All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 708
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Pilkington Welcomes WER Proposals
Pilkington has welcomed the Government’s latest proposed revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations, especially the introduction of Window Energy Ratings (WERs), which indicate that Pilkington’s K glass could still be an acceptable low-E glass in the UK market.
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Reel savings on Permaled
Thermoseal‘s Perma Led customers will now be supplied with a handy ‘Reel Bin’, which fits neatly and easily under a table and has the capacity to hold 100 reels.
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Archive TitlesSynseal Takes Global On Tour
Synseal Extrusions Ltd, now a widely acknowledged second place in the conservatory roof market, has invested £200,000 in a new exhibition vehicle (EV), a specially designed vehicle that will be used to present Synseal’s Global conservatory roof system in the field.
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Archive TitlesGoldshield’s Gas Fill Result
Essex IG manufacturer Goldshield, an Edgetech customer, announces that it has now achieved CEN1279 Parts 2 and 3. Goldshield is believed to be the first warm edge IG manufacturer customer in the world to achieve this part of the standard. Gas filling is covered by Part 3 of the standard.
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European Window Growth
2004 is forecast to end with positive growth in the European window market this year after a dry period of three years. With a growth in quantity of 1.2 per cent, the window market will grow to 71.8 million windows units by 2004 – but only 0.9% in value terms. ...
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Satellite Design’s Glass House for the Jerwood Space, London
The Jerwood Space was built in 1998 in an old school building in the Southwark area of London. The building is used as a space for the development of fine art, dance choreography and fashion design. It includes studio spaces, a gallery, a cafe and project workshops.
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Glassex Seminars Call for Papers
Glassex organiser EMAP has changed the selection process by which presentations are selected by issuing an open invitation for papers to be submitted for consideration for the event (13-16 March 2005).
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Pearsons buys Hetleys
On the 8th of October Pearsons Glass Ltd of Liverpool officially announced its take over of James Hetleys Ltd (North London). This acquisition has made Pearsons the largest supplier of coloured and decorative glass in the country, and has also given them a southern base from which to expand further. ...
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Polyex buys into Stereon polycarbonate business
Polyex Ltd announces that it has acquired a majority stake in Victoria Plastics Ltd.
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Archive TitlesBohle’s New Mega-warehouse
A celebration hog roast to mark the opening of Bohle’s new mega-warehouse in Manchester was enjoyed by customers, suppliers, staff and others including a group from Bohle’s parent company in Germany. For the opening ceremony, Bohle UK Managing Director Gary Dean was joined by Ulrich Bohle, Director and past Chairman ...
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Aztec Classic convoy
Conservatory roof fabricators were ‘firing on all cylinders’ recently when Aztec Conservatory Roof Systems hosted a Classic Car Day.
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Fenzi Buys Azko Nobel Mirror Paints
Fenzi has purchased the Akzo Nobel business unit dealing with paints for coating mirrors via heads of agreement already signed by Alessandro Fenzi and Rinus Rooseboom.
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Glass Art in Carlisle
Lustre, new exhibition at the Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery in Carlisle, aims to present some of the best work being produced across all areas of glassmaking – from sculpture and architectural design to studio glass.
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Archive TitlesLogic Applied to CE Marking
‘The bizarreness of a non-mandatory mark against a mandatory framework’ was clarified somewhat last month, when around 40 delegates visited London’s Building Centre for a seminar on CE Marking.
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Archive TitlesLiability: BS or B.S.? - Rod Appleyard’s day in the life of a fenestration surveyor
Rod Appleyard reports that the British Woodworking Federation’s relaxed attitude to Standards is leaving glaziers liable for substandard timber frames
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Archive TitlesLifting off in more ways than one - the success of combilift’s long load, narrow aisle forklift
Combilift’s multi-directional forklift is great for storing long loads on narrow aisles. A new factory will more than double production, of which a good proportion will be destined for window industry customers.
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Archive TitlesChampionship trip made Affordable
The British arm-wrestling champion in the 70 kilogram weight category is tying in the strength of his right arm with the strength of PVC-U windows. 23-year-old Stephen Kirlew, of Milton Keynes, is being sponsored for his trip to compete in the World Championships in South Africa next month, by Kömmerling ...
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Polyex announces Roofpax acquisition
Newly formed multiwall polycarbonate manufacturer Polyex, based in Alfreton Derbyshire, announces that it has purchased 100 per cent of the share capital of Roofpax Ltd. Roofpax is a polycarbonate cutting centre which is based near Barnsley servicing the UK conservatory roof market and has grown considerably since its formation in ...
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Archive TitlesLooking back at 46 years of industry coverage
This time 10 years ago Glass Age’s multi-lingual guide to Glastec ‘94 anticipated that new coated glasses from Pilkington and PPG would be the exhibition’s highlights.
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Self-declaration on 1279
CEN Solutions, a leading EN 1279 consultancy, has published a bulletin explaining in detail the current situation regarding declarations of conformity to EN 1279 Part 2 and BS EN 1279 Kitemark. It is now possible for many insulating glass manufacturers to self-declare their conformity. If their ig units ...