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Nine construction companies were fined a total of more than £28,000 after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted them for breaching health and safety regulations governing the danger of workers falling from heights

New guidance aimed at avoiding costly construction site disputes through 'referees' was launched recently by Construction Minister Brian Wilson


Bowater Windows Public Sector lnstallation Division (PSID) based in Minworth Sutton Coldfield has won an award from the British Safety Council. Only companies with below average accident rates are eligible

Smaller firms are being given the chance to show their commitment to safety with the launch of a new category in the construction industry's Working Well Together (WWT) awards

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently launched the Small Firms Assistance Scheme (SFAS), a pilot grant scheme designed to help small firms improve their health and safety performance


Yale provides not only a padlock and accessory range but equally important the support programme to raise awareness and demand for them

UK building systems company L.B. Plastics has launched two architrave trims

PROFILE 22 has launched a new deep 80mm chamfered outerframe profile

Ubbink offers an alternative dormer window solution, which extends space in the roof

Bridgman-lBC has a range of doors to add aesthetic but practical value to any work environment

KBE Window Systems has introduced further profiles to its range giving clients greater choice

Bystronic AG has introduced a technically advanced glass cutting machines

MPM has introduced a third suite of Rehau profiles - Tritec

PROFILE 22's 70mm Bay Saddle adaptor


Haffner GB single-head, two- head or multi-head welding machines

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HW Systems has appointed Mark Scanlon as Area Sales Manager for the Northern Region

Petri Mölsä has been appointed CEO of Uniglass Oy, part of Kyro's safety glass technology business group

Members of the Shop and Display Equipment Association welcomed a new team to its Executive Council at the Association's recent Annual General Meeting

Rainwater systems specialist Aluminium Roofline Products Ltd has appointed Darren Wood as Sales Director


Rehau fabricator Solar Windows, based in Caerphilly, South Wales, is investing in an new scheme to provide on-site health and safety training to all its shop floor employees.


CGI International's new guidance paper 'An overview of Fire Rated Glasses' can be used as a training aid to help architects and specifiers through the maze of different fire glasses in the market place


A window refurbishment project at a retail car showroom is just one of the recent jobs by Ebbw Vale based fabricator Anchor Windows

Pupils at a Primary School in Newcastle had an installation of Sheerframe windows as part of the school's 50th anniversary celebrations

Heerlen Hospital, located in southern Holland, has been treated to a major facelift in the form of a massive two-story glass entrance building utilising Pilkington glass

A new kind of museum exploring life in different cities of the world has been built in Manchester and Geze UK has provide the automatic entrance doors and other swinging and sliding doorsets


The GGF has issued an up-to-date position as regards publication and enforcement of the forthcoming European Standard for insulating glass units (EN 1279)

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


WRAP - the Waste and Resources Action Programme has announced a capital grant competition .


Brian Wilson, Minister for Energy, has brought the reality of solar power to eight new projects across the UK.


Ickenham based LMC Group put down their hard hats and Wellington boots for a day to raise £500 for the Charity Children with Leukaemia by staging a five-a-side football tournament


Phil Mundell, sales and marketing director for Sentinel Doors, discusses the practical application of Part M and its implications for the expanding role of the door manufacturer in helping to assess the needs of the disabled


Back to Work, back to the Event Planner

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Tony,
A bit late to tell you now I suppose, but I thought we were on our own out there!
DWL Home Improvements Ltd, a window and door fabricator from Kent, came joint FIRST in the WWT 4C awards last year, in the Communications category.
There are some of us in the Glass Industry who put great emphasis on Health and Safety. We are a medium sized Company and we are expanding rapidly into the Commercial market.
H&S in the glazing industry is certainly an uphill struggle, but worth it.
Bob Charlesworth
Health & Safety Manager
DWL Home Improvements Ltd
Email: bob.charlesworth

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Aircontec/ISH
Aircontec - lnternational Trade Fair for Air conditioning and Ventilation Technology at ISH lnternational Trade Fair for Building and Energy Technology and The Bathroom Experience - from 25 to 29 March 2003

IGM 2003
Save the dates of November 4-6, 2003 for the 14th biennial edition of USA's premier event for the glass and fenestration industries.

