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9th 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
More
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
More
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.
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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
Glasstec
is Upon Us!
This
week's edition of The Gl@zine is packed full of news and announcements
as usual, but the side columns have not been updated much as we are
winging our way out to Glasstec in Germany and I am doing most of this
on the laptop. Laptops can of course be used on planes nowadays, but
the crucial bit where the new files have to be uploaded requires internet
connection of course, which is a bit trickier 30,000ft up.
Specification
Sales Manager - UK
SFS intec is the world’s largest fastener company and is acknowledged
as the market leader in the manufacture and supply of fasteners for
the UK window industry. Excellent salary and package
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Here:
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.
More
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.
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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%.
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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:
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.
[More
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]
'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:
Exhibition
Calendar
Go
Here:
for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.
UPDATED!!
Anyway, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. As I say, there is more than enough hard news to keep anyone interested, including Pilkington's interims, which show a rather flat, (if consistently profitable!) performance which, of course, would have been much better without those pesky old currency fluctuations... We also try to make some sense out of the current Coldseal debacle, which appears to be in liquidation but with new companies arising from the ashes and investigations into some aspects of earlier sales being threatened.
We
shall be walking the aisles at Glasstec, and no doubt will be either
at the traditional Irish bar in the evening or at the GPD
Pub. Meanwhile 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.
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
Light Indeed
In last week’s Gl@zine, Dr
Robin Kent of the BFRC responded
to the discovery of various errors
related to their window energy rating
proposal, recently brought to light
by Saint-Gobain Glass. Derek Dragten,
marketing manager of Saint-Gobain
Glass, sheds light on a few misunderstandings.
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of this Email]
Brazilian
Operation Is High Point of Good
Interim Performance from Pilkington
Pilkington Chairman, Sir Nigel Rudd,
commenting on the group's Interim
Results which were released last
week, said: 'The Group’s results
in the first six months of the year
confirm the expectations set out
in our previous statements, with
robust profits achieved, despite
rising costs and the impact of the
strong pound. Indeed headline profit
at constant exchange rates was up
14 per cent.
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on this Story]
Glass
Failure at Foster’s City
Hall
Glass
at City Hall, the headquarters
of the Greater London Authority
near Tower Bridge, has failed
two years after it was completed,
leading the GLA to call for
an explanation from suppliers.
Several floor-to-ceiling glazed
partitions at the building,
which was designed by Foster
and Partners, have cracked over
the past few months.
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on this Story]
Coldseal
Wound up as Mystery Surrounds
Future of Company
At an Extraordinary General Meeting
of Coldseal Group Ltd in London
on 14 October 2004, the subjoined
Extraordinary Resolution was duly
passed: 'That it has been proved
to the satisfaction of this Meeting
that the Company cannot, by reason
of its liabilities, continue its
business, and that it is advisable
to wind up the same, and accordingly
that the Company be wound up voluntarily.
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on this Story]
Major
Report on the DIY Multiples Market-
UK 2004
A
seventh major review ofthe UK
DIY Multiples Market has been
published by AMA Research. The
report represents an informed
and comprehensive review ofthis
fast changing £7+ billion
market and is fully updated for
2004, containing information on
activities within the market during
2002/2003 and incorporating original
input and primary research.
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on this Story]
Eurocell
Building Plastics Branches 57 &
58 now open
Following hot on the heels of branches
in Burton-On-Trent, Southend and Bolton
which opened during the summer, Eurocell
Building Plastics have announced a
further two depots to add to their
growing Eurocell Building Plastics
Network. Barnsley has been added to
the EBP Northern Division and Swansea
to the Welsh Division.
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on this Story]
First
North East Zendow Contract
A
Status fabricator has won a prestigious
window installation project using
the newly launched zendow PVCu system.
Tyneside based Ramage Windows has
been selected by Cussins Homes Ltd
to manufacture and install zendow
windows in 60 prestigious apartments
located in a prominent position overlooking
the Tyne. The contract is worth £100,000.
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on this Story]
Listers
Perfect Partner in Machinery
Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent
seem to be in the trade press a lot
lately, but then again they seem to
have some good things to shout about.
Rapid expansion in their business
this year has seen them take on an
additional £300,000 of the latest
CNC, welding and beading machinery
and most recently they have added
an additional STUGA Flowline, which
has been installed less than 18 months
since the first one.
