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23rd November 2004
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Eurocell
Building Plastics
has recently launched a new double Internal corner joint trim to
its product range
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Synseal
Extrusions Ltd
has introduced a new T-Ridge cover moulding to its Shield and Global
conservatory roofs
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Here:
Ultraframe
has extended its range of crestings and finials to give even more
choice to customers
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Here:
TruSeal
Technologies, Inc.,
a specialist in flexible spacer systems for insulating glass, offers
Insuledge and DuraSeal as the next generation in warm-edge flexible
spacer systems
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Here:
Securistyle
has launched the Vision offset espagnolette handle which has been
ergonomically designed to look modern and feel comfortable to use
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Here:
In
a bid to reduce the most frequent workplace injury, cuts to the
hands and upper extremities, Ansell
announces the introduction of Intercept Technology
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Here:
Sierra
has launched the FibreClass range of fibreglass entrance doors
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Here:
Stik-II
Products
introduces SurGlaze
glazing tapes for sealing glass in wood, vinyl and aluminum window
framing systems
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Here:
Sika
has introduced a new range of silicone sealants for the UK Commercial
Glazing Market: the Wacker Chemie range
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Here:
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:
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Stuga
Ltd recently appointed an Engineering Manager – Allan
Thomas
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Here:
Enhanced
customer service is now available from Aztec
Conservatory Roof Systems with the recruitment of a dedicated
technical support and training manager
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Here:
Aluminium
system supplier, Senior Aluminium Systems
(SAS) has appointed a new sales manager
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Here:
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:
Angel
Plastics
has just completed a contract to renew the ceiling of a private
indoor swimming pool in Epsom. The ageing decorated fibreboard
ceiling was replaced using Deeplas by Deceuninck’s
Décor ceiling panels and took a two-man fitting team just
one week to complete
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Here:
Apartments
at one of the North of England’s most prestigious addresses
have spectacular waterside and cityscape views thanks to Metal
Technology’s curtain wall and window systems
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Here:
In
a major new refurbishment project, Securistyle
window hardware has been specified on 8,500 thousand properties
owned by Twin Valley Homes, as part of a five year up-grade scheme
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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:
Ultraframe,
the designer and manufacturer of conservatory roofing systems, has launched
a new trade website www.trade.ultraframe.com
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Here:
Following
the successful launch of its new Elch Pro brand in Europe, Rhodia
Silicones has now put an Internet site on line dedicated
to its sealing professional and distributor customers
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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:
Sierra
Windows
has raised £848 for charity. Brian Webb, General Manager,
presented a cheque to Cancer Research UK
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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:
In
time for the Olympic Games RWE Schott Solar
began the operation of Greece's largest rooftop solar-energy unit in Athens.
Supported by its Greek and German partners, this will help the company
to further strengthen its market position in Greece.
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Here:
'Too
many different schemes could be diluting the overall waste and recycling
effort in the UK.' This was the European perspective on waste and recycling
in the UK given at the fifth Waste Action Forum
held in Barnsley
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Here:
A
UK-led consortium is developing a process to extract brominated flame
retardants (BFRs) from waste plastics to leave an 'acceptable' level in
the plastic for recycling
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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:
Alcoa
announced on September 10th the start of an environmental impact
assessment under terms of reference established by the Trinidad
and Tobago Environmental Authority (EMA) for a potential aluminum
smelter at LaBrea, located in southwest Trinidad
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DuPont
and attorneys for local residents who filed a class action lawsuit
in 2001 over releases from DuPont's Washington Works plant of the
chemical C-8, also known as PFOA, have reached an agreement in principle
to settle the suit, officials from both parties announced on September
9th
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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:
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:
Features
now archived include:
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
Don't
Shoot the Messenger!
Having
fielded a fair amount of flak about our coverage of the BFRC Window
Energy Rating 'debate' (and before that the heated discussion around
the BWF's position on BS6206), which we have run, on a weekly basis,
on The Gl@zine, may I just say: 'Don't Shoot the Messenger!'. Debate
is usually a good thing, and is enshrined in our public life as a democratic
necessity. The democratic principle, however, becomes a little more
blurred in the world of business...
