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Products

Entrance® Composite Door Solutions in co-operation with Capstone doors has recently launched its range of composite door slabs stained to match the two most common foils on the market - rosewood and light oak
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Lister Doors

The advanced new Supertrucks low-loading 3.5 tonne gvw van is available – and the first of these innovative glass carrying vehicles have been acquired by Derby-based Designer Glass Ltd and Wakefield District Council
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Conservatory Outlet has just launched its new Whitegrain window and door, along with matching Gap door panel range and finishing trims
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Deceuninck
A smart new Lever Handle has been added to Groupco's exclusive Orton hardware range
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The latest Decra Bevel Collection brochure from North Western Lead Co (Hyde) Ltd features some intricate bevel designs for doors and fanlights
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Sapa Building Systems’ has launched a range of enhancements for its DUALFOLD sliding folding door system that further increase fabricator and end user features and benefits
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Pilkington Activ Rugby
For users of the
Ultraframe
roofing system, Conservaflash, a replacement pvc flashing system, can help to dramatically reduce costs whilst lead prices are at an all time high - saving up to £75 on the installation of a typical 4m x 4m Georgian by using Conservaflash instead of lead.
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Spectus Window Systems has enhanced its range of vertical sliders with two new woodgrain finishes. Cream woodgrain and white woodgrain profiles are available from stock, and there is now an option for a new white co-extruded gasket
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The new Orton Friction Stays from Groupco offer improved performance and weathersealing through the use of a nylon reduced friction end cap
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RAMACS.co.uk is a new web based sales management system, designed specifically for companies with remote sales staff and for Sales Managers who need to up to the minute information about what their teams are doing
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Due to popular demand, JELD-WEN has added two new designs to its Rio patio doors range
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Portal Products, specialist manufacturer of GRP doors, has unveiled a new range of pre-finished GRP woodgrain slabs to help fabricators and installers reduce costs and improve overall efficiency
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Low energy directives and internal climate control challenge the design flair of all practices: The Comar Climate Active Façade offers a solution
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People
REHAU is investing further in its REHAU Polytec 50 composite curtain walling system with the appointment of Paul Pell as a dedicated system engineer
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Dekko Window Systems Ltd has announced that Chris Carter has joined the company as Sales Manager
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FeneTech, Inc., has hired Horst Mertes to expand its offerings and services to glass processors in North America and overseas
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Kenrick, the window and door hardware manufacturer, has promoted Martin Smith to the position of development manager. He was formerly Kenrick's design engineer, having joined the firm four years ago from Laird
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Norman Cameron, part of Thermoseal Group's experienced national sales team, is now celebrating having been working in sales roles for 30 years
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Machinery

