
16th of January. The Consumer Prices Index jumped to an 11 year
high of +3% in December and the RPI which guides wage settlements
jumped 0.5% to 4.4%. The RPI figure is now at its highest level
since 1991.
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on this Story]
Stop
Singin' the Blues and Get on the Road To Riches, Britons Urged
Britons should start to realise their dreams of paying off their
mortgages and achieving financial security by starting their
own businesses. That's the view of leading start-up information
service Entrepreneur Secrets, which was highlighted by the 'Blue
Monday' survey released yesterday (22nd January 2007).
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on this Story]
New
BBA Services in Support of Innovation
The
BBA has launched a range of new services for building product
manufacturers to support innovation during the development stage.
Whilst full BBA Agrément approval may be on any serious
building product manufacturer's agenda this is geared very much
at products that are fully developed and site tested.
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on this Story]
York
Firms Team Up for Massive Sales Increase
Rhino
Windows is celebrating a massive increase in sales conversion
rates within six months of installing new technology. When faced
with more leads than the firm could effectively manage, Rhino
Windows turned to another York-based company, Sawfish Software,
to provide the solution.
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on this Story]
HSE
Prohibits Operation of Tower Cranes Supplied by Falcon Crane
Hire Ltd
Last
week the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served a Prohibition
Notice on Falcon Crane Hire Ltd of Shipdam, Norfolk which required
the company, with immediate effect, to take out of service all
tower cranes in its fleet which have not been subject to a thorough
examination by an independent competent person.
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on this Story]
Pioneering
Agency to Drive Forward Housing and Regeneration
On
17th January the Government announced proposals for a new agency
to deliver regeneration and housing in a major shake-up of the
way it supports the delivery of new homes and develops mixed,
sustainable communities in England.
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on this Story]
New
Year Pack for New CIS
Contractors
will receive a bumper New Year's package of help this week as
they prepare for the launch by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
of the new Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) in April.
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on this Story]
CBI
and TUC to Sign Pledge to Change the Way We Work
A number of leading businesses and organisations, including
the CBI and TUC, signed an agreement on Monday, January 22nd,
for the wider adoption of smarter working practices across the
UK.
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on this Story]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 251 16th January 2007
Deceuninck
Reports Mixed Q4, with Gains in Emerging Markets
The
Deceuninck Group has announced a fourth quarter turnover
for 2006 of €166m, representing a downturn of 1.5%,
although it points to strong turnover figures in growth
regions and the success of of Twinson and Zendow. The
worst performance was in the US, where sales dropped
20%.
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on this Story]
Synseal
Customers Sign Up to the Nationwide ITV Campaign
When
Synseal asked customers to enrol in the £multi-million
nationwide ITV campaign the results were amazing. The
letter was only sent out on Friday afternoon and by close
of play on Monday, over 90 manufacturers had enrolled
and are ready to install conservatories throughout the
UK.
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on this Story]
New
Promotion from Advantage
Advantage Windows and Conservatories Ltd have just announced
a special promotion on selected windows, doors and roofs.
The promotion, which is for a limited period only, will
be publicised in the trade press during January.
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on this Story]
Edgetech is urging individuals working in the fenestration industry to sign its online petition calling for reduced VAT of 5% on Energy Saving Recommended (ESR) windows.
Listers
BDM's Now Armed with 'quota'
Listers team of Business Development
Managers are now offering customers the ability
to have their very own quotation program so that
they can produce accurate prices when and where
they want to, even in the customer's home, helping
to close the deal on the night.
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on this Story]
A major new expansion phase for Cervoglass highlights the company's position within the conservatory roof glass sector of the industry. After a phenomenal increase in demand for the company's products a new factory worth in excess of £1.2 million has been opened at the Liverpool based headquarters near Aintree Racecourse.
New
£6m UK Base for Kömmerling
Kömmerling,
Europe's number one for PVCu windows profile,
has moved to a new 100,000 square foot facility
at Fradley Park in Lichfield. The new base, now
home to Kömmerling's corporate Head Office
function and UK distribution depot, altogether
represents a £6m investment.
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on this Story]
NSG
Announces Integrated Global Business Organisation
Following
the acquisition of Pilkington in June 2006 and
adoption of the NSG Medium Term Plan in November
2006, the board of NSG has now approved the top
level organisational structure of the newly enlarged
NSG Group, designed to create a global leader
in the glass manufacturing industry.
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on this Story]
Securistyle
MBO Unlocks Window of Opportunity
The
management of Securistyle, the UK window hinge, lock and handle
manufacturer, has taken a majority stake in the business,
in a secondary management buy-out. Gloucestershire-based Securistyle
has seen its former majority shareholder, August Equity, bought
out by its senior management team and Bank of Scotland Integrated
Finance for an undisclosed sum.
