Glass Age articles from March 2003

Glass Age archives from March 2003

Out Now: Glass Age `03 Directory.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Just published - and available from the stand at Glassex (price: #50) - the 186 page Glass Age Directory is easily the best desk top reference guide to the glass, window, hardware and machinery markets. Listing just short of 2,000 companies -...

Synseal gives new facility a grand opening.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The Right Honourable Geoff Hoon MP for Ashfield and Secretary of State for Defence successfully opened Synseal's new manufacturing and warehouse facility on Friday 7th February. BBC Radio Nottingham kicked off proceedings at 8am broadcasting an...

New Glass Age website.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The popular Glass Age website, www.glassage.com has been thoroughly redesigned by CMPi Web Developer Ijaz Akram and is now an even more useful resource than ever. Notable features of the site include: 1) The 2002 Directory of 2,200...

Fredericks' fleet expansion.(John Fredericks adds new vehicles)(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... John Fredericks, one of the largest independent trade manufacturers to the PVC-U sector, has again added new vehicles to its fleet to further enhance its national distribution chain to the installer network. Three new liveried 16.5 tonne...

1,000 buy alu guide to L.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... More than 1,000 copies of the Council for Aluminium in Building's `Setting the Standard 6' guide have been sold in just two months highlighting the demand for clear, concise and practical information on working with Part L. Endorsed and vetted...

Win #500 from HSS.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... HSS is the UK's leading tool hire company for glaziers, renowned for leading edge, quality tools. The new HSS 2003 catalogue is the biggest ever with over 1,200 items to choose from including 100 new products. And there is a host of specialist...

National Training Awards.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... This year's NTA is open for entries and UK Skills is encouraging companies and individuals to enter before the deadline on 30th April. The awards recognise those who have developed new skills in order to improve their chances of success. ...

Chiltern's IGU testing service.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Chiltern Dynamics and BM TRADA Certification have launched new services for insulating glass manufacturers. Chiltern will become one of only two independent test laboratories in the UK able to test to EN1279, while BM TRADA has developed a...

Merlin Sunscreening Systems acquired.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Merlin Sunscreening Systems, a specialist in aluminium solar shading, blinds and brise soleil, has been acquired by the Reynaers Aluminium Group. The companies will continue to function independently. Tel. 0121 421 1999 ...

Guild speakers announced.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Paul Hyett, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects is to be a keynote speaker at the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers Annual Conference in Jersey, 29th May to 1st June. Christoph Hoppe, CEO of leading handle maker Hoppe Gmbh...

Avanti Systems moves.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Avanti Systems has moved to: Avanti House, Albert Drive, Burgess Hill, RH15 9DN Tel. 0114 247360 The company's new Midlands office is: Avanti Midlands, 1 Westgate Centre, Westgate, Aldridge WS9 8EX Avanti Systems (Glass Dept.):...

The truth behind Swifty the robot.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Swift Frame of Norwich is now one of the largest trade frame manufacturers in the UK. For the last three years we have been seeing and hearing about Swifty the robot in all the marketing and advertising featured in Glass Age. Well, in reality,...

HRH honoured in glass.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Five livery companies formally handed over five glass screens to the Corporation of London in the Guildhall Art Gallery on February 2oth in the presence of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The five bodies - the Gardeners, Shipwrights, Air Pilots...

EVENTS UPDATE.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Glassex, 23 - 26 March NEC Birmingham www.glassex.com Glass Processing Days 15-18 June, Tampere, Finland www.glassfiles.com Vitrum 2003, 25-28 June Milan Fairgrounds, Milan, Italy www.vitrum-milano.it GP&T 2003 Glass...

Oakland at the cutting edge.
March 20, 2003... Bystronic Lenhardt has completed the installation of a second cutting line at Oakland Glass, in a contract worth approximately #135,000. This new manufacturing facility is part of a major development phase currently taking place at Oakland...

Darby Glass - Appointment.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Andy Law joins Darby Glass as General Manager of the glass processor's Gloucester site. Andy brings 22 years' experience in the industry, including General Manager of Pilkington Sealed Units in Birmingham and a three year stint running the...

