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10th November 2003
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Eurocell
Profiles has launched
a Low Threshold Assembly, constructed from aluminium, designed
to the requirements of ‘Part M’ for disabled access
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Arched
heads, for use with Rehau’s Tritec system have been launched
by Corby Windows Group,
and the company says that they are already generating interest
with installer and new build customers.
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A
new door hinge is soon to hit the market from Shepley
Window Systems and the company expects it to make quite
an impact for installers. ‘The new slimline butt hinge has
all the technical advantages of a 3D flag hinge without the unsightly
looks,’
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glassequipment.com
has announced an addition to its range of Low 'E' detectors
with a Coating Detector specially for Self Cleaning
Glass, notably Pilkington Activ™.
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The
HAWA-Aperto family has just got bigger with
the immediate availability from Hafele
of HAWA-Aperto 50/GL. this hardware system
has been specially developed for lightweight,
stackable sliding glass doors weighing up
to 50 kg.
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One year on from the UK launch of Pilkington Activ™ self-cleaning glass, the company has now extended the benefits of the product with the introduction of two new versions that are appropriate for use in conservatories.
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A number of specialist Volkswagen retailers within
the UK have been selected to represent the company's venture
into new market sectors with a sophisticated new showroom
design that makes extensive use of Pilkington
Optifloat™ Satin glass.
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Duraflex
PVCu doors and windows have provided a ‘best value’
solution for a refurbishment project by Halton Borough
Council Housing Services. Over 160 windows plus entrance
doors from the Duraflex Diamond Suite have recently been
installed at Hale and Wincroft
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Reinforced
PVCu entrance doors manufactured by Glasgow based fabricator
Thermashield lnsulation Ltd and incorporating Hallmark
panels have been specified for a major housing improvement
programme in Johnstone & Paisley
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SFS
intec’s Industrial Division has appointed
Oxfordshire man Ken Brooks as its new technical sales engineer
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LB
PLastics Ltd has appointed Rupert Jarman as its
business development manager for the southwest area
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K2,
the UK conservatory roofing specialist, is to extend its marketing
team with the addition of a Brand Manager, Karen Smith
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The
Whiteline Group,
the South East specialist trade fabricator of PVCu windows
and doors, has appointed Mike Garner as Operations Director
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HW
Plastics
has recently made two new appointments to its dedicated specification
team
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Glass
recycling company Berryman Glass
has recruited Joanne Hall to run and grow its collection services
for plate and flat glass processors
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The
Shop and Display Equipment Association
elected Jonathan Loader of Railston the Shopfitter as the
new President and Andy Musty of Rapid Racking Ltd as Vice
President
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The
NSPCC has gained £665 on the toss of a coin, thanks to
Network Veka and UK
Fasteners.
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HW
Plastics has once
again taken part in MacMillan’s Cancer Relief’s annual
coffee morning fundraiser.
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Sentinel
Doors responded to a plea from the local community
by donating one of its composite doors to a Methodist Church
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A
survey into the attitudes of owners of small businesses was
today published by the Scottish Executive. The message was generally
a positive one with the majority of businesses saying they were
doing well
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Llandrillo
College, based in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, is an active GQA
approved centre offering NVQ qualifications.
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The
UK construction sector performed strongly again during October,
expanding for the fifty-seventh consecutive month, and at the
fastest rate since July 2001, according to the latest CIPS/NTC
Research survey
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here:
Increased
government-funded work drove construction growth during the
third quarter of 2003, according to the Construction Industry
Trade Survey compiled jointly for the first time by the Construction
Confederation and the Construction
Products Association.
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here:
BSI Product Services,
which is based in Hemel Hempstead and provides product testing
and awards the Kitemark is updating the industry on the latest
developments on BS EN 1279, the standard for sealed units
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Here:
Jackson
Joinery has been awarded
BSEN1279 for the manufacture of double glazed units.
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Chiltern
Dynamics and BM TRADA Certification
have launched new services to help IG manufacturers. with EN1279.
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The
first report on a project aimed at increasing the recycling
of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) has been published by WRAP
(the Waste & Resources Action Programme).
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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.
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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.
