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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 265 25th April 2007
Where's
the Billboard?
The
UK's number one choice for windows and conservatories Synseal continues
its 2007 branding campaign with national billboards. The viewing figures
for the billboards are over 46 million.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Government
Backs New Campaign to Slash CO2 Emissions
A
major new campaign that aims to help individuals cut their personal CO2
emissions was backed yesterday by Prime Minister Tony Blair and Environment
Secretary David Miliband.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Minister
Pledges Support for Low Energy Rated Homes
Most
first-time buyers purchasing a home with a 'E, F or G' energy rating
could benefit from grants to help improve the energy efficiency
of their homes.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Gordon
Brown asks for Europe Wide Reduction of VAT for Energy Efficient Products
This
week Synseal received a letter from The Right Honourable Geoff Hoon
MP enclosing details of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown's
commitment to reducing VAT on energy efficient products.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Your
Industry Needs YOU!
Further
proof that politicians are taking seriously the Chancellor's last
budget statement: ‘Energy efficient windows have a major role
to play in reducing household energy use and increasing the energy
efficiency of existing homes,’ surfaced last week, thanks to
MP Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat for Winchester).
[Read
the Rest Here]
Kestrel
isn't Just Skin Deep
PVC-UE
and PVC-U building products supplier, Kestrel© is launching a
new promotional campaign on the fact that it uses 100% calcium zinc
stabilisers.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Protective Tapes from Synseal
Synseal
has new protective tape as part of its £multi-million branding
campaign. Each window suite, SynerJy, Shield and Legend, has its name
alongside Synseal's logo printed on the tape, and there's another
for roof products.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Synseal
is Short Listed for Nottinghamshire Company of the Year
Synseal
has been short listed for the Nottinghamshire Company of the Year Award
2007. The entry was based on its achievements in 2006, when Synseal
was confirmed as the number one choice for windows and conservatories
in the UK.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Glaston
Appoints New Managing Director for Bavelloni
There has been a significant appointment in the management of Glaston,
part of the Kyro Group. Paolo Ceni, 46, has been appointed Managing
Director of Bavelloni.
[Read
the Rest Here]
BFRC
Energy Rating Labels Hits 300
It
was announced on 17th April that the British Fenestration Rating Council
Ltd (BFRC Ltd) - which took over the management of the industry's Window
Energy Rating Scheme - had issued its 300th energy rating label.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Receipt
of European Commission Statement of Objections
Nippon
Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. has confirmed that Pilkington Group Limited, a
member of NSG Group, received a further Statement of Objections on 20th
April 2007 from the European Commission.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Deceuninck:
9% Increase in Volume in Europe and Turkey during First Quarter
Deceuninck, worldwide producer of PVC window systems and construction
profiles, reported recently that its turnover in Europe and Turkey combined
has increased by 8.2% when compared to the first quarter of 2006.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Edgetech
UK Customers Invest in 25 Machines in Three Years
Edgetech
customers are committing to the future of the industry with their continued
investment in fully and semi-automated Super Spacer® applicators.
Just three years ago there were three lines in the UK. By the end of
September 2007 there will be 17 fully automated machines and 8 semi-automated.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Impressive
Growth by Freefoam in First Quarter 2007
Freefoam
Plastics, a leading manufacturer of roofline and rainwater systems
in the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe has just released its quarterly
report. The results show a 20% increase from the same quarter last
year with turnover approaching €11 million for the first three
months of the year.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Cervoglass’
Leading Market Position Statistically Reinforced
The
superiority of the Cervoglass range has been demonstrated by the increasing
number of orders being placed at the company. Statistically Cervoglass
remains one of the leading Pilkington customers with orders for the
Cervo Activ range increasing by 27% in the first quarter of 2007.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Meet
your Quota this Year with Pro-Bend
Obtaining
shaped frame quotations from profile bending companies has always
been problematic, with quotes often taking days to arrive, only to
find that when it comes to ordering the price can often be different
from the quoted price.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Glazerite
Invests Right Down the Line
Glazerite
Windows Ltd (a member of Network VEKA) is poised to take delivery of
a complete 8 head automatic frame welding and cleaning line as part
of an investment scheme that has seen over £1 million allocated
over the past 18 months.
