Weekly
Email News for the Glass, Glazing and Fenestration Industries
15th March 2005
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Shepley
has topped off its conservatory roof with a new 25mm athermic opal
polycarbonate. The new polycarb’ reduces the transfer of heat
into the conservatory by more than 60%
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Fabricators
have the solution to a long-standing door security problem thanks
to a new BS approved development from GU/Ferco
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Here:
The
latest version of the WSF445 Waterslot Router for PVC window fabrication
built at GTI’s factory
in Luton has three phase motors now fitted
More Here:
Bennett
Safetywear Ltd
has announced the launch of its new range of ARMATEX™ personal
protective equipment for the glass industry
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Here:
Metal
Technology
has launched a structurally bonded glazing system which the company
says is a competitive option to expensive structural glazing systems
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Here:
Masterframe
Windows Ltd
says that it has combined the ‘best of product innovation with
unique branding’ in the company’s latest Bygone Collection
sash window continuous horns
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Here:
Ebor
Equipment Ltd.,
the provider of machinery, tools and consumables for the glass industry,
has launched a new cleaning product
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Here:
Guyson
International
- which acquired Kerry Ultrasonics in 2004 - is providing manufacturing,
sales, support and service for its range of bench-top ultrasonic
cleaning baths
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Here:
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Stuga
has just launched a new version of the Ecoline prepping centre.
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Here:
Schüco’s
Corona PVC-U window and door system is now available
in eight new laminated foil options
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Wendland
Roof Solutions
has created a new Product Development Team that will be dedicated
to keeping customers abreast of new products and finding the fastest
and best way to get them to market
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Here:
Dave
Jackson, of Synseal Extrusions Ltd,
landed a £250,000 contract on only his second day with the company
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Here:
Masco
Corporation
announced that Sharon Rothwell has been named Vice President, Corporate
Affairs; and Melonie Colaianne has been named President, Masco Corporation
Foundation
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Here:
Masterframe
Windows is strengthening its sales team with the appointment
of new team members: Donna Reardon, Gemma Murphy and Sarah Howard
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Here:
John
Waide has been appointed as factory manager to Irish door manufacturer
New World Developments
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Here:
The
past few years have seen HEWI
concentrating its activities clearly on cost cutting and restructuring:
it has now appointed two new directors
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Here:
A
new installation of Sheerframe
windows on Blackpool's famous sea front is literally glowing in
the sun thanks to a special bronze foil
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Here:
Acorn
Aluminium have manufactured and installed a range of Senior
Aluminium Systems (SAS) products in Manchester’s
new MM2 apartment and retail complex
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Here:
Dow
Corning
silicone sealants have met challenging requirements for the glass
façade of a new high-tech business centre in Frankfurt
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Here:
Roseview
Windows,
a specialist fabricator of the Rehau
Heritage vertical slider system, has manufactured and installed
windows at a secure hospital
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Here:
Pilkington
Optitherm™ glass has been used to stunning effect at the
Royals Business Park, recently completed at the Royal Albert Dock,
London
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Here:
Pupils
and staff at a school in Keighley are feeling the benefit of replacement
windows fabricated from the Duraflex
Featured Suite by Bolton-based Pearl Window Systems
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Here:
Patio
doors from Beaufort’s
aluminium range are meeting the aesthetic and performance demands
of two prestigious inner city projects
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Here:
The
installation of the system on the Stena Seafarer in A & Ps’
yard at Birkenhead recently was the 80th vessel to be equipped
since the launch of the Kleentec
Bridge Window Safety System
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Here:
Alcoa
released highlights from its community giving programmes
that include a $28.8m investment in Alcoa communities worldwide
- a $2m increase from the previous year
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Here:
Birmingham
Children's Hospital is £635 better off, thanks to the Network
VEKA member the Goliath Group
and its MD Steve Hancox
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Here:
Michael
Fish production manager for Newlook Windows
in Rochdale, climbed Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain at
over 19,300ft to raise money for Scope
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Here:
The
online ordering system from composite door manufacturers Manse
Masterdor Ltd has taken on a new dimension with
