10th November 2015 VIEW ONLINE

Weekly Email News for the Glass, Glazing & Fenestration Industries

People

Graeme Bailey has celebrated 25 years at BUSINESS MICROS and received a personalised cake from his team to mark the anniversary.
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PURPLEX MARKETING has appointed PR graduate Stephanie Massie to the team.
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FORCE 8, the Stockport based trade fabricator has appointed Steve Williams as the new operations manager to implement the next stage of its strategy to, reform and continue its growth plans.
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PVC-u fabricator FRAMEXPRESS Ltd has appointed Dave Stearman to the newly created role of New Business Manager.
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Global Glass Solutions LLC has announced the appointment of Matt Hale as Director of Sales.
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Nickie West has been appointed to the board of FIT Show organiser FIT EVENTS LTD.
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Machinery

CET Glass has announced further investment in equipment with the introduction of a new laminating system to help manage an anticipated increase in demand.
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Hardware manufacturer COTSWOLD ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS, part of the Caldwell Group, has invested £170,000 in the automation of a flow-line
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Testing company EXOVA has invested in four new durability testing rigs to increase doorset testing capabilities at its Willenhall laboratory.
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The Vitrum exhibition in October proved a successful show for TUFFX PROCESSED GLASS this year as further machinery investment was made.
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Glass

GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES Glass Group has invested more than £4 million to develop and implement a customized Waste Heat Recovery System (WHRS) at its Goole glass manufacturing plant.
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PRESS GLASS has expanded its offering with larger glazed units and single glass – including tempered and laminated glass – up to 7000 mm x 3200 mm.
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Glass manufacturer, VETROTECH UK has launched a new 8mm fire resistant Pyroswiss glass following successful testing at Cambridge Fire Research Centre.
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Exhibitions

PROFILE 22, part of the Epwin Group, is once again returning to GreenbuildEXPO, this year featuring its energy-efficient new Fully Reversible Window and also highlighting the group’s unique BES6001 accreditation for responsible sourcing.
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Events

Glazerite Windows Ltd, aside from sponsoring Wellingborough Golf Club’s yearly PGA (Midlands) competition, held its inaugural customer golf day there.
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‘Smart Vinyl for Our Cities’ is the theme for the fourth Vinyl Sustainability Forum organised by VINYLPLUS, in Vienna, Austria on April 28th 2016.
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G-15 Awards

21 finalists in ten categories – the GGF is celebrating a major haul of present and future members among finalists in the G15 Awards.
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SYNSEAL has been named as a double finalist once again at the upcoming G15 Awards for a second year running.
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FIT Show

CENSOLUTIONS is launching its latest campaign ‘In Safe Hands’ ahead of its presence at next year’s FIT show as Joint Managing Director Wayne Rogerson explained.
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FIT Show organizers have kindly offered a list of nearby fast food outlets for any visitors not among the 900 who have bought tickets for the show’s now sold out Gala Dinner on April 13.
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ECLECTIC SYSTEMS, the company that launched Residence 9 to high acclaim in 2009, is promising similar revelations at the FIT Show in April 2016.
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Brisant has announced it is taking two separate stands dedicated to Ultion, its flagship high security cylinder lock at next year’s FIT Show – one at the entrance to each of the two exhibition halls.
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The search is on to find the FIT SHOW Master Fitter for 2016 organised in association with FENSA with live finals taking place at the Show on the 12th and 13th April
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Marketing

SOLIDOR is launching ‘Weasel Word Watch’, a campaign on social media to raise awareness of misleading statements about products and their benefits.
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Results

SLIDERS UK, manufacturer of inline sliding, bi-folding and composite doors, says that increased demand for its aluminum bi-fold and inline sliding patio door and window ranges, had contributed to an increase in turnover 10 per cent.
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Organisations

The GLASS AND GLAZING FEDERATION has welcomed four companies into Membership at the Joint Conservatory Association and Window and Door Group Meeting at Solihull on 29th October.
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Investments

Octopus Investments a UK fund management company, has announced the completion of a significant investment in ANGLO EUROPEAN GROUP LTD.
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Products

Hardware supplier VBH now stocks Multi-Matic, the latest tilt and turn system from Maco.
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EUROCELL has added the square Skypod SQ to its existing range of skylights, with a four-hip design said to let in more light than conventional equivalents.
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The REYNAERS aluminium window and door system CS 38 has been upgraded to the new Slim Line 38 series.
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Paignton based specialist fabricator, Patios South West, is one of the first customers to fabricate Deceuninck’s innovative, recently launched, high-performance sliding patio, Slider24.
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ODL EUROPE supplier of the Built in Blind, has introduced a 10-day turnaround from point of order.
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HÄFELE UK has launched a new Decorative Handles directory, available to download.
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Fabricator Focus

QUICKSLIDE has invested in the glass unit manufacture element of the business to offer soft coat glass in all of its product including sliding sash windows.
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EMPLAS has been named as the PatioMaster Anglia franchisee for the inline sliding door manufacturer, making it sole supplier in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire and greater London.
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Homeowners can be offered extra guarantees, cheaper insurance and other benefits with the optional higher security GLAZERITE Vertical Slider now the fabricator has changed to the Balance UK hardware from ERA.
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EVERGLADE has become the first UK supplier to offer PremiLine Pro, the new Lifetime Homes-compliant sliding patio door from Kömmerling.
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Deceuninck fabricator Kingfisher UPVC, has announced it aims to grow the business through scaling up its retail operations and has appointed Purplex as its strategic marketing partner as part of that plan.
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Polyframe Group has announced its first venture into aluminium, with the acquisition of Norfolk-based Advanced Aluminium.
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Astraseal, one of the UK’s biggest Rehau fabricators, announced that it is adding Eurocell windows and doors to its PVC-U range.
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Projects

