Having the Edge at Vitrum 2005
Once again Edgetech IG Inc will be exhibiting at this year’s international glass trade fair Vitrum from 5th October to 8th October in Milan. Showing its Super Spacer® and TrisealTM warm edge spacer products, the global Edgetech team will be out in force on Stand E05, Hall 14/1.
Andy Jones, Sales Director and General Manager of Edgetech UK and Ireland comments: “We are looking forward to this year’s show as it offers a great opportunity to meet existing and new customers from around the world.
'The big news for us this year at Vitrum is the new Forel fully automated Super Spacer application machine will be on show. This machine has been pre-sold to Padiham Glass and will be installed directly after the show. Lisec and Bystronic will also be showing videos of Super Spacer bar application on their respective stands.'
Bassra
Machine Tools Ltd
will be exhibiting at VITRUM '05 next week with three machines - a Poly
sulphide extruder, Butyl extruder and Hotmelt extruder at the show.
BMT says that it has been known for leading the way in manufacturing
insulated glass production machinery in UK from more than 20 years.
‘We provide the best consultancy services for the glass industry
creating machines exactly to our customer's requirements. We aim towards
creating optimum solutions using careful project organisation and the
best engineering experience, ensuring total customer satisfaction. BMT
provides free technical consultancy to its customers on any kind of
glass machines.’
BMT
began its operations 22 years ago in Birmingham, UK. The start was with
only few insulating machines however today the company manufactures
all types of insulating machines and cutting tables. In these past years
the company has not only grown in different markets however but also
has made alliances with many known companies like Edgetech and Bostik.
At the recent GP&T exhibition Bassra Machine Tools exhibited its
new product, Super Spacer Panel Press Line, specially made for Edgetech
super spacer technology. Recently the company has made an alliance with
a leading toughening plant-manufacturing company in China. The plants
will be manufactured at its associated partner company in China adhering
to UK specifications and CE standards. The first plant will be installed
in November in Scotland. After successful relations with more than 1000
customers spread over many countries in Europe and UK, the company has
have now entered into Asian market. BMT will be installing one of the
biggest Jumbo sized cutting table in India in December. This table will
be the biggest cutting table in India. Very soon the company is planning
to open a service centre in Asia.
BMT says that it has been one of the leaders in providing the right
solution for small and medium sized companies in the UK. BMT manufactures
Automatic and Semi Automatic Press Lines, Cutting Tables and Cutting
Lines, Glass Washers, Hot melt insulating machines, Poly Sulphide and
Silicon extruders, Butyl PIB machines, Dessicant Dispensers, Profile
Cutter and all other types of insulating machines. The main focus for
BMT is to ensure consistent quality products and quick service and deliveries
- for customers around the world. ‘Our customers have broad and
easy access to our offerings - whether they buy from us directly or
through distributors or dealers.’ The company’s Directors
say, ‘Our customer's trust and good relationship with us have made
us achieve heights of success in such a short span of time.’
BMT will also be promoting its new Edgetech Super Spacer Press Line.
The product CD and brochures will be distributed at the show and free
technical advice will be provided for the customers visiting the show.
BMT says that it will be offering very good exchange offers to new customers,
those which already have machines but looking for new ones or exchanging
for new ones. BMT will be this exhibiting with a new stand display in
its own brand red colour. The company’s customers and dealers will
be visiting its stand from all over the world.
Hall Number 15/II
Stand E-45
Contact: CJ Kohli, International Marketing Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 121-7074343
Lisec
at Vitrum 2005
After more than 40 years of intensive research and continuous development,
the product range of the manufacturer of top-quality machines and plants
for insulating glass production and glass processing has reached a level
which enables Lisec to provide total high-tech project solutions for
the industry:
-
Cutting machines for float and laminated glass either in fully automated
interlinked compound or as stand-alone systems
- Fully automatic glass sheet sorting and logistic systems
- Vertical Waterjet-cutting and edge-working centres
- Full automatic vertical arris grinding machines
- Vertical insulating glass production lines
- Automatic applicators for flexible spacers
- Production systems for traditional spacers
- Online gas filling machines
- Vertical insulating glass sealing plants
- Flat bed tempering furnaces (World Novelty)
- Automatic loading of tempering plants with furnace bed optimisation
Vertical Arrissing Machine for Rectangles and
Shapes, Type KSR
Lisec
Software, a Division of the Lisec Group of Companies, offers complete
solutions for business administration and overall control of complete
fully automatic production plants as well as organisation software together
with the machinery layout as one integrated concept.