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More than three years after launching the previous website the Schott website has recently been redesigned
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Lancashire
based Octaveward Ltd is
extending its composite door ambitions to the retail market
with the forthcoming launch of a dedicated retail website
and distribution company UK Doors Direct
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Sierra
Windows
has updated its website to coincide with the launch of a new
fully chamfered entrance door and the new range of high-security
Safeware locks,
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Here:
The
Globalisation of the Glass Industry
As
the doors of the NEC open tomorrow morning, the organisers of GP&T
can congratulate themselves on creating the embryo of a show which,
in the breadth of its exhibitor base, may well one day rival Glasstec
and Vitrum. Of course, for those who have paid their money, the proof
of the pudding is who the organiser's marketing efforts have persuaded
to come and visit, and this remains as yet an unknown. You are getting
this week's issue of The Gl@zine a bit earlier than usual to allow any
of our readers who are GP&T bound to gen up on the latest news before
they go.
Glass
Processing & Technology Exhibition, NEC Birmingham 11-13th November
2003
Glass
Art Gallery
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Interactive Floorplans
Here
GP&T Exhibitor List
Here
Conference Info
Here
GPD uk
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Changes Inspire new Pavilion
Interbuild
will unveil a new section at the 2004 show in response to sweeping changes
in building legislation designed to improve access for people with disabilities.
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New
Manager for Light + Building and Lightstyle
Maria Hasselman-Börner has been
appointed event manager for Light+Building, the International Trade Fair
for Architecture and Technology (18 to 22 April 2004).
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A Totally Successful Solution
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council,
along with hardware and profile supply partners Wagner (GB) Ltd and Rehau,
recently hosted a seminar, entitled ‘The Total Solution’
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Of course, we all love golf really, and we have great pleasure in rounding up no fewer than ELEVEN of the summer's industry tournaments on one page. Let's hope it doesn't tee anyone off!
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'Exceptional
design that offers a unique aesthetic appeal and outstanding ease of
installation.’ That’s the consensus from installers who have
been viewing the Versatile Roof System
while it’s been out on the road recently.
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From
lead generation techniques to literature design, Profile
22 customers benefit in a variety of ways from their systems
company's marketing support services. And they are all neatly encapsulated
in a bright and attractive brochure available now.
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It’s
all change at Pearl Window Systems
in Bolton. The fast moving fabricator has just relocated to new premises
and has introduced Duraflex’s Featured Suite. A major investment
in new machinery, including a state-of-the-art saw centre, is also underway
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Alternative
Windows
is based on the Cross Green Industrial Estate, just outside Leeds, in
two units, which are ideal to serve the company’s growing customer
base.
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Cambrian Conservatory World’s Salesman of the Year, Simon White,
is enjoying an all-expenses paid weekend for two in Paris, courtesy
of Quantal Conservatory Roofing Systems.
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Securistyle
Ltd,
manufacturer of architectural hardware, has achieved BS EN ISO 9001:2000
certification following the completion of the recent full reassessment
of its quality management system by BSI.
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In
May this year the 11th annual Daily Telegraph
Homebuilding & Renovating Awards to find the Best New
Home of 2003 were launched by Homebuilding & Renovating Magazine.
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The
Jansen VISS curtain wall system, distributed exclusively by Schüco
International, has been successfully tested to CWCT Standard
Test Sequence B
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Revolutionary
new health and safety laws that could see bosses face tough fines and
even prison terms come on stream, which means that for the first time
unions can directly enforce health and safety laws against employers
backed up with the force of legal penalties if they fail to comply.
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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
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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
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The
BSI Group has announced that the
Drafts for Public Comment (DPCs) of the environmental management standards
BS EN ISO 14001 and BS ISO 14004 are now available..
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Get
an insight into what’s happening at Profile
22 with the latest issue of the company’s customer magazine
featuring the latest products, new people, training news and case studies
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here:
UK
Fasteners
has launched its latest marketing support item to help fabricators and
specifiers understand these small but crucial window components
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here:
Sierra
Windows has introduced a comprehensive suite of literature
to support the Safeware brand of door hardware
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here:
Status
Systems
has launched a new complete range of sales, marketing and technical
literature.
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Converting
a higher proportion of the sun's energy into a useful source of electricity
and heating would go a long way to reducing our dependence on the
fossil fuels being blamed for global warming. That is why the Pilkington
Energy Efficiency Trust (PEET) believes that support for
solar energy research is so important - and is why the Trust is now
aiding new research at Nottingham University's School of the Built
Environment.
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'What
about the future when the calls for even greater thermal efficiency grow
ever louder, as no doubt they will?' asks Edgetech.
