All Archive Titles articles – Page 691
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Lender THFC makes a comeback with £67.4m bond issue
Proceeds allow five associations to refinance loans and make ‘significant savings’
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HBOS to raise £3bn with bond issues backed by social housing loans
HBOS is to use its social housing portfolio to back a series of bond issues that it hopes will raise up to £3bn.
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2nd opinion: The gift that keeps on giving
Rushing to compile a nuisance policy by Christmas? Take the stress out with George Tzilivakis’ guide to mediation
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Eight out of 11 national parks say their planners prefer locals
Eight of the 11 national parks in England and Wales are restricting homes built within their boundaries to local people.
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Scotbuild’s Success
Scotbuild 2004 has been hailed as a landmark show by organisers SITE, following the success of the innovative and informative new format of this year’s event. More than 2,400 building and construction professionals visited the show, held once again at Glasgow’s SECC, to see and hear from over one hundred ...
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Price Rises Reported Far and Wide
Further to Pilkington’s announcement of an oil surcharge on deliveries, we have received several formal notifications of price rises from manufacturers.
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The trim’s the thing: huge installer potential for snap-on decorative edge trim
Brian Chelton has high hopes for Duration Windows’ new trim, a simple product which hides the external silicone line but is also great for a seemingly endless list of applications.
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Archive TitlesUltraframe joins Glassex Competition
The Glassex Conservatory Design Competition, which was successfully launched at Glassex in 2004, has a headline sponsor for 2005 – Ultraframe.
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Archive TitlesUniversal gets Inner City Recognition
PVC-U profile bending specialist Universal Arches Ltd, based in St Helens, Merseyside, has been recognised for its outstanding efforts in becoming one of the UK’s fastest growing inner city companies.
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Archive TitlesInfluencing the chinese way
The Glasstec presentation by the investment division of the World Bank offered a fascinating insight into glass manufacturing in China, where 40 new float lines are planned
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Archive TitlesJanet brings a feminine touch to GBW’s Customer Service
In her first few months as GBW’s new Customer Service Manager, Janet Chirgwin has focused on building a professional team that’s as passionate about getting it right first time, every time as she is. As a woman in a male-dominated industry she’s certainly in a minority. However, Janet believes that ...
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Looking Forward To a Year of Re-adjustment, And No Big Shocks Please
As 2004 draws to a close, it’s good to take a step back and reflect on the events of the year, sucesses and failures, good times and bad. Unfortunately, for most of us, December is a month of cramming in work to be finished and squeezing in the jolly Christmas ...
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Archive TitlesIn partitioning paradise: Avanti opens partitioning showroom by Victoria station
Avanti Systems is improving its pitch to the specification market with the opening of a central London showroom. Glass processors Toughglaze and Ozone are also stars of the show.
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Total appoints Ultraframe man
Gavin Paskin has been appointed as National Sales Manager for Total Conservatory Roof Systems. Gavin was with Ultraframe for the past nine years the last three of which was spent as National Sales Manager. Gavin will be responsible for client liaison and acquisition throughout the UK. His role will strengthen ...
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Archive TitlesAddison’s head office project for Lakeland
Bedford based Addison Design Systems designed, manufactured and installed the windows, screens, doors and canopies on the project to redevelop the head office, retail outlet and restaurant facility of creative kitchenware company Lakeland Limited, in a beautiful lakeside setting in Windemere. The Architects are Hanson Walford Marston.
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Office of Fair Trading Acts on price-fixing of UOP desiccant
The Office of Fair Trading (the OFT) has concluded that UOP Limited, UKae Limitted, Thermoseal Supplies Limited, Double Quick Supplyline Limited and Double Glazing Supplies Group plc have been parties to an agreement and/or concerted practice that infringes parts of the Competition Act 1998.
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Pilkington Activ comes to Truckfest
The weather may not have been kind to the event, but this year's Truckfest at Haydock Park – part of the UK's ultimate truck touring event – was the perfect opportunity for Pilkington to show exactly what conditions its Pilkington Activ self-cleaning glass was made for. Attending the event for ...
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ISO9001 for Selectaglaze
St Albans based secondary glazing specialist Selectaglaze Ltd has achieved ISO 9001 certification and its security range, tested in accordance with LPS 1175, and will become the first window products to be certified by the Loss Prevention Certification board and to appear in The Red Book. Earlier this year the ...
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Glassex web registration goes live 8 weeks earlier
Practiced regulars at Glassex will know that the benefits of registering in advance to visit Glassex 2005 (NEC Birmingham, 13th – 16th March) are well worth the few minutes it takes to fill in the on-line form, call the Registration Hotline, or complete and return one of the thousands of ...