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28th September 2004
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The
latest specification on the residential door range from Modplan
Limited demonstrates the company’s aim to consistently
provide sales and installation solutions
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SGG
Planitherm Total 1.3 is exceptionally neutral in appearance and
has the superior performance standards that one has come to expect
from soft-coat low-E glass, with optimum U-values of 1.3
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To
achieve fast, high output without sacrificing accuracy. Elumatec
has developed a solution to this problem: the SAP650 Automatic Saw
for aluminium
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Here:
TruSeal
Technologies, Inc.,
a specialist in flexible spacer systems for insulating glass (IG),
offers both standard and contour muntin bars for IG window applications
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Here:
Freefoam
has extended its range of Roofline Décor Mouldings with
the introduction of two new woodgrain finishes available on the
company’s Finial mould
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Here:
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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Stuart
Farrington celebrated 25 years service at Float
Glass Industries (FGI) on 17th September 2004 with a champagne
reception held at the company’s headquarters in Manchester
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HIS
Systems, which supplies the Fivestar five chamber 70mm
window and door system, has appointed Gary Firth as General Manager
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KS
Profiles has appointed John Pinder as Business Development
Manager to develop the company’s existing customers
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Deceuninck
has introduced a new external Account Management team to ensure its
window fabricators have the best possible support
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Here:
Sales
of the Eurocell Pinnacle conservatory
roof system are growing so fast that the company has now appointed
Matt Rick as head of its conservatory technical support team
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Vince
Richardson has been re-elected as Chairman of the British
Plastics Federation’s (BPF) Cellular PVC-UE Group
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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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Kömmerling
windows combining traditional styling with severe weather resistance
were used to meet stringent planning conditions at a new nursing
home overlooking the windswept Holme Valley at Holmfirth
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Howlett
Wild Animal Parks engaged Anglian Film’s
approved installers Ultra Stop (Kent) Ltd to come up with a solution
for its atrium entrance
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MagHansen’s
success in securing the specialist package for a striking new
office development in Glasgow has been attributed to the company’s
design capabilities
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Here:
UK
systems supplier, Senior Aluminium Systems
(SAS), has given a new lease of life to an office development
at Heanor, Derbyshire
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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:
Following
an earlier parachute jump that raised thousands for charity, another
‘Shepley Six’ have
just taken the plunge to raise an impressive £5,392 for Cancer
Research UK
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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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Advantage
has launched a new fully revised and updated
website that shows the full range of products including Rehau
70, K2 roofs, full conservatories and the new Elite 70 decorative
suite
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Elevation
to a Higher Plane?
More
fighting talk from Ultraframe this week, as the conservatory roof specialist
not only launches the lean-to product with which it aims to compete
at the lower end of the market, but makes an aggressive statement which
says it has no intention of relinquishing its No 1 spot in the conservatory
roof market. Details of the new product - called Elevation - are in
our Product
of the Week.
GEZE
Glas Systeme – Sales Manager
An opportunity for an experienced sales person from the
glass (or associated) industry. The successful candidate will be fully
responsible for the sales development of GEZE's comprehensive glass
fittings range.
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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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Recent
Wendland Styal convert Rion
Limited – one of the North of England’s leading trade
and commercial fabricators – has given existing and potential customers
an exclusive taste of the company’s future during a special Open
Day.
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Freefoam,
manufacturer of PVC-U and PVC-UE building products for roofline and rainwater
applications, recently invited customers & suppliers to the company’s
annual golf outing at Staverton Park near Daventry.
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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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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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K2
dealer Four Seasons Conservatories UK Ltd
has gained BBA accreditation; an independent certification that guarantees
the company's roof systems are precisely designed and fabricated to
the highest industry standards.
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In this month's What's New section of the BBA
website there is information the latest changes to BBA Certificates
as well as details of the launch of the website for the newly-formed,
government authorised ELECSA scheme.
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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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Freefoam
will introduce several new customer-focused initiatives over the
coming weeks and months as a result of a recently completed brand
audit.
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A netball team of nine women sponsored for the first time this
year by trade fabricator Absolute Windows
Ltd of Bolton has already proved its worth by moving
up a division in just one season.
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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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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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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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On
17th September Construction Minister Nigel Griffiths received
Sir Michael Latham's review of the operation of the Construction
Act.
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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:
Door
handles from Hoppe (UK)
are now available with Resista
surface protection that comes with a 10 year guarantee.
A new four page leaflet explanatory leaflet on Resista is
available.
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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:
Freefoam
Plastics
is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects' CPD Providers
Network authorised to provide Continuing Professional Development
to architects, specifiers and other professionals in the construction
industry.
