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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 125 25th May 2004
Romag
and BP Solar Unveils Photovoltaic BIPV Glass
London's leading architects recently gathered at the Royal Opera House
for the launch of PowerGlaz, a laminated glass that incorporates BP Solar
photovoltaic cells. This unique British-designed solar electric glass,
which can be incorporated into the structure of a building to produce
clean electricity, is to go on sale in the UK later this year and could
revolutionise the use of renewable energy in building design.
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on this Story]
Deceuninck
Sells Stake in Godiva MBO
Group Deceuninck has announced the sale of its participation
in Godiva Windows Ltd to the local management. Godiva provides
services to the window construction industry and will continue
its cooperation with Deceuninck in the future. All 26 members
of staff of Coventry-based Godiva will continue to be employed
by the firm.
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Pilkington
Merges Primary, Processing and Merchanting into a
Single Entity
Pilkington
has announced its new organisation Pilkington Building
Products UK. The company says that the move, which
was completed on 31st March 2004, will prepare the
company for future market opportunities and provide
far-reaching benefits for customers and specifiers.
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Titon Holdings has revealed disappointing half-year profits some 19% lower than the same period last year. The company blamed competition and the fact that sales growth came from lower margin product lines. Titon also said it expects its second half results to be broadly similar to the first.
The OFT study on doorstep selling has found that consumer's need to be better informed of their rights and consumers who solicit visits from traders need more protection under the legislation. Doorstep selling is the practice of selling goods and services on the doorstep or in the home. It is worth at least £2.4 billion a year and covers a wide range of products from household cleaning products costing less than a pound, to home improvements costing thousands of pounds.
Vitro
Shows Growth in First Quarter, but not from Flat Glass
Mexican company Vitro S.A., one of the world's largest
producers and distributors of glass products, has
announced 1Q04 un-audited results. Vitro posted 4.2
percent YoY growth in consolidated sales, with all
three business units contributing to the increase.
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Contract
Win for WSP – 'The Shard of Glass'
WSP
confirms
that it has been awarded the Civil, Structural and
Infrastructure Engineering design for Europe’s
proposed tallest building, London Bridge Tower, 'The
Shard of Glass'. This prestigious contract win confirms
WSP’s leading position in high rise building
design, a skill enhanced through the USA acquisitions
made in 2000.
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on this Story]
Third
Silo Increases Compound Storage by 50 Per Cent
PVCu
systems specialist Status Systems has invested £60,000
in a third silo store at its Oldham based extrusion
plant. With growing sales and a new 70mm PVCu system
concept - zendow - the company had a real need for
additional compound storage both in terms of quantity
and material type.
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on this Story]
They’re
off…Next Stop the Desert of Dinosaur Bones
A
major challenge using wind-powered overland travel
was launched on May 12th. Three extreme sports enthusiasts
aim to ride the wind into the record books with the
first ever crossing of the Gobi Desert by kite-power,
in the Network Veka 2004 Gobi-Kites Expedition.
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Consumer
Interest in Home Improvement Hits all Time High with
50% Increase, says eBuilders
Whether
it was the April showers or the recent upsurge in
the housing market, consumer interest in home improvement
doubled this April compared to the same month in 2003,
according to a report by home improvement website
specialist, eBuilders.
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HW’s
Elite 70 Latest to be Approved with Pilkington Activ™
HW
Plastics’ recently launched Elite 70 PVC-u
window system is one of the latest products to be
approved for compatibility with Pilkington Activ™,
the self-cleaning glass. With a range of advanced
features, HW was keen that its new system should
be well-suited to a glass that also pushes back
technical boundaries.
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Guyson
Acquires Kerry
Guyson
International Ltd has announced its
recent acquisition of Kerry Ultrasonics
Ltd, the manufacturer of ultrasonic
cleaning equipment.
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D
L H Windows & Repairs Expelled from the
Federation of Master Builders
The
Federation of Master Builders (FMB), South
West Region, announced that it has expelled
D L H Windows & Repairs of Redruth, for
bringing the FMB into disrepute.
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Opportunities
in Eastern Europe and Asia Europe's Future
is in the Export Sector says glasstec
Research
The
trend of the past few years has continued
for the European glass machine industry. While
the glass industry in Western Europe has been
reluctant to make investments, a current revival
of the markets in North America and Russia
can be detected. In addition the sector is
hoping for growth from India, South America
and Eastern Europe.
