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| CAB Diary 2016 |
 Full details of all
CAB's events can
be found here.
Our next event is:
- CAB Regional
Members’ Meeting
Thursday 23 February 2016, Athena, Leicester
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 |
CMS Window Systems has played a key role in delivering high quality student accommodation for the Glasgow School of Art (GSA).
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As an international education provider operating across the world, the students and teachers of Education First (EF) are used to enjoying beautiful surroundings and the recently completed language school in Cambridge is no exception.
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Window and curtain wall systems from ALUPROF were used at 243 Ealing Road, a new residential development in North London.
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WRIGHTSTYLE, the UK steel and aluminium glazing company, has completed a second major upgrading project for Network Rail Wales, at Cardiff Central Station.
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The Pegasus Academy in Croydon, named ‘the best school in the world’, and with a number of awards for architecture and design, features a series of architectural aluminium glazing systems from TECHNAL.
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COMAR ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS, with approved fabricator Anglia Fixing Ltd; recently completed a change of use refurbishment at Cater House in Chelmsford, Essex.
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| G 15 Awards |
Winners …double winners …repeat winners … when the industry gathered to honour the top achievers in the G15 Awards and Gala Dinner at the end of November, everyone agreed it was one of the best years yet.
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It was a winning night for MILA at the G-15 Awards with the marketing team winning the trophy for the Promotional Campaign of the Year (Trade), and PA extraordinaire Amanda Boikovs being named the first ever G-Awards ‘Unsung Hero’.
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Winning the coveted G15 for Customer Care Initiative has rounded off an impressive 2015 awards haul for EDGETECH UK.
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THERMOSEAL GROUP, manufacturer of warm edge spacer systems and supplier to the insulated glass (IG) industry for over 35 years was announced winner in two categories at the Glass and Glazing Industry’s prestigious G15 Awards.
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PILKINGTON UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED won Commercial Project of the Year at the G15 Awards for the second year running, in recognition of its work with Land Rover BAR on the America’s Cup Team Headquarters.
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| Products |
Reynaers at Home’s range of hypoallergenic designer handles – Purity – is proving more popular than ever thanks to stunning aesthetics, durability and innovative material and coating.
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SUNBELL has introduced an improved battery solution for its range of motorised integral blinds.
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BOHLE has launched a new flexible disposable glass corner protector aimed at delivering added protection for processed glass.
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| Events |
Reynaers was presented with two awards at the Construction Marketing Awards earlier this month thanks to strong results from its latest campaigns.
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| People |
Powdertech (Corby) Ltd, the specialist metal finisher, has appointed Hayley Beasley as Operations Engineer, based at the company's plant in Corby.
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Hardware supplier MIGHTON has made two new appointments, Graham Avery as Technical Coatings Manager and Dale Cook as Sales Manager.
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Andy Everett has been appointed by SWISSPACER as UK National Account Manager. Andy has worked in the industry since his early 20s and joins Swisspacer from Schüco International.
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VITA HARDWARE has promoted Sarah Manogue to Northern Region Sales Manager.
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| Obituary |
A message from VBH MD, Peter Rowlands.
21st December 2015
Obituary: Andy Gibbons
It is with great sadness that I have to announce that Andy Gibbons, one of our longest serving team members, has passed away.
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| Windows |
2015 has been a busy year for Kestrel Aluminium Systems. With sales continuing to increase, the customer base growing and more products being added to the system portfolio it was time for Kestrel to invest in the future of the company.
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| Hardware |
A mobile stretch wrapping machine is the latest investment by CARL F GROUPCO to ensure rapid deliveries of hardware lines and the Carl F direct range of tools for the window and door industry.
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TOTAL HARDWARE, has implemented measures to collaborate more closely with current and future customers.
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| Exhibitions |
The FIT for Business seminar programme has been announced and once again sessions have been included that strike right at the heart of the key issues facing Britain’s window and door fabricators, installers, specifiers and other professionals.
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| Awards/Standards |
One of Scotland’s most sustainable door and window companies has once again won a prestigious Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Award.
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The Glass and Glazing Federation has congratulated IQ Glass as winner of its sponsored category, Best Home Improvement Glazing Project, in the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) awards.
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The WINKHAUS AV2 autolock has been successfully tested to one million cycles under the BM Trada Q-Mark, “Enhanced Lifetime Performance of Doors” certification scheme.
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| Doors |
Roof Maker, manufacturer of skylights and roof lanterns, has launched ThermFold, a new super insulated aluminium folding sliding door system designed to perfectly match its high specification range of skylights and roof windows.
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| Brochures & Video |
A WARMCORE installation video is now available on YouTube, which details how to fit a new “warm aluminium” folding sliding door.
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Are we bimbling
into 2016?
 Justin Furness – CAB Technical Director
Bimble v. to take a leisurely approach to adopting Building Information Modelling
(see also: BIM).
While 2016 promises to be the year of BIM, with the UK government set to require collaborative 3D (Level 2) BIM on all of its centrally procured construction projects and with the private sector likely to follow its lead, we are a little surprised at the apparent lack of demand for BIM-ready data in our sector, given the relatively low level of enquiries that we have received on the topic of late.
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Although I would like to put this down to our BIM Guidance Note comprehensively answering all of our members’ questions, I suspect this is sadly not the case. At a recent meeting on the topic attended by representatives from several systems companies and product manufacturers from the wider fenestration sector, while rightly all have been busy developing their BIM strategies and objects, no one confessed to having seen a real set of Employer’s Information Requirements, for example. These are critical documents that form part of the appointment and tender documents on a BIM Project.
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I hope you enjoy this month's issue.
 Tony Higgin
Publisher
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Full Speed Ahead in 2016 for
Aluminium and CAB!
Justin Ratcliffe, (CAB Chief Executive)
There is ongoing confidence that 2016 will be positive for the aluminium in building sector. Not only is our own Q3, 2015 State of the Market Survey showing that 75% net balance of members see sales increasing over the next 12 months but this confidence is backed up by other research and surveys.
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This Month's News
Commercial glazing set for further growth – Palmer
The two year trend for growth in commercial glazing looks set to continue towards the end of the decade, according to the latest Palmer Report, The Commercial Glazing Market in Great Britain 2015.
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G 15 Awards
A night to remember
The applause has died down, the fizz of Champagne has given way to Alka Seltzer and the industry’s great and good have put away their black ties and glad-rags until next time. But in showrooms and offices around the UK are a dozen or so trophies that will go on standing as proud reminders of what it was all about and the part each played in making it the event what it was. Our photo gallery is now posted on the G-Awards website, not to mention the winners’ video which can be viewed here.
Major stadia contracts boosts hotel, leisure & sports construction in November
The hotel, leisure & sports sector received a boost in November with construction contracts totalling £875 million, cumulating in the largest total value for the sector this year.
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Consumer Protection Payment Service To Counter Rogue Traders
A new consumer protection service to help homeowners and tradespeople enter into an agreed contractual arrangement when paying for home improvement, repair or maintenance work has been announced today by TrustMark.
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New Landmark For The University Of Leeds
Specially-adapted façade systems from Wicona have been specified for a new £26m library – a magnificent and inspirational undergraduate facility for the University of Leeds, one of the largest universities in the UK.
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