In addition to the fully automated high-tech projects Lisec also produces
a series of modular designed compact machinery providing economic solutions
for manufacturing top quality insulating glass units. All machines are
available in standard or customised versions which will meet the customer's
requirements.
Glasstech
at Vitrum 2005
Glasstech, Inc., the manufacturer of glass bending and tempering equipment,
will feature advanced automotive and architectural systems at Vitrum
2005, including:
* Two new bending and tempering systems
* The industry’s foremost system for tempering Low-E glass
* The system that is the worldwide standard in automotive glass forming
* A versatile and efficient system for automotive sidelites.
Vitrum 2005 is scheduled for the Milan Fair Portello Complex, October
5 to 8. Glasstech will be at Hall 15 II, Stand C 37.
DB™
4 Advanced Bending and Tempering System
As the auto industry continues to grow, so does the industry’s
need for the efficient production of increasingly complex-shaped glass
parts. Glasstech has been supplying such advanced glass processing systems
for more than 30 years.
Over those years, the Glasstech DB™ 4 Advanced Bending and Tempering
System has set the worldwide standard for the production of complex,
high quality press-bent sidelites, quarterlites and backlites.
As worldwide glass processors continue to require higher productivity,
higher quality and higher efficiency from their bending and tempering
systems, Glasstech continues to add innovations to the DB 4. Recent
enhancements have improved optical quality and shape accuracy and have
provided increased glass yield.
The DB 4 Quick-Change tooling and Fast Cycle developments have dramatically
reduced tooling changeover time from the traditional 6 to 8 hours to
90 minutes and have increased output by 20 percent or more. The DB 4
Quick Change and the DB 4 Fast Cycle options can be ordered on new DB
4 systems or retrofitted to existing models.
Glasstech EPB-SL™ External Press Bending System
The
Glasstech EPB-SL™ External Press Bending System meets the demands
of automotive glass processors for systems that produce parts with very
accurate peripheral and body shape and the highest optical quality.
The EPB-SL is a versatile, efficient, high-throughput system that bends
and tempers or heat-strengthens sidelites and roof lites. It forms cylindrical-,
compound- and complex-shaped parts as well as symmetrical or asymmetrical
parts. An advanced model EPB system utilizes the patented Glasstech
FanRoll System to preform glass inside the furnace, reducing the final
press motion and decreasing cycle time.
By reducing processing time at the external pressing station, glass
can be processed at a lower temperature, improving optical quality.
The EPB-SL can be configured as a high-capacity system with cycle times
of approximately 7 seconds per part, or as a moderate capacity system
with cycle times of approximately 15 seconds per part. The standard
EPB processes parts ranging in length from 381mm to 1220mm and width
from 406mm to 864mm. A small-parts option is available that allows processing
of parts as small as 254mm by 228mm.
CRB-A™ Cylindrical Radius Bending and Tempering System
To
meet the needs of vehicle designers who are specifying large, cylindrical
symmetrical and asymmetrical sidelites, Glasstech has expanded its popular
range of Advanced Cylindrical Radius Benders to include the 1,500mm
(59 inches)-wide CRB-A™ model.
This new, wider model is suitable for processing asymmetrical glass
sidelites used in buses and railroad passenger cars where the glass
sweeps into the roofline. The CRB-A system can produce shapes with two
radii, J-bends or V-bends.
All CRB systems are designed to produce accurate, high quality cylindrical
shapes. The systems are simple and efficient to operate and highly productive.
Glass processed on the systems meets exacting tolerances with excellent
optical qualities.
The CRB systems process glass from 3mm (.118 inch) to 6mm (.25 inch)
in thickness. They do not require part-dedicated tooling and can accomplish
part shape changeovers in as little as a few minutes.
FCH2™ Architectural Flat-Glass Tempering System
The
Glasstech FCH2™ Architectural Flat-Glass Tempering System is a
gas-fired forced convection system that processes clear or coated glass,
including hard- and soft-coated Low-E glass.
Recent comparisons of operating costs for forced convection heating
systems show that process costs using gas generally are 50 percent lower
than when using electricity, and gas provides 25 percent shorter cycle
times. Gas-fired forced convection heating gives processors a definite
competitive advantage and offers the lowest energy costs per square
foot of glass processed.