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here
Features
now archived include:
Horst Mertes discusses the role of IT centralisation in todays
glass business
Designers
must now comply with regulations to limit solar overheating in buildings,
as Paul Littlefair of BRE explains.
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
Last
week we mentioned that the GGF Seminars had been cancelled. Catherine
Hogan of the GGF has asked us to point out that they were pulled by
the organiser of GP&T, not by the GGF itself. So that's cleared
that up then.
GP&T starts today, and The Gl@zine will be publishing some news
and comments (and pictures) from the show - please send your editorial
to: news@theglazine.com
Tony Higgin, Publisher
tony@theglazine.com
PS: If you are intending to come to GP&T, The Gl@zine will be exhibiting
on stand C44, where I shall be pleased to welcome you.
PPS: Better not say anything about the rugby - might upset too many
people!
Vodafone
Connection for SE Controls
Automatic
window opening specialist SE Controls
has played an integral role in delivering one of the principal requirements
for the creation of a quality working environment to accommodate up
to 3,000 Vodafone employees at its extensive new world headquarters
on the 37 acre Old Newbury Showground site. The development is due for
completion at the end of this year.
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THIS WEEK'S NEWS
GP&T:
Promac in a Charity Production
The
main feature of the Promac Glass Division display on Stand G10
at GP&T will be a fully working complete automated IG production
line. During the exhibition, with the assistance of Express Glass
Group, these machines will be making custom sized sealed units
for delivery and installation at a new private hospital after
the show, with all proceeds being donated to charity.
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Here]
Pilkington
Interim Results 30th September 2003 Show 11% Increase in Pre-Exeptional
Profit
'The
Group’s results in the first six months of the year confirm
the expectations we set out in our previous statements, reflecting
continued difficult trading conditions in most of our markets' says
Pilkington Chairman, Sir Nigel Rudd. Despite the market background
and a reduction in operating profits of our joint ventures and associates,
Group profit before amortisation of goodwill, exceptional items
and taxation was up 11 per cent on the first half of 2002.
[More
Here]
OFT
Welcomes New Model Contract Terms from GGF
The
Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has recommended a clearer and
fairer model contract to its members following discussions with
the OFT. The improved model contract gives consumers a fairer deal
with better cancellation rights and greater prominence to the GGF
dispute resolution procedures. The model contract provides a blueprint
for fairer terms in the sector covering matters such as:
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on this Story]
Fortune
Brands Acquires Therma-Tru Door
Fortune
Brands Inc.’s Home and Hardware business has signed an agreement
to acquire Therma-Tru Corp., the manufacturer of residential entry
doors based in Maumee, Ohio in a transaction valued at approximately
$925m.
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on this Story]
Unilock
Products is Re-Equipped
Over
the past 12 months Unilock Products, located in Radstock, has undergone
extensive development to improve manufacturing and supply services
for HLS Group companies and outside clients. These include the
installation of a new powder coating plant in order to increase throughput
speed and enable faster changes of colour to be made. Machinery for
spiral wrapping aluminium sections to minimise the risk of transit
damage has been purchased and is now operational as is new equipment
for silicone glazing. .
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on this Story]
New
Man at the Helm for Palram
Palram
Europe's UK Sales and Marketing Director, David Melamed is leaving
to take up a new technology, research and development role with the
group in Israel. He will be succeeded by Mark Pacey, Managing Director
of Sheffield-based Century Plastics Ltd, on December 1st.
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on this Story]
£1m
investment at Planet, and New Management
A
one million pound investment in the latest state of the art manufacturing
technology has been installed at the Walton Summit manufacturing site
over the past four weeks. After an intense period of delivery, set
up and commissioning, Stuart Prescott, Manufacturing Director and
Mike Batley, Works Maintenance Engineer, have completed this latest
phase in the expansion of Planet's manufacturing capacity on schedule.
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on this Story]
KBE
Achieves another Production Record
KBE
Window Systems’ Berlin Plant achieved record production output
in excess of 10,000,000 metres of PVCu Window and Door profile per
month in both September and October. The company says that ‘this
level, when added to the monthly output of KBE’s Moscow plant,
clearly positions KBE as one of the world’s leading producers
of PVCu profile.’
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on this Story]
Kyro
Group Reports 36% increase in Profits for Q1-3 2003
'Kyro's
strategy is to grow organically and through acquisitions. During 2002
and 2003 growth has been sought through acquisitions, which within
the Glaston Technologies business area have made its machinery group
number one in the world of glass processing machinery and its glass
processing group the leading comprehensive supplier of architectural
glass in Finland,' says President Pentti Yliheljo.
