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2nd November 2004
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New
from Schüco International
is Corona S 90, a smooth-running PVCu sliding door suitable for
patios, balconies and conservatories
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Here:
Uzone
is now available 'unglazed for glass' in sizes up to 3.5 x3.5m on
Victorian and Georgian conservatories
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Here:
Euroglas
is launching a new coating design with the Silverstar Combi Neutral
40/21, which completes the Combi range
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Here:
Winlock
Security has overhauled its range of both ‘tilt
first’ and ‘turn first’ handles
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Here:
FeONIC™
technology enables glass to be used to transmit sound. Using actuators
the glass surface is activated turning it into a speaker
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Here:
Use
RoofWright to store all the
jobs and quotes you've created against a customer's record
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Here:
Titon
is launching Vent-trex, an overhead combined background and extract
ventilator
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Here:
Samson
Brass Butt Hinges from Simonswerk UK
are now CE rated for use on half hour and one hour timber doors
to BS EN 1634
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Here:
The
latest addition to Shepley Window Systems’
product range is an improved conservatory roof vent
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Here:
Fire
door specialist, Vicaima, has
extended its Classic door range to include a one hour FD60 fire
rated version
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Here:
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Veka recently employed a new Business
Development Executive - Jason Bird - with a primary focus to win more
new customers in the trade and commercial sector
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Here:
Volkswagen
Fleet Services has appointed John Langman
to the newly-created position of Fleet Controller
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Here:
Graham
Wheeler has been appointed joint managing director of Volkswagen
Financial Services (UK) Ltd
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Here:
Newstead
has added three new recruits to its sales department. Duncan
Maydew joins Newstead as Sales Development Manager
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Here:
First
National
has announced the appointment of Julie Stowell as the new national
account manager for its Home Improvement Loans business
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Here:
Portal
Products, the door panel and composite door manufacturer,
has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Lawrence Ogden
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Here:
Ka-Shing
Man has been appointed by surface protection specialist Ritec
International as Deputy Marketing Communications Manager
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Here:
A
unique style of window has been installed in The Huntsman Inn,
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. The Sheerframe
System 6000 casements are white on the outside and light oak on
the inside
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Here:
More
than 2000 square metres of ThermoCool™ insulating glass units
have been supplied by HansenGlass
for the completion of an imposing new office development close
to the River Clyde in Glasgow
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Here:
The
thermal and weatherproofing qualities of Profile
22's 70mm Bubblex frames are more than a match for
the harsh climatic conditions at this Scottish Ski Club hut in
the Cairngorm Mountains
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Here:
A
large Marvault RL clear polycarbonate barrel vault canopy has
been installed to create a dry outdoor play area for the younger
children of a Primary School in Oldham by Brett
Martin Daylight Systems
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Here:
Students
at the University of Surrey, Guildford will be accommodated in
fine style thanks to the new four storey International House,
which is enclosed with a £500k curtain wall by architectural
glazing contractor CAP Aluminium
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Here:
North-east
developer, Grantside Developments, has used one of Metal
Technology’s products to create a successful commercial
development on Viking Industrial Park, Jarrow
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Here:
Häfele
UK's Architectural Ironmongery department has updated its
website. The easy to navigate site has an overview of Häfele's
most popular product ranges, including Hawa sliding door gear and Starlight
door furniture
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Here:
Distance
shopping expert Zendor has followed
up its research into the online retail market with a further in-depth
study of more than 50 top retailers
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Here:
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
More
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:
The
construction industry adopts a consistent approach to calculating
the U-values of curtain walling according to Derek Hodgson, technical
manager for Senior Aluminium Systems, chairman of the technical
committee for the Council for Aluminium in Building
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here:
The
consultation period for amendments to Building Regulations part
L is now closed, so what are the likely outcomes for future legislation?
The BFRC Window Energy Rating system is now unlikely to be included
in its proposed form
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here:
The
Government’s Consultation Document on changes to Building
Regulations Part L has now been issued. It confirms that windows
that achieve the current Part L U values will continue to satisfy
requirements in the future.
More
here:
In response to ODPM's release on 21st July of the consultation
document on Part L (energy efficiency)
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here:
Manse
Masterdor Ltd,
the manufacturer of bespoke timber bladed door-sets, has donated
windows and made to measure doors to Harrogate and Knaresborough
District based charity, Paperworks
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Here:
Window
and conservatory manufacturer, Synseal
Extrusions Ltd is doing its bit to help boost urgently
needed blood supplies
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Here:
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
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:
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.