[Read
the Rest Here]
The
True Cost Of Energy Efficiency Certificates
The
likely savings predicted by the introduction of Energy Efficiency Certificates
that form the central plank of the looming Home Information Packs due
to start on 1st June will be far less than predicted.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Gretsch-Unitas
Looks to Logistics to Improve Customer Service
Gretsch-Unitas
has appointed its first ever commercial manager as it looks to raise
the bar once again in the door and window hardware industry.
[Read
the Rest Here]
WDM:
Maintaining Strong Growth
One
of the very first Window Installers Warehouses to open was in September
2005 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, at the premises of Window and Door
Maintenance.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Everwhite
Rises to Challenges of Roofline Distribution in Ireland
Northern
Ireland's largest supplier of PVC-UE roofline, House and Home Improvement
(HHI) Building Products, has chosen Everwhite as its main supplier.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Dimensions for Cambridge Architecture School
The
resurrection of the University of Cambridge School of Architecture continues
apace with the topping out of a new £1.4 million studio extension
to the rear of the main Scroope Terrace building on Trumpington Street
in central Cambridge.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
World Fast Tracks Orders with Bar-Coding Technology
Unable
to source a suitable management information system to accommodate the
full requirements of its composite door operations, New World Developments
decided to develop its own in-house system
[Read
the Rest Here]
Adlington
Plastics grows with GAP
Lancashire-based
Adlington Plastics has increased sales by ten percent as a result of
being supplied by GAP together with the company’s new roofline
brand Homeline.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Cheadle
Glass Sees Benefits of Glass FX
Its
track record as both a glass processor, and a supplier and installer
of glass windows and doors, made Cheadle Glass a 'natural' when it came
to succeeding as a Glass FX applicator.
[Read
the Rest Here]
UK
Companies Outstrip Europe's
The
UK's largest companies are continuing to outperform their European competition,
with those investing more in research and development or new equipment
tending to be more successful.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Vitro
Honoured by General Motors as a 2006 Supplier of the Year
Vitro
has been presented with the General Motors 2006 Supplier of the Year
award for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class
parts and services.
[Read
the Rest Here]
The
Support the William Morris Gallery Petition
On
March 1st 2007, American curator Anne Mallek started an international
online petition to register the wide-ranging support for the William
Morris Gallery in the face of severe cuts voted by Waltham Forest Council.
[Read
the Rest Here]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 264 17th April 2007
Two
Sign Long Term Supply Agreement With VEKA
Stability,
service and reliability - three key reasons why two leading PVCu door
and window fabricators have renewed their long term supply agreements
with the UK's foremost profile manufacturer, VEKA plc.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Promac
Announces Exclusive STB Alliance
Promac
Group has signed an exclusive deal with leading Italian machinery suppliers,
STB as the company’s sole UK agent.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Super
Spacer® Fits the Public Sector Bill
ESR
windows using Super Spacer® are proving to be one of the most
exciting sales tools ever available according to Paramount Windows.
[Read
the Rest Here]
CI
Trebles the Size of its Operation!
It's not all doom and gloom in the market, as trade supplier CI Products
of Crowborough, East Sussex, can testify. That's because after just
three years of trading, the company has trebled the size of its operation.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Appointment to 'Bring Bright Future'
Wendland
Roof Solutions has announced the appointment of Simon Hollidge as
Sales Director. Simon has been a part of the Wendland team since August
2006 after previously spending two and a half years at Ultraframe
as a Divisional Sales Manager.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Friday
the 13th for the William Morris Gallery
Artist,
stained glass designer, craftsman, poet, wallpaper and textile designer
extraordinaire, but just not good enough for his home town... Waltham
Forest Council want to evict William Morris from his own house - so
they can use it as a wedding venue!
