Glass Age articles from May 2006

Glass Age archives from May 2006

NEWS BRIEF: Construction products up.(sale of construction products )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The sale of construction products rose in the first quarter of 2006, the first time in over a year. After a fall in construction output in 2005 - the first decline for 10 years - the Construction Products Association's quarterly Barometer...

NEWS BRIEF: Small businesses borrow more.
May 15, 2006... Term lending by small businesses rose by 15% to #32.7bn over the year to 15/9/06, says the British Bankers' Association. Term loans are often favoured over overdrafts, but overdraft lending rose by 9% over the year, to #8.9bn. 40.6% of small...

NEWS BRIEF: Women driving the DIY market.
May 15, 2006... Women account for around 80 per cent of calls to the 0800handyman professional handyman service. The rise in the number of single female homeowners and divorced women has already led to the fairer sex making up around 60 per cent of DIY...

NEWS BRIEF: The Bombay Sapphire Prize 2006.
May 15, 2006... June 16th is the closing date for entries for the world's biggest annual award for glass. Now in its fifth year, the award is open to designers, artists and architects worldwide. See www.bombaysapphireprize.com Copyright: CMP Information...

Synseal: Our roof is No. 1 Ultraframe: Not yet it isn't.
May 15, 2006... New market research claims that Synseal has overhauled Ultraframe as the market-leading conservatory roof system, having entered the market as recently as 2002. Synseal has sold more conservatory roofs, and taken the top spot according to...

COMMENT: A Useful Debate.(Glass Debate)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Are tighter building regulations set to make `all glass' buildings a thing of the past? This was one of the more extreme questions posed at the Glass Debate, a one-day seminar organised by Glass Age in late March. If you missed this...

Andersen launches range of self-cleaning timber windows.
May 15, 2006... Andersen Windows, one of the world's largest wood window manufacturers, has launched a new all-inclusive windows and patio doors package to builders and architects. One of the key features of this deluxe package is Andersen's new High...

Rehau tweaks branding.(polymer developments )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Rehau is set to launch a long-term brand offensive. The aim is to increase the polymer specialist's recognition factor and, in particular, to link the brand name with innovations and advance developments from its three business units:...

Norman & Underwood seeks opportunities.
May 15, 2006... Norman & Underwood's Glass Products Division is actively seeking acquisition, joint venture and merger opportunities in the flat glass market place. The Leicester-based, privately owned company is keen to talk with businesses whose flat...

Neilson back at the helm.(Kestrel-BCE Ltd appoints Paul Neilson )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Kestrel-BCE Ltd is now part of the Latium Group and has a new MD. Paul Neilson returns to the company from a three-year spell working elsewhere in the Building Products market. Says Paul `It's great to be back! Watch out for some great new...

Market review 2001-2005.(Residential Window and Door Market)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Market research carried out by MBD, reveals that while the UK market has been down, there are forecasts of a recovery. The UK domestic market for the door, door frame and window frame sector (including conservatories) is believed to have...

Baltic states window market grew by 21.6% in 2005.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The Baltic States have been enjoying a boom in the building industry in the last few years. According to the latest study from InterConnection Consulting Group, in the last three years, the number of window units sold, grew by an average...

Abbseal reaps rewards of NVQs.(National Vocational Qualifications)(glass processor)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Independent glass processor Abbseal (UK) Limited has recently celebrated the first anniversary of a management buyout. The company has started the year with a confident workforce and management team. As an integral part of the MBO, the...

NEWS BRIEF: Chiltern CE marking freesheet.
May 15, 2006... Chiltern Dynamics and sister company BM TRADA Certification have produced a free technical information sheet with up-to-date information on CE marking of windows and doors. For further information contact Vincent Kerrigan on 01494 569836 or...

NEWS BRIEF: Stop that noise!(Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reminds employers that the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 came into force on 6 April, replacing the existing Noise at Work Regulations 1989. Employees whose use of hearing protection under the...

