Architectural Aluminium Ezine September 2008
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Wicona
Expands Technical Team
Façade specialist, Wicona Projects, has expanded its technical
team for the UK and Ireland with three new appointments
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Board Elects Kurt Waldo
Alcoa has announced that the Alcoa Board of Directors has elected
Kurt Waldo, 53, as Vice President and General Counsel, responsible for
leading Alcoa's global legal team
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on this Story]
Andy
Howland Returns to Geze UK
Sales specialist Andy Howland returns to GEZE UK to lead the
team he once served within
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on this Story]
Previous People Stories in Brief:
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Hunter Douglas has appointed two new façade
sales specialists More
•
Hilde
Merete Aasheim is new executive vice president at Norsk Hydro More
•
GEZE UK has promoted Darren Hyde to technical training officer
More
•
Metal Technology has appointed Gerry Rafferty as business development
manager More
•
SIEGENIA-AUBI general manager Léann Hearne is parting company
More
• Skanska UK has replaced its chief executive David Fison More
•
Elumatec has employed software technician Stuart Hartley More
Beaufort
Quality at Quantum Windows
Quantum Windows, a Beaufort fabricator, is reaping the benefits of enhanced
efficiency and customer confidence after winning BSI Kitemark and Secured
by Design accreditation.
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on this Story]
Metal
Technology Gains SBD
Metal Technology has achieved Secure by Design accreditation for its
4-20 (casement) and 5-20 (Tilt & Turn) window systems.
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on this Story]
Gutmann
LARA GF
Mullion-transom structures and glass roofs with narrow profile face
widths and a lot of glass are justifiable desires - including the expectation
that these features will meet current requirements. Gutmann offers its
newest system, LARA GF, to meet these demands. This puts an end to design
restrictions
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on this Story]
Previous Window Stories in Brief:
•
Multi-layered attributes of composite window systems More
• KAT UK 5000 aluminium window More
•
Beaufort Advanced Plus fully integrated aluminium window system
More
•
Horizontal Sliding Window from Kawneer More
•
Dualframe suite from Sapa Building Systems More
Tall
Order for Cotswold
High performance Friction Stays from Cotswold have been specified for
top hung curtain wall aluminium windows in the tallest residential development
in Malaysia
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on this Story]
Bi-Fold
Door Solution
Hardware distributor VBH-Wagner is now stocking the Patio 6080
folding/sliding door hardware system from Roto
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on this Story]
Previous Hardware Stories in Brief:
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HOPPE door handles at Liverpool FC club superstore
More
•
SFS intec technical support for fasteners More
•
SIEGENIA-AUBI helps New Century Windows achieve a severe weather
rating for folding sliding doors More
• Carl F Petersen Ltd reports that the folding sliding door
market is holding ground More
•
Cotswold's 'one type fits all' Heavy-Duty hinges More
•
Alpro cabinet locks at the Natural History Museum More
Innovative
Tape for Structural Glazing
An alternative to the messy, time consuming silicone
sealants currently used to secure glass in structural applications,
has been developed by 3M
More
here:
Tremco
illbruck’s Silicone Sealants
Tremco illbruck has introduced a new range of professional silicone
sealants under the Tremsil brand
More
here:
Previous Product Stories in Brief:
•
Specifiers often like to see and feel the warmth of natural timber
products externally on buildings More
• WHS Halo has introduced a range of white
painted aluminium sections More
• DuPont 0.9-mm SentryGlas® clear
interlayer More
• Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) carbon assesment software More
•
Vent-Axia® Central Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV) system
More
• FeneVision® ERP solution for Glass More
• Blink is an opaque glass screen that takes product promotion into a whole new dimension More
Capital
Machinery!