GPD 2003
The dates for the next Glass Processing Days conference have been published.


Glaskon/BAU 2003


Fensterbau 2003


Following the launch of Conservaglass™, Chris Richardson, technical director of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd, considers some of the factors concerned in the selection of IGUs for conservatories.

Kim Rehfeld, Managing Director of HomePro, looks at the nature, and benefits, of Insurance Backed Guarantees - now necessary for FENSA compliance

FENSA, GGF and BBA have agreed on their understanding on fire escape provisions and Part L.

PART L ARCHIVE


Move over Ferrari and McLaren - there's a new and unlikely name in the world of motorsport. Volkswagen Commerciai Vehicles has created an extreme version of the Caddy TDI


The latest edition of the sdea Directory of Shopfittings and Display is out now, priced at £10 from the Shop and Display Equipment Association

Freefoam Plastics, manufacturer and supplier of lead-free roofline and rainwater systems, has produced a new Technical & Specification Manual


BBA Certificates Added Between 24-Jun-2002 - 29-Jul-2002

GBW Discovery doors have passed the industry's most stringent testing procedure relating to performance and security.


Bury-based Plastmo fabricator Rainseal Trade Windows Limited celebrates its 10th Anniversary and is poised for yet another record-breaking year.


Manse Masterdor Ltd has introduced an innovative database, with a comprehensive and flexible range of applications

Saint Gobain Glass has launched a new website and online profile presenting the Group network in the UK and Ireland

BSI has launched an on-line information service for the construction industry: the CPD Standards Tracker

Wright Style, the UK steel glazing systems specialists with an intemational customer base, has launched a new and interactive website

Glasstec will be the most significant event for many and The Gl@zine will begin its in-depth coverage from next week. In September, a trip to Windowfab may be very worthwhile if you are looking for some work in the public sector. For the more ambitious, invitations have been issued to a forum which will discuss the construction needs of the Chinese capital in the run up to the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Any comments? Please e-mail on tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Wendland Puts on The Styal™
Wendland has announced new product branding for its conservatory roofing system. The Styal™ brand name heralds the start of a phased introduction of a host of product enhancements and marketing support initiatives, culminating in the unveiling of an all-new roof within the next few weeks.
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Total Conservatory Roof Systems Launched
Ultraroof, formerly a fabricator of the UK's leading conservatory roof system, has set up its own manufacturing facility.
Ultraroof intends to concentrate its efforts on a new roof system designed and developed by the company to accommodate new and more demanding markets.
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Magnet's Flint Operation Acquired by BHD Group
The Magnet PVCu window and door manufacturing facility based at Flint has been acquired by management owned, home improvement conglomerate, BHD, for an undisclosed sum.
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Glass Design Awards Shortlist Unveiled
The organisers of the Bombay Sapphire Prize – the annual glass design awards – have come up with the shortlist for the event, this year including several entries from UK-based architects.
The three categories are architecture, design and art.
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CSS Drives to Success
CSS Aluminium looks set for success in 2002. The Leicester-based specialist aluminium subcontractors enjoyed sustained growth during 2001 with annual tumover nudging £4 million and a healthy order book.
[More on this Story]

