Glass Age articles from May 2003

Glass Age archives from May 2003

SGG launches Self Clean Glass.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Following the successful launch of SGG Aquaclean, Saint-Gobain, the European glass manufacturer, has added a new second-generation self- cleaning product to its `Clean' family - SGG Bioclean. SGG Bioclean draws upon the `film-forming'...

Emplas Joins Veka Bandwagon.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Wellingborough-based trade fabricator Emplas has marked becoming a Veka fabricator by staging a two-day exhibition to introduce its new product folio to customers. Over 80 people visited Emplas' 45,000 square feet factory and the Veka `Big Rig'...

Synseal Prepares for Global Demand.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Synseal invested #1 million in the last eight months in preparation for the launch of its new Global conservatory roof. The Global roof is designed to fit all window profile systems. `We have installed a new polycarbonate cutting centre,'...

Bohle Scores a Double at Schott Desag.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Bohle has supplied a second fully automatic horizontal glass drilling machine to Schott Desag, a leading international manufacturer of special glass, which has proved to be the best solution for drilling thin instrument glass. Copyright:...

Glaverbel Launches Planibel TOP NT.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... A Neutral, Toughenable, Low-e Coated Glass Glaverbel presents Planibel TOP NT, a low-emissivity, toughenable glass. Specifically designed for use in double glazing, Planibel TOP NT is a coated glass whose neutral appearance is in perfect...

Winstar Means Light Work for the Smaller Fabricator.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Business Micros has announced that it broke all records in March 2003 by writing #325,000 worth of business. Although it is some parts due to its new Evolution solution, the company still attributes much if its success to the continuing...

Pilkington MD Opens New HQ for Brownhills.(Pilkington Primary Products Europe; Brownhills Glass Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Oscar Boronat, MD of Pilkington Primary Products Europe, has performed the official opening ceremony for independent merchants and processors, Brownhills Glass Company Ltd. The company moved into its new facility late last year following which...

Titon Announces Static Profit on Higher sales.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Ventilation and Hardware specialist Titon has announced its interim financial results for the six months to end March 2003. Profit before tax was the same as the previous year at #702,000 (2002: #702,000) on turnover 7.3% higher at #8,004,000...

Laird Holds Firm despite Asia `Crisis'.(Laird Security Hardware)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... At Laird Security Systems, orders and sales in the UK in the first four months of this year have been at similar levels to those in the same period last year, and slightly higher in the USA. Nigel Keen, Chairman, said: `Laird is an...

Coral Switches Supplier.(Coral Windows and Conservatories )(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Bradford based Coral Windows and Conservatories has become the latest fabricator and installer to manufacture Deceuninck profiles. Since moving to (and restoring) the Coral Mill in Bradford, Coral has become one of the north of England's...

Kawneer London HQ.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Runcorn-based Kawneer UK has opened a new office in the heart of London. Located at 41-42 EastcastIe Street, London W1W 8DU, the office provides the UK's architects and specifiers situated in and around the capital, as well as the Home...

Shepley in `Fine Shape'.(Shepley Window Systems )(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Trade fabricator Shepley Window Systems says it increased weekly production to 4,000 frames by the end of 2002. Managing Director Gary Torr said, `Since our management buyout in 2000 Shepley has expanded steadily, utilising lean...

On With The Show! says GP&T.(Glass Processing & Technology Show)
May 28, 2003... From November this year the UK glass industry will have its own exhibition and conference. The timing is immaculate. With the changes to the Building Regulations that came into force just over a year ago, coupled with increasingly stringent...

Everest MBO.(Everest Double Glazing management buy-out)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Everest Double Glazing has been the subject of a management buy-out in a deal worth #58m. The six strong management team led by executive chairman Roy Eady has acquired a 22% stake in the business that sees 3i exit completely, and provides an...

New Fabricator Goes Direct to Wendland.(Direct Roofing Products )(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Direct Roofing Products is the latest company to join Wendland's network of authorised conservatory roof fabricators. The Midland based business was started just one year ago by Mr S Sanghera, who has many years of experience in the plastic...

Alfas has welding taped.(Alfas Industries Ltd .)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Alfasweld tapes by Alfas Industries Ltd are glass fibre reinforced cloth tapes coated with PTFE to protect heating plates used in the fabrication of PVC-U window and door frames. Four different types of tape are supplied including a standard...

