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19th April 2005
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'A
major leap forward in the technological development of how
cellular plastic building products are made is leading quickly
to the establishment of a new generation of roofline, cladding
and window profiles.' according to Celuform
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Darby
Glass has introduced Roof-Glas, a high performance
double glazed unit aimed at the premium rate conservatory
roof market launched in response to the expected extension
of energy efficiency legislation to conservatories
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Here:
Pilkington
has announced that the latest addition to its Pilkington Planar™
range is the most impressive yet, Pilkington Planar™
Triple
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Here:
As
part of its ongoing product development programme, K2
is planning the launch of three new products to enhance its
range
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Here:
Manufacturer
of PVCu doors and windows, Sash UK
Ltd, has introduced a new range of locks as standard
on all doors
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Glasstec
2004 was the venue for the successful launch of the
For.El fully automated Super Spacer® applicator
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GBW
Doors, specialist in composite doors, has announced
the company’s new addition to the Discovery door range
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Here:
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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Siegenia-Aubi Ltd, has appointed
Alastair Wheeler as national sales manager to direct and support
its UK sales and specification teams
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Status
Systems has expanded its sales team following the
phenomenal success of its zendow product.
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Everest
Commercial Division has added a new sales team to
the company. headed by Bob Johnson.
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Ebor
Equipment has
completed the final phase of the company’s restructuring
programme with the re-alignment of its sales areas and the appointment
of area managers
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Here:
Nico
Tack has been appointed Area Manager with Freefoam
Plastics, a manufacturer of environmentally-friendly
roofline and rainwater systems
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Wakefield’s
Conservatory Village has
appointed a Marketing Manager to its senior management team
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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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The
refurbishment of sheltered housing in Maesycwm, Ystradgynlais
fell to Solar Windows who fabricated and fitted new PVC-U
windows made from Spectus Window
Systems' Elite70 profile
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Here:
Sika
Limited,
specialist in polyurethane bonding and sealant systems,
has completed the refurbishment of a landmark building in
Liverpool
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When
luxury housebuilder Primrose Holdings was looking for a
door-set for a development of 10 mews-type homes in Chorley,
Lancashire, it chose Masterdor
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A
state of the art building designed to be energy self-sufficient
and currently used as call centre for Northern Rock Building
Society has been fitted with special Anglian
Solar Security film
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The
latest stage in the regeneration of historic Baxter Park
in the centre of Dundee has recently been completed. A stunning
glass walled pavilion has been built that uses the Pilkington
Planar Triple system
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A
spectacular glass partition in a Liverpool hotel has eliminated
the problem of finger marks and other forms of contamination
spoiling its pristine look through the use of Ritec’s
ClearShield Sandblast Protect treatment
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A
new extension at Christchurch High School, Ashford, Kent
has been completed with an unusual 'stepped' fascia and
soffit from Celuform
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Following
four months of development, Synseal
Extrusions Ltd has launched its new website
which consolidates the existing suite of websites into
one easy to navigate online presence at www.synseal.com
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A
new website produced by WRAP
(the Waste & Resources Action Programme) is providing
a one-stop information service on the current status
and opportunities in the glass recycling market
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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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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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After months of speculation, the latest information
suggests that EN 1279: Glass In Building – Insulating
Glass Units has been accepted and will be formally
published in the Official
Journal in the near future
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Participants
in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating
system will not be penalised for using vinyl products, according
to a draft released in December by the U.S.
Green Building Council
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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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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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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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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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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:
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
Market
Gets More Wobbles
With
the housing market suffering a slight dip and election fever in full
swing, consumer spending has suddenly ground to a halt. A glut of special
offers on goods from defunct retail chains Courts, Allders and Index,
and half price Rovers on garage forecourts of every town in the country,
makes it even less likely that homeowners will be splashing out on 'replacement
replacement' windows if their replacements aren't actually falling to
bits. 'Indeed,
if the new generation of replacement windows are technically so good
then the rate of replacements of replacements may actually decline',
says Robert Palmer this week.
Solaglas
Manchester
Solaglas MSN is part of the Saint-Gobain Group multinational organisation,
and is a £100 million glass processing and supply Business regionally
organised to provide comprehensive demographic coverage operating
from 23 locations throughout the UK. It is looking for a sales co-ordinator
for its Openshaw, Manchester branch.
