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21st September 2004
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Deeplas
by Deceuninck has designed the
Novasil window board that offers 'the ultimate finish' to the home
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Here:
Hurst
Plastics
has turned to the art of the early nineteen hundreds for inspiration
for the company’s new 'limited edition' Glasgow Style Collection
of resin glass designs
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Here:
Following
on from the success of the Elite 70 launch last year, Indigo
Products has introduced a 'Rosewood' finish to the
suite
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Here:
Instabuild
Ltd thinks it has the solution to conservatory installation
with its steel base and modular wall system. The product has been
designed to look and perform exactly like a conventionally built
system
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Here:
The Multi Construction drill bit is the latest product from Bosch Power Tools designed to meet the needs of the versatile professional tradesman
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Aztec
Conservatory Roof Systems
has patented its end closure, a formed PVC unit that in one piece
double-seals the structured polycarbonate glazing and secures
the sheet into the ring beam
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Here:
Eurocell has announced some new product enhancements for its Pinnacle Roof System to allow the use of 32mm polycarbonate
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Smart
Poly
is a roofing polycarbonate with integral solar protection that
prevents up to 80% of the sun's solar energy from entering the
conservatory through the roof
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Here:
Laird Security Hardware has introduced Truegrain, a range of top specification composite doors featuring the company’s high security hardware
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Shepley Window Systems
has been further developing its Visage® range, including
the 70mm Inline Patio
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Here:
One
of Shepley
Window Systems
latest developments is the new and improved tilt and turn mechanism
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Here:
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Ultraframe,
the conservatory systems supplier, yesterday announced two new appointments
within the company’s senior commercial team.
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Here:
Deceuninck
has further strengthened its new business sales team with the appointment
of Ian Miller as Business Development Manager for the South
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Here:
Winlock
Security, manufacturer of window and door hardware systems,
has appointed George Maule as area sales manager to cover the Midlands
and South West territory
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Here:
Derbyshire
based Eurocell Profiles has appointed
Ken Allen as its South-West Area Manger
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Here:
Gordon
Hill has been appointed Southern Area Sales Manager
at FendorHansen,
the fire and security glazing system specialists
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Here:
HW
Plastics
has recently appointed Steve Malkin as Key Account Manager to provide
specialised support for its larger customers
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Here:
Profix
Window Systems
is completing a superb new build contract to manufacture and install
windows and doors at a distinctive housing development in Bromyard
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Here:
A
dramatic splayed bay window for an architect-designed property
in Mid Glamorgan has posed no problem for local installer Saracen
Limited – thanks to experienced Duraflex
fabricator, Griffin Windows
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Here:
Two
blocks of a building at the Science Park at Pak Shek Hok in Hong
Kong have made stunning use of the Pilkington
Planar™ frameless glazing system
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Here:
Groupco
has provided the high quality hardware for a near £460,000
refurbishment project at Broughton House, a twelve-storey block
of flats in Bristol
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Here:
These
luxury oak-clad homes were once a window factory, and before that,
chicken sheds. Profile 22
fabricator Mainstream supplied and fitted over 50 frames and French
Doors at this conversion of its former production site
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Here:
This
striking architect designed upside down house in Portishead has
the living accommodation on the first floor so the view of the
Bristol Channel and over to Wales is fully enjoyed
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Here:
Work
on the conversion of one of the former armoury buildings within
London’s Woolwich Arsenal site has been completed using specialised
glass products from HansenGlass
for a variety of applications
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Here:
Alcoa
Foundation
has awarded $85,000 in total to aid the victims of Hurricanes Charley,
Gaston and Ivan
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Here:
A
Race for Life by Coventry-based hardware and ventilation systems
manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi Ltd
has raised over £1,000 for a national cancer charity
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Here:
In
September 2004, Roto Frank’s
operations director, Adrian Vicker, will be undertaking
a mammoth motorcycle ride across Canada and the USA in aid
of Children in Need
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Here:
WRAP
has funded a project which BRE is currently
managing in conjunction with many of the key players in the window
replacement industry to investigate and target markets for post-consumer
window waste
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Here:
Ultraframe
has launched a new interactive website containing useful tips
and design ideas for homeowners who are considering buying a conservatory
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Here:
Emplas
Window Systems Ltd has introduced a new solution to
stream-line order processing and speed up deliveries. The company
is now offering fast, easy online ordering with the Remote Pro
software package
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Here:
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In response to ODPM's release on 21st July of the consultation document on Part L (energy efficiency)
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The
deadline is looming for the end of current Government funding for solar
photovoltaic (PV) installations. £2million in funds is forecast
to be allocated in this final funding round. The closing date for applications
is October 31st 2004. Previous rounds have already seen £15 million
awarded to 134 different projects throughout the UK.