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on this Story]
Knocking
on Doors Merits Results For The
Door Centre ltd
The Door Centre ltd of Portobello,
Edinburgh, has been commended in
the regional E-trading category
of the national E-commerce Awards
for its online portal, www.directdoors.com.
[More
on this Story]
New
Owners New Show: Interbuild 2006
Major
changes have taken place since Interbuild
2004 as control of the event switches
entirely into the hands of Emap
Construct. As experts in exhibition
organisation with unrivalled knowledge
of the market, the new owners are
only too aware that a show with
an extensive pedigree in UK construction
needs to constantly evolve to keep
pace with an innovative industry.
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on this Story]
Newstead
Bucks the Trend
Everyone has noticed a slowdown
in the replacement windows market
this year. Some suggest it may be
due to the fact that the conservatory
market hasn’t grown as much
as was forecast. Newstead Trade
Frames is a fabricator bucking the
trend. Newstead achieved £1.5m
in conservatory sales from January
to August 2004, and predicts it
will achieve £2m by the end
of the year, up from £1.5m
last year.
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on this Story]
KAT
Launches Vertical Slider to Ireland
KAT has launched its vertical sliding pvcu sash
window into the Irish market, and is confident
that it will be fill a long anticipated need
both sides of the border. Following on from
the September building exhibition in Dublin,
the company received such positive reactions
that it is setting up a dedicated office, KAT
Ireland, to manage the Irish market more effectively.
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on this Story]
Sad
to See You go Tony
Well known industry name, Tony Crutcher, has
recently left his sales and marketing position
at leading roofline manufacturer Everwhite Plastics
Ltd to pursue interests outside the industry.
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on this Story]
SRA
Benefits from Growing Trend
for top of Range Garden Buildings
While the growth in mass market
conservatories is well documented,
a similar trend is developing
among top end, high spec, bespoke
garden rooms, garden buildings
and orangeries. Charterhouse
Conservatories is one such supplier
to this niche, high value market.
The company has recently chosen
Sarnafil to roof its range of
luxury outdoor buildings.
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on this Story]
Housing
Associations continue growth in Public Sector
Ownership
The latest release of the Windowbase Housing
Specifiers Database details 1830 individuals
responsible for the specification of work
in 950 organisations (Housing Associations
or Local Authorities) managing some 5.6 million
public sector dwellings in the UK.
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on this Story]
New
Fabricator for Premier Profiles
Premier
Profiles, the PVCu window and door profile
manufacturer, has announced the latest addition
to its nationwide network of fabricators
and installers: York Trade Frames.
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on this Story]
New
Lead Alternative
Victoria
Windows, a 20 year old installer based in
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, saw Sarnafil
Roof Assured, the PVC single ply flat roofing
specialist, in a trade magazine two years
ago. Keith Vale, Managing Director of Victoria,
was immediately interested in running SRA
alongside his window, door and conservatory
business. SRA now makes up 10% of the business
with over 100 jobs already installed.
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on this Story]
Durawhite
Windows Ltd Opts for UK Fasteners
Devon
based Durawhite Windows Ltd has used a leading
distributor’s fasteners on its 100
frames per week for about five years, but
five months ago decided to switch its supply
to UK Fasteners.
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on this Story]
Mr
Plastic Changes to Everwhite
Essex
based Mr Plastic sells roofline, windows,
conservatories, roof bars and polycarbonate
from six branches. First established in
1985 the company has grown from strength
to strength. Roofline now accounts for 40%
of sales.
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on this Story]
Grenzebach
Supplies Stacking and Transport for Eggborough
Magnetron Plant
In
late July, a delegation from Grenzebach
travelled to Eggborough in Northern England
to attend the opening of the new Saint Gobain
Magnetron Coater. The plant will manufacture
thermal glass, including the company’s
special SGG Planitherm Total low emissivity
('low-e') glass, a glass used to reduce
heat loss from buildings.
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on this Story]
Interim
Report January – September 2004 - Stable
Profit Trend for Trelleborg Group
During
the third quarter, the Trelleborg Group
continued to experience a favourable trend
in profits and sales and a strong cash flow.
Profit after financial items, before goodwill
amortisation and for continuing operations,
rose by 36 percent.
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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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