NEWS BRIEF: SE Controls joins CAB.(Council for Aluminium in Building)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... SE Controls is the 100th member of the Council for Aluminium in Building. The company specialises in hardware which controls automatic opening vents for both smoke and natural ventilation systems. Martin Oates, Commercial Director, was on hand...

NEWS BRIEF: Lock technology partners.
May 15, 2006... Servocell, the specialist in piezo actuator technologies, has launched of its ProActive Partnership programme, announcing partners worldwide for electro-mechanical locking solutions, including Servocell's Active Latch. ...

NEWS BRIEF: Glasstec important for SMEs.
May 15, 2006... An increasing number of smaller firms and medium-sized firms from all over the world are exhibiting at Glasstec alongside global players, says Martin Nagel, President of Glasstec 2006. Processors, particularly suppliers of bent and curved glass...

NVQs for KAT fabbers.(National Vocational Qualifications)(Glazing Qualifications Authority)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Seven fabricators from KAT UK, the in-line patio door and vertical sliding sash window specialist,have passed the glass supporting industries Level Two NVQ qualification, awarded by the Glazing Qualifications Authority. Dave Morgan,...

Nelson's column: Personal dispatches from the front line.(glass industry)(Column)
May 15, 2006... Ask the average man (or woman, or gender-confused) in the street how much a one metre by one metre piece of glass costs and you get wildly ranging answers. Try it . . . I did. None of the prices where anywhere near as low as we allow ourselves...

Heritage kept intact.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... A Shrewsbury-based home improvement company has installed secondary glazing to 19 bedrooms at the listed Rowton Castle Hotel. Heritage Glass Group's Sales & Marketing Director Tony Randall said it was `essential' that the internal windows...

`Colouring in' in Dorset.(residential and commercial buildings)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Glaze for Trade, a Rehau fabricator based in Poole, Dorset, has just completed two stunning installations in new residential and commercial buildings - one alongside the new AFC Bournemouth football stadium and another with panoramic views of...

FMB and K2 search for Britain's best.(Federation of Master Builders)(Master Builder of the Year Awards)(K2 Conservatory Roof Systems)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has launched its annual search to find the best builders and conservatory installers in Britain. The overall winner is set to receive a brand new Nissan Light Commercial Vehicle of their choice. The...

Glass brief: Phoenix burns out.
May 15, 2006... Phoenix Composite Doors is no longer trading `due to insufficient capital' according to McInnes Communications. Jivan Patel's company manufactured high security GRPcomposite doors, exhibited at Glassex and was actively marketing up until the...

Glass brief: Creativity in sustainability.
May 15, 2006... The Green Awards will reward good marketing of eco-friendly products. The awards ceremony takes place on the 29th November in London, hosted by Penney Poyzer, presenter of the popular BBC series 'No Waste Like Home'. For details, visit...

Glass brief: Dow Corning banner voted best.
May 15, 2006... Dow Corning's `rowing' internet banner advertisement has been recognized as the Best Construction Rich Media Online Ad, at the 2006 Internet Advertising Competitions (IAC) Awards. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Glass brief: BWF doorsets fact card.
May 15, 2006... The British Woodworking Federation's Fact Card 6 gives advice on specifying windows and entrance doorsets, and can be downloaded from the BWF website www.bwf.org.uk or copies are available from the British Woodworking Federation on 0870 458...

Glass brief: New EBP stockist in N. Yorks.
May 15, 2006... A&G Trade Plastics in Skipton, North Yorkshire, has signed up as one of the first approved stockist for the Northern Division of Eurocell Building Plastics (EBP). A&G Trade Plastics, tel. 0800 7314089. Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

Glass brief: 10th Anniversary with Plastmo.(Bowfield Window 10th anniversary )(Federation of Master Builders appoints Sarah Beeny )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Trade fabricator Bowfield Window systems based in Chesterfield are celebrating their 10th anniversary as a Plastmo customer. Ian Bower and Rob Sinfield who have between them 55 years of industry experience, set up the company to provide its...