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
Countdown
to Glasstec (2)
Not
unsurprisingly, the machinery side of Glasstec would appear to be where
most of the innovation is this year, although it has to be said that
much of it is trying to catch up with the latest innovations in glass
coating technology and the like. Benteler
will show for the first time its WSP HighCon Tempering line; Lovati
launches the smallest version of its innovative BEM Series of Numerical
control shaped edger; Tamglass
adds 15% capacity to its ProE tempering furnace; Bystronic
introduces smart'verticut, a vertical shape cutting machine for float
and low-E glass; Glaverbel
will be showing coating improvements which facilitate the toughening
process; Hegla
is showing a high performance cutting line for laminated glass.
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
The
HOPPE group is the European Market Leader in the design and manufacture
of high quality door and window handles. Continued success in the
UK and Europe has created this new and exciting position, which for
the successful candidate will provide both an interesting and demanding
challenge.
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Here:
Exhibition
Calendar
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for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
UPDATED!!
Major
investment in marketing by Aztec
Conservatory Roof Systems is set to help its customers
continue to win profitable business. The company is unveiling
a range of tools designed to help its customers.
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Here:
Fact-based PR and marketing specialist Michael
Rigby Associates (MRA) has reached the finals of
the Agency of the Year category in The Construction Marketing
Awards 2004 on its first attempt.
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Here:
Britain
has won its first Paralympic gold medal ever - with help from
Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems
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Here:
David
Reynolds of
Highline Building Plastics won a new Siemens MC60 mobile camera
phone for shots he submitted of recent installation work carried
out using Freefoam
products.
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Here:
Broken
windows and crashed buggies turned Select Windows
of Walsall’s golf day into a memorable event for all those who attended!
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Here:
A
successful trading year for Carl F Petersen Ltd
was rewarded by a UK staff trip to the company’s Danish parent headquarters.
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Here:
Championship
course, Collingtree Park in Northampton, provided the perfect venue for
Corby-based Quantum Windows’
recent Golf Day.
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Here:
The
Energy Saving Trust's
annual Energy Efficiency Week (EEW 2004) campaign kicks off on 25th October
2004.
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Here:
C&G
Cladding, specialist in roofline and Sarnafil
single ply membrane flat roofing will attend three shows this year to
complement its all year round marketing.
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Here:
K2 dealer Spectra
Conservatory Roofs Ltd has gained BBA accreditation.
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Here:
Synseal
Extrusions Ltd was ranked 76th in the Deloitte Indy 100 awards
for the UK’s fastest growing companies.
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Here:
Edgetech customers Senator Windows,
Mcllhatton and Co. Ltd and Holdens Supaseal have recently achieved BS1279
Part 2
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Here:
Alumet Systems scooped ‘Construction
Product Manufacturer of the Year’ Award at the Contract Journal
Construction Awards.
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Here:
UK
Fasteners Ltd
has been announced as one of the three finalists in the ‘Small
Business of the Year’ award in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Echo
Business Awards 2004.
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Here:
Duraflex
installer, New View Window Systems,
has been named Best Start-up Business in this year’s Wigan Borough
Chamber of Commerce Business Awards for outstanding growth in its first
two years of trading.
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Here:
UK window hardware manufacturer, Securistyle,
has created a free, easy to use, window hardware considerations
wall chart.
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here:
Laird
is facing the challenge presented by the rise in the popularity
of composite doors by publishing a new guide on Truegrain.
More
here:
Synseal
Extrusions Ltd has produced a Specification Brochure
for its Commercial Customers.
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here:
Vicaima says that its new
Interior Doors Range Guide could be the answer to all your problems.
More
here:
Bankit,
the not-for-profit resource set up to help local authorities to
meet recycling targets, has expanded its education portfolio with
the launch of a glass recycling DVD and CD.
More
here:
The
popular Tokyo range of coordinated door and window handles from
Hoppe (UK) is the subject
of a new publication from the company.
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here:
Construction
Orders in the year to August 2004 rose by two per cent
compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders
in the three months to August 2004 rose by 11 per cent compared
to the same period a year earlier.
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here:
National
Construction Week 2004
(October
6th-13th)
run by ConstructionSkills is the nationwide campaign designed
to promote today's construction industry to young people and to
give them the chance to experience the varied and exciting career
opportunities in this field.
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here:
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:
The
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded Continual
Professional Development (CPD) status to Glass
Processing & Technology (GP&T), the UK glass industry’s
only dedicated exhibition and conference event.