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Here:
Glass
is good news for the brick industry and the environment, according to
research carried out by CERAM Building Technology
(CBT)
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Here:
Leicestershire
County Council has launched a county-wide publicity campaign to increase
the amount of glass being recycled. It is using Bankit's
'bring-a-bottle' campaign to create greater public awareness in recycling
and encourage more people to get involved
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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:
The
Energy Saving Trust
welcomes fresh calls for increased environmental taxation to encourage
energy efficiency and increase the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
in the UK. This follows publication of the Environmental Audit Committee's
report into the progress of Government's current environmental policies
on 12th August
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Here:
British
Glass Foundation
has been shortlisted for the Sustainable Resource Use/New Technology
category of the Biffaward Awards 2004 - the prestigious national
environmental awards ceremony, which will be held this year on 19th
October at The Wetland Centre, Barnes, London
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Here:
TruSeal
Technologies’
warm-edge flexible spacer system DuraSeal™, dual sealed with
polysulphide, has passed the requirements outlined by European testing
standards EN1279-2, 3 and 6 according to the final report by Dutch
test institute TNO-TPD
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Here:
Allglass
& Glazing Ltd an Insulating Glass Unit (IGU) manufacturer based
in Somerset, has officially achieved BS EN1279-2 Kitemark scheme for
insulating glass units using sealants from Bostik
Findley
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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.
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Here:
An
Epic of Aga Saga, if Not Biblical Proportions
Could
this be the beginning of the end of one of the longest running court
cases in the glazing industry? Or, better still, is it really the end?
I am referring to the hugely complex saga which would be worth at least
six novels in the hands of Catherine Cookson, the seemingly interminable
legal wrangle between Ultraframe and The Burnden Group (K2). Clash of
the Titans or David and Goliath? You judge; we have, as usual, statements
from both sides.... From Ultraframe, meanwhile, we learn that sales
director Peter Allen is heading out to the USA to take on troubled Four
Seasons, while his position in the UK has been filled by ex Shires Bathroom
director Nick Brown. More on this in the People section in the left
hand column (or here).
Greenberg
Glass
Two new vacancies have been announced by the UK's largest independent
glass and glazing contractor, Greenberg Glass: one in Coventry, the
other in the East Midlands.
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Therma Tru Technical Director
Forming part of a well established $6bn consumer brands company, Therma Tru Doors is the leading manufacturer of fibreglass door systems. Through the acquisition of Sentinel Doors, the UK’s market leader within the composite door industry, Therma Tru is now seeking a Technical Director.
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GGF Technical Officer
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) seeks a Technical Officer whose job will involve managing technical meetings, providing technical advice on Building Regulations and Product Standards to GGF Member’s and to represent the GGF at meetings and seminars.
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The
narrow, tree-lined fairways and lightning fast greens of Moor Hall Golf
Course near Birmingham provided both a test of golf and a stunning backdrop
for the 2004 Status Systems Golf Day.
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Here:
Sash
UK Ltd
hosted a Partnering workshop with Northern Counties Housing Association
(NCHA) and consultants from Knowles Management.
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Here:
Collection
& Recycling of Post-Consumer Window Waste Conference: 04
October 2004, BRE, Garston. This free event, hosted by BRE, brings together
the latest development on flat glass and window frame waste recycling.
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Here:
The
2004 Annual British Glass Health & Safety Conference
will take place on 3rd November at Aston Villa football ground, Birmingham
and promises to build on the success of the 2003 event, attended by over
220 delegates.
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Here:
Broad
Street Windows
visited London in July to attend the Business in the Community Awards
for Excellence. The company was presented with a 'Highly Commended Award'
for 'Contributions to Our Community'.
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Here:
Rooflight manufacturer, Brett Martin Daylight
Systems, has been granted BBA approval on its entire range
of glass reinforced polyester in plane rooflights.
