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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 76 27th May 2003
Nikken
Sekkei's Pola Museum of Art wins 2003 DuPont Benedictus Award
At AIA Expo, San Diego on 8th May 2003 Koichi Yasuda, Ken Kannari
and Masao Nishioka of architectural firm Nikken Sekkei, Tokyo won the
2003 DuPont Benedictus Award® for their design of the Pola Museum
of Art in Hakone-Machi, Japan.
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Obituary
- Vince Irving, Synseal
It is with great sadness that Synseal must announce the tragic
loss of our Commercial Director, Mr Vince Irving, in a road accident.
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Nailing
the Fastener Debate
'The fastener debate is over. Whilst some suppliers continue
to bleat about it, as far as the specifier is concerned the matter is
settled.' That's the view of Robin Szymura, specification manager of fastener
company SFS intec. 'It is a view backed by the latest research which shows
that, virtually unanimously, specifiers have voted in favour of austenitic
fasteners over any other alternative.
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Deceuninck
Integration Policy Leads to Buying 75% into Detajoint
Deceuninck, worldwide producer of PVCu window systems and building
profiles, has bought a 75% interest in Detajoint, a company extruding
top-quality seals. The deal is part of the integration strategy of the
Deceuninck Group, which is aimed at keeping as many processes as possible
in-company.
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Price
Reductions Announced for Shield Conservatories
'How many conservatory suppliers do you know of, who have actually
reduced prices for all their customers and not just as part of a special
deal? None? Well that's about to change, because that's exactly what Synseal
has done for the Shield Conservatory.' says Nick Dutton, Sales and Marketing
Director of Synseal.
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Pilkington
Glasses to Feature in Major Cultural Project in USA
Bridging the considerable gap between the most up-to-the-minute
technology of today and the very beginnings of the Earth's history, Pilkington
Activ™ and Pilkington low-e glasses have been specified for the construction
of a major paleontological museum in upstate New York, USA that aims to
tell the 4.5 billion year history of our planet.
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Highseal
Bonds with Elumatec
Elumatec was the favoured choice of Scunthorpe based Highseal
Windows when increase in production meant an expansion in the company's
machinery.
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Double
Boost for Network Veka Insurance
Network Veka has unveiled two major developments in the administration
of its insurance and guarantee infrastructure - its acceptance as a member
of the General Insurance Standards Council and the launch of a new guarantee
for non-PVCu installations.
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Combilift
MD Weds
It will come as no surprise to those acquainted with Martin
McVicar, MD of Combilift Ltd., that at least one photograph of his brainchild,
the Combilift multi-directional forklift, had to be included in the wedding
album.
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HRH
The Princess Royal opens Tower Place
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal recently opened the seven
storey offices of Marsh and McLennan Companies designed by Foster and
Partners.
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IMI
plc AGM reports a 'Year of Good Progress'
IMI
plc, the major international engineering Group and parent company of Polypipe/Premier
Profiles, held its 2003 Annual General Meeting on 16th May. At the meeting
Gary Allen, Chairman, commented: 'It was pleasing to be able to report
that 2002 was a year of good progress both operationally and strategically.
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Ultrasonic
Cleaning for the Burnden Group Plc
Bolton based manufacturing group, The Burnden Group plc has
recently taken steps to enhance its tooling department with the purchase
of an Ultrasonic cleaning system.
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Glazerite
joins Maco Secure Scheme
Another customer-service orientated fabricator joins the Maco
secure scheme. Glazerite, based in Wellingborough Northamptonshire made
the decision to move over to the Maco Mach II Shootbolt Espagnolette initially
to streamline and improve its productivity in the factory.
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lnternal
Windows Acquired by New Owners
lnternal Windows, one of the north west's leading commercial
PVCu window fabricators has been acquired by new owners and looks set
for a continued period of expansion.
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European
PVC Industry Makes Progress on Sustainability Initiative
The
European PVC industry published its third annual Progress Report on 6th
May, showing a quickening pace of activity toward sustainable development
during the past year.
