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29th June 2004
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Synseal
has introduced an alternative guttering system, using traditional
gutter brackets that fix directly to the eaves beam and are concealed
within the gutter.
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Here:
Sky-Vent
Ltd has recently announced the launch
of Re-Flex high performance glass
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Here:
Andersen
Window’s
range of casement windows, available in over 90 sizes, offers
the benefits of low maintenance, aesthetics, energy efficiency,
trouble free operation and security
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Here:
GTI
Kombimatec’s
new 4HD/130-200 vertical four head corner welder provides greater
fabrication flexibility than ever before
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Here:
The
new Pertici Scarabeo 55 single bar cutting centre was unveiled
by Promac Window Machinery
at Glassex 2004
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Here:
SGG
Swissflam Structure from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain
is a new concept in glazing technology, requiring only the slimmest
of connections between each glass sheet for a perfect fire-resistant
seal
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Here:
A
new option from Hafele UK,
the HAWA-Junior 160/GP, is now available to realise heavyweight
sliding glass door installations up to 160 kg
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Here:
Mila
has introduced a new range of 5 pin euro profile locking cylinders
for doors, offering fabricators a rigorously tested range of cylinders
that 'also represent value for money'
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Here:
To
cope with the continued increase in demand for its Ceramalite™
and Ceraphic™ surface decorated glass products, HansenGlass
has purchased the largest screen printing machines in the UK
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Here:
The
Adhesives Division of Inseto
has introduced a new range of adhesives from Delo
of Germany. The Glasbond range consists of three main products,
all of which are UV cured within seconds
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Here:
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Since
launching the Bi- Folding door earlier in the year, Eurocell
fabricator A1 Windows
of Nottingham says that the company has been inundated
with requests for the product
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Here:
Newstead
Trade Frames says its products
are such good quality that even the residents of Texas
USA want them
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Here:
Two
different products from the range of HansenGlass
have been supplied to a specialist sub-contractor working
on a prestigious new residential development on the Thames
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Here:
'The
Point' is a new nine storey building in London's current
construction hot-spot - Paddington Basin. Designed by
Terry Farrell & Partners, for Chesfield plc the distinctive
curved-on-plan 'double' façade utilised the expertise
of Swiss curtain-wall company - Felix
UK
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Here:
Belgrave
Windows and Conservatories
has installed a conservatory on the back of a show home
which was interior designed by Linda Barker at the Ideal
Home Show in Earls Court
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Here:
Cats
and dogs 'checking in' at this upmarket 'pet hotel' in
the North West can enjoy five-star luxury thanks to their
specially-constructed kennels and outdoor runs using the
Profile 22 system
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Here:
A
turn of the century Fen Cottage in Norfolk has been given
a face-lift with an installation of Sheerframe
PVC sliding sash windows to replace old timber sashes
without losing any of its traditional charm
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Here:
Sash
UK Ltd
has fitted Pilkington Activ™
in a conservatory installed as part of a refurbished sheltered
housing project
More
Here:
Due
to the growth in Eurocell Building
Plastics’ business in Wales, the company has
taken on Dean Edmonds as Area Sales Representative for the
South Wales Region
More
Here:
Ventilation
and window fittings supplier Titon
has appointed Tyson Anderson to its Holding Company Board
of Directors. He takes on the role following 14 years in the
business
More
Here:
Vince
Richardson, ex-Technical and Marketing Director of Kestrel
and ex-Development Director of HW Plastics Ltd, has joined
Everwhite as Technical
Director
More
Here:
Bill
Massey who, after 16 years, had become one of the company's
most experienced machine setters has left Spectus
for the Phillipines
More
Here:
glasstec-online.com,
the internet website for the international specialist trade
fair for machinery, equipment, applications and products using
glass, is proving very popular, according to figures recently
released
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Here:
SynergeBuild,
the E Business customer ordering system launched by Deceuninck,
has become a hit with many of its customers. So much so, that
over 50% of Deceuninck’s fabricators have already elected
to use the technology
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Here:
Visit
the new re-vamped website from Sky-Vent
Ltd and you can now download the company's new virtual
brochure
More
Here:
Eurocell
Profiles’, Danielle Machin recently took part
in a parachute jump from 13,000 feet in aid of charity. Danielle,
who has worked in the sales office at the Derbyshire based company
for over a year, raised over £600 for the British Heart
Foundation
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Here:
As
part of the Staffordshire
Trade Windows showroom
opening the opportunity was taken to raise funds for Gordon
Bank's chosen charity. The Childrens Emergency Access Fund
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Here:
Pamela
Bartlett, Office Administrator at Wagner
(GB) Ltd’s East Kilbride depot, completed a
180-foot crane abseil to raise funds for the MS Society
More
Here:
GM
Fundraising Charity Golf Day is at Patshull Park
Hotel Golf & Country Club on 21st September
More
Here:
The
Glazing Industry Fun Charity Golf Day
will be at the West Midlands Golf Club on Thursday 29th July
More
Here:
A
new project to cut high levels of waste on construction sites
and improve health and safety was announced by Employment Relations
Minister Gerry Sutcliffe on 7th June
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here:
The
highlights of this GTL Newsletter
include the news that the HSE has launched a new safety blitz.
