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Häfele
UK
has launched its new new contemporary range of lever handles: the
new Starlight range Ventilation
specialist Titon has launched
the Trimvent Select E18, a new clip fix variant of its trickle ventilator HW
Plastics
has introduced a Tilt 'n' Turn version of the company's Elite 70
window and door system 
Eurocell
Building Plastics
has recently launched a new double Internal corner joint trim to
its product range Synseal
Extrusions Ltd
has introduced a new T-Ridge cover moulding to its Shield and Global
conservatory roofs Ultraframe
has extended its range of crestings and finials to give even more
choice to customers TruSeal
Technologies, Inc.,
a specialist in flexible spacer systems for insulating glass, offers
Insuledge and DuraSeal as the next generation in warm-edge flexible
spacer systems 
Securistyle
has launched the Vision offset espagnolette handle which has been
ergonomically designed to look modern and feel comfortable to use In
a bid to reduce the most frequent workplace injury, cuts to the
hands and upper extremities, Ansell
announces the introduction of Intercept Technology Product
Archive
The
customer service team at Foilex
is dedicated to ensuring complete customer satisfaction at all times Yale
Door & Window Solutions has strengthened its specification
support team with the three new appointments Sarnafil
Roof Assured,
the domestic single ply roofing systems company, has appointed Bob
Newall as UK Business Development Manager Nico
friction hinges have been installed at the new dock development,
Neptune Quay, at Ipswich Angel
Plastics
has just completed a contract to renew the ceiling of a private
indoor swimming pool in Epsom. The ageing decorated fibreboard
ceiling was replaced using Deeplas by Deceuninck’s
Décor ceiling panels and took a two-man fitting team just
one week to complete Apartments
at one of the North of England’s most prestigious addresses
have spectacular waterside and cityscape views thanks to Metal
Technology’s curtain wall and window systems In
a major new refurbishment project, Securistyle
window hardware has been specified on 8,500 thousand properties
owned by Twin Valley Homes, as part of a five year up-grade scheme
Everwhite
Plastics Ltd has launched a new look website. Simon Reynolds,
Sales Manager at Everwhite, explains how easy it is to use: Specialist
laminating company Foilex has unveiled
its new-look, interactive website
Sierra
Windows
has raised £848 for charity. Brian Webb, General Manager,
presented a cheque to Cancer Research UK Manse
Masterdor Ltd,
the manufacturer of bespoke timber bladed door-sets, has donated
windows and made to measure doors to Harrogate and Knaresborough
District based charity, Paperworks Window
and conservatory manufacturer, Synseal
Extrusions Ltd is doing its bit to help boost urgently
needed blood supplies
A
UK-led consortium is developing a process to extract brominated flame
retardants (BFRs) from waste plastics to leave an 'acceptable' level in
the plastic for recycling Glass
is good news for the brick industry and the environment, according to
research carried out by CERAM Building Technology
(CBT)
Alcoa
announced on September 10th the start of an environmental impact
assessment under terms of reference established by the Trinidad
and Tobago Environmental Authority (EMA) for a potential aluminum
smelter at LaBrea, located in southwest Trinidad DuPont
and attorneys for local residents who filed a class action lawsuit
in 2001 over releases from DuPont's Washington Works plant of the
chemical C-8, also known as PFOA, have reached an agreement in principle
to settle the suit, officials from both parties announced on September
9th
Allglass
& Glazing Ltd an Insulating Glass Unit (IGU) manufacturer based
in Somerset, has officially achieved BS EN1279-2 Kitemark scheme for
insulating glass units using sealants from Bostik
Findley RegaLead
has teamed up with CEN Solutions
to help guide its customers through the EN 1279 accreditation
process Chiltern
Dynamics will treble capacity to test Insulating Glass
Units (IGUs) to EN 1279: Glass In Building – Insulating Glass
Units, Part 2, when a new custom-built chamber is installed.
The
construction industry adopts a consistent approach to calculating
the U-values of curtain walling according to Derek Hodgson,
technical manager for Senior Aluminium Systems, chairman of
the technical committee for the Council for Aluminium in Building The
consultation period for amendments to Building Regulations
part L is now closed, so what are the likely outcomes for
future legislation? The BFRC Window Energy Rating system is
now unlikely to be included in its proposed form The
Government’s Consultation Document on changes to Building
Regulations Part L has now been issued. It confirms that windows
that achieve the current Part L U values will continue to
satisfy requirements in the future. 
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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Branch Sales/Administration Latest
Positions from TEN  Exhibition
Calendar 
John
and Ann Armstrong, who run Holbrooks-based double glazing
company U-fit.co.uk,
hope to put potential new recruits on the spot and in front
of the BBC TV cameras in ‘The U-Factor’, a drive
to boost their workforce. Alcan
Inc. announced on
November 11th that it will continue its association with Olympic
and Paralympic champion Chantal Petitclerc through to the
year 2008. Alcan has been the Quebec athlete’s major
sponsor since 1998. Listers
has always been conscious that it needs to keep fighting off
the competition but one of the company's employees seems to
have taken it a little further than usual. The
weather may not have been kind to the event, but this year’s
Truckfest at Haydock Park was the perfect opportunity for
Pilkington to show exactly
what conditions its Pilkington Activ™ self-cleaning glass
was made for.
Eurocell
Building Plastics
has recently held two golf days. Firstly the company’s southeast
division staff competed at the prestigious Lingfield Park Course in Surrey.