Special Formulation Sheerframe for Malaysian Mansion
Ten years after launching its Sheerframe window system in Malaysia, L.B Plastics continues successfully winning business in the region.
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Ashford Windows wins £5m tender
Veka fabricator Ashford Windows Ltd has won the tender for a £5 million, five year project to supply PVCu doors for 5,000 homes in a refurbishment project for North Norfolk District Council. The properties include houses, bungalows and flats and work commenced in July 2002.
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Astraframe Chooses WHS Halo
Norwich-based window manufacturer, Astraframe, has announced its decision to fabricate a range of PVCu windows and doors from systems company WHS Halo.
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Corby's Conservatory Sales Rise with Shield
'Some weeks this year our conservatory sales have been double what they were last year,' says Philip De Clermont, Joint Managing Director of Corby Windows Ltd, 'and so far our conservatory sales are about 60-70% up on 2001.
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Sovereign is LHC Partner of the Year - Not a Single Complaint in £5m of Work
Window manufacturer/installer The Sovereign Group has won one of the most coveted of accolades in the social and contract sector with the award of the title LHC Partner ofthe Year.
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Ability Handling Appointed as New Combilift Dealership
Combilift Ltd, the lrish manufacturers of the Combilift multidirectional forklift truck, have appointed Rotherham based Ability Handling Ltd. as their new dealership for the Yorkshire area.
[More on this Story]

Asahi Glass (AGC) Now Owns 99% of the Share Capital of Glaverbel
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd announced on August 20th that it has increased its direct and indirect shareholding in Glaverbel to a level of 99.11% of the total number of outstanding shares.
[More on this Story]


Sash UK Delivers its Green Image
When the delivery vehicles of the Sash UK delivery fleet turn up with the latest load of windows, doors and conservatories, the trucks are not just liveried in the distinctive Sash green, but are kinder to the environment too.
[More on this Story]

Swish Expands Fleet
Swish Building Products, the manufacturer and supplier of low maintenance cellular PVC roofline and cladding products, has expanded its fleet of vehicles
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Eurocell teams up with Derbyshire CCC
Eurocell Profiles Ltd, Eurocell Building Plastics Ltd., together with Sister Company HL Plastics has sponsored Derby County Cricket Club for the season 2002.
[More on this Story]

SWC give full Commitment to Hallmark
SWC Trade Frames Ltd, the North of England fabricator, has announced that Hallmark Panels Ltd has been chosen as the company's exclusive supplier of door in-fill panels.
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Pro-Dek Racking at Specialised Aluminium Extrusions
Narrow-aisle cantilever racking from Pro-Dek Storage Systems with capacity for 1350 tonnes of aluminium extrusions has been installed at a new 10,000m2 central warehouse opened by Senior Aluminium Systems in South Yorkshire.
[More on this Story]

Permadoor Joins ACDM
Permadoor, the UK supplier of thermoplastic composite doors, has become one of nine founder members of the Association of Composite Door Manufacturers.
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Work has commenced on the new 'Reynaers Institute'
Work has recently commenced on the new 'Reynaers Institute' in Belgium. This new development aims to enhance the service offered to both clients and employees of Reynaers Aluminium and will append itself to the existing facility in Duffel. The project comprises various elements, including a learning centre, test facilities and showrooms.
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Loughborough Building Plastics Expands With Eurocell
Loughborough Building Plastics has now been an Eurocell customer for 5 years and business is booming. This has been emphasised recently with the £100k which father and son partners Keith and Carl Peacock have invested in new premises.
[More on this Story]

Decorative Glass Design Studio Growth at Panels Plus
With the demand for coloured glass on the increase, Panels Plus, UK manufacturer of PVCU door panels, has invested in a skilled team of craftsmen to produce an extensive range of decorative glass units.
[More on this Story]

Evergreen Door Shows Off
Evergreen Door now has a new showroom to display a wide selection of doors including French doors, fibreglass doors and pre-finished options, as well as grained and smooth finishes.
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Connect 2 the Yorkshire Skyline
With three acquisitions in the last 18 months, plus the expansion and development of many of its branches, Connect 2 National Plastics continues to show rapid growth.
[More on this Story]

Plastic Lights up Woodlands Enterprise
A permanent 'centre of excellence' to support sustainable woodland industries has turned to plastic from Brett Martin to help construct its prototype 'world first' timber building.
[More on this Story]

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