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Here:
Classical
Conservatories in Doncaster, already a member of HW Plastics'
Approved Installer Membership Scheme (AIMS) has recently been accredited
with the Quality Mark.
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Here:
Shepley
has recently been successfully audited and has achieved ISO 9001: 2000,
which replaces its previous accreditation ISO 9002.
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Here:
Continuing on the company’s theme of investing in its workforce
and the community, Eurocell
has decided to become the official shirt sponsor of Chesapeake
FC.
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Here:
Having only taken part in the Industry Sailing Challenge for
the first time last year - when they finished 8th out of 17 teams
in the first round - a crew of Pilkington
employees has now surpassed this achievement at the 2004 event,
with the team reaching the finals and finishing in 11th place
overall.
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Here:
Veka
fabricator Glazerite Windows
recently held two Open Days which were assisted by the appearance
of the famous Veka Big Rig mobile exhibition unit.
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Here:
James Rotherham who works in the Eurocell
design office is competing in the John Noble Motorsport EMAMC
Rally Championship.
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Here:
Total Conservatory Roof Systems
has announced that it will once again sponsor the Glassex Challenge
in 2005.
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Here:
The British arm-wrestling champion in the 70 kilogram weight
category is tying in the strength of his right arm with the strength
of PVCu windows.
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Here:
Windows, fabricated by the Corby Windows
Group have appeared ’On The Box’ in a television
programme called ‘Our House’.
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Here:
Builders
merchants sales nation wide were 9.7% higher during the three
months from April to June this year than the previous quarter's,
according to figures published recently by the
Builders Merchants Federation
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here:
Orders
in the year to July 2004 fell by one per cent compared to orders
in the previous twelve month period, but orders in the three months
to July 2004 rose by 12 per cent compared to the same quarter
a year earlier.
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here:
A
new information pack, in which the company’s range
of door hardware is described in detail, is available from
Laird Security Hardware.
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here:
A
new guide to the company's water-based acrylic sealant for
building applications is available from Tremco.
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here:
Thousands
of items for the picture framing industry are included in
Bohle UK’s new
454-page catalogue – the only one of its type in the
UK. The catalogue is based on Bohle’s full-colour,
fully-priced format recently introduced for other parts
of the company’s extensive product range.
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here:
Customers of specialist in-line patio door
manufacturer Sliders UK
now have access to a new full colour retail brochure.
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here:
The
partial re-glazing of a training centre used by
Pilkington employees nationwide has provided the company
with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of its new
Pilkington Activ Optilam™ Brown self-cleaning glass.
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Here:
K2,
UK conservatory manufacturer, has hosted a series of lectures at Queens
University Belfast as part of the European Masters Course in Polymer
Processing
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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:
Status
fabricator Select Windows and Home Improvements
Ltd has been investing in its manufacturing and administration
facilities in line with growing demand for its window products.
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Windowlink’s
Vector Plus conservatory presentation and pricing software is helping
Vogue Conservatories Ltd take
control of costs and boost sales by up to 50%.
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Here:
A
trade fabricator in Stoke-on-Trent may not appear the obvious choice
for supplying an installer on the Isle of Man, but First
Choice and Newstead
have been enjoying exactly this partnership for the last four years.
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Here:
The
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has awarded British
Glass £93,000 funding to lead a health and safety
improvement programme within SMEs in the glass sector.
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Here:
TruSeal
at Win-Door 2004
TruSeal
Technologies, Inc., a specialist in flexible spacer systems
for insulating glass (IG), will feature its Insuledge™ and DuraSeal™
dual seal spacers at the upcoming Win-Door North America 2004. This
year’s show will be held at the Metro Convention Center South in
Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 2-4, 2004 booth No.122)
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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.
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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’.
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on this Story]
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.
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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.
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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:
Exhibition
Calendar
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Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world
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
A reminder that the brilliant exhibition 100% Design is happening at the end of this week, at Earls Court, London, starting Thursday 23rd, through to Saturday 25th (with an extra day on Sunday 26th for trade and public). Pilkington is one of the exhibitors although there is much more of interest in what is essentially a design show with a strong trade and manufacturing bias. Not to be missed if you can possibly help it!
