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27th July 2004
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Ritec’s
Silicone Eater SE-550 is an effective liquid solution that removes
cured and uncured sealant quickly and easily from glass or any
other surface where it is not wanted
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Here:
Andersen
Windows
has introduced the Art Glass Collection to the UK, a range of
eleven original stained glass designs
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Here:
Promac
offers
a range of machinery from the worlds leading suppliers, which
can be networked via Frame Project Pro software, from initial
drawing through to finished product
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Here:
Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems, the UK PVC/aluminium roof system manufacturer, has developed a dome option to complement its Linear core system
More Here:
Maco
says
it has put considerable effort into producing the R.A.I.L window
Espagnolette locking system
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Here:
RoofWright
has recently launched RoofWright Silver 5.8 with a comprehensive
checklist covering everything from preparation of the site to
every last component of the conservatory
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Here:
Promac
has introduced the latest Phantomatic T4A three-axis, automatic
machining centre from Emmegi
More
Here:
With
its clean lines and unique reflective qualities, the popularity
of glass for interior fit-out design features such as balustrades
continues to grow. Float Glass Industries
(FGI) has a wealth of expertise
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Here:
New
Structural Bay Jacking System from CWG
provides greater strength, makes installation faster and simpler
plus importantly, it satisfies Building Regulations
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Here:
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Door
hardware from specialist Siegenia-Aubi
Ltd, has provided a solution for a homeowner
in Nottingham looking to make more of his riverside view
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Here:
System
10 PVCu windows and doors are primarily known
for their use in social housing applications. However,
they have been selected for one of this decade’s
highest profile private UK housing developments
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Here:
A
range of Pilkington
glass products have been used to improve the aesthetic
appeal of the new £10.7m Welsh National Pool, recently
completed in Swansea. The products include Pilkington
Insulight units with built-in Luxaclair‚ blinds
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Here:
Josef
Gartner GmbH
is producing a façade for the German Embassy in
Tokyo. Some parts of this façade will be explosion-proof
and bulletproof.
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Here:
Twenty-four,
two story flats at Tidy’s Lane in Epping have been
given a new lease of life thanks to Essex based, Direct
Cladding
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Here:
The recent acquisition of new production premises in Stoke
on Trent by Lister Trade Frames
shows the company's commitment to becoming a major player
in the region, and now it is speeding up the process by expanding
its external sales force
More
Here:
Carl
F Petersen,
the window and door hardware supplier, has strengthened its
internal sales team
More
Here:
RegaLead
has restructured its technical sales team with Graham Truffet
as sales representative for the North of England, and Ian
Duckworth covering the South
More
Here:
Vetrotech
Saint-Gobain, which supplies to over 40 countries
globally, has appointed Sue Hargreaves as its new UK and Ireland
General Manager
More
Here:
Deceuninck
has strengthened its commercial sales team with the appointment
of Jon Scarle as southern Specification Manager
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Here:
GRP
composite door and PVC panel manufacturer New
World Developments says that it is receiving over
30,000 hits per month for its on-line ordering service and product
catalogue
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Here:
K2
has launched a new website with a consumer feel to appeal to
end-users, as well as the trade
More
Here:
glasstec-online.com,
the website for the international specialist trade fair for
machinery, equipment, applications and products using glass,
is proving very popular
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Here:
Every
new home in Britain should by law be fitted with solar panels
on the roof to produce electricity, former energy minister Peter
Hain, now the secretary for Wales, said earlier this month at
the opening in Wrexham, Clwyd, of a production line for photovoltaic
panels used to produce solar electricity.
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:
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:
Orders
in the year to May 2004 fell by four per cent compared to orders
in the previous twelve month period, but orders in the three
months to May 2004 rose by 13 per cent compared to the same
three months a year earlier
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
More
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
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Here:
RegaLead
has teamed up with CEN Solutions
to help guide its customers through the EN 1279 accreditation
process
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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:
The Council for Aluminium in Building
(CAB) is drawing its members’ attention to recent aluminium
recycling rates, in particular those seen during the demolition
of Wembley Stadium
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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
More
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
More
here:
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Ten
Human Resources has a number of new opportunities on its books this week,
including a position of Sales Manager / Director Designate for a major
window manufacturer in the North.