Also, GTL is calling for entries for its Industry Awards to
be presented at the GTL AGM
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Here:
Window
and Door System manufacturer HW Plastics
recently held a training day for the drivers of the company's
20+ delivery vehicles
More
Here:
Energy
Minister Stephen Timms has announced a further £2.2m
in funding awards for solar energy projects throughout the
UK
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Here:
As
a part of glasstec 2004
in Düsseldorf, 9 - 13th November, the special glass
technology live show will focus, amongst other things, on
the potential of glass in the field of solar building components.
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Here:
Chiltern
Dynamics
will treble capacity to test Insulating Glass Units (IGUs)
to EN 1279: Glass In Building – Insulating Glass Units,
Part 2, when a new custom-built chamber is installed in
the autumn.
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Here:
According
to the final report of the independent Dutch test institute
TNO-TPD, Edgetech´s
Super Spacer® has passed the test according to EN1279-3.
In addition, the Rosenheimer Institute ift confirms an outstanding
psi-value for the Edgetech Super Spacer®.
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Here:
Pilkington's
waste mirror glass has been turned into a regular money-spinner
following an unexpected request from the Czech Republic
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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 according
to the Industry and Public Sector
Waste Action Forum
More
Here:
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:
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:
Winding
Down into a Summer of Content
Finally,
one hopes, we can enjoy a bit of a hiatus after a very busy period of
exhibitions, events and awards; time to plan a short break from work
(and from English teams being humiliated in sport) before it all starts
again in the autumn. There are, naturally a few industry sporting and
charity events to look forward to, which we shall flag up as and when.
One of the first of the season, and rapidly becoming one of the 'must
be there' golf days, is the Float Glass Industries Sports Day (which
also includes shooting and driving for non-golfers), which we feature
below.
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Wigan
company Regency Glass has recently
won the Greater Manchester LSC industry award for its commitment to
training and quality.
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Here:
Window
and door systems specialist, Schüco,
has won the 2004 Manufacturer of the Year prize at the Building Awards.
More
Here:
Alumet
Systems (UK) Ltd has been awarded the Queen’s Award
for Enterprise for the company’s approach to the building industry.
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Here:
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Solarcentury
scored a 'double whammy' in the prestigious Interbuild 2004 New Product
Awards at the end of April scooping prizes in two categories.
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Here:
The
UK Gets Its First Dedicated Housebuilding Event
The
UK’s first event dedicated to those who build and maintain Britain’s
homes is to be staged on 7th & 8th September at the Business Design
Centre in Islington, London. Housebuilding
2004 will bring together the whole industry from housebuilders
and housing associations to industry professionals and general builders
with a spread of the top companies that supply into this £36 billion
industry.
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Here:
More Exhibition info at bottom of page.
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Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world
Simon
De Winton, Trade Warehouse Supervisor at Newstead
for 12 months, plays darts at a professional level. Last year
along with the rest of his team, Simon came top of the league.
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Here:
Sarnafil
Roof Assured
launched the 5-point system initiative at its national marketing
conference last year to a great response. Several months later
it’s proving a resounding hit among SRA’s growing network
of installers nationwide.
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Here:
Freefoam
Plastics has introduced
a dual purpose counter-top display / sample box to support sales
of the company’s range of fascias through plastics stockists,
distributors and installers.