New Arcos handle & hinge.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Dorma UK's successful Arcos range of glass door hardware has been extended to include further hinges and pull handles for toughened glass assemblies. New is the Arcos pull handle (right) and the internal door hinge, which can be used for...

Enduro's Plas points.(Plastmo Everlite Enduro)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Plastmo's Everlite Enduro polycarbonate panel is lightweight, requiring the minimum of supporting structure and comes in an attractive ice blue. Enduro has a UV protective layer and a U-value of 1.85wm2k. The new panel can pitch as low as 3x...

Dry laminating advances.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Crest Engineering has developed the Stratus, a flat sheet glass dry laminating line. Unlike the wet foil process, dry self-adhesive foils can be immediately fixed solidly in position on the glass, allowing immediate transportation of the glass...

Yale makes it easier.(door locks)
May 28, 2003... Fitting the Yale lock (pictured)is now even easier with the new faceplate markings and routing detail sheets available. The marks either side of the hooks line up directly with the marks on the keeps giving the optimum position for the throw of...

Combined protection film.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... A new film from Anglian Technical Window Films incorporates a new multi laminate solar security combination which provides a protective barrier holding any glass in the event of vandalism or an explosion. `RS20' also contains a metallised...

Kestrel wood blend boards.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Kestrel Accord is a new range of window boards manufactured from a special formulation of PVC and wood known as Root-Ex. Boasting a low expansion rate, inherent stiffness, little warpage and minimal maintenance, Kestrel Accord window boards are...

New Spectar clear sheet.(plastics)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... The new Spectar HT sheet from Plastics Plus is a clear sheet product designed to offer the benefits of excellent impact resistance with ease of fabrication, requiring no pre-drying for vacuum forming. UV protection, price competitiveness...

European standards: EN1279: what's next?(window sealants)
May 28, 2003... In March's EN1279 Fact File, Richard Sellman, marketing manager of Bostik Findley, worldwide manufacturer of sealants and adhesives, outlined the basic form and content of EN1279, explaining why the new standard has been created and when it...

Glass fittings: Dorma rolls out `dges'.
May 28, 2003... Representing a six figure investment and nearly three years in the making, Dorma has now launched DGES, an estimating software program which promises to make things quicker and easier for Dorma customers. What is more, Dorma intends to give it...

IG: the future is technical.(window glass standards)
May 28, 2003... Since technology has brought intelligent, energy saving glass to the market, this has put it in the front line of the efforts to comply with the Kyoto agreement, Richard Schwarz reports on how a Midlands based sealed unit company is gearing...

Aiming for top quality.(window installation)
May 28, 2003... It's nearly a year since the government launched the Quality Mark and six months since HW Plastics launched its own Approved Installer Membership Scheme (AIMS). Gareth Griffin, heavily involved with the setting up of AIMS, gives a run-down on...

Keeping up to spec.(window suppliers)
May 28, 2003... In maintaining good relations with demanding customers - such as local authorities - it helps to have a supplier who is firmly on your side. This has been the experience of Orion Window Systems with its profile supplier Schuco. Schuco...

Black is the new Black for `Tudor' Refurb.(window replacements)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Kolorplas has solved the problem of finding suitable replacement windows for owners of a 300-year-old Tudor house near Milton Keynes. The PVCu fabricator and colour coating specialist has supplied twenty black Tudor style windows, and...

NBW grows with Diamond.(NBW Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... NBW Ltd has recently expanded its operation with a move to a new purpose-built factory, twice the size of its previous premises. A dedicated manufacturer and installer of Duraflex Diamond Suite PVCu doors, windows and conservatories for new...

Investment Pays Off for Status Fabricator.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Over #100,000 of investment has culminated in the achievement of Kitemark certificates for BS7950 and BS7412 for Status fabricator Central Express Windows. This places the West Bromwich based fabricator in a strong position to take...

Rehau Tritec colourways.
May 28, 2003... Rehau's new 60mm system Rehau-Tritec is available for the first time in a choice of more than 150 RAL colours. Customers can now order bar lengths in Rehau-Tritec colour coated on either one face, both faces or on all surfaces using Rehau's...