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Here:
Merlin
UK
has recently been commissioned to deliver window installer training
for one forward thinking London Borough.
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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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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:
Installer,
Brian Winter is no newcomer to
the window industry. In fact, he has been involved since 1977. After
two years with his previous supplier, the company switched to Newstead
Trade Frames
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Here:
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.
More
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.
More Here:
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%.
More
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.
More
Here:
25
Years of Glassex: 2005 - the most Comprehensive Event Yet
Glassex celebrates its Silver Anniversary by offering an array of events,
competitions, business seminars and of course, more than 150 of the
glazing industry’s top suppliers, in the most comprehensive programme
ever seen at the event.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Presents UltrAlloy 6020 at Aluminium 2004
The Aluminium 2004 World Trade Fair and Convention in Essen, Germany
will include a presentation of Alcoa's UltrAlloy® 6020, which removes
lead from aluminium precision machined parts, increases machining productivity
and boosts machine shop competitiveness.
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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]
'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.
UPDATED!!
The new IGA Series of gas filling machines will be on show from Inagas, while Interpane will present two new insulating glazing products (iplus SE and iplus sun), as well as the gasochromic façade system ipacontrol. Anyone considering a new plant should pop along to see engineer Robert Deichsel, whose new company Rodei specialises in factory infrastructure. A cut down list of the main exhibitors with stand numbers is here, from where you can link to some 38 companies who have submitted information about their stand presentations.
We
shall be walking the aisles at Glasstec from Wednesday, and no doubt
will be either at the traditional Irish bar in the evening or at the
GPD
Pub. See you there!
Last reminder, finally, for Publicity in Glazing, which is this
week, in London on November 4th. Details here.
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@the-glazine.com
Six
New Thermlock Profiles put Sheerframe Ahead
Sheerframe
systems company LB Plastics Ltd has extended its Thermlock
reinforcing range with the addition of six new thermally
enhanced reinforcing profiles.
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on this Product]
Schüco
Windows and Doors Specified for
Luxury Norfolk Development
PVCu
windows and doors manufactured using
the Corona system from Schüco
International have been installed
in Creamers Drift, a prestigious,
multi-million pound development
of luxury apartments in Sherringham,
Norfolk.
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on this Project]
WE HAVE EMAIL...
More
Heat than Light?
In a recent Gl@zine article Derek
Dragten of Saint-Gobain Glass made
some interesting points but the
serious issue is that window energy
rating works and is coming to a
window near you! Lets start by trying
to separate fact from fiction (and
joKes) in this matter.
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of this Email]
Saint-Gobain
Group - Sales for the First Nine
Months of 2004: Up 7.8%
Consolidated
sales for the Saint-Gobain Group
came to €23,969m for the first
nine months of 2004, representing
an increase of 7.8%. At constant
exchange rates (based on average
rates for the first nine months
of 2003), sales were up 10.0% on
an actual structure basis* and 5.1%
on a comparable structure basis.
Volumes expanded by 4.0%, while
prices increased by 1.1%.
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on this Story]
Craftsman
Fabricated Glass At Düsseldorf
Show
Major
investment by Craftsman in Ashton
Industrial seaming/ arrissing
plant is to be exhibited at
GLASSTEC. Ashton fully automatic
seaming has been selected by
Craftsman (Glass Wholesalers)
as a major part of a multi-million
Dollar expansion of its Houston,
Texas tempering facility.
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on this Story]
PPG
Reports Strong Volume, EPS Growth
in Third Quarter
PPG Industries reported on 22nd
October third quarter net income
of $194m, or $1.12 a share, including
aftertax charges of $4m, or 3
cents a share, to reflect the
net increase in the current value
of the company's obligation under
its asbestos settlement agreement
reported in May 2002.
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on this Story]
Penicuik
Home Improvements Celebrates 30
years with Ultraframe
Scottish
based Penicuik Home Improvements
is celebrating 30 years in the
business by achieving membership
of Ultraframe's Registered Conservatory
Installers Scheme. The scheme
guarantees quality of installation
and customer service.
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on this Story]
Halifax
Warmshields to Status Zendow
65
per cent of the manufacturing output
from the factory of Halifax based
fabricator Warmshield Windows is made
from the new zendow PVCu system from
Status. Warmshield has also successfully
converted all but one of its trade
customers.
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on this Story]
Another
Large Scale Recruitment Drive for
Synseal Extrusions Ltd
The
latest recruitment open day held by
Synseal Extrusions Ltd was an overwhelming
success. Eager to participate in the
company’s continued expansion,
nearly 700 people turned up to apply
for 71 production and administration
vacancies.