Confidence continues to improve.(conservatory fabricators)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Sales A net 4% (the difference between 34% who sold more and 30% who sold less) of conservatory fabricators improved sales in February compared with January 2006 in the Monthly Index sponsored by Eurocell Profiles Ltd. All large firms...

Henkel to sell business with sealants.(HB Fuller to Acquire Henkel's Insulating Glass )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Henkel is in the process of selling to the American company H.B. Fuller its business with sealants for the manufacture of insulating glass. The insulating glass sealant business became part of Henkel as part of the 1991 Teroson acquisition. It...

GLASS DESIGNS: Challenges of artist's vision.(GM Renaissance Center glass sculpture )
May 15, 2006... Borealis by artist Danny Lane, has recently been installed in Detroit, USA, and is believed to be the largest glass sculpture in existence. Haran Glass has completed what is believed to be the largest glass sculpture in existence. Borealis...

Record Fensterbau sends a sign.(Holz-Handwerk 2006)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Germany's Fensterbau/Frontale exhibition for window and facades, held jointly with Holz-Handwerk 2006 (for woodworking) has set a new record with 100,762 trade visitors (2004: 92,294) and a distinctly larger international share. 1,184...

A&B Glass celebrates 25 years.(A and B Glass)(Company overview)
May 15, 2006... A&B Glass, the Sudbury-based manufacturer of PVC-U doors, windows and conservatories, has reached a key corporate milestone, celebrating 25 successful years in business. In that time, the company has grown from humble beginnings in Sudbury to...

Second City comes of age.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Second City (UPVC) Systems, based in Tipton, West Midlands, celebrated its 18th anniversary recently at a time when business is apparently booming for the Rehau trade fabricator. The company has made its name alongside Rehau since 1988 so...

15 years of Plastics Plus.(Plastics Plus celebrates )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... On 1st May Plastics Plus celebrates 15 years of supplying plastics to industry, with a team that boasts over 320 years combined experience in the plastics industry. MD Stuart White says: `We have great pride in reaching this important...

New products: Blink available to trade.(Glass UK)(Blink)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Glass UK is now offering Blink, its `intelligent glass' technology, to trade suppliers and installers. In its opaque state, high definition images can be rear-projected onto Blink, making it an invaluable addition to conference rooms and...

New products: Glazerite bi-folding door.(bi-folding doors )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Glazerite bi-folding doors allow for numerous applications for closets, pantries and between rooms. Bi-folds have also proved an extremely popular choice for conservatories. Their space saving attributes offer a practical alternative to...

New products: Blackrock from Bohle.(Blackrock)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Working in association with a new clothing company, Blackrock, Bohle now offers an array of jackets, trousers, fleeces, tool vests and boots designed to be stylish and hard wearing. The new range is predominately Teflon coated to offer...

New products: Urban PVC corner cleaner.(PVC window cleaner)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Promac has introduced a new cost effective corner cleaner from Urban which has been specifically designed for the UK and Eire markets. The new SV530/S provides inner corner cleaning and freely programmable CNC axis control for PVC window...

New products: New table legs from Prefit.(wood and glass)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Competitively priced, high quality table legs in chrome and satin nickel finishes for supporting worktops, table tops, desks and bar units are now being supplied by Prefit. Available in 60mm diameter in cylindrical and conical styles, the...

New products: Frederick's Evolution hinge.(Evolution hinge )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... John Fredericks has made improvements to its hardware suite with the addition of versatile new hinge. The Evolution hinge has been specially designed to combine the advantages of flag hinges and butt hinges. Successfully tested to PAS 24-1...

New products: Trojan Sparta handles.(Gold (PVD), Chrome and Traditional White)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... With its unique locking mechanism and solid, weighty design, Trojan says its Sparta handle offers fabricators and installers a competitively priced, high quality product without any compromise to material or product performance. The inline...

New products: Passivent adds colour.(window colouring service)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Passivent has extended its tricklevent painting facility to colour the entire window. The new service will compliment its already popular tricklevent colouring service. Until recently, coloured windows have been generally the preserve of...

