Glassex
Visitors ‘cue’ to Meet the New Face of Network VEKA
Six times World Snooker Champion Steve Davis proved to be the hardest
worker at Glassex with a three-hour marathon of almost non-stop autographs
and handshakes.
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Want
to join TrustMark?
GGF is an approved scheme operator for TrustMark and can sign up firms
that meet its standards.GGF is the glazing industry's driving force
behind TrustMark and was one of the first approved scheme operators
that received a licence last October.
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ELECON
Acquires Foilcraft in £2 Million Expansion Plan
Bolton-based Chartered Accountants Cowgill Holloway has advised the
ELECON Group on its acquisition of Foilcraft for an undisclosed sum.
The ELECON Group produces accessories for conservatories, windows and
doors, supplying its products to major conservatory manufacturers. ELECON’s
products are used in nearly 25 per cent of all UK conservatories installed,
the company says.
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Nine
of the First Twelve A to C Ratings used Super Spacer®
12 window companies have achieved C or higher ratings, nine of them
using warm edge technology Super Spacer® from Edgetech I.G. Inc.
at the time of writing. Congratulations are due to all, and especially
to the three firms who have crashed through the energy savings barrier
with coveted 'A' ratings.
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Pilkington
Helps to Achieve 'A' Grade
Products
from Pilkington have been instrumental in creating an industry first.
With the industry adopting Window Energy Ratings (WERs), the British
Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC) has passed the first ever 'A' rated
window, an achievement that had not been expected for several years.
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FMB
and K2 in Search for Britain's Best Conservatory Installer
The
Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has launched its annual search to
find the best builders and conservatory installers in Britain, with
the overall winner set to receive a brand new Nissan Light Commercial
Vehicle of their choice.
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Towards
Greater Profits with Total Glass
Recognising
the continuing trend towards outsourcing by companies which cease to
manufacture, trade fabricator Total Glass has launched a comprehensive
guide for firms planning to go down this more profitable route.
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FENSA
Perfect for Second Successive Year
For
the second successive year Safestyle UK, the key retail subsidiary of
Style Group UK Limited, the independent replacement window and door
company, has been awarded a 100 per cent Building Regulations pass record
by the Government approved Fenestration Self- Assessment Scheme (FENSA)
for its installations.
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Allure
Conservatory System is the Customer's Choice
‘Customers
uninspired by so many similar PVC-U conservatories are not prepared
to settle for a make-do purchase,’ says Chase Window Company/ ‘We
are finding that by offering the aluminium Allure conservatory system,
exclusively manufactured by QRS, we are able to tempt an increasing
number into investing in an altogether different conservatory.’
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'Real'
Signs of Growth
Yorkshire-based Real Conservatories, a customer of Advantage Windows
and Conservatories Ltd, has expanded its showroom to incorporate a new
display of hot tubs and spas. The retail site - based at Thorne on the
outskirts of Doncaster, has been doubled in size from 1,250ft2 to 2,500ft2
to accommodate the new showroom and provide extra storage space. The
multi-function site also contains four show conservatories, offices
and a trade counter.
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Express
Wishes for KAT UK
Preston-based Express Trade Frames Ltd has chosen KAT UK as its preferred
supplier of patio doors and vertical sliding sash windows.Express Trade
Frames, a manufacturer of the Rehau S706 window and door system, says
that it selected KAT UK's Halo Elegance patio doors and sash windows
for their superior quality.
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2005
Another Great Year for Glaston Technologies
lncluding Tamglass, market leader of safety glass machinery and
Z. Bavelloni, leading supplier of pre-processing machinery, Glaston
Technologies increased its total net sales by 18%, from 203.0 million
euros to 238.9 million. Its operating profit grew by as much as
21%, from the previous year's 18.4 million euros to 22.1 million.
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Surge
in Demand for Q-Mark Certification
Construction
certification specialist BM TRADA reports strong demand for
its Q-Mark scheme for doors and windows due in part to rising
popularity of the Secured By Design police initiative.
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New
Showroom Puts Central's Assets on Display
Welsh
installation company Central Windows, a Newstead customer since
2002, has recently opened a showroom in its offices in Montgomery,
Powys.
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Specifying
for the Long Term
'As
an independent supplier of quality hardware, Groupco is ideally
placed to advise the public sector on a 'best value' package.’
That's the view of Jason Burgess, the latest addition to Groupco's
Business Development team
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Sash
Windows Mean Higher Margins for Classic
Many
installation companies are forced to compete on price in a competitive
market. But this puts pressure on profits at a time when installers
can least afford it. Hertfordshire-based Classic Window and
Conservatory Company says that, for them, it's no longer an
issue.
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Futuristic
Regeneration Scheme in Glasgow Wins String of Awards
A
lively and colourful residential and commercial development
in Glasgow, which features innovative use of glazing systems
from architectural aluminium specialist, Technal, has won
another major award.
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Collusive
Tendering for Flat Roof and Car Park Surfacing Contracts
in England and Scotland
The
Office of Fair Trading has concluded that a number
of roofing contractors colluded in relation to the making
of tender bids for flat roof and car park surfacing contracts
utilising mastic asphalt, and flat roofing contracts using
felt and single ply in England and Scotland
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CertainTeed
in Team Sponsorship of NASCAR Cup for 2006
CertainTeed
Corporation, one of North America's leading building products
manufacturers, has announced a partnership with sister companies
Norton Abrasives and BPB in a team sponsorship of the number
66 Best Buy Chevrolet for the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Season.
The car, driven by 2000 NASCAR Busch Series champion Jeff
Green is owned by Haas/CNC Racing.
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Vitro
Reports 4Q 05 Consolidated Sales Up 9.3%
Vitro
S.A. de C.V. one of the world's largest producers and distributors
of glass products, recently announced its 4Q 05 unaudited
results. Year-over-year consolidated net sales rose 9.3
percent and EBlTDA increased 13.1 percent.
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Fiscal
2005: Leap in Linde Profits
Linde Group sales increased, on a comparable basis by 7.3
percent to 9.501 billion euro (2004: 8.856 billion euro).
Operating profit improved by 18.0 percent to 913 million
euro (2004: 774 million euro).
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