KS Fortuna System Offers 20% Time Saving.(KS Profiles)
May 28, 2003... New housebuilding projects and commercial contracts are contributing to expansion plans for a successful window business in one of the remotest parts of west Wales. Three years after Stephen Kanaurous founded his company Regent Windows, in...

Sheerframe Kits out Scottish Baronial Pile.(Sheerframe windows)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Sheerframe windows feature in an unusually styled traditional Scottish baronial castle, in Dumfries and Galloway. Designed and built by architect Kit Rigg, the castle, which stands in several acres of land in Tereggles, in south west...

BBA for All-in-One.(All-In-One Windows Ltd .)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Leicester fabricator All-In-One Windows Ltd has achieved BBA accreditation on its Plastmo 62mm System Index PVC-u windows. This coincides with the company's relocation to a dedicated new factory, now with an expanded floor space of 60,000...

Opening doors to Europe.(Classic Door Panels Ltd. )
May 28, 2003... One of the major players in the door panels market for over 14 years, Classic Door Panels is enjoying a new lease of life with major export success, inward investment and new product development Dewsbury based Classic Door Panels Ltd is...

lnstallation is Critical to Fire Door Performance.
May 28, 2003... The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is again emphasising the importance of specifying fire doors complying with all relevant standards and regulations, and that they should be correctly installed. In addition to accrediting...

Sash Exceeds Part M with new Door Threshold.
May 28, 2003... Sash UK is exceeding the demands of Part M of the revised Building Regulations by offering the latest low threshold doorsills to its residential doors when disabled access is required. After testing and consultation with customers, Sash UK...

Evergreen Glass Designs.
May 28, 2003... Evergreen Door is a UK supplier of steel and fibreglass entrance door systems and has introduced new ranges of glass designs and services to door fabricators. Evergreen is a 'one-stop shop' for door manufacturing. All its steel and...

Sheerframe Composite Door Weathers Storms.
May 28, 2003... LB Plastics Ltd has launched the Sheerframe composite door framing system which delivers thermal efficiency and weather tightness. Tests on the new system show an 800 Pascals air rating. The new system, designed for non-rebated 44mm door...

Technal Launches New Balcony Door.
May 28, 2003... Architectural aluminium specialist Technal UK has launched GXi - a new sliding window and balcony door, an 'elegant, robust and high specification glazing solution for prestige office and apartment schemes'. The system has been tested to...

Dorma Reorganises Door Services Division.
May 28, 2003... Dorma UK Ltd announces the re-organisation of the Service division under a new name: Dorma Door Services. The aim of the division is to provide a tailored, local resource for the servicing and maintenance of all automatic, manual and industrial...

A UAP Product Fitted to a Door Every 20 Seconds.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... UAP, distributor of decorative door hardware recently calculated that on average one of their products are fitted every 20 seconds in the UK. John Cross, Sales Manager of UAP has found that UAP products have become more and more...

KAT now does French.(Elegance French Doors from KAT UK)(Advertisement)
May 28, 2003... KAT UK has increased its portfolio of niche PVC-U products with its Elegance French Doors. With no minimum order, KAT has opened up the French Door market to fabricators and installers who do not want the expense and complexities of...

Opening Doors in Historic York.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Manse Masterdor Ltd has proved that even in one of the country's most historic and picturesque cities, Masterdors can be used with the latest in electronic entry technology and look at home. The double doors were installed in York at the...

Kawneer Finger Guard.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Kawneer has systemised its effective 'Finger Guard' door safety feature and introduced it as a standard option on its robust 190 Doors. The Finger Guard door safety feature has been designed to eradicate the possibility of vulnerable fingers...

Quality up, visitors down.
May 28, 2003... Glassex was 15% down on visitors but who cares? Visitor quality more than made up for it being a smaller show, said most of the exhibitors interviewed. By Dominic Bentham 10,703 visitors filed through the doors of the Birmingham NEC...

Unprecedented success.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... K2's fourth successful appearance at Glassex was one of unprecedented success, as the company announced new and complementary product ranges, and not one stand, but two. A wealth of interest was evident as visitors flocked to K2's six...