the introduction of a 3D image configuration technology
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Here:
Midlands
based KEB Fabrications
has launched a new website to provide information on the company
and the markets it serves
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Here:
GRP
composite door and PVC panel manufacturer New
World Developments is now recording over 50,000
hits per month for its on-line ordering service and product
catalogue
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Here:
UK
solar company solarcentury and Lambeth
Council recently celebrated the launch of the first local authority-housing
scheme in the UK to benefit from a fully integrated solar tiled roof generating
clean electricity
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Here:
Recycling
education, economics and sustainability will be the focus of the next
Waste Action Forum, being held on
16th and 17th March 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:
Accurately
measuring, reporting and validating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
and removals is to become easier for organisations, with three parts
of an International Standard on GHGs out now for consultation by
the British Standards Institution
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Here:
The
environmental benefits that door company Lindman
has always claimed for its composite doors are confirmed
by a new report – the Green Guide to Composites – published
by the Building Research Establishment
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Here:
Kaba
has developed a Sustainability Charta to demonstrate the importance
that the Group attaches to sustainability
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Here:
Edgetech's
new
Super Spacer® TriSeal™ with TrueWARM®
NO-Metal technology, triple sealed with polyisobutylene and silicone,
has passed the requirements outlined by European testing standards
EN1279-3
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Here:
Truseal's
Insuledge™, 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:
Ray
Rabett, Technical Manager for Masterframe
Windows Ltd, comments on the predicament: ‘When
– not if - the government fails to deliver on its Kyoto
protocol commitments, a further tightening of the legislation
is inevitable
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here:
If
the government’s proposed new Part L2 regulations on
thermal performance are to be completely effective, it is
essential the construction industry adopts a consistent approach
to calculating the U-values of curtain walling
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here:
Smiles
Back on Glassex Faces!
The
smiles were back on the faces of Glassex exhibitors yesterday, as the
second day more than made up for the slow start on day one. Amid a flurry
of announcements and product launches, there was a real buzz in the
halls as the glass and window industry got down to business.
The day kicked off with the announcement that Ultraframe is to continue
with its sponsorship of the Conservatory Design Competition for Glassex
2006. In addition they also launched Sunroom, a new slant on their conservatory
roof system, as well as a couple of major new initiatives for their
installers. More on this next week.
Rehau, too, were getting in on the act by previewing their complete
conservatory system, which they are developing in conjunction with Wendland
Roof Solutions, as well as displaying their two new products, a new
range of sculptured profiles for their existing 70mm system and a new
thermal sleeve.
Adding to the hum of optimism in the halls was Alan Fielder, Commercial
Director, of Aluplast UK who said, ‘Our new system, Ideal 70, is
going down a storm with our existing customers and we have made some
exciting new contacts at the show including some significant players.
The buzz seems to be back at Glassex.’
Glass
Line Production Manager
Founded
in 1998 Futura Frames has grown a reputation as leading trade fabricator
of uPVC Windows and Doors. We are expanding our product portfolio
to include the manufacture of Double Glazed units from August 2005
and require a Production Manager and Cutting Operatives.
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Here:
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The
Design Achievement Award at the 2005 Fork Lift Truck Association’s
Annual Awards for Excellence went to the design team at Combilift
Ltd., the originators of the Combilift four-directional
forklift truck.
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Here:
Alumet
Systems was a finalist at the Taylor Woodrow Supplier
awards at The Belfry on 10th February and was also a finalist
for 'Business Innovator of The Year'.
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Here:
Nanogel® translucent aerogel, Cabot
Corporation's daylighting material that combines high
light transmission with energy efficiency and sound insulation,
was named ‘Best Innovative Product for Energy Savings’
at Bau 2005.
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Here:
CertainTeed
Corporation
announced
recently that it has signed on as a team sponsor with the
Haas CNC Racing NetZero/Best Buy race team and NASCAR driver
Mike Bliss.
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here:
Sash
UK Ltd can
now supply an exclusive display stand to customers wishing
to sell the FitriteXpress conservatory from their show sites.
More
here:
Siegenia-Aubi
Ltd, has shown its support for its Local under
16s rugby teams by providing kits as part of an ongoing sponsorship
programme.
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here:
The
search is on for Yorkshire's
worst taste Hawaiian shirt with the Mayor of Wakefield, Cllr.
