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Synseal
Extrusions Ltd launched its Global Blue roof at Glassex,
the new blue white roof solution for fabricators whose suppliers
simply haven’t been able to keep up with the changing conservatory
market Ultraframe
has announced two new foils for the duo-pitch conservatory roof
system Uzone. It will now be available in Light Oak and Rosewood
foils and with 25mm polycarbonate  Mila
has launched a suite of casement window hardware under the company's
recently introduced Trinity brand IPS
Ltd has launched a new range of protective corners
and edge strips for the Glazing Industry 
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With
its CombiSystem HEWI aims to
optimise its presence in the market for special-size handles Newstead
Trade Frames now offers customers a new cavity closure
system called Cavseal More Here:
Ultraframe
has previewed its latest product, branded Litespace® at the
Ideal Home Show. Litespace is a bay style extension with a glazed
roof that gives direct access to the garden to add space and flood
a room with light Bohle
UK has signed an exclusive distribution
agreement with Tornado Gloves to supply the company’s complete
range of safety products for those working in the glass and glazing
sector Fenestration
engineer, MagHansen has introduced
an extensive range of solutions for vertical and inclined glazing Product
Archive Helen
Osborne-Brown's friends thought she was barking mad when
she told them about her plans to build the perfect conservatory
- to breed her dogs! Maco
has secured the supply of its hardware for the fabrication
of some 18,000 windows in a housing project near Dewsbury Sedgemoor
Housing Association has specified PVCu windows and doors
from the Duraflex
Diamond Suite for the refurbishment of sixteen properties
in Woolavington, Somerset. Spectus'
Sightline 70 windows, installed by Highseal, have been
used in the new Study United Learning Centre at Scunthorpe
United FC's ground Luton
Borough Council has successfully delivered provision for
elderly and wheelchair bound residents in its sheltered
accommodation, by specifying window hardware from Securistyle Capricorn
Quay in Bristol City Docks includes a range of aluminium
glazing systems from Technal
which were specified by architects Alec French Partnership
K2,
the UK conservatory roofing specialist has appointed a new
Supply Chain Manager, Rebecca Tattersall Glass
Tempering expert Jonathan W Barr is now consulting for LGT
furthering product development and customer education
Hallmark
Panels salesman and part-time rugby referee Malcolm
McEwan was knocked flat by a Kiwi flanker during a national
league match Stephen
Williamson has been appointed Area Sales Manager for the HW
Plastics (Windows Division) in the South West HW
Plastics has appointed Michelle Bell as Area Sales
Manager for Yorkshire and the North East of England John
Cain and Ian Miller have been drafted into the New Business
team at HW Plastics First
National,
a leading provider of secured and unsecured personal finance,
has appointed Mike Lawton to head up its Home Improvement
and Holiday Ownership business
On
a sponsored trip on behalf of Hope House Children's Hospice,
the chosen charity of his fundraising activities, Deceuninck
non-exec and industry guru Gary Morton flew 150 miles north
of the Arctic Circle 42
year old David Fozard, Managing Director of HW
Plastics' fabricator Jade
Windows (Brighouse) Ltd., will shortly be on his
way to Costa Rica, one of the most beautiful countries in Central
America.
CertainTeed
Corporation has unveiled its new Web site, which
features content that is tailored to meet the specific needs
of the building professional and homeowner audiences Goldshield
has taken the step of revamping it's logo, image and web site
to grab a larger slice of the consumer market place Liverpool
based fabricator Total Glass Ltd
has introduced an on line ordering system to simplify the daily
pricing and ordering procedures for its customers 'Elite
70 is one of the few window systems with a website all to itself.
That is because there is so much to say!' says HW
Plastics
Construction
Orders in the year to February 2004 fell by seven per cent compared
to orders in the previous twelve month period, and orders in
the three months to February 2004 fell by 11 per cent compared
to the same three months a year earlier. George
Wimpey PLC forecast
on Friday 2nd April that the 'healthy market conditions'
in the UK and US are expected to continue
The
GGF’s Training Committee
is able to help its members in the following ways: Hardware
and ventilation manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi
Ltd is focusing on education and training through
its involvement in the Construction Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) Certification Service
Edgetech
reports that various configurations of PVCu windows with hard
coat low E and aluminium spacer bars struggle to get below the
required 2.0 U value As
the new Part L looks set to come into force three years before
originally planned, Derek Hodgson, SAS
technical manager and chairman of CAB’s technical committee,
looks at why the proposed changes to Part L regulations ‘could
be a change too far’ for the aluminium industry The
Council for Aluminium in Building
has taken steps to clarify its views about proposed changes
to Part L of the Building Regulations that are expected in 2005,
following publication of the Government’s Energy White
Paper last year
The
first extensive industry study to quantify the amount of flat
glass waste produced in the UK has been unveiled by WRAP Glass
Recycling UK Ltd
(GRUK), the independent glass recycling company, has invested
over £1.2 million in new glass colour separation technology
to increase the amount of glass that can be used for recycling
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Premieres 'Home-Glass' at Fuori Salone 2004, Milan 
Focus
on Glass for Internal Finishing at Glasstec04 Exhibition
Calendar 
New
safety regulations covering working at height are going to make
their mark on a great many industry sectors. Construction is a key
area, which will directly have a major impact on the window and
glazing worlds. Mike Baldwin, training manager at the Health
& Safety Training Academy, looks at some of the issues
facing the window industry. Alcoa's
Home Exteriors facility in Gaffney, S.C. is receiving two safety
honours this month for excelling in workplace safety and health
during 2003.
