Glass Age articles from April 2003

Glass Age archives from April 2003

Nico invests in hardware lines.(Nico Manufacturing)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Nico Manufacturing has initiated a major investment programme at its Essex production facility. The company produces a comprehensive range of friction hinges and security devices, such as espagnolette and shoot bolts. Nico undertakes...

Deceuninck poised for Expansion in UK.(Company Profile)
April 30, 2003... The Deceuninck Group, worldwide manufacturer of PVCu window systems and building profiles, has flagged up a major investment programme at its Calne, UK headquarters, while also appointing a new General Managert, Roy Painter. Deceuninck achieved...

GPD at GP&T.(Glass Processing Days as part of The Glass Processing & Technology Exhibition )(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... The organisers of Glass Processing Days (GPD), the world's largest and most successful technical conference for glass, have announced the launch of a UK event. GPD UK will take place in conjunction with the The Glass Processing & Technology...

Leading Windows Chooses Elumatec.
April 30, 2003... Portsmouth based fabricator Leading Windows chose the Elumatec 4AS-TC Transom Cleaner for its production line. Leading Windows is a family run company manufacturing over 200 frames per week in two factories for the trade and commercial markets....

HW AIMS scheme now has 60 Members.(HW Plastics' Approved Installer Membership Scheme )(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... HW Plastics' Approved Installer Membership Scheme (AIMS) which was launched last year now has some 60 member companies. AIMS is linked into the Government backed Quality Mark scheme and is designed to provide stringent assessment of member...

Super Spacer Helps Turn Houses into Energy Efficient Homes.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Black Country Housing and Community Services Group believes that housing provision is about more than bricks and mortar. It is also committed to training, employment and community development. Energy efficiency is a priority too with Edgetech...

New Premises for Manchester Window Factory.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Manchester Window Factory, a trade supplier of frames in Rehau's S706, S702 and Rehau-Tritec systems, has just completed a move to new, larger premises in Stretford. The company, which also manufactures its own sealed units has invested in a...

Rotherham Trading Up to Larger Premises.(Rotherham Trade Windows)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Spectus fabricator and installer Rotherham Trade Windows has moved up in the world, to a larger premises on the Barbot Industrial Estate, Rotherham. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Shepley invests #0.5m in Conservatory Division.(Shepley Window Systems)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... `One of our major objectives for the MBO of Shepley Window Systems in 2000', says production director Tony Fry, `was to exploit the potential of the growing conservatory market and supply our #100 million dealer network with the very best range...

Palram incorporates Polygal UK.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Palram Europe Ltd, part of the Palram Group, has incorporated the operations of Polygal (UK) Ltd, based in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. The agreement between the two companies is designed to streamline the supply of polycarbonate to users...

Principality Expands.(Principality (Plastics & Hardware) Ltd,)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Principality (Plastics & Hardware) Ltd, supplier of plastic building components and double-glazing hardware in Wales, has expanded, by opening a new distribution base in Swansea. Principality has opened a 3,500 sq foot sales and distribution...

David Carrick.(Obituary)
April 30, 2003... David Carrick: 2nd October 1949 - 4th April 2003 It is with deep shock and regret that J Preedy and Sons Ltd has to announce the sudden death of David Carrick, who was tragically killed on his motorbike on Friday 4th April 2003. David...

Totally Committed to Expansion.(Total Glass)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Total Glass, one of Profile 22's biggest trade fabricators expanded into a neighbouring factory unit at the beginning of the year, providing an extra 26,000 sq ft to house the Urban 800 line. This line increases overall efficiency and boosts...

Veka Tilts to Caldwell.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Caldwell has been chosen by Veka plc to supply improved window hardware for its Matrix vertical slider range. Veka has been working on an enhancement programme with this product for several months. In particular, the company was interested in...

Assa Abloy Acquires part of Black & Decker.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Assa Abloy has signed an agreement to acquire Black & Decker's European Security Hardware Business, which has 1000 employees and turned over EUR 108m in 2002. The acquisition includes the well known brand names DOM, Nemef and Corbin ...

Ultralite gets the Premier Treatment.(Ultraframe forms distribution agreement with Premier Frames, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Ultraframe, the designer and manufacturer of conservatory roofing systems and ancillaries has added Premier Frames to the growing list of distributors of its Ultralite 500 `roof in a box' lean-to conservatory roof, making it even easier to get...