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Here:
Daventry-based
Mila Hardware, the UK distributor
of hardware to the window and door industry, has been voted ‘Distributor
of the Year’ at the inaugural G04 Awards
More
Here:
KAT
UK,
the Macclesfield based manufacturer of patio doors and vertical sliding
windows, has achieved Investors in People.
More
Here:
Since
taking the helm of Glasgow based Trade Frames
Direct in March last year, Gary Fieldman and Michael Bishop
have not only increased window and door production by 50% to 500 frames
per week, they have also now been presented with British Board of Agrément
approval.
More
Here:
The
Duraframe™ Cavity Closer System from Duraflex
has been awarded official BBA accreditation.
More
Here:
FPD
Market Highlighted at glasstec
glasstec
in Düsseldorf will provide information on the latest developments,
processes and products in the ‘FPD’ - Flat Panel Display -
segment. Leading market research institutes expect demand to go up by
20% annually over the next few years
More
Here:
First
Dedicated UK 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.
More
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
Customers
of specialist in-line patio door manufacturer Sliders
UK now have access to a new full colour retail brochure.
More
here:
Carl
F direct,
the mail order catalogue launched last year, has entered its third
edition with an extended range of tools and new web transaction
facility.
More
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.
More
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.
More
here:
Windowlink's
Interbuild win-a-scooter prize draw winner was 17-year-old apprentice
plumber Ashley Jones from Wells in Somerset.
More
Here:
As
part of a new initiative by Freefoam
Plastics to extend its library of installation and
work-in-progress photographs, Belfast based glazing and roofline
installation company, Fairco McIllhagga, submitted photographs
of recent roofline work carried out using Freefoam products.
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Here:
An
advertisement for the BBA accredited Quantal
Conservatory Roofing System was recognised by the British
Board of Agrément when it won first prize in its recent
marketing competition.
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Here:
Eurocell
sponsored Eastwood town has added further silverware to the Club’s
already impressive trophy cabinet. As well as winning the league
cup, Eastwood has collected the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup and
gained all-important promotion to the Unibond First Division.
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Here:
Walsall-based
fabricator, Rapid Frame Ltd,
is to offer its retail customers Windowlink’s
Focus Plus and Vector Plus presentation and pricing software
as part of a new added value sales initiative.
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Here:
Allan
Humphryes, owner of Appley Ltd,
is no stranger to the industry, having successfully run his
window, door and roofline business on the Isle of Wight for
the last nine years.
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Here:
Sash
Windows UK Ltd
is a PVCu vertical sliding window specialist, manufacturing
the Spectus Vertical Slider.
More
Here:
Quantal
fabricator Aura Conservatories
has moved into larger premises, following a successful year
that culminated in the achievement of BBA certification.
More
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:
DuPont
decreased its releases and transfers of chemicals listed in the Toxics
Release Inventory by 3 percent in 2002 compared to 2001, according
to data provided to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
More
Here:
A
new tool to help save the construction industry £100 million
a year, and reduce the amount of waste material they produce, was
announced by Construction Minister,
Nigel Griffiths, on July 8th.
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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:
Alcoa
announced on 21st June that its Lafayette, Indiana, facility was awarded
a 2003 Green Cross for Safety Excellence from the U.S. National Safety
Council.
More
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
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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!
More
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
Last week we were invited to an agreeable lunch in central London to help Pilkington celebrate the second birthday of one of its flagship products, the self-cleaning glass Activ. It looks like this is just beginning to take off, which is good news for the R&D led glassmaker and just reward for its commitment to this cutting edge product. More about this below, and in the next issue we will be explaining the next phase of the marketing campaign for Activ.
Finally,
I've been asked to flag up the fact that there are still a few places
left on the GM Fundraising Golf Day which promises an excellent round
of golf and a convivial dinner, proceeds of which go to a very worthy
cause, namely Hope House Childrens' Hospice.Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@the-glazine.com
More
Installers Enter the Uzone
Ultraframe
has confirmed that sales of the new made to measure
Uzone conservatory roof have escalated dramatically.