Window machinery well represented.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Window machinery was well represented at the show, with many opting sensibly for compact stands after the record-breaking areas of last year. Derek Bonnard of the Promac Group: `Once the doors are open, it's down to we exhibitors as to how...

Rehau 40th anniversary.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Celebrating its 40th anniversary with a great 60's themed stand, Rehau showed its new Polytec curtain walling system, Heritage vertical slider, and conservatory underfloor heating among other enhancements. Astraseal, one of the UK's major...

New products launched.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... More than one `Del Boy' appeared on the Winkhaus stand and some great photos were taken of customers and overseas visitors alike, even if they'd never seen Only Fools and Horses on TV. On a more serious note Winkhaus launched a number of...

New PVC recycling.
May 28, 2003... Recycling specialist Dekura announced a new rigid PVC recycling line at Peterlee. With new landfill laws on the horizon, General Manager Tony Moore is aiming to close the loop on wastage at both the industrial and consumer stages, in the...

Designed around the future.
May 28, 2003... HW Plastics' new Elite 70 window system, is designed around the current and future needs of fabricators and installers in addition to anticipated changes to Building Regulations. Fabricators will like the curved detail, which enables clean...

Roof vent launch.
May 28, 2003... The Sky-Vent conservatory roof vent made its debut at Glassex this year custom made to fit between the glazing bars with a powder coated aluminium lid for added stiffness. The self draining lid is jointed via stainless steel fixings for maximum...

Welcome return.
May 28, 2003... It was a welcome return for New World Developments, the County Antrim door panel maker. Last at Glassex six years ago, NWD this time showed its Heritage collection plus the new Vintage collection of inverted panels. Copyright: CMP...

Wallmaster units on display.
May 28, 2003... David Clarke, MD of Comfyair, the UK dealer for Friedrich air conditioning units. The established Twintemp and new Wallmaster units were on display. Both function quietly as a heater, cooler, dehumidifier and pollen filter, have fliptop...

Handy wrap available.
May 28, 2003... The smallest purchases can make all the difference sometimes. Coloured and overprintable handy wrap is now available from Packexe, giving you scope to add your company logo and details to packaging and colour-code different areas of production....

Wizard machine on show.
May 28, 2003... The Panther CADRAM table and budget Wizard machine on the Creative Resins International stand are helping to put decorative glass processes within reach of many businesses. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Time saving conservatory roof.
May 28, 2003... Additions to Aztec's `time saving' conservatory roof were on show, at a sensible height for visitors to inspect. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Colour conseravtories not a problem.
May 28, 2003... Colour conservatories are not a problem with Quantal, which now stocks mill finished aluminium profile for colouring to any RAL spec. No joinery skills are required to fit the company's `natural' snap-on internal timber cladding, which can be...

Sales on a roll.(at Edgetech IG)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Edgetech continues to announce sales of semi and fully automatic IG machinery for its Super Spacer True Warm edge spacer on a roll. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Sofware promotion.
May 28, 2003... Alistair Breckon, MD of Production Software Technology (PST), whose PMR3D and BOCAD software is used by many conservatory and portal fabricators. PMR3D produces fully dimensional component drawings and a complete installation schedule using 3D...

Successful show.
May 28, 2003... Conservatory roof specialist BDG's second time at Glassex was a very successful one. Commented the Group's Sales and Marketing Manager Andrew Russell: `With a striking conservatory displaying our new Montana interior foiled finish in...

Combilift concentrating on smaller machines.
May 28, 2003... Combilift has recently been concentrating on smaller forklift machines aimed at fabricators - they're more suitable for handling finished product than the larger models which have proved popular with profile manufacturers and others working...

Successful outing for Sarnafil.
May 28, 2003... Glassex was another successful outing for Sarnafil Roof Assured. `The window market is really waking up to the need to strengthen business through diversification,' enthused Market Development Manager, Andy Ball. `Visitor numbers to the...

Neat stand.
May 28, 2003... Duco's range of tricklevents, louvres and brise soleil were displayed on this neat stand. The Belgian company will also be exhibiting at Construmat, Barcelona, in May, and Batimat, Paris, in November. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Desert island feel.
May 28, 2003... Newdawn & Sun brought a desert island feel to the show. The Newdawn conservatory roof is more available than ever, thanks to recent investment and reorganisation, and the company chose to exhibit a glazed design, in common with many other...

