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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 3  27th November 2001

Saint-Gobain launches self-cleaning glass
A new self-cleaning glass which uses rain to clean itself was launched in the UK yesterday by SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS.
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Major machinery investment signals growth at Yorkshire Trade Frames
Yorkshire Trade Windows, based in Pontefract, has completed a major investment in new machinery which it says will enable it to keep pace with a predicted increase in demand.
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Smaller direct sell companies winning out says Palmer report
Palmer's latest report on the Home Improvements Sector reveals that the major Home lmprovement Direct Sell companies (i.e. those with over £10 million turnover) have lost significant market share to the companies with up to £10 million turnover.
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Burnden Group teams up with Belfast University in Polymer Studies
The Burnden Group plc have signed a partnership agreement with The Queens Universityof Belfast which will allow the knowledge and research into polymer engineering to be shared between the two parties.
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Poland: Pilks/SGG out, Guardian in
Saint-Gobain and Pilkington have announced that they have scrapped plans for a float plant in Poland, while for Guardian it is full steam ahead
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Anders switches to Profile 22
Poor delivery service from their previous profile supplier led Salford-based Anders & Co to switch to PROFlLE 22 - a move which has already helped to grow the business since taking the decision in the spring
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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 2  20th November 2001

Major Window Report Now Available
AMA Research has recently published the first edition of the UK Doors & Windows Fabricators Market Report. The report presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review, looking in detail at the industry trends to date, as well as future opportunities and threats.
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Promac machinery helps Parry Bowen cope with high demand
Since investing £300,000 in Promac machinery Parry Bowen’s are taking on contracts well in excess of one million pounds. The machines have paid for themselves many times over, Promac machinery has not only enabled high turnover increase but has removed the necessity for extra capital expenditure on further factory space.
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Chinese glassmaker expands in Hong Kong
A Chinese mainland private glass-maker aims to raise HK$300-400 million from an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong next month to fund production expansion.
Zhejiang Glass is one of the country’s five largest floated flat-glass makers. The company is touted as the first privately held mainland firm to list as an H share on Hong Kong’s main board.
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THE GL@ZINE ISSUE 1 13th November 2001

Nippon now has 20% of Pilkington
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd. has completed the purchase of 130 million shares in Pilkington plc, bringing its total shareholding to 20.6% of Pilkington's issued share capital. Analysts say a full scale bid is unlikely at this stage, but it cannot be ruled out.
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First Eagle SoGen Funds raises stake in Deceuninck to 5,14%
Deceuninck, designer and producer of PVC-U window systems and building profiles, has announced that First Eagle SoGen Funds now owns 5.14% of Deceuninck shares.
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Rankins buys TW Ides
Rankins Glass has purchased the glass processing division of TW Ide.
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Griffin Windows joins Avocet
Griffin Windows, one of the most profitable window fabricators in the UK according to a recent Business Ratio Report, has joined Yorkshire based hardware company Avocet as part of the MASCO group.
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£12m investment at John Fredericks
It’s business as usual at John Fredericks Plastics following a £12m venture capital investment by Baring English Growth Fund and Northern Venture Managers.
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Mustang Gutters moves into £1m factory
Following a record trading year for the company, Mustan Gutter Systems Ltd - manufacturer ofaluminium seamless guttering systems - has invested in a new £1 million facility in Braunstone, Leicestershire.
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