Glass Age articles from March 2002

Glass Age archives from March 2002

TEMPERING TO A NEW NORM.(Uniglass Engineering Oy's activities in Finland and the UK)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Uniglass now has 20 installations running in the UK. Tempering of hard and soft coated glasses has been addressed with UniCharge forced convection technology, available as a retrofit in line with the company's modular concept Uniglass...

BENDING FOR THE CUSTOMER.(Arch-Wright Ltd.'s activities, UK)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Specialist profile bending service Arch-Wright has followed recent shifts the market move towards door designs and fully fabricated products. By Dominic Bentham Walsall based Arch-Wright Ltd is one of a handful of PVC-U profile bending...

PROFIT FROM THE CORE.(plastic building materials, UK)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Nick Dutton, Sales & Marketing Director of Synseal Extrusions argues that fabricators and installers need to make money from core products as well as from optional extras Forty years ago Gillette achieved a marketing breakthrough. They saw...

SCHUCO'S MANY FACADES.(solar electricity generating facades for buildings, Germany)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Double Skin Facades and Energy Facades are assuming an ever-greater importance in modern building practice as they contribute to the design of a truly sustainable building, says Schuco International. Window, door and facade systems company,...

KEB'S COMMERCIAL SUCCESS.(KEB Fabrications Ltd., UK)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Specialist commercial fabricator and installer KEBFabrications Ltd confirms the buoyant mood in our industry, being on course to go way over last year's turnover. By Dominic Bentham KEB Fabrications Ltd, based in Smethwick, Birmingham,...

Ultraframe brass tie bars.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... Ultraframe has launched a new brass-effect tie bar for conservatory interiors (pictured right). The Victorian-styled tie bar takes the form of a decorative rose and matches brass detail on fans, vents and hardware. White and brown options are...

`As good as new' care kit.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... Styleware's Customer Care Kit includes a cleaner for PVC-U, glass cleaner, lubricant for hardware and a cleaning cloth to help homeowners care for their newly installed window, doors or patios. A limited number of kits are available FREE....

New double edged deglazer.(hand tool to be introduced in Europe)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 28, 2002... A new deglazing tool is being launched to the European market by Canadian manufacturer Myotek. The blade is sharp on both edges, allowing the glazier to push or pull it through tough window sealants. The body of the tool is hand made from...

Vision frames from Zero.(metal frames from Zero Seal Systems)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Lo-Pro rectangular metal vision frames from Zero Seal Systems are designed for easy fixing to any door aperture, be it timber or steel. Frames are stocked in over 20 sizes. Circular vision frames, custom shapes, security products, louvres and...

Shutter opportunities.(Fenextra to launch cedar window shutters, UK)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Fenextra's product line is cedar `colonial' shutters which have `taken the US and Australasia by storm' and have recently been featured on several TV home makeover programmes. The company plans to launch to the UKwith a small band of...

Clad tidings from Dollken.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... Dollken reports that its Stonechip Cladding has been widely specified by local authorities and housing associations, in particular to extend the life of many properties which, although structurally sound, have suffered considerable...

More Portal resin bevels.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... Portal Products has expanded its Reflections range of detailed bevelled glass designsto eight (example pictured). The Reflections range is available with Portal's white and woodgrain door panels. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

UKae's new connector.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... UKae's new nylon spacer bar connector is available in five sizes. Dessicant leakage is minimised by nylon's high tolerance level and the new product also offers a significant reduction in processing costs for the manufacturer, it is claimed....

New Hallmark lead designs.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... Hallmark has added two new designs to its extensive range of door panels. Hallmark Gold Pane and Platinum Pane doors feature sculptured, decorative glass in various patterns. Triple glazing protects the gold and platinum lead designs. ...

Data marking is minute.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... DataMatrix marking from Data Dialogue is a new two-dimensional marking format that can be etched onto glass or laser printed onto PVC-U profile. It provides a complete record of any product for permanent fault identification. It takes up...

DECEUNINCK SHOWS ITS COLOURS.(with subsidiary Status Systems)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... With a massive investment programme both at its Calne headquarters and also at subsidiary company Status Systems, Deceuninck has mapped out the future for the group and its customers. Deceuninck, and subsidiary company Status Systems have...

CHANCE TO MAKE A FORTUNA.(KS Profiles Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... KS Profiles is a new player in the UK market, and is already making inroads with the stylish Fortuna system and a `small but manageable' fabricator network. By Dominic Bentham In just nine months of activity, KS Profiles Limited has...

FREDERICKS STAYS ON TRACK.(John Fredericks Plastics)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... John Fredericks Plastics will continue its successful strategy of product differentiation following #12 million venture capital investment last year and an enhanced managment team, headed by Steve Jones. By Dominic Bentham The one stop...

The Real Swifty exposed on Glass Age Cover.(Swift Frame of Norwich)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Swift Frame of Norwich is now one of the largest trade frame manufacturers in the UK, with probably the most advanced PVC-U window production line in the UK. For the last three years the company has used Swifty the robot in all the marketing...