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Creative
Thinking Wins Tony a Weekend Away
Profile 22 turned to the creativity of its employees to help choose a
suitable name for its new pre-applied gasketed profile reflecting the
nature of the product. Suggestions were drawn from a hat and the name
bubblex won Tony Lloyd, one of the sales co-ordinators, a weekend for
two in a luxury London hotel.
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Vitro
Cristalglass Provides Glass to Madrid's lnternational Airport
Vitro
Cristalglass, European subsidiary of Vitro Sa, was selected to provide
more than 50,000 square meters of glass to the new Satellite Building
of the lnternational Airport of Barajas in Madrid, Spain. Vitro Cristalglass
was chosen for this project, which is currently under construction, because
of its experience in the construction of large lcon buildings.
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Sky-Vent
Introduces 24hr Turn-Around Service
Conservatory
roof vent manufacturer Sky-Vent is offering customers 24 hour turnaround
on it's pre-glazed Sky-Vent package.
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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 75 20th May 2003
Ultraframe
Announces 4% Profit Increase in Interim Results
In the wake of its recent major product launches
- particularly the new Uzone roof - and a number of new marketing initiatives
which sees the company targeting a younger generation of wannabe conservatory
owners, Ultraframe has delivered a fairly lacklustre set of interim results
for the six months to March 2003
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Synseal
Shares its Fast Track Profits
Synseal
has made it to the Sunday Times' profit track top 100 companies. As the
Sunday broadsheet explains, Synseal has achieved 44% profit growth per
year from £2.4m in 1999 to £7.2m in 2002.
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Kaba
Group Announces Changes in Management Structure
A
number of executive functions have been reassigned in the Kaba Group’s
Door Systems and Access Systems Divisions.
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It's
a Village Life for Major Conservatory Manufacturer
BDG recently moved into new 48,000 sq ft premises in Lurgan, near Belfast,
where the additional space has been put to use with the opening of the
BDG Conservatory Village.
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New
Offices for Salamander/Brugmann in UK
Salamander
Industrie Produkte UK, known for the Brugmann profile brand has now moved
to new offices due to the successful expansion within the UK over the
last twelve months.
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Solargale
Opens Doors to Commercial Business
Solargale,
The Scottish door panel producer, has now opened its doors for commercial
work.
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Wendland
Delivers a Streamlined Service
Wendland
has introduced its own new fleet of vehicles to deliver its kit and bar
length conservatory roofing systems to customers nationwide.
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99%
Logistics Efficiency Ranks K2 Top
K2 Conservatory Roof System's customers can now expect more efficient
and reliable deliveries as the company announces order fulfilment levels
of 99%.
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Sash
UK Helps to Develop Partnering on and off Site
Window
and door manufacturer and installer Sash UK continues to support and develop
the practice and principles of Partnering in the social housing sector,
both on and off site.
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Kyro:
Net Sales and Operating Profit for January-March Grew Strongly
Kyro's Safety Glass Technology business area expanded through acquisitions
and became the Glass and Stone Technology business area, known by the
name of Glaston Technologies.
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It's
a Shepley Thing
It's a common problem. No matter how efficient your
administration or good your installation, there will be times when installers
need to go back to their suppliers to check or confirm details of their
orders, sometimes years after the event.
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Masco
Announces Final Court Approval of Behr Class Action Litigation Settlements
Masco Corporation announced on May 9th that courts in
California and Washington have given final approval to the previously
announced settlements to resolve all class action lawsuits pending in
the United States against the Company and its subsidiary, Behr Process
Corporation, relating to exterior wood coating products formerly manufactured
by Behr.
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A
Touch of Glass for Canada Place
Optima
Architectural Glass, part of the HLS Group, has completed work on Reebok's
largest UK sports club, located on three floors of Canada Place in Canary
Wharf. A variety of different glass types were used to achieve a visually
stunning finish to Reebok's flagship club.
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Plastic
Recycler Wound Up after Misleading Prospective Shareholders
A Lancashire based plastic recycling company, and an
associated company used as its share registrar agent, have been wound
up following an investigation by the DTI's Companies Investigation Branch.
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Refurbishment
of All Saints Church, Wandsworth
Situated
in the middle of Wandsworth, Grade II listed All Saints Church is a landmark
for users of the A3 and London's South Circular.