COMPOSITE DOORS: WHS HALO JOINS THE PARTY.
May 15, 2006... BOWATER DIVISION IS THE LATEST TO LAUNCH COMPOSITE DOORS WHS Halo's new Gallery composite door was one of the major product launches of Glassex. Lister Trade Frames and Thermaseal are effectively acting as launch partners for the doors, and...

CONSERVATORIES: Upside versus downside.(television advertising)
May 15, 2006... TV exposure - a useful showcase or a Drain on Resources? Do you see yourself as the next Laurence Llewellyn Bowen? Today, there are so many opportunities to showcase your business through popular home makeover programmes, but if you do,...

GLASS IN THE DOCK: THE GLASS DEBATE.
May 15, 2006... Given a bewildering amount of flexibility in the new Part L, will architects design less glass to achieve greater energy effiiciency? It's not that simple, heard delegates at the Glass Debate Are `all glass' commercial buildings set to...

PVC-U WINDOW SYSTEMS: NEW EWL FACTORY OPENS.
May 15, 2006... NEW EWL FACTORY OPENS DOORS TO PUBLIC SECTOR CONTRACTS Kommerling fabricator Elders Windows Limited (EWL) is celebrating the opening of its new 20,000 square foot factory in Washington, Sunderland Following the success of the new...

PVC-U Window systems Briefing.(wind load destruction test )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Radway breezes through Cairngorm test for window durability Radway has rewritten the record books on window durability having completed testing as part of its ongoing compliance with BSI standards. The wind load destruction test...

Prima Windows selected by Wates Living Space in Hartlepool.(Rift House estate)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Hartlepool-based Prima Windows has completed the first contract of a 5- year housing framework within the borough of Hartlepool. The Rift House estate has been upgraded in line with the Decent Homes Standard and a key part of that was to...

PVC-U WINDOW SYSTEMS: LISTERS: DELIVERING THE GOODS.(2005, Lister Trade Frames)('Fabricator of the Year')(Company overview)
May 15, 2006... G05 FABRICATOR OF THE YEAR STILL STRIVING FOR PERFECTION In 1976, Rod Lister started manufacturing window frames in an old pig shed in Leek, Staffordshire. In 2005, Lister Trade Frames were crowned G05 'Fabricator of the Year'. The...

PVC-U WINDOW SYSTEMS: Synseal gets colourful.(Synseal five additional colours)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Gone are the days when Henry Ford stated you can have any colour you want as long as it's black. Now Synseal has announced that all its profiles are available in five additional colours: black, grey, red, blue and green. Colours are...

PVC-U WINDOW SYSTEMS: Developments at Foilex.(Preactor planning and scheduling system production at the factory )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Specialist lamination company Foilex has introduced an advanced planning and scheduling system to guarantee a more flexible service to customers. `Preactor' is a new scheduling system that considers both received and forecast orders and...

PVC-U SYSTEMS BRIEFING: Tradelink adds Eurocell's Logik 70 system.(Eurocell's Logik 70 )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Major trade fabricator Tradelink has further extended its range of products by introducing a second suite of profiles - Eurocell's Logik 70 - and, at the same time, significantly increased factory capacity. Having offered Rehau 70 as its...

PVC-U SYSTEMS BRIEFING: Euroglaze new build and commercial boost.(Euroglaze windows)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Euroglaze is strengthening its position in the new build commercial sector with a major new contract from specialist design and build contractors Rowlinson Constructions. The Barnsley-based company has fabricated more than 300 PVC-U...

PVC-U SYSTEMS BRIEFING: Aspen's Surrey project.(Aspen Windows )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Norwich-based Aspen Windows has completed a showcase installation of the Rehau-Polytec 50 composite curtain walling system in a prestigious new-build apartment development in Surrey. As well as approximately 1800 windows and doors in the 70mm...

PVC-U SYSTEMS BRIEFING: MPH puts Sheerframe curtain walling in Knowsley.(MPH Windows)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Sheerframe approved fabricator MPH Windows has completed seven curtain walling contracts worth more than #150,000, refurbishing stairwells at Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) properties. The projects throughout the Knowsley Borough, which were...