‘It’s not surprising given the permanent
low prices across the bespoke range with a 3 x 3 Victorian
roof at £550 + VAT’ says the company.
[More
on this Story]
New
Decorative Glass Turns Downtown
Athens Café into Olympic
Oasis
Athens-based
architects Ioannou, Sotiropoulos,
van Gilder (ISV) won the assignment
to convert a heavy, 1970s restaurant
into an inviting, modern café
in time to serve 2004 Summer Olympics
crowds. The company's solution features
innovative use of decorative glass
made with DuPont™ SentryGlas®
Expressions™ interlayers, to
both attract and delight café
patrons.
[More
on this Story]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Pilkington
Makes Positive Trading Statement
at AGM
At last week’s Annual General
Meeting of Pilkington plc, the Chairman,
Sir Nigel Rudd, made the following
statement: ‘As I reported at
the time of our Annual Results in
May, the continuing focus on cost
reduction enabled Pilkington to
report substantially maintained
profits despite continuing challenging
conditions in some of our largest
markets.
[More
on this Story]
Cardinal
Commissions Ashton Seaming Machinery
for new US Plant
Leading USA glass coating specialist
Cardinal Glass has selected Ashton
Industrial's latest generation high
performance seaming as part of their
new state-of-the-art plant in Virginia.
[More
on this Story]
All
Aboard the Princess for Glasstec 2004
With Glasstec 2004 fast approaching,
make sure you've booked your accommodation
for the world's largest glass exhibition.
As in previous years, Ritec has put
together an unbeatable travel deal
for visitors to the Show, which includes
a luxury cabin aboard the River Princess
hotelship.
[More
on this Story]
Eurocell
wins Patent Battle with Ultraframe
The
High Court passed Judgment on the
22nd July that the Pinnacle 500 roofing
system, manufactured by Eurocell,
has not infringed any Ultraframe patents.
[More
on this Story]
Consumers
Love Ultraframe's Litespace®
Ultraframe has received over 3000
enquiries for its new Litespace product
that was previewed at the Ideal Home
Exhibition in March 2004 at Earls
Court in London.
[More
on this Story]
Versatile
Takes on the Mass Market with Global
Versatile,
a company with its own technically advanced
conservatory roof, has chosen another roof system
to sell alongside it. David Burles, Group Managing
Director of The Burles Group, which includes
Versatile Ltd, Modplan Ltd, Modplan (Wales)
Ltd and Connect2 National Plastics, explains.
[More
on this Story]
Queen’s
Award Presented to CGI
Having won the prestigious Queen’s Award
for Enterprise: International Trade, 2004, CGI
International’s Haydock factory was the
scene of a recent official ceremony when Tom
Ritchie, Chief Executive, was presented with
the official Queen’s Award bowl and scroll
by the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, Alan W
Waterworth.
[More
on this Story]
If international sales of Pilkington Activ™, the self-cleaning glass, are anything to go by, British homeowners and specifiers would appear to be far more concerned about keeping their homes and property looking clean than their counterparts in other European countries. For UK sales of the product are now greater than the total of Germany, France, Italy and Norway combined.
Last
few Places at GM Fundraising Golf Day
Just
a few team places remain for the GM Fundraising
Charity Golf Day at Patshull Park Hotel Golf &
Country Club on 21st September. The winners of the
fourball team Stableford competition will represent
GM Fundraising in the Regional Final of ‘The
Times’ Corporate Golf Challenge. If successful,
they will then qualify for the National Finals held
at La Manga Club in Spain.
[More
on this Story]
A
BBA First for CWG with Shield Conservatory Roofs
The
Corby Windows Group is the first fabricator of the
Shield Global conservatory roof to be accredited
with BBA certification by the leading test and certification
centre, the British Board of Agrément.
[More
on this Story]
Selecta
Celebrates 20 Years at Birmingham Base
It
is 20 years since extruder of PVCu window systems,
Selecta Systems, decided to make Birmingham its
home by acquiring a nine-acre site to develop a
state-of-the-art headquarters in Great Barr.