More
Here:
Planet
Leeds and Wakefield, had the company's first prize of an £8,000
Planet conservatory won on Yorkshire's, Real Radio's Inside Out
competition drawn live on Terry and Debbie's Breakfast Show recently.
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Here:
The
Yasumitsu-Schlapp cycling team is speeding off to a flying start
in its second season of sponsorship by Aztec
Conservatory Roof Systems, with success already achieved
internationally.
More
Here:
Quantal
fabricator Aura Conservatories
has moved into larger premises, following a successful year
that culminated in the achievement of BBA certification.
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Here:
The
only way to service an industry properly is to know that industry
well from all angles of the supply chain. This was one of the
drivers that attracted Turkington Windows
and Conservatories to Profitmaker
software over four years ago
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Here:
Steve
Butler, Managing Director of Croston
Conservatory & Window Centre, is overseeing the
finishing touches to the company’s new premises based at
Stephen H. Smith's Garden Centre in Bolton.
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Here:
As
sales continue to increase for nationwide fabricator Modplan
Ltd, trade sales manager, Chris Reeks, is in no doubt
of the reasons why.
More
Here:
Specialist
cavity closer company Surebuild Plastics
Ltd reports that it has seen sales soar since its
launch in January.
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Here:
Independent
hardware distributor, Wagner (GB) Ltd,
in association with ventilation specialist, Greenwood
Air Management Ltd, has produced a handy guide to the company’s
range of passive ventilators.
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here:
The
new 2004 updated Product Catalogues from Freefoam
Plastics are now in print and include details of Freefoam's
extensive range of fascia/reveal liners, full replacement/newbuild fascia,
soffit & cladding systems, as well as new products and range extensions.
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here:
Bohle’s
Glass and Glazier Catalogue 2004-05 has been released in the UK and
is packed with hundreds of new products in addition to the large existing
range. The ‘main’ catalogue, as it’s often referred to,
now has 618 pages and contains full colour pictures.
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here:
A
new feature in Groupco’s 2004
CD catalogue allows its customers to share product information quickly
and efficiently as individual pdfs can now be downloaded as required.
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here:
Alcoa
announced on June 16th that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has
recognised the company for best practices to reduce energy consumption.
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Here:
Staff
at Barnsley based Sash UK were
thrilled to see that their efforts to be more environmentally friendly
had paid off, with the arrival of two swans to the company’s
site.
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Here:
British
Glass,
in partnership with web development company NetConstruct,
has revolutionised the way data from glass manufacturers is collected
and collated. This initiative supports industry action to further
increase energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions to combat
global warming.
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Here:
A
recent project has researched into the reasons why individuals take
risks when working at height. In
particular it has evaluated whether there is any difference between
people who have been involved in a fall from height at work and those
who have not.
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Here:
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.
More
Here:
The
GGF’s GLASS Charter Scheme
supports its members and the industry to meet the Government’s
Revitalising Industry Programme
More
Here:
GPD
China
The first Glass Processing Days
(GPD) China seminar was held recently in Peking, China.The event attracted
almost 200 glass processors from China and its neighbouring countries.
More
Here:
Glassex
25th
Glassex,
the annual centre stage of the UK
glass and glazing industry,
is approaching its 25th consecutive year!
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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:
Focus
on Glass for Internal Finishing at Glasstec04
glass technology live is to be presented from 9-13th November 2004 at
glasstec in Düsseldorf.
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
Meanwhile, although the crossover between the window and kitchen markets is not as great as it should be, I'm sure there are still a fair few Gl@zine readers who may be interested to know that this week sees the 2004 Kitchen Showcase at the Commonwealth Institute in London. This is a mixture of collaborative kitchen sets - where you can see the latest in kitchen function and design - and kitchen related seminars. For detais, see the Kitchen Showcase website.
A
reminder that the G 04 Awards web site will carry a picture gallery of
the evening in the next few weeks and updates regarding this and next
years event will follow: late news just in about that - Promac has become
the first sponsor to sign up for G-05. Meanwhile if you wish to see some
pictures of the evening click hereTony Higgin, Publisher
tony@the-glazine.com
Grey
is the New Black
Deceuninck
has introduced a new grey weatherseal that has been
designed specifically for the company’s 3000
Series product range. The grey gasket is the result
of over twelve months extensive research in close
collaboration with both the supplier and the company’s
customers. The outcome is a weatherseal that is far
less intrusive.