The studies also showed forced convection heating is capable of providing
improved finished glass quality, including excellent optics, low distortion
and superior flatness, when compared to traditional electric radiant
heating.
Under normal circumstances, the FCH2 can heat clear glass at a typical
cycle time of 30 seconds per millimeter of thickness and high-performance,
soft-coat Low-E glass at a typical cycle time of 33 seconds per millimeter.
The latter cycle time is typically half that of traditional electric
radiation heating systems. Reduced heating time provides for higher
quality with less distortion and dramatically improves productivity
and reduces processing cost.
Tight
Radius Cylindrical Bending and Tempering System™
The
Glasstech 1220mm-wide Tight-Radius Cylindrical Bending and Tempering
System™ (TRCB) provides architects and designers with the ability
to create attractive retail displays, showcases with minimal framing,
advanced shower enclosures, new furniture shapes and one-piece kiosk
or booth panels.
Now, Glasstech offers an even wider 1500mm-system to extend the range
of products that can be created by designers and architects and offered
by glass processors.
The TRCB bends and tempers glass quickly, easily and without tong marks.
The system processes glass into cylindrical curves, tight-radius 'V'shapes,
combination bends of up to three flat sections and two tight-radius
bends, and a wide variety of other symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes.
The TRCB forms these complex shapes to exacting tolerances with the
highest level of uniformity and excellent optical quality.
The system uses two interchangeable sets of rollers to create a wide
variety of bends. Both sets of rollers are articulated and computer-controlled
and bend glass quickly and accurately, eliminating the need for expensive
molds.
About
Glasstech
'Glasstech, Inc., based in Perrysburg, Ohio, is the leading, world-class
innovator and producer of highly productive bending and tempering systems
used by glass fabricators supplying the worldwide automotive and architectural
safety-glass market. Glasstech automotive and architectural glass bending
and tempering systems have become world standards for the efficient
production of high-quality safety-glass products.'
Glaverbel's Energy Lounge at Batimat 2005
Glaverbel will be at the Batimat international building exhibition once again this year. At the exhibition, to be held in Paris between 7th and 12th November, Glaverbel will be presenting a vast array of glasses for use in all types of exterior and interior architectural applications.
Glaverbel wants to take four key elements - colour, light, substance and space - and harmonise them on its 300m2 stand using a single material - glass - omnipresent in all its forms: transparent, translucent, coloured, patterned, varnished and coated.
The stand will be dominated by the large Energy Lounge, built to celebrate Glaverbel's EnergyN glass.
Launched a few months ago, neutral EnergyN glass combines enhanced insulating properties in winter with solar control in summer and guarantees optimal thermal comfort. By reducing consumption levels for heating and/or air-conditioning systems, EnergyN not only helps save a considerable amount of energy, but also cuts CO2 emissions. This glass is fully in keeping with the sustainable development approach adopted by Glaverbel, whose research is heavily focused on environmentally friendly products.
The Energy Lounge will also be a place to meet and talk to architects. Two cocktail evenings are planned. One, which will be attended by the renowned architect Odile Decq, will see the unveiling of an EVA Creation laminated glass, and the other, to be attended by François de Mazière, President of the French Institute of Architecture (IFA), will mark the forthcoming opening of the City of Architecture in Paris.
When it comes to decorative glasses, the star of the stand will be the new range of Lacobel varnished glasses. Designed in partnership with colour and trend experts (architects, colourists, designers), Lacobel comes in an extensive range of colours and can be used for a variety of applications, both for furniture (tables, cupboards) and wall cladding.
'Glaverbel looks forward to seeing you in the Energy Lounge at Batimat for a preview of the latest in architectural and decorative innovations (Hall 3 - B38).'
http://www.batimat.com/
The
Pan Africa & Middle East International Glass Industrial Technical
Exhibition will be held at the Cairo International Expo Centre, Egypt,
November 8 - 11, 2005.
This exhibition is the only international glass exhibition sponsored
and supported by all glass industry-related governmental departments
and nationwide trade associations of Egypt. It is the largest in Africa
and one of the most influential international glass exhibitions in the
world.