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on this Story]
WHS
Halo Sheds the Lead in Favour of Organics
WHS
Halo has become the first major UK systems supplier to switch
to a new generation of calcium organic stabilisers, as part
of the company's wider commitment to delivering environmentally
sustainable window and door solutions.
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on this Story]
Safety
Awareness Day in Birmingham for Woodworkers
The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hosting a workshop on 14th
February in a bid to reduce the very high rates of serious accidents
in West Midlands woodworking premises.
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on this Story]
Longest
Serving Employee Retires after 50 Years
The
longest-serving employee of systems company L.B. Plastics has
retired after 50 years with the company. John Freer joined the
company aged 15 and has worked within different areas of the
business, most recently as an extruder operative, extruding
plastic mouldings.
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on this Story]
Two new DAF trucks were delivered to Ely based insulated glass unit manufacturer Holloseal just in time for Christmas and the last minute rush that always sets in at that time of the year.
Rockdoor
Takes the Heat
A
change in the fire regulations has required Rockdoor's range
of composite doors to be retested. Rockdoor achieved the required
standard of withstanding fire for half an hour. But statistics
from the test show the strength of the product.
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on this Story]
Low
Cost, High Energy Rating for Rapid Frame
Rapid
Frame Ltd in Walsall has achieved the highest British Fenestration
Rating Council (BFRC) energy rating for its standard FORMULAONE™
PVC-u window range, with BM TRADA Certification Ltd.
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on this Story]
Competitions
and Promos Galore at Glassex '07
Glassex is still the number one choice exhibition for the UK
fenestration industry to launch its new products and services...and
where there are new products and services to be launched, there
are invariably an abundance of promotions and competitions.
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on this Story]
Customer
Demand Leads to Strong Growth for GAP
GAP,
the independent PVC-U stockist, has just released its latest
sales figures for 2006 which show an increase of 19.6% year
on year.
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on this Story]
Heads
Promoted at Avocet
To
further strengthen its strategic stronghold for future operations
Avocet Hardware has recently announced the important promotions
of Gary Bennett and Neil Gokhale.
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on this Story]
Sherborne
Windows Enjoys the RoofWright Difference
Having
been in the glazing business since 1990, Chris Long of Sherborne
Windows and Conservatories knew that to truly compete in the
modern conservatory market, he'd need to invest in software
that could generate sales while streamlining the ordering and
installation process.
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on this Story]
Licence
All Replacement Window Fitters - 'Before Somebody Dies'
The
UK's leading supplier of replacement doors and windows to the
insurance industry is calling for every single contractor and
operator in the glazing sector to be licensed - 'before somebody
dies because of poor fitment'.
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on this Story]
Sixth
Consecutive Record Year of Sales for Volkswagen Vans
Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles has started 2007 on a high, reporting record
annual sales for a sixth consecutive year. In 2006, Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles sold 26,145 units; in fact 2005's total
was passed in the middle of November.
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on this Story]
Trelleborg
Combines Two Business Areas
As
of the beginning 2007, an organisational change is being implemented
whereby the Trelleborg Building Systems business area will be
combined with the Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area,
and will become a part of this business area.
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on this Story]
Increasing
Need for Energy-efficient Solutions
Rapidly rising energy prices and, more importantly,
the intensifying effects of climate change are compelling the
EU and its member states to promote various energy efficiency
measures.
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on this Story]
The
Linde Group Acquires Regional Technical Gases Supplier in Russia
The
technology group The Linde Group has acquired the Russian company
SaKiZ (ZAO Samarsky Oxygen Plant), a regional supplier of technical
gases, located in the south Russian city of Samara. Terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
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on this Story]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 250 9th January 2007
Eclipse
Launches Complete Range of A-E Energy
Rated Windows
Just
one week into 2007 and already the
Window Energy Rating (WER) scheme
continues to gather momentum with
the latest news that Profile 22 fabricator
Eclipse Trade Frames is now offering
installers the complete range of A-E
energy rated windows.
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on this Story]
Quickslide
Acquires Established Fabricator in the
North-East
Quickslide,
the UK manufacturer of UPVC Vertical
Sliding Sash windows has completed the
acquisition of established Sunderland
based casement fabricator PTF.
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on this Story]
Vetting
Quality Acknowledged as FairTrades Gains
TrustMark Accreditation
FairTrades
– the multi-trade association from
HomePro – has been recognised by
the Government-backed TrustMark as an
Approved Scheme Operator (ASO).
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on this Story]
Glassex
Looks to the Future from 2007
Glassex
has always been the exhibition
that provides the fenestration
industry with a firm platform
from which company's products
and services can be tried and
tested, where information can
be exchanged, deals opened or
completed and where relationships
can be developed.
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on this Story]
Inagas
Gases the World
Inagas,
the UK supplier of gas filling
and testing machines and peripherals
is enjoying further international
success following the company's
appearance at Glasstec, with
a number of export orders now
delivered.