Select Invests #1.5m.(in new plant and equipment, Walsall, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... A #1.5 million investment in a new factory, machinery, facilities and IT systems has helped Status fabricator Select Windows improve manufacturing efficiencies in readiness for its next stage of growth. The Walsall based fabricator can now...

K2 buys CCG to form K2 Glass.(UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... K2 Conservatory Roof Systems has set its sights on the future the conservatory market with the introduction of K2 Glass Ltd. The formation of K2 Glass came as a result of the acquisition of Blackburn based, CCG Ltd, a manufacturer of sealed...

Lindman seeks Fabricators.(Lindman Fenestration markets Pultec Window Systems, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Lindman Fenestration, the new company set up alongside Lindman Doors to sell Pultec Window Systems, is actively looking for fabricators and/or installers in the window industry who will see this new product as an additional long term business...

Intermac sole agent for Diamut tooling.(Intermac UK, diamond tooling)
April 30, 2003... Diamut diamond tooling is now exclusively available in the UK and Ireland from Intermac UK, which is based at Daventry as part of Biesse Group UK. Peter Boyce has been appointed to manage Intermac UK's spares and tooling operation - which...

Pilkington Trading Update.(Pilkington PLC, glass industry)
April 30, 2003... In accordance with its established policy, Pilkington today issued the following trading update ahead of the announcement of its results for the year ending 31 March 2003, which is scheduled for 29 May 2003. Stuart Chambers, Group Chief...

Fullex future secured with MBO.(Fullex Locks Ltd.'s operations 6 months after management buyout, UK)
April 30, 2003... Six months after a management buy out Fullex Locks Ltd has settled into new premises and is looking forward to a `secure' future. `The new company is dedicated to the design and manufacture of high specification door locks, because that is,...

Chubb's 2002 Prelims.(UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Chubb plc, the worldwide security services provider, announces its audited Preliminary Results for the year ended 31st December 2002. * Total Group sales up 6% to #1,501.6m * Profit before tax on continuing operations of #110.1m...

EAS creates a new `Showhouse'.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... EAS Windows `Showhouse' Eurocell Building Plastics Sub-Stockist, EAS Windows of Leicester, has recently completed a new `showhouse'. The family run business owned and managed by Adam and David Spradbury, took advantage of the adjacent property...

GPT show is kickstarted.
April 30, 2003... Representatives from all sides of the glass industry met recently for the inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee of the Glass Processing & Technology exhibition to be held later this year. From the outset EMAP, organisers of GP&T,...

20% Growth at Thermoseal.(UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... During a record year in 2002, Thermoseal Group moved into new head quarters to cope with an upturn in business.of approximately 20% on the previous year. The company would have struggled to cope with this prior to the factory move as new...

Glass Best sector for S-G.(Saint-Gobain, financial results)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Saint-Gobain's 2002 performance, achieved against the backdrop of a challenging economic environment, testifies to the Group's resilience and its swift reaction to changing business conditions', the group says. Sales were up 1.1% on a...

Why Directors Stay in their Jobs.
April 30, 2003... By the end of 2003, almost a fifth of directors in the UK Windows & Doors industry will be over 60 years old, according to a just published Plimsoll analysis on company directors. The new Plimsoll Directors Edition, analysing 2872 directors...

Ultraframe in Cyprus.
April 30, 2003... While not the first company to spend a chunk of its marketing budget on a jolly in the sun, Ultraframe's decision to take its top 100 customers to Cyprus instead of the NEC Birmingham proved controversial when it was first announced. As it...

UV Spy in the cabinet.
April 30, 2003... The UV Spy from Apprise Technologies Inc. is a UV monitoring device used to optimise the effectiveness of the curing process. This compact, rugged, fixed bandwidth radiometer and dosimeter is capable of withstanding the intense heat and...

Cut out for conservatories.(MGS460 Single Head Mitre Saw)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... GTI-Kombimatec has introduced a compact Single Head Mitre Saw that is ideally suited to cutting conservatory roof sections, whether they are made from PVC-U or aluminium. Indeed, Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems is recommending it to its...

Say hello to the new Kity.(Hollow Chisel Mortiser)
April 30, 2003... Aimed at the experienced hobbyist and professional woodworker alike, Kity's new Hollow Chisel Mortiser is designed to deliver precision, speed and consistency in the formation of mortise joints in a variety of sizes, for cabinet making and...

New Transporter due out.(Volkswagen Transporter)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Coming soon, Volkswagen's new Transporter is larger and more capacious, available in two wheelbases and three roof heights, with cargo capacities from 5.8 to 9.3 cubic metres. Options will include chassis cabs, single and double cab pick ups...