Janet Holmes launching the initiative, donning her own tropical
top at the Conservatory Village
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here:
Pilkington
Building Products - UK, has designed a special
range of sales support materials to support the Pilkington
Texture Glass range.
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here:
Homeowners
around Plymouth are left in no doubt who their local Network
Veka member is, thanks to this service bus commissioned
by Stormseal South West.
More
here:
The
Door and Hardware Federation
(DHF) has published its latest best practice guide designed to
help specifiers and users with the correct selection and use of
hardware products.
More
here:
Chiltern
International Fire has issued a Technical Information
Sheet on insulating glass units.
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here:
A good practice guide to recycling window waste aimed at window
replacement, conservatory and building maintenance and renovation
companies has recently been launched by WRAP
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here:
Deceuninck
has introduced a new literature insert to support the company’s
popular 2800 decorative suite.
More
here:
Ebor
Equipment Ltd. has released its latest 56-page catalogue,
which has been created specifically for the glass industry.
More
here:
Redrow
Group PLC
will be the first large UK housebuilder to meet the government's
challenge to sell new homes for 60,000 stg, when it announces
its results this week.
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here:
The
total volume of construction output in 2004 rose by four per cent
compared to the previous year. Overall new work rose over the
same period, despite a decrease in the infrastructure sector.
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here:
Persimmon
PLC,
the UK's largest housebuilder said it is seeing a marked upturn
in demand in 2005 after it reported results in line with expectations
for 2004.
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here:
Duraflex
now has three qualified NVQ Assessors among its production staff.
Production Manager, Steve Smith, together with Richard Birch and Ian
Wride, who are both Extrusion Cell Leaders have all successfully completed
the year-long training.
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Here:
L.B.
Plastics has ensured its key customer service staff have
up to the minute knowledge of the latest Sheerframe conservatory developments
by providing its team of area sales managers with a special technical
seminar.
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Here:
The
award for Best Safety Initiative at the Glass Charter Health &
Safety Awards 2004 was won by Darby Glass,
in recognition of the introduction of emergency flipcharts around
its factories that explain quickly what should be done in the case
of most emergencies.
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British
companies wanting to exhibit at Chinaplas
2005 are urged to use the BPF’s well recognised Export
Support Service as the show is now virtually full.
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Tampere,
Finland, is the destination, Friday June 17th – Monday 20th 2005
is the time, for the this year's biennial GPD
Conference & Glass Product Exhibition Workshops.
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Here:
Glass
Processing & Technology (GP&T) exhibition is set
to provide a further boost for the flat glass industry when it takes
place at the NEC Birmingham UK on 17th, 18th and 19th May 2005.
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Here:
Aspect
Windows (Western) Ltd, conveniently based on the Sowton
Industrial Estate close to Exeter, has enjoyed particular success
in recent months in the commercial sector.
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Here:
The
choice of window system is absolutely crucial to a successful commercial
fabricating operation, according to Keighley-based Euro
Windows.
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Here:
As one of Status Systems'
longest serving accounts, D & G Windows
was the first customer to fully convert production over to zendow®
five months ago. Since then, the Lancashire based fabricator has seen
a significant increase in business, particularly installing zendow®
into older properties.
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Here:
Intelligent
Building Middle East 2005
From
hot and humid coastal climate in the summer to minus temperatures on
winter nights - the climatic conditions in the Middle East create difficulties
for both people and buildings in this region.
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on this Story]
G
05 Awards Announced
Following the reintroduction of the G-Awards to the industry calendar,
the date for the G 05 Awards Presentation Gala
Dinner has been announced. The event will take place at the
Birmingham Hilton Metropole, NEC Complex on June 10th 2005 and will
be held once more in conjunction with the GGF Annual Convention.
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on this Story]
GP&T
goes Live!
The Advance Visitor Registration Hotline has now gone live for The
Glass Processing & Technology Exhibition (GP&T),
the successful new exhibition and conference dedicated to UK flat glass
professionals, which is set to take place at the NEC this May (17th
– 19th May 2005).
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on this Story]
Masterframe
Backs Glassex Challenge
The growing list of big industry names that have signed up to sponsor
the Glassex Challenge now includes
the sash window fabricator Masterframe Windows Ltd.