[Read
the Rest Here]
Green
Light for Home Energy Improvements
Communities
Secretary Ruth Kelly on 4th April unveiled plans to slash planning
red tape to make it easier for people to put green technology - like
solar panels - on their homes and play their part in tackling climate
change.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Home
Information Pack (HIP) Regulations Confirm Worst Fears, Says NAEA
The
National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) is dismayed to see the
government pressing ahead with plans for home information packs (HIPs)
despite the very real and obvious flaws, which continue to be highlighted
by many stakeholders.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Help
for Assessors as Code for Sustainable Homes 'Goes Live'
Technical
guidance to help the building industry deliver key improvements to the
energy efficiency of new homes has been published by Communities and
Local Government.
[Read
the Rest Here]
It's
the Supertrucks Prize Draw!
Supertrucks
Ltd, in partnership with Citroën and Glassex, has just announced
the successful entrant to the Win-a-Citroën Berlingo van competition,
which the company ran at the recent Glassex Show.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Vekatrim
Gets a Makeover
The
Vekatrim cellular plastic building products brand is giving way to a
new name: V-Cel. This was agreed when Celuform purchased the the Vekatrim
range of PVC-ue cladding, roof trims and finishing systems from Veka
plc in 2005
[Read
the Rest Here]
Kestrel
Stays Ahead of Growing Sales in Ireland
PVC-U
and PVC-UE Building Products supplier Kestrel, has expanded John Gunn's
role to Business Development Manager for Scotland and Ireland.
[Read
the Rest Here]
National
Plastics Gives Thumbs-up to Celuform
One
of the UK's largest independent cellular plastic building product stockists,
which describes itself as 'specialist supplier of building plastics',
has signed a deal to carry Celuform PVC-ue fascias, soffits, cladding
and windowboard.
[Read
the Rest Here]
BPF
to Launch UK Wide PVC Information Drive for Specifiers
The
British Plastics Federation Vinyls and Windows Groups have launched
a UK wide information campaign to promote PVC building products' outstanding
environmental credentials.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Celuform
Scoops Housebuilder's Environment Award
PVC-ue building products supplier Celuform has won a top accolade from
the nation's leading homes developer. At the glittering annual David
Wilson Homes Construction Awards, Celuform took a prestigious ecological
prize, the National Environmental Award for Waste Segregation Management
Control.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Hallmark
Group Invests in Plant
Hull-based
laminated composite panel manufacturer Laminated Supplies Ltd, part
of the Hallmark Group, has completed the installation of a metalwork
fabrication facility, including an advanced polyester powder coating
plant.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
York, Paris and Newbury!
A
new Window Installers Warehouse (WIW) branch has recently opened in
Newbury, Berkshire. Part of the growing national network of WIW trade
counters, the Newbury branch is owned and managed by Bob Meikle.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Olympic
Warning from Leading Suffolk Manufacturer
Suffolk
manufacturing firm, English Architectural Glazing Ltd (EAG) has put
a warning shot across the bows of the ODA for the London 2012 Olympics.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Record
First Quarter Sales of Thermix
Thermoseal
Group, the UK supplier of the Thermix TX.N warm edge spacer bar and
a supplier of double glazing machinery and consumables, has achieved
record first quarter sales of TX.N warm edge spacer bar.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Superframe
Open Day
Cornwall
based conservatory roofing fabricator; Superframe has recently celebrated
the opening of its new premises in Penryn with a 3-day long 'Open Day'.
[Read
the Rest Here]
GAP
Supports John Knight Glass' New Showroom
GAP
customer John Knight Glass recently opened a new show room in Heswall
in the Wirral. The new showroom displays windows, doors conservatories
and GAP products.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Warwickshire
Roofing Moves Onwards and Upwards
Affected
by the Coventry regeneration programme, Warwickshire Roofing has seized
the opportunity to upgrade its premises.