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Record
Attendance at BWF Members' Day
Once again, the British Woodworking Federation succeeded in beating the
previous year's record number of delegates attending its Members' Day,
which was recently held at Leicester City FC.
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Connect
2 New Openings
Just one month after opening its doors to the trade, the new branch of
Connect 2 National Plastics is thriving.
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Shortlist
Announced for £15,000 Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2003
Eight
British glass artists have been shortlisted for the Jerwood Applied Arts
Prize, the most prestigious award in the applied and decorative arts.
The £15,000 prize will be presented at a special award ceremony
at the Crafts Council on 8th September 2003.
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Gibraltar
Acquires Air Vent, Inc.
Gibraltar announced on May 1st that it has acquired
Air Vent, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based subsidiary of CertainTeed Corporation.
With the acquisition of Air Vent, Gibraltar becomes the largest manufacturer
of ventilation products and accessories in North America.
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Alcoa
to Acquire Minority Interests in South American Operations
Alcoa announced on May 5th that it had reached an agreement
in principle with Camargo Correa Group ('Camargo Group') to acquire its
40.9% shareholding in Alcoa's South American operations, which the company
has held since 1984.
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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 74 13th May 2003
Analysis
Names the 150 most Profitable Companies in the Industry
If your company made an enviable profit, would you want
to shout about it or keep the news to yourself! 150 companies in the UK
Windows & Doors industry have precisely this dilemma, as for the last
three years these companies have been making nearly three times the profit
of the rest of the industry, according to the latest analysis from Plimsoll.
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Coral
is the Latest Fabricator to Choose Deceuninck
Bradford based Coral Windows and Conservatories has
become the latest fabricator and installer to manufacture Deceuninck profiles.
Since moving to (and restoring) the Coral Mill in Bradford, Coral has
become one of the north of England's fastest growing and most successful
replacement window, door and conservatory companies.
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Titon
Announces Static Profit on Higher Turnover in 2003 Interims
Ventilation and Hardware specialist Titon has announced
its interim financial results for the six months to end March 2003. Profit
before tax was the same as the previous year at £702,000 (2002:
£702,000) on turnover 7.3% higher at £8,004,000 (2002: £7,456,000).
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SARS
fails to blight Laird Group's First Quarter
At Laird Security Systems, orders and sales in the UK
in the first four months of this year have been at similar levels to those
in the same period last year, and slightly higher in the USA.
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Bohle
Scores a Double at Schott Desag
Bohle has supplied a second fully automatic horizontal
glass drilling machine to Schott Desag, a leading international manufacturer
of special glass, which has proved to be the best solution for drilling
thin instrument glass.
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Emplas
Joins the Veka 'Bandwagon'
Wellingborough-based trade fabricator Emplas has marked
becoming a Veka fabricator by staging a two-day exhibition to introduce
its new product folio to customers. Over 80 people visited Emplas' 45,000
square feet factory and the Veka 'Big Rig' exhibition trailer located
in the company's car park
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Synseal
Prepares for Global Demand
Synseal invested £1 million in the last eight
months in preparation for the launch of its new Global conservatory roof.
The Global roof is designed to fit all window profile systems.
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Saint-Gobain
Glass Launches 2nd Generation Self-Cleaning Glass
Following the successful launch of SGG Aquaclean, Saint-Gobain,
the European glass manufacturer, has added a new second-generation self-cleaning
product to its 'Clean' family - SGG Bioclean.
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Glaverbel
Launches Planibel TOP NT, a Neutral, Toughenable, Low-e Coated Glass
Glaverbel presents Planibel TOP NT, a low-emissivity,
toughenable glass. Specifically designed for use in double glazing, Planibel
TOP NT is a coated glass whose neutral appearance is in perfect harmony
with current trends.
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Patio
Enclosures now Offers Sunrooms with Sunclean Self-Cleaning Glass by PPG
Industries
Providing cleaner views and homeowner convenience, Patio
Enclosures, Inc., the American manufacturer and installer of sunrooms,
is now offering SunClean self-cleaning glass by PPG Industries.
