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A recent report shows overseas construction activity by British-based contractors during 2001. The figures cover all overseas building & civil engineering contacts that are controlled from the UK.

In June 2002, 13,400 dwellings were started in Great Britain compared with 17,000 in June 2001. Some 46,600 starts were estimated in the three months to June compared with 48,800 in the first quarter of 2002.

PROFILE 22 has devised a clever solution to the frustrations of fitting fixed angle bay windows.

Briwax Professional is a woodgrain and colour touch-up and repair system for the furniture, kitchen and window manufacturing industries

Demista heated mirror pads for bathroom mirrors and Cosyfloor underfloor comfort heating

Balcas Kildare windowboard fixing system that claims to reduce typical installation times

Howarth Timber's new hinge packer

JNC Solutions has launched a new software addition to heip construction companies simplify their CIS Tax payments and returns to the Inland Revenue

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Mick Maddison has joined Leeds fastener company SFS intec, to head its UK customer services operation

Rehau has made two new appointments at its Manchester Sales Office

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

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

Fabricators Alurite Ltd recently installed curtain walling and windows selected from Senior Aluminium Systems range of aluminium glazing systems into units at an office village based in Cardiff Gate.

SBT Architects have recently completed a new office development on the single remaining site at Chineham Court, Basingstoke.

The Boardwalk is a prestigious residential development set in the heart of London's Docklands.

Kestrel's PVC-ue roofline products feature on a new block of luxury apartments built by Robertson Residential in Newton Mearns, Glasgow.

Pilkington Architectural won a £600,000+ contract to provide two huge glass façades for the project representing 1000m2 of Pilkington Planar Tension Structure

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

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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

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

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.

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On a more environmental note, readers might be interested to hear of a recycling show taking place at the NEC from the 10th - 12th September. Titled RWM, glass and plastic recycling are among the topics covered. Further details can be obtained by clicking here. It is co-located with an urban renewal event and conference titled SURE, so plenty to see for the environmentalists among you.

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

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Deceuninck's operating income increases by 24.9% in the first half

In a weak world economy, Deceuninck Group, worldwide manufacturer of PVCu window systems and building profiles, has managed to increase its volume of sales by 10%. Sales in the first half amounted to EUR 178 million, a nominal growth of 4.5%.
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The Attack of the Killer Caterpillars!!!

It could have been a scene from a 1950s B movie - the walls were covered in a writhing mass of brown hairy bodies. They were dropping from the bushes like windfall apples. Was this some Hicksville farm in the middle of the Kansas plains awaiting the invasion of creatures from outer space.
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Glaverbel Group: Results in Line with Forecasts

Against the background of a weak economy, the Glaverbel Group recorded a slight fall in its net result (down 5%) and in its gross operating cash-flow (down 2%) during the first half of 2002 compared with the same period last year.
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Scott Launches Masterglaze

Following the success of Cambrian Conservatory World, Andrew Scott has launched Masterglaze Factory Outlet Centres, a new counter business aimed at the local retail, trade and DIY markets in Wales.
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BHD Group to Launch an Ultra Low Cost Conservatory Range

A range of quality, ultra low cost conservatories is to be launched by the BHD Group - the manufacturer of modular conservatories.
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Shepley's Keeping a Close Eye on Changing Rooms

Shepley is in close touch with its customers and firmly believe that the product range it offers needs to be a reflection of current market needs. Towards this the company recently carried out a survey of a random sample of customers investigating the market demand and saleability of silver handles, and is now offering this addition to its window hardware range.
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Trade Building Plastics

TBP has now been a sub-stockist of Eurocell Building Plastics for over five years, after initially seeing the Product Range at Glassex in 1998. David Haines and his partner Peter Lambe stock the whole Eurocell range from their 7000sq ft. outlet in Witney near Oxford just off the A40.
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How to Guard Yourself Against the Second Hand Blues

Newly appointed GTI-Kombimatec Sales Director Ian Wheatley has issued a warning to customers on the perils of buying second hand machinery, providing a list of guidelines for those looking to invest in used models.
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Investment Boosts Performing Seals

Alfas Industries Ltd is investing in new production capacity to meet growing demand for its specialist sealants used in the glass, glazing, building and construction industries.
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Conservaglass™ gets Demonstrative

Ultraframe, the international designer and manufacturer of conservatory systems has launched a new marketing support package for Conservaglass™, the new innovation in sealed units.
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HW PLASTICS SIGN INDIAN AGREEMENT

HW Plastics Limited, the UK PVC Window Systems manufacturer, has signed a technology transfer agreement with Shriram Polytech Limited of India.
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Dempsey Wins Further Contracts

Deceuninck fabricator Dempsey Dyer has recently completed a supply and install contract for Halifax based Southdale Homes involving 400 units of an average eight windows per house.
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New CGI International Factory

Well on the way towards its December 2002 opening is the new purpose built factory, at Haydock, Merseyside, UK, for fire-glass manufacturer, CGI International Limited.
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Patiomaster now in North West

Patiomaster has strengthened its regional fabricator base with the appointment of Patiomaster North West based in West Yorkshire.
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Revolutionary Glass Anchor Makes World Debut on Facade in London

An undercut glass anchor, which fixes glazing panels without the fixings penetrating through the glass, has made its debut in a prestigious new development at Century House, Westminster Bridge Road, London.
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'New Flat Building Lowers Window and Door Markets' says Palmer

Palmer's latest report on the £400 million market for Windows, Doors and Conservatories in British New House Building expresses concern that the vigorous trend towards the building of flats will restrict the window market over the next few years.
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