Shutters, a natural add on?(Fenextra shutters)
April 30, 2003... Fenextra's internal shutters could be a natural add-on for window and conservatory firms. Two ranges, luxury (cedar) and premium, are sold through authorised partners who benefit from leads generated by nationwide promotion. Finishes include...

Synseal swinging gutters.
April 30, 2003... Synseal`s new gutter system is fixed along its length and not just at 500-600mm centres. A simple swing fit action replaces the fixing and centralising of gutter brackets, the fixing of the gutter, and the trimming and fitting of unsightly...

Summit lead-free soffits.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Summit offers a wide range of white fascia and soffit boards, cladding profiles and window trims. Popular profiles are also available in Mahogany, Light Oak, Rosewood and Black, that come with matching foiled trims for a professional finish....

HE WHO DARES WINS.(effects of FENSA on glass industry)
April 30, 2003... ROD APPLEYARD'S DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FENESTRATION SURVEYOR FENSA is a year old and though we moan about legislation, haven't we come a long way? I am continually staggered at how quick Glassex comes round each year. There have been...

NICK'S IN THE CHAIR: THANK YOU FOR THE DAYS.(tips on time management)
April 30, 2003... IS YOUR SUPPLIER REFINING ITS PRODUCT TO SAVE YOU MORE TIME? Nick Dutton, Sales & Marketing Director of Synseal Extrusions looks at how innovation can give us more control over our one the most valuable assets: time. Like the old...

Yale clicks with consumers.(new click sound feaure for multipoint door locks)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Yale has introduced a brand new feature into its range of multipoint locks to give homeowners the peace of mind that their property is securely locked. The new feature gives a positive 'click' sound when the handle is operated. This click...

Roto sets new standards.(new window lock hardware, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... The latest addition to Roto's range of window hardware is set to revolutionise the way the industry views window security according to Adrian Vicker, Sales Director at Roto Frank. `Our new TwinCam Security Locking system heralds a new era...

Basta buys Arthur Shaw.(acquires tooling for hardware products, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Basta, the Irish based manufacturer of hardware fittings for doors and windows, has purchased the tooling from the Receivers of Arthur Shaw Manufacturing Limited. `With this purchase of the Arthur Shaw tooling and our own expertise in the...

GU Ferco gains a BBA ADDvantage.(gets certification for its door bolts, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... GU Ferco has gained BBA certificate for its Rhinobolt and Rhino ADDvanatge series of door bolts. The BBA authorisation is further recognition of the effectiveness of the Rhinobolt and ADDvantage ranges, which already come with the benefit of...

Avocet targets budget end.(new window handle, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Avocet has introduced an innovative and convenient one stop solution aimed at the budget end of the window hardware market, consisting of Avocet's Smart Rod Smart Stay and Lighting handle. This family of products combines to offer a...

Banks' foolproof restrictor.(window locking restrictor, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... J Banks has launched the Res-lok concealed, locking restrictor. With legislation that will require an effective foolproof restricting device, for all windows being a real possibility in the near future, J. Banks has developed the Res-Lok an...

Gloves are off says GEZE.(new door closer, UK)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... The gloves are off as world-class provider of door and window control systems Geze UK introduces its new contender - the Boxer concealed double-action door closer, which swings through 180 degrees. The operator can be fully integrated into a...

Bigger Screwfix catalogue.
April 30, 2003... The new 324-page catalogue from Screwfix Direct (issue 70) has even more to offer builders, plumbers, carpenters, electricians, mechanics, decorators and joiners as well as those in safety, security and the utilities. With no-nonsense trade...

Hardware opens the door for jacuzzi fun.(Siegenia-Aubi Ltd )(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Siegenia-Aubi Ltd has supplied a unique hardware solution for a domestic conservatory in Portsmouth. When it came to finding a manufacturer who could supply the hardware for folding sliding concertina doors that had to allow for the...

Hoppe's closer is Certifired.(overhead door )(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... The Arrone AR3500 is the latest overhead door closer from the Architectural Division of Hoppe (UK) to achieve Certifire accreditation. This universal application door closer is ideally suited to high traffic areas such as schools, offices,...

Winlock's strategic steps.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Winlock Security has taken a further significant step in its declared strategy of opening up the company to new markets and products. Sales and Marketing Director Philip Swann is to continue to develop opportunities and markets with its...