Maintaining a reputation as a UK leading building facade fabricator requires dedication, accuracy and the highest standard of manufacturing, so it is no wonder that Parry Bowen has turned to Elumatec machinery to cope with increasing demand’ says the company
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Stoke-on-Trent-based fabricator UK Windows has just invested in the SBA Machining Centre from Haffner GB Ltd
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Mansfield-based Future Products has taken delivery of new machines, including two four-head in-line welders and an automatic welding/cleaning line, from its longstanding machinery supplier Wegoma as part of an on-going investment programme
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Fabricators
Mister Window, manufacturer of PVC-u windows, doors, patio doors, porches and conservatories, has reached its tenth year in partnership with profile supplier KBE Window Systems
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Business Micros is helping Kommerling fabricator Affordable Window Systems to save between £10,000 and £20,000 p.a. on printing and staffing costs thanks to the development of a new bespoke software module
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Appearance is everything for Bristol-based City Glass Company Ltd which has been busy smartening up both of its showrooms. The fabricator, which uses KBE Window Systems PVC-u profile, has seen the arrival of new display stands plus the complete redecoration of its showrooms
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Projects
Proving that self-build is here to stay, John and Jolanta Robinson's new build guesthouse includes 34 Masterframe Vintage sash windows, one of which is arched, over three metres tall and covers a three storey stairwell
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Polar Windows, a Profile 22 fabricator and installer of PVC-U windows, doors and conservatories has delivered a new build project for Hanover Housing Association
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RAD Window Services has successfully completed a total refurbishment of all windows and doors at Aelfgar House, a YMCA building in Rugeley, Staffordshire
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A decade of working together has seen a strong bond forged between Sash UK and Orkney Builders, reinforced by the latter recently signing an exclusivity deal with the UK's leading manufacturer and installer of PVCu doors, windows and conservatories
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McInerney Homes apartments on its 71-home Heritage site between Upper Hopton and Lower Hopton on the outskirts of Leeds featured Passivent TVES4DB acoustic window vents
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It's easy to install, it looks fantastic and it's maintenance free ... these are just some of the benefits offered by Fitrite decking from Sash UK, which has been installed at the Golf Links Holiday Home park at Portrush in Northern Ireland
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Internet
SIG Roofline and Building Products has announced the launch of a web site for 'ecowarehouse', a new resource devoted to sustainable products and technologies
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Astraseal is offering its trade customers a new online ordering option which will enable them to produce quotes and place orders from their own PC 24-hours a day
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In addition to developing the company’s own designed PVCU low threshold Meebro Ltd has launched a new online resource specialising in hardware for the repair and maintenance of PVCU doors and windows
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eGenie.co.uk has been developed to allow Britain's professional, qualified workforce to auction its talents to the British Public
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A film of how Rockdoor manufactures its composite door can now be seen at www.rockdoor.com. The 90-second high speed film shows how the door is put together from start to finish
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REHAU fabricator Dessian Products has just launched a new redesigned website at www.dessian.co.uk for use by trade and commercial customers
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Charity

Well done to the girls at Lister Trade Frames Ltd who did the company very proud at this year's Race for Life charity event! Five of the Lister's girls (pictured) completed the 5km race held on Tuesday 10th June around the Trentham estate in Stoke-on-Trent. Together they raised over £1000 for cancer research!
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Safestyle UK has again demonstrated the company's commitment to supporting great causes with a donation of £1000.00 to a Pudsey-based specialist care home for the disabled run by the Leonard Cheshire Disability Charity
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EN 1279
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EN1279 ARCHIVES

 

A Green Thought in a Green Shade
Just when you thought the window industry couldn't get any greener, the GGF has weighjed in with an impressive tome entitled 'The Project Green Glazing Guide'. We publish a Q&A session with GGF President Robert Aitken and tell you where to download the Guide.


Veka Advert

Some bad news this week from our friends in Norwich - we are told that Anglian and Aspen Windows founder George Williams is in hospital - paralysed from the neck down - after a fall three weeks ago. Although now 80 years old, George was in good health until the accident and we wish him a speedy recovery on behalf of our readers. The latest news is that he is beginning to get some feeling back in his limbs, which bodes well. He is in the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, should anyone wish to send greetings.


Door-Stop International

Also on the radar this week: a missive has been despatched from Solaglas HQ in Binley to announce the change of name of its new energy glass product SGG EnergiClear™. Having realised that existing and potential customers were confusing it with competitor products - largely, one suspects Pilkington's EnergiKare - the Solaglas product will henceforth be known as SGG EcoClear®. A website is launched today: www.ecoclear.org.uk.

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WE HAVE EMAIL...

Bring it On! says BWF
Given the tone of my previous correspondence, you won’t be surprised that I’ll give the Martini answer to Sam Kennedy’s suggestion for a debate on the competing sustainability credentials of wood and PVC-u windows: any time, any place, anywhere. Richard Lambert, Chief Executive, British Woodworking Federation.