APEER is celebrating the biggest order to date for its Lumi seamless window and door system.
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Guests at Newcastle upon Tyne’s new Hampton by Hilton hotel can enjoy spectacular views across the city thanks to windows supplied by SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS.
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St Helens in Merseyside is not only the historic home of PILKINGTON, it is also the location of The Mansion House, originally a grand Victorian house but now a regional headquarters of Age UK.
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One of the newest food experiences in London, Broadgate Circle offering a diverse collection of restaurants, cafes, bars, street food traders and a gym, makes extensive use of natural limestone with aluminium windows and doors supplied by Aluprof and installed by Linder Facades.
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SYNSEAL group companies Masterdor Ltd and Sheerframe Ltd have helped Nick Knowles and the BBC DIY SOS team to transform properties in Manchester.
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Owners of six new-build homes in Edlesborough, Bedfordshire, will enjoy panoramic views through triple track sliding doors with the benefit of added thermal efficiency from SWISSPACER Ultimate warm edge spacers.
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Architectural glazing systems from KAWNEER were specified for the largest learning facility in Wales, the £48million Penarth Learning Community in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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Awards

THE CONSULTANCY has again been nominated for Digital Specialist of the year in the National Fenestration Awards.
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Winners have been announced for the ORIGIN Trade Awards
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BALLS2 MARKETING has been shortlisted for two Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Pride Awards, the third year in a row the firm has been nominated.
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MRA MARKETING is once again a finalist in this year’s Construction Marketing Awards, shortlisted for its work in three different award categories
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Aluminium systems company REYNAERS has been announced as finalists for six categories in the Construction Marketing Awards 2015.
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Standards

Two PVC-U systems from EUROCELL, the Modus and Eurologic 70, are among the first to achieve the BFRC’s new A++ label for window designs since the new rating was launched six months ago.
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Legislation

When HMRC created a special regional taskforce to track down double glazing tax dodgers in the South West last year, they aimed to uncover £1million in unpaid revenue.
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Training

CONSERVATORY OUTLET is diversifying its staff development programme to ensure a consistently high level of service is being delivered across the business.
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Safe as houses

It will probably take you a little over four seconds to read this sentence.

Now, double that and see in a video published this week what a burglar can do in that time with a three quid door lock.

Security has been the hot topic of the industry since Doc Q first appeared on the horizon, whether in the form of legislation, products or initiatives but sometimes it takes a little shock to bring home the reality. Anyone who has ever worked close to the police or the courts knows of the incalculable emotional harm caused by intruders, over and above the material cost of the damage. Perhaps a few more pounds on the four figure cost of windows and doors is a small price to pay for peace of mind.

Elsewhere, we have some more cheering figures about the commercial glazing and construction markets, albeit tinged with more frustration over the threat of labour shortages.

…not to mention of course a few very clever dogs and a very unlikely ambassador for bi-folds.

Fear or cheer, dogs or slobs, we hope there is something in this week’s issue for everyone.

Chris Church
Editor

Please send all your news stories to news@the-glazine.com

This Week's News

Commercial glazing set for more growth

The UK market for commercial glazing is forecast to grow by 5% in 2016, following several strong years as the industry pulled out of the difficult times earlier in the decade.

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Gone in nine seconds

Brisant Secure has launched three videos showing how quickly a burglar can break into a real house with three different cylinder lock types most commonly used by the industry – with one failing in just nine seconds.

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Labour shortage ‘suffocating growth’

A slower, but still robust growth of demand for construction staff in October is highlighted by the latest Report on Jobs by KPMG and the REC but the report adds that growth is still being held back by labour shortages.

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Here come the heroes

The wait is over …the judges have deliberated …and the three finalists in the new G15 Awards category, the Unsung Heroes can now be revealed.

Step forward:
Amanda Boikovs, PA to Mila’s Richard Gyde
Rebecca Cope, Marketing Manager at Reynaers
Gareth Franklin, Line Manager at CN Glass

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Revised model
contract includes new consumer act

The GGF has updated its downloadable Model Terms and Conditions of Contract to include consideration of Consumer Rights Act 2015 which came into effect last month.

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Bi-folds, my…
…aren’t they good!

The window industry’s most sophisticated ambassador, TV’s Jim Royle is back in the spotlight with his own comedy sketch glorifying the bi-fold doors from Eurocell fabricator Warwick North West.

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Top dogs ‘fetch’
another record

Veka sponsored canine sports team the WOW Wonderdogs are celebrating another victory after breaking the European record for the fastest round in the sport of Flyball.

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Product quality comes out top in customer survey

More than 90% of customers rate product quality as the highest priority in their purchasing decisions, according to a survey of more than 500 Bohle customers.

This was followed by speed of delivery and customer service, then product range, according to the supplier, which enlisted research company Marketing Means to conduct the poll.

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According to the UN, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and, by 2050, about 70% of the world’s population is expected to live in towns and cities.

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