[More
on this Story]
All
Systems Go at IsoSystems
IsoSystems
has recently purchased new plant and machinery to
boost production capacity to in excess of 1,000
frames per week at its Midlands factory. Coinciding
with the £500,000 investment is the launch
of the new IsoFrames range of 60mm and 70mm internally
glazed window and door frames.
[More
on this Story]
Chiltern
Dynamics Gears up for Garage Doors
Chiltern
Dynamics is one of the five laboratories nominated
by the Door & Shutter Manufacturers’ Association
(DSMA) to carry out testing under the product standard
EN 13241-1 Industrial, Commercial Garage Doors and
Gates, which entered a 12-month transition period
on 1st May this year.
[More
on this Story]
July
23rd was the Day
If
someone tells you it’s ‘fine
for phoning’ then don’t misunderstand!
It seems to be a well kept secret, but
July 23rd 2004 was the day you needed
to have checked the phone numbers of
any telesales calls you make against
the new ‘Corporate TPS’ register.
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on this Story]
Sliders
Growth Continues
Specialist
patio door company Sliders UK has
expanded its factory space for the
second time in 12 months and now dominates
the industrial estate it operates
from near Preston in Lancashire.
[More
on this Story]
New
UKae Corner Keys Increase Strength
Following
extensive market research into the
‘weak spots’ of spacer bar
frames manufactured using corner keys,
UKae Limited – the manufacturer
of consumables for the sealed unit
industry – has invested over
£100,000 in new tooling and
technology.
[More
on this Story]
Listers
Adds Two New Items to its Kestrel Range!
Listers
has been a Kestrel Building plastics stockist
now for over six years but the two latest
additions to the range came as quite a surprise.
These two gorgeous Kestrel chicks have just
hatched out from their nest on one of Listers
buildings in Stoke on Trent.
[More
on this Story]
£2.5
Million Glassex Sales Boost for Elumatec
Elumatec
UK Ltd, the British arm of the world’s
biggest profile machinery manufacturer, has
reported additional sales of £2.5 million
taken during and directly as a result of this
year’s Glassex, adding to an overall
increase in new business in its first quarter
of 36% year-on-year.
[More
on this Story]
Emplas
Secures £3m London Refurb Contract
Commercial
and trade fabricator Emplas Window Systems
Ltd has secured a major window replacement
contract in London. Emplas is now the main
contractor supplying and installing over 5000
PVCu windows and doors as part of a £3m
rolling maintenance programme for the Tabard
Gardens Estate near London Bridge.
[More
on this Story]
Kier
Sheffield LLP Chooses System 10 for Long-Term
Partnership
A just signed six year partnership agreement
with Kier Sheffield LLP has put System 10
in the public sector spotlight. System 10
now has three of the largest UK social housing
providers amongst its client portfolio.
[More
on this Story]
Fusion
Glass Designs Awarded ‘Best Manufacturer
of the Year’
The
specialist architectural glass designer and
manufacturer, Fusion Glass Designs, was recognised
as the ‘Best Manufacturer of the Year’
by UK Trade & Investment.
[More
on this Story]
The
Omega Group Attracts Complaint
A
complaint, objecting to a point of sale poster
for glazing company The Omega Group of Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire, was upheld in one of the two
objections according to published details
from the Advertising Standards Authority.
[More
on this Story]
Profix
Supplies the Trade
Birmingham-based
Profix Ltd has recently extended its business
offer by supplying products direct to the
trade market.
[More
on this Story]
AFG
Announces a Reorganisation and Consolidation
AFG
Industries is reorganising all North American
operations by consolidating their manufacturing
and fabrication into three units.
[More
on this Story]
Alcoa
to Expand Sao Luis, Brazil - Alumar - Aluminium
Smelter by 63,000 Metric Tons
Alcoa
announced on July 20th that its Brazilian
100 percent equity owned subsidiary, Alcoa
Aluminio S.A., will begin expanding capacity
at its Sao Luis (Alumar) aluminium smelter
immediately.
[More
on this Story]
Glass
Seminars and Exhibition at the Building Centre
Throughout
September, the internationally renowned London
Building Centre will play host to a month
long event, dedicated to architectural glass
and associated products entitled ‘Glass
Products in Practice’.
[More
on this Story]
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