'We expect the exhibition area of the Egypt International Glass Industrial
Technical Exhibition held in Cairo in 2005 to increase to 15,000 sqm
and up to 293 exhibitors, including 136 foreign ones, to participate
in this event. They will come from 23 countries, of which Germany, Italy,
USA and Belgium have their state exhibitors groups. Professional visitors
come from all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of Egypt,
but also the five continents in the world, especially Africa.' comments
the organisers.
Major Scope of the Exhibition:
• Glass products and application: architectural, decoration, industrial,
automotive, electronic, lighting, hollow-ware and special glass; fenestration
and hardware fittings etc.;
• Glass production technology, equipment, instrument and automatic
control system for treating, dosing, mixing, combustion, melting, homogenising,
forming, annealing, sorting, transporting, storing, environment protecting
etc.;
• Glass processing technology, equipment, instrument and automatic
control system for cutting, grinding, polishing, drilling, engraving,
sand-blasting, washing, tempering, bending, laminating, coating, printing,
insulating etc.;
• Super refractories, raw material, metal, colouring agent, resin,
abrasive, polishing and activating material etc.
The deadline to participate in the exhibition is 1st November 2005.
Plan your participation now: http://www.pharaohs-group.org/application_form.pdf
For more information please contact The Organiser:
Pharaohs International Group Pty. Ltd
Contact: Mr. Tamer M. Samir - Chairman of the Board
GSM Voice: +2 010 250 0075 (Egypt)
Postal Address: 2b El-Gabarty St. Manshyet El-Bakry, Heliopolis, Cairo
- Egypt
Direct Tel & Fax: +2 02 832 8709 (Ten lines Egypt)
Tel: +2 02 451 5914 Ã 451 7097 (Egypt)
Email: mailto:pharaohs-group@pharaohs-group.org
or mailto:pharaohs_g@yahoo.co.uk
Web: http://www.pharaohs-group.org
Glass
Health & Safety Conference
This
year's British Glass Annual Health & Safety Conference and Exhibition
(jointly with Glass & Glazing Federation) is to be held at the Mere
Golf and Country Club in Knutsford on the 2nd November 2005. The theme
this year is Worker Involvement.
‘Companies that seek to make their safety management systems more
effective see that involving their workers improves safety performance,’
said Declan Moore, British Glass’ Health & Safety Manager.
‘Partnerships are essential for health and safety performance to
be successful and involving the workforce means that health and safety
becomes everybody's business.’
Guest – and mystery - speaker this year will be the European Minister
for Social Policy, Prof. Garreth Class. He will be discussing proposed
amendments to related European directives that are likely to affect
the industry over the coming year. He will also be presenting the prestigious
Glass Charter Awards in the afternoon, now in their third year.
The keynote speaker is to be Stewart Barnes, Divisional Director of
HansenGroup. He will be speaking on an organisational approach to worker
involvement. Stewart is a guest lecturer (specialising in leadership,
culture and change management) on the full-time MBA and Change Management
courses at Lancaster University where Stewart gained his MBA in 2002.
Conference Agenda this year comprises:
* Organisational Approach to Worker Involvement - Keynote Speaker
* Industry Support for Worker Involvement and the Benefits - Alison
Bettac-Rodgers
* Worker Involvement - A Manager's Story - David Graham, Optima
* Worker Involvement Project - a Union case study
* Worker Involvement - a Worker's case study
* GLASS CHARTER AWARDS
‘We will also be introducing our latest support pack for the glass
industry at the Conference,’ said Declan. ‘This will enable
organisations to put into place systems that will encourage both worker
involvement and partnership working.’
Sponsors of this year's Conference are Brunner Mond, Pilkington Glass,
Rockware Glass, Saint Gobain UK, Float Glass Industries, Tornado Gloves
and Bohle UK.
Book your place now by contacting Joan Tollerfield mailto:j.tollerfield@britglass.co.uk
Early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Application packs
can also be obtained by contacting the: Glass Safety Unit, British Glass,
9 Churchill Way, Chapeltown, Sheffield S35 2PY; tel: 0114 290 1850,
fax: 0114 290 1851.
Proskills,
the new Sector Skills Council which will be working with Government
and employers to develop skills for five key industry sectors; Paint
& Coatings, Extractives, Glass, Building Products and Printing,
will be holding its official launch event on 1st of November on board
HQS Wellington, Embankment, London.
Guest of Honour will be Phil Hope, Under Secretary of State for Education.
Both Terry Watts, Proskills CEO and Stephen Falder of HMG Paints, Proskills
Chairman, will give brief presentations on the role and objectives of
Proskills.