Broader range of products on offer.
May 28, 2003... Gary Dean, Bohle UK's Managing Director, was delighted with the level of interest that the company's prominent stand generated during the show. `Although it was agreed that there seemed to be less visitors this year, we took some high...

Showcase conservatory village.
May 28, 2003... BHD, which manufactures around 20,000 complete conservatories a year, showcased its budget Easyframe and upmarket Keswick and Sylvan designs in an impressive conservatory village. Described as a great value for money product, Easyframe is...

Everwhite buying hotmelt polyurethane machine.(Everwhite Plastics; Fux)
May 28, 2003... Tony Crutcher, MD of Everwhite Plastics, shakes hands with Harold Humpl, MD of Austrian machinery maker Fux. Aberdare based Everwhite is buying a #65,000 hotmelt polyurethane machine for foil laminating its range of ancillary products. The deal...

Complete GRP conservatory roof.
May 28, 2003... With the addition of a newly developed ridge, Versatile can now offer a complete GRP conservatory roof. GRP has proved a very popular material in North America, and offers benefits in terms of thermal performance and rigidity, and can be...

Huge variety of decorative products.
May 28, 2003... A huge variety of decorative products were shown on the Regalead stand, including polyester emboss style films for producing a pattern glass effect. The arrowhead design on this Prairie panel and many other effects are illustrated in a new...

Window restrictor chain shown.
May 28, 2003... A lockable window restrictor chain was shown by The Horne Group. Launched in October 2002, 13,000 have already been fitted to hotels - the Ritz is next on the list. Best known as a consultancy providing cladding solutions for problem buildings,...

Wendland Registered Installer scheme launch.(Advertisement)
May 28, 2003... Wendland returned to Glassex with a powerful message for conservatory roof fabricators and installers. The launch of the Wendland Registered Installer scheme (WRI)presents conservatory installers with a unique opportunity to stand out from the...

Simple but effective.(Advertisement)
May 28, 2003... LJF promoted their Totalseal range of IG sealants, produced to aerospace standards in Bezons, Paris. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Impressive range.(Advertisement)
May 28, 2003... Cova Products, formerly Forbo-CP and now a Solvay company, showed an impressive range of RAL approved coloured and woodgrain foils. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Anniversary competition.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... The winner of the Alfas Group special 21st anniversary competition, drawn at this year's Glassex show, is setting sail for Menorca this summer. Lucky Joanne Lawrence (pictured), Sales Office Manager of DGSGroup, Castle Donnington, was the...

Gazebo highlight.(Advertisement)
May 28, 2003... Highlights on the Eurocell stand were a new sliding door and a gazebo made with the Pinnacle roof. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Lifetime guarantee.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Three-way adjustable butt hinges, PVD finish handles and six-point window locks were among the new products on the Laird Group stand. Suited hinges, handles and letterboxes drew a lot of interest, as did the Saracen composite door which comes...

Wooing potential customers.(Force 8 Georgian bow window)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Fresh from a highly successful appearance at Construct Ireland, leading window and door manufacturer Force 8 wasted no time in wooing potential customers once again with a return to Glassex. The company, which manufactures and installs...

GRP door range proves popular.(Evergreen Door)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Glassex 2003 proved to be a positively busy time for Evergreen Door, a leading composite door component supplier. Throughout the four days, visitors `besieged' Stand E137 where the company displayed its latest ranges, glass designs and services...

PatioMaster expands network of fabricators.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Current fabricator trends for buying in ready-made patio doors were reflected in the interest shown in specialist manufacturer, PatioMaster. The company's range of quality in-line sliding patio doors and its local network service for...

Record sales.(of gas filling machines for Inagas Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... Central to the Inagas display were four RSG gas filling machines for insulating glass units. During 2002 the company experienced record sales of gas filling machines. The Inagas range includes models for every level of IG unit production, from...

Therm's glass act.(Therm Tempered Ltd.)
May 28, 2003... Therm Tempered's insulated glass offering goes way beyond the regulation minimum, and also has considerable appeal for conservatory applications. By Dominic Bentham If you're in any doubt about the impact of Document L on sealed unit...