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on this Story]
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 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]
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]
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Calendar
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UPDATED!!
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
Good news, meanwhile, that Heywood Williams seems to have turned the corner at last, filing end of year results which show a healthy positive balance in difficult circumstances. Perhaps we can now get back to thinking that the fenestration market is just a bit on the mature side, not a sunset industry in terminal decline!
You
can still make it to Glassex - it closes at 5pm on Wednesday. Our Glassex
Preview with a full exhibitors' list, together with stand numbers
and contact names and links to further information, this week we publish
details of all Seminars,
including an interesting new item on Social
Housing, and a Newsletter
detailing some of the new product launches at the show. Please feel
free to send in information if you are a late exhibitor (to news@the-glazine.com).
The Gl@zine, by the way, will be exhibiting on stand D90, so we hope
to see you there.
The
B2BZine Team:
Richard and Debbie Schwarz
news@the-glazine.com
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Mini
Hinge is Latest Addition to Carl F Hardware
Carl F Petersen has added a mini flag hinge
from Paddock to its hardware portfolio.
Designed to save time and money, the hinge
also offers important security features.
With the ability to support doors up to
100kg in weight with three hinges fitted,
high performance is assured as over 100,000
operations have been completed in a cycle
test and the hinge is classified to 240
hours Neutral Salt Spray.
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on this Product]
Dining
Out in Style with Quantal
Diners
at an exclusive hotel on the English Riviera can now
enjoy panoramic sea views thanks to the addition of
a new conservatory featuring a roof from Quantal Conservatory
Roofing Systems. The lean-to
conservatory on the Redcliffe Hotel, Paignton, extends
along the length of the dining room. It measures 18.5
metres by 3 metres, and features Profile 22 windows
and two sets of double French doors, which also serve
as fire escape doors.
[More
on this Project]
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: Exceldee Limited, Centurion
Group Plc, Colorzone Pvcu Limited, Valleyrange Windows
Limited, Modern Fabrications (Barnsley) Limited, James
Price Glass & Glazing Systems Limited, Crown Conservatories
(Midlands) Ltd, Highlight (Windows & Doors) Co.
Ltd, Radiant Superglaze Windows Limited, Classic Conservatories
& Windows Limited, Cash & Carry Windows (Wolverhampton)
Limited, to name but a few.
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Here:
Glassex
Overseas Exhibitor Intake Increases Following Key
Appointment
As
a result of the strategic decision made by organiser
EMAP Maclaren to develop Glassex as an international
event through the appointment of an International
Sales Manager, Glassex 2005 has seen a considerable
rise in the number of overseas exhibitors appearing
at the event.
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on this Story]
Heywood
Williams Returns to Profit
The
Heywood Williams Group, which includes Mila and Spectus,
announced on 10th March a return to profit in 2004.
The Group published its annual results, which showed
profit before tax of £5.3 million compared to
a loss of £3.2 million in 2003. The business
is now in a strong position to continue its progress
in 2005.
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on this Story]
Hunter
Douglas Results 2004 - Sales 3.9% Higher and Profits
11.2 % Higher
Hunter
Douglas, the world market leader in window coverings
(Luxaflex®), and a major manufacturer of architectural
products (Luxalon®), had record sales and profits
in 2004.
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on this Story]
K2
Appoints New Operations Director
K2
Conservatory Systems, the conservatory roofing specialist,
has appointed a new Operations Director, Carl Grainger.
Carl will be focusing on operational and supply chain
improvements, implementing best-practice techniques
and team building - initially across two of The Burnden
Group sites.
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on this Story]
Sash
UK has ‘Big Ambitions’ for its Portal Business
A
Yorkshire based window and conservatory manufacturer
says that it is gearing up to push its portal business
to the forefront of the industry. Sash UK Ltd currently
produces portals for the U.K. and also for customers
in the U.S., where portal production is literally
‘Big Business’.
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on this Story]
M.B.
Frames Takes the Drama out of Emergencies
Appropriately
for a business whose premises form part of the A&E
set for TV’s Casualty, M.B. Frames has launched
an Emergency 24-hour turnaround fabrication service
for its trade customers.
