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Renowned
for its expertise in installing bespoke glass flooring and structural
glass block work in the commercial arena, Roger
Wilde Ltd is now pioneering the use of fire rated
glass flooring panels in the private residential market.
Fabricators
looking for a fast, flexible and efficient corner cleaning method
but who are not yet ready for a CNC solution now have a new
option in the shape of the new Kombimatec
EV443/32, a compact model with upper and lower gasket drills
and automatic profile recognition.
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New
from the well-known drip oil, WD40,
comes a group of new products designed to offer a helping hand to
those looking for a professional finish.
Following
on from the launch of Elite 70, HW Plastics
has introduced a Rosewood finish to the suite to provide an authentic
real wood appearance.
Prefit
is distributing in the UK Sadev’s new Décor
system of highly engineered, stainless steel components
designed for the ‘high tech’ office and home
where a minimalist look is required.
Vertal1,
a French subsidiary of the Glaverbel
Group, has recently inaugurated
a lamination line using an EVA (Ethylene
Vinyl Acetate) interlayer. This has led
to the creation of two new ranges of laminated
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Optima
Partitioning Systems
has completed a number of elliptical edit suite pods and
curved glass offices on three floors of Corinthian Television's
programme production studios in Chiswick Park, London Glasgow’s
new Radisson SAS Hotel was the Grand Prix winner in this
year’s Scottish Design Awards, while making expressive
use of single glazed and doubled glazed, coloured glass
panels from HansenGlass
in presenting a striking and modern appearance to the
citizens of Scotland’s second city. Entertaining
has taken on a new dimension for a Scottish couple since
a conservatory with a Quantal
roof transformed their redundant patio into a lavish lounge
complete with bar.
Shepley
Window Systems
has appointed two new members of staff for its conservatory
division: Pete Hollinshead as Conservatory Roof General Manager
and Wes Clarkson as Conservatory Roof Sales Manager Leading
industry figure Ray Fraser has been appointed Chairman of
the Council for Aluminium in Building’s
Patent Glazing Group Sash
UK has re-affirmed its commitment
to provide a wider customer support service with the internal
promotion of Nick Hibberd. Nick, PR and Marketing Manager
for Sash for more than seven years in all, has added Head
of Customer Services to his role. Exceldee
has established a new research and development department
by employing Harish Mandalia as its new design engineer.
They
say that madness comes in many forms. Throwing yourself out
of a plane at a height in excess of 15,000 feet is probably
one of them. Yet Systems Hardware
managing director Ronnie Rossall intends to do just that. Premier
Profiles,
extruder of PVCu window, door and cellular foam profile, has
donated the £5,750 proceeds from its annual corporate
golf day to Doncaster School and College for the Deaf. Customers,
staff and suppliers enjoyed beautiful blue skies and late summer
sunshine at Sierra Windows’
annual Golf Day recently, and raised money for charity at the
same time.  Bostik
Findley,
worldwide manufacturer of sealants and adhesives has launched
a new support package which is being offered to IGU manufacturers
to aid compliance with EN 1279 The
new range of gas fill testing machines for IG units from Inagas
is an important step in supporting IG unit manufacturers who
are seeking accreditation to EN 1279 Part 3. The
unveiling of CEN Solutions Ltd
at the GP&T exhibition marked a step forward in the provision
of consultancy, testing and auditing facilities for insulating
glass unit manufacturers seeking accreditation to EN 1279.
Construction
Minister, Nigel Griffiths, has launched a new tabloid newspaper
to let firms in the North West know more about the Government-backed
Quality Mark Scheme of approved
builders and associated trades Jewson
has joined forces with The Daily Mirror and Vauxhall Commercial
Vehicles to search for Britain's best builders - or as Jewson
likes to call them, 'Builders from Heaven'.  More than three years after launching the previous website the Schott website has recently been redesigned More Here: Lancashire
based Octaveward Ltd is
extending its composite door ambitions to the retail market
with the forthcoming launch of a dedicated retail website
and distribution company UK Doors Direct Sierra
Windows
has updated its website to coincide with the launch of a new
fully chamfered entrance door and the new range of high-security
Safeware locks,
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Hallmark
employee and keen bowler Trevor Bailey’s Hull based ten pin bowling
team has received a helping hand from the company in its bid to top
the city league. The team – known as the Hallmark Hawks –
has received sponsorship from Hallmark Group Salisbury
based Quantal Approved Installer
Castlegate Windows has installed
a conservatory for soccer hero, Nick Holmes, who played for Southampton
Football Club when they won the FA Cup in 1976. Synseal
customer, Waterford Windows, recently put the Shield Conservatory to
the ultimate test when they fabricated and installed a 6x3.5m Edwardian
conservatory for the famous newspaper critic Gary Bushell
Bostik
Findley,
manufacturer of sealants and adhesives, has been awarded ISO 9001:2000
status by the British Standards Institute (BSI). A
large Chester-based windows firm, Diamond
Windows, aims to reap the benefits the Quality Mark Scheme
brings, including customer confidence, better business practice and
raising industry standards.
Aluminium
fabricator and installer Airedale Architectural
Ltd of Leeds is now able to tackle both larger aluminium
sections and, in turn, larger-scale contracts following the installation
of an Elumatec AKS134 Notching Saw. As
it celebrates its 17th year of trading, Status fabricator Maintenance
Free Homes reinforces the very definite and continuing
need for medium sized fabricators offering a good local service at
reasonable process. It’s
all change at Pearl Window Systems
in Bolton. The fast moving fabricator has just relocated to new premises
and has introduced Duraflex’s Featured Suite. A major investment
in new machinery, including a state-of-the-art saw centre, is also
underway Alternative
Windows
is based on the Cross Green Industrial Estate, just outside Leeds,
in two units, which are ideal to serve the company’s growing
customer base.
Revolutionary
new health and safety laws that could see bosses face tough fines and
even prison terms come on stream, which means that for the first time
unions can directly enforce health and safety laws against employers
backed up with the force of legal penalties if they fail to comply. The
Health and Safety Executive has launched a new safety campaign
focusing on working safely at height. As an example of good practice,
inspectors visited the British Airways London Eye to look at the safe
working methods used by its technical team
The
BSI Group has announced that the
Drafts for Public Comment (DPCs) of the environmental management standards
BS EN ISO 14001 and BS ISO 14004 are now available..
'What
about the future when the calls for even greater thermal efficiency grow
ever louder, as no doubt they will?' asks Edgetech. 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:
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Anyway, here he is, meeting Her Maj. We salute the Reluctant Hero.