Further details on the event are available from Proskills: Tel: 01235
833844 email: mailto:info@proskills.co.uk
Web: http://www.proskills.co.uk
Kawneer
Set to Unveil New Product Range at 100% Detail
Kawneer,
manufacturer of architectural aluminium systems has announced that it
will publicly unveil its new range of products – the AA®100
Curtain Wall, AA®201 Unitised Curtain Wall and AA®4001 Unitised
Framing systems at this year’s 100% Detail exhibition, held between
22-25 September 2005 in Earls Court 1, London.
Located
at stand H40, experts will be readily available to offer architects
and designers advice and guidance on the full range of new systems,
including their technical specification requirements and design applications
as well as being available to answer any other issues or queries that
visitors may have.
In addition, Kawneer will be hosting CPD presentations in the CPD Theatre
dealing with two of the most important issues regarding the specification
of curtain wall and architectural aluminium systems. Entitled Aluminium
Windows – Sustainability and Specification and Curtain Wall –
Classification, design and testing, the CPDs are open to all attending
the exhibition.
Revealed to the UK market for the first time the AA®100 Curtain
Wall, AA®201 Unitised Curtain Wall and AA®4001 Unitised Framing
systems provide architects and specifiers with a new range of aluminium
system solutions in line with the latest requirements of modern construction.
On show will be the AA®100 Curtain Wall system, which utilises a
unique dry jointed system for multiple façade applications and
is available in both zone and mullion drained options, Kawneer’s
unique AA®100 curtain wall system provides a solution that does
not require on-site sealants to ensure system performance and, as a
direct result, installation is therefore not dictated by weather conditions.
Also being launched is the AA201 Unitised Curtain Wall system, which
provides the market with the distinct advantages of unitised assembly
and off-site construction methods, allowing for fast track construction
on a wide range of projects, be it a 30-storey office building or a
two-storey school or hospital building.
The fully unitised AA®4001 Framing system has been specifically
designed in line with the Department for Education’s (DfE) ‘Building
Schools for the Future’ initiative and again offers the distinct
advantage of factory fabrication ensuring additional quality control
and rapid on-site installation. The unique design and unitised nature
of the AA®4001 has resulted in a framing system that is the most
sustainable ever developed. A concealed vent provides optimum safety
and airflow, complying with environmentally friendly classrooms BB95
and also meets the requirements of Document L and Part J (Scotland)
of the Building Regulations and acoustics BB93.
Sean Butler, Kawneer Sales & Marketing Director comments: 'We are
attending 100% Detail as we recognise the benefits of such a well attended
exhibition and the relevance it has with the architect/specifier audience.
The exhibition provides us with the perfect vehicle to launch our new
products to the UK marketplace, discuss innovations and also develop
solutions for the future based on the needs of architect’s and
specifiers alike.'
Tel: 01928 502500
Web: http://www.kawneer.co.uk
OmniDecor
at Glassbuild America 2005 and Vitrum 2005
OmniDecor
SpA,
an Italian Company based in Erba (Como, Italy) and a producer of acid-etched
glass for architecture and design, will participate at 'GlassBuild America:
The Glass, Window Door Expo, at the Atlanta World Congress Centre (Stand
317 and 319 Hall B2 Aisle 300) from 13th to 15th September 2005. After
that it will also participate, from 5th to 8th October, at the 14th
edition of 'Vitrum' in Milan (Pav. 15/II, Stand B81).
During these important exhibitions OmniDecor will show its production
of high quality acid-etched glass for use in architecture and design,
to meet all requirements, both aesthetic and practical.
At its stands, OmniDecor will exhibit the main product lines, i.e DecorFlou
(acid-etched glass), DecorGem (acid-etched glass with a ceramic frit
at the back) and DecorIdea (pattern glass).
Practical, resistant, elegant, perfectly smooth and homogeneous, OmniDecor
products are resistant to atmospheric agents, smog and stains. OmniDecor
acid-etched glass is easy to clean and the distinctive light and colour
features are very resistant.
All OmniDecor acid-etched glass satisfies the most stringent quality
controls to meet the requirements of UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 and the environmental
requirements of UNI EN ISO 14001:2004.
During the exhibitions OmniDecor staff will be on hand to speak with
designers, architects, journalists and operators of the sector.