HW Systems gets tested.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... HW Systems' HW 70 and Vinylock 1600 suites have been tested to ensure compliance with Part L. Both suites were tested with a standard 24mm glazed unit incorporating a 16mm air gap and an exterior pane of low emissivity glass. The tests carried...

Serraglaze window now commercially available.(Redbus Serraglaze commissions production line)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Following two more successful rounds of investment, the most recent in September 2001, Redbus Serraglaze Ltd of Solihull UK has commissioned a production line for its daylight redirecting, see-through window - Serraglaze. The line is...

Whiteline introduces 70mm unglazed fully ovolo system: a UK first.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Whiteline Group, the South East specialist trade fabricator, is leading the industry with the introduction of a new fully Ovolo 70mm frame, and says it is one of the most significant developments to reach the UK market in recent years. The...

Change of Image for IsoSystems.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... IsoSystems is undergoing a transformation with a major re-branding programme and the launch of innovative products and services in 2002. The Kidderminster-based company is developing its trade frame business under the Iso22 brand using a 60mm...

Duraflex Fair Deal.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Hundreds of PVC-U windows and doors from the Duraflex Diamond Suite are being fabricated and installed by NBW Ltd for a Fairclough Homes development in Hertford. Being built on a site previously occupied by the East Hertfordshire Hospital,...

Veka Matrix meets `L'.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... With Part L coming into force on April 1st, VEKA has advised fabricators and installers of its windows that windows produced with its Matrix system have achieved the new requirements without changing current fabrication or glazing methods. ...

Sash UK and Northern Counties partner up.(training)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... With the revolution that has taken place in the public sector between clients and suppliers, many of the Partnering agreements that characterise such working practices are increasingly complex, requiring levels of mutual cooperation that were...

Profile recognised in Rugby.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... The EPH-2-CNC corner and transom cleaner, with full profile recognition as standard, is available from Pernamatic Engineering Ltd of Rugby. The machine comes complete with a full colour touch screen monitor for programming and monitoring...

Elumatec corner cleaner now cleans transoms.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... `Literally hundreds' of Sturtz Elumatec SE-4AS CNC corner cleaners are now in operation throughout the UK and the rest of the world. Now Elumatec has further extended the options available by adding transom cleaning to its specification,...

Family firm sources Italian machinery.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Antiference Window Systems Ltd has been supplying PVC-U and aluminium machinery since 1986. This Tewkesbury based family business caters for small to larger fabricators and is a distibutor for the following makers: Mecal, KPM, Femi, Compa,...

Elu helps to raise the roof.(Elumatec UK Ltd. sales and products)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Elumatec UK Ltd is reporting a huge increase in demand for its products as sales of conservatories continue to grow. Sales of saws and machining centres capable of handling larger section aluminium profiles, for which Elumatec has a...

Stegherr's glazing bar baby.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Stick-on glazing bars are now an industry norm for manufacturing doors and windows, and with this development Stegherr has designed an `inexpensive' machine for scribing the end of glazing bars. Stegherr claims that its KF-Mini will produce...

Stuga's UK success story.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Stuga reports that it has sold its 27th Flowline sawing and prepping centre, this time to Sean Timony and Sons in Northern Ireland. This follows sales to Prima Windows in the North East and Yourprice Windows of London. Two Flowlines will be...

Yorkshire's investment.(Yorkshire Trade Windows invests in new machinery)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 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. The company, which fabricates using Rehau's S706 70mm system,...

`Easy to work' Automat.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Stuga says that its CNC Sawing Automat (pictured right)is a simple answer for the price of two electronic double mitre saws and the skills required to work it are `few'. The Stuga saw is designed to produce 45x and 90x cuts quickly and...

Sawing with precision.(GTI's DGS350 double mitre saw)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... GTI's modified DGS350 double mitre saw has the minimum cut reduced to only 41cm when straight or mitre cutting. It still retains the extra cutting capacity of the 400mm diameter saw blades making it suitable for larger profiles like patio...

GTI's new Nippa helps the smaller guys cut corners.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... One of the most notable new products at this month's Glassex was the Nippa from Kombimatec of Luton. Aimed at small fabricators, the machine is for corner cleaning on Ovolo profiles. The GTImanagement believe it will revolutionise the way...

Welding on a larger scale.(new single head welder from GTI Kombimatec)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 28, 2002... Kombimatec has also launched a new single head welder, specially designed for reverse-butt welding. Far from being an adaptation of a standard single head corner welder, the 1HD/01 has robust overhead clamping to ensure there is no...

Lister's Winmac spend.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... Lister Trade Frames has recently commissioned some of the latest CNC machines from Winmac UK to help meet the demand for their trade frames. Over #200,000 has recently been spent on a Hollinger Verti-quad welder, two Rotox CNC corner...

CARVING OUT THE FUTURE.(Shepley Window Systems)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Shepley is tackling the issue of `replacing replacements' head-on with the launch of Visage Ornate, a new fully sculptured 70mm suite. This month sees the launch of a new PVC-U window and door system from Shepley Window Systems. Branded...