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Edgetech Super Spacer


Network Veka Advert


Business for Sale
Our client is a specialist multi branch plastic building products business selling PVC trims, fascias, drainage and roofing materials to the professional and DIY. This is an An opportunity to acquire a company that has a market presence and skills within a resilient and profitable market.
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Technical Support Engineer (Northern)
HL Plastics, based in Denby, are an independently owned leading manufacturer of PVC extrusions and mouldings. Due to increasing demand for our highly acclaimed Liniar window and door systems, we are looking for an experienced Technical Support Engineer to cover the North of England.
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Area Sales Representative
CET Glass Processors (Holdings) Ltd is looking to recruit a sales representative who can positively contribute to the ongoing development of our business. CET is an established, successful, and well invested insulated glass unit producer, with an extensive product range and wide geographical reach.
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Ten Recruitment Advert

energiKorner Tips
"Replace a standard IGU with Pilkington energiKare™ for your windows to achieve a C energy rating or above. It is then eligible for the Energy Saving Trust’s Energy Saving Recommended Scheme helping homeowners save energy and money off their fuel bills"
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Exhibitions & Events

KRYSTALFLEX® in the Middle East
Huntsman Polyurethanes’ first visit to Middle East glass exhibition, Glass World 2008, has been a clear success - with the company experiencing a steady stream of visitors throughout the four day event who wanted to discuss its high performance KRYSTALFLEX® portfolio of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) glass laminates.
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Spectus helps Highseal at CIH
Spectus fabricator Highseal Windows Ltd showed off its product range, credentials and accreditations at this month’s Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) exhibition in Harrogate.

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Emirates Glass Leaf Awards
Hundreds of leading and up-and-coming architects from all over the world are currently submitting entries for the prestigious Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008
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Solar Energy at glasstec 2008
At a time of climatic change and dwindling energy resources, the solar energy applications market is booming, and allied to this, glass is taking on a leading role. So solar energy will take on a correspondingly high significance at the forthcoming glasstec, (21st-25th October, 2008).
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Exhibition Calendar
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PVCaware

Awards & Standards

Carpentry and joinery specialist B W Consultants Ltd has gained the BM TRADA Certification Q-Mark for Survey and Installation of Windows and External Doorsets.
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Fab & Fix was officially recognised at the prestigious West Midlands UK Trade and Investment International Trade Awards 2008 event held at in Birmingham recently.
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Marketing

The Promac Golf Day again lived up to its premise as one of the main industry golf days, supported by an evening of packed entertainment with chairman David Stockton-Chalk at the head of proceedings.
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Professional power tool manufacturer Makita is planning a power tool battery recycling initiative called DROP DEAD BATTERIES that could assist the Government to meet the EU batteries recovery objectives which become law in January 2009. Makita dealers and power tool retailer networks are being invited to join the campaign.
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Literature

Within an industry which is currently focussed on the issue of sustainability, manufacturer of co-extruded PVC-u profile, Kömmerling, has launched a new environmental brochure, the latest addition to its range of marketing literature.
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WHS Halo has produced a product data guide to explain and illustrate the company's range of bi-fold doors.
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WHS Halo has published a 30-page guide - Acquiring the WER Label - that explains in detail the operational, management and product requirements of the WER initiative.
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New colour literature giving details of the Schüco range of aluminium louvre blade solar shading systems is now available for downloading from the company's website.
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Comprehensive product data including useful industry information is contained in a new hardware catalogue from Carl F Petersen Ltd.
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Construction
14% of Firms could Go Under
One in seven construction companies could disappear if the market downturn deepens, a report has warned. In its report, analyst Plimsoll Publishing examined figures from the top 2,000 construction companies in the UK and said an increased reliance on short-term finance was behind its forecast.
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Training

The British Woodworking Federation’s (BWF) WITForum is launching a free online apprenticeship matching facility to enable employers in search of apprentices to register their roles.
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Rockdoor is inviting new and existing customers to learn how to fit its composite door at its training centre in Blackburn.
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Environment