Further information regarding OmniDecor and its products can be found
on the company's new website: http://www.omnidecor.net.
Pilkington
Gets 'Activ' Again with Architects
In
the second series of special seminars organised by Pilkington in association
with architectural journal Architecture Today, more than a hundred architects
from around the country enjoyed presentations from the UK's leading
architects, staged in landmark buildings in Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge
and London.
In
the seminars, entitled Clear Visions: Design and Maintenance of the
Glazed Envelope, four of the UK's leading, award winning architects
headed evening programmes at which they discussed their many prize winning
projects, their philosophies, goals and desires - three of them doing
so in a venue they created.
At the extraordinary £97 million At Bristol science and learning
centre that he designed, double Sterling Prize winner Chris Wilkinson
of Wilkinson Eyre discussed the influences and inspirations behind the
projects with which he and his partners have stamped their distinctive
mark on the British landscape.
Glen Howells took the stage at Birmingham's £114 million Millennium
Point and Thinktank Centre, where he discussed his approach to a number
of his practices' projects, such as the Urban Splash offices in Manchester,
Armagh's Market Place Arts Centre, and the stunning new visitor centre
in Windsor Great Park.
The former Professor of Architecture at the Royal College of Art and
an expert in museum and gallery design, John Miller of John Miller &
Partners, fittingly addressed delegates under the glazed courtyard extension
of Cambridge's splendid Fitzwilliam Museum, a project carried out by
John and his practice.
The tour's final stop was London, where an enthusiastic audience travelled
to the City University's School of Social Sciences, the most recently
completed project of guest speaker Alan Stanton of Stanton Williams.
Presentations made by Jerry Almond of specialist glazing contractor
Charles Henshaw and Sons, which has a reputation for being one of the
World's leading experts on design and installation of large and complex
glass cladding systems, supported the architects, together with talks
by Pilkington technical specialists, including scientists Tim McKittrick
and Kevin Sanderson of the team that invented Pilkington Activ™.
Garry Smith of the Pilkington Technical Advisory Service discussed the
wider aspects of his office's technical support for specifiers of all
glasses.
A number of messages were received following the seminars commenting
on the quality and usefulness of the presentations. Matt Buckley, Marketing
Director of Pilkington Building Products UK commented: ‘Obviously
our intention is to communicate the values of Pilkington Activ™
and our technical services but we also wanted to deliver some quality
presentations to the audience from which they would tangibly benefit
and enjoy. The keynote speakers in particular were fascinating and the
audience response was very positive, with extended Q & A sessions
and many questions about Pilkington Activ™.’
Web: http://www.pilkington.com
James
Godfrey Wins 2005 Schüco Karting Challenge
The
UK final of the 2005 Schüco Karting Challenge was held at Whilton
Mill on Thursday, 28th July and it was James Godfrey of Balfour Beatty
Construction who came away with the title.
The
competition is open to all those who work in the UK construction industry
and it attracted nearly 300 entrants. Six regional qualifying rounds
were held at five venues throughout the UK during May. The top five
from each round then competed at Whilton Mill for the 2005 title and
an array of top prizes.
The day was interrupted by rain showers but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm
and competitiveness of the drivers taking part. After an hour long practice
session each competitor drove in three 10 minute heats scoring points
based on their finishing positions. In total there were six heats completed
in a variety of weather conditions but all drivers got a taste of 2-stroke,
Club 100, outdoor karting in dry or nearly dry conditions!
The top 20 drivers on the day qualified for the 15 minute Final and
this proved to be a hard fought contest on a wet but drying track. James
Godfrey of Balfour Beatty just held off Jonathan Lisseter from the ATP
Group (the 2003 Schüco Karting Champion) to take the chequered
flag a mere 1.68 seconds ahead.
James Burton of DLA Architecture initially dropped down the field after
a short 'off' but fought his way back to finish third, a further 4.3
seconds behind Jonathan. The top three all now qualify for the European
Schüco Karting Challenge in Majorca in October.
James also wins VIP hospitality at the 2006 British Grand Prix and gets
to look after the enormous Schüco Challenge Cup for the next 12
months!
In parallel with the individual competition, the day included an hour
long endurance race for three-driver teams who had also qualified at
the regional events. This again proved highly competitive with the team
from Foster Wheeler (Nathan Sperry, John Barnett & Tim Fox) finishing
just 4.5 seconds in front of a team from Briggs & Forrester. The
Foster Wheeler trio also qualify to take part in the Majorcan event
in October.