Finally,
we are pleased to announce that Richard Schwarz joins the B2BZine Company
as Editorial Director. He will continue to work with partner Debbie
on The K&BZine, and provide editorial back-up on The Gl@zine as
well as applying his editorial expertise in the rollout of additional
Ezines,
two of which are in the final planning stages and will be launched before
the end of the year. He can be reached by email at richard@thekbzine.com
Oh,
one last thing: in honour of the brilliant efforts of the European team
in lifting the Ryder Cup, our Project of the Week this week is about
a golf club in Australia (the glass is by a European company...).
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@the-glazine.com
Winlock
Confirms 25 Standard Colours for Handle Ranges
It
may have been be one of the industry’s best kept
secrets but Winlock has decided to ensure customers
are made aware of the range of colour options available
for its window handle ranges.
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on this Product]
Pilkington
Activ™ Reduces Maintenance
and Sun-Glare at Melbourne Golf
Club
Pilkington
Activ™ self-cleaning glass
has recently proved the ideal solution
for the glazed atrium of a new clubhouse
at one of Australia’s leading
golf courses.
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on this Project]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
Deadline
Slapped on Pinking Problems
As
an avid reader of all window related
magazines I see very little editorial
regarding the discoloration problems
that have arisen over the last few
years which can be traced back,
I believe, to faulty polymer supplied
to several systems suppliers 6 or
7 years ago.
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of this Email]
WE HAVE ANOTHER EMAIL...
British
Standards are Used in Government
Contracts
Had BWF Director Richard Lambert
[whose email on BS6262 appeared
in last week's Gl@zine - Ed]
been in this industry a little longer
he would know that local authorities,
housing associations and even the
government itself use/and have used
the British Standards prescriptively
and within the context of contracts.
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of this Email]
Ultraframe
Successfully Defends Burnden Action
Ultraframe
plc announced on 17th September
that it has successfully invalidated
a Burnden Group PLC patent and has
been awarded substantial costs,
including an interim award of £150,000
by the patents court.
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on this Story]
Court
Declares Ultraframe Patent Invalid,
says K2
In
a case decided on September 15th,
a Court ordered the revocation
of a patent owned by Ultraframe
(UK) Limited, the UK's largest
conservatory manufacturer. The
action was brought by The Burnden
Group PLC (sister company of K2
Conservatories).
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on this Story]
See
Pilkington at 100% Design This
Week
Glass
performs many different functions
within buildings and is playing
an increasingly important role
in the overall design. To support
this interest, Pilkington Building
Products UK will be bringing its
range of glass products to the
100% Detail exhibition from 23rd
to 25th September 2004 at Earls
Court in London.
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on this Story]
Hunter
Douglas Interims - 7.7 % Higher Sales
and 14.9% Higher Profits
Hunter
Douglas, the world market leader in
window coverings (Luxaflex®),
and a major manufacturer of architectural
products (Luxalon®) reports results
for the first half 2004. Sales were
EUR 866.8 million, 7.7% higher than
EUR 805.2 million in the first half
of 2003.
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on this Story]
Over
60 years of Experience
Based
at Eurocell’s Clover Nook HQ
in Alfreton, Derbyshire the design
and drawing office teams are an integral
part of the Eurocell success story.
Responsible in the past for the design
of Eurocell window systems, door,
patio kits and curtain walling as
well as numerous Eurocell Building
Plastics products.
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on this Story]
Glassex
Seminars 2005: Call for Papers
As
part of plans to increase the status
of the Glassex Seminar Programme at
Glassex 2005, the organiser has changed
the selection process by which presentations
are selected by issuing an open invitation
for papers to be submitted for consideration
for the event.
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on this Story]
Windowlink
Bucks the Trend
Windowlink
has reported a changing trend in software
sales as more and more conservatory
companies focus on maximising lead
conversion and profitability.
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on this Story]
BPF
Launches PVC Recycling Project in
the Thames Valley
On
6th September the British Plastics
Federation (BPF) launched a pilot
project to collect post-consumer
PVC waste in the Thames Valley.
PVC materials from the Flooring,
Window, Pipe and Guttering Markets
have been targeted and all BPF members
and associates will be encouraged
to participate.
