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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 290 30th October 2007
Bohle
To
The
Rescue
At
G07
The
industry's
annual
'G'
Awards
ceremony
is
always
an
event
that
never
fails
to
deliver
an
evening
of
top
entertainment
that
engages
its
audience
perfectly
and
this
year's
show
was
certainly
no
different.
But
as
with
anything
of
this
nature,
even
the
best
laid
plans
can
sometimes
be
prone
to
the
odd
mishap
once
in
a
while,
creating
a
last
minute
headache
for
the
organisers.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Darby
Glass
Top
of
its
Class
Again
at
G07
Awards
For
the
second
time
in
three
years
Darby
Glass
has
won
the
prestigious
G07
Glass
Company
of
the
Year
Award,
becoming
the
first
company
in
the
history
of
the
awards
to
win
it
twice.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Builders
Back
Cameron
Says
Industry
Survey
An
online
poll
reveals
that
63
per
cent
of
the
construction
industry
rate
David
Cameron's
Conservative
policies
over
Gordon
Brown's
Labour
government.
Over
1,200
respondents
visited
the
website
Interbuild.com
to
register
their
vote
in
the
build-up
to
the
UK's
biggest
building
trade
exhibition,
Interbuild,
taking
place
at
Birmingham's
NEC
arena,
Sunday
28th
October
to
Thursday
1st
November
2007.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Fresh
New
Format
for
Test
The
Trades
In
a
twist
to
this
year's
Test
The
Trades
(TTT)
format,
12
game
tutors
from
South
Birmingham
college
will
kick-start
the
games
at
Interbuild's
centre
piece
event,
sponsored
by
Dewalt.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Kurawood
Launches Hardwood
Alternative
at Interbuild
2007
Kurawood
plc, is launching
a range of
wood products
crafted from
VECOwood®,
the world's
only softwood
that has been
organically
modified to
match the
beauty and
performance
of hardwood.
The announcement
was made yesterday
on Stand G105,
NEC Hall 5,
at Interbuild
2007, the
UK's building
trade show.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Cincinnati's
Raffle to
Win an Extruder
Cincinnati
Extrusion
is raffling
off its 500th
Alpha extruder
to those who
have entered
its draw.
If you have
not done so
already, an
entry can
be handed
to the company
on its stand
Hall 16, D22-4
at K 2007
this week.
The draw took
place on 30th
October at
3pm on Cincinnati's
exhibition
stand.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Door
to your Door
Service in
just Three
Days
Synseal
is making
Global composite
doors available
in a three
day turnaround.
From the launch
on Thursday
1st November,
order a global
composite
door, and
three days
later it will
delivered
to you.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Freefoam's
Permacell
Acquisition
Anniversary
Freefoam
Plastics,
manufacturer
of PVC roofline
and rainwater
systems in
the UK, Irish
and Mainland
European markets,
has recently
been celebrating
the success
of last year's
acquisition
of the Permacell
product range.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Never
too Old to
Fit the Eurocell
IQ750 Conservatory
Roof!
A
very happy
resident in
Salford, Manchester
is currently
enjoying the
benefits of
fitting a
new IQ750
conservatory
roof from
Eurocell Building
Plastics.
IQ750 is a
new modular
low pitch
roof system
that is claimed
to be the
easiest and
quickest to
fit in the
market and
Ronny Lever
for one isn’t
disputing
this.
[Read
the Rest Here]
RIBA
Publishes
Climate Change
Guidance for
Architects
and Consumers
The
Royal Institute
of British
Architects
(RIBA) unveiled
a suite of
climate change
guidance documents
for architects
and consumers
on 18th October
2007. The
launch took
place at the
RIBA's Small
Practice Conference
at the RIBA.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Wrightstyle
Invests in
Fabrication
Service
Wrightstyle,
the Devizes-based
supplier of
glass and
steel glazing
systems, has
made a significant
investment
to additionally
offer its
customers
integrated
supply and
fabrication
as part of
its flexible
service.
[Read
the Rest Here]
The
Window Store and
Shooting Ace go
Head-to-Head
Specialist
supplier of high
quality PVC-U
products The Window
Store has put
forward one of
its bravest employees
to go head-to-head
with shooting
champion and 2008
Olympic hopeful
Charlotte Kerwood.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Safestyle
Search for Part-Time
Mums
Safestyle
UK, the independent
PVCu replacement
window and door
Company, is launching
an intensive search
for up to 20 full
or part-time mums
or parents to
strengthen its
award winning
customer service
department at
its Bradford,
West Yorkshire
headquarters.
[Read
the Rest Here]
HOPPE
Whisks Customers
to the Alps for
HQ Visit
Door
and window hardware
supplier HOPPE (UK)
treated nine of
its customers to
a weekend visit
to Switzerland and
Italy in October
to see how its products
are manufactured.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Partnership for
Profitmaker and
James Harcourt
(NI)
When
Colin Crothers
became Managing
Director of James
Harcourt (NI)
Ltd earlier this
year, one of the
first things he
did was to introduce
Profitmaker's
software.
[Read
the Rest Here]
100%
Success for Heat
Shield from GAP
GAP,
the home improvement
stockist and door
panel manufacturer,
has produced 5,000
door panels using
its exclusive Heat
Shield technology
since its launch
earlier this year.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Avocet
Distributes Trident
3-in-1
Hardware
supplier and distributor,
Avocet Hardware
is now offering
a new concept in
casement windows.
The three-in-one
Trident window locking
system is manufactured
by Siegenia-Aubi.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Fenzi
Group at Vitrum
2007
Promoted
as a showcase packed
full with new products
and ideas, Vitrum
2007 concluded with
higher attendance
than initially expected.
