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| CAB Diary 2016 |
 Our next event is:
- CAB Aluminium in Building Conference ‘Pushing the Envelope’
Thursday12 May 2016
Loughborough University
Members & non-members welcome.
For more details and to book places online click here
For further details contact Justin Ratcliffe, Chief Executive or Julie Harley, Office Manager at the CAB office on
01453 828851
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| Projects |
When architect practice Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) was tasked with designing an iconic waterfront hotel for the prestigious Four Seasons, it turned to Reynaers to make its visionary glass façade a reality.
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Windows and curtain walling from Senior Architectural System’s Hybrid range have been specified for use on a new care home in Gorleston, near Great Yarmouth.
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A traditional 1920s detached property, within the countryside village of Kingswood in Surry, was renovated with Internorm KF410 contemporary composite windows and doors.
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Glass manufacturer GLASSOLUTIONS has played a key role in creating ‘an optimal learning’ environment for students at Alford Academy’s new Community Campus in Aberdeenshire.
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Architectural aluminium systems from KAWNEER were specified for a school in Wales said to be the first BREEAM Outstanding high school of its type in the UK.
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Eagle Point in London, ‘a powerful statement of Art Deco elegance’ has been restored using around £1m worth of windows, doors and curtainwall façades from HUECK.
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| Products |
Jack Aluminium continues to lead innovation in high-quality thermal commercial doors with the arrival of its biggest Secured by Design, energy efficient solution.
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Planibel Clearsight anti-reflective glass is the latest addition to the portfolio of AGC.
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The UK launch of SMARTGLASS DYNAMIC, powered by SageGlass greeted visitors at the entrance to the Innovation Zone at the FIT Show.
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| FIT Show |
“The best show in years.” That was the verdict on FIT Show 2016 by Edgetech UK and visitors alike.
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Hardware supplier VBH and partner INVISIFOLD received their PAS 24 security test certification for the greenteQ Invisifold Slide & Fold hardware system at the FIT Show.
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The Glass and Glazing Federation has used the FIT Show to release updated versions of its two major Good Practice guides to Conservatories in the UK and Replacement Windows and Doors in England and Wales.
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THERMOSEAL GROUP introduced its highest performance, passive house approved warm edge spacers and award winning product and service offerings at the FIT Show.
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The ULTION cylinder door lock from Brisant Secure appeared on more than eight stands at FIT.
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Hardware manufacturer the TROJAN GROUP, has once again enjoyed an outstanding FIT Show.
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MILA officially launched its GRIP Colour espag handle at the FIT Show.
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| Exhibitions |
As one of the largest international aluminium industry events of the year Aluminium China 2016 will be focusing on opening up new business opportunities in the rapidly growing South East Asia markets.
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BUSINESS MICROS ALUMINIUM has responded to the European launch of the new DeWall aluminium bi-fold system at Fensterbau.
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| People |
VITA HARDWARE has added Craig Grew to its UK sales force as Regional Sales Manager responsible for the West of England.
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Phil Rice joins the management team of hardware distributor Carl F Groupco as Business Development Manager for SmartSecure, the company’s new smart door locking and access control brand.
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The GGF has announced that its Managing Director Giles Willson is leaving after 14 years with the Federation.
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| Windows |
A new Mecal MC 309 Nike CNC machining centre from Addison Saws is enabling Stayfix Architectural Aluminium Systems to halve production lead times.
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With over 50 years in business as a fabricator and installer of shop fronts, sliding doors and bespoke security systems, Crystal Architectural Aluminium recognises the value of providing first class professional services to customers in gaining repeat business.
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Window, door and conservatory fabricator, Direct Trade, has invested £118K in a range of new machinery from elumatecas part of an expansion to its aluminium production facility at its Doncaster site.
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| Hardware |
NICO MANUFACTURING has expanded its range of locking systems with the launch of the Nico Telescopic Shootbolt.
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KENRICK has unveiled the Excalibur Fast Lock designed to combat the crime of home invasion burglary.