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Kawneer
Opens New London Office
Runcorn-based Kawneer UK has opened a new office in
the heart of London. Located at 41-42 EastcastIe Street, London W1W 8DU,
the office provides the UK's architects and specifiers situated in and
around the capital, as well as the Home Counties, with a fast response,
technical support centre.
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Quality
Mark Wows Crowds in Skeleton House at BBC Good Homes Show
A skeleton house was used to spread the Government's
good builder message to thousands of visitors at the BBC Good Homes Show.
Staged at the NEC in Birmingham from 8-11 May, the event was used by the
Department of Trade and Industry to raise awareness of its Quality Mark
Scheme.
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Shepley
Invests Three Quarters of a Million to Satisfy Growing Demand
Trade fabricator Shepley Window Systems claims a successful
2002. The company, winner of the Glassex Manufacturer of the Year award
and two times winner of the Window Industries Manufacturer of the year
award, increased weekly production to 4,000 frames at the end of 2002.
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Winstar
Means Light Work for the Smaller Fabricator
Business Micros has announced that it broke all records
in March 2003 by writing £325,000 worth of business.
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New
Midlands Distributor for UKae
UKae Ltd has announced its appointment of established
IGU component and plastics supplier Lester & Co Ltd as an exclusive
distributor of all UKae products, serving customers in the Midlands area.
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Vitro
Announces Unaudited Q1 Results
Results for the quarter reflected the weakness prevailing
in macroeconomic conditions in the U.S. and Mexico. Additionally, performance
during the quarter was affected by the impasse during the pre-war period,
as well as a colder than expected winter in the U.S.
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Sash
Supports Local School in Technology Competition
The directors and staff at window and conservatory manufacturer
Sash UK pride themselves on being part of their local community and are
always eager to help local organisations in need.
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Oldest
Shop in England Discovered at Berkhamsted and Rescued from Dereliction
English Heritage recently announced a £250,000
grant towards repairs to save the oldest known timber-framed shop in the
country. The 13th century structure was discovered by chance by local
builders once they began work on what appeared to be a Victorian property
at 173 Berkhamsted High Street, Hertfordshire.
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Carlson
Systems Buys Wegoma in US
Carlson Systems, a diversified supplier of products
and equipment for the fastening, packaging and product assembly industries
based in Omaha, NE, has acquired Wegoma, Inc.
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'Breakthrough' Techniques will bring Europe's Premier Cultural Centre
to Life
A new type of glass, which has been specially designed
for the Wales Millennium Centre - a Millennium-Commission funded project,
is in the process of being installed in the building.
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'Towering'
Investment for Brunner Mond's Lostock Plant
A major two-year £3m investment to automate the
23 cast iron towers, used for carbonating ammoniated brine to form sodium
bicarbonate crystals, at Brunner Mond's Lostock plant in Cheshire is now
under way to ensure the continued production of the highest quality soda
ash.
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BSI
Group Announces Annual Results in the UK
British Standards, the National Standards Body (NSB)
at the heart of the BSI Group, had another prolific year in 2002 with
a record standards output. Over 180,000 standards were sold and a record
2,000 new standards published.
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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 73 6th May 2003
Pilkington
MD Opens New HQ for Brownhills
Oscar Boronat, Managing Director of Pilkington Primary
Products Europe, has performed the official opening ceremony for independent
merchants and processors, Brownhills Glass Company Ltd..
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on this Story]
New
Fabricator Goes Direct to Wendland
Direct Roofing Products is the latest company to join
Wendland's network of authorised conservatory roof fabricators, as officially
announced at Glassex 2003. The Midland based business was started just
one year ago by Mr S Sanghera, who has many years of experience in the
plastic automotive moulding sector.
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UAP
Achieves OTIF Record in Q1 2003, and Calculates a UAP Product is Fitted
every 20 Seconds
In June 2001 UAP, distributor of decorative door hardware,
passed its ISO9001: 2000 standard and became a BSI registered company.
However as Sales Director, David Clegg stressed, 'getting the accreditation
is one thing, keeping it and improving on it is another'.
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Wilson
Connolly goes National with Premier Network
Premier Profiles, has secured an umbrella agreement
to supply its window profile across all regional offices of national house
builder, Wilson Connolly.