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OFT
Receives Assurances from Swarovski over Retail
Prices
The
OFT has accepted assurances from cut crystal
glassware and jewellery supplier, Swarovski
UK Ltd, that it will make changes to its dealer
agreement with UK retailers and will not seek
to influence the prices at which retailers
sell their products.
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Travis
Perkins Locks into Fullex
National
builders merchant, Travis Perkins, has recently
opened a new architectural ironmongery centre
at its Wolverhampton branch, specifically
aimed at architects and specifiers, and has
chosen to display the Fullex range of high
security door locking systems.
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on this Story]
Beauty
isn’t Only in the Eye of the Beholder
PVCu
manufacturer Sash UK says that it is so renowned
for its working techniques that it is attracting
international visitors to see just how good
it actually is. A recent visitor from Russia
even described the Barnsley based company
as ‘beautiful’, after viewing its
factory earlier this month.
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on this Story]
Green
Light for Schott AG - Advisory Board and Foundation
Commissioner Approve Change to Stock Corporation
At
its recent meeting the Schott Glas advisory
board approved the transfer of the foundation
enterprise into the legal form of a German
stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft). The
advisory board, which includes both representatives
of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung and also elected
representatives of the workforce, came to
this decision unanimously.
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Alcoa
Begins Public Consultation Re Expansion of
Wagerup Refinery in Western Australia
Alcoa
World Alumina Australia is undertaking comprehensive
public consultation about a third production
unit at its Wagerup refinery. Managing Director
Wayne Osborn said the Wagerup refinery was
already the most environmentally advanced
alumina refinery in the world. An expansion
would meet world-class health guidelines and
address community expectations on health and
the environment.
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on this Story]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 124 18th May 2004
Ultraframe
Half Year Results on the Low Side
• UK results continue to be affected by aggressive
competitive climate, exacerbated by softening consumer
demand
• North American core sunroom dollar sales flat;
good growth from nascent Company-owned retail stores
• Cash inflow from operating activities of £10.6m
(2003: £10.9m)
• Interim dividend held in line with last year.
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Synseal
Hits an Average of 1,000 Roofs per Week
A relative newcomer to the conservatory roof market, Synseal
has demonstrated the power of product innovation to shake up
a market. Growth has been rapid from its entry to the conservatory
market in 2002, and Synseal is being seen as a future market
leader. Synseal’s Shield and Global roofing systems are
now being used in over 1000 conservatories a week.
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Eurocell
Founders Set up New Polycarbonate Company
Formed
in Alfreton, January 2003, Polyex Ltd has been set up by Roger
Hartshorn and Mike Bosworth to take advantage of the growing
demand for conservatories and related products. Roger and Mike
made significant personal investment in the new venture which
has the capability and capacity to have a major impact on the
market.
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Status
Sales Up 14% - Over 20 New Customers
At the end of the first quarter
of 2004, profile extrusion specialist Status Systems
has reported that over the three months sales have
risen by 14 per cent on last year, and its sales team
has written over 20 new accounts. New accounts consist
of existing fabrication businesses and new starts,
which highlight interesting trends in the industry
at the moment, according to general manager Chris
Foreman.
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New
Partnership Bids for £1bn Market
Two
of the UK's leading companies in their specialised
markets WTL and Heywood Williams Group, have joined
forces to seize the enormous potential of the WPC
(wood plastic composite) market for extrusion and
injection moulding - a market that a recent conference
forecast to grow to more than £1bn in Europe
by 2008.
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Masco
Reports Record First Quarter
Masco
Corporation has reported net sales from continuing
operations for the first quarter ended March 31st,
2004 increased 19 percent to a first quarter record
$2.8 billion compared with $2.4 billion for the first
quarter of 2003. Income from continuing operations
for the first quarter of 2004 was $241 million compared
with $158 million in the first quarter of 2003. Earnings
from continuing operations increased to a first quarter
record $.52 per common share compared with $.30 per
common share for the 2003 first quarter.
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£50m
Call for Innovative R&D Proposals Under New Technology
Programme
Science
Minister, Lord Sainsbury, has called upon Britain's
businesses to put forward new project ideas for a
£50 million programme now available to support
technological innovation.
