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Construction:
Construction orders in the twelve months to March 2002 were unchanged compared to orders in the previous twelve months and orders in the first quarter of 2002 rose by two per cent compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

New international cooperation and research on tall buildings is vital, Construction Minister Brian Wilson has told experts from around the world at a summit held in London.


Insurance Backed Guarantees that meet FENSA requirements from only £13.55.

Construction Minister, Brian Wilson, today welcomed the launch of 'Society, Sustainability and Civil Engineering', a new strategy aimed at promoting sustainable construction and improved productivity for the civil engineering sector.

Vicaima - Doors Inspired by Life
See us at Interbuild,
Hall 4, Stand D111

Products
Kolorplas has launched the Rainbow Collection of coloured PVCu entrance doors.

GBW Panels has launched a new range of resin bevel door panels.

Avocet has added a bi-directional shootbolt to its collection of window hardware.

Corby Windows Group's authentic run through sash horns

Sapa Building Systems has announced details Part L compliant Dualframe

The new Cobra Plus is the latest addition to HF Securite's range of Euro profile security cylinders

Kömmerling has launched the new third-generation ovolo window system

UK Fasteners revolutionary self-drilling screw, Marutex

3M adhesive tapes designed to enhance glass with bevelled and v-groove light


Hardware manufacturer Mila has launched a shootbolt under its Warrior brand

Photographic artist, Chris Ward, has developed a new process for printing onto glass


!!NEW!! Product Archive

for a directory of products covered in The Gl@zine

People
K2 has promoted Paul Carter to UK and Ireland Sales Manager.

Window fittings manufacturer Titon has appointed David Ruffell as its new Chief Executive.

Haydon Statham has been appointed National Sales Manager at Portal Products

RegaLead has two new board members, Financial Director Stephen Clough and Non-Executive Director Vincent Cruise

Window and conservatory manufacturer Lister Trade Frames has appointed Phillip Warren as Sales Director.

People Archive

for the last few month's
worth of people and careers

Awards & Standards
Norfolk Frames Wins Queen's Award for lndustry for 'the ultimate door'

AG Glass & Glazing Gain Five Star Safety Award

Polygal's polycarbonate multiwall sheet has won BBA accreditation

Combilift of Ireland is the DHL Exporter of the Year 2001

The Maco Mach II Shootbolt Espag for PVCu windows, has passed assessment by the BBA

Part L/EN1279

Building inspectors will cope with replacement window installations under the new requirements of the Building Regulations says Sash UK Ltd.

CE Marking requires companies to have their units tested to EN 1279: Dave Frost explains.

Doc L for Conservatories…by Gordon Cooke, technical manager at Aztec

The FMB thinks Doc L will establish a plethora of self-certification schemes


HomePro looks at how insurance backed guarantees now connect to the Building Regulations.

Projects &
Contracts
An unusual job for Deceuninck fabricator Redbridge Windows: a dilapidated timber lantern light was in need of replacing with a PVCu replica in accordance with local conservation regulations

Janex has won the contract to supply high performance internal doorsets for Hampshire County Council to John Hanson School in Andover

Sheerframe curtain walling has transformed a school in Abertillery, South Wales

Shopfront Services UK Ltd, called in Glas-Weld when deep scratches were discovered on a glass screen they had installed at the Blue Water Shopping Centre

HW 70 profile suite in a light oak woodgrain finish is being used in the refurbishment of the Essex County Hotel, Southend

Sentinel Doors has recently completed a supply and installation contract for 166 of its composite doors for Kingfisher Housing Association

A flyover glass tunnel, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, has been completed by Vetrotech in Hong Kong

Kawneer and Glamalco have won a £2.4m contract to provide curtain walling and windows for the Argent Group's new Forbury Square development in Reading

Conservatories proved to be a major marketing advantage for a small, exclusive development of luxury houses close to the sea at Scarborough

Xtralite, manufacturers of rooflights and structural glazing, have helped create new computer suites for two Hertfordshire junior schools



Projects Archive

Archive of outstanding glass and fenestration projects

 

 Keeping Busy, Staying Informed

Welcome to the latest issue of THE GL@ZINE. This week we have rather more news than usual so I will keep this introduction as short as possible. We have financial news from the Laird Group, Ultraframe and Tamglass (Kyro Group), and some exciting new launches - a new conservatory roof system from Aegis, the announcement that Promac is to start supplying glass processing machinery and well known retail window company MPH is targetting the trade.