[Read
the Rest Here]
NSG
Incurs Extra-ordinary Loss on Asset Write-off and Disposal
Nippon
Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (‘the Company’) announces that, in the
fiscal year ending 31st March 2007, the Company will incur extra-ordinary
loss as below.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Qualicoat
Members Independently Tested
Qualicoat is a powder coating standard for architectural aluminium which
is now widely available in the UK. Commonplace across Europe since 1986
and a well known quality standard, the UK’s specifiers are now
adopting the standard.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Rockdoor's
Strength and Security Interests the Police
Rockdoor,
the UK composite door manufacturer, is known for its strength and security.
It is so strong and secure that three local police forces - Lancashire,
Greater Manchester and Merseyside, have all made the trip to Rockdoor's
state of the art factory to find out more.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Sale
of Saint-Gobain Desjonqueres
Following
the search for strategic partners for its speciality bottles business,
the Saint-Gobain Group has selected the project of a consortium of two
investment funds, Sagard and Cognetas.
[Read
the Rest Here]
sia
Abrasives again Posts Record Results - Set for Further Growth
2006
was an extremely successful year for the global sia Group. Operating
profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
came in at CHF 44.4 million, EBIT at CHF 31.5 million and profit for
the year (EAT) at CHF 22.6 million,
[Read
the Rest Here]
Trelleborg
Group’s Annual Report 2006 Published
The
Trelleborg Annual Report for 2006 was published on 27th March. In the
CEO’s comments, President and CEO Peter Nilsson expresses his satisfaction
with the growth.
[Read
the Rest Here]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 263 10th April 2007
Pikington-aluplast
Co-operation Leads to 'First Cost Effective A-rated Window'
Window
and door supplier, aluplast, has teamed up with the UK's leading glass
manufacturer, Pilkington, to develop the 'first cost-effective A-rated
window'.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Get
Focussed on the Glorious 12th!
Make
Friday 12th October a night to remember - the date for the G07 Awards
Presentation, the industry's most talked about evening, has been announced.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Häfele Showroom Opens in Manchester with CPD Presentations
Häfele
is celebrating the opening of a new showroom at the company’s Manchester
regional office on Salford Business Park on Tuesday April 17th with
two CPD presentations to building design and construction specialists.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Ultraframe
v. Burnden: The Very, Very Final Chapter
According
to Burnden Group Chief Exec Gary Fielding: 'We're pleased to announce
that the very final matter in the protracted legal proceedings between
ourselves and Ultraframe has now been resolved.
[Read
the Rest Here]
LDG
Group Ltd Buys Majestic Windows
On
the 9th March 2007 Blackpool based Lancashire Double Glazing Group
Ltd purchased Majestic Windows in Goose Green Wigan. It is now the
largest Commercial Aluminium/UPVC combined Window Company in the North
West of England.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Edgetech
Supports Senator in the Launch of its Consumer Proposition
At
its recent sales conference in Wexford, Senator Windows revealed its
new consumer proposition with the help of longstanding supplier Edgetech.
