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It’s been a busy couple months for RegaLead, following the move of its CadRam business.
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Liniar is delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Saunders to its sales team as Regional Director for the South East of England.
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| Machinery |
Product diversification and the long-term efficiency of Mid Devon Glass were the primary focus for senior management when making a recent investment in Hegla laser technology.
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Vertical Slider manufacturer Quickslide has turned its attention to the company’s glass plant in its continuing quest for efficiency and product and service perfection.
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| Exhibitions |
Black Millwork will be showcasing its wide range of high performance windows and doors at the National Home Improvement Show in Olympia, London from 28 – 30 September 2012.
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The building product giant and parent company of Edgetech, Quanex, is pleased to be helping companies meet the relevant standards with its innovative product range and will be showing visitors to the GlassBuild show in Las Vegas exactly why it is the best bet for innovation.
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GLASSOLUTIONS – formerly Solaglas – has announced plans to grow its share of the interior glass market and will be exhibiting its extensive product range at 100% Design in September.
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Spacer bar manufacturer SWISSPACER, is exhibiting at Glass Build America in Las Vegas between 12-14 September 2012.
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| Glas-Tec |
Glasstec 2012 will be a pivotal platform for Hegla who will demonstrate a number of new developments on Stands C55, C56, C73 and E55 in Hall 14.
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The Glass Machinery Company is expecting a busy time at Glasstec 2012 with most of the company’s suppliers attending in force at the Dusseldorf exhibition.
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Edgetech Europe GmbH, a Quanex company, announces its big plans for glasstec 2012. Following its 2011 acquisition by building products giant Quanex, the company will be using Stand C77 in HALL 17
Read MORE SWISSPACER will be exhibiting at Glasstec in Düsseldorf between 23-26 October 2012 to meet existing and potential customers and promote the benefits of its no-investment-needed spacer bar.
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| G12 Awards |
The G12 Awards, the only Awards ceremony for the glass and glazing industries, has extended the closing deadline for entries by a week. The new and final deadline is midnight on Friday 14 September. All entries must be received by this time in order to be considered by the judging panel.
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Zoom Ready is pleased to announce it will be a main sponsor at the G12 Awards in November.
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Mila is backing the G12 Awards with the news that it has just become a main sponsor for this year’s event at the Hilton Park Lane in November.
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Grouphomesafe has announced that it will be one of the main event sponsors at the G12 Awards in November. Read MORE
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| FIT Show |
As if Edgetech’s UK Sales Director Alan Fielder, had to prove to the industry at large, that he was a man of many talents, he has surpassed that reputation many times over by penning and performing a musical tour de force for the upcoming Fabricator and Installer Trade show. Read MORE
HOPPE (UK), manufacturer of hardware for the window and door and architectural sectors, has joined the growing list of exhibitors committed to be part of the FIT Show next April.
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The Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme is going to the FIT show.
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| Brochures / CDs |
Bohle Ltd has launched a new, 530-page, hard backed, glass hardware and fittings catalogue.
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Solidor have just issued a new 44 page brochure that highlights the wide choice of features from their unique solid timber core, based door range.
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| Construction |
Weak demand in the construction industry is holding back the economic recovery, said the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to this week’s news that the UK economy shrank again in the second quarter of 2012.
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| Marketing |
Eurocell has become the first PVC-U systems company to be nominated for a prestigious B2B Marketing Award, for its highly successful Aspect panoramic doors campaign.
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People have become wise to advertising over the last decade. They’ve learned to block out a lot of junk mail and ignore Google links and TV ads. Considering the average consumer is bombarded with over 3,000 marketing messages per day,
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Sealed unit manufacturers Chipping Norton Glass, Midland Glass, Morley Glass & Glazing, Quickseal and Southworth Windows are the stars of a new DVD from GLASSOLUTIONS Solaglas, which has already attracted more than 100 views on YouTube in a short space of time.
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| Training |
Certass Ltd, a Government approved Competent Persons Scheme, has partnered up with 4GE Academy to provide funded NVQ/QCF training and apprenticeship places for glazing and solar panel sector qualifications.
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| Green Deal |
The Statutory Instruments (SIs) relating to the Green Deal were considered in Grand Committee by the House of Lords on July 23rd and passed.
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The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has recently been approached by a GGF Member to undertake legal action against the Government regarding Green Deal and the potential adverse impact this scheme could have on the replacement window and door industry.
Read MORE FENSA is able to offer its registered businesses the opportunity to benefit from any work generated by providing them with a quick and easy route to Green Deal certification.
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| Products |
Sealed unit manufacturer Clayton Glass, based in County Durham, make 10,000 units per week and distribute these all over the country from their 60,000 sq.ft of manufacturing space.
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VELFAC choose BIMobject® as a partner for their development and
publishing of their latest BIM objects, that are available today at the
www.bimobject.com product portal.
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Opaletch, is a new range of high end design etched glass that offers high light transmission together with varying degrees of privacy. Using different degrees of transparency Opaletch designs heighten the movement of light through glass.
