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25th March 2003
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Glassex Product News

Roof 2000 has launched Controlite, a system of electrically operated blinds which are an integral part of the polycarbonate sheet.

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Kall Kwik is demonstrating the latest in corner and transom cleaning technology from Urban

Winkhaus is showing the new Scorpion Multi-Point Door Locking System for the UK PVCu Door Industry.

Combilift is exhibiting a smaller, compact Combilift fork lift truck.

Hornschuch is showing its latest films for the decoration of window profiles. New for the British market are the green and birch decors.

To meet the ever growing demands of sealed unit manufacturers, Bohle has introduced three new machines for edge coating deletion of low-e glass.

When the Stuga Autocut Saw Centre was launched eight years ago it was then well ahead of its time. Sales to a number of foresighted companies followed but then remained flat until around the beginning of 2002

High security with ease of installation and smooth operation are the key benefits listed by Carl F Petersen of the new Lockmaster 2 window shoot bolt.

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The Construction Products Association is calling on the Government to redouble its efforts to ensure there is 'a decent home for all' by 2010, in the light of the latest findings by the ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee.

A hard-hitting promotional campaign for the Government's anti-cowboy builder initiative brings home a stark message to tradesmen, who are undecided about signing up to the Quality Mark Scheme: the public probably don't trust you.

The world's largest architectural and automotive glass conference, Glass Processing Days, will be held from June 15-18, 2003 in Tampere, Finland.
For more information visit glassprocessingdays.com

When the Royal Opera House organised a charity concert for the Royal Academy of Music Elton John Foundation, its set designer turned to Vulcascot and Brett Martin to help optimise impact.

Hardware from manufacturer Siegenia-Aubi is featured in a prestigious city centre residential development.

Apollo Windows has provided a PVCu system from Duraflex for a luxury retirement complex in Llandudno, North Wales.

Howard Matthewson has been appointed Managing Director of HW Plastics

K2 Conservatory Roof Systems has appointed Ken Clifford as business development executive

Andy Miller is now responsible for HW Plastics' Approved lnstallers Members Scheme (AIMS)

Duraflex has recently completed a major restructuring of its national sales force

Peter Hicks of Royde & Tucker is to be the new Chairman of the Institute of Architectural Ironmongers.

James Harcourt has developed a new support package to help manufacturers and installers maximise the potential of their showrooms.

Business could be boosted for Architects who use 'Room in the Roof' in their designs as roof window manufacturers, Velux, roll out a new TV ad campaign.

Eurocell Building Plastics has launched a new marketing tool to promote its Pinnacle Conservatory Roofing System

Ultraframe has taken to the road, with the launch of its new mobile training centre.

Profile 22 provided its fabricators with an insight into partnering and long-term supplier agreements in the first of a series of one-day seminars.

With their new joint venture RWE Schott Solar GmbH, the partners RWE Solutions and Schott have launched an ambitious project in the field of solar technology that has a good potential for growth in the long term.

Freeform's glass recycling unit in Hackney, East London will soon be expanding its range of products made from 100 per cent recycled glass, thanks to a £178,571 grant from Biffaward

The Waste and Resources Action Programme announced on 6th January that it has taken the first steps towards creating a British Standards Institute Publicly Available Specification (BSI PAS) for raw glass cullet

Glassex Fails to Live up to Expectations - it Exceeds Them

After a relatively slow start - fine weather and the Iraqi conflict notwithstanding - Glassex moved up a gear, showing a marked increase on the visitor levels compared to the same time last year.

The Versatile Group's roof launch was just one of many product launches and groundbreaking demonstrations at the show, including Bohle's free on-stand training seminars.

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Business Development Manager
Deceuninck, one of Europe's largest suppliers of pvcu window profile and products for the building industry are looking for an enthusiastic self starter who is capable of managing and upgrading a portfolio of existing accounts, as well as sourcing and developing new business.

Glassex 2003
Interactive Floor Plans and previews of exhibitors.