A Smart prize winner.(International Door Controls and Yale Union Chubb sales promotion)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... A highly successful, combined promotion from leading hardware distributors International Door Controls and Yale Union Chubb has resulted in the star prize, a Smart Car City Coupe being won by Paul Smith, Managing Director of Shrewsbury based...

Micropoint fixings fire the imagination.(fischer FZP-G anchor)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... The Karstadt shopping centre in Dortmund, Germany, which has just opened, features a highly innovative glass bridge, made possible by the fischer FZP-G anchor. The bridge has a glass floor, side and roof panels, as well as frame members...

Say Halo to recycling.
April 30, 2003... WHS Halo has teamed up wih Remploy and T.E.S.T to pre-empt forthcoming legislation on Recycling WHS Halo has recognised that for its customers to secure a long-term and profitable future, they need to address the new challenges that the...

Network's big ad spend.(Veka PLC)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Network Veka's biggest ever advertising spend is a series of adverts in consumer and lifestyle magazines, backed by a regional radio campaign Network Veka has unveiled its biggest ever advertising campaign with more than #500,000 to be...

Kitemark for Connoisseur.
April 30, 2003... Kommerling's Connoisseur Gold ovolo system has been awarded the BS7413 Kitemark. Launched just a year ago at Glassex 2002, the system is now well-established with fabricators, and due for PCE gasketry and additional profiles, in addition to the...

Plastmo grows Vogue suite.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Plastmo has launched more profiles under the Vogue brand to complement its fully ovolo window and door system. The new range includes internally beaded casement windows and both inward and outward opening door options with lowline...

Schuco adds colours and co-ex gaskets to Corona.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Schuco's latest enhancements to the Corona PVC-U window and door system are coloured profiles and Corona+ profiles with pre-inserted gaskets. Corona now includes a selection of over 20 woodgrain and coloured laminated foil finish options,...

Synseal's new profile.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Synseal`s new profile is designed to match the ovolo bead that incorporates the `lo-line' gasket feature. This eliminates unsightly black gasket lines and is particularly popular with homeowners, says the company. It will fit with the existing...

Duraflex's extrusion spend.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Continued sales growth at Duraflex is being supported by massive investment in extrusion technology. Duraflex has recently taken delivery of two more Cincinatti Argoss 112 twin-strand mainframe extruders with automatic packing and racking...

Status makes it personal.(Status Systems)
April 30, 2003... As automation becomes more accessible both financially and technologically, the window industry is experiencing a resurgence, an innate strengthening, of small, individual, independent entrepreneurs. These people are offering the personal kind...

HW backs Quality Mark.(North Cheshire Holdings becomes part of Approved Installer Membership Scheme)(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... North Cheshire Holdings of Runcorn, a long standing customer of Spectus Systems has been awarded the Government's Quality Mark accreditation, and has become part of HW Plastics' Approved Installer Membership Scheme (AIMS). The Quality Mark...

Derek's business takes off.(Derek Tibbs Windows Ltd )(Brief Article)
April 30, 2003... Spectus customer Derek Tibbs was flying high recently when he landed his biggest-ever job - to provide all the windows at a new #1 million house complete with a backyard helicopter pad. Just completed, the #40,000 contract was to supply and...

Ready to make a Fortuna.
April 30, 2003... One of the latest fabricators to join KS Profiles is Cardiff-based J T Plastics, supplying the trade, commercial and domestic markets in the South Wales area. Run by father and son team, Clive and Jay Morris, the company expanded to its...

Solar makes shortlist.
April 30, 2003... Rehau fabricator Solar Windows was honoured in the recent Caerphilly Business Awards. Solar, based in Bedwas, Caerphilly, was shortlisted in the Business of the Year (21-50 employees) category. Solar manufactures Rehau's S706 and S702 systems...

New guide from Fredericks.
April 30, 2003... John Fredericks Plastics Ltd has produced a new maintenance guide to help end users care for their Ultimate Collection of windows, porches and conservatories. The four page, full colour booklet provides cleaning tips and diagrams on where...

Rehau kit for showrooms.
April 30, 2003... Rehau has launched a new contemporary style showroom kit for use by fabricators and installers of its PVC-U window systems. The new kit incorporates twin perspex panels to display a new range of `lifestyle' posters either on one side or back to...

Cops call Windows Direct.
April 30, 2003... Veka's tilt and turn windows have been used in a striking refurbishment at a training institute for the Greater Manchester Police at Sedgeley Park, Prestwich. Over 15o new windows plus entrance doors were fitted during the refurbishment...