David and Roger Franklin Ltd, the aluminium machinery specialist,
was recently called upon by Uxbridge-based fabricator Capital Windows
Manufacturing Ltd to supply and commission a double mitre saw
More
here:
Ravenworth
Drives Ahead with Elumatec
Trading
from its base in Barking, Essex since 1990, Ravenworth Ltd (also known
as Lea Valley Windows) knows the aluminium market inside out, and supplies
a range of systems including top swings, tilt and turn windows and curtain
walling to the commercial market
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here:
Bystronic at the Cutting Edge with Lee Glass
Bystronic has recently completed the installation
of a new Smart'lamicut cutting table which is the first of its kind
in the UK. Lee Glass, based in Nottingham
More
here:
Previous Product Stories in Brief:
Prima
Systems (South East) Ltd, is using Elumatec machinery More
Promac
has been working with Business Micros (Aluminium) Ltd
More
Interbuild is Looming
This month we start to look forward to Interbuild, which again promises a strong CAB Aluminium in Construction Zone (with a new Aluminium 'Village' concept being added this year). We shall be issuing the October edition of AiA early so that we can give you an up-to-the-minute preview of the relevant stands at Interbuild, so please send in your stand details by October 20th. In the meantime, we bring you details of a few exhibitors to whet your appetite.
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Diary Dates 2008A round up of upcoming events in the CAB calendar can be found on this following page:
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RIBA
Downland Prize Presentation
The
Ibstock Downland Prize for Architects: presentation and exhibition preview.
Monday 13th October 4.30-6.30pm RIBA, 66 Portland Place.
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Here:
A
Hawaiian Modernist, by Way of Russia
Architectural
models, drawings, site plans, photographs and assorted documentation
by the celebrated Hawaiian Modernist architect Vladimir Ossipoff (1907-1998)
are the subject of an overhung but nonetheless extraordinarily interesting
exhibition at the Yale School of Architecture in New Haven.
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Here:
PROFILES
Bulgaria
PROFILES International Specialised Exhibition will
be organised by Via Expo on 19-22 November 2008 in Pavilion 10, Plovdiv
Fairgrounds, Bulgaria.
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Here:
Previous Exhibition Stories in Brief:
•
Gutmann will attend this years Inter-build More• Kömmerling UK will be at this year’s Glasstec More
• Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2008 More
• Interbuild 08 More
Comar
6EFT
To provide a flexible approach to aluminium facade engineering Comar's
6EFT Curtain Walling System utilises European wide design and extrusion
expertise with Comar's market leading supply, support and delivery.
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Here:
AM
Profiles Composite
AM Profiles recently won, and has now started to supply, the timber
aluminium curtain wall for the futuristic extension block at Northbury
School in Essex.
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Here:
Gutmann
Element
Gutmann introduced it at the BAU 2007 trade fair
and has now begun production: element curtain wall EF 68. The advantage
of this curtain wall is obvious. A high degree of prefabrication saves
time and money.
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Here:
Kawneer
in Glasgow
Two types of curtain walling from architectural aluminium systems
supplier Kawneer, including a unitised system, will be used on a Grade
A office redevelopment in the heart of Glasgow's central business
district.
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Here:
Smart's
MC Passes CWCT Standard
The team at Smarts has announced the successful
testing of the company’s MC Wall curtain wall to CWCT standard.
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Here:
Technal
MX62
The latest addition to the curtain walling range from architectural
aluminium glazing specialist, Technal, is MX62. This new option for
MX Visible Grid curtain walling features a 62mm module, which allows
specifiers to accommodate larger dimensions and maximise natural light.
More
Here:
'Grand'
Design for Beaufort
Aluminium windows, doors and screens from Beaufort
Secure Design met stringent acoustic and thermal performance specifications
at a major new residential development by Fairview Homes in North London.`
More
Here:
Hickton
helps Create 'Fast' Pool
Hickton, one of the UK’s leading Clerk of Works
practices, has recently played an integral part in the construction
of the new Sunderland Aquatic Centre.
More
Here:
Hunter
Douglas is Hot Choice
The completion of cladding installation at Wakefield's new Fire Control
Centre has coincided with an award for the recently completed Fire Control
Centre in County Durham.
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Here:
Kawneer
Patient Care at Ipswich
Curtain walling, windows and doors by architectural aluminium systems
supplier Kawneer have helped to transform a former car park into the
Ipswich Hospital's biggest development for more than 30 years.