Freefoam extends guarantees.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Roofline and rainwater systems specialist Freefoam is offering a 20 year extended guarantee on all products due to the use of Cal-X calcium zinc stabilisers in its PVC compound instead of lead. Tel. 01604 759871 www.cal-x.co.uk ...

Machine Services moves.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... This specialist to the PVC-U and aluminium sector has moved to Unit 1, Network Centre, Shireoaks Triangle, Coach Crescent, Worksop, Notts. S81 8AL Tel. 01909 487766 Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

SWA Fact Sheet on Conservation.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The Steel Window Association's Fact Sheet 2 is a technical guide to the amendments in Document L and Part J which make special allowances for historic buildings. For a copy call 020 7637 3571. www.steel-window-association. co.uk ...

Letter: FENSA and councils give conflicting advice.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 20, 2003... Dear Editor, Further to Tim Walker's observations in the Feb issue of Glass Age, perhaps it would be a good idea for local authorities to vet and approve installers as well as FENSA. A little competition for our custom would do no harm...

Briman looks to build on a bumper year.
March 20, 2003... Last year will be remembered by the directors and staff at Briman Joinery as a year of achievements, and not least for the record turnover that the company recorded during the year. Briman Joinery, based at Dunwear, Bridgwater, has grown...

Super test results.
March 20, 2003... In Scotland, Part J will be enforced from this month, and the government has indicated that increased legislation will be forced on us sooner rather than later. Just how far can the development of glass coatings go before the visibility...

SYSTEM 10 SWINGS INTO ACTION.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Joining the System 10 range of PVCu windows and doors is a new Top Swing window from WHS Halo. Launched in line with the latest requirements of the Building Regulations, the new System 10 Top Swing window has been designed with four...

Sortimo are no crash test dummies.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Sortimo International's in-vehicle storage systems stayed in place after a well known UK utility company's panel van (fitted by Sortimo and fully laden with the relevant tools and equipment), was involved in a severe collision with a HGV....

Campaigns are cost effective.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... In July last year, Poole Joinery sought fabricator Shepley's help in designing a direct marketing campaign that would not only raise Poole's profile within its catchment area, but would also have a direct impact on sales. With this overall...

fischer makes it flush.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The FZP-G is a new glazing fixing from fischer which uses patented undercut anchoring technology to achieve a totally flush facade. The anchor is making its world debut in external glazing at Century House, a major new development in...

Roto handles versatility.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Roto Frank's new Rotoline handles feature steel fixing lugs and a stainless steel baseplate on the reverse side of the handle as opposed to the cast alloy fixings available on standard handles. Improved fixings give the handles exceptional...

Marathon melting monitors.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Marathon Sensors has developed sensors to control the air/fuel ratio in glass melting furnaces to minimise emissions, maximise fuel efficiency and maintain product quality. The sensor measures excess oxygen remaining from the combustion...

Wood-weave blinds to fit.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Pinoleum, or wood-weave blinds came to prominence in the Victorian era and, in one form or another, have been with us ever since. Ballauff's 2003 brochure presents the 50 distinctive ranges of different weaves and wooden reed combinations...

Winlock's Odyssey for alu.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Specially designed and tested for aluminium windows, Winlock announces that its Odyssey handle offers significant strength, innovation and trouble-free performance to suit domestic, trade or commercial applications. The Odyssey features tongue...

Conveyors take the heat.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The expanded range of SGC conveyor technology from Stewart Gill Conveyors offers flexibility in design and easy assembly. The SGC manual mono-rail system is used extensively in paint finishing and joinery. The modular system is described as...

Friends to chill out with.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The new range of versatile Cosmotec chillers from Coolmation is suitable for glass manufacturing cooling and other processes, they can be equipped with cooling circuits to handle water, glycol and oil and corrosion resistant circuits. ...

Laser beam application.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The Rugby 200 is a horizontal and vertical dual-axis laser for interior and general construction applications. The fully automatic device gives a bright, visible beam with a working range of up to 1,000ft, plus a plumb beam for 90 degrees...