To give drivers and spectators alike a feeling for what can be achieved
in karting, former World Karting Champion, Colin Brown, demonstrated
the Birel Easy Kart during the afternoon and showed just how quickly
you can lap the 1.1km Whilton Mill track!
The Schüco Karting Challenge is organised by Walnut Motorsport,
the marketing, event management and corporate hospitality company which
specialises in motorsport events for the construction industry. The
full results and photographs can be found on the company’s website
at http://www.walnutmotorsport.com.
For more information about this and other motorsport events contact
Nick Moss at Walnut Motorsport on 01386 710106 or at mailto:nick.moss@walnutmotorsport.com.
Kömmerling
UK Takes a Stand at Vitrum 2005
Kömmerling
UK will be present at this year's Vitrum exhibition, taking place in
Milan, from October, 5th to 8th 2005. The company will be on stand number
H02, in Hall 15/1 and visitors will have the chance to meet with representatives
of both the UK organisation and its Germany based research and development
team.
Lee Foulkes, commercial manager at Kömmerling UK, said; 'This is
an important exhibition for the European glass market and Kommerling.
Our depth of experience combined with the latest research and development
technology enables us to provide our customers with an increasingly
diverse range of specialist and complex products, which are designed
to meet the demands made by modern construction techniques and more
stringent legislation.'
Kömmerling is recognised as a leading manufacturer and supplier
of polysulphide, polyurethane and hotmelt products. At its manufacturing
plants in Germany it produces in excess of 40,000 tonnes of sealants
per annum. These products are a vital component in the manufacture and
production of insulated glass (IG). IG is found throughout the construction
industry in both domestic and commercial environments, through to highly
specialist applications such as toughened glass for those buildings
where security or safety is a critical factor. Kömmerling is working
closely with its customers to ensure that all its products for the IG
market conform to the requirements of the new EN1279 standards for IG
units.
Kömmerling sells to both unit manufacturers as well as window manufacturers
and customers include Abbseal, Speedframe and Pilkington. In addition
ThermoSeal, distributes its Isomelt hot melt products throughout the
UK.
Kömmerling (formerly Stag Limited) is a subsidiary of ADCO Europe
Holdings (whose ultimate parent is ADCO Global Inc.) Members of the
group have over 100 years experience of the development of adhesives
and sealants. The company offers hundreds of established products for
use in a range of markets including automotive, glazing, marine and
construction. As part of ADCO Global, the company has access to extensive
research and development facilities that continue to introduce products
for an ever more demanding and increasingly diverse customer base.
The company has been awarded ISO 9001 certification and is a long standing
member of the BASA (British Adhesive & Sealants Association).
Tel: 01895 465605
Email: mailto:Lee.Foulkes@KommerlingUK.com
Active
and Passive Fire Protection 'Explained Days'
Chiltern
International Fire is staging a range of active and passive fire protection
events to cater for the needs of the fire services, specifiers, manufacturers,
regulators and managers or owners of buildings and residential properties.
The training days will take place either at the company's head office,
near High Wycombe or at the Taylor Woodrow Technology Centre in Leighton
Buzzard.
Three key areas will be covered: reaction to fire, water mist suppression
and fire doors. All three events will include live demonstrations, an
aspect of the training courses which has stimulated considerable demand
for all three events, according to Marketing Manager Tom Gregory. 'We
have developed an effective mix of technical content and practical demonstration.
After each seminar there has been clear demand for a next one.'
Reaction to fire performance relates to the combustibility and ignitability
of a material, ie its contribution to fire growth, rather than its ability
to provide a barrier to the passage of fire. Reaction to Fire Explained
will include demonstration of the tests for Single Burning Item (SBI)
- EN 13823: 2002 and Single Flame Ignitability (SFI) - EN ISO 11925:
2002. Cost : £120 plus VAT for Timber Research and Development
Association (TRADA) Members and £145.00 plus VAT for non-members.
Water Mist Suppression Explained will include demonstrations of
key aspects of suppression of residential fire (Class A) in a living
room-sized compartment; suppression of jet fire - leak in a high pressure
diesel pipe (based on IMO 913 test for machinery spaces); and suppression
of a shielded pool fire (Class B) - diesel in a pan. Cost: £120
plus VAT for Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) Members
and £140.00 plus VAT for non-members.