Seminar Programme
The Seminar Programme for Glassex 2003 contains something of interest within all major sectors: EN1279 by two BSI specialists; MILA's demonstration of its central locking system for the home and 'FENSA - Current Issues' chaired by FENSA Chief Exec Graham Hinett, to name but a few.

Alcoa Europe at Saiedue and Batimat
Alcoa Europe Building and Construction Systems continues an exciting year of tradeshow appearances in 2003 with upcoming exhibitions in March and November.

Exhibition List UPDATED!

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

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Recent amendments to Approved Document L and Part J to the Technical Standards in Scotland made special allowances for historic buildings in consideration of the contribution that period fenestration makes to their appearance and this has prompted the Steel Window Association to respond with a new technical guide.

Champagne was flowing at Home Counties recently to commemorate the company's accreditation to the BBA.

Renson, producer of aluminium ventilation products and solar shading systems, has won the Environmental Prize in the Architecture category of the Dutch Aluminium Award for the company's 'Healthy Building Concept'.

Staff of the Barnsley based window, door and conservatory manufacturer Sash UK turned Santa this Christmas by raising £2,640 in support of the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice Appeal.

Get the latest information from Titon in seconds, by logging on to the trickle ventilator and window fitting manufactures new look website

PVCu systems supplier, Duraflex, has launched a new website.

The FMB is working in partnership with the HSE/Working Well Together Campaign, along with a number of contractors and suppliers to organise a series of Construction Health and Safety Days offering practical guidance on how to recognise and deal with some of the health & safety problems on building sites

The Window Depot, a Premier Profiles fabricator based in Nottingham, has supplied Premier's Victorian 70mm system to Glapton School in Clifton to give its gymnasium a makeover.

'Using Super Spacer, independent hot box testing proves total compliance to full frame U value requirements to Part L and Scotland's Part J.' says Edgetech.

PART L ARCHIVE

The up-to-date position as regards publication and enforcement of the forthcoming European Standard for insulating glass units (EN 1279) is as follows:

In 2002, sales of PVC windows in Switzerland did not increase for the first time in many years, with a decrease in quantity of -0.9%, while wood-metal windows are registering gains both in sales and market share, as the newest market study by the consultants of InterConnection shows.

Designers must now comply with regulations to limit solar overheating in buildings, as Paul Littlefair of BRE explains.

Features now archived include:

Dave Frost on the implications of CE Marking to the sealed unit manufacturer:

Phil Mundell on what Part M means to the Door Manufacturer;

Full list here

Iceland's Environmental Agency issued an Operating Permit on March 14th for Alcoa's proposed Fjardaal primary aluminium smelter in Eastern Iceland.

Save the Planet when you Replace your Windows: Yesterday at the Point Hotel in Edinburgh the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) launched a new consumer leaflet explaining how the changes to the Building Standards will affect them

The Seminar Programme for Glassex 2003 contained something of interest within all major sectors: EN1279 by two BSI specialists; MILA's demonstration of its central locking system for the home and 'FENSA - Current Issues' chaired by FENSA Chief Exec Graham Hinett, to name but a few.

The City is very up and down, for obvious reasons, but we are getting the first annual results through from some of the industry blue chips: more to come next week.

The Gl@zine exhibited once again and was very pleased to meet existing and potential customers (read more about our stand presentation here).