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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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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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Peter
Chaplin, formerly the owner of Prestige Windows
and Conservatories, was attracted to HW
Plastics' Elite 70 system because of the shape, PCE gaskets
and the knock-in bead.
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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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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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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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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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Glassex
25th
Glassex,
the annual centre stage of the UK
glass and glazing industry,
is approaching its 25th consecutive year!
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'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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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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Exhibition
Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
UPDATED!!
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
With all this heated public debate - this week we have more comment on the Pinking issue and we also received an unprintable response to the BWF take on Standards – we are thinking of launching 'Argument of the Week', so if any of our readers has any more good ideas for a public row, please let us know!
Finally,
we are still smacking our lips from the delicious Bavarian-style Pig
Roast and Beer-Fest which we were kindly invited to last week to
commemorate Bohle moving into its spanking new premises (only the band
wore leather shorts though...)
Oh,
one last thing: we appear to have a rash of new appointments and people
stories to report this week, so be sure to look at the People section
in the side column (or go straight to it here).
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@the-glazine.com
Ultraframe
Unveils Uzone Elevation - The Next Generation Of Lean-to
Conservatory Roof
Ultraframe,
the designer and manufacturer of conservatory roofing
systems, last week announced the launch of Uzone Elevation
- a lean-to conservatory roof. Uzone Elevation is
the latest addition to the technologically advanced,
fitter-friendly Uzone family of products.
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on this Product]
Famous
Bolton Hotel and 100
Year-Old Methodist Church Choose
Radius Arched Frames
Triple-glazed
arched units with PVCu frames by
Radius Plastics – fitted by
Allan Lever – have been used
in an unusual church application.
The famed Last Drop Village &
Hotel in Bolton – one of the
best-known tourist stops in the
North West of England – has
also been enhanced with Radius arched
windowsfitted by Allan Lever.
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on this Project]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
Don't
be Misled by Corporate Lawyers
Reading
my email to The Glazine published
last week about the BWF's lighthearted
'interpretation' of national British
Standards provided by the only body
empowered to set them, I couldn't
help but note the complaint in the
next box by a Reader who has been
told that there is a 6-year deadline
on Claims relating to 'Pinking'
i.e. discolouration of PVCU profile.
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of this Email]
Pilkington
Trading Statement: Profits Held
Against Difficult Market Conditions
In
accordance with its established
policy, on 24th September Pilkington
issued the following trading update
ahead of its interim results announcement
for the period to 30th September
2004, which will be made on Wednesday,
3rd November 2004.
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on this Story]
Bohle
Stages Bavarian Pig Roast to Celebrate
new UK Headquarters
A
mega-celebration barbecue to mark
the opening of Bohle’s new
mega-warehouse in Manchester was
enjoyed by customers, suppliers,
staff and a group from Bohle’s
parent company in Germany. The
opening ceremony was conducted
by Ulrich Bohle, director and
past chairman of the German company,
and the current chairman Alfons
Donat.
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on this Story]
Claims that Ultraframe's market leadership will be overtaken in the near future have been rejected by the Clitheroe company. 'Our main competitors are known for their aggressive anti-Ultraframe propaganda which seems designed to mislead the trade and destabilise the market,' commented Vanda Murray, the new Managing Director of Ultraframe, speaking to press and customers at the launch of Uzone Elevation at the Imagination Gallery in London.
New
Head for SFS UK Windows Business
lnternational company SFS intec
has appointed Glen Wainwright
to head up its window fasteners
and door hinge business in the
UK. Glen succeeds Mike Mortell
as director of SFS intec IF, responsible
for marketing the company's global
range of window and door sector
products, as well as its fastening
ranges for the transport industry,
in the UK and Ireland.
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on this Story]
If
You Can’t Take Your Customers
to Synseal, Synseal Will Come
to Your Customers
Conservatory roof fabricators
considering switching to Synseal
Extrusions Ltd are invited to
tour the massive Synseal site
in Sutton-in-Ashfield. Although
all prospective Synseal fabricators
go away impressed by what they’ve
seen, many want their installer
customers to be involved in the
process and co-own the decision
to change. Synseal has invested
£200,000 in a solution –
its new exhibition vehicle.
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on this Story]
Wolseley
plc Announces Eighth Consecutive Year
of Record Results with Sales over
£10bn
Wolseley has announced another set
of record results, the eighth consecutive
year of improvement. These results
reflect both strong organic growth
and the additional contribution from
acquisitions. Each of the principal
businesses increased market share.