Trelleborg
Group's 2003 Annual Report describes Trelleborg's
process of focusing operations, which is now largely complete Sierra
Windows has produced a new brochure for installers to offer
its customers. The
Council for Aluminium in Building
has launched the latest in its series of 'Setting the Standard' guides. Sliders
UK
now includes a comprehensive installation guide with every patio door
that leaves the company’s factory.
From
April UAP is offering a free Digital
Camera (rrp £69.95) to any new stockist ordering at least 12 bottles
of Safe2bond adhesive, plus a free entry into a photographic competition
to win a holiday. Known
in Devon and Cornwall for its professional marketing, AGS
Home Improvements has added Sarnafil
pvc flat roofing to its television advertising programme. CertainTeed
Corporation,
the North American building products manufacturer, expands its marketing
partnership in 2004 with NASCAR Nextel Cup driver and 2002 Daytona 500
winner Ward Burton (that's him in Car 22, having a bit of a spin).
Both
Synseal’s Shield and Global
roofs were awarded the British Board of Agrément certification
at Glassex Trade
fabricator Coastal has been awarded
BBA approval for its Warwick 63mm casement window system in record
time. Whiteline
fabricator Crystal Vision of Brighton, won
a national award at the Glass and Glazing industry exhibition Glassex
Sortimo
lnternational,
the manufacturer of secure van racking equipment for light commercial
vehicles, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. Lister
Trade Frames Ltd
(Stoke) was one of the three finalists for Business of the Year at
the West Midlands construction industries first-ever awards presentation
for innovation and best practice
Hatfield
based Window Company Decro Glass
has announced the re-opening of its re-fitted retail showroom. Six
months was all it took for Burton based fabricator Satinview
to realise that Status gave excellent
service and value in the supply of PVCu profiles. The company had
been lured away from Status by what turned out to be false promises
and empty gestures. Bradford
based company Folding Sliding Doors Ltd
– a manufacturer of timber folding sliding doors for over two
years – has seen a marked increase in orders for domestic installations
since starting to manufacture a PVCu version using Veka’s
Matrix system.  We
are finding out how to combat climate change thanks to a project being
supported by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency
Trust (PEET). The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development
(IESD) at De Montfort University, Leicester is using the records of
energy consumption in over 200 schools to identify ways of saving
energy. Alcoa
announced on March 9th that it has published its 2003 Sustainability
Report, a detailed, databased review of the company's global environmental,
social and economic performance. Scientists
are developing a radical new approach to building construction, helped
by the Pilkington Energy Efficiency Trust
(PEET), which has the potential to drastically cut heating energy costs. On
19th January the Government published for consultation its draft National
Allocation Plan setting out how greenhouse gas emission allowances will
be allocated to the operators of UK installations for the first phase
of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, which runs from 2005 to 2007.  Although there are those who say that insulating glass manufacturers do not need to employ a consultant to guide them through the complexities of the EN 1279 accreditation process, the recent experience of CEN Solutions Ltd suggests that many igu manufacturers and material suppliers do not agree More Here:
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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The continued success of Synseal's Global conservatory roof division, meanwhile, surely helped the company pull off the rare feat of scooping a place in the Sunday Times Profit Track 100 for the second year running. Anyone who missed Synseal's launch of its 'Blue-White' roof at Glassex by the way, would be well advised to ask for a sample pack. |
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Finally,
two
last-minute entries for Interbuild, which starts at the NEC this Sunday:
Fakro GB will be displaying its BBA approved roof window, which is relatively
new to the UK, while Endeavour Conservatory Roofs has released details
of its offering, mainly built around the Wendland Styal system.
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 PROJECT OF THE WEEK 'Best
of British' Enhances Home in in Malaysia
THIS WEEK'S NEWS Ministers
Drop in on Interbuild 
Synseal
in The Sunday Times Profit Track League for Second
Year in a Row 
K2
Launches Architectural Systems Division
New
Sash Portal Factory Provides Tailored Service 
Wagner
Adds Architectural Ironmongery to Portfolio 
‘Synergy
of Innovation’ Set to Revolutionise the UK
Window Industry GGF
Fact Sheet - Access to & Use of Buildings –
Approved Document M Sliders
Roll on Easier Glazing! Total
Glass takes the Infuriating out of Fitting
K2
Builds Consumer Confidence with FMB-Backed Scheme
UAP/Pedret
- Looking to the Future Warwick
– The King Maker A
Steady Business in just 12 Months 
Sideys
Celebrates Double Expansion 4th
Time Lucky with Status Doubles 1st Class Turnover CMA
Launches 'Affiliate Membership Scheme' Boys
from the Black Country Rapid
Frame Picks Up Speed Roofline
and Conservatory Growth Drives Rainwater Market and Turns Tables on
Established Manufacturers OFT
Fines West Midlands Roofing Contractors for Price-Fixing Newstead’s
New Showroom Achieves 100% Success Rate Decisions
of the Kyro Corporation AGM Jeld-Wen
Acquires Windowmaster in California COMPANY
NOTICES: MARCH/APRIL
Some
familiar names from the double glazing market turn up in this
week’s look at recent Notices from the Company Courts:
Clover Windows, Armour Glazing Films, Protection Window Films,
Dura-Pane Windows, Crystal Trade Windows, Piscean Glass Studios,
The Window Factory (Yorkshire) and P&L Sealed Units to
name a few. Before
jumping to any conclusions about companies with similar names,
however - for example, the Sierra Window Systems listed below
is a company in Watford... GL@ZINE
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