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11th May 2004
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In
response to demand from a number of RSL and local authority customers,
Sentinel Doors has added
a new Series 750 'narrowline' composite door to its range
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Here:
Customers
of patio door specialist
Sliders UK can forget bump stops, thanks to the company’s
latest development – a built-in patio door stop
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Here:
Conservatory
roof manufacturer, K2, is
looking forward to a colourful Spring with the launch of blue/white
products across the extensive product range
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Here:
PVCu
window and door system supplier Plus
Plan, a division of aluplast
(UK) Ltd, has recently launched several new product
developments aimed to help both the fabricator and installer
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Here:
RegaLead
says that its recently launched fused glass system opens up a whole
new world of possibilities for decorative glass
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Here:
Hewi
CombiSystem can be supplied as a complete handle or in the form
of individual components as required
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Here:
Marvin
Architectural
is the authorised distributor of Marvin Windows and Doors in the
UK and Ireland
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Here:
Profile
is a new brand of levelling and surveying instruments, introduced
by Pentax UK Ltd
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Here:
The
glossiness of new PVC frames - for windows, doors and conservatories
- can be preserved using a new coating, Liquidtec, from CXL
Ltd
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Here:
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PVCu
doors and windows from the Duraflex
Diamond Suite are providing a smart and secure solution
for tenants on the Oakwood Estate in Maesteg, South Wales
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Here:
Window
hardware manufacturer Securistyle
Ltd has helped Aldwick Housing Association
initiate a window replacement project, just four months
after a major stock transfer.
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Here:
These contemporary Tuff-X frameless glass privacy doors
and entrance to a tea factory's restrooms were created
and installed by the James Price
Group in Liverpool
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Here:
An
impressive new commercial development in Scotland’s
capital has made full use of HansenGlass’
capabilities in terms of both solar control and the supply
of decorative glazed panels
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Here:
David
Fletcher is set to take Senior Aluminium
Systems (SAS) on a ‘quantum leap’ forward
as the company’s new chairman
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Here:
Newdawn
has strengthened its technical, sales and production teams
following the launch of its Newera™ roofing system
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Here:
Wagner
(GB) Ltd, has announced a number of staff moves,
designed to further enhance the level of service offered to
customers
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Here:
Andy
Parker has recently been appointed as the new Sales Director
for St Helens Glass
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Here:
Following
seven years with Coldseal, Neville Gleed joins Synseal
as Conservatory Technician
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Here:
Now
entering its fourth year, the Glazing
Industry Fun Charity Golf Day has become a regular
fixture in the diaries of glazing industry golfers. West Midlands
Golf Club will be playing host to the 2004 event on Thursday
29th July
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Here:
Three
members of the British Woodworking
Federation have contributed to a charitable project,
aimed at helping the families of children with leukaemia
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On
a sponsored trip on behalf of Hope House Children's Hospice,
the chosen charity of his fundraising activities, Deceuninck
non-exec and industry guru Gary Morton flew 150 miles north
of the Arctic Circle
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The
new Saracen Secure web site,
now live and extensively promoted to the public, is the centre
plank for the support available to registered companies
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Here:
Synseal
Extrusions’
new Global roof website is now live. Dedicated to Global, the
site has been set up to keep customers up to date with news,
product developments and information on the latest available
marketing material
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Here:
‘Window
companies not offering potential customers the option of an
on-line estimating service risk losing valuable sales leads
and incremental business.’ said Angela Coleman, Sales and
Marketing Director of FrameQuote.co.uk
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Here:
Britain's
building site workers have been told to avoid slang, jokes and
irony in a bid to make sites safer for those speaking English
as a second language
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here:
The
Association of Consulting Engineers
(ACE) is calling on the government to promote a bill to change
the law on joint and several liability in the construction industry
to address the problem of spiralling professional indemnity
insurance (PII) costs in the industry.