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on this Story]
A
Dead Cat, a Dried-Up Sod and the Smell
of Burning Rubber!
Our
friends at Network Veka may seem to
have the Midas touch when it comes
to the group’s own prosperity
but talk about the fate of its conference
venues and, well, quite a different
trend is emerging.
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on this Story]
Business
Growth means Move for Alfa Windows
Supplying
Profile 22 windows and doors, plus
attention to customer service has
led to consistent growth for North
East-based Alfa Windows. Hence the
company’s move to 20,000 sq
ft premises in Hebburn, a few miles
away from its original Gateshead
site.
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on this Story]
British
Team is No. 1 in Schüco European
Karting Challenge
On
2nd October at the Magaluf karting
circuit in Majorca, a team from
Britain stormed home to win First
Prize in the 2004 European Schüco
Karting Challenge for the Construction
Industry.
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on this Story]
New
Contracts Awarded to HansenGlass
European
glass processor, HansenGlass has
recently been awarded three contracts
worth over half a million pounds.
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on this Story]
Quality
Used Volkswagen Vans are Now Just a Click Away
‘It’s
never been easier to find a quality used Volkswagen
van,’ says Used Vehicle Manager, Andy Bateman.
‘The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’
website now features a comprehensive used van
section with van locator.
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on this Story]
New
Conservatory Village Celebrates Landmark
A
Wakefield conservatory company started by two
ambitious brothers with just £200 has
grown into a £5m business and is celebrating
its tenth anniversary with the launch of a new
brand.
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on this Story]
Thirty
Years of Stuga Bears Fruit for
Fabricators
Stuga
Ltd has been established for
thirty years in Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk. ‘As the only major
British manufacturer of machines
for the automatic production
of uPVC window and door frames
Stuga is uniquely placed to
give British and Irish fabricators
exactly what they need.’
says the company.
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on this Story]
‘Raising
the Standard’ in Rochdale is an Absolute
Success
Eighteen months into a major three year refurbishment
programme for the modernisation of council
properties in the Rochdale area, Bolton company
Absolute Windows Ltd has received praise for
the contribution it is making to the rapid
progress of the project.
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on this Story]
Vaillant
and Wavin in Discussions Regarding Hepworth
Building Products
Vaillant
Group, a leading heating technology company,
and Wavin Group, Europe’s leading supplier
of plastic pipe systems, confirm they are
in discussions regarding the possible sale
of the Vaillant subsidiary Hepworth Building
Products.
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on this Story]
Canadian
Royal Group is target of Police Investigation
Royal
Group Technologies Ltd announced on October
18th that it has received a letter from
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
advising that Royal Group is a target of
the RCMP's investigation.
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on this Story]
Customer
Service Network Enhanced - New Units for
Shanghai and Moscow
Glaston
Technologies companies Tamglass and Bavelloni
are enhancing and supplementing their local
customer-service and agent network. They
have opened joint sales and service units
in Shanghai and Moscow.
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on this Story]
Forum
Glass Technology in the VDMA Founded
At
the general meeting on September 24th, 2004
in Augsburg the members of the VDMA department
glass machines decided on the foundation
of the Forum Glass Technology in the VDMA.
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on this Story]
Benteler
Group Continues to Sustain Growth
The
Benteler Group generated sales revenue of
3,683m euros in 2003, 12% more than in the
prior year. The increase was due to the
combined results of the three Divisions
Automotive, Mechanical Engineering and Distribution.
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on this Story]
Grenzebach
Machinery for Cold Repair of Guardian Oroshaza
Plant
A
long business partnership between Guardian
Industries, headquartered in the USA, and
German manufacturer Grenzebach Maschinenbau
has resulted in an order for the Cold Repair
of the Guardian float line in Oroshaza,
Hungary, worth several million Euros.
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on this Story]
Isra
Vision Systems AG - Leading Competence in
Surface Inspection
Isra
strengthened its worldwide position with
the merger of Lasor AG and Lasor Systronics,
USA. As a manufacturer of vision quality
control systems for web materials, Isra
says that the merger places the company
in the forefront as a worldwide business
leader.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Assists in Construction of 2006 Winter Olympic
Stadium in Italy
Alcoa
announced on 19th October that its Reynobond®
brush finish will be instrumental in the
renovation of the historic Palavela in Turin,
Italy as it is converted into an Olympic
Stadium for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.
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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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