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The
glossiness of new PVC frames - for windows, doors and conservatories
- can be preserved using a new coating, Liquidtec, from CXL
Ltd Fenestration
engineer, MagHansen offers
Hansen Fenster™, a complete range of modern solutions for
the interior and the exterior of buildings  The
Sky-Vent product
is of a hybrid design comprising of an aluminium lid for shape
retention and a fully welded internal PVCu frame Fab
and Fix,
the UK PVCu hardware supplier, has launched a new product suite
of fully co-ordinated hardware 
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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
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
Evergreen Door, the UK composite door component supplier, has launched pre-finished glazing cassettes to match door skin colours of its GRP and steel-faced ranges More Here: Product
Archive The
exhibition ‘Myths and Monsters’ has seen a significant
rise in visitor numbers to ‘Our Dynamic Earth’
in Edinburgh; while the building itself continues to confound
some of the widely held misconceptions about the science
of structural glazing
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
Ensinger,
a specialist company in the field of engineering plastics,
has appointed Gary Page as Sales Manager for its Building
Products Division in the UK Eurocell
Profiles of Alfreton Derbyshire, has recently added
Mick Ramsden to its management team 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
‘Window
companies not offering potential customers the option of an
on-line estimating service risk losing valuable sales leads
and incremental business.’ said Angela Coleman, Sales and
Marketing Director of FrameQuote.co.uk 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
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.
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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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.
UK
steel glazing specialist, Wright Style
has brought its expertise in curtain walling and roof glazing systems
together in one brochure 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.
Retford-based
Classique Windows has been presented
with a £12,000 Renault Trafic van by Network
Veka for becoming the fastest-growing member company in 2003. 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.
The
Fullex SL-16 suite of door locking
systems have recently attained Sold Secure status to add to the testing
accreditations they already hold. 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
Halifax
fabricator Polyframe fits every
side hung casement window with a Cotswold
egress friction stay as standard, and at no cost premium. 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. 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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So what do we think so far of Interbuild 2004, the 50th event in its long and distinguished history? Well, the title may give a clue, and the fact that some parts of the show are better than others should surprise no-one. The hot spots in the show without doubt included the window and door section; the bathroom sector is another. We await with interest the reception to the Civils show which opens its doors tomorrow. |
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As
a small taster of the show we have a page which briefly explains the
offerings of a few of the exhibiting companies (with pictures, of course),
you can view it here.
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PROJECT OF THE WEEK Blue
is the Colour for Beaufort's Hyder Project
THIS WEEK'S NEWS Construction
Minister Awakens the Beast that is Interbuild
2004 Glassex
Organiser Acquires Montgomery Share of Interbuild 
Interbuild
- Still Punching its Weight 
CGII
is One of Two Glazing Companies to Win Queen’s
Award for Enterprise 2004
Fascia
Mania sets the Pace with Aluminium Roofline Products 
Revolutionary
New Glass Colour Process First to Offer 20 Year
Guarantee 
A
Select New Management Structure Total
Glass Encourages more Responsibility for a Better
Customer Service Kolorplas
Extends Fast Sash Sliders Range Load
Bearing Bay Solution Meets FENSA Requirements
James
Latham Takes the Lead on Construction Products Directive Profitmaker
Software makes Money for Fairco Mcillhagga McIlhattons
double production to 5,000 units per week
with Edgetech  Bespoke
Bevels from Regalead Sarnafil
Roof Assured Launches Installer Finance Package with 15 Year Home
Owner GuaranteeSarnafil
Roof Assured, (SRA) the maintenance-free, PVC flat roofing system
manufacturer, used Glassex as the launching pad for a new finance
initiative for SRA installers - a buy now, pay later scheme from Shermin
Finance. SmartGlass
Ireland Acquires License from Research Frontiers Membership
Boost for DSMA as CE Marking Draws Near The
UK Trades Confederation Appoints Vanman as Benefit Provider ML
Systems Appoints GMD-Giardina in the UK Vitro's
Glassware Subsidiary Secures Syndicated Bank Facility of US$75 million Strong
Profit Trend for Trelleborg Group - Interim Report January - March
2004 April
12th Marked CertainTeed's 100th Year of Building America 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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