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A new fully reversible hinge from Yale – exclusively distributed in the UK by SEALCO and launched at the FIT Show – is claimed to bring maximum versatility and ease of stocking thanks to its patented dual function restrictor.
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Aluminium door fabricator ALUFOLDDIRECT has acquired new 35,000 sq. ft. factory premises in Blackburn, which will double the company’s capacity as it plans major additions to its product range.
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New from MIGHTON PRODUCTS is the Panoramic Door System, a timber/aluminium Hybrid patio door said to combine the thermal efficiency of a PVCu door with the elegance of timber.
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| Internet |
FIT Show visitors were given a preview of ERA EVERYWHERE, the hardware supplier’s online ordering system due for launch soon with 365-days a year ordering for over 10,000 ERA and Fab & Fix products.
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Steel and aluminium glazing system supplier WRIGHTSTYLE, has launched a new website to provide customers with more of product and system information.
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| Brochures / Video |
Advice on specifying framing and sliding solutions for architectural glazing is contained within two new brochures from leading aluminium systems supplier Kawneer.
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The GLASS AND GLAZING FEDERATION has published a new online video, ‘Fire Resistant Glazing - Getting It Right vs. Getting It Wrong’.
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| Awards/Standards |
Window, door and curtain walling designer, manufacturer and installer CMS Window Systems has been identified as one of the country’s most profitable businesses.
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A building clad in Kawneer’s unitised curtain walling has won top honours in the global BREEAM Awards 2016.
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Any colour as long
as it’s black
 Justin Furness – CAB Technical Director
It was my privilege to attend the inaugural AGM of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) this week. We are members of ASI and part of its Standards Committee, where tools to support responsible sourcing claims for aluminium are being developed; and more on ASI another time. The venue for the meeting was provided by a well-known German car maker and the facilities were superb. Particularly interesting was the factory tour, where 40,000 workers are employed. A new car is produced every 30 seconds and on average only once a year is it expected that identical vehicles will be next to each other in the production line; mass customisation on a grand scale.
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So why do we not construct buildings in the same way? Perhaps the recent announcement by Legal & General that they are to start building homes in a factory near Leeds is another step in this direction. In theory, offsite manufacturing is also able to make use of emerging technologies, such as BIM and 3D printing. It could also help to bridge the performance gap, by ensuring that the building designed is the one that’s built. While not everyone will want to live in an identical home to their neighbours, if the personalisation, the performance and the price is right, what’s not to like?
I hope you enjoy this month's issue.
 Tony Higgin
Publisher
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CAB Programmes paying dividends
Justin Ratcliffe, (CAB Chief Executive)
As we surge into the middle of Q2 and stop to take breath, it is good to note that CAB’s varied programme of exhibitions, seminars, contractual and health and safety training and drive for increasing added value for membership is starting to pay dividends.
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This Month's News
Fabulous FIT
FIT Show organisers are declaring 2016 a resounding success with visitor numbers up by nearly half on the last show and over two thirds of stands already booked for the big move to FIT 2017 at the NEC.
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Employers urged to check CSCS cards the Smart way
Home improvement and construction employers are being urged to carry out electronic checks on CSCS cards following extensive reports of counterfeit card rackets, even involving authentic looking smart cards.
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House prices –
the divide widens
The UK’s north-south divide in house prices is growing even wider with new Government statistics showing that prices actually fell in Scotland while South East England rose by more than 11%.
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PURe door joins window system
Fenestration designer and manufacturer Senior Architectural Systems has added to its PURe window system with a door range.
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A 100% aluminium bi-fold
Liniar used the FIT Show to reveal reveal its latest innovation, ‘Alumina by Liniar’ a 100% aluminium
bi-folding door.
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New crackdown launched on cold callers
Another major step in the battle against phone scammers and other nuisance cold callers was taken yesterday with the launch of a new law forcing direct marketing organisations to display their phone numbers.
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Fabrication set for more growth – report
The UK door and window fabrication market has turned from steady decline over several years to growth since 2013, with prospects of further growth over the next five years, according to a new report from AMA Research which says the market for door and window fabricators increased by around 3% in 2015, following good growth of 5% in the previous year.
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