Weekly
Email News for the Glass, Glazing and Fenestration Industries
29th March 2005
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Sunroom,
by Ultraframe gives installers
the flexibility to create contemporary conservatory styles on almost
any site while offering exemplary thermal performance
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Two
advanced roofing products, one glass, the other polycarbonate based
launched as CWG CorbEglaze and
CWG SmartPoly, provide installers with a range of conservatory options
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Here:
The
new one-piece Multi-Keep from GU/Ferco
is living up to its promise of providing fast-fit multi-point security
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Here:
Nico
Manufacturing,
the UK manufacturer of window products, has launched MultiLock –
a low cost, multi-point window lock that satisfies BS 7950 Security
Standard
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Here:
Titon's
commercial department is now offering a new handle for use with
its Sobinco Pentalock high security locking system for sliding doors
and windows
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Here:
'Less
labour, less energy, less waste and more profit.’ These are
the benefits promised to IG manufacturers by switching to Dow Corning
3540 Fast Cure One Part IG Silicone Sealant from Geocel
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Here:
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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Here:
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
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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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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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Lister
Trade Frames
of Stoke has invested in its own in-house Information Technology Department
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Wendland
Roof Solutions
has created a new Product Development Team
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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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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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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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Churchgoers
in Standish, Lancashire, can enjoy their century-old stained glass
windows with all the warmth and comfort of modern technology –
thanks to a piece of teamwork by two Network
Veka members and a local stained glass specialist
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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:
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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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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Midlands
based KEB Fabrications
has launched a new website to provide information on the company
and the markets it serves
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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:
Mixed
News from The Glass Sector
Mixed
results from the glass sector this week, with only 7 weeks to go before
the Glass Processing & Technology Show. Pilkington has announced,
in its annual trading update, that it expects to be able to announce
pre-tax profits up by 15%. However, these are coming mainly from good
results from the automotive sector, combined with lower interest rates
and increased cost efficiency. The Building Products division is only
'holding up' according to chief exec Stuart Chambers.
Technical
Engineer
The growing name in the industry, RoofWright is
the software for conservatory sales, pricing, fabrication and business
solutions. RPS, the creators of RoofWright , require an engineer to
configure and maintain RoofWright for ever more conservatory systems.
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Assistant
Product Manager
Winkhaus (UK) Ltd part of the 150 year old, World
wide Winkhaus Group are seeking an enthusiastic, self motivated individual
to join its busy Product Management Department based in Kettering,
Northamptonshire.
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Exhibition
Calendar
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In
addition to a comprehensive list of British Standard accreditations,
KEB Fabrications has now
added a Secured by Design licence to its professional credentials.
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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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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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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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A
new marketing business - 'image'
- covers all aspects of marketing for external building product
manufacturers who wish to promote their products to specifiers,
contractors and clients.
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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.
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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.
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here:
To
celebrate the launch of the new Pilkington
Triple Planar, the world's first triple glazed frameless system,
Pilkington Building Products - UK has introduced a newly revised
version of its successful Pilkington Planar brochure.
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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.
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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.
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here:
Ebor
Equipment Ltd. has released its latest 56-page catalogue,
which has been created specifically for the glass industry.
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here:
Orders
in the year to January 2005 rose by nine per cent compared to
orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders in the
three months to January 2005 rose by nine per cent compared to
the same three months a year earlier.
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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:
UK
Fasteners,
supplier of quality screws to the window industry, has been awarded
the Investors in People Standard.
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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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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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New
regulations on work at height will come into force on 6th April 2005,
the Health and Safety Commission
(HSC) has announced.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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]
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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Exhibition
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
Providing proof of a healthy downstream glass processing market meanwhile, glass machinery giants Bystronic and Armatec, both part of the Conzzeta Group, has announced volumes up 10.6% and an operating margin more than trebled from last year. In the architectural aluminium market, Technal has doubled its capacity by moving into a new HQ near Wakefield, and announces aggressive expansion plans in the UK and Ireland. However, we also hear of the demise of Therm Tempered, which apparently closed its doors last Thursday, with debts of £1.6m.
On
a lighter note, we are pleased to announce that Bradley Walsh has been
signed up as the guest speaker and presenter for the forthcoming G 05
Awards, which also has a new sponsor in the form of Laird Security Hardware.
Finally, we have learnt that some readers experienced failed links and
missing pictures in last week's Gl@zine, so where possible we have repeated
important material from that issue. We hope you enjoyed your break and
that you enjoy this week's bumper issue, which also includes more reviews
from Glassex.
The
B2BZine Team:
Richard and Debbie Schwarz
news@the-glazine.com
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
It’s
an Ultraframe Classic
Ultraframe
has announced the re-branding of its Victorian
roof system, which will now be known as
the Ultraframe Classic system. A host of
innovative new features have been added,
including PVC chambered top cappings, to
make the original and most trusted conservatory
roof system on the market, even better.