Please email me with any other comments at tony@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Total Glass Signs Multi-Million Pound Deal with Profile 22
Total Glass, one of Profile 22's biggest trade fabricators, has signed a multi-million pound deal with its profile supplier, strengthening the already-established working relationship between them.
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Plus Plan rebuts Rumours
Rumours about the future of Plus Plan (UK) Ltd, a UK PVCu window systems company in the commercial sector, and Plus Plan GmbH, both part of the German VGT Industrie AG, have been circulating around the industry in the last two weeks. As ever with rumours, some of these are true; but some are false and potentially damaging.
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Laird Group files Positive Results, but Fullarton Disposal Proves Costly
The Laird Group has reported annual turnover for 2002 of £424m, close to the figure achieved in 2001 and in the face of difficult electronic markets and adverse exchange rate mocements. Laird Technologies, Laird Security Systems and Laird Plastics all recorded higher operating profits, before exceptional items, in the year.
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Saint Gobain fails to excite in good market, but glass is best sector'
Saint-Gobain’s 2002 performance, achieved against the backdrop of a challenging economic environment, testifies to the Group’s resilience and its swift reaction to changing business conditions', the group says.
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Veka Tilts to Caldwell
Caldwell has been chosen by Veka plc to supply improved window hardware for its Matrix vertical slider range. Veka has been working on an enhancement programme with this product for several months. In particular, the company was interested in approving Caldwell's slide-in pivot bar assembly and sash restrictor, along with the development of a new tilt restrictor range.
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Don't Hold Industry Back Urges BPF President
BPF President, Brian Mann made an impassioned plea to Ministers on 19th March urging government action to alleviate the fiscal and regulatory pressures currently suppressing manufacturing industry's performance.
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Alcoa Finalises Agreements with Government of Iceland to Build Aluminium Facility
Alcoa Inc. announced on March 18th it has finalised agreements with the Government of Iceland and Landsvirkjun, Iceland's National Power Company, to build the 322,000 metric tons per year Fjardaal aluminium facility in Eastern Iceland. Agreements were signed recently in Iceland.
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'Explosive' Demand for Evolution puts Business Micros on Track for 35% Turnover Growth
As the orders continue to come in for Business Micros Evolution manufacturing program, the software supplier finds itself well on track to achieve a year on year turnover increase of 35 per cent.
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Alumet 'trebles market share'
Alumet Systems (UK) Ltd has trebled its market share over the past four years and is set to double it again over the next two. With profits for its latest full year forecast to rise to 70 percent, and turnover for the current l2 months likely to be 50 percent up at more than £10 million, confidence at the Warwickshire based company is at an all time high.
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Status Encourages Fabricators with Attitude
With tough forecasts being set for 2003, profile extruder Status has already exceeded targets for the first two months of the year. This is due in great part to both the proactivity of its sales team, and the overall ambitious nature of its nationwide fabricator network.
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All Fab for Profab 2000
Profab 2000 is marking its 14th year with Profile 22 to announce a 75% boost in its factory space to meet growing demand from its West Wales customer base. Profab's premises in Ammanford have grown by 2,600 sq ft to 7,500 sq ft as part of controlled expansion plans to take the company forward into the 21st century.
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Gold Seal Windows and Roofline
Goldseal Windows has announced that it will now be operating from new larger premises. Until recently the company traded from Goldenhill Lane in Leyland but due to increased demand and the introduction of a new trade window division has now moved to Boro' Corn Mill in Chorley.
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Outstanding Tenant Satisfaction Ratings for Sentinel
Sentinel Doors, which is operating 'Project Partnering' agreements with many local authorities and housing associations throughout the UK, has achieved tenant satisfaction ratings of 98% and 99% respectively from partnerships with Tonbridge & Malling Housing Association and Perth & Kinross Council.
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BBA Monthly Certificate Update
The following BBA Certificates have been awarded, updated or withdrawn:
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New Premises for Rooms with a View
Bradford-based Rehau fabricator, Rooms with a View Ltd has recently moved to larger premises in Hillam Road, off Canal Road in Bradford.
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Leading the On-Line Revolution with Synergebuild
Controlled investment has enabled Status fabricator Leading Windows to achieve a year on year growth of a quarter of a million pounds since 1999.
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Progressive Success for Unique Windows
Its first 16 months of Trade sector fabrication has been so successful for Bedfordshire-based Plastmo customer Unique Windows, that the company has purchased a further 4,000 sq.ft. of production space, within an overall £500,000 expansion programme.
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Alcoa Continues to Limit Use of Independent Accounting Firm
Alcoa announced on 28th February that, consistent with the company's corporate governance guidelines, it continued to strictly limit the non-audit work of its independent accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), in 2002.
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