Emplas. the Wellingborough based window and conservatory fabricator. has recently launched a recycling initiative for its cardboard and polythene packaging waste.
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Lister Trade Frames, the Stoke on Trent based fabricator recently took delivery of a CK International Mini-Compactor to ensure its recyclable polythene packaging waste doesn’t end up in landfill.
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Recycling

The UK's leading PVC-U recycler Dekura has launched a new service designed to support fabricators and installers address the new Site Waste Management legislation which came into force on April 6th.
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It's all green and go at Sash UK's factory in Barnsley, where two new baling machines are not only saving money, but complying with the environmental agenda to reduce the impact of waste on landfill.
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Health & Safety
The construction industry was the major winner at the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards, claiming more than 600 honours, including the premier accolade, the Sir George Earle Trophy, for the second year in succession.
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Photovoltaics
Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, has signed an exclusive contract with Malibu GmbH & Co. KG in Bielefeld, Germany, to supply all of the gases needed to make photovoltaic modules.
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The British Society of Master Glass Painters has organised a second international two-day conference, to be held at Glaziers Hall, London Bridge, London SE1 31st July - 1st August 2008.
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GlassBuild America is from October 6-8th 2008.
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From 21st to 25th October 2008 the global glass industry will convene in Düsseldorf for the 20th glasstec
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Glasstech Asia 2008 Vietnam, is the in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 20th – 22nd November 2008.
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PVC Formulation 2009 is from 16-18 March 2009 at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne, Germany.
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Exhibition Calendar
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PILKINGTON ACTIV WORKOUT

Saints Bring Giants Down To Size For A Dozen Straight Victories
St Helens’ devastating form continued as Huddersfield Giants became the latest opponent to fall victim, this time to a 46 - 16 annihilation at Knowsley Road on Sunday. The Pilkington Activ™ sponsored Saints were in the same rampant form that made short work of league leaders Leeds Rhinos a week ago and which now saw Giants subjected to a demonstration of dynamic attacking play that proved too much of a challenge for the visitors’ lacklustre defence.
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK

Masterdor Launches Durable and Weatherproof 'Suredor Permaskin' Door
External doors that use a ‘vacuum wrapping’ technology for enhanced durability have been launched by Manse Masterdor Ltd. Suredor PermaSkin is a solid timber engineered door which, rather than being painted, is vacuum wrapped in a pre-coloured thermoplastic film.

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Product of the Week Archive here


Quinn Plastics
PROJECT OF THE WEEK

Pleasure and Pane as Historic Home is Transformed
Specialist window manufacturer Newstead Trade Frames has harnessed modern techniques to overcome stringent conservation issues at an historic Staffordshire home. When Neil and Carol Eldershaw bought Butterton House, in the village of Butterton near Newcastle-under-Lyme 18 months ago the first job on a long renovation list was replacing the windows - all 43 of them.
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Project of the Week Archive here


G08 Awards

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Project Green Good Glazing Guide
As the GGF launches this week the industry's first ever comprehensive guide to environmental matters, GGF President Robert Aitken takes time out to talk about why it is required by the industry and what impact he foresees it having.
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Halo Switch
Roseview's Tinted View of Eurocell
Roseview Windows, the PVC-u sash window supplier, has recently started purchasing the Eurocell vertical sliding sash window to expand its already considerable product range.
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Rehau

DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions Announces Price Increase
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions has announced a price increase of up to 30 percent on all grades of DuPont™ Butacite® polyvinyl butyral interlayer product line effective 1st August 2008.
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Stuga Sturtz

Seleda Switches to Edgetech's Super Spacer
Seleda Quality Units is pleased to announce the installation of its fully automated Super Spacer applicator line which it hopes will double production in 12 months.
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Elumatec

'Future Proofed' Windows and Doors from Profile 22
Social housing specialist Profile 22 has showcased its new sustainable future generation and 'future proof' PVC-U windows and doors at this year's Chartered Institute of Housing Annual Conference and Exhibition.
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K2 Blog

Proskills Secures Glass Industry Training Funding
A share of a £62million training fund has been made available to glass industry employers who sign up to Proskills' 'Sustainable Workforce Pledge'.
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GM Fundraising

40cm2 - An Exhibition of Work by Members of the BSMPG
For almost ninety years the British Society of Master Glass Painters (BSMGP) has mapped the growth and development of stained glass as an architectural and decorative art form.
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Swish Windows

ASSA ABLOY Acquires Rockwood
ASSA ABLOY has acquired Rockwood Manufacturing Company, a leading US producer of standard and custom decorative and speciality door hardware.