Fire Doors Explained includes a full-scale fire test on two similar
doorsets, demonstrating testing procedure and illustrating how seemingly
minor flaws in design, manufacture and installation incorporated into
one of the doors can have a significant impact on its fire resisting
performance. Cost: £195 plus VAT all delegates.
The dates and venues for all courses are set out in the table below.
For further details or to book a place please contact Tom Gregory on
01494 569812 or email mailto:tgregory@chilternfire.co.uk.
Chiltern International Fire - Active & Passive Fire Protection
Explained Days
27th September
Reaction to Fire Explained
High Wycombe
29th September
Water Mist Suppression Systems Explained
Leighton Buzzard
1st November
Water Mist Suppression Systems Explained
Leighton Buzzard
9th November
Timber Fire Doors Explained
High Wycombe
17th November
Reaction to Fire Explained
High Wycombe
Beantown
Beckons for ComfortableSoftware.com
This
November the team from ComfortableSoftware.com
is heading Stateside once more as the company's software packages continue
to meet with success around the globe. ComfortableConservatories and
Style v3 impressed attendees to last year's Win.door show in Toronto,
and led to further success for the company. This year, ComfortableSoftware.com
is taking part in the prestigious InterGlassMetal/Fenestration World
2005 show, and the team will not only demonstrate ComfortableConservatories
and Style but also the company's new products -ComfortablePlanner and
ComfortableContacts - at the show.
It is an exciting time for ComfortableSoftware.com to be exhibiting
at InterGlassMetal/Fenestration World 2005. The event is the North American
fenestration industry's premier showcase for window and door products
and 5000 industry professionals from all over the world will attend.
Over three days the attendees will be treated to exhibitions and demonstrations
of the latest in equipment, manufacturing, and software, and this year
the show will be returning to Boston (affectionately known as Beantown)
where it first began.
'The IGM/FW show, and Boston with its reputation as a home for high
technology and its historic significance as a cradle of American independence,
is the ideal place for ComfortableSoftware.com, a UK pioneer in innovative
software design, to show off its latest products.' says the company.
'Everyone in the ComfortableSoftware.com team is anticipating an exciting
event, especially with November being the traditional start of the holiday
season in America.
Unfortunately the team will miss out on the Thanksgiving Day festivities!'
More information on ComfortableSoftware.com products can be found at
http://www.ComfortableSoftware.com
The web site for the InterGlassMetal/Fenestration World 2005 event is
http://www.igmfw.com
GlassBuild
America: The Glass, Window and Door Expo
Over
350 exhibiting companies and more than 200,000 net square feet of exhibit
space provides an all-encompassing central showcase. 7,000 + professionals
from all segments of the glass, window, and door industries will be
in attendance.
GlassBuild America has been listed as one of the Top 200 largest U.S.
tradeshows of 2003 and 2004 in the annual listing compiled by Tradeshow
Week magazine.
For more information visit http://www.glassbuildamerica.com
Where: Georgia World Congress Centre, Atlanta, GA
When: September 13-15, 2005
Schedule: Tuesday, September 13th
Seminars Topics:
· Wow Your Customers—The Latest Trends in Decorative Glass
· Glazing & Industrial Hygiene: Reducing Liability Risk Using
Science
· The 'Ground' Beneath Your Feet—Glass Flooring
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00am-5:00pm
Live Educational Demonstrations
Welcome Cocktail Reception, Georgia World Congress Centre
5:30pm-7:30pm
Wednesday, September 14th
Seminars Topics:
· For Better or Worse: The Economic Importance of Flat Glass
Production in China and Other Emerging Markets
· Lien Rights
· What Do Consumers Really Think About Windows? Keeping Up with
the Codes
· Calculating the Theoretical Life Expectancy of an Insulating
Glass Unit
· Glass Owners: Peer to Peer Exchange
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00am-5:00pm
Live Educational Demonstrations
Thursday, September 15th
Seminar Topics:
· Blast Resistance—What You Need to Know
· The Manager’s Tool Kit
· Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends Currently Affecting the
Residential Window and Door Industry
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00am-4:00pm
Live Educational Demonstrations
Who: Produced By: National Glass Association
In Partnership With: Glass Association of North America, American Architectural
Manufacturers Association, Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance and
Bath Enclosure Manufacturers Association.
Web: http://www.glassbuildamerica.com