PVC-U SYSTEMS BRIEFING: Total's curtain walling contract.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Total Glass Commercial has recently completed a major curtain walling contract to supply and fit PVC-U screens as part of refurbishment works at a sheltered housing scheme in the Gedling district of Nottingham. Working with a main...

ARCHITECTURAL GLASS: A matrix of coloured glass.(The Matrix Urban Housing Development of the Year in the Building Communities Awards 2005)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... A colourful residential and commercial development in Glasgow, which features Technal aluminium systems, has won another major award. Designed by Davis Duncan Architects, The Matrix has been voted Urban Housing Development of the Year in...

ARCHITECTURAL GLASS: The Blue Heaven Hotel.(Radisson SAS hotel )(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... It appears to be a flying saucer sticking out of the ground but it is in fact the Radisson SAS hotel in Frankfurt. Behind a glass facade of 11,400 square metres are 428 four-star hotel rooms, protected from excessive solar radiation by...

CURTAIN WALLING BRIEFS: Sapa launches Dualframe Window Wall.(Dualframe window wall)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Sapa Building Systems has launched the latest addition to its extensive Dualframe window, door and roofing system. Dualframe Window Wall is designed to offer a cost effective alternative to traditional curtain walling systems - with some...

CURTAIN WALLING BRIEFS: Kawneer doors PAS the test.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Kawneer announces that it has successfully tested both its 190 and AA605 doors to the PAS23 and PAS 24 standards for the enhanced security performance of single leaf external doors. The 190 door meets light, medium and heavy use specifications...

CURTAIN WALLING: Schuco corner crimping.
May 15, 2006... A four corner crimping machine designed to dramatically increase profit margins by reducing the time needed to fabricate aluminium windows and unitised facades elements, is new from the major building envelope specialist, Schuco International....

CURTAIN WALLING: Danvac's vacuum services.(Danvac Ltd)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Danvac Ltd, formally known as Alan E Wheeler & Son Ltd Hire Division, is an up and coming company offering its services to architectural glass and curtain walling applications. Supplying the whole range of Woods and Pannkoke vacuum lifters,...

ARCHITECTURAL GLASS: Junior partitions upgrade.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The Junior GP sliding door and partitioning system from Hafele has been upgraded for use in conjunction with laminated glass for added safety in both domestic and contract applications. The Junior GP system is by Swiss architectural glass...

ARCHITECTURAL GLASS: Atrium refurbishment.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... A major 20-week remedial programme to refurbish the external curtainwall facade of the Atrium in Uxbridge has been completed by Structura UK Ltd as part of a #5.3m upgrade and modernisation of the striking six-storey building. Working...

CURTAIN WALLING: Frameless glass canopies.(D R Services (London) Ltd)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... D R Services (London) Ltd's frameless glass canopies have been installed in a variety of applications including schools, hospitals and the Theatre Royal in Stratford. The simple to erect system is supplied in kit form for either self-...

CURTAIN WALLING: Kallwall Highway highlight.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Kalwall translucent cladding is the dramatic highlight of the Highways Agency's new regional control centre in Warrington. Designed by Atkins Architects, two elevations of the stunning building are clad with two storey height Kalwall. ...

ARCHITECTURAL GLASS: Yacht club transformation.(Royal Motor Yacht Club)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Prestigious Sandbanks Club's glass and curtain wall package The Royal Motor Yacht Club, which enjoys a prestigious location in Sandbanks, Poole, was refurbished last year with a fenestration package that includes Kawneer systems and...

CURTAIN WALLING BRIEF: Comar cladding adaptors.
May 15, 2006... Comar 5 Pi Cladding adaptors allow the specifier the design opportunity to incorporate windows into a facade without the need for additional flashings. The external frame of the windows incorporates the cladding adaptor, which mimics the edge...

CURTAIN WALLING BRIEF: Orgadata deal.
May 15, 2006... Business Micros has agreed an exclusive deal with the specialist German software house ORGADATA AG to sell its LogiKal CAD-based software for commercial fabricators. Dean Hodges, Business Micros' Commercial Manager, was instrumental in...