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here:
Relationships
between industry and commerce and the public sector must strengthen
substantially before local authorities can achieve the high
recycling targets set by the government. This was a key message
from the third Industry and Public
Sector Waste Action Forum (IPSWAF) held recently
in Barnsley
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Practical
guidance on recycling domestic window waste will be the result
of a new research project by
WRAP involving
the replacement window industry
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Here:
The
first extensive industry study to quantify the amount of flat
glass waste produced in the UK has been unveiled by WRAP
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Here:
The
latest GTL Newsletter
includes the news that small businesses in six areas in
England are set to benefit from £190 million, thanks
to the expansion of the Learning and Skills Council’s
Employer Training Pilots
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Here:
The
GGF’s Training
Committee is able to help its members in the following ways:
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Here:
Hardware
and ventilation manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi
Ltd is focusing on education and training through
its involvement in the Construction Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) Certification Service
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Here:
Edgetech
reports that various configurations of PVCu windows with
hard coat low E and aluminium spacer bars struggle to get
below the required 2.0 U value
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here:
As
the new Part L looks set to come into force three years
before originally planned, Derek Hodgson, SAS
technical manager and chairman of CAB’s technical committee,
looks at why the proposed changes to Part L regulations
‘could be a change too far’ for the aluminium
industry
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here:
The
Council for Aluminium in Building
has taken steps to clarify its views about proposed changes
to Part L of the Building Regulations that are expected
in 2005, following publication of the Government’s
Energy White Paper last year
More
here:
Features
now archived include:
Horst Mertes discusses the role of IT centralisation
in todays glass business
Designers
must now comply with regulations to limit solar overheating
in buildings, as Paul Littlefair of BRE explains.
Dave
Frost on the implications of CE Marking to the sealed unit manufacturer:
Phil Mundell on what Part M means to the Door Manufacturer;
Full
list here
Picking
Over the Bones of Interbuild
This
week we have departed slightly from our normal news content, since some
of the ideas we saw in action at Interbuild are more than worthy of
running as a news section in their own right. Below you will find details
of nearly 30 new products which were launched at this year's Interbuild,
which did even better than expected in attracting over 50,000 visitors
by the time it closed last Thursday (and some 1,600 exhibitors!).
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Companies
have been quick to register their interest in the new G
04 Awards taking place at the ICC, Birmingham in June. A
steady flow of entries have greeted the announcement earlier this year
that an industry awards scheme was to make a return to the industry
calendar.
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Here:
In
this month's What's New section of the BBA
website there is news of an ETA award to Liquid Plastics along with
details of Certificates awarded, amended or withdrawn.
More
Here:
Alitex
Ltd designer and manufacturer of bespoke glasshouses, has
been selected as a finalist in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers'
Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2004.
More
Here:
Successful
Fensterbau for Portal
Cheltenham-based
PVCu door panel and composite door manufacturer, Portal
Products attracted interest from more than 30 different countries
worldwide during its recent debut at the four-day Fensterbau.
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Here:
Titon
Provides Ventilation Solutions at PSCC
Titon
will be showcasing its latest ventilation products, including the company's
new Pax 200 series fans, and Vent Trex, a new extract and background ventilator
at PSCC, on stand 86, between 25 - 26 May 2004 at the Commonwealth Institute,
London
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Here:
Join
in the Glassex Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Glassex,
the annual centre stage of the UK
glass and glazing industry,
is approaching its 25th consecutive year!
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Here:
More Exhibition info at bottom of page.
Exhibition
Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world
Six
different centres around the UK are now able to provide height safety,
environmental and occupational safety courses as licensees of The
Health & Safety Training Academy.
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Here:
The
GGF’s GLASS Charter Scheme
supports its members and the industry to meet the Government’s
Revitalising Industry Programme
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Here:
Every
year in the last full week of April, the National
Safety Council celebrates
National Window Safety Week in the USA.
More
Here:
Deceuninck
Ltd has introduced its step by step guide
to support the company’s E Business customer ordering system, SynergeBuild.
More
here:
Hafele
has announced the release of its new 12 page glossy publication 'A Touch
of Glass'.
More
here:
Homeowners
need to be sure before committing to any long term purchase. That is
why Everwhite has designed a new
stylish brochure for its installers to use when selling its roofline
products in the home.
More
here:
Full
details of the System 10 range of
PVCu windows, doors and curtain walling systems are now available in
a new, full colour, 24 page Specification Guide.
More
here:
The
Architectural Division of independent hardware distributor, Wagner
(GB) Ltd, has announced the arrival of the 2004-2005 Product
Directory for aluminium doors and windows.
More
here:
P&P
Glass
is the lucky winner of an Isuzu truck thanks to a prize draw hosted
by Ultraframe UK at the Best Conservatory
Gala Awards Dinner.
