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Kevin Hulin, a fire safety specialist who has been involved in the industry throughout his career, has been appointed as the new manager of the UK’s Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS).
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Liverpool-based Eurocell fabricator WARWICK NORTH WEST has welcomed back Peter Roberts as Sales Representative.
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HURST PLASTICS has appointed Tim Meadley General Manager as part of a new company-wide strategy.
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| Events |
Members of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) are invited to book their places for GGF Members Day 2015, on Tuesday 1st September at Glaziers Hall, London Bridge.
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The BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL has set the programme for its annual conference, ‘Health and Safety – What’s Next?’ on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at Etc.venues Dexter House, central London.
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UK Construction Week has announced that the influential broadcast journalists John Humphrys, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Steph McGovern have all been confirmed to host the main stage seminar programme at the event in October.
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The Aluminium Finishing Association has announced that this year’s ESTAL Congress will be held in Oporto, Portugal on the 17th to 18th of September.
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| Exhibitions |
On-line registration for VITRUM 2015 has opened, with a short registration form for free access to the 19th Biennial International Exhibition of Machinery, Equipment and Special Products for Flat and Hollow Glass Processing
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| FIT Show |
“Book now or get a pizza!” is the warning from FIT Show 2016 organisers who say the event’s Gala Dinner is already three quarters booked up – with over nine months still to go.
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| Awards/Standards |
Three projects featuring glazing systems from architectural aluminium supplier KAWNEER have won RIBA Regional Awards.
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EDGETECH UK has scooped its second award for manufacturing in just a few weeks, in the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards
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| Charities |
Team members from Rugby based design solutions specialist, HÄFELE UK have helped raise over £5,000 for Breast Cancer Campaign in a series of charity mountain climbs.
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| Internet / I.T. |
Caluwin, the energy-calculating app from SWISSPACER, is BFRC approved.
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WINDOWLINK has enhanced its ‘Focus’ sales, presentation and pricing software for windows and doors with the addition of a Roof Lantern feature.
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THE GARAGE DOOR COMPANY has reported over 4,000 online quotations over a two-year period after setting up an online lead generator from digital specialist The Consultancy.
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| Marketing |
There have been a number of trade press articles recently questioning the validity of company review websites.
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The VEKA Approved Installer Scheme has enrolled over 400 installers in less than a year since its launch.
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| Doors |
DOORCO has embarked upon a recruitment drive following growth in sales driven by the company’s commitment to a price freeze for 2015, customer-friendly supply agreements and product improvements.
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Bemused tourists looked on as the team from VISTA and marketing partners Purplex hauled a 70kg composite door complete with frame, glazing and hardware up the steep side of Cheddar Gorge.
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The problem of bulky frames in wide span doors has been tackled by AGB HARDWARE with its Imago Lift & Slide timber doors.
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| Brochures |
Deceuninck is to produce a series of specific brochures for various sectors in the commercial market, beginning with Student Accommodation, which is out now.
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| Recycling |
“In the glass industry, we’re getting there.” So says Denis Wright, Chairman of steel and aluminium system supplier Wrightstyle, who shares his thoughts here on the role of glass and glass recycling in architecture.
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| Trade Counters |
Growing trade counter network NATIONAL PLASTICS is a step nearer to its goal of 50 depots in the next few years with the acquisition of the former PAL Supercentre in Wednesbury.
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| Products |
Solidor is claiming an industry first by offering the new Ultion 3 star cylinder from Brisant-Secure as an optional upgrade on all its doors.
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Veka trade fabricator MODPLAN is changing its shootbolt locking system on its casement profile ranges to Yale at no additional cost.
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EXTRUDASEAL is reporting record uptake of its RAL 7016 Anthracite Grey gaskets as summer renovation projects push sales of aluminium windows and doors to spike.
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TITON has introduced a new improved sound attenuation ventilator, the SF Xtra, which can achieve up to 44 Dn,e,w.
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MILA has launched a new ‘Smart Spindle’ espag handle designed specifically for the window repair market.
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Multi-channel supplier IRONMONGERYDIRECThas nearly doubled its existing PVC-U door and window product range and added a specific PVC-U brochure and website.
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Building products supplier ODL EUROPE has launched Built in Blind, a UK manufactured, cordless, integral blind system that can be custom sized for conservatories, French doors, Bi-fold doors and Sliding Patio doors.
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Stockton-On-Tees based speciality glazing business Ace Aluminium and Architectural Services Ltd (ACE ALUMINIUM) is to purchase a new head office in nearby Great Ayton following £525,000 funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial.
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Lincoln based fabricator STERNFENSTER says more and more retailers are making better margins from its StyleLine Residence 9 flush sash window because of advanced manufacturing techniques, including its seamless corner weld.
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Stoke-based LISTER TRADE FRAMES has been voted Employer of the Year by the Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce before 400 guests at the organisation’s inaugural Business Awards event.
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Fabricator and frame bender Force 8 – claiming to be the only one to produce a one-piece arched frame without welding – is to create a dedicated trade division to cater for installers in and around North West England.
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Installer customers of Suffolk-based PLASTIC TRADE FRAMES can now apply to join the Veka Approved Installer Scheme since the supplier has been granted VEKA Approved Supplier status.
