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Elumatec
has introduced a new bead saw that the company says is not only
the fastest and most accurate of its type currently on the market
but also includes a patented glass simulation system The
latest version of the EV470 CNC Corner & Transom Cleaner from
GTI has three phase motors fitted
as standard for all motorised machine moves including drilling &
routing motors 
Hodgson
Sealants waterproof and weather resistant adhesive tapes
are designed to give confidence in the most exacting bonding situations The
MGG range of high quality fittings for glass panels are now available
from Häfele UK Windowlink
has teamed up with Quantal Conservatory Roofing Systems
to develop VectorQ, a specially customised edition of its popular
Vector conservatory sales presentation package for Quantal’s
retail network 
Senior
Aluminium Systems
(SAS), has launched its most advanced window system
to date, the SPW 300 The
recently launched high performance MAB floor springs from
Prefit operating on closing power 3 and 4 have been successfully
used in tests on many types of doors issued with 60-minute fire
certificates Product
Archive
The
Heywood Williams Group has announced the appointment of
Paul Neilson as Managing Director of HW Plastics Ltd Avocet
Hardware
is continuing to strengthen its commercial team with the appointment
of Neil Gokhale as Design, Development and Quality Director Heritage
Glass Group
has completed a large commercial project for a prestigious Shropshire
school, a project that took the month of August to complete Fabricators
Insight Architectural Glazing
called upon the expertise of Senior Aluminium
Systems for a new office development at Stone Hill
Park Sheerframe
sash windows have been used for a technically demanding window
replacement project on a Grade II listed school building Black
aluminium windows from Beaufort Secure
Design have replaced timber frames as part of an upgrade
programme at Orpington Hospital in Kent The
exacting specification of a prestigious riverside development
near Kew Gardens includes high performance PVCu doors and windows
from the Duraflex Diamond
Suite
GM
Fundraising’s
bid to raise £120,000 for the Hope House Hospice for children
has received a massive financial boost following the recent GMF
Gala Dinner, held at the Palace Hotel, Manchester Dave
Buttery, MD of Approved Quantal
Fabricator Quality Roofing systems,
his wife Elaine, daughter Ashleigh and Production Operative Glenn
Hart, who all work with him, raised over £2000 for a Stockton
hospice when they took part in the Great North Run Staff
at Grimethorpe based window, door & conservatory manufacturer
Sash UK Ltd played piggy in
the middle with their surprise visitor recently as they raised
money for Breast Cancer Campaign
Home
improvement specialist, eBuilders,
has launched a comprehensive online guide to specialist air
conditioning suppliers across the UK
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
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
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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Fact-based PR and marketing specialist Michael
Rigby Associates (MRA) was announced Agency of the
Year in The Construction Marketing Awards 2004 in London earlier
this month. The importance of promoting sound business practice for the future
is recognised by Ritec International
through the sponsorship of an annual student award. Pilkington
plc has won an important award under the prestigious
Engineering Heritage Hallmark Scheme (EHHS) for the invention
of the Float Glass process.
Solaglas
MSN
has announced that sixty-three of the companies participating
in the Solaglas MSN Challenge 2004 qualified to win prizes
by achieving their targets for glass purchases. 'There's
no such thing as a free lunch', so the saying goes. Oh yes
there is, according to Portal Products
which is inviting customers and prospects to drop in for a
factory tour and a bite to eat. Howarth
Timber and Building Supplies
has run a national Ultraframe Conservatory Roadshow at each
of its 23 branches. Aztec
Conservatory Roof Systems’
customers demonstrated their competitive edge when the company
hosted a day of motor racing. 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.
The
2004 Ideal Homes Exhibition held at Bournemouth International Centre in
early September was the second year that Dorset based installer Orchard
Roofing has exhibited the benefits of SRA. 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.
Pilkington
has designed a new brochure, which highlights its complete architectural
product offering and specifically the recent additions to the
new solar control Pilkington Suncool™ HP range. Freefoam
has introduced a range of new Product Information Sheets which
are available for customers and others with specific product enquiries. 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.
Bovis
Homes Group PLC
met with analysts and investors on 9th November and provided a
trading update prior to visiting its Swindon developments. House
construction costs will rise by an inflation busting 16% this
year and by 11.6% in 2005 with the upwards trend continuing, according
to Experian, the global economic
forecasting group.
Partnership,
professionalism and passion were the themes underlying the fourth
Masterframe Bygone Preferred Installers
(BPI) network conference. 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.
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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One of our most popular - if more erratic - sections of The Gl@zine is our round up of Notices from the Insolvency Courts. It gives us little pleasure to publish this list of company failures, but its popularity suggests that readers find it useful. This week, I am pleased to report that we have heard from Ian Hecken, the managing director of Gosport Window Systems Ltd, who appeared in the Notices section because of the unwelcome attention of the Customs and Excise Dept. |
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One
last thing: I don't want to knock the ASA as such, but I do think it
says something that it published this week an adjudication against Coldseal,
which went bust over a month ago! We publish it below, just for the
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PRODUCT
OF THE WEEK
New
Trickle Ventilators Given Airing by Avocet 
PROJECT
OF THE WEEK
Beaufort
Books into Holiday Inn 
THIS WEEK'S NEWS zendow®
Rollout Accelerates HSE
Report Reveals Glazing Industry more Dangerous
than Construction 
Floral
Street Glass Bridge Cleans up with Two Awards BPF
Windows Group Launches its
RIBA-approved CPD Seminar 
Coldseal
Group - Complaint Upheld
A complaint objecting to a national press advertisement for double glazing company Coldseal Group Ltd of Alfreton, Derbyshire was upheld in both of the two objections according to published details from the Advertising Standards Authority. Malbern's
Direct Approach 
Two
New Planets Appear in Exeter and
Milton Keynes Glaston
Technologies Receives Orders
for EUR 23m at Glasstec Glaston
Technologies, Kyro Group's main
division, has agreed new machinery
orders for EUR 23 million (USD
30 million) following glasstec
2004. This is so far the best
result from a trade fair for
Glaston Technologies and it
complements the good sales success
achieved in October. 
Stafford
Grows with Eurocell IMI
Trading Update Indicates Profits
up 12% on 2003 Tradition
and Technology – 115 year
old Company Switches to Edgetech
Quality
isn’t a Matter of Luck with
UK Fasteners Daedalian
Glass Expands 
Yale’s
CRED-ible Initiative Secures Forces’
Interest Flight
of the Dam Busters Alcoa
Begins Production of Award-Winning
Glass Wine Closure, the Vino-Lok System Aluminium
The Star of the Show ARP’s
Aluminium Gutters: Fit for a
Queen WE
HAVE EMAIL...
DTI
Consultation on Doorstep Selling and Cold Calling RECENT NOTICES Insolvencies,
Winding up Orders, Petitions and Creditors' Meetings |
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Masterframe
Latest to Back the Glassex Challenge 
The
good news is that Ian's company has stumped up the cash and got them
off his back, so we are glad to take his Notice off our page and wish
him and his staff a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. In fact,
we would like to take this opportunity of wishing all our readers the
same, and to invite you to read our online Christmas card which is 