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Archibald
Kenrick
Archibald Kenrick and Sons are manufacturers and distributors of high
quality door and window security fittings, and requires an experienced
dynamic Project Engineer with a track record of developing and delivering
new products in line with plans.
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Retail
Double Glazing Business For Sale
PVCu
Windows, Doors and Conservatories
The partners wish to retire and are offering this well
established and profitable business as a going concern. Situated on
the Hampshire/ Surrey borders for more than 25 years.
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In Dublin on March 16th, the EAAE Prize for writings in Architectural
Education, sponsored by Velux,
was awarded for the 8th time.
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Trade and commercial fabricator, Warmshield
Windows recently received their latest accreditation
from the BSI. The Halifax-based, Status
Systems fabricator was awarded certificates for BS7412
for PVC-u windows and BS7950 for high security.
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In this month's What's New section of the BBA
website there are details of the continued growth of FENSA/ELECSA
schemes as well as the latest certificates.
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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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ABLOY
Centre of the year, Gloucester Locksmiths,
enjoyed the company's prize of an all expenses paid trip to
Finland.
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here:
After
selling his Trade Counter Business, Masterglaze Ltd, Andrew
Scott has launched Purplex Business
Solutions, a specialist Business, Marketing and
Peak-Performance Consultancy Firm.
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here:
At
just 14, young Rossi Ogilvie is aiming for stardom in his
all-consuming Motocross hobby. And helping him on the road
to success is significant sponsorship for the 2005 season
from Total Glass where
his dad David works as Production Manager.
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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:
Alcoa
Foundation
announced on March 17th that it is investing more than US$100,000
over four years in a programme at Anton de Kom University
of Suriname
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The
Forum for Constructing Excellence (FORCE) held
its annual awards dinner in October and raised £3,800
for the Myton Hospice appeal in the process
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Hallmark
has created a new full colour brochure detailing some
of the new choices available from the company.
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here:
Häfele
UK has launched its biggest Architectural Ironmongery
catalogue for 2005/06. Weighing in at over 1100 pages, and split
into 11 sections, it contains an extensive range of Architectural
hardware neatly bound in a hardback cover.
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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:
Orders
in the year to February 2005 rose by six per cent compared to
orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders in the
three months to February 2005 fell by one per cent compared to
the same three months a year earlier.
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here:
DTI
Construction Minister Nigel Griffiths and Edwina Hart, the Welsh
Assembly Government Minister for Social Justice and Regeneration
launched a joint consultation on 22nd March on 'Improving Payment
Practices in the Construction Industry'.
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here:
Construction
Minister, Nigel Griffiths, acknowledged on 15th March the successes
of the Sustainability Forum
- the group charged by the DTI to investigate and make recommendations
on improving take up of sustainable development by the construction
and property sectors - one year on.
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here:
Freefoam
Plastics is approved by the Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA) to provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
to architects, specifiers and other professionals in the construction
industry.
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Rehau
has announced details of its 2005 Academy programme. The Academy,
based at Rehau’s Ross on Wye HQ, is a specialised training facility
providing high quality courses in various aspects of window manufacture.
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UK
Fasteners, supplier of quality screws to the window industry,
has been awarded the Investors in People Standard.
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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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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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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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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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The
Bedfordshire based PVCu windows company, Evolution
Manufacturing Ltd, reports excellent business growth
since its start-up early in 2004 as a fabricator of WHS
Halo's Eclipse range.
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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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So, no surprise then, that after 20 years in the market, one of the first companies to enter the UK PVC-U window market - Schüco - is withdrawing from the PVC market to concentrate on its aluminium and steel systems. And no surprise either that Deceuninck cites the UK as 'a cause for concern' in reporting static volumes in the first quarter of this year. On the plus side, Deceuninck has raised its expectations on the full year, in anticipation of the continued success of the US market, which is flying, and the returns expected from the successful rollout of zendow throughout Europe. In another example of repositioning, Veka has flogged off its ancillary business, Vekatrim, to Celuform.
On a lighter note, with election fever in full heat, we thought it timely
to publish a rather amusing slogan which is being used by a Gloucester
window and conservatory company, which you will find at the top of the
news page here.
Finally, congratulations to Paula Radcliffe for a third consecutive
win in the world's greatest Marathon. Her Number One was well deserved
(good job it wasn't a Number Two!!). Sorry, couldn't resist that one.
