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    Lorient Makes Glazing Fire Doors as easy as 321

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The latest innovation from Lorient Polyproducts has been designed to simplify the process of glazing 30 minute fire doors, offering improved efficiency for glazing installers.

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    The full promac picture: machinery supplier looks forward to another 25 years

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Promac is celebrating 25 years as a window machinery supplier. Despite this long service, the company's consumables range and financial services are still news to some

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    Malbern fleet’s up to 20

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Manchester based Malbern Windows Group has added three brand new vehicles to its fleet bringing the total to over 20. The new vehicles were needed to cope with the growing retail business and the continued expansion of the company’s new build and trade fabrication business, through its specialist division ...

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    K2 Acquires Cestrum Conservatories

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The Burnden Group plc has extended its interests into the DIY multiple sector with the acquisition of Cestrum Conservatories Ltd. The acquisition, which was completed on 27th February, is part of The Burnden Group's growth strategy for K2 that has seen the conservatory roofing system manufacturer add K2 Glass and ...

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    200 Work and Play with K2 at Gleneagles

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    K2's inauguaral Customer Conference last month proved a platform for the conservatory roof specialist to deliver a 'Top 10 Wish List' of products and services to customers.

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    Up and running in 2 weeks

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    New customer M&M Windows & Doors Ltd of Luton has started PVC-U door and window fabrication within two weeks of company formation, going from empty shell to full production – thanks to a prompt reaction from Plastmo’s Area Sales Management team.

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    Paramount 2 sees Fortunas raised

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Moving to new premises and switching to KS Fortuna profile from KS Profiles is paying dividends for Hull-based Paramount 2 Windows and Conservatories Limited.

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    K2 expands key dealers

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Innovative conservatory roof specialist K2 is to expand its key dealer network.

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    k2 gears up for glass supply

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Demand for for Celcius high performance glazed units is driving growth at K2 Glass, which announces that it is geared up to meet the glazing needs of non-standard conservatory designs

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    Essential vents from k2

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Performance glass can keep conservatories cooler in summer and warmer in winter, although it is not a substitute for effective ventilation

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    Glassmaster 100 Opens Partitioning Opportunities

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Interior spaces can be given a completely fresh perspective by using Hillaldam Coburn’s new sliding door gear for the installation of moveable glass partitions. Glassmaster 100 provides a completely different aesthetic to ‘strap-hanger’ systems and comes complete with stylish stainless steel patch fittings to retain the glass.The robust system technology ...

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    £1m spend by Express

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    Express Trade Frames, the Rehau fabricator based in Preston, has invested almost £1 million in new 20,000ft2 premises.

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    M1 looks up and down for expansion

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    M1 Trade Frames, a fabricator of Eurocell's Ultimate 70mm window system, announces the move to larger premises and new machinery to cope with the increased demand.

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    Lister Invests in 90,000ft2 Factory

    2004-03-23T00:00:00Z

    A new window manufacturing plant in Fenton heralds good news for the Stoke workforce. When Listers updated its trade supply counter last year, no-one could have predicted the far-reaching effects that would follow. Now, just a few months later, they've completed the purchase of a new 90,000ft2 factory ...

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    Think Tank

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    I'm trapped in a horrible working environmentMy career as a housing officer has spanned two decades and always offered me job satisfaction and personal fulfilment until my position became part of a stock transfer. Now I find myself isolated in a deteriorating working environment alien to my beliefs and working ...

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    Public & private: You can be too prudential

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Brown's obsession with prudence means housing can't get cash it needs, says Steve Wilcox

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    Supporting People salaries

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    The “inflation-busting” salary increases make interesting reading (5 March, page 26). I have not yet noticed any comment about the National Housing Federation’s suggestion that Supporting People service providers inform staff that their organisations will not be able to keep salaries in line with inflation for the foreseeable future (The ...

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    No sex please, we're overcrowded?

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    I could not agree more with James Livingstone's view on overcrowding (Letters, 12 March, page 22).Ray Whitewood, Ashford Borough CouncilThere may be isolated incidents of deliberate overcrowding in order to get a better home, but even the most optimistic person in this country will not believe that having more children ...

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    Doing it for the kids – and making money

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Mike Blatch reports on a centre that offers training for young people while raising funds for a housing association

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    Here's an idea

    2004-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Teach children – and parents – how to save their money with schools savers' clubs