All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 804
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Archive TitlesTuffx – a glass act to watch: Liverpool glass processor is firing on all cylinders
High quality sealed units and a steady stream of prestigious glazing contracts are driving business for the Liverpool glass processor James Price TuffX.
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Archive TitlesAccolades for CAP project
Leading architectural glazing manufacturer and installer, CAP Aluminium, has won accolades for its £3m worth of spectacular glazing systems on Birmingham’s latest landmark building, £76m Centenary Plaza for developer Kings Oak (Midlands) and Weedon Partnership architects. The main contractor was Laing O’Rourke.Standing 20 storeys, Centenary Plaza is just Phase ...
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ABHM Reassures Architects
Fears that architects who specify stainless steel and polished brass door handles risk being sued under new legislation have been dispelled by the Association of Building Hardware Manufacturers. This follows claims made after the publication of Document M which says that all door opening furniture should contrast visually with the ...
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Veka £650k vehicle spend
Veka plc has invested around £650,000 in new transport vehicles and tractor units for its delivery fleet. The new vehicles serve as a mobile billboard, liveried with the tagline 'The Best Profile... Anywhere'.This major investment, made as part of a six-year working relationship with Hays Transport, has been divided between ...
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Archive TitlesTotal (well 98.6%) Success
From its new 20,000 square feet dedicated dispatch area, Liverpool based fabricator Total Glass has achieved a 98.6 per cent success rate for deliveries. 'You have to stay below 100 per cent, otherwise you have nothing more to aim for,' said managing director Frank Deary.
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Archive TitlesReplacing the Replacements: The aesthetic appeal of deceuninck's new 3000 series window
With many first generation PVC-U windows coming up for replacement, Jon Skinner, Deceuninck UK Sales & Marketing Director, looks at how their new 3000 Series can aid sales of new generation windows
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Archive TitlesPFL awards its ‘Top 3’
Permacell Finesse (PFL) recently handed out awards to three of its best suppliers. The extrusions company introduced a supplier performance programme in 2003, which measures suppliers’ performance with specific criteria. BPI was named Best Supplier for its packaging services; Fixings specialist SEAC Ltd was named Best Innovative and Commercial ...
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Archive TitlesSolargale ‘gives 3 out of 3’
Solargale, a member of the UK Door Panel Network is running a 'pick two out of three' campaign. Production Director Eamonn Duoba explains, ‘Any supplier can offer a customer two of three things out of Price, Quality and Speed, or as I call it ‘Cheap, Good or Quick’. It can ...
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Archive TitlesSmokestream's potential: c3S Securiglass offers an update on that crucial lifesaver
The new passive glazed smoke curtain system developed by C3S Securiglass is already proving popular in the Far East
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Archive Titles24 years of progress: Mila MD on today's hardware market and Mila's place in it
Mila Hardware has been at the forefront of the window and door market for 24 years. The Evolution range and the Centralock home central locking system are just some of the innovative products from the Daventry based supplier. Mila Managing Director Richard Gyde talked to Dominic Bentham about recent developments ...
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Archive TitlesAlfa signs with Profile 22
Alfa Windows Ltd, one of Profile 22's fastest-growing trade fabricators, has signed a multi-million pound deal with its profile supplier, reinforcing the successful working relationship between them.Profile 22's Sales and Marketing Director, Rob McGlennon finalised the details of the agreement with directors Nigel Porter and Gerard Hiscock from Gateshead based ...
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FSA warns of 2005 insurance cut-off date
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned double glazing companies selling deposit indemnity insurance and insurance backed guarantees that they will have to sign up for regulation by the FSA from 14 January 2005 or stop doing this business and lose the income it generates.The change results from a European ...
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Archive TitlesSentinel in Wales Top 20
The substantial growth achieved by composite door manufacturer Sentinel Doors has been recognised in a recent report issued by Wales Fast Growth 50, which recorded Sentinel as the 17th fastest growing company in Wales with a 203.1% increase in turnover between 2000 and 2002.Commenting on the report and the company’s ...
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Archive TitlesK2 Architectural Division
Conservatory roofing manufacturer K2 has extended its interests into the commercial sector with the launch of a separate new division, K2 Architectural Systems.
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Stik-2's new glazing tapes
Stik-II Products, has introduced SurGlaze glazing tapes for high performance in sealing glass in wood, PVC-U and aluminum window framing systems. The new tapes are available with closed cell polyethylene foam coated on both sides with acrylic adhesive and differential coated with acrylic adhesive on one side and rubber adhesive ...
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Archive TitlesCover story: System 10 sees foil sales growth
On our front cover this month is an eye-catching project using System 10 coloured profile. The project (highlighted in our April PVC-U feature) is a ground-breaking private housing development in Gateshead called Staiths South Bank, which saw the teaming up of developers, George Wimpey City with the high profile designers, ...
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Saint Gobain Q1 Sales
Consolidated sales of the Saint-Gobain Group for the first quarter of 2004 amounted to Euro7,233m, compared with Euro6,986m for the same period in 2003, representing an increase of 3.5% on an actual structure basis, and 1.3% based on a comparable structure. The Glass Sector posted moderate like-for-like sales growth. Business ...
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Glassex Challenge '05
Following the success of the Glassex Challenge that took place in March at this year's Glassex, the organisers are inviting installers of windows, doors and conservatories to see if they can become the 2005 Glassex Installers of the Year.
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Archive Titles0-600 in just nine months
Nine months is not a long time in business. However, that is exactly how long it took Mark Rowland to set up Lancashire PVC-U Trade Frames and develop the business to the point where it regularly fabricates 600 frames a week. This is a remarkable achievement, even for someone with ...
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Think Tank
Don't I deserve more space?I have been a housing association tenant for the past 21 years. I have two sons, aged 21 and 11. All three of us live in a one-bedroom flat. My eldest son has the bedroom; I sleep in the sitting room on a single bed with ...