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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Freefoam
recently introduced its new POS Display Stand. The stand has
been well received by Freefoam's customers as it enables them
to display and distribute a number of different Freefoam brochures
and guides to their customers.
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GTI
recently held an in-house exhibition of its low entry cost
PVC profile bending systems at the company's manufacturing
plant in Luton.
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DIY
SOS is the popular BBC TV programme that provides a lifeline
for DIY botchers - or those who live with them. Early in August,
HW70 fabricator, Cash & Carry
Windows received an SOS from the programme's production
team.
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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:
Eurocell
Building Plastics
has reported that the Irish Building Exhibition was a great success with
company representatives currently following up the leads generated from
the show.
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Here:
Pilkington
Building Products showcased its wide range of glass options
at the 23rd annual PlanExpo, 4th - 6th November 2004 at Simmonscourt Pavilion
at the RDS in Dublin.
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Here:
Grenzebach
was one of the members of the German Industry Group at China Glass 2004
resulting in many valuable contacts with delegations from the Asian glass
industry.
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Here:
Finishing
specialist GMD-Giardina came away
from Woodmex in buoyant mood following what MD, Gerry Doran described
as a ‘remarkable’ show.
More
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:
Guardian
Japan Ltd.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corp., recently became
the first overseas company in the 95-year history of Takenaka to receive
a 'Certificate of Appreciation'.
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Here:
St. Albans based secondary glazing specialist, Selectaglaze
Ltd has successfully achieved ISO9001 certification through
LPCB.
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Here:
In this month's What's New section of the
BBA website there are details of the appointment of two new
inspectors as part of the BBA's ELECSA team.
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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:
TRADA
Technology has published a new manual aimed at establishing
the principles of good practice in the design and specification
of wood windows.
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here:
Freefoam
recently introduced its new Colour Range guide which highlights
the company’s large colour range and provides specific advice
on the care and installation of these products.
More
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.
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here:
Synseal
Extrusions Ltd has produced a Specification Brochure
for its Commercial Customers.
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here:
Construction
Orders in the year to September 2004 rose by two per
cent compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and
orders in the third quarter of 2004 rose by one per cent compared
to the same period a year earlier. Orders in the third quarter
of 2004 fell by eight per cent compared to the previous quarter,
with decreases in all sectors except private housing and private
industrial orders
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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:
Total
Glass
has launched its own fabricator training facility. The company, one
of Profile 22's largest fabricators, established the Total Training
School in response to a growing skills shortage.
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Here:
Merlin
UK
has opened its new training facility for the window industry in Oldham.
Merlin, working in partnership with Remploy, provides all aspects
of training for the window industry.
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Here:
The
Glass national training organisation, Glass
Training Limited, launched its ‘Glassmark Quality
Scheme’ at its Annual General Meeting in Stone, Staffordshire
on the 5th October 2004.
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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:
Earlier
this year North East company - Regency Windows
Ltd of Sunderland, opened a new showroom which displays
a wide range of conservatory styles with all of the conservatories
featuring roof systems from Newdawn & Sun Ltd.
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Here:
On
October 28th, Saint-Gobain Corporation,
the holding company for the U.S.- and Canadian-based businesses of
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain of France, celebrated the first Saint-Gobain
International Day of Health and Safety.
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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:
Interbuild
2006: New Owners, New Show
Major changes have taken place since Interbuild 2004 as control of the
event switches entirely into the hands of Emap Construct.
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on this Story]
GlassBuild
America Announces Autumn Dates
The National Glass Association (NGA) has announced that its trade show,
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo, will now be permanently
moving to the autumn beginning in 2005.
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on this Story]
Locks
& Fittings get Separate Area at BAU 2005
Locks and fittings nowadays do much more than just their original function.
They have become multi-functional high-tech products that fulfil a wide
range of requirements. With these developments in mind, a separate section
is now going to be devoted to these products at BAU 2005 in Munich 17-22
January 2005.
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on this Story]
25
Years of Glassex
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]
'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:
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Commerce is often compared to war, where truth is one of the first casualties. 'Caveat emptor' is a ruling doctrine of a world in which the big fish eat the minnows. So no surprise then, that some of the most well respected names in the glazing consumables market have put their hands up and have - in the most part - been fined very heavily by the OFT for engaging in price fixing activities in the desiccant business. 'It's just business' as Marlon Brando opined in a well known Hollywood film. We have the full story on this below.