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New
Large-Scale Test Facility for the North East
A new facility has been established
by BRE Fire Division (FRS) to meet the needs of construction
and associated industries in North East England for
large-scale fire and other buildings-related tests.
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Astraframe's
Shortcut Prosperous Year
Norwich based window manufacturer
Astraframe is anticipating a productive year ahead
following a £250,000 investment in its production
capability. The company has purchased a new Y-Welder,
following the recent additions of the latest replacement
Stuga cutting centre and Transom/corner cleaners. The
urban machine is able to produce two Y-Welds in one
working cycle, eliminating the less accurate process
of reverse butt-welding on single head welders and
manual V-notching.
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Versatile
Hits the Big Screen at Interbuild
With sales growing continuously amongst national and
local housebuilders, Versatile took the opportunity
to hit the big screen at Interbuild 2004, ‘And
we’re very glad we did’ says Kevin Barnard,
managing director. The company has previously been
a loyal exhibitor at Glassex, but after much consideration
decided this year to show at Interbuild instead.
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Size
Matters for Vetrotech Saint-Gobain in
Ground-breaking Test
A single sheet of glass from Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain, one of Europe’s leading
suppliers of fire resistant glass, has
proved itself to be in a large-span
class of its own – offering huge
new options for architects and designers.
A ground-breaking fire test in France
has certified that a single sheet of
SGG Contraflam-N2 over seven metres
square achieved 60 minutes of integrity
and insulation – a world first
for a single glass span of this size
and performance.
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Listers,
£400,000 & 15 Miles of Electrical
Cable
Back
in January Lister Trade Frames purchased a
new 90,000 square foot site in Stoke for its
expanding window, door and conservatory production.
And now, after spending an additional £400,000
the building has been totally refurbished
to Listers manufacturing standards and is
ready to start production.
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Technical
Update on Pultec
'As forecast at the time
of launch 18 months ago, Pultec has had no
trouble passing all the relevant British Standards,
with performance results substantially better
than PVCu and aluminium.' says the company.
Pultec's casement and tilt and turn window
systems meet the BS7950 specification for
domestic windows, also BS6375 for water resistance.
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Danny
Takes the Advantage
Danny
Hague has joined Advantage Windows and Conservatories
Ltd of Poynton, Cheshire, as Group Commercial
Director.
He re-joins the company after a two year absence
in an expanded role that oversees both the
window fabrication and the conservatory roof
divisions.
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Selectaglaze
Ltd - By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen
St. Albans based Selectaglaze
has been granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment
to Her Majesty The Queen as Manufacturer and
Supplier of Secondary Glazing. Founded in
1966 by the late Chris Childerstone, the company
has gained a reputation as one of the country’s
leading secondary glazing specialists with
particular expertise in the sensitive treatment
of listed facades.
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Patiomaster
South West Expands Delivery Fleet
Paignton-based PatioMaster
South West has added a new vehicle to its
delivery fleet to meet rising demand from
fabricators and installers for its in-line
sliding patio door. The addition of a new
DAF 7.5 tonne sleeper cab brings the total
fleet to three to further improve PatioMaster
South West's delivery service throughout the
South West and South Wales.
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on this Story]
Profile
22 Scores a Big Hit with Customers
Profile 22 scores highly
on brand awareness, technical and specification
back-up and marketing support, an annual survey
of its customers has revealed. The company
has also made improvements in areas such as
the product's appearance, innovations and
solid reliability, as well as Business Development
Managers and the benefits of having a well-known
brand, the research concludes..
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Passing
Quality Down the Line – ‘Everyone
is a Quality Inspector’
'The
window spec has changed for the better.’
It may be a play on words by the Managing
Director of Birmingham-based trade fabricator
Window-Spec, but with new premises four times
the size of the old factory, a new profile
supplier and new window system, it certainly
rings true.
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on this Story]
Europa
is Exclusive to Newstead Installers
Newstead
Trade Frames has now received confirmation
from The Patent Office that its Europa®
brand has been authorised as a registered
trademark. ‘We wanted our installers
to have a further edge over their competitors
by differentiating our products even more,’
says Adrian Locker, Director and General Manager
of Newstead.
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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 123 11th May 2004
Interbuild
2004 Dispels the Myths
The true value of Interbuild was highlighted last week when the many sections
of the building and construction industry joined forces at the NEC. Just
short of 50,000 visitors attended the UK's premier construction event
and it is predicted they will have generated business worth millions of
pounds for the 1,600 exhibitors.