The
B2BZine Team:
Richard and Debbie Schwarz
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Relax
in Comfort, with Solaglas'
New Conservatory DGU
Range
Solaglas has developed
another differentiated
DGU offering, this time
for the conservatory
roof market. The offer
encompasses three double
glazed units branded
as the SGG CLIMAPLUS®
COMFORT range, each
unit offering increasing
levels of comfort for
the conservatory user.
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on this Product]
DuPont™
SentryGlas® Expressions™
Key to Lancel Store Redesign
The
architects of Lancel’s redesigned
signature store in Paris’ historic
Place de l’Opéra have
incorporated DuPont™
SentryGlas® Expressions™
decorative laminated glass technology
as a key element in achieving the
‘audacious and innovative’
style required by this prestigious
client.
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on this Project]
Invitation
to Bangkok
Just
want to thank you for The Gl@zine
news letter which keeps me in
touch with all the trends and
new products in the UK market.
I am an ex-pat Brit working
as Business Development Manager
for Vignet. We are a couple
of Brits producing profiles
for windows and doors suitable
for the Asian market here in
the Philippines.
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Deceuninck's
Q1 Turnover Rises Slightly to
125.5m Euros: UK a 'Cause for
Concern'
Group
Deceuninck, a worldwide leading
manufacturer of PVC window systems
and profiles for the construction
Industry, achieved turnover of
125.5m euros during the first
quarter (2004: 123.9m euros) despite
the weak market demand in Western
Europe.
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on this Story]
Schüco
Withdraws from PVC-U Market in
the UK to Focus on Metals Systems
Schüco
International announced on 13th
April that it is closing its PVC-U
division in the UK in order to
concentrate all its resources
on the aluminium and steel systems
sectors where it enjoys market-leadership.
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on this Story]
Orion
Makes Timely Decision To Move
To Profile 22
Orion Window Systems Ltd has become
one of Profile 22’s newest
customers in a deal signed last
week, just days after the Southern-based
fabricator’s existing supplier
announced that it is pulling out
of the UK PVC-U market.
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on this Story]
Celuform
and Veka Announce Cellular Plastics
Deal
In
a move that market analysts
believe will make it the largest
manufacturer of cellular plastic
cladding and roofline products
in the UK, Celuform Ltd has
purchased the Vekatrim range
of PVC-ue cladding, roof trims
and finishing systems from Veka
plc.
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on this Story]
Synseal
Achieves Listing on Sunday Times
Profit Track for Third Year in
a Row
For
the third year running Synseal
Extrusions Ltd is listed in the
Sunday Times Profit Track 100.
Profit Track 100 ranks fast growing
unquoted companies by profit growth
over a three year period. Synseal
is one of only nine companies
this year who has been in the
list three or more times –
an achievement described by The
Sunday Times as exceptional.
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on this Story]
Solutia
Begins Design of New Saflex PVB
Plant in China
At the opening of the China Glass
exhibition, Solutia Inc., the
world leader in the production
and sale of polyvinyl butyral
(PVB) interlayers, announced it
has begun the design and engineering
of a new Saflex PVB interlayer
plant in China.
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on this Story]
Duraflex
MD Quits to 'Pursue Other Interests'
Duraflex announces that Chris Phillips,
Managing Director, has left the
business to pursue other interests.
The business is being managed by
its existing senior management team,
with Barry McCarthy, Operations
Director, installed as Acting General
Manager.
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on this Story]
Budding
Teenager Bids for Pole Position
in Motor Sport
Teenager,
James Nash is on the road to living
his dream of competing in the world
of F1. James finished second at
Silverstone’s National Circuit
in the first round of the BRDC Formula
Ford Single Seat Championship.
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on this Story]
Bob
Reijner Steps Aside at IGA
'After more than 35 years of total
dedication to the flat glass industry,
the time has arrived for me to take
a step aside.' says Bob Reijner.
'In this regard I am very pleased
to introduce IGA's new owner and
managing director, Mr Rene W.T.
Jansen.
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on this Story]
Windows
- Replace or Repair? A Survey of
Homeowners in the UK
One
of the major issues currently taxing
the window industry in the UK is
the extent to which the replacement
window market is nearing saturation.