As the leading retail company in Ireland, and the first in Ireland to
achieve the much sought after 'A' rating, Senator is making the most
of its lead.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Industry
Pays the Price for Selling Cheap
A
new survey by 'super-fabricator' Sierra Windows reveals that despite
reporting increased turnover for the vast majority of fabricators and
installers profit margins are standing still or falling.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Companies
Sign Up for GlazeKart 2007
Companies
are now signing up to be on the grid when the starting flag falls at
GlazeKart 2007 at Milton Keynes on Friday, 29th June. This great industry
networking event has already attracted a bumper entry and we are looking
for more teams to join in the fun.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Celuform
Promotion will Scoop Lucky Winner Tools Worth £1000
Installers
of PVC-ue roofline and cladding products could win one of numerous prizes
including plasma televisions, MP3 players, vouchers, and a golden prize
of £1000 worth of tools.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Vista
Group Named Supplier of the Year for Trade Counters
Vista
Group plc has been voted 'Supplier of the Year' by Advantage Windows
and Conservatories Ltd, which has opened a national network of trade
counters under the company’s Window Installers Warehouse (WIW)
brand.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Positive
Signs for the Industry as another Expansion is Announced
Angel
Plastics, the trade and consumer supplier, has opened a new store in
Sutton, Surrey. Angel Plastics' new store is dedicated to the full range
of Deceuninck building products.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Arctic
Warms to Spectus
With
over nine years in the glazing business operating in the trade, retail
and commercial sectors Arctic has made the change to Spectus because
it believes that the Elite 70 system will be ideal for the commercial
sector - an area that the company is keen to grow.
[Read
the Rest Here]
CDM
Regulations Come in to Force
Following
extensive consultation with the construction industry, the new Construction
(Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM 2007) came in to force
on Friday 6th April 2007.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Modernising
and Strengthening Building Control
The
Government launched on 28th March a major modernisation of the Building
Control system with the publication of a paper detailing its vision
for how the system can be improved.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Celuform
Scoops Housebuilder's Environment Award
PVC-ue building products supplier Celuform has won a top accolade from
the nation's leading homes developer. At the glittering annual David
Wilson Homes Construction Awards, Celuform took a prestigious ecological
prize, the National Environmental Award for Waste Segregation Management
Control.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Thirty
Years On and Still Going Strong
Thirty
years after it began trading, Macclesfield-based fabricator, Central
Glass is going from strength to strength with a thriving retail business,
a developing trade market and a whole host of long-standing and loyal
customers.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Delchem
Announces Exclusive European Agent
Delchem's
exclusive European agent, Stephen Collings, of 1279 Supplies Limited
(Bristol, England), can be contacted regarding information and the availability
for Delchem's D-2000 REACTIVE Hot Melt Butyl IG Sealant, as well as
other products and services for the European area fenestration industry.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Leading
Manufacturer Installs Bystronic Glass Equipment
Dual
Seal Glass is an independent commercial sealed unit manufacturer based
in Huddersfield which is setting new standards in the architectural
market after making a substantial investment in Bystronic Glass equipment.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Hurst
Steams Ahead with New CNC Machine
Hurst
Plastics has made a strategic investment in the region of £100,000
in a state-of-the-art CNC routing machine.
The new Optimat machine from Weeke will enable Hurst to manufacture
more than 300 Rhino composite doors a week.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Astraseal
Bucks the Trend
After
30 years in the business BCE customer Astraseal is still going strong.
With sales up 11% year on year and a showroom opening every year for
the last three years, it says that it is certainly a company bucking
the trend.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Build Market Warming to Tremco illbruck Duralite
The
wide ranging benefits of Tremco illbruck's Duralite IG sealant system
have led to the recently launched warm edge spacer being adopted by
a major IG manufacturer for all of its work in the new-build housing
sector.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Warm
Edge Units Ltd Invests
Edgetech
is has welcomed on board Warm Edge Units, headed up by familiar glass
industry name Mike Whitlam. The manufacturer has recently invested several
million pounds to stay ahead of anticipated market demand for superior
performance energy efficient sealed units.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Joinery
Company Plays a Key Role in New Composite Window
Derby-based
Key Joinery is spearheading the launch of AM Profiles' new Design-5
composite window, featuring PN 500 Combi hardware from Groupco.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Success
with Consumables for Elumatec
Elumatec
is enjoying the launch onto the market of the company's new consumables
range for fabricators and installers. Interest in the new and extensive
range has been unyielding as customers recognise the value of the new
service.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Green
Pre-treatment Costs Less!