IT'S ENOUGH TO DRIVE A SANE MAN UP THE POLE.
March 20, 2003... ROD APPLEYARD'S DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FENESTRATION SURVEYOR Failures caused by poor support and reinforcing can be expensive to rectify This month has proven to be a strange affair: The whole economy is in turmoil but we have a bigger...

EN1279: AN INTRODUCTION.
March 20, 2003... Following last year's amendments to Part L, the insulating glass and window industry is poised for its next big shake up - the arrival of EN1279. In a series of articles for Glass Age, Richard Sellman, marketing manager of Bostik Findley,...

SPEC 21 SCORES WITH ORION.
March 20, 2003... Rapidly rising Spec 21 is helping to put more Orion windows into London boroughs. By Dominic Bentham A host of local authority contracts in South East London illustrate the nationwide coverage of Devon fabricator Orion Window Systems. Based...

Alfas launches i-tape to cope with Part L.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Alfas Group Ltd will be extending its range of tapes and adhesives by unveiling a number of new products at Glassex 2003. To help meet the air leakage and thermal insulation requirements of Part L, the company has recently introduced Alfas...

Aluplast claims 5th place.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Aluplast was founded by Manfred Seitz in October 1982, and its latest Ideal 5000 and Ideal 6000 systems have achieved considerable success. With the recent acquisitions of the systems firm, Helmitin, and the plastic profile division of...

Alumil offers architectural aluminium from Greece.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Alumil is the largest aluminium extrusion group in Greece with over 20 years experience in the areas of research, development and production of aluminium extruded products, with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes. Alumil's core business...

`Warm Melt' by Advance.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Apart from exhibiting a full range of working hot melt machines, Advance Systems will have two new products on display at this years Glassex. Firstly a `Warm Melt Dispenser' will be on show with a hopper fed design which means no more time...

BDG uses Traditional `Timber Style' Rafter.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Ireland's largest conservatory manufacturer BDG showed its new double roof vent for the first time at Glassex 2002 and has since gained a significant lead over the competition with this new design. It covers two roof panels similar to roof...

Astraseal launches `Trade Direct' brand.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Rehau fabricator Astraseal will have its largest stand ever at Glassex following its success last year. It will be using the show to reveal its new `Trade Direct' brand for the first time. Astraseal is bringing together all the elements of...

Vehicle Management.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Would you like to know what time your vehicle left to go to work and arrived at the job! With Absolute Vehicle Management Systems Ltd you can. AVMS will fit a Data Collection Unit (DCU) to your vehicle, which stores and relays information on...

Hunter Ceiling Fans.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Hunter Ceiling Fans - established in 1886 - is exhibiting through its UK agent, The American Fan Company at Glassex for the first time. Offering a 20-Year guarantee, whisper quiet and wobble free operation due to the way the Motor is engineered...

Bohle launches new Glass Lifting & Drilling options.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Exhibiting for the fifth consecutive year, Bohle's largest UK stand to date will focus on four distinct areas - Glass Machinery, Cutting Technology, Art Glass and Glass Hardware/Bonding. Among the new and existing products on display will...

Carl F's Window Shop.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Carl F Petersen is set to launch a new supply channel for the Window Shop at Glassex 2003. As a result of the `Carl F direct' initiative, customers will be able to source the range of Window Shop products via catalogue and web services....

New from Benchmark.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Benchmark Doors will once again be exhibiting twin rebated composite doors from its Evolution range, including single, double and stable doors, in a selection of different outer-frame profiles. New to the stand this year will be the Millenium...

Aztec shifts up a Gear.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems is shifting its marketing up a gear in 2003, with a pit stop at Glassex 2003 from TV motoring journalist Tiff Needell. The personality is starring in a new video produced by Aztec to show the benefits in...

Corby launches Scorpion High Security Door Lock.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Corby Windows Group is launching the new Scorpion XL3 High Security door lock at Glassex. CWG is a fabricator of door sets using the new lock, which is suitable for use on the PVCu systems manufactured by the company such as Rehau's 60mm...

Combilift Launches 2.5tn Smaller Forklift.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Combilift Ltd, the Irish manufacturers of the world's first engine powered all-wheel drive multi-directional industrial forklift, will be exhibiting a smaller, compact Combilift model. With a lift capacity of 2.5 tonnes, this machine is ideal...