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Andersen
launches Woodwright™
Window Range
Andersen, the world’s largest wood window manufacturer, launched
a new range of windows at Interbuild 2004. On display for the
first time, was the pioneering new Woodwright™ sliding sash
window, the first of a new generation of made-to-measure windows
to use Fibrex™.
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on this Story]
Manse:
the Master of Security at lnterbuild
Manse
exhibited the new Masterdor double door, which has been witness
tested for Secured by Design. The double door is the latest addition
to the company's comprehensive Secured by Design range.
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Groupco
Meets the Right People
For
hardware distributor Groupco and specialist manufacturer
Peder Nielsen, Interbuild offered the ideal showcase
to present a complete window hardware solution for architects
and specifiers.
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on this Story]
Hometrim
Launches Three New Products
Three
new additions to the Hometrim PVCu roofline and cladding
range were unveiled at this year's Interbuild. A new
hollow soffit has been added to the already extensive
range of Hometrim ventilated soffits.
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on this Story]
Interbuild
Brings Bigger Orders for Windowlink
Interbuild
provided another opportunity for software supplier,
Windowlink, to talk face to face to many existing
and potential customers. As always, the stand was
set up to demonstrate on-screen the updates and benefits
of its Vector conservatory and Focus window/door sales
presentation packages.
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on this Story]
Elumatec
Reveals its Soft Side
Door,
window and curtain walling machinery manufacturer
Elumatec used Interbuild 2004 to introduce a number
of software innovations designed to make the manufacturing
process quicker and easier. The company also demonstrated
a range of machining centres for aluminium fabrication.
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on this Story]
Bieber
Unveils 'French' Windows to UK
Bieber,
a French family company based in the Alsace region,
operates successfully in more than 20 countries worldwide,
including Germany, the United States, China, Korea
and Portugal. Producing quality bespoke wooden and
wood/ aluminium frames the company launched to the
UK market at Interbuild 2004.
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on this Story]
Fakro
GB Raises Awareness in UK
Worldwide, Fakro is a very major
manufacturer of Roof Windows for both commercial and
domestic applications. In the U.K. the company is
relatively new.
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on this Story]
The
Pre-assembled and Framed Garage Door from Wayne-Dalton
Wayne-Dalton,
the residential sectional garage doors specialist,
presented a new product at Interbuild 2004 - the
Wayne-Dalton Optimal door for the UK residential
market. Wayne-Dalton, present in more than 70 countries,
sells one million doors annually for a turnover
of 400 million dollars.
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on this Story]
The
Ubbink SoloSun - Solar Energy Only a Panel Away
The Ubbink (UK) Ltd SoloSun is an easy-to-fit, affordable
photovoltaic (PV) panel which allows households
to generate clean power and cut the cost of electricity
bills in the process. This advanced solution to
environmentally friendly energy was on display on
the Ubbink stand at Interbuild 2004.
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on this Story]
The
Ubbink Dormer - Stick to Your Day Job!
Tired of waiting for a dry spell of
weather to fit a new dormer? Ubbink
(UK) Ltd exhibited an alternative with
a convenient dormer solution, which
can be assembled and waterproofed in
one day.
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on this Story]
Velux
Stand Shows 'Room in the Roof' and Skylights
Room in the Roof is a paramount issue in modern
housing. Our solution is to 'build up not
out'. It is estimated that an extra 3.8 million
new homes are needed between now and 2016.
However, suitable land is limited.
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on this Story]
Lindman
Offers Windows and Doors in
New Material
Lindman was the only company
at lnterbuild to offer both
window and door systems manufactured
from fibre reinforced polymer
(FRP), the building material
of the future according to
BRE, and the new alternative
to PVCu, aluminium and timber.
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on this Story]
Alumet
Launches Award Winning Avon
Dry Wall Beam
The Avon Dry Wall Beam is
a fast track solution to facade
enclosure, replacing traditional
construction methods for the
inner leaf of today's modern
buildings and reducing construction
time by well over 50%.
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on this Story]
Kestrel
Accord - a new Generation of Window Boards
lnterbuild
2004 marked the official UK exhibition debut of a
new window board from Kestrel Building Products -
a division of HW Plastics. Kestrel Accord products
are manufactured from a unique formulation of PVC
and wood, known as ROOT-EX.