Chemetall
says that switching from traditional chromium laden pre-treatment systems
to a more environmentally friendly non-chrome system such as the Gardobond
X4707 pre-treatment process from Chemetall can actually save costs whilst
also benefiting the environment.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Tessenderlo
Group: Advance in 2006
The
fourth-quarter 2006's recurring operating result - or Rebit - totalled
25.9 million EUR, against 28.8 million in the same period a year earlier.
Cumulative end-2006's Rebit of 72.3 million EUR marked a 7.3 % advance
against 2005's figure.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Laird
Security Systems Reports Mixed 2006
Laird
Security Systems' markets were mixed in 2006. In the UK the overall
housing market improved somewhat during the second half of the year
after a weaker first half, as did the renovation market, although the
retail markets for our windows and conservatories remained weak.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Vitro
Reports Record Results
Vitro
S.A.B. de C.V., one of the world's largest producers and distributors
of glass products, recently announced 4Q 06 unaudited results. Year
over year consolidated sales increased 7.7 percent and EBITDA rose 3.6
percent.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Volkswagen
Top Class Service is Key to Luminus Fleet Success
2006
saw Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles achieve record sales for the sixth
consecutive year. Fleet sales have been a significant factor in this
year on year success story with a growing number of companies and organisations
finding the answer to their fleet requirements in Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles’ versatile range.
[Read
the Rest Here]
THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 262 3rd April 2007
Tradelink
Invests In Mildenhall Site
Fabricator
Tradelink has invested over £300,000 in new machinery
at its Mildenhall plant to further increase capacity
and improve output. To maintain its position as one
of the UK's leading trade fabricators, and to standardise
existing machinery, the company purchased top of the
range equipment from manufacturers Stuga and Rotox.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Kolorseal
Quadruples Capacity
Kolorseal
has moved its manufacturing and colour coating operation
from 3500 sq ft to a purpose built 12,500 sq ft factory
in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire due to the increased demand
for colour coated products. The new premises have helped
Kolorseal increase capacity to over 400 frames being
colour coated per week.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Glassex
and GP&T 2008 Move to Three Day Midweek Timetable
Following
the announcement last year detailing the co-location
of Glassex 2008 and GP&T 2008, and after analysing
visitor footfall for the respective shows, the organiser
EMAP Maclaren has announced revised timescales and dates
for both exhibitions.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Bostik
Launches Freemelt Format
Global
sealants and adhesives firm Bostik has announced it
is to launch 'Freemelt', a new production format for
its Insulating Glass (IG) Hot Melt Butyl edge sealants,
designed to help manufacturers maximise efficiencies
in their manufacturing processes.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Whiteline
Group Launches New Hardware Improvements
The
Whiteline Group has announced that in partnership with
Laird Security Hardware, it has launched an improved
range of security hardware for its Goldline range of
Kommerling Connoisseur Gold windows and doors.
[Read
the Rest Here]
EAG
Bags London School of Economics Contract
English Architectural Glazing Ltd (EAG) has secured
a contract worth £1.1m to install glazing and
external cladding elements to the £32m New Academic
Building for the London School of Economics and Political
Science (LSE).
[Read
the Rest Here]
OFT
Makes 'Fast Track' Offer in Biggest ever UK Cartel Investigation
On 21st March the OFT was looking to fast track its
current bid rigging cartel investigation in the construction
industry, by making an offer of reduced financial penalty
to all those implicated companies that have not so far
applied for leniency but are willing to cooperate with
the OFT in certain specific ways.
[Read
the Rest Here]
New
Design Service Launched by Schüco International
Schüco International, the European building envelope
specialist, has broken new ground with the launch of
Schüco Engineering Services. The aim is to provide
a professional, cost-effective technical design and
drawing service for architects, main contractors and
fabricators involved in the façade market.