More
Here:
Reynaers
at Shipyard Site
Reynaers systems have played a crucial role in the construction of the
new Clydebank College, part of the dramatic regeneration of the site
of the former John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank and key to the redevelopment
of the adjoining area.
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Here:
Solaglas
for River Crescent
Glass and glazing specialist Solaglas Contracting Midlands has completed
the curtain walling, windows and doors for the award winning River Crescent,
a stunning new apartment development situated on the bank of the River
Trent in Nottingham.
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Here:
Schüco
Solar Thermal Canopy
A
Northumberland hotel has installed a Schüco solar thermal canopy
system as part of an extensive renovation and improvement programme
aimed at making it into a low-carbon, or even carbon-neutral, business.
More
Here:
Previous Project Stories in Brief:
• AM Profiles has supplied Kaye Hinchliffe System for the new
Community Centre in Dalry
More
•
Madejski stadium complex in Reading has architectural aluminium
systems from Kawneer More
•
Centro, Northampton includes architectural glazing by Metal Technology
More
•
Panel Systems helped to create a façade at Space2: Meath
Gardens More
•
Renson offer air flow within facetted sloped curtain walling More
•
Solaglas Contracting have worked on the former BT building in Manchester
More
• Chandos Rise, Portsmouth has new windows by Structura UK More
•
Technal, has supplied windows, curtain walling and door systems
for Sheffield's newest school. More
GEZE
UK Goes to Church
Answering the prayers of church-goers in Penrith, the
manufacturer of door and window control systems, GEZE UK, is uniting 18th
Century architecture with the latest door technology to make access easier
for the congregation of St Andrews Church.
More
Here:
Previous Door Stories in Brief:
• SecureLine CA entrance system from Fendor More
•
Schüco
range of single and double leaf fire doors, screens and façades
More
•
Smart's Alitherm 47 residential door meets PAS 24-1:1999 More
•
Sapa DUALFOLD sliding folding door system More
AMS
Technical Literature
AMS has announced the arrival of its new high quality technical literature
which is available to both UK Specifiers and Aluminium fabricators.
More
Here:
Previous Literature Stories in Brief:
•
Second
in the series of Guidance Notes has been added to the Qualicoat
website More
•
GEZE UK specification guides More
• The BRE Green Guide became available to all on Friday
6th June More
• AAMA 506-08 impact and cycle testing More
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CHIEF EXEC'S COMMENT
Aluminium’s
Sustainability on the Menu at Sellout Belfast event
The
CAB Regional Meeting Programme reaffirmed once again last week its reputation
as the ‘meeting place’ for the aluminium in building sector.
A sellout audience of 200 members and their guests met at Belfast Waterfront
Hall to hear specialist presentations on aluminium sustainability issues
with a key focus on ‘Responsible Sourcing’.
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the Rest Here:
Flourishing
of the Pundits
As
Justin has indicated above it is all happening on the Sustainability
front. In Belfast Marlen Bertram of the IAI gave our members a very
taut and informative presentation on the global situation regarding
the production, manufacture and reuse of aluminium products.
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the Rest Here:
THIS MONTH'S NEWS
The
Only Way is Up for CDW
With turnover doubled, a wide-ranging and significant
investment programme in full swing and an expanding order book,
there is no stopping Gloucester-based, Sapa trade fabricator CDW
Systems Limited.
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on this Story]
Metal
Technology Continues Expansion
Architectural aluminium systems company
Metal Technology, has announced a further £1M investment
in the creation of a new office block to complement its existing
facilities.
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on this Story]
Commercial EPCs Hit Property Market
The introduction of mandatory energy performance certificates (EPCs) for commercial buildings this month will be a fresh blow to the depressed property market.
Capital
Investment Pays Dividends in these Tough Times
One company that has undoubtedly benefited from using Ab Initio
Adminbase software system is Uxbridge based Capital Windows,
a specialist in the fabrication, supply and installation of
direct fix aluminium and PVC-U windows, doors and conservatories.
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on this Story]
SAS
Has it Taped
Senior Architectural Systems has recently
introduced a 3M glazing tape which allows fabricators to produce
their own structurally bonded aluminium framed units for curtain
walling applications.