[More
on this Story]
Bellway
Backs Beaufort
Leading
national housebuilder Bellway Homes
has chosen Beaufort’s aluminium
system for new apartments at Neptune
Quay on the former Ipswich docks.
Aluminium windows were specified
for their durability and weather
resistance, a critical requirement
given the development’s exposed
waterfront location.
[More
on this Story]
SPECIAL EVENT
FGI
Stays in the Swing with Golf Day
The 110th anniversary of Float Glass
Industries (FGI) was celebrated
by the company’s second Annual
Golf Day. The event, which was held
at the Marriott Worsley Park Hotel
& Country Club on 23 June, was
well attended by both customers
and suppliers. As usual, non-golfers
were not forgotten as there was
a Laser Clay Shooting competition,
plus a Power Turns contest on the
paddock at the Marriott.
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on this Story]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Planet’s
Dean St John Honoured in International
Business Awards
Dean
St John, founder and chairman of Preston-based
Planet PVC Group Ltd, the UK installer
of conservatories, has carried off
a coveted award at the North region
finals of this year’s Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
This is the second award in less than
a week for Planet. On Friday 18th
June, Planet won the G04 Awards for
the Glass & Glazing Industry for
‘Best Promotional Campaign’.
[More
on this Story]
Network
Veka Opens a new Door with Henderson
Network
Veka has signed a deal with Henderson
Garage Doors giving members exclusive
access to a range of special terms
and benefits on the company’s
products. The move was made specifically
in response to members’ requests
and further extends the organisation’s
recent commitment to offering a wider
product range. The deal uses the collective
strength of Network Veka to bring
big-customer benefits to every member,
large or small, including significant
price discounts, preferential service
levels and a minimum delivery of just
one door.
[More
on this Story]
BAC
Aims to Clean Up the Competition with
Pilkington Activ™ Summer Promotion
BAC
Windows Ltd, the UK window, door and
conservatory installer, has launched
a major promotion offering Pilkington
Activ™ - the self-cleaning glass
– fitted free of charge on all
windows and doors sold during the
summer. According to BAC advance interest
in the promotion is such that the
company may consider extending the
offer into the autumn.
[More
on this Story]
Promac
Group First to Confirm G05 Awards
Sponsorship
G04 Awards sponsors, Promac Group
confirmed their sponsorship for the
2005 event immediately following the
conclusion of the recent awards ceremony.
Commenting on the sponsorship renewal,
Promac Group Chairman, David Stockton-Chalk
stated, ‘I am delighted that,
once again, the industry has an awards
scheme of which we can all be proud,
judged by professionals and efficiently
organised.
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on this Story]
Bohle
Boosts Machinery Production
Bohle
AG has extended its machinery production factory
in Torgau, in the Saxony Region of Germany,
as a response to growing demand for its range
of glass processing machines throughout Europe
and beyond. The new extension adds over 20,000sq
ft to the existing production halls. An additional
50,000sq ft of land adjacent to the site has
also been acquired to allow for further development.
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on this Story]
New
Distribution Centre Fulfils Ukae’s Ambitious
Growth Plans
Following
a period of growth and development for the company,
UKae Ltd has moved into a new dedicated 36,000
sq ft distribution centre close to its West
Midlands headquarters. The company, which also
recently announced its decision to manufacture
an increased range of Georgian and spacer bar
products in-house, chose the new site to accommodate
both new product stockholding and its plans
for further expansion in the future.
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on this Story]
The
True Cost of Competing on Price in Window Security
With
the ever-increasing focus on window security,
responsibility falls - in part - to hardware
manufacturers to meet the challenges of providing
high performance solutions that can offer the
security levels fabricators require. Hardware
manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi is not fazed by this
responsibility but warns that fabricators must
accept realistic prices for quality products.
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on this Story]
Cervoglass
and New Dawn – Partnering for Success
Cervoglass,
the conservatory roof glass from independent specialist
glass processor James Price Tuff X ‘is already
proving a great success in the market’ says
the company. A strategic partnership has been formed
with conservatory roof systems company – Newdawn
& Sun Ltd which is now distributing the product
through over 250 fabricators and trade outlets.
