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Fasteners
has added a new austenitic bi-metallic screw to its range of
quality fasteners for fabricators and specifiers. Shepley
Window Systems’
composite door range now features an improved glazing system
as well as new styles An
externally-glazed security system is now available from Profile
22 to complement the Bubblex pre-applied gasket profiles
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Save Money Go here
Bohle
has launched three new sandblasting machines, ranging from manual
to fully automatic operating systems Window
and door systems specialist Schüco
has extended its PVCu Corona range by adding a new generation of
sash with ovolo detailing
The 70mm KS Fortuna suite is strengthened in depth by the recent release of a new mid-sized outer frame into the market. More Here: RoofWright
has opened a whole new world of windows and doors for the conservatory
market with its 21st century 3D software More Here: WLY
Enterprises of Hong Kong has launched a
deadbolt which will lock and unlock your door using a high-security
infrared remote system (similar to a top-end automobile system)
and is looking for agents in the UK and Europe. Product Archive (300+ Listed Products) Go Here: For a directory of products sorted by product type Go Here: For a directory of products sorted by company in alphabetical order
The
‘fitter-friendly’ qualities of Wendland’s
Styal conservatory roof system were a significant advantage
in the recent construction of a conservatory for an East
London primary school, according to fabricator 3D Roof
Solutions CGI
International’s
Pyroguard clear fire glass has been installed in Rampton
Hospital. Plowright
House, Hanham, Bristol is one of a number of recent projects
to be completed by CR Windows
of Bristol Construction
of the new BAE Systems directorate building at Crewe Toll
in Edinburgh has involved the use of the Pilkington
Planar frameless structural glazing system
Beaufort
Secure Design
has strengthened its customer services team with the promotion
of Richard Minor to Sales Support Manager HW
Plastics
has recently appointed Nick Woodall as Key Account Manager
to provide specialised support for its larger customers Industry
figure Ray Fraser has been appointed Chairman of the Council
for Aluminium in Building's Patent Glazing Group Conservatory
designer and manufacturer, Ultraframe
UK has appointed ex-Dyson Director Andrew Thomson
as its new Design and Development Director Adrian
Locker has been promoted to Director and General Manager of
Newstead Trade Frames Profile
22
has appointed Neil Whitfield as Business Development Manager
for the North
A
Carl F direct web site
has been launched to support Carl F Petersen's window tools
catalogue initiative HW
Plastics' new look AIMS website provides information
for both installers and customers alike
Aprimatic's new website goes live this month offering
visitors a clear and easy to navigate site
As
part of Sarnafil’s
£300,000 training and development investment programme,
the company has recently installed a state of the art, interactive
Smart Wall in its Norwich HQ training centre Aztec
Conservatory Roof Systems has founded the Aztec Training
Academy, based at its Haydock, Lancashire, head office, to provide
both practical and theoretical training for new and existing
customers Lancashire-based
MPH Windows, manufacturer
of Sheerframe windows, doors and conservatories, has won two
National Training Awards The
first Bohle International
Glass Workshop in the UK has opened at Blackburn College. Hailed
as the best Art Glass facility in the country, the state-of-the-art
Workshop is housed in the College’s new Construction Technology
Centre
Shepley
Window System’s four directors
and chairman have completed a sponsored slim for charity. Conservatory
manufacturer K2 has sponsored
one of its employees, Ella Walsh, over £1000 to take part
in the Annual Benidorm Half Marathon 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.
Construction
orders
in the twelve months to November 2003
rose by two per cent compared to orders in the previous twelve
months, and orders in the three months to November 2003 fell
by two per cent compared to the same three months a year earlier Growth
in Britain’s construction industry is set to slow rapidly
as the public sector construction funding boom runs out of steam
over the next two years, according to Experian
'The
(CIWM) Chartered Institute of Wastes Management should be careful
in accepting charging householders for the waste they produce.
Resource would more effectively be spent improving existing
voluntary systems to increase recycling,' said Michael Durr,
managing director of Bankit sponsor Glass
Recycling UK Ltd  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. CEN
Solutions Ltd provide consultancy, testing and auditing
facilities for insulating glass unit manufacturers seeking accreditation
to EN 1279.
'What
about the future when the calls for even greater thermal efficiency
grow ever louder, as no doubt they will?' asks Edgetech.
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CAB
Receives Health Treatment
Symposium
on PVCu Window Profile Laminating
Legal
Changes Inspire new Pavilion GP&T:
2005 Dates Announced Exhibition
Calendar
Click here or on the Logo to see the latest prime jobs from Ten Human Resources: 9 new positions this week!
Pilkington
has recently updated its 'This Is Pilkington' brochure which contains
revised information about the Pilkington Group and its two business
divisions. The
Reglit Glass Architecture Newsletter
is the first in a series of communications aiming to inform the company's
customers of some of the many projects that it has been involved with Selectaglaze,
the secondary glazing specialist, has produced a new and definitive
Product Guide incorporating details of the most recent developments The
latest edition of Shepley’s SquareOn
newsletter is out now. Aimed at independent installers throughout the
UK The
New Year brings a new catalogue from Screwfix
Direct (issue 73). Filled with thousands of screws, tools,
fixings and accessories for next day delivery in mainland UK, the catalogue
has over 900 lower prices and more than 670 new products.