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on this Story]
NET
PMC Ltd. Announce New Thermal Calculations Facility
NET PMC Ltd. has recognised that façade
design and building has become more complex over the last
few years with complicated interfaces with multiple products
being implemented.
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on this Story]
EAG
Scoops Safety Awards on Top Site
English Architectural Glazing (EAG) has
scooped top safety awards on one of the UK’s leading
regeneration sites, Gloucester Quays.
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on this Story]
Metalforming
Centre Hosts Qualicoat
Twelve member companies were represented
at the recent Qualicoat meeting held at the National Metalforming
Centre in the Midlands.
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on this Story]
T
R Freeman Wins Two Contracts from Haymills
Metal
roofing and cladding company T R Freeman has won two new contracts
from Haymills. In the first, the Cambridge-based company is
fitting a £200,000 zinc roof to the racing headquarters
at Dalham Stud in Newmarket.
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on this Story]
SPD-SmartGlass
Wins Most Innovative Product of the Show Award
SmartGlass International Ltd. (SGI), has
announced that its SPD-SmartGlass architectural window product
won the Most Innovative Product Award at the 100% Detail Show
in London last month.
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on this Story]
£12
Million Contract for Specialist Firm
A new base for the BBC in the revitalised
city of Manchester is the core of a new £12 million
contract won by Moira-based building specialists McMullen
Architectural Systems.
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on this Story]
Solaglas
Contracting - Key Project Wins
August was an excellent month for Solaglas
Contracting. Key wins include a £636,000 curtain walling
and windows contract from HBG for two new Aspire Offices in
Blythe Valley.
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on this Story]
Over
£20m Worth of Deals in Latest Screwfix Catalogue
Helping the trade to save money, the latest
Screwfix catalogue (issue 94) features over £20m worth
of deals on all kinds of high quality building, maintenance
and refurbishment items.
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on this Story]
Tall
Buildings Boost Economic Benefits
Tall and high density buildings could reap
major economic benefits for city centres according to new
research unveiled by the British Property Federation at the
first London Major Projects Forum, held at the Hotel Russell,
London W1.
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on this Story]
Disputes
Rise as Businesses Crackdown on Contracts and Partners Fall
Out
Commercial disputes are rising as businesses
verify the terms of their contracts with customers and suppliers
as a result of the current economic slowdown and business
partners lock horns over the futures of their companies, warns
the Law Society.
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on this Story]
Shortage
of Estimators
A shortage of estimators is hindering contractors
as firms try to confirm work during the current downturn.
Freelance estimators have seen their rates rise to £50
an hour as firms scramble to get on tender lists.
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on this Story]
HSE
Reminds Employers of the Importance of Training after Worker
Dies in Bedfordshire
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has
warned employers to ensure their employees are properly trained
in using workplace equipment. The warning follows HSE's prosecution
of two companies after a worker was crushed by a truck in
Hangar no.1 at the former RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire.
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on this Story]
Ironmongery
Direct Staff Pass Year One of GAI Course
As the only recognised architectural ironmongery
course in the UK, Ironmongery Direct has announced that four
of its team members have received distinctions in their first
year (of the three year diploma course) run by the Guild of
Architectural Ironmongers.
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on this Story]
Marshalls
Becomes World Leader in Carbon Labelling
UK-based landscape company, Marshalls plc
has announced that from next month it will have the largest
number of officially carbon labelled products*, anywhere in
the world.
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on this Story]
Medical
Building Wins National Sustainable Buildings Award
An innovative new Aberdeen medical building
has been awarded a prestigious accolade in recognition of
its environmental credentials. The Suttie Centre for Teaching
and Learning in Healthcare received a Building Research Establishment
Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) award which recognises
the UK’s top examples of sustainable design.