As
a weekly, of course, we are able to deliver late breaking news as it
happens: without the patronising condescension of so called 'analysis',
which is usually just the opinion of someone who knows less about the
market segment than you, dear reader.
We will, of course, always reserve space for expert
opinion, and this week we offer what is hopefully a definitive
statement from Pilkington on the BFRC issue.
Finally,
forgive us for using a rather eclectic product this week as 'Product of
the Week', but watching a Floatliner not tip over at high speed round
a tight bend due to some clever stuff from Langendorf was almost as scary
as the first time I stood next to the first free fall machine which dropped
jumbo glass sheets. Read about it here.
Also
we have, courtesy of Dupont, details and images of one of the most stunning
Projects covered so far on The Gl@zine, the Publicis Drugstore, a shopping
and restaurant complex regarded as one of Paris’s greatest modern
landmarks. More here.
We
also have a few news, product and people snips and pics from Glasstec,
which, in the circumstances, may be better left until next week.
In
the meantime, we inlude the news that Josef Gartner reckons the UK is
its main overseas market.
To
date this year, Gartner has acquired new orders with a total value of
around €224 million, but parent company Permateelisa has only just
turned the corner, halving its annual losses from 20 million Euros to
a loss of around 9 million Euros. As long as they are putting up buildings
like this (pictured left), maybe we should give them the benefit of the
doubt?
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@the-glazine.com
BFRC:
Lets Drop Rivalry for the Good of the Glass Industry,
says Pilks
Recently
and regrettably there have been very public criticisms
made of the concept of Window Energy Ratings. Until
now, Pilkington has not commented in public. The
criticisms were aimed primarily at the integrity
of the British Fenestration Rating Council (with
a 'humorous' swipe at Pilkington), and the BFRC
has responded. The BFRC has re-confirmed, that it
is a government-funded body, independent of any
manufacturer and refusing to be influenced by commercial
interests. The BFRC has acknowledged a misprint
in its calculation (dividing by 0.9 instead of multiplying
by 0.9) and that differences in rounding can result
in slightly different values. However, even taking
these variations into consideration, Pilkington
can still confirm that hard coat low-e and soft
coat low-e still give fundamentally the same Window
Energy Rating.
[Read
the Rest Here]
Milestone
for Glass Transport Safety with Langendorf Roll Stability
Floatliner
pioneer Langendorf's 'Innenladers' are the first European
vehicles equipped with Roll Stability Support from
Wabco. This expansion of the Trailer-EBS D generation
decisively improves the safety of semitrailers and
trailers.
[More
on this Product]
Publicis
Drugstore, Paris: Lightness and Lyricism with Laminated
Glass
The
Publicis Drugstore, a shopping and restaurant complex
regarded as one of Paris’s greatest modern landmarks,
reopened for business in February 2004 after two years
of remodelling. The drugstore’s striking new
façade is composed of 700 sq m of curved laminated
glass incorporating DuPont™ Butacite® PVB.
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on this Project]
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
UKae
Gets Zero Fine in £2.4m OFT
Price Fixing Case on UOP Desiccants
Fines
totalling over £2.4m (reduced
to £1.7m on leniency) have
been imposed against price fixing
in the insulated glass desiccant
market following an investigation
by the OFT against UOP Limited,
fixed the price of IG desiccant
with four of its distributors, UKae
Limited, Thermoseal Supplies Limited,
Double Quick Supplyline Limited
(DQS) and Double Glazing Supplies
Group plc (DGS).
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on this Story]
'Good
Business Done' at Glasstec 2004,
say Organisers, but Key UK Manufacturer
Remains Unconvinced....
Glasstec
2004 closed its doors having
notched up in the region of
54,000 visitors from 81 countries
- only equalling the numbers
from the previous event in 2002.
'It was a very good show despite
the relatively low level of
visitors compared to previous
years' says Steve Ashton from
Ashton Industrial Sales, 'We
far exceeded our objectives
on each day of the fair and
are up 50% on the targets we
set ourselves,’ commented
Christian Willers from Saint-Gobain.