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Timber window and door manufacturer Mumford & Wood, has invested nearly £1.5m in the company’s manufacturing facility at Tiptree, Essex.
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| Projects |
The Egyptian Museum in Turin, classed as second in the world only to Cairo for historical and artistic value, has chosen PILKINGTON OptiView Protect OW to safeguard its ancient artefacts.
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Architectural aluminium systems supplier KAWNEER has been accepted onto the supply chain of the award-winning house builder the Berkeley Group.
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METAL TECHNOLOGY System 10 commercial doors, System 5-20D Hi+ thermally broken doors and System 17 capped high rise curtain walling were used to create the external façade of Manchester Metropolitan University’s Student Union building.
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Architectural aluminium systems manufacturer HUECK has been selected by the housebuilding company Berkeley Group as a preferred supplier of window, door and façade applications for Berkeley’s residential and mixed use developments in London and the South East.
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These stunning twin greenhouses form the centrepiece of the new Bombay Sapphire gin distillery at a former Victorian paper mill in Laverstoke, Hampshire.
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The Knowledge Centre Arhus – the word means ‘open house’ – was opened this year in the Flemish city of Roeselare.
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Retired architect Robin Russell turned to REHAU for technical advice when he needed to replace rotting timber screens around a door at his own Lanarkshire home.
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Floor to ceiling glazing based on low U-value 125mm reinforced aluminium curtain walling from JACK ALUMINIUM was one of the most striking features of a £3 million improvement programme at Richmond Park Golf Club in Surrey. Read MORE
An impressive self build renovation project incorporating windows and doors by BLACK MILLWORK, has enhanced and extended a family home in Berkshire.
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| Glass |
Float Glass Industries will soon take delivery of a For.El. EM6028 2.8m Automatic Vertical Edge Processing Machine, said to offer a wealth of benefits to the business and its customers.
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Guardian Industries’ Glass Group in Europe has opened a new headquarters office in Bertrange, Luxembourg.
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Lies, damned lies and…
This week we have news of a lie by an installer, a scam by some con artists and a few statements from politicians.
We also have the breaking news that industry figurehead Gary Morton is bouncing back with big plans via a new acquisition vehicle. Read story Here...
While the budget seems to have earned a yawn from most in the industry, we have thought-provoking responses from the GGF Read story Here and in a letter from Mike Crewdson read email here.
There are a few more ripples of excitement in new build, where Government statements on brownfield planning and zero carbon housing might just allow the industry to build a few more houses. Read story Here.
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Elsewhere, we see how one gin distiller has delivered a tonic to lovers of beauty in glass – as well as in a glass – not to mention turning all of us greenhouse lovers green with envy. Read story here.
And finally, of course, it’s time for the G-Awards again …and speaking of time, there’s not much of it left, just ten days, before entries close for the 12 categories on July 24. Read story Here...
So, whether you are into brownfields, greenhouses, greener houses, G-Awards or just a G & T, we raise a glass to you all in this week’s issue.
Chris Church
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Please send all your news stories to news@the-glazine.com
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This Week's News
Morton bounces back with acquisitive Boing Boing Group
Industry figurehead and tireless charity fundraiser Gary Morton has returned to the industry with the surprise creation of the acquisitive Boing Boing Group Ltd (BBGL) and immediate plans for four acquisitions – and hints of more to follow.
The first acquisition, of long established Midlands fabricator, CentralRPL, is now complete with Morton as MD, joined on the board by Martyn Elwell, Sales & Marketing; Richard Griffiths, Non executive, and David Martin, Finance.
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Applause for brownfield ‘planning revolution’ and zero-carbon homes relaxation
Business secretary Sajid Javid has received widespread industry support for his ‘urban planning revolution’ to unlock a majority of brownfield sites with automatic building consent as part of the Government’s push to meet its targets on providing new homes.
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BFRC repeats warning after false A+ claim costs installer £5,400
BFRC has reiterated that it will pursue rogue installers making false claims after a court ordered a Swansea company to pay £5,400 in fines and compensation over false claims including an ‘A+’ window rating and also BBA accreditation.
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Budget ‘unimpressive’
says GGF
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has dismissed last week’s budget as “yet another budget that doesn’t have great significance for our industry.”
Nigel Rees GGF Group Chief Executive said: “The bold plans to fund infrastructure projects with £15b may be positive for some in construction but it won’t have a huge impact on the glass and glazing industry.
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It’s your time to shine at G15 Awards
It’s that time once again for the best of the best to step into the spotlight and be recognised in the G15 Awards, the premier event for glass and glazing people throughout the UK.
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GGF warns of ‘scrappage’ scam
The GGF is alerting mainstream media and other authorities to a ‘scrappage’ scam by fraudsters who claim that the organisation is offering money back on old windows being replaced under the Green deal and ECO.
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Stunning twin greenhouses form the centrepiece of the new Bombay Sapphire gin distillery.
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We Have Email
From:
Mike Crewdson,
Sales & Marketing Director,
Emplas
George Osborne’s Summer Budget was about cutting the welfare bill and ‘making work pay’ - both vote winning messages and delivered by the Chancellor with one eye firmly on Number 10.
read email here
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