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on this Product]
The
Best of European Interiors – from Vanceva Laminated
Glass
Stefano
Cecchi Records has contributed to Turin’s architectural
revival by hiring UdA — Ufficio di Architettura
— to turn fast food into an exciting sensory experience.
At ‘Posto 1’ and ‘Posto 2,’ embryos
of a new restaurant chain to be opening elsewhere in
Italy and Europe, Vanceva™ interlayers lend an
orange tint to laminated glass for an all-new use of
these materials.
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on this Project]
Glassex
2005: A Golden Arrow in a Niche Target
Glassex
2005 proved a point. No other show can attract the
type of visitor that Glassex delivers, and to that
end provide its exhibitors with the audience it desires.
The lobby in favour of amalgamating Glassex and Interbuild
will have to reconsider its options: our industry
remains the biggest chunk of the construction 'envelope'
so we remain the loudest voice.
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on this Story]
Glassex
2005: ‘A Buying Show’ Say Exhibitors
'It was a buying show: buyers, buyers and more buyers.'
That was how one exhibitor, Iain McInnes, summarised
Glassex 2005. Iain, who is the Marketing Director
of Wendland Roof Solutions, was working throughout
Glassex on the Conservatory Roof Craft stand, run
by industry veteran Gary Morton. Gary backed Iain’s
comments with his own summary of the event.
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on this Story]
The
Glassex Challenge: Britain's 'Windowlympics' Draws
the Crowds
The
winning teams for the 2005 Glassex Challenge, the
window, door and conservatory roof fitting competition
introduced at Glassex 2004 to great acclaim, have
been announced.
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on this Story]
Glassex
Conservatory Design Competition Winners Announced
From almost three
times as many entries as received for the inaugural
Glass Conservatory Design Competition last year the
judging panel for the 2005 event eventually managed
to select finalists, and winners, for each of the
four categories.
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on this Story]
Pilkington
Expects to Announce 15% Increase in Pre-tax Profits
Stuart
Chambers, Pilkington Group Chief Executive comments:
'Overall, trading remains in line with our expectations,
with a good performance in Automotive and Building Products
holding up. Together with lower interest costs and an
improved profit contribution from joint ventures and
associates, this should lead to an increase in pre-tax
profits of around 15 per cent.
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on this Story]
Therm
Tempered Closes With the Loss of 167 Jobs
Some 167 people lost their jobs when South Wales toughened
glass manufacturer Therm Tempered ceased trading after
being placed into administration.
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on this Story]
Bystronic
(Conzzeta) Adds Weight to Worldwide Glass Industry Upturn
The Conzzeta Group,
which includes glass machinery manufacturers Bystronic
and Armatec increased its revenues by 10.6% to CHF 1013.8m
(previous year: CHF 916.6m), topping the billion-franc
mark for the first time in the Group's history. The
growth was mostly self-generated. The operating result
(EBIT) reached CHF 52.1m (CHF 15.8m), with an EBIT margin
of 5.1% (1.8%).
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Bradley
Walsh is Celebrity Host for G 05 Awards
Well known stand-up comedian, former professional footballer
and currently Coronation Street star Bradley Walsh will
be the celebrity host for the G 05 Awards presentation
Gala Dinner to be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
on June 10 2005.
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on this Story]
Laird
Security Hardware Backs Industry G 05 Awards
Laird Security Hardware, one of the UK’s foremost
suppliers of hardware to fabricators and manufacturers
of PVC-U, aluminium and timber windows and doors, is
supporting the industry’s premier event, the G
05 Awards.
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on this Story]
Technal
Doubles Capacity with Move to New Purpose-Designed Headquarters
Architectural
aluminium glazing specialist, Technal, has doubled capacity
of its façade systems with a move to its new
headquarters near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. The purpose-designed
office and distribution centre will allow Technal to
accommodate its ambitious plans for development in the
UK and Ireland, and stocks of both new and existing
products to meet customer demand.
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on this Story]
West
Yorkshire Windows Chooses Synseal’s Complete Conservatory
System
The
Conservatory Village from West Yorkshire Windows, fabricator
and installer has switched to Synseal after extensively
trialling the complete Shield conservatory system last
year. ‘Our conversion rates are up since we started
offering Shield,’ explains Matthew Glover, Director
of West Yorkshire Windows.
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on this Story]
Newdawn
sees a Major Expansion in Central Scotland
Newdawn
& Sun Ltd has appointed a new fabricator, WindowVision
of Cumbernauld, to serve the central Scotland region
across Strathclyde and Lanarkshire.
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on this Story]
Capricorn
Double Glazing Chooses Newstead
There
can be nothing more frustrating for the homeowner than
spending hours shopping around for the best installer.
Many are put off by the fact they have to sit through
several presentations in their own living rooms to get
the information they need to make the right decisiblaho
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on this Story]
Fleetwood
Fabricator Fired Up for Spring Open Weekend
Fleetwood,
Lancashire based trade window, door and conservatory
manufacturer Express Trade Frames plans to boost its
hardware supplier, Avocet Hardware, the event will take
place on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th April please
contact Scott Law or George Esler at Express Trade Frames
on 01253 777145.