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Interbuild

Network VEKA AGM
Snooker legend Steve Davis has been signed to continue as Network VEKA's brand ambassador for a further five years. News of the signing was greeted with applause by more than 160 delegates and guests at the organisation's AGM, at the Barcelo Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire.
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Business Micros Delivers Paperless Environment at UK Window Systems
UK Window Systems has become the latest fabricator to achieve a paperless factory environment thanks to its investment in Business Micros' EvoNet software and bar code scanning technology.
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Inadequate Machinery Guarding Results in £7,500 Fine for Rehau
Failures by a North Wales employer to ensure machinery was properly guarded resulted in serious injuries to two members of staff, and a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), who have warned that correct safety precautions should be taken when using machinery.
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Swisspacer's Global Sales up 25% Year on Year!
UK sales of Swisspacer's leading warm edge spacer increased 110% in the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
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Bostik Assists Elders Walker to Comply with Regulations
Bostik, the global sealants and adhesives expert, says its BS EN 1279 compliance support package for IGU (Insulating Glass Unit) manufacturers has worked well in helping raise the industry standard of units being produced.
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Sales up 30% for Everwhite Ltd
Everwhite Ltd, the Wales-based independent specialist roofline manufacturer, reports a sales increase of 30% since the company re-emerged from administration with new owners and management and substantial financial backing in April 2008.
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G-U Ltd Stronger than Ever says Departing Gerrard
As he moves on from the company to take up ‘an exciting, brand new challenge’, Gretsch-Unitas Ltd Managing Director Paul Gerrard says that the company is stronger than ever and ideally placed to face tough markets.
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Suffolk Company Sets Sights Down Under
Lowestoft based Harnser Solutions Ltd, manufacturer of portable lifting devices including the Eazi-Lifter hoist, has Australia in its sights, after enrolling in UK Trade & Investment's Passport to Export Programme.
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GAP Celebrates Record Return Rate: 0!
Since home improvement stockist and door panel manufacturer GAP started producing woodgrain doors with its exclusive Heat Shield technology in May 2007, over 21,000 panels have been made - but not one has been returned for warping, cracking or bubbling.
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Reflex Now a Registered Trade Mark
The performance glass market for conservatory roofs has enjoyed steady growth over the last few years, with many manufacturers having brought out blue tinted, self-cleaning products.
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Synseal Conservatories

Solidor Teams With Kömmerling
PVC-u profile extruder, Kömmerling, has teamed up with the composite door manufacturer Solidor to offer its fabricators a one-stop solution to high quality door installations.
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Windowbase says Growth is Easier if you Know Where to Look
Despite gloomy front pages predicting further falls in property, the social housing sector is thriving. Recent headlines revealed that Kier and Persimmon are increasing the amount of affordable housing they plan to build.
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Cashing In On Bricks & Mortar? Neighbourly Love More Like!
With property experts predicting a drastic dip in house prices over the next year, gone are the days of making a quick buck, so many new homeowners are deciding to stay put and make the most of their properties, according to a national poll announced recently.
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Viridian Solar Measures up the Benefits
Results from the most rigorous UK test of any solar water heating system have been announced. When asked about the energy savings from their products, many solar water heating suppliers offer vague answers, and with good reason - as Viridian Solar has recently found out. Proving the benefits scientifically is time consuming, difficult and expensive.
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