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Bohle has significantly improved its popular Aqua Drill battery-powered wet drilling machine by replacing the drive unit with the latest machine generation from PROTOOL.
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| Fabricator Focus |
Trade fabricator Alternative Windows is reaping the rewards after installing ‘Scan Station’ software throughout its factory.
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Angling enthusiasts once again made the Total Glass tenth annual Fishing Competition a great success with 41 customers and employees competing to catch the most carp at Hampton Springs, Whitchurch in Cheshire.
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PVC-u and timber fabricator Dempsey Dyer has reported a 10% increase in sales of their brilliant white windows, doors and conservatories over the last six months as more installers add this striking finish to their portfolio.
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Tradelink, the trade fabricator, has recently invested in its IT infrastructure to ensure it has the capacity to grow with the company.
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As the UK has just experienced its wettest July since records began, trade supplier Sash UK, has also had a storming month with sales figures in the North exceeding any previously recorded,with between 30 and 40 established customers placing sizeable orders on a weekly basis
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M Price Ltd, one of the UK’s leading specialists in the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of façade systems, was the sponsor of the Parachute Regiment Rugby Team in their annual Trafalgar Cup match against the Royal Marines.
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Everglade Windows, asked customers to rate its performance after its recent successful conference and got 100 per cent satisfaction for product quality.
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Trade fabricator Emplas has launched a new high specification triple-glazed, energy efficient, composite door offer.
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Force 8 are offering a large discount off their new range of stunning Mediterranean composite Bi-folding doors in exchange for good photographic installations.
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| Projects |
Pilkington Eclipse Advantage™ has been specified for the recent replacement glazing project at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex.
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A vibrant and dynamic campus at West Hertfordshire College in Watford is the result of a new, state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility boasting the latest technology and a unique ‘street’ that is open to the public.
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Securistyle’s Parallel Plus Hinge System was used in a £450m capital investment programme at the Mood Disorder Research Centre at Exeter University for its excellent ventilation and aesthetic benefits.
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For Minerva Plc’s 640,000 sq ft commercial office and retail development – The Walbrook Building, designed by Foster + Partners - air and water tightness around the building’s facade was vitally important.
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Spectus Window Systems, has supplied Elite 70 window profile as part of an extensive refurbishment programme at a specialist maths and computing school in North Tyneside.
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The heritage of an iconic 200 year old building in central Dublin, has been preserved after work by Ventrolla.
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The creative scope of glass in pioneering modern architecture is perfectly illustrated in the stunning Glasgow Riverside Museum of Transport, in which GLASSOLUTIONS played a key role.
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Residents of Churchill Retirement Living properties across the country are benefiting from high quality Solid Core and FD30 doorsets supplied by JELD-WEN.
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| Awards/Standards |
Glass processor, distributor and installer GLASSOLUTIONS – the company formerly known as Solaglas – has taken an important step towards greener business by formalising its environmental management systems with ISO 14001 certification across its UK operations.
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In April this year three MACO production sites, MACO Salzburg, MACO Trieben and MACO Mauterndorf all received certification for quality, environmental and occupational safety.
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George Barnsdale & Son have achieved a successful, accredited test to BS EN 1627-30 for their timber window design, using Roto NT tilt and turn hardware.
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| Internet |
Chase Taylor Recruitment, the recruitment agency for the fenestration and construction industry, is delighted to announce the launch of its new website
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Totali Solutions have just launched their new website which is packed with information about timber, aluminium and hybrid windows and doors, along with their ground-breaking Infiniti-glass.
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Saint-Gobain Glass has developed a new webtool and associated smartphone app that will determine the most appropriate glazing for any home and then calculate the potential cost savings.
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| Charities |
A Carl F Groupco employee has successfully completed the 2012 MoonWalk 26.2 mile marathon.
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Edgetech, a Quanex company, is pleased to report another successful golf day at Staverton Park. “As well as having a day of beautiful sunshine for the golfers, we were thrilled to be able to help the newly established Realize Trust by raising over £5000 at the charity raffle we held during the evening’s entertainment,” says Alan Fielder, Director of Sales and Marketing at Edgetech.
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Market research reports difficult times ahead
Industry reports appear to be the order of the day for this weeks edition of The Glazine, as we hear from two organisations who specialise in the analysis and reporting of market trends, as well as informed prediction for the coming years.
And their conclusions give us little to celebrate. Palmer Market Research and D & G Consulting both report that there is little sign of an improvement in trading conditions for the foreseeable future, although there are pockets of success for those with premium priced products.
We also hear from an enterprising Danny Williams at Pioneer Trading who is exporting conservatories to Japan, you can read the about it here.
The GGF is once more in the public eye, after being contacted by the producer of the BBC programme Rip Off Britain, more here.
Finally we are now only eight working days away from the extended closing deadline for entries to the G 12 Awards. Please make sure your entries, are registered at www.g-awards.co.uk. Remember, you have to be in it to win it.