[Read
the Rest Here]
TG
Commercial Wins Prestigious Contract
Total
Glass Commercial has won a prestigious on-going contract
to supply thousands of highly-specified PVC-U windows
for GM Procure, one of the largest social housing consortia
in the North West.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Kenrick
- The Total Solution for Total Hardware
Hardware
distributor Total Hardware has entered its second year
of working with hardware manufacturer Kenrick. The Leeds-based
distributor, which offers a nationwide one stop shop
for high quality hardware solutions, had previously
been working with another supplier but had become frustrated
with poor product quality and service.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Duraflex
Aims for ISO 14001 by Summer
'Product
sustainability becomes even more important now that
we have the new Code for Sustainable Homes demanding
whole house environmental assessment’ says Duraflex
Quality Services Manager Dave Riley.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Secured
By Design Results in 75% Drop in Break Ins
The
Scottish Executive has released its 'Secured by Design'
report highlighting a 75 per cent reduction in house
break-ins following installation of new secure products.
Anglian Building Products was appointed by Glasgow Housing
Association (GHA) to install 'Secured by Design' approved
doors and windows across the city.
[Read
the Rest Here]
One
Step Ahead
Lister
Trade Frames has been using Kestrel for its PVCU-E roofline
products for the last 11 years. ‘Selling windows
to the trade since 1976, we got into PVC-UE roofline
relatively early compared with the market place in 1991,’
says Mark Warren, Director of Lister.
[Read
the Rest Here]
The market for PVC windows is heating up in India for Kombimatec machines and the company is even flying out product to meet the demand. Kombimatec has received another new order from India for three packages of machines for three separate factories in different cities.
[Read the Rest Here]
GAP
Equips Area Sales Managers with Personal Digital Assistants
GAP,
the independent PVC-U stockist, has equipped its team
of Area Sales Mangers with up to the minute Personal
Digital Assistants (PDAs). The hand held computers allow
the sales team to have immediate access to customer
accounts and emails.
[Read
the Rest Here]
American
Elements Announces New AE Solar Energy™ Product
Group
American
Elements has announced the formation of a new product
group to merge production, sales and marketing of its
solar energy photovoltaic products including silicon,
CIS and CIGS solar energy materials and related products
into a single product group under its tradename AE Solar
Energy™.
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Better
Data Collection in Building Control Proposed
A
consultation paper has been published on proposals to
improve record keeping on the building control functions
of Local Authorities (LAs).
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New
CIS Starts on 6th April
With the new Construction Industry Scheme (New CIS)
going live on 6th April, contractors are being urged
by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to make sure that
they can hit the ground running.
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Construction
Innovators - Please Step Forward
The
search is on to find UK's most innovative building and
construction companies. A new competition has been launched
for UK construction companies which will give winners
the opportunity to showcase their innovative products
and ideas to industry leaders at this year's 2007 Building
Exchange (BEX) event.
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Minister
Visits Award-Winning Thamesmead Ecopark
Communities and Local Government Minister Angela Smith
visited Gallions Housing Association's Ecopark on March
20th to view low-carbon affordable housing. Located
in Thamesmead, Ecopark is an affordable housing scheme
of 39 houses for rent as social housing.
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Alcan
Named Most Admired Metals Company in the World by Fortune
Magazine
Alcan
has been named the industry champion for metals on Fortune
Magazine's ‘World's Most Admired Companies’
list in 2007, and was also ranked the top company in
Canada. The Company ranked second out of the more than
1,000 largest global companies surveyed for its efforts
in the community and the environment, and sixth for
its globalness.
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Engineering
Excellence from Alumet
Warwickshire
based Alumet Systems (UK) Ltd collected the prestigious
Engineering Excellence award at the recent FORCE (Forum
for Constructing Excellence) awards evening held at
the Ricoh Arena.
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Higher
Output from AM Profiles
AM Profiles has recently seen an increased demand for
fabricated product following a timely production restructure
in 2006. The company, whose normal supply was in system
‘bar length’ from a wide range of aluminium
and composite systems, has invested in an automatic
CNC machine.
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