Super Spacer with Lisec.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The new Lisec tilt table, launched at Glasstec, will be working on the Edgetech stand at Glassex. It will show how quick and easy manufacture of sealed units can be when using Super Spacer. The table has been designed and developed as a...

Optiroc is `huge hit' for Conservatory Installers.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Castle Cement introduces Optiroc lightweight aggregate, a revolutionary new insulation fill that replaces both hardcore and insulation below the ground floor slab. Optiroc LWA is proving to be a huge hit with builders who specialise in...

Briwax PVC Repair Kits.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... A range of white and woodgrain repair products, Briwax Professional is a comprehensive selection of specially developed touch-up and repair products for the window manufacturing industry - and is also suitable for installers and repairers. ...

Heavy Duty machinery solutions from Elumatec.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... With the conservatory market expecting to grow by a further 10% during the next 12 months, manufacturers are finding that the only way to increase output whilst maintaining quality is by using manufacturing machinery developed specifically for...

Eurocell's Biggest Stand.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Eurocell Profiles will have its largest stand to date at Glassex this year, exhibiting product ranges from Eurocell, Eurocell Building Plastics and HL Plastics. Eurocell has embraced Glassex as an opportunity to demonstrate the wide range...

GTI Kombimatec launches 4-head Verti Quad welder.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... GTI Kombimatec is using this year's Glassex as a launch platform for the new 4HD Vertical Quad Welder, and the evolved EV470 Cleaner for corners, transoms and cruciform joints. The 4HD Verti-Quad provides unprecedented fabrication...

Business Micros Evolution.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Business Micros will be continuing the demonstrations of its Evolution manufacturing software program at Glassex. `Evolution has been specifically developed to give fabricators looking to move into large scale production the most far...

Gas Filling from Inagas.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Central to the Inagas display will be four RSG gas filling machines for insulating glass units. The Inagas range includes models for every level of IG unit production, from a few hundred units per week, to thousands. Gas flow rates range from...

Force 8's `revolutionary' one-piece Georgian Bow.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Force 8's imminent appearances at Construct Ireland and Glassex 2003 will see the window and door manufacturer unveiling its new product for installers and builders nationwide. The one-piece Georgian bow window is `revolutionary' in that...

RES-LOK Surface Fix.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Following the October launch of the concealed fixing RES-LOK window restrictor, with its auto engage, auto lock `active slide' mechanism, J.Banks Ltd will be introducing the RES-LOK Surface Fix at Glassex. David Wellman, Banks MD, states,...

HW Systems launches Elite 70 System.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... HW Plastics will be launching its new Elite 70 window system at this year's Glassex. `Designed for ease of fabrication and installation, HW Plastics' Elite 70 is a cost effective and aesthetically pleasing system', the company says. The...

BBA for Hornschuch.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... At this year's Glassex Hornschuch will be displaying its latest films for the high-performance decoration of window profiles. Hornschuch is seeking to establish a position as the market leader with design films, foam films and coated substrate...

Lindman offers Pultec.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Lindman is to exhibit Pultec Window Systems, the UK's first complete suite ofwindows made in a new frame material which is expected rapidly to overtake PVCu in the housing sector as well as compete strongly for commercial aluminium...

Magden's One-Stop-Shop.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Magden Ltd offers a portfolio of IG, PVCu products and machinery. One if its most interesting products at Glassex is PRC595, a one-part curing sealant applied with warm technology answering many concerns to the sealed unit manufacturer, in...

Laird + Furnex = more Choice of Hardware.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Laird Security Hardware Ltd, will be exhibiting and demonstrating its range of window and door hardware security solutions at Glassex. Of particular interest will be a new range of adjustable door hinges, door furniture including PVD Gold...

James Harcourt makes Glassex debut.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Glassex 2003 sees the debut of PVCu window, door and conservatory brand James Harcourt as it unveils the latest additions to its range of products. Amongst the innovations being launched at the show are James Harcourt's new online presence...

IWMS i.g. solutions.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... IWMS Ltd will be celebrating 11 years in business and 23 years in the glass and insulated glass industry. It will be exhibiting a range of sealed unit production machinery including new hotmelt dispensing machinery, vertical and horizontal...