Please send all your news stories to news@the-glazine.com or should you wish to contact me directly
tony@the-glazine.com
Tony Higgin
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This Week's News
Window, door and conservatory market rises in value – but the overall message stays the same
The domestic windows, doors and conservatories market in Great Britain showed a rise in installed value in 2011 for the first time in five years, according to the latest Palmer Market Research report. However, before starting to celebrate, we should take a closer look at the numbers.
The meagre 1% rise, to a total value of £3.79bilion, far from representing the start of a reversal of fortune for the industry, can essentially be attributed to a move towards more expensive products in a few categories, particularly conservatories.
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The 8th Consecutive Year of Decline: when will it end?
Just released, the Annual PVC-U Window, Door and Conservatory Industry Report from independent specialists D&G Consulting is the most up to date study on the current health of and prognosis for our markets, claim the authors.
Detailing the actual performance of the PVC-U window sector for 2011, this comprehensive 130 page report contains detail, figures, analysis and forecasts to 2015 on volumes and values for PVC-U windows, doors (panel, composite, bi-fold and patio) and conservatories. As for all of this series of reports, the latest issue covers all the products by volume and value at system company, fabricator and installer level, and by sector (private housing improvement, social housing improvement, private house building, social house building and non housing applications).
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GGF Helps BBC Resolve Warranties Issue
The producer of the BBC TV programme “Rip Off Britain” recently contacted the GGF following an investigation into a GGF Member’s conduct/policy on transferable warranties.
The programme’s producers were concerned that a GGF Member was not offering transferable warranties on windows, meaning a consumer buying a property with new windows fitted would not have any warranty on the glazing. Not only would this be a negative for potential homeowners and property sellers, but it also contravenes the GGF Rules.
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Allianz Insurance extends sole supply
GLASSOLUTIONS Installation has secured a second sole supply contract with leading insurance company Allianz, extending their ten-year relationship through to 2015.
The new three year agreement to provide nationwide glass repair service follows a series of quality reviews by Allianz, all reporting positive feedback on GLASSOLUTIONS’ service relating to process efficiency, audit compliance and customer satisfaction. The Rotherham-based glass company will continue to be Allianz’s preferred sole supplier for both domestic and commercial glazing services until May 2015.
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Pioneer goes east as Japanese develop a taste for English conservatories
Japanese homeowners have developed a taste for yet another British institution. Conservatories built by Essex-based Pioneer Trading now join Burberry raincoats and malt whisky as another product that is being shipped across to the Land of the Rising Sun to satisfy an apparently insatiable hunger for products and institutions from Britain.
Following an initial shipment sent to Japan earlier this year a Japanese DIY chain has placed a regular order for ‘Eigo sanr?mu’ after its customers clamoured for more.
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MP Visits Listers to see Green Credentials
Going green, environmental awareness and eco-friendly are words that have become part of our daily lexicon. Nearly every industry operates initiatives designed to help protect the planet and the future of our children. The glazing Industry has its own environmental challenges and Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent have made some remarkable and innovative advances to make their business more environmentally friendly.
Listers green initiatives recently attracted the attention of the Member for Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central, Tristram Hunt, who paid a visit to their production site to find out more about Listers activities and the company itself.
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Thermobar Warm Edge Spacer Tube Tops the BFRC’s Chart
The BFRC’s recently revised chart of approved spacer bar conductivity values has awarded Thermobar Warm Edge Spacer Tube with an even lower value of 0.16W/mK¹ with or without its gas barrier tape. This makes it the highest performing warm edge spacer tube recognised by the BFRC.
This update is following further testing at IFT-Rosenheim. Thermoseal Group, manufacturer of Thermobar, has submitted additional samples of different cavity sizes of Thermobar to an independent test house.
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Promising private sector housing figures but registrations still down on 2011
New figures released today by NHBC have revealed that private sector housing registrations in the UK had their best month for over a year this July, with 8,105 registrations. This still however leaves private sector registrations down 10% for the rolling quarter May to July 2012, compared to the same period last year (21,574 in 2012 compared with 23,996 in 2011).
Public sector housing registrations remained subdued.
However, across all sectors registrations were down 21% May to July 2012 compared to the same three months last year (28,951 in 2012 compared with 36,716 in 2011), with public sector registrations continuing to decline (-42%) during the rolling quarter (7,377 in 2012 compared with 12,720 in 2011).
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RIBA Future Trends Survey results for July 2012
The latest results from the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) monthly Future Trends Survey illustrate the mixed fortunes in employment and workload experienced by architects working in different UK locations and sectors. The majority of UK architects predict no immediate improvement in their workload with the survey’s overall future Workload Index for July 2012 standing at 0. Architects in London are the most optimistic about their future workload (reporting a balance figure of +10), while Scotland (balance figure -20) and Northern Ireland (balance figure -60) remain the most pessimistic.
The RIBA Future Trends Staffing Index increased to 0 in July 2012, rising from -2 in June 2012. Although on balance practices are predicting that they will be able to maintain current staffing levels there is little sign of any immediate prospects of growth in overall recruitment.
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