As usual, we have both sides
of the argument..
[Less
Hyperbole More Fact]
Deceuninck
Expects a Lower Profit for 2004
Deceuninck
is revising its forecasts of operating
results for 2004 on the basis
of the results for the third quarter
and the first indications for
the fourth quarter. The first
figures point to a fall in turnover
in Central Europe and the United
States in conjunction with the
still rising prices of PVC resins.
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on this Story]
Glassex
2005 On-Line Pre-Registration
goes Live
Practiced
regulars at Glassex will know
that the benefits of registering
in advance to visit Glassex 2005
(NEC Birmingham U.K.13th –
16th March) are well worth the
few minutes it takes to fill in
the on-line form.
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on this Story]
Security
not Just for the Select Few
Midlands
based Status Systems fabricator,
Select Windows, has entered into
an exclusive contract with hardware
supplier Yale Door & Window
Solutions, to purchase high security
door products.
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on this Story]
Henkel Combines Activities: Thomas Stein at the Helm
Thomas Stein, formerly in charge of the General Industry business at Henkel Teroson, has taken over the function of the Director of the Assembly business Europe..
Permasteelisa
Turns Corner with Increased Working
Capital
Permasteelisa
Group - which includes Josef Gartner
- has approved Third-Quarter Financial
Statements for the period January
- September 30th, 2004. The consolidated
value of production of the Group amounts
to 650.8 million Euro, which corresponds
to an increase of 3.2% when compared
to the previous year.
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on this Story]
Bystronic
signs with Landglass China
Bystronic
glass and a Chinese company, Landglass
Technology Co. Ltd., have signed
an agreement on future cooperation.
This partnership was announced at
glasstec 2004 in Düsseldorf..
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on this Story]
Grenzebach's
New Premises in Shanghai
Grenzebach
celebrated a further milestone in
the company’s history by officially
inaugurating new spacious premises
for Grenzebach Machinery (Shanghai)
Ltd..
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on this Story]
Increasing
Demand for Energy-Efficient Climatic
Façades
The
trend in façade construction
is towards environmentally-friendly
climatic façades. In view
of high oil prices energy and operating
costs of buildings can be reduced
substantially. Josef Gartner GmbH
is currently experiencing increasing
demand for these high-tech façades.
[More
on this Story]
IWHS
Halo Creating more Windows of Opportunity
WHS
Halo has already invested nearly
£20 million in its north-east
Birmingham sites over the last decade.
Now the company plans to extend
its manufacturing and administration
centre.
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on this Story]
New
Dealers Turn to K2 for Head Start in the Market
K2
has widened its distribution network with the
addition of two new dealers to its portfolio..
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on this Story]
Record
Number of Companies Join New
Door & Hardware Federation
A
record number of new members
have joined the Door and Hardware
Federation since it was created
by the amalgamation of the two
leading associations in the
door and hardware industries.
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on this Story]
Saint-Gobain
Refinances Two Existing Credit Facilities
with A 5-Year €2.0 Billion Syndicated
Loan Facility
Compagnie
de Saint-Gobain has announced that the syndication
of its €1.8 billion 5-year syndicated
loan facility launched on October 12th has
closed successfully. The transaction was well
oversubscribed with €3.5 billion in bank
commitments, allowing Saint-Gobain to increase
the size of the facility to €2.0 billion.
The facility was signed on November 17th,
2004..
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on this Story]
Wacker
Optimises the Group's Structure
Effective
January 1st, 2005, Wacker-Chemie GmbH is
realigning its operative organisation. In
future, the Group will have five independent
business divisions active in the marketplace.
The realignment’s goal is to make even
better use of the existing market and technology
opportunities for chemicals, as well as
to develop promising new growth sectors.
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on this Story]
Five
Specialist Divisions Now Under One Roof
The
new bespoke headquarters building totalling
some 7, 500m2 in all at Hitchin is an exciting
development for Dorma UK Limited in a number
of ways. The three-storey office and adjoining
warehouse houses all the main operating
divisions and distribution under one roof
for the first time, resulting in opportunities
for improved teamwork, more efficient communication
between departments and the general control
advantages of being on one site, particularly
improved customer service.
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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.
More
Here:
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