This success also
extended to the
Fenzi Group. Initial
estimates of registered
visitors showed
an increase of 3.13%
for this year's
event over 2005.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Dungannon
Windows Grows 250%
in Three Years with
the Help of Spectus
Dungannon
Windows has grown
by 250% in the last
three years since
specialising in
fabricating the
Spectus vertical
slider. The Irish
market cooled as
the number of new
builds dried up.
But Tom Givans,
Managing Director
of Dungannon, says
that the interest
in quality vertical
sliders is still
growing.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Saint-Gobain
Group Third Quarter
Results
The
Saint-Gobain Group
delivered consolidated
sales of €
32,630 million for
the first nine months
of 2007, compared
to €30,925
million for the
same year-ago period,
representing a rise
of 5.5% on a reported
basis and of 6.7%
at constant exchange
rates*.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Taking
the Weight Out of
Wine Bottles: Lightweighting
Comes of Age
The
current uptake of
lighter glass bottles
by the UK wine industry
is set to save around
6,000 tonnes of
glass packaging
every year, according
to the Waste &
Resources Action
Programme.
[Read
the Rest Here]
RIBA
Response to Housing
Green Paper
The
RIBA has submitted
its response to
the Government's
'Homes for the Future:
More Affordable,
More Sustinable'
Green Paper.
[Read
the Rest Here]
ADS
Increases Productivity
Thanks to Haffner
GB
Sheffield
fabricator, ADS
Ltd has just invested
in a Haffner SBA
Cutting and Machining
Centre and as a
result, immediately
increased its manufacturing
output by 30%.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Security
Assured with WHS
Halo's New Door
Hardware
WHS
Halo has announced
an improvement to
the door handles
fitted to its composite
door sets. With
additional hardware
and cylinder attack
tests required under
BS: PAS 24-1: 1999
Enhanced Security
Performance Requirements
for Door Assemblies,
WHS Halo has upgraded
its doors sets to
include a cylinder
guard fitted to
the lock.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Everwhite
Guarantee Boosts
Stockist's Growth
Leicester
based stockist Central
Building Plastics
says Everwhite's
21 year no quibble
roofline guarantee
puts it ahead of
the pack. Established
two and a half years
ago, Central Business
Plastics specialises
in window and roofline
products and has
stocked Everwhite
for two years.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Equivalent
‘A’ Energy
Rating for Mumford
& Wood Eco Specification
Sliding Sash Windows
The
majority of Mumford
& Wood’s
vertical sliding
sash windows manufactured
for use in new build,
renovation and refurbishment
projects are at
least 1300mm wide
and over 2.15m tall.
Window units with
this or a greater
area, and using
the standard Mumford
&Wood frame
sections, will achieve
an indicative energy
rating of ‘A’,
the highest standard
available using
BFRC energy analysis
tools.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Doncaster
Company helps Liverpool
Prepare for the
Spotlight as City
of Culture 2008
Doncaster Company
Norking Aluminium
is now part of another
development of national
interest –
The Paradise Street
Project in Liverpool.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Pilkington
Automotive Purchase
of GIMA Aftermarket
Business in Hungary
and Romania
Pilkington
Automotive, part
of the NSG Group,
has announced the
purchase of GIMA,
a leading supplier
of automotive aftermarket
glazing with operations
in Hungary and Romania.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Father
and Son Roofers
Prosecuted for Endangering
Themselves and Others
The
Health and safety
Executive (HSE)
has warned individuals
and companies that
failure to ensure
the safety of those
who work at height
and the public will
not go unpunished.
[Read
the Rest Here]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 289 23rd October 2007
Old
Roots;
New
Routes
-
The
Industry
Debate
2007
The
first
stage
of
the
Industry
Debate,
which
took
place
at
Coombe
Abbey
near
Coventry
on
17th
October,
and
was
sponsored
by
Spectus
Window
Systems
and
The
Gl@zine,
saw
some
thoughtful
and
lively
discussions
on
a
number
of
big
issues.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
A
&
B
Glass
Growth
Continues
with
Coastal
Acquisition
Suffolk
super
fabricator
A
&
B
Glass
Company
Ltd
has
acquired
the
well
established
trade
fabricator
Coastal,
adding
to
the
previous
acquisitions
of
Britannia
Frames,
Asset
Manufacturing
and
Fineline
Windows.
Coastal
was
acquired
by
Jeremy
Belling
in
2004
from
the
Heywood
Williams
Group.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
All
Bets
are
ON
with
Hallmark
Put
your
own
horse
racing
stable
together
with
a
'£50
million'
budget!
Have
you
ever
fancied
a
try
at
the
GeegGees
but
don't
fancy
the
risk?
Well
now
both
beginners
and
seasoned
gamblers
can
try
their
hand
as
a
trainer
and
professional
punter
in
a
brand
new
Fantsay
Horse
Racing
game
put
together
buy
resi-door
manufacturer
Hallmark
Panels.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Force
8
Gives
25
Years
Force
8
is
giving
a
25
year
structural
guarantee
to
every
composite
door
leaf
it
supplies.
Doors
feature
a
GRP
thermoplastic
skin,
are
flush
fitting
and
have
a
traditional
timber
look,
using
a
high
definition
timber
mould.
[Read
the
Rest
Here]
Business
Micros (Aluminium)
Ltd Launched
Business Micros
(Aluminium)
Ltd is the
new company
set up by
Business Micros
specifically
to provide
a dedicated
and more tailored
service to
customers
in the aluminium
sector.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Franklin's
Night to Remember
Franklin
is no stranger
to industry
accolades
and this year's
G07 Awards
saw the Leeds-based
composite
window, door
and conservatory
specialist
achieve the
prestigious
Conservatory
Installer
of the Year
Award.
[Read
the Rest Here]