New Products and Cafe Society at K2's Stand.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... K2 Conservatory Roof Systems is celebrating its fourth consecutive appearance at Glassex with a 6mtr high double-decker stand at the main entrance of Hall 18. Making its first appearance at Glassex, is K2's new low pitch roof system,...

Kall Kwik offers Urban, Schirmer and Pertici.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Kall Kwik will be demonstrating the latest in corner and transom cleaning technology from Urban. A tandem frame welding line with two SV530 combination cleaners fed automatically from a six head welder will be operating alongside the new look...

LJ's new Chain Actuator.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... LJ Pratley has announced its agreement with Winkhaus to become the sole distributor of the new LM chain actuator. The company hopes that this actuator will revolutionise the electric window controls market due to its compact size (H: 30mm x...

Kommerling Connoisseur.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Because of the continuing high interest in the Connoisseur GOLD ovolo system, launched at Glassex last year, the focus of Kommerling's stand at this year's Glassex will again be this popular third generation window system. Dan Whalley,...

Air-con from Malbern.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Manchester based Malbern Windows Group set up a specialist subsidiary, Malbern Glazing Supplies in 1999 to supply a range of bevels to the trade. The business has seen considerable expansion since then and, in addition to the bevels range,...

Mila provides wireless Central Locking for homes.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Hardware distributor Mila will be rolling out a range of additions to its portfolio of more than 8,000 stock items, including a new shootbolt and a collection of door furniture. Highlight of the stand, however, is Centralock. Following the...

Thermoset doors offer Performance Benefits.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... A range of engineered, thermosetting composite doors from Polymer Doors Ltd will be launched at Glassex. Backed by 20 years of manufacturing advanced thermosetting polymer products for the mass transit industry and following 3 years of...

Polyroof Fibreglass roof.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Polyroof Products says it is the country's leading producer of fibreglass roofing systems. It also offers a simulated lead roll system for conservatory roofs, as an alternative to poycarbonate. The system is applied on site and is proving...

Masterframe's Fire Egress.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Masterframe, the manufacturer of PVCu sliding sash windows, will be celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the Essex based company and attending Glassex for the 11th consecutive time. Both of these significant milestones...

Prefit's new floor spring.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Prefit, distributor of architectural ironmongery to the glass, shopfitting and allied trades, is showing its new MAB floor spring, incorporating various height spindles (and for German or Italian fittings), and heights suitable to go into floor...

Newdawn launches first new roof vent for 20 years.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Excitement, movement and colour will be the key themes of Newdawn's stand at Glassex where the Midlands-based conservatory roof manufacturer will be launching a brand new roof vent - the first for two decades! There'll be no `huffing and...

Palram's 40 years.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Palram was first established in 1963, so Glassex 2003 marks Palram's 40th anniversary as a thermoplastic sheet producer. Palram's experience, quality and product development is best shown by some of the door panel and glazing materials on the...

PatioMaster expands.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Patio door manufacturer, PatioMaster will be demonstrating its range of in-line sliding patio doors and service for fabricators and installers at Glassex 2003. Since its show debut two years ago, PatioMaster has steadily expanded its UK...

Promac to launch Intranet and new Urban `Y' Welder.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Promac will be demonstrating its new Intranet system which takes using the Internet for business to new levels of communication with its clients. The new communications system, as well as allowing for on-line ordering, will also provide for...

Quantal's enhanced roof.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Quantal conservatory roofing systems is back at Glassex this year and will be unveiling developments in its approved fabricator and approved installer networks business packages, together with some product enhancements. `We are...

Regalead offers Complete Decorative Package.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Regalead will once again be sharing space at Glassex with partners 3M, CadRam, UV Tek and Lisec Software. New for 2003 will be the new semi automatic application machine for the revolutionary Accentrim tapes from 3M, which has been developed by...

Roof 2000's Controlite.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Roof 2000 will be launching Controlite, a system of electrically operated blinds which are an integral part of the polycarbonate sheet. Controlite is suitable for the company's roof system, including Victorian and Edwardian designs. For...