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on this Story]
'Homebuilding
Sector is Broadly Competitive' - OFT
The OFT has recently published its market
study into the homebuilding sector which says that whilst
the sector is broadly competitive, many homebuyers experience
faults or delays. As a result, the industry has agreed to
develop its own code of conduct and redress scheme for consumers.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Receives Opening Minds Corporate Leadership Award
Alcoa was recognised by the Institute of
International Education (IIE) for its outstanding commitment
to education and corporate social responsibility and for Alcoa's
pioneering leadership in addressing issues of environmental
conservation and sustainability.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
and Pew Centre on Global Climate Change
Growing concern around the environmental
impacts of climate change and rising energy costs has prompted
many to question what they can do to take action in their
daily lives.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Plays Part in Nobel Peace Prize on Climate Change
Alcoa has announced that four of its employees
played a part in the United Nations Organisation's Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) win of the Nobel Peace Prize
in 2007.
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on this Story]
Alcoa
Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Alcoa has been selected as a component of
the North American Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The inclusion
in the index marks the seventh year in a row that Alcoa has
been a part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices.
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on this Story]
Hydro
and Vale Join Forces in New Alumina Project in Brazil
Hydro and the metals and mining company
Vale have agreed to construct a new alumina refinery in northern
Brazil, strengthening Hydro's future alumina supply in line
with its growth strategy.
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on this Story]
Hydro
Capital Markets Day 2008
Hydro says that it is reinforcing its position
as a leading aluminium company with industry-leading captive
power position, world-class upstream growth projects and strong
operational performance.
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on this Story]
Wausau
Adds Green Building Section to Web Site
Wausau Window and Wall Systems has expanded
its Web site to include a 'Green Building' section. This online
addition is devoted to visitors seeking 24-7 access to resources
that help them understand and meet their green building goals.
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on this Story]
Arch
Aluminum Glass Improves Solar Mirrors
Arch Aluminum and Glass Co., Inc. has developed
new mirror manufacturing techniques to meet the demand for
lower cost and more efficient concentrator photovoltaic units
in the burgeoning renewable energy industry.
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on this Story]
INTERBUILD PREVIEW
Aluminium
Machinery Specialist at Interbuild
One of the industry's leading aluminium
machinery specialists, David and Roger Franklin Ltd, has confirmed
its presence at this year's Interbuild.
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on this Exhibitor]
GUTMANN
at Interbuild 08
Gutmann announces
its attendance at this year's Interbuild. With several project
now underway and month on month growth on sales and enquiries,
the company feels that now is the right time to exhibit its
products, and by doing so demonstrate its commitment to the
UK market.
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on this Exhibitor]
Groupco
Links Up With CAB At Interbuild
Independent hardware distributor, Groupco,
is exhibiting the innovative PN UNI System of window fittings
in the CAB Aluminium Village.
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on this Exhibitor]
VBH-Wagner
at Interbuild
VBH-Wagner, supplier of hardware to the
aluminium window and door market, will be showcasing the Esco
hardware line at this year's Interbuild.
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on this Exhibitor]
BuilderScrap
at Interbuild
BuilderScrap.com was the brainchild of Les Owens;
Managing Director of Wirral based construction company The
Trustland Group. He saw how much money was being spent on
skips, and noticed how much unused material was being sent
to landfill.
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on this Exhibitor]
Structural
Glazing Tape to 'Revolutionise Glazing'
3M, the diversified technology company,
has developed an alternative to the often messy, time consuming
processes currently used to secure glass in structural applications.
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on this Exhibitor]
Alu-Clad
‘Eco’ Passive House Wooden Window
KNEER-Suedfenster, one of the leading manufacturers
of windows in Germany, says that it is getting a lot of interest
in its new aluminium clad wooden window. This new window reaches
‘Passive-House-Standard’ without the use of environmentally
doubtful insulation components.
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on this Exhibitor]
UK
Launch for Centor at Interbuild ‘08
Centor, a manufacturer of hardware systems
for connecting interior and exterior space will be holding
the UK launch of the award-winning S1 Screening System at
this year’s show.
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on this Exhibitor]
Novia
Launches New Membranes at Interbuild
Novia Ltd supplies a wide range of membranes
for both permanent and temporary applications within the building
and construction markets andis launching two new products
at this year's Interbuild.
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on this Exhibitor]
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