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on this Story]
Promac
Group Gets to Grips with Aluminium
Promac Group exhibited the latest, state of the art,
aluminium fabrication machinery and software at Interbuild.
This machinery is designed for the manufacture of
aluminium curtain walling, windows, doors and shopfronts.
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on this Story]
First
Approved Installer of K2/FMB Scheme Announced
Conservatory roofing system company, K2, has announced
West Country Windows as the first fully audited Approved
lnstaller to be accepted onto its FMB backed scheme.
As a condition of joining, Approved lnstallers must
meet the stringent conditions of FMB membership as
a Warranted Builder.
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on this Story]
Hinges
& Things Takes its Parents name, Simonswerk
Hinges & Things, a member of the European hinge
and hardware manufacturing Group has taken its parent
Company's corporate style and been renamed Simonswerk
UK Ltd.
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on this Story]
Secure
Observation from Vistamatic
The latest range of Vistamatic vision panels were
on display at lnterbuild. Designed for areas where
there is a need for observation before entering or
leaving a room, or where inspection without disturbance
is at a premium.
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on this Story]
Therma-Tru
Rolls out Fibreglass Door Range
Visitors to Therma-Tru's stand were among the first
in the UK to see a number of new product innovations
in the Therma-Tru fibreglass door range.
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on this Story]
RB
Launches Stylish Glass and Wood Shelving
RB UK Ltd, one of the UK's leading suppliers
of display and shelving solutions, exhibited two new
contemporary shelving ranges. Available in glass or
wood finishes, GLASS-LINE and BEECH-CRAFT can be configured
as single or multiple shelves.
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on this Story]
Specially
for Conservatories from Plaslyne
New from Plaslyne, the building products manufacturer,
is a high specification Ogee rainwater system specially
designed for conservatories.
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on this Story]
New
World Development’s Composite Door Launched
Apeer,
a new GRP composite doorset with patent pending features,
has been launched by New World Developments, Ireland’s
leading PVCu door panel manufacturer.
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on this Story]
Ducosun
F : Architectural Sun Control
Ducosun F is an external sun control system made from
extruded aluminium louvre blades, which was launched
at this year’s Interbuild.
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on this Story]
Valli
& Valli Shows Designer Handles
At lnterbuild Valli & Valli presented five new
models of handles: Elisir, Polis, Agrippina, Capriccio
and Dido.
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on this Story]
Sheerline
Displays Access Solutions at Interbuild
If
access systems for disabled people are what you need,
UK company LB Plastics' Sheerline ramp system was
one of the products which formed part of the Disability
Access section of this year's Interbuild.
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on this Story]
FAAC
Door Operator Shortlisted in Interbuild Disability
Access Awards
FAAC'S 950BM automatic door operator has
been shortlisted for Interbuild's inaugural New Product
Awards in the Disability Access Award category. The
FAAC 950BM is a swing door operator that offers a
highly flexible solution for door automation
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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 122 4th May 2004
Saint-Gobain
Group First Quarter 2004 Sales: Up 5.1% on a Like-for-Like Basis
Consolidated
sales of the Saint-Gobain Group for the first quarter of 2004 amounted
to €7,233m, compared with €6,986m for the same period in 2003,
representing an increase of 3.5% on an actual structure basis, and 1.3%
based on a comparable structure. The Glass Sector posted moderate like-for-like
sales growth. Business was brisk for Insulation, Containers and Flat Glass
for the automotive industry, in their principal markets. However, Flat
Glass for the European construction industry and Reinforcements were once
again hit by downward pressure on sales prices, despite a significant
upturn in sales volumes.
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on this Story]
Glassex
Throws Down the Gauntlet to Installers: Take the 2005 Glassex Challenge!
Following
the success of the Glassex Challenge that took place in March at this
year’s Glassex, the organisers are inviting installers of windows,
doors and conservatories to see if they can become the 2005 Glassex Installers
of the Year.
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on this Story]
The
Window Centre Direct Mailing Attracts Complaint
A
complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about a direct
mailing from The Ruislip Service Centre Ltd t/a The Window Centre
has been upheld. A householder objected to a direct mailing,
for windows, that comprised a leaflet and a letter addressed
to the recipient headlined 'WILL YOU BE SAFE WITH YOUR CURRENT
PROTECTION? Find out with a FREE SECURITY CHECK'.