GLASS MACHINERY: NORTH EASTERN PROMISE.
May 15, 2006... NEW PILKINGTON MANUFACTURING FACILITY AT CUMBERNAULD Customers in Scotland and the North East of England stand to benefit from #2.8 million investment at Pilkington Cumbernauld Customers in Scotland and the North East of England stand...

Fleischle launches `inexpensive' screen printing series.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... German company Fleischle has launched an `inexpensive' three-quarter automatic screen printing machine for industrial use in the glass processing field. The MP-H is offered in two standard sizes, for a maximum printing formats 1000x1600 mm and...

Bystronic-Lenhardt opens new training centre.
May 15, 2006... One of the key attractions of the Centre is an insulating glass line. The first students to use the facility were the employees of glass producer Glass Systems from Wales. Roland Maisenbacher, Training Manager, comments: `Customers don't...

GLASS MACHINERY: Exeter's machinery spend.(Exeter Glass Centre)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... MACHINERY FOR CORNWALL GLASS & GLAZING'S EXETER SUBSIDIARY Exeter Glass Centre, a new glass merchant in the South West, has just taken delivery of a range of new glass processing and handling equipment. The machinery installation completes...

GLASS MACHINERY: PADIHAM'S DEVELOPMENT PLAN.(Padiham Glass Ltd)(automated Forel sealed unit)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... FOR.EL LINE MEANS PADIHAM GLASS IS NOW RUNNING SUPER SPACER Lancashire-based Padiham Glass Ltd has extended its factory to house a new fully automated Forel sealed unit line Lancashire-based Padiham Glass Ltd has extended its factory by...

GLASS MACHINERY: Glasstech low E tempering.(glass bending and tempering equipment)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Glasstech, Inc., a specialist manufacturer of glass bending and tempering equipment, offers forced convection furnaces that use natural gas or electric heating to temper energy-saving Low-E glass. Forced convection heating improves finished...

GLASS MACHINERY: Industrious in the USA.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Over in America, the latest FastTrack automatic seaming (arrissing) line will be feeding Westshore's high speed continuous tempering furnace in their new Tampa facility, due to come online this Spring. Co-owner Mike McHugh has first hand...

GLASS MACHINERY: Major Bavelloni installation for Austrian group Ertl.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Z Bavelloni, from the Glaston Technologies Group, announces the conclusion of a major contract with the Austrian group Ertl Glas for the supply of two integrated lines for the grinding, milling and drilling of flat glass. Established in...

GLASS MACHINERY: Clean 20 saves machinery wear and tear, says Ebor.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Wear and tear on diamond grinding machines and polishing tools can cause productivity problems and greatly increase costs. The simplest way of reducing these problems is to ensure that water in a machine is clean by removing glass grinds...

GLASS MACHINERY: AG Glass invests in Lisec Super Spacer line.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... AG Glass has started 2006 with a massive investment into a fully automated Super Spacer application TSS line from Lisec for its insulated glass unit production. Established over 20 years ago and operating from an impressive 70,000 ft2...

SEALANTS AND CONSUMABLES: GREEN IGU MANUFACTURING.(Insulated Glass Unit)
May 15, 2006... THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS FOR IGU MANUFACTURERS Richard Sellman, of global sealants and adhesives company Bostik, takes a look at how attitudes towards the environment are shaping the Insulated Glass Unit (IGU) industry The...

SEALANTS AND CONSUMABLES: Thermoseal SuperClean.(aluminium spacer bar)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Thermoseal Group Ltd has a new innovation in its range of aluminium spacer bar to counter the problem of grease with the mill finish spacer bars. Its new SuperClean Mill Finished Spacer Bar has been produced using a special cleaning...

SEALANTS AND CONSUMABLES: DuraSeal - energy savings.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... The Duraseal warm edge flexible spacer system, combines sealant, spacer and desiccant to give excellent resistance to moisture vapour transmission in IG units. An ideal spacer system for use in combination with low-E glass to improve...