Eden's family Hallmarks.
April 30, 2003... Swindon based Hallmark Panels fabricator and family-run company Garden of Eden gave a new meaning to the term family tree when one of the sons of its owners set up his own installation business, effectively creating a customer for his parents....

Hazlemere puts on a show.
April 30, 2003... Sapa Building Systems customer Hazlemere Windows has responded to saturation in the market by opening a new #500,000 showroom at the company's High Wycombe HQ. The showroom features everything from windows, doors and conservatories to...

Global's fab MOD job.
April 30, 2003... HW Systems fabricator Global Windows was recently awarded a large fabrication and installation contract by the MOD at Tidworth Garrison in Wiltshire. Managing Director Jon Dowse said: `This was a large contract which required us to...

Ally making a comeback?
April 30, 2003... According to Kent-based Space Window Systems, demand is growing for the acknowledged benefits of aluminium as a stronger and versatile alternative offering slimmer sightlines and a resistant powder-coated finish. RAL coloured profiles and...

Trident Windows awarded BBA Certificate.
April 30, 2003... Veka fabricator and installer Trident Windows Ltd of Bury, Lancashire has been awarded the new BBA Certificate 42/3942. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Whiteline board reshuffle.
April 30, 2003... The Whiteline Group, one of the South East's leading specialist trade fabricators of PVC-U windows and doors, has announced significant investment and a number of recent appointments to its board of directors. Mike Youldon, former group...

Machinery from Scott.
April 30, 2003... Scott stb has a competitive range of semi-automatic machines for companies looking to improve consistency and productivity without resorting to automatic machining centres. The range covers espagnolette handle prep, drainage routers (single...

Glazetech's flying start.
April 30, 2003... Plastmo fabricator Glazetech Limited of Northampton has struck lucky with its first contract. Glazetech supplied and installed Plastmo System Index doors and windows, including Slidex Patio doors and low- threshold units to 25 new retirement...

International appeal.
April 30, 2003... Woodgrain PVC-U windows have truly international appeal - as shown by this picture of an upmarket villa development in Suzhou, near Shanghai, China. A Profile 22 fabricator in the town manufactured and installed the Rosewood windows in...

Expansion plans.
April 30, 2003... Kommerling profile is the springboard for Lancashire fabricator Atherton Windows' expansion plans, using the new classically curved Connoisseur 70mm system. Kommerling Regional Manager David Wilkinson is pictured with Neil Halton and Dave...

Rooms and Views expansion.
April 30, 2003... Rooms and Views, an HW Systems fabricator, has taken on an additional 3,500ft2 unit next door to its existing premises in Buckley and also opened a second operation in Doncaster, Yorkshire. The company manufactures HW's Vinylock 1600 suite,...

The new face of marketing.
April 30, 2003... Ultraframe (UK) Ltd has announced the appointment of Helen Fothergill as Marketing Director. Helen joins the Board with immediate effect, taking on direct responsibility for all marketing programmes and assisting in ensuring that the company...

Premier picks roof in a box.
April 30, 2003... Ultraframe has added Premier Frames to the growing list of distributors of its popular Ultralite 500 'roof in a box' lean-to conservatory roof. Premier Frames has been fabricating Ultraframe roofs for over five years and provide roofing systems...

Aztec spends for growth.
April 30, 2003... Aztec, one of Britain's fastest growing roof systems companies, has relocated some quarter mile from its original premises into a 30,000ft2 office, warehouse and manufacturing facility. The new premises, in Haydock Lane, St Helens, give...

New Whiteline roof division.
April 30, 2003... Leading South East fabricator The Whiteline Group announces further diversification through the creation of new company Roofs for Conservatories Direct. The new roof division is already up and running, with fabrication commencing on April...

Cox's secure alternative.
April 30, 2003... The new Secure Balcony Glazing and Secure Roof Glazing ranges from Cox Plastics offer low cost alternatives to toughened laminated glass and are less fragile than traditional Georgian Wire Glass. Fully compliant with the EU directive HSG33...

Pyramids are Xtralite.
April 30, 2003... Oldham MBC's Technical Services Department specified Xtralite rooflights for the refurbishment of the roof at the Kingfisher Special School. The poor condition of the existing roof meant that the rooflights and a five metre glazed pyramid over...

Velux plus points obvious in new Persimmon homes.
April 30, 2003... The charm and urban chic of loft living is being offered on a prestigious new development in York, just unveiled by the major housebuilder Persimmon. The stunning development at 'The Landings', Rawcliffe comprises a collection of house...