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MBA Case Study No 3
'Although the son was willing and hard working, he had nowhere near the wide experience, skill and dynamics of his father. The net result was chaos, plummeting quality and a collapse in profitability. The son's solution, which was very unwisely encouraged by the supplying systems company, was to try to rapidly expand sales and fabrication to fund expansion and development. Read how MBA dealt with this case



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With the news that Doors, Windows and Façades has returned to Hall 4, the heart of Interbuild, the show has become an essential destination for the entire window, construction and specification industry.

Click here for the latest batch of exhibitor information, or visit www.interbuild.com.

GLASS AGE DIRECTORY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 2002
contains information on the products and services of nearly 2000 companies from the glass, window, hardware, machinery and related markets. There are also over 1000 web and email addresses listed. Priced at £50
Click here to order a copy:

Latest on glasstec 2002

Over 750 exhibitors have already booked around 49,000 square metres at glasstec 2002

Glaskon 2003

GlasKon 2003 in Munich, the 10th Innovation Forum for Glass, Architecture and Technology, which will run alongside BAU 2003
Exhibition List UPDATED!

for upcoming exhibitions in the UK and the rest of the world.

Pressplan Travel is dedicated solely to meeting the needs of the business traveller. Click here for details of exhibitions for which tours are available.

Marketing & Literature

A new product selector is a quick reference guide in helping identify the correct CGII fire resistant glass product

A new brochure from Evergreen Door features the company's expanded range of low- maintenance doors and glazing styles

A 'Thermal Regulations' CD-Rom is available from Kawneer to assist in the specification of thermally efficient fenestration

Literature Archive

for the last few week's
worth of new literatur

Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics - The RWE concern of Essen and SCHOTT Glas of Mainz are set to further expand their leading position in the solar technology growth market.

Recycling
Plate glass processors who face increasing landfill and disposal charges for their waste glass may benefit from a new nationwide service provided by UK glass recycling company, Berryman.

Co-operation between PVCu recycling companies across the UK and Europe is vital if tough new targets on waste disposal are to be met, says Dekura

Portal Products is cutting the amount of packaging waste through the use of a mechanical compactor

Training
Solar shading can have a major impact on occupant comfort and energy efficiency in buildings, but shading systems must be chosen and designed with care if the benefits are to be realised.
Three one-day courses are being held to provide coaching on this issue:

Internet News

The official opening of the Trocal online shop took place at Fensterbau/Frontale 2002 in Nuremberg.

Specifiers, and anyone else who's interested in Quality Assurance, can now visit a specialised website


The new Pilkington plc website, http://www.pilkington.com, has received a major award just four weeks after re-launch - for 'best practice' in investor relations.

Fabricator Focus
When looking at diversifying into new markets many fabricators think of commercial work, or perhaps expanding their retail side

The reputation of Bristol based, Premier Conservatory Roofs has moved up a division since it joined forces with its conservatory roof system supplier, K2.

KBE's Northern Ireland fabricator, KMR Windows has set itself a target of manufacturing 1,000 windows and doors per week by the summer of 2002.

Sheer Class Conservatories, Windows and Doors has spared no expense on its new showroom, with special emphasis on residential doors supplied by Hallmark Panels.

Feature Articles

Martin Bergant examines the German Window market


Hanic Software has set up shop in the UK


Decorative glass fusing the Bohle way


for a special article on the use of molybdenum disilicide in glass production



 

Also, please take a good look at all the side channels - these have been substantially revised. We also have some additions to the Interbuild Preview list this week. And don't forget to check out our JobShop - we have a couple of very interesting new CVs available this week.

We have organised all the new products we have covered so far in THE GL@ZINE into a table which you can see here. Since November we have covered nearly 100 new products, so it's worth having a look just in case you missed any.


Please email me with any comments or information at tony@theglazine.com or post it to the address below.
Tony Higgin, Publisher

THIS WEEK'S NEWS...