This is important because replacement
windows account for over 40% of
the home improvement market for
glazed products, nearly £2
billion.
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on this Story]
Crystal
Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Hertfordshire
based Shield fabricator Crystal
Clear celebrated 10 years of trading
last week. From humble beginnings
a decade ago Crystal now operates
from purpose built high tech factories
in Letchworth, producing thousands
of products every week.
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on this Story]
Darby
Glass Reflects on Success
A
major restructuring and investment
programme is reaping rewards at
Darby Glass, one of the country’s
leading independent IGU manufacturers
and specialist glass processors
and tougheners. The company, which
operates from six sites in the UK,
has secured 25 new customers during
the last quarter representing an
annualised increase in sales of
over £3 million.
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on this Story]
Dessian
and Rehau Celebrate 20 Year Partnership
Belfast-based
Dessian Products has just celebrated
its 20th anniversary in partnership
with Rehau. Alan McGaughey, the
company’s MD received a certificate
and an engraved crystal bowl to
mark the occasion from Wolfgang
Gorner, Rehau’s Business Unit
Manager, at a presentation.
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on this Story]
Top
UK Builder Persimmon Relies on GAP
Persimmon
Group PLC, the UK’s leading
house builder, builds 12,000 homes
a year throughout the UK, so when
it comes to roofline it needs a
supplier that has the technical
backup and knowledge to cope with
big demands.
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on this Story]
Long
Service Awards at KEB
KEB Fabrications has presented three
of its experienced team with long
service awards. Fabricator Kirit
Pandya, Despatch Operative Tracey
Winters and Quality Manager Manher
Patel have all served twenty years
or more with the Midlands based
commercial fabricator.
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on this Story]
Gaining
the Competitive Edge with Newstead
The
conservatory market is a competitive
market to work in, and if anything
it’s becoming more so. Roofline
UK has been installing roofline
and conservatories for 22 years
and started to find that the company
wasn’t growing as much as it
had hoped, despite the competitive
nature of the market.
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on this Story]
Weaken
The Brand; Weaken The Chain
A
brand is a promise of what you can
expect in product quality, range,
service, price and support. Freefoam
is a manufacturer of high quality
roofline and rainwater products
for the Northern European market.
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on this Story]
Dualframe
Growth Drives Sapa's Investment
in New Machinery
Sapa
Building Systems has invested in
a new, high speed, Elumatec SBZ140
four axis machining centre at its
window manufacturing centre in Cheltenham
to meet continuing increasing demands
for its Dualframe system.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Chairman Alain Belda Opens National
Manufacturing Week
Alcoa
Chairman Alain Belda presented the
keynote address recently to 25,000
manufacturing executives from 70
countries attending National Manufacturing
Week in Chicago and the U.S. Aluminium
Association's Spring meeting.
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on this Story]
Switzerland’s
Glas Trösch Banks on Super
Spacer®
Glas
Trösch, of Bützberg, Switzerland,
an innovator in the European glass
processing industry, will be putting
its trust in the Edgetech Super
Spacer® product line from now
on. Lisec will supply Glas Trösch
with its first Super Spacer®
production line in the next few
days.
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on this Story]
Masco
Corporation
Declares Increased
Quarterly
Dividend and
New Share
Buyback Programme
Masco
Corporation
announced
on 22nd March
that its Board
of Directors
has declared
an increased
quarterly
dividend of
$.20 per common
share payable
on May 9th,
2005, to shareholders
of record
on April 8th,
2005. The
11 percent
increase from
$.18 to $.20
per common
share reflects
Masco's favourable
long-term
outlook
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on this Story]
Trelleborg
Group Reduces
Financing
Costs and
Extends Loan
Maturity Profile
The
Trelleborg
Group has
strengthened
its long-term
financing
by raising
a new syndicated
loan with
a counter
value of EUR
1,200 M (approximately
SEK 10.9 billion)
stretching
over a five-year
period with
possibility
to extend
a further
two years.
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on this Story]
Linde
is Well on
its Way and
Keeping Pace
'We
are well on
our way and
keeping pace.'
These were
the words
used by Dr.
Wolfgang Reitzle,
President
and CEO of
the Executive
Board of Linde
AG, to describe
the current
business situation
of the technology
group at the
press briefing
on the annual
results in
Frankfurt
am Main.
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on this Story]
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