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on this Story]
SGG
SWISSPACER® Helps Residents
stay Warmer
Many
residents will be keeping warmer
this winter in the Sir Robert
Thomas Court development in
Harpurhey, Manchester, run by
Northwards Housing. This is
thanks to the installation of
high performance windows from
Shepley, the Manchester based
PVCu frame fabricator.
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on this Story]
Artizan's
Spectus Success Story
Having been a Spectus customer since it
began trading in 1995, fabricating SightLine
70, Artizan has now made the switch to Elite
70 to 'meet market demand for high performance,
easy to fabricate, attractive windows'.
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on this Story]
EAS
Windows Completes a Prize Installation
Selected
from thousands of entries Sarah Parr from
Market Harborough has become the lucky
winner of Ultraframe’s Ideal Home
Exhibition competition to win an Ultraframe
conservatory. The winning installation
was completed by Leicester-based, Guild
Approved Ultra Installer, EAS Windows.
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on this Story]
Winter
of Content for Kombimatec
2006
has proved to be both an eventful and
profitable year for Kombimatec Machines
Ltd, with the company reporting a particularly
strong sales performance in the latter
half of the period, where order intake
increased by 100%.
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on this Story]
Clearshield
Cleans Up in New Zealand
Ritec's
ClearShield system is proving to be a great
success in New Zealand. The award-winning
technology has been the basis for a new business
boom in the country led by Allen Bradey of
Specialist Window Cleaning Services in Dannemora,
Auckland.
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on this Story]
The
Linde Group sells BOC's Gases Activities in
Poland to Air Products
The
technology group The Linde Group has sold
BOC's Polish gases activities (BOC Gazy Sp
z o.o.) to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
at a price of 370 million euro.
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on this Story]
Biodegradable
'Greener' Plastics to Help Build Cars and
Boats of the Future
The
UK is on its way to developing car doors,
boat hulls and baby capsules manufactured
from super-strong, light-weight plastic made
from plant products, which harmlessly biodegrades
at the end of its life.
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on this Story]
It's
Stuga ZX4 for Heritage Somerfield Group
Heritage
Somerfield Group of Bolton has chosen the
Stuga ZX4 as the cutting and prepping centre
that most suited the company’s production
requirements.
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on this Story]
Force
8 Tightens its Grip on the Arched Frame
Force
8, the UK window and door manufacturer, noticed
that one of the problems with arched French
doors, was the distance between the hinge
at the side, and the shoot bolt at the top,
which can be over a metre.
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on this Story]
Martindales
Saves a Million Seconds Because of Rounder
Holes
Martindales,
the UK supplier of replacement doors and windows
to the insurance industry, saved a million
seconds last year - because of a machine that
makes rounder holes.
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on this Story]
Q-Marked
Polar Windows Wins Major Hospital Contract
Chesterfield-based
Polar Windows has secured a minimum three-year
partnership agreement with Chesterfield Hospital
to replace initially more than 600 windows
in the 1970's built hospital complex.
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on this Story]
Safestyle's
New Look Window Designs for 2007
Safestyle,
the largest independent replacement window
and door manufacturer and retailer in the
United Kingdom, has introduced a new and exclusive
design for all its window frames, which is
readily available for the start of the New
Year.
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on this Story]
Volkswagen
Recognises Retailer Fleet Achievements
Volkswagen
Fleet Services has recognised the achievements
of its top-performing retailers and staff
at a special Fleet Awards event in a luxury
hotel in Wales.
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on this Story]
Firm
Pays £1,500 after Man Falls 2.5 Metres
in Cumbria
Cumbrian
firms have been reminded of the dangers of
working at height following a prosecution
brought by the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE).
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on this Story]
HSE
Urges Scaffolding Companies to put their House
in Order
At
the start of a New Year, when construction
sites start up again after the long Christmas/New
Year break, the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) is sending out a strong message about
the correct and safe use of scaffolding.
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on this Story]
Composite
Doors Made Distinctively Simple
'Composite
doors are simple to manufacture, are simple
to install, are cost effective, trouble free
and bring substantial rewards’ - that's
the message from Drew Wright, sales director
of Distinction Doors Limited.
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on this Story]
New
Multi-Million Pound PFI Investment Ensures
more Decent Homes
North
Tyneside and Salford City Councils have been
given the go ahead for up to £200m investment
to cut the number of non-decent homes by over
3,000 as part of the Government's fifth Housing
Private Finance Initiative (PFI) bidding round.
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on this Story]
Hurst
Opens the Door for Blaydon Trade Windows
Tyne
and Wear based fabricator and installer Blaydon
Trade Windows and Doors is the latest in a
string of companies to become a customer of
Hurst Plastics.
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on this Story]