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on this Story]
Saint-Gobain
Vitrage Acquires a New Float Line in China
The
Flat Glass Division of Saint-Gobain (Saint-Gobain Vitrage) and its
Korean partner Hanglas proceeded on October 8th, 2003 to the purchase
of a float line located in Qingdao (Shandong province) in North Eastern
China.This operation was carried out through a joint venture company
held in majority by Saint-Gobain Vitrage and Hanglas, and Luoyang
the current owner of the float line holding 10%.
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on this Story]
Saint-Gobain
Group Suffers from Exchange Rates
Consolidated
sales for the Saint-Gobain Group came to €22,236 million for
the first nine months of 2003, representing a contraction of 3.0%
on an actual structure basis and 4.6% on a comparable structure basis.
As for the first six months of the year, the decline in sales is entirely
due to currency effects – which had a 6.6% negative impact during
the period – and especially the sharp falls in the value of the
US dollar, pound sterling and Brazilian real against the euro.
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on this Story]
Tessenderlo
Group: Results to End of September 2003
Tessenderlo
Group's (Eurocell's parent company) sales figures realised as at the
end of September 2003 show a slight rise of 1.1% compared with the
same period for the previous year, totalling €1,458.8m against
€1,443.4m in 2002. Based on a comparable consolidation perimeter,
the sales figures would have fallen by 4%, due largely to the impact
of the dollar.
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on this Story]
Hunter
Douglas: Nine Months Sales 1.9% Lower, Profit 4.0% Lower
Hunter
Douglas, world market leader in window coverings (Luxaflex®) and
a major manufacturer of architectural products (Luxalon®) reports
results for the first nine months of 2003. Hunter Douglas' sales in
the first nine months of 2003 were €1,248.4m, 1.9% lower than €1,273.2m
in the first nine months of 2002. The sales decrease reflects 0.7% volume
decrease, 10.4% negative currency impact and 9.2% contribution from
acquisitions. Sales were higher in Europe, level in Australia and lower
in North America, Latin America and Asia.
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on this Story]
CertainTeed
Roofing Completes Multi-Million Dollar Expansion Project at Minnesota
Plant
CertainTeed
Corporation has completed a major multi-million dollar expansion project
at its Shakopee, Minnesota, roofing plant, which included construction
of a production line to make the company’s Landmark™ Series
of laminated shingles.
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on this Story]
Guardian
Industries Introduces Ultrawhite™ Glass
‘Are
you in the market for a crisp, clear glass without the long lead times?
Do your customers want colour neutrality and improved clarity on demand?
Guardian Industries, a global leader in the glass, automotive and building
products industries, may have the solution: UltraWhite™ low-iron
glass'. says the company.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Foundation Grants Help Southern California Disaster Relief Organisations
With
thousands of displaced California families still dependent upon volunteer
efforts for daily living needs, Alcoa Foundation has announced grants
to disaster relief organisations from the San Bernardino Mountains to
San Diego. A total of $60,000 has been awarded to the following organisations:
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Announces Agreement to Sell Specialty Chemicals Business
Alcoa
Inc. announced on 6th November that Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals
(AWAC), a global alliance between Alumina Limited (40%) and Alcoa (60%),
has agreed to sell Alcoa Specialty Chemicals to Rhone Capital LLC. This
sale is part of the divestiture program announced by Alcoa in January.
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on this Story]
Yes
it Will Make the Coffee!
‘With
nearly fifty Flowlines now sold in three years this extremely flexible
cutting and prepping centre is well known in the market place.’
says Stuga.
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on this Story]
GL@ZINE SPECIAL FEATURES
The
A-Z of Specifying Window Hardware
Paul
Rainbird is Partnering Manager at Titon.
His role involves close co-operation with specifiers and window fabricators.
Here he explains how a more informed route can help in selecting the
correct window hardware, and how specifiers can overcome the most frequent
specification and purchasing problems.
[More
Here]
SentryGlas®
Plus: Engineered Glass for the 21st Century
Acclaimed
structural engineer Tim Macfarlane
compares the introduction of laminated glass incorporating SentryGlas®
Plus interlayer and Secure™ technology to the invention of reinforced
concrete at the beginning of the last century.
[More
Here]
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