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on this Story]
Stuga
Ups Service Team to Maintain Service Levels
British
based Stuga has always claimed to offer the best possible
service in the industry. As the customer base widens
by a further forty or more machines each year it is
necessary to take on more resources to maintain this
high level of service.
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on this Story]
Taylor
Made Celebrates 20th Birthday in Style
Anyone
travelling past the M5/M6 interchange since August
last year will have seen the Synseal Shield hoarding
on the side of Taylor Made’s offices. Ideally
located, the company has been around for 20 years
and 2005 marks the start of Taylor Made’s birthday
celebrations.
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on this Story]
Acquisition
and Expansion at KEB
KEB Fabrications Limited has announced the acquisition
of Profile 22 commercial fabricator, JAG Glazing Limited
from its owners, the MacDougal family. Based in Cleobury
Mortimer, Shropshire, JAG Glazing has a strong reputation
in the Public Sector and a history of cooperation with
KEB.
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on this Story]
Better
Deal for Consumers with Advanced Windows Undertakings
Advanced
Windows (Scotland) Ltd has given undertakings to the
OFT following numerous complaints about its products
and services. The company, trading as Advanced Windows
and Conservatories received a total of 167 consumer
complaints in 18 months about the company.
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on this Story]
Pearl
Introduces SynerJy, the New Suite from Synseal
Bolton
based Pearl Window Systems Ltd, which currently
manufactures over 1100 frames a week, is adding
SynerJy, the new sculptured system from Synseal
Extrusions Ltd to complement the company’s
existing range of windows & doors.
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on this Story]
Fingershield
Safety (UK) Ltd Attracts Complaint
A
complaint objecting to a direct mailing for
finger protection devices issued by Fingershield
Safety (UK) Ltd of Manchester was upheld in
one of the two objections according to published
details from the Advertising Standards Authority.
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on this Story]
New
Management and Expanded Product Line at Armatec
Vierhaus GmbH
Armatec
Vierhaus GmbH, a subsidiary of Bystronic glass,
has a new president. Bernd Bedner has succeeded
Ulrich Vierhaus, who retired at the end of last
year.
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on this Story]
A
Truly Professional Job
Calne
based, Professional Windows Ltd has replaced ageing
aluminium windows at 200 waterside apartments
alongside the Kennet Canal in Berkshire. The frames
were manufactured from Deceuninck’s 1800
Series and the contract forms part of a three-year
Partnering Agreement with Reading Borough Council
.
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on this Story]
Listers
Really Has IT!
Lister
Trade Frames of Stoke has invested in its own
in-house Information Technology Department,
focused on the constant improvement and implementation
of new computer systems and better communication
throughout the business.
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on this Story]
AccentHansen
Secures £1m of Orders
AccentHansen,
which is based in Manchester
and is part of the Anglo-Scandinavian
HansenGroup, secured orders
in excess of £1m in
February. Key orders included
acoustic and non-acoustic
doors for the new BBC Scotland
building in Glasgow for Bovis
Lend Lease.
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on this Story]
Kaba
Posts Strong Earnings in 2004/5
In
the first six months of financial
2004/2005, reported by Kaba
for the first time pursuant
to IFRS, the Group’s currency-adjusted
sales increased by 4.9% versus
the same prior-year period.
Mostly due to the weaker US
dollar, sales expressed in Swiss
francs rose by a nominal 2.2%
to CHF 492.5 million.
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on this Story]
New
Joint Venture for Assa Abloy
in China
Assa
Abloy and the Wangli Group of
China have signed an agreement
to create a joint venture. The
joint venture will manufacture
and distribute high security
doors and locks mainly for the
Chinese market.
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on this Story]
Glasalu
Celebrates 25 Years Jubilee
On
the 1st March 1980 Hans Kolby
Hansen signed a purchase agreement
with Pilkington to acquire GlasAlstrup’s
glass and metal building department.
The business started on a small
scale with a limited amount of
tools and equipment, and a few
employees. However, the first
year trading resulted in positive
bottom line earnings, and since
then it has become a 'habit'.
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on this Story]
The
UK's Largest Van Centre Officially
Opens
Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles is committed
to providing the highest level
of service to van operators and
is investing heavily in its national
network of Van Centres to achieve
this.
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on this Story]
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