Laird Group - AGM Statement
Nigel Keen, Laird Group Chairman, said: 'Before putting the resolution to the meeting I would like to highlight some of the points I made in my Statement in the 2001 Annual Report and Accounts and to say a few words about current trading.
[More on this Story]


Foothold in America hits Ultraframe's profit, but outlook is sunny
Ultraframe believes the dry weather and the continuing UK home improvement boom is behind a surge in half-year sales.
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Kyro's Profit Doubled During January-March 2002
The net sales of Kyro Group for the period January-March was EUR 31.6 (36.1) million and the operating profit was EUR 3.3 (4.1) million, or 11 (11)% of the net sales.
[More on this Story]

Roof Lock - The Demand Starts Now
A new company in the conservatory industry, which claims a unique first product, is currently building a UK network of accredited distributors before production has even begun.
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Dupont's Benedictus Award won by Romantic Summer Pavilion in Burgundy, France
In the mid 1990s, an eighteenth-century folly near Avalon, in the Burgundy region of France, was converted into a small summer residence for a Dutch neurologist and his wife, an art historian. Architect Dirk Jan Postel of Rotterdam was retained to build a laminated glass skylight for the converted folly in 1997.
[More on this Story]

Glass Processing Machinery at Promac
Promac Glass Machinery has introduced Glass Processing machinery to complement its range of Cutting and Insulating Glass equipment, which includes Horizontal Washing and Shape Glass Cutting, (available with edge deletion if required).
[More on this Story]

Successful Fire Door Seminar to be Repeated
BM TRADA Certification and Chiltern lnternational Fire will stage a one-day seminar, Timber Fire Doors Explained, on 30" May 2002.
[More on this Story]

GAI and ABHM in Merger Talks
The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers and the Association of Builders Hardware Manufacturers have entered into discussions about a possible merger.
[More on this Story]

Conservatory Companies Wound Up
Two Lancashire companies which sold substandard conservatories have been wound up in the High Court. An associated company which supplied the machinery used to build the conservatories was also wound up.
[More on this Story]

MPH aims for the Trade market
MPH Windows, supplier of PVCu products, has built a reputation in the domestic and new build markets, and is set to do the same in the Trade market.
[More on this Story]

Glaverbel Group: Expansion in Spain in the Field of Rear-View Mirrors
Through the intermediary of its Spanish network, the Glaverbel Group has just acquired an 85% stake in the Guardiola company, which specialises in producing mirrors for cars (interior and exterior mirrors, including sunvisor mirrors).
[More on this Story]

Public Sector Demand Boosts the Commercial Glazing Market!
'2001 saw the British Commercial Glazing Market reach £1.79 billion.' says Palmer in this latest report on the Commercial Glazing Markets.
[More on this Story]

The Industry Takes up Mila's Trinity Challenge
The Trinity Challenge, the triple pronged sporting event that has become the traditional sporting occasion for the UK window, door and conservatory industry, has again received overwhelming support.
[More on this Story]

Nippon Sheet Glass Cuts FY01 Group Net Outlook to Y1 Billion Loss 
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. has revised down its profit forecast for the year ended March 31 due to slimmer profits on its information technology products and poor earnings at subsidiaries.
[More on this Story]

PPG Enhanced Performance Glazing Launched as Standard On Lincoln Aviator
Inside and out, the front door windows on the new Lincoln Aviator will be like no other on any OEM-made North American vehicle. Designed and produced by PPG Industries the laminated front door windows offer enhanced security from the outside and a quieter ride inside.
[More on this Story]

Titon Profits Fall Due to Impact of Terrorism
Titon Holdings has posted reduced half-year profits. Interim pre-tax profits fell by 17.8% to £702,000. This was mainly due to the US slowdown following the September 11 attacks.
[More on this Story]

Schott Opens Processing Factory in China
German-based technology company Schott Glas has opened a modern processing plant for flat glass and CERAN® glass ceramic cooktop panels in China.
[More on this Story]


New Door and Window Specifications in the Public Housing Sector
New information is now available from Windowbase on the Public Housing Sector. Over fourteen hundred key housing specifiers are identified by name in the April 2002 release of the Windowbase Housing Specifiers database.
[More on this Story]

New Green Machine at Premier
Following its development of Purmelt®, a revolutionary water-based priming system for PVCu profile foiling, PVCu extrusion specialist, Premier Profiles, has invested in new laminating equipment to further increase efficiency.
[More on this Story]

Deleted BBA Certificates from the glazing sector
A list of deleted BBA Certificates includes the following companies from the glazing sector:
[More on this Story]

 

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LITERATURE,

FABRICATOR FOCUS,

PRODUCTS,

PROJECTS,

PEOPLE

INTERNET NEWS,

PART L

CONSTRUCTION

Glassex Archived Stand Guide!

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