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on this Story]
Eurocell
Unveils its Ovolo Masterpiece
Eurocell
is running a competition to coincide with Ovolo's launch.
Entrants will be asked to identify photos of well known
locations in which Ovolo has been placed and then complete
a tie-breaking statement explaining why Ovolo is a work
of art. The winner's portrait will be painted by award-winning
artist Lucy McKie - a prize that's almost as unique
as Ovolo itself!
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on this Story]
BBA
Signs Exclusive Affiliation with Ultra Installers
After
a successful first year, the Ultraframe Registered Conservatory
Installer Scheme has over 100 members and has introduced
a number of new initiatives along with a new name, The
Guild Approved Ultra Installer Scheme.
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on this Story]
DPR
Celebrates Two Milestones
Kömmerling
fabricator DPR Windows, based in the New Forest, is
holding a party to mark its 20th anniversary in business,
and a successful first year as a manufacturer.
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on this Story]
Great
Looks and Security Guaranteed
Installers
have an added incentive to purchase windows from Walsall
based Select Windows. The Status Systems fabricator
is now offering aesthetically superior zendow® trade
frames with an exclusive Securistyle hardware package.
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on this Story]
KEB
High Security as Standard
In
addition to a comprehensive list of British Standard
accreditations, KEB Fabrications has now added a Secured
by Design licence to its professional credentials.
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on this Story]
New
Stremler Glass Hardware Range is Represented in the
UK by Prefit
Prefit,
specialist in fittings for glass, is representing the
new Stremler Glass Hardware range of fittings in the
UK as a result of a merger by Assa Abloy, the world’s
leading lock manufacturer, of three companies –
Stremler of France, MAB of Italy and Glass Hardware
Belgium.
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on this Story]
SFS
intec Announces 2005 Price Freeze
SFS
intec, the world's largest fastener manufacturer,
has put the weight of its international capacity
and expertise behind it to guarantee that its
UK window fastener prices will not increase during
2005, despite a period of growing uncertainty
regarding future pricing and supply of metal based
window components.
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on this Story]
Sash
UK Goes ‘All-Out’ for New Product
Launch as Initial Response Exceeds All Expectations
Due
to an overwhelming reaction, Sash UK has been
forced to reschedule plans for an open day and
will now be holding a ‘special event’
to mark the launch of Fitritedecking and Fitritefencing
on Wednesday 27th April 2005. Be there or be
Square: oblong or quadrilateral!
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on this Story]
Trade
fabricator Total Glass has added four new vehicles
to its delivery fleet to further enhance service
to its expanding customer network throughout
the North West and beyond. ‘This year,
we are rolling out our online order processing
system to all our customers and early feedback
suggests this is working very well,’ says
Total’s Managing Director Frank Deary'
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on this Story]
Fastest
Glazier in the West!
At
a recent event in Cardiff involving Window Fitters
Mate and Indigo Products, there were prizes galore
on offer for the fastest glazier in town.
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on this Story]
ABLOY®
has a Million Reasons to Celebrate
ABLOY®
has recently manufactured its one-millionth
electric lock at its production facility in
Joensuu, Finland, representing a milestone in
the history of the organisation.
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on this Story]
The
Fascia Company Converts 1 in
2.5 Sales with Everwhite
Leicester
based roofline installation
company, The Fascia Company,
has recently installed over
£13,000 of fascias and
soffits on a £1 million
house for a local business man.
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on this Story]
Hunter
Douglas Acquires Paris Texas,
Dallas, U.S.A.
Hunter
Douglas has acquired Paris Texas
Hardware, a designer and marketer
of branded decorative drapery
hardware products.
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on this Story]
New
Kanthal Heating Element System
used in Forehearth Redesign
Heating
specialists Kanthal, a product
area within Sandvik Materials
Technology, has supplied Superthal
heating modules, fitted with Kanthal
Super CS elements, as part of
a forehearth redesign project
in a major glass plant.
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on this Story]
DuPont
and City of Dongying, China, Open
Negotiations Concerning New Titanium
Dioxide Plant
DuPont
and the city of Dongying, Shandong
province, the People's Republic
of China (PRC), have begun talks
that could lead to construction
of a world-class titanium dioxide
(TiO2) plant in the city's Economic
Development Zone. TiO2 is a white
pigment widely used in the coatings,
plastics and paper industries.
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on this Story]
OFT
Fines Scottish and North East
Roofing Contractors for Price-fixing
Ten
roofing contractors have been
found by the OFT to have agreed
to fix the prices of, and in some
cases to share markets for, flat
roofing services in the north
east of England and in Scotland
through collusive tendering. They
have been fined nearly £830,000
in total (reduced to nearly £560,000
by leniency).
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