BUILDING A STABLE DOOR (& WINDOW) BUSINESS.(Polycastle)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Polycastle has become known as a door manufacturer after being one of the first Plastmo fabricators to take on the Slidex patio and following this by launching a Stable Door. Richard Schwarz reports Being based in Lowestoft, and with a...

Astraseal takes on Tritec.(advertisement)
March 28, 2002... Wellingborough based Astraseal is set to add the Rehau Tritec-Style 60mm system to its product portfolio. The `one stop shop' company, which currently fabricates more than 2,000 frames per week, already fabricates in Rehau's S706 70mm...

Express Trade Frames hits the 500 mark.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Rehau fabricator Express Trade Frames Ltd, based in Preston, is celebrating a significant milestone in its growth by reaching a weekly output of 500 frames. The company, which was founded less than two years ago in the spring of 2000, has...

Trent Valley's new HQ.(Trent Valley Windows and Doors, Nottingham)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Trent, Valley Windows and Doors has moved into new purpose-built premises, as part of a #l million expansion programme. The Nottingham-based Kommerling fabricator has a new 30,000ft2 headquarters building on a one-acre site, comprising...

Norfolk fabricator expands.(Ashford Windows Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Ashford Windows Ltd, the North Walsham based Veka fabricator, is undergoing expansion to increase capacity within its Norfolk factory (below). The new extension adds 10,000ft2 to give a 150% increase in manufacturing space. This will give...

Cambrian motto says it all.(Cambrian Windows to boost production)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... What's the philosophy behind the rapid expansion at Cambrian Windows, a Duraflex trade fabricator in Pembroke which has achieved a ten-fold increase in turnover in just over three years? For Cambrian it's a combination of a strong product...

`Super' appointments.(Framexpress Ltd )(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Telford based Framexpress Ltd has appointed four supervisors to its fabricating team at a time of continued growth. The new supervisors are in charge of various production areas and will be responsible for co-ordinating the entire...

Success story is Unique.(dramatic success for Plastmo fabricator Unique Windows )(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... The decision to enter the trade sector eight months ago has triggered dramatic success for Plastmo fabricator Unique Windows of Bedfordshire. Not only is production up to 500 units a week from a standing start 40 weeks ago, but trade...

Fast Frame goes faster.(production expansion program)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... So successful has been the first 12 months of trade sector operation for Halifax Plastmo fabricator Fast Frame Limited that a major production expansion programme has been initiated. Fast Frame is located in a former woollen mill and a...

Making the switch easier.(DMF has recently switched to HW Systems' Vinylock 1600 profile suite)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Dublin-based DMF has recently switched to HW Systems' Vinylock 1600 profile suite. This means it can offer a full range of colours including light oak, light oak on white and mahogany profile - all popular finishes in the Irish sector - as well...

Good reasons for switching.(Gosport Home Improvements)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Switching to Profile 22 proved to be a good move for Gosport Home Improvements, which is maintaining steady growth in its South Coast niche market. Delivery problems and poor customer service from their previous profile supplier led to...

Growth based on Shield.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... A year on from its expansion into new premises, Letchworth based Crystal Windows has announced further development plans, based around the manufacture of the Synseal's new Shield conservatory roof. `The new Shield conservatory roof was a...

Indigo saws to new record.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... When the management team at Indigo Products Limited looked at the challenges facing them during the new millennium, they made a commitment for the company to become as responsive and flexible as possible. `An objective like that means constant...

SURFING THE NET: www.sierrawindows.co.uk.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... www.sierrawindows.co.uk gives details of products, company accreditations, Savanna branded literature, finance packages and much more. The Quantal conservatory roof package and the Patiomaster patio door is also available. Sierra recently...

SURFING THE NET: www.selectaglaze.co.uk.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... www.selectaglaze.co.uk provides full details of the secondary glazing specialist's units, energy and health and safety information, and a picture gallery. A direct e-mail link gives access to the free technical advisory services and CAD...

New website launched.(Bowater Windows)(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... A new website has been launched as an information service for all those involved in the newbuild market. Sponsored by the newbuild division of Bowater Windows, www.housebuildernewsline.co.uk will tackle current issues and breaking news...

Sparks Direct.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... The Sparks Direct site, www.sparksdirect.com, allows the visitor to browse the huge catalogue of tools and consumables, which you can buy at the online shop, www.sparksdirect.com/acatalog/ The Sparks catalogue includes hand tools, hoses,...

CGI International.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... The newly launched revised web-site of CGI International, manufacturer and supplier of fire and security glasses, (www.cgii.co.uk) has been completely redesigned to identify the company's full range of products, and features separate language...

Vent Engineering.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... Visitors to www.vent.co.uk, the site of Poole based roof vent specialist Vent Engineering, have the chance this month of winning an automated roof vent opening kit worth up to #750. The prize comprises some of the new products being released...

WHS Halo.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... WHS Halo's redesigned site boasts a host of new features, including project details and a gallery of downloadable photos and videos. The site is updated monthly and regular visitors may also want to subscribe to the e-mail reminder service...