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on this Story]
New
Business Win for Deceuninck
Stoke
on Trent based Hanley Trade Frames has recently signed up
as a Deceuninck fabricator. Hanley is manufacturing Deceuninck’s
fully sculptured decorative 70mm system, namely the 2800 series.
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on this Story]
Astraseal
adds Global to Ultraframe
Graham Holmes Astraseal, one of the earliest PVCu fabricators
in the UK, is a large fabricator with big plans for conservatories.
‘We’ve been making Ultraframe roofs in volume for
7 years,’ says Managing Director Andrew McKeown, ‘and
things have gone well for us.
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on this Story]
GGF
Awards Super Spacer® top Results at Glassex
Edgetech
IG Inc. says that it had a great Glassex. Visitors flocked
to the stand, and the GGF presented Interim results of a comprehensive
test programme in its seminars - Super Spacer® came top
of the spacer bar technologies tested.
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Over
98% Dispatch Success for Total
From
its new 20,000 square feet dedicated dispatch area, Liverpool
based fabricator Total Glass has achieved a 98.6 per cent
success rate for deliveries. ‘You have to stay below
100 per cent, otherwise you have nothing more to aim for,’
said managing director Frank Deary.
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on this Story]
Titon
Adds Powered Ventilation to its Product Portfolio
Trickle
ventilation and window fittings supplier Titon is adding powered
ventilation products to its product portfolio. Titon has made
the move to ensure the company can offer both a background
and extract ventilation support service to specifiers and
developers primarily in the domestic sector.
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on this Story]
Tuff
X - Now Processing Soft Coat Glasses
Tuff
X the toughened safety glass and double glazed unit division
of Aintree based James Price Group is now processing soft
coat glasses completely in-house.
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on this Story]
Aluminium
Takes Off In the Cotswolds
Sales
of aluminium conservatories and in particular coloured aluminium
conservatories are on the rise according to Trade Plas Ltd,
a Beaufort Secure Design customer in the Cotswolds. In response
to growing demand, the fabricator and installer is currently
planning to expand its showroom to accommodate more aluminium
displays.
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on this Story]
Alcoa,
Chalco Receive Joint Venture Approval
Alcoa
Inc. and Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco)
announced on 20th April that they have received approval
from the China National Development and Reform Commission
(NDRC) to proceed with formation of their proposed joint
venture at the Pingguo Aluminium facility in the Guangxi
Zhang Autonomous Region, in South China.
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Magden
is ‘Stocking Up’ for Success
Northern
dealer Magden has begun stocking the K2 roofing
system products, including K2’s modular
roof system L2 in a Pack. Magden was founded
by Alan Robinson in 1978 to supply plastic and
industrial glazing products, but later diversified
into supplying conservatory roofing systems
and now employs over 50 staff.
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Investing
to Offer Something Different…
After
a year of half a million pounds worth of restructuring,
investment and consolidation, culminating in a management
buy out at the end of 2003, Hull based Bennett Glass
and Frames Ltd has hit the new year running with the
results of all that hard work coming to fruition.
The Status fabricator has doubled production turnover,
winning several new accounts within its target market.
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KAT
Strikes up Strategic Partnership
with Remploy Metro Windows
A
proactive and reciprocal partnership
between KAT UK and Remploy
Metro Windows has been established
as part of both companies’
overall strategy for growth
in 2004.
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on this Story]
UAP
Seals its Relationship with
Dida
UAP
has cemented its relationship
with major Chinese Manufacturer
Dida, by signing a ten year
distribution agreement covering
the UK and all EEC countries.
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on this Story]
Everwhite
Sales Boost the Trend
With
some roofline companies reporting mixed sales so far
this year, Everwhite reports that it is boosting the
trend. With a current turnover of £7.8 million
the independent roofline company improved sales by
30% in December last year and 22% in January this
year.
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on this Story]
Newstead
Sales up 100%
With
mixed sales reports for some so far this year, Newstead
Trade Frames reports that it is bucking the trend.
With sales up 100% compared with the same period last
year, trade sales are booming.
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Rosy Future for Rosewood
Rosewood
has experienced such a dramatic increase in demand
and popularity over the last few months that some
window companies are thinking about replacing mahogany
with Rosewood as their standard foiled product, according
to Profoil managing director Colin Deans.
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