[More
on this Story]
Ritec
Gives Go-Glass A Superior Finish
Ritec’s
Sandblast Glass Protect is ensuring an attractive,
long-lasting finish on sandblasted glass produced
by Go-Glass in Cambridge. A supplier of high quality
glass and mirrors for the past 25 years, Go-Glass
designs and produces decorative glass for both the
home and workplace, from door panel and side lights,
shower enclosures and kitchen splash backs to furniture
and shelving.
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on this Story]
Secured
by Design/PAS24 – Developments
Following
the recent publication of the draft amendments to
the PAS24 standard, Hoppe (UK) says that many customers
have asked what the company is doing in response
to the proposed new test where the door handle can
be attacked and access to the cylinder can result
in unauthorised access.
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on this Story]
‘Fresher
than Springtime are we!’
In
Spring 2004, more Local Authorities transferred
their housing stock to ALMOs, Housing Associations
or Trusts. This has resulted in another update to
the established Windowbase database of Public Sector
Housing Specifiers at the end of May. It contains
details of 1730 individual contacts in Housing Associations
and Local Housing Authorities, based at 992 offices
in 820 organisations.
[More
on this Story]
Amcat
Teams with UK Data IT to Fight Nuisance Calls
Amcat,
a leading global supplier of contact centre solutions,
is working with data suppression specialist, UK
DATA IT, to become the first call centre predictive
dialler vendor to support the new 'silent call file'.
[More
on this Story]
Combilifts
Just Keep On Trucking
The
first ever Combilift multi-directional
forklift to be sold in the UK has recently
clocked up 17,000 operational hours,
and is still going strong, handling
lengths of PVCu extrusions for its original
owners, Eurocell Profiles Ltd, at one
of the company’s six distribution
centres in Alfreton, Derbyshire.
[More
on this Story]
School refurbishment projects are contributing to significant business growth for Cannock-based Profile 22 fabricator Advanced Window Systems which is planning to move to bigger premises in the West Midlands later in the year. The company manufactured and installed 190 new windows using the Profile 22 70mm system at John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood, replacing the old aluminium windows within a tight time schedule.
Dishonest
Builder Jailed Following DTI Prosecution
A
bankrupt builder, who tried to hoodwink
his creditors by concealing his assets,
has been imprisoned for eight months
following a DTI prosecution. Sudagar
Singh Bamrah, of Dudley, Birmingham
was made bankrupt on August 6th 2002,
owing unpaid taxes of £59,598.94
to the Inland Revenue and debts to
other creditors.
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on this Story]
SE
Europe Window Market Finally Picking up, says
Report by InterConnection
The lean years in the South-Eastern European
window market are finally over. In 2005 the
market will pass the 9.0 million level for
the first time. The
IC- Market Monitor Tracking® Windows in
South-Eastern Europe 2004 is a detailed market
and branch analysis of the window market and
contains market figures in quantity and value
for the years 1998-2003 and development forecasts
to 2006.
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on this Story]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
An
Announcement From Peter Kinze
I
would like to take this opportunity to inform you that I have
decided to step down from my position as Managing Director of
Wagner (GB) Ltd. I would like to say that this has been a difficult
decision, as Wagner and Great Britain as a whole have played such
a big part in my life since the 1970s.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Conservatory
Installers Should Pay More Attention to Structural Integrity
I am growing increasingly concerned about the risks installers and
fabricators face if the structural integrity of conservatories isn’t
up to scratch. Both fabricators and installers need to be aware
of the potential problems of building a conservatory without the
correct support.
[Read
the Rest Here]
COMPANY NOTICES
Insolvencies,
Winding up Orders, Petitions and Creditors' Meetings
Some
familiar names from the glass and conservatory markets turn up in
this week’s look at recent Notices from the Company Courts: Shrewsbury
Glass, Lune Valley Conservatories, Alliance Glass, Pyramid Conservatories,
Tropical Conservatories, Acorn Glass, MAS Joinery, Orchid Conservatories,
Retford Glass, Architectural Glass, Chrystal Conservatories, Universal
Conservatories, IDL Windows, Clark Glass, Glass Living, Permaglaze
and Glass Agencies to name a few.
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on this Story]
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