Benefits have also been gained from
the restructuring of certain activities
within the Group which have improved
market focus and increased operational
efficiency.
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on this Story]
Technal
Announces Plans to Double Capacity
as Construction Starts on New HQ
Architectural
aluminium glazing specialist, Technal,
is to relocate its UK headquarters
to a new purpose-designed office and
distribution centre near Wakefield
in West Yorkshire. The move will more
than double capacity, allowing Technal
to accommodate both new product stockholding
and its plans for future growth, both
in the UK and Ireland.
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on this Story]
Sash
Sells 40 Uzone Roofs a Month - Less
than Four Months after Launching FitriteXpress
Sash
(UK) Limited based in Barnsley, South
Yorkshire is looking forward to celebrating
its 40th anniversary next year following
the successful launch of FitriteXpress
– the complete conservatory system
featuring Ultraframe’s Uzone
roof.
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on this Story]
They’ve
Done it! - Network Veka Gobi-Kites
Team Triumphs Over Desert
Three
British adventurers have ridden the
wind into the record books by completing
the first ever crossing of the Gobi
Desert in Mongolia by kite power.
The Network Veka 2004 Gobi-Kites team
encountered some of the world’s
most hostile desert terrain to complete
over 1,000km in 17 days riding specially
adapted, super-tough Parastorm kite-buggies.
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on this Story]
Restructuring
at Radley Reaps Rewards
Oxon-based Radley PVCU reports a boost
in business since opening its new
Trade Centre. The one-stop-shop has
proved a huge success with window
companies and builders looking for
a high quality, competitively priced
window package ex-stock.
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on this Story]
CEN
Solutions Awarded Prestigious Euro
Project
CEN
Solutions Ltd, the EN 1279 consultancy
firm, has been awarded a substantial
grant from Business Link Staffordshire
to fund an ambitious project to
launch the company’s Factory
Production Control Manual and Compliance
Management Service across Europe.
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on this Story]
Astraseal
Invests in Sealed Unit Delivery
Service
Astraseal,
the Wellingborough-based trade and
commercial fabricator, has added
a new vehicle to its 100-strong
fleet specifically designed for
the safe and easy transportation
of sealed units.
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on this Story]
Morecambe
Glazier Refused Consumer Credit
Licence
A double glazing company based in
Morecambe, Lancashire, has had its
application for a consumer credit
licence refused by the OFT. An adjudicator
refused the application from Paragon
Plastics UK Limited on the basis
that a business associate of the
applicant had been convicted of
fraud.
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on this Story]
Insight
Security Attracts Complaint
A
complaint by Norfolk Trading Standards department,
objecting to a direct mailing, for a door safety
system, that comprised a letter and a leaflet
issued by Insight Security of Lewes, East Sussex,
was upheld according to published details from
the Advertising Standards Authority.
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on this Story]
Rapid
Plastics Continues to Flourish with the Help
of Business Link
Twelve
months ago, father and son team David and Tony
Randall of Shrewsbury-based Heritage Glass Group
took the decision to expand their business interests
and launch a new company, Rapid Plastics.
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on this Story]
Professional
Service from Proclad
Leicester
based Proclad was one of the first Everwhite
Registered Installers. Proclad has been installing
roofline for nine years. It used to be reliant
on subcontracting for other companies, but in
the last nine months has had so many recommendations,
there hasn’t been enough time to work for
anyone else.
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on this Story]
Paris
Motor Show 2004 Sees Remarkable Increase in
the Use of Laminated Glazing
Fitted
on 4.5 times the number of models on the European
market compared with four years ago, and over
a wider range of categories, laminated glass
is now enjoying popularity among manufacturers
and drivers alike. Solutia invites visitors
to discover the ‘laminated glazing tour’
at the Paris Motor Show (25th September –
10th October).
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on this Story]
GMD-Giardina
Shows the Future of Wooden Window Finishing
GMD-Giardina
– the UK specialist in finishing systems
for wood and other materials, is able to
consult on and supply the MOS® microwave
curing technology with associated robotic
application from its exclusive principal
– Giardina of Italy.
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on this Story]
CertainTeed
Opens New Window Manufacturing Plant in West
Sacramento, California
Tapping
into the high-growth markets of the Western
United States, CertainTeed Corporation, the
North American building products manufacturer,
has announced the opening of its new window
fabrication facility in West Sacramento, California.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Provides EPS Guidance for Third Quarter, 2004
Alcoa
announced on September 9th that it expects third
quarter 2004 income from continuing operations to
be in the range of $0.30 to $0.35 per share.
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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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