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BWF
Responds to Part M Consultation Paper
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has largely
welcomed the proposed revisions to the Building Regulations Approved Document
(AD) M, 'Access to and use of buildings', proposed by the Government in
a recent consultation paper.
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Freefoam
Claims First in Offering 20 Year Guarantee
Freefoam Plastics, roofline and rainwater systems' manufacturer,
has launched a 20 year extended guarantee scheme. Backed by Freefoam's
environmentally-friendly calcium zinc based formulation, the new 20 year
guarantee is an extension to the standard 10 year guarantee and applies
to all products and colours in the Freefoam range.
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Seeking
Innovation and Imagination in the Plastics Industry
The
Horners Award 2003 is now open for entries. This long-running, prestigious
annual plastics award, jointly organised by the Worshipful Company of
Horners and the British Plastics Federation (BPF), invites entries from
companies who have a product, machine or process which has made an imaginative
or innovative contribution to the plastics industry.
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Schott
Delivers 4.1 m Mirror Substrate for World's Largest Wide-Angle Telescope
Schott Glas has just delivered a glass ceramic mirror
carrier with a diameter of 4.1 meters (4.5 yards) for the largest wide-angle
telescope in the world. This will operate from 2006 onwards under the
name VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) –
near to the VLT (Very Large Telescope) in the Chilean Andes.
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Sentinel
Specified for Major Door Contract in Leicester
Sentinel
Doors has obtained one of the biggest single orders to date for its composite
doors - a 7,000 per year, three-year contract from Leicester City Council,
with an option for a further year.
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Shepley
Helps Installers to Make the Most out of the Growing Composite Door Sector
The
demand for composite doors is on the increase in both public and private
sectors with projected growth showing an increase of 171% from 1999 to
2004 compared to 23% for PVCu doors, according to Palmer Market Research.
Shepley will help installers tap into this growing market with its new
composite door.
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Alcoa
Grants in Mexico Exceed $1 Million in 2002
Alcoa announced on 7th April combined grants from Alcoa
Foundation and Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. (AFL) in communities covering all six
of AFL's Mexican operating locations exceeded US$1 million in 2002.
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Everest
Team Pulls Off Management Buy-Out
One of Britain's most famous brand names, Everest double
glazing, has been the subject of a management buy-out in a deal worth
£58m. The six strong management team led by executive chairman Roy
Eady has acquired a 22 percent stake in the business.
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Window
and Door Demand to Reach $31 Billion in 2007
Window
and door demand in the U.S. is projected to advance 4.9 percent per year
through 2007 to $31 billion, according to a new study from the Freedonia
Group. Strong growth in nonresidential construction expenditures will
support gains, offsetting a weak outlook for the large residential market.
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CertainTeed
Introduces New Window Product Line
CertainTeed Corporation has introduced the Montclaire
line of vinyl windows, designed for the remodeller who wants to offer
homeowners a window with good energy efficiency and performance characteristics
without breaking the family home improvement budget.
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PPG
Reports on First Quarter
PPG Industries reported on April 17th first quarter
net income of $78 million, or 46 cents a share, which includes aftertax
charges of $6 million, or 3 cents a share, for the cumulative effect of
a required change in the accounting for asset retirement obligations,
and $3 million, or 2 cents a share, to reflect the net increase in the
current value of the company's obligation under the previously reported
asbestos settlement agreement. Sales for the quarter were $2.1 billion.
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Tessenderlo
Group 1st Quarter 2003 Results
The
turnover of Tessenderlo Group, parent company of Eurocell and Vredestein
for the first quarter of 2003 amounted to 493.9 million EUR, i.e. practically
at the same level as that of the first quarter of 2002, which had amounted
to 485.0 million EUR.
• Result share of the group: decline of 9.4 %
• Cash flow increases with 14.5 %
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Are
Translucent Structures Possible?
Sheffield Hallam is beginning to make a significant
breakthrough in the future of construction design with a concept for buildings
made almost entirely from recycled glass. The idea was masterminded by
the University's Art and Design Research Centre (ADRC), who have scooped
a prestigious international design award for their ground-breaking research.
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