Hawkstone Park was the setting for the Annual Marshall-Tufflex, Eurocell
Building Plastics Midlands Golf Day. Now
in its 10th year, one of the industry’s premier sporting events,
the Unitec Hardware Ltd Charity Golf
Challenge, was held once again at the De Vere Carden Park in Cheshire. Eurocell
Building Plastics
has reported that the Irish Building Exhibition was a great success with
company representatives currently following up the leads generated from
the show. Pilkington
Building Products showcased its wide range of glass options
at the 23rd annual PlanExpo, 4th - 6th November 2004 at Simmonscourt Pavilion
at the RDS in Dublin.
Raines Court, one of the largest schemes to incorporate Technal’s
new GXi aluminium sliding balcony door, has won an RIBA Award. Guardian
Japan Ltd.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corp., recently became
the first overseas company in the 95-year history of Takenaka to receive
a 'Certificate of Appreciation'. St. Albans based secondary glazing specialist, Selectaglaze
Ltd has successfully achieved ISO9001 certification through
LPCB. In this month's What's New section of the
BBA website there are details of the appointment of two new
inspectors as part of the BBA's ELECSA team.
A new range of retail literature from Duraflex
- ‘The Natural Choice in PVC-U’ - is a colourful pack
containing an aspirational lifestyle brochure and loose-leaf specification
sheets, all enclosed within a matching folder. TRADA
Technology has published a new manual aimed at establishing
the principles of good practice in the design and specification
of wood windows. Freefoam
recently introduced its new Colour Range guide which highlights
the company’s large colour range and provides specific advice
on the care and installation of these products. UK window hardware manufacturer, Securistyle,
has created a free, easy to use, window hardware considerations
wall chart.
Construction
Orders in the year to September 2004 rose by two per
cent compared to orders in the previous twelve month period, and
orders in the third quarter of 2004 rose by one per cent compared
to the same period a year earlier.
Total
Glass
has launched its own fabricator training facility. The company, one
of Profile 22's largest fabricators, established the Total Training
School in response to a growing skills shortage. Merlin
UK
has opened its new training facility for the window industry in Oldham.
Merlin, working in partnership with Remploy, provides all aspects
of training for the window industry.
Fabricator
Finestral Windows and Conservatories
says that it has built a credible reputation for quality over the
last 23 years. It recently experienced an exceptionally high number
of orders and had to make a decision to invest heavily in expanding
its manufacturing capacity or to outsource. Earlier
this year North East company - Regency Windows
Ltd of Sunderland, opened a new showroom which displays
a wide range of conservatory styles with all of the conservatories
featuring roof systems from Newdawn & Sun Ltd.
On
October 28th, Saint-Gobain Corporation,
the holding company for the U.S.- and Canadian-based businesses of
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain of France, celebrated the first Saint-Gobain
International Day of Health and Safety. The
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has awarded British
Glass £93,000 funding to lead a health and safety
improvement programme within SMEs in the glass sector. Interbuild
2006: New Owners, New Show GlassBuild
America Announces Autumn Dates Locks
& Fittings get Separate Area at BAU 2005 25
Years of Glassex Alcoa
Presents UltrAlloy 6020 at Aluminium 2004 'Visions
of Glass' at BAU Exhibition
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We continue to bring you a regular selection of the industry's top jobs: this week Greenberg Glass is seeking staff, the latest of over 30 companies who have sucessfully used The Gl@zine for recruitment over the last couple of years. This week we also welcome back a regular slot from TEN Human Resources, who offers ten excellent positions which are available now. |
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Glasstec 2004 closed its doors having notched up in the region of 54,000 visitors from 81 countries. This week we have reports from CGI International, TruSeal Technologies, Guardian Glass, Bostik and Supertrucks; product launches including Glass Curtains from Sprinz, the Solaris Quicktech System for Glass Blocks and Edgetech's Triseal. Part 2 of our Review can be found here. More next week. |
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RECENT
NOTICES
Insolvencies,
Winding up Orders, Petitions and Creditors' Meetings 
PRODUCT
OF THE WEEK
Titon
Launches new French Casement Security System 
PROJECT
OF THE WEEK
Ribbon
Balustrade in The 'Art of Gateshead 
THIS WEEK'S NEWS Kömmerling
Stalwart Chris Breeze Dies aged
63 Deceuninck
Group Wins Entrepreneur Award LMC
Group Cuts Major Deal in Middle
East Glassex
Conservatory Design Competition
Secures Headline Sponsor 
New
Marketing Communications Man at
Pilkington The increasingly complex structure of modern facade constructions requires a greater number of their constituents to be tested. This is why Henkel Teroson, too, has extended and optimised the test procedure for its products under its in-house monitoring. Windowlink
Teams up with Quantal to Develop VectorQ Total
Glass Continues to Expand Throughout
UK
Yorkshire
Trade Windows Aims High with Styal West
Yorkshire Windows Celebrates Tenth
Anniversary with £10,000 Giveaway
A Wakefield conservatory company started by two ambitious brothers with just £200 has grown into a £5m business and is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the launch of a new brand and a £10,000 recommend-a-friend competition. Radway
Door and Windows Ltd LHC Partner
of the Year 2004 Redrow
Chooses Celuform Roofline Products Windowmaker
Grows to 80 People Pultec’s
Canine Contract not to be Sniffed at Innovation
Fits the Bill World
Record! First-time ever Kilometer-long Cutting
of Flat Glass with Laser DuPont
Glass Laminating Solutions for a Better,
Safer World Assa
Abloy has Increased Sales from SEK 3 to
25 Billion in 10 Years Hydro
to Reorganise Building Systems Units Acquisition
of LOH Group by Schweiter Technologies Concluded
Nine-Month
Figures: Linde Achieves Increases in Sales
and Operating Profit |
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Finally,
this week we are sad to report the passing of Chris Breeze, a window industry
veteran, with many years at Kömmerling, who has died aged 63. We
wish his family our sincere condolences.