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Conservatory Roofing Systems is now offering its
Fabricator Network the choice of Mill Finish aluminium profile,
so that the roof can be painted in any colour the homeowner
desires
Duraflex, has launched the Duraframe™ Cavity Closer for use in conjunction with its Diamond Suite More Here:
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Fasteners Ltd,
supplier of screws to the window industry, is launching a new high
performing austenitic bi-metallic screw
Everwhite,
manufacturers of PVC UE fascias, soffits and accessories for window
and roofline applications, has launched a 7mm ogee board - E7 ogee
GBW
has introduced EntryGuard, a new high security locking
system for its Discovery range of composite doors 
Summer
and winter alike, this coated double-glazing, Stopray Galaxy from
Glaverbel, provides tailor-made
protection against both heat and cold
Force
8 says
that the one-piece Georgian Bow window is ‘revolutionary’
in that it consists of an easy-to-fit single frame. Offering
a fresh take on the revolving door, the new Vista-Style
and Vista-Lite from GU Technologies
have been greeted with interest by designers and architects
seeking more flexibility Product
Archive
(300+ Listed Products) Go Here: For a directory of products sorted by product type Go Here: For a directory of products sorted by company in alphabetical order
Homebuilder
Redrow has announced
a record pre-tax profit of £106m. Breaking through
the magic £100m figure for the first time after
a 25% increase, the North Wales company also saw its turnover
increase by 6% to £607.9m House
prices rose in August for the first time in six months,
according to the latest survey from the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors The
National Federation of Builders
has called for the Home Office to commit to a full investigation
into the use of illegal workers on UK construction sites
Diners
at the Sheesh Mahal, a new Indian restaurant and nightclub
in Ellesmere Port, will feel like royalty when they eat
in a ‘Glass Palace’ designed and built by WT
Windowstore Ltd, using the Wendland
Styal roof system When
developer AO Roberts
decided to build a select estate in Anglesey, he offered
more than just the bungalows - the option of a conservatory
HW
Plastics
has announced the appointment of Harry McClurg as Logistics
Director Melton
Mowbray-based windows company, Heat
Seal Ltd, is celebrating as one its employees clocks
up 20 years service for the firm Alcoa
Inc increased the number of directors to eleven
and appointed Klaus Kleinfeld as a director, effective November
14th, 2003 Sash
UK’s
Operations Director Paul Bird opted for the thrill of the
race circuit
Ian
Wheatley, Sales Director for GTI-Kombimatec
raised hundreds of pounds for the Parkinson’s Disease Society
when he completed the BUPA Great North Run A
reception held in connection with Tamglass'
Glass Processing Days Conference, has raised funds
for the Tampere University Hospital Children's Ward 6, which
treats children suffering from cancer.
Hewi’s
new website has created a working platform, which not only provides
an overview of the company’s whole range of services, but
also offers extensive help: from planning, to design, right
through to invitations to tender
RMC
Surfacing
has signed a deal with do-it-yourself retailer B&Q
to supply its crushed glass product for the construction of
new carparks at B&Q warehouses and superstores. A
£5.5m equity fund, the first in Europe to focus specifically
on the recycling sector, has opened for business 50% oversubscribed
by the private sector.
International
chemical companies are expected to send the European
Commission a resounding No to proposed environmental
regulations, in the latest salvo in a long battle over attempts
to regulate their products.  Glass
and glazing specialist Norman &
Underwood has achieved EN1279 - a coveted accreditation
which is soon to mark a universal quality standard for the whole
of Europe. Chiltern
Dynamics and BM TRADA Certification
have launched new services to help IG manufacturers. with EN1279. The
up-to-date position on EN 1279 is as follows:
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Glaverbel
at Glasstech Asia Pacific 2003
Designed
for specifiers and door manufacturers, a new 16-page brochure details
SFS intec's complete range of hinges
for PVC, composite and timber doors Freefoam
has published a set of Information sheets to give stockists and installers
a better understanding of how the 20 Year Extended guarantee scheme works.
In
this month's What's New section of the website the BBA
gives full details of all newly awarded, amended, withdrawn or lapsed
certificates Wolfgang
Wirthgen and Gary Templin, CEO's of WinDor,
were recently honoured by the Southland Economic Development Corporation
as Small Business Persons of the Year for 2003
Spectus
customer T. Giles Glazing is going
from strength to strength. Its latest project to come out of a long-standing
relationship with Laing Homes has coincided with a BSI qualification,
membership of HW Plastics AIMS scheme and the beginnings of big plans
for the future ‘Our
commitment to quality product and service couldn’t be sustained
without consistent investment’, says Chris Reeks, trade sales manager
of Modplan Ltd. Nuglas,
a long established fabricator and installer in East Sussex, is about
to go live with Vector Plus, Windowlink’s new fully integrated
conservatory pricing program
A
football club sponsored by Sheerframe window systems company, L.B.
Plastics Ltd, has become the lowest placed semi-professional
club to win the prized FA Trophy. Aztec
has produced an easy-to-use branded sample case that includes handy-sized
samples of all the 10 core components that make up its conservatory
roof system
Alcoa
has begun publishing real-time tracking of its global Lost Work Day rate
on www.alcoa.com. Lost
Work Day Rate measures the number of injuries, which result in lost workdays The
Health and Safety Executive has launched a new safety campaign
focusing on working safely at height. As an example of good practice,
inspectors visited the British Airways London Eye to look at the safe
working methods used by its technical team
A
facade that helps improve a building's interior environment and limits
its loss of energy is not enough: a building's skin should be a power
generator rather than an energy liability. 
Horst
Mertes discusses the role of IT centralisation in todays glass business Features
now archived include: Dave
Frost on the implications of CE Marking to the sealed unit manufacturer:
'What
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And
while we are on the subject of exhibitions and conferences, I should
draw your attention to a Window
and Door Seminar being facilitated by Wagner, among others, and
also the display of the winners of the Bombay
Sapphire decorative glass prize. More details about both of these
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Glaverbel's
Thermoplus Energy® Enhances The Baltic Centre  GL@ZINE
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Glass Industries Customer Day - a Success in One!
THIS WEEK'S NEWS Pilkington
plc Trading Statement
All
Time Production Record at Planet  Window and Door Seminar Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, in conjunction with hardware and profile partners, Wagner (GB) Ltd and Rehau, will be hosting a morning of presentations on 23rd October under the banner ‘The Total Solution’..
The Bombay Sapphire Blue Room at the Geffrye Museum The short-listed and winning entries for The Bombay Sapphire Prize 2003 – the biggest annual international glass design award with a £20,000 prize fund – will be exhibited in The Bombay Sapphire Blue Room exhibition - Glass in Contemporary Life, from Tuesday 23rd September to 11th January 2004. 
Securistyle
Announces Record Sales Figures Fastener
Quality Put to the Test at KEB Duraflex
is Right for Redrow ‘Cowboy’
Builders Rounded Up Quality
Mark in North West Venues Showcase Good
Growth in Greece Alcoa
Presents Update on China Operations to Investors GL@ZINE SPECIAL FEATURE The
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We also have the full conference programme, an extremely impressive
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