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Here:
Pearl
Window Systems
recently held an Open Day in conjunction with K2
for 20 of its top customers and suppliers on Friday 2nd April at the
company's show site in Bolton.
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Here:
Eurocell
sponsored Eastwood Town travelled to Thackley in Yorkshire with a 2
goal advantage from the first leg of the Presidents Cup final.
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Here:
Retford-based
Classique Windows has been presented
with a £12,000 Renault Trafic van by Network
Veka for becoming the fastest-growing member company in 2003.
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Here:
Charlie
Berry, Owner of Ayrshire based home improvement company, Andrew
Wright Windows, first got to hear about Sarnafil
Roof Assured (SRA) in the trade press.
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Here:
The
Synergebuild on line ordering system from Status
Systems is saving Norwich fabricator Pyramid
Windows up to five hours every week. This one of the benefits
that the company says it has enjoyed since changing to the Status
profile system.
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Here:
Halifax
fabricator Polyframe fits every
side hung casement window with a Cotswold
egress friction stay as standard, and at no cost premium.
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Here:
Hatfield
based Window Company Decro Glass
has announced the re-opening of its re-fitted retail showroom.
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Here:
We
are finding out how to combat climate change thanks to a project being
supported by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency
Trust (PEET). The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development
(IESD) at De Montfort University, Leicester is using the records of
energy consumption in over 200 schools to identify ways of saving
energy.
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Alcoa
announced on March 9th that it has published its 2003 Sustainability
Report, a detailed, databased review of the company's global environmental,
social and economic performance.
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Here:
On
19th January the Government published for consultation its draft National
Allocation Plan setting out how greenhouse gas emission allowances will
be allocated to the operators of UK installations for the first phase
of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, which runs from 2005 to 2007.
More
Here
Although there are those who say that insulating glass manufacturers do not need to employ a consultant to guide them through the complexities of the EN 1279 accreditation process, the recent experience of CEN Solutions Ltd suggests that many igu manufacturers and material suppliers do not agree
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January
9th, 2004 saw one of the world's largest solar power plants in Neustadt,
Germany join the grid. A total of 2 megawatts of environmentally friendly
electricity will be generated over an area of some 70,000 m2 (7 hectares)
– corresponding to the size of seven soccer fields. This is enough
to continuously power 700 households.
More
Here:
Eurocell
at Windowfab
Eurocell
Profiles
will be using WindowFab 2004 to exhibit its product range.
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Here:
'Visions
of Glass' at BAU
A
special display entitled 'Visions of Glass' is being put on at BAU 2005,
in a fully restyled exhibition hall, to present the material glass.
Also, the GlasKon Congress will be integrated into BAU.
More
Here:
OmniDecor
at Fuori Salone 2004, Milan
OmniDecor Spa will be participating in the events taking place during
the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan.
More
Here:
Focus
on Glass for Internal Finishing at Glasstec04
glass technology live is to be presented from 9-13th November 2004 at
glasstec in Düsseldorf.
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Here:
Some of the more interesting products were those slightly outside the normal orbit of the replacement window and glazing markets. For example, Ubbink has introduced two excellent products: a solar panel for the roof and a dormer which can be installed in a day. Likewise, Velux offered a flat roof version of its well known loft windows. And the reason these products particularly impressed isn't just because I am considering having the loft done!
In fact, the Ubbink SoloSun was one of the Award winning products at this year's Interbuild Product Awards, along with Alumet's Avon Dry Wall Beam. Another shortlisted product was the FAAC automatic door operator which was a contender in the Disability Access Award category. The Disability Access section of the show, which also featured Sheerline ramps and Stannah stairlifts, among other things, proved to be a timely and popular part of the show.
Readers
can, of course, expect a bumper news issue next week, although if we
have missed any important launches at Interbuild, we will be only too
pleased to include them. Please send editorial to news@the-glazine.com.
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@the-glazine.com
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
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.
[More
on this Story]
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™.
[More
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.
[More
on this Story]
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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%.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
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.
[More
on this Story]
Valli
& Valli Shows Designer Handles
At lnterbuild Valli & Valli presented five new models of handles:
Elisir, Polis, Agrippina, Capriccio and Dido.
[More
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.
[More
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
[More
on this Story]
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