Shepley
is launching 'Tired of making do?', a new business guide on outsourcing
for installers.
A
21-year-long partnership between Alcoa World
Alumina Australia and Greening Australia is the National
Winner of a Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Community Business
Partnerships. Leading
studio glass artist and producer Peter Layton
was amongst leading figures from the worlds of arts, fundraising and
film to receive Honorary Graduates from the University of Bradford
recently. Phoenix
Door Panels Managing Director, Neil Peck
walked away with the 'Business Person Of The Year' award at the recent
Hunts Post Business Awards.
Tim
Goldson of Centurion PVCU Services,
Cambridge, installers of windows, doors and conservatories say’s
'Over the years the demand for value for money, maintenance free quality
PVCU products has grown steadily and innovation has been impressive. GTI-Kombimatec
machinery installed just 18 months ago in the factory of Glossop fabricator
Window Options has helped the
company to increase its turnover by 50% during the last year alone South
Wales fabricator Euroframe has
enjoyed 200% growth since becoming a Synseal
Extrusions customer three years ago M.W.
Windows
based in the Knowsley district of Liverpool has chosen the Stuga
Autocut automatic Saw Centre and Stuga Ecoline automatic Prepping
Centre
Chief
executive of the Burles Group,
David Burles, set off for the West Coast recently to watch the filming
of his latest masterpiece. Edgetech
I.G. Inc, the leader in TrueWarm edge technology, has launched
the ultimate sales and marketing package for Super Spacer
Alcoa
announced on 20th November that Rick Williams, Alcoa's worldwide director
of safety, has joined the newly convened NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory
Panel to assist NASA in its ongoing review and improvement of safety
systems, operations and culture. 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.
Each
year, the UK glass industry uses about £130m of energy. Action
Energy has a wide range of free tailored services to help
the glass industry benefit financially by improving energy efficiency.
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..
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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| Secondly, what are we to do now ITV's 'I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of Here' has come to an end. No Wife Swap, no Boss Swap, no Holiday Swap. It's a Reality TV wilderness! Never fear, Veka has installed a web cam on its site so we can all keep tabs on progress of building work on the company’s new 200,000 square feet distribution and logistics centre. Since I have been tuning in I have seen a small fire, several people leaving work early and a couple of articulated lorries narrowly missing a parked car as they sped round a dangerous bend. It's great viewing! | ||||||||||||
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 PROJECT OF THE WEEK Pinnacle
Roof Used In New Flat Development
WE HAVE EMAIL... CMA
Pledges that Future Conservatory Legislation will Involve Wider
Consultation THIS WEEK'S NEWS Glassex
Indicates Future Trends as Composite Doors Prove all the Rage
GGF tops Glassex Seminar Programme Today the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) announced that everyday throughout the Glassex Exhibition it would be addressing the industry on the latest to do with Approved Document L – proposed revisions for 2005; Health & Safety and the contribution warm edge technology can make to increasing the energy efficiency of windows. Awards
Scheme for Glass & Glazing Industry Returns: GO 4 it! Web
Cam Tracks Progress with Veka’s New Distribution & Logistics
Centre
Synseal Launches Pre-Gasketed Shield Synseal Extrusions Ltd has recently launched pre-gasketed Shield profile. ‘It will save customers a substantial amount of time,’ explains Andy Dunbar, Technical Manager of Synseal. ‘All Synseal fabricators have to do now is cut and weld. And all they have to pay for this time saving addition is the price of the gasket, nothing more. Status Takes Logical New Approach to Nationwide Logistics Status Systems has signed a contract with transport experts RF Fielding (Cheshire) Ltd to implement improvements to its logistics network, in direct response to increasing sales. With over 30 new fabricators joining the Status ranks in 2003, the extruder has taken a long term approach to overhauling its transport systems to ensure standards of customer service are maintained. Two Leaders : One Complete Glass Solution Suppliers to the glass industry, Bohle AG and Ritec International Ltd announce the formation of a new joint venture company in Germany, Bohle ClearShield GmbH, as of 1st February 2004. The new company will provide a wide range of solutions for the renovation, protection and maintenance of glass. Total
Glass Partners with Cotswold GGF
Announces new President Crystal
Makes a Clear Choice with Ukae China
Glass Teams up with GP&T for 2004
Leamore
Continues Expansion Plans Wessex
Frames Takes the South West by Storm CertainTeed
Continues to Innovate with New Patent Grants GL@ZINE SPECIAL FEATURES AB
Glass Gears up for More Growth Potential
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I
should also flag up this week a letter we have received from Mike Leonard,
the chairman of the Conservatory Manufacturers Association. My first
reaction was that the CMA is a bit of a retrograde step when you consider
the efforts that the GGF went to to bring the former Conservatory Association
under its wing. However, the CMA has got some interesting things to
say, even if it might be seen to represent 'the other half' of the industry.
But sometimes a new voice can make itself heard just by daring to be
different (but then we would say that...)