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on this Story]
Pilkington
Welcomes New Part L Proposals
Now
the wait is over, Pilkington has
welcomed the Government's latest
proposed revisions to Part L of
the Building Regulations, especially
the introduction of Window Energy
Ratings (WERs), a fairer, more even-handed
method of meeting legislative requirements.
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on this Story]
KPI
Measures Reap Management Rewards at Carl F
Key
Performance Indicators introduced at Carl F
Petersen have enhanced measurement procedures
and reporting processes. The KPIs enable teams
to focus on the critical elements of their role
within the organisation. Additionally, a new
layer of measurement is produced for improved
monitoring and generation of management data.
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on this Story]
It's
Official - Instabuild won’t Damage the
Drains
Instabuild
Ltd, which supplies a steel base and modular
wall system to the conservatory industry,
received an unexpected boost recently in the
form of written approval from Thames Water
to use the company’s system to build
conservatories inside the 3 Metre exclusion
zone without the need to enter into a ‘building
over agreement’ with the authority.
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on this Story]
Regeneration
Programme Creating Local Employment Opportunities
Housing
Association residents are receiving additional
tangible benefits that are making a tremendous
impact on the communities in which they live,
in addition to the improvements to their homes,
under the Government’s three-year £22-billion
‘Sustainable Communities’ programme,
covering housing, planning and the local environment
and regeneration.
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on this Story]
Federal
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder Attends Inauguaration
of new Dorma Group HQ
Having
celebrated its inauguration in the presence of Federal
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Dorma‘s refurbished
and expanded main administration building in Ennepetal,
Germany, constitutes a significant symbol of the
company’s commitment both to quality in architectural
design and to its Ennepetal site.
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on this Story]
Masco
Corporation Declares Increased Quarterly Dividend
and Increases Earnings Guidance
Masco
Corporation announced on September 13th that its
Board of Directors has declared an increased quarterly
dividend of $.18 per common share payable on November
8th, 2004, to shareholders of record on October
8th, 2004. The 12.5 percent increase reflects Masco's
favourable long-term outlook.
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on this Story]
Schott
Calls an End to Production of TV Screens in Mainz
The
shift in television technology away from traditional
tubes and towards flat screens, but also dramatic
declines in the prices for conventional television
glass have led Schott AG in Mainz, Germany, to cease
production of TV screens in Mainz effective November
30th, 2004.
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on this Story]
Backlit
Displays with UV Filter Extend Life of LCD Screens
Schott-Rohrglas
has developed two new types of glass that prolong
the operating life of LCD flat-screen displays.
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on this Story]
Saint-Gobain
Glass Strengthens its Presence in Poland
Saint-Gobain
Glass, the Saint-Gobain Group's Flat Glass Division,
has decided to build a new flat glass production
line in Poland. This float line will be built on
the site of Dabrowa Gornicza, where the Division
already has one float line and a processing unit
for automotive glass.
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on this Story]
Assa
Abloy sets up Joint Venture with Brighthandle
Assa
Abloy has set up a joint venture with Brighthandle
AB, which has developed a door handle that communicates
information using coloured light. One application
of the technology is to indicate whether rooms are
free or occupied.
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on this Story]
Jamalco
Refinery Restarted Last
Week; No Significant Damage
from Hurricane Ivan
Jamalco,
Alcoa's refinery in Jamaica,
experienced no significant
damage from Hurricane Ivan.
The plant was shut during
the storm but was restarted
on September 14th as power
was restored. The plant,
which has 1.25 million metric
tons of capacity, was fully
operational by the end of
last week.
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on this Story]
Newly
Qualified Volkswagen Technicians
Set Sail for Success
The
first students to undertake
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’
apprenticeship scheme have
graduated, and been rewarded
with a day’s sailing
on a 67 ft ocean-going racing
yacht. While on board, the
students received their
certificates from Will Pettit,
Training Development Manager
for Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles.
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on this Story]
Insolvencies,
Winding up Orders, Petitions and Creditors'
Meetings
Some
familiar names from the glass, window and
conservatory markets turn up in this week’s
look at recent Notices from the Company Courts:
Saxon Windows and Doors Ltd, All Style Commercials
Ltd (formerly All Style Windows), Glass (Structural
Services) London Ltd, SGS Glass (Leeds) Ltd,
and Castle Products Ltd, to name but a few.
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Here:
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