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| CAB Diary 2016 |
 Our next events are:
- CAB Contractual Awareness Seminar:
Tuesday 7 June, Tankersley Manor, Sheffield
- CAB AGM, Dinner & Activities Day:
Thursday 23 June, Forest of Arden, Warwickshire
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 |
A collaborative approach to creating new healthcare facilities in North Lanarkshire with the help of Castlecary based CMS Window Systems has demonstrated how local communities can reap expansive benefits when locally based, sustainably focused supply chain partners are appointed.
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Work has begun on the installation of Kawneer curtain walling, windows and doors on the new £270 million state-of-the-art Dumfries and Galloway Hospital.
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Architectural metal finisher, Powdertech Corby, has applied powder coating in a recent project to reveal the precision of a fascinating design through the use of perforated aluminium panels.
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The new Centre for Technology, Engineering and Design at The Sheffield College includes a range of glazing solutions from fenestration designer and manufacturer SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS.
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Dualframe Si Casement windows, Elegance 52ST curtain walling and STII commercial doors from SAPA BUILDING SYSTEMS were specified throughout when Associated Architects was developing the design for University of Birmingham School.
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| Curtain Walling |
Chiswick Point, a mixed-use development by Bellway Homes in the London suburb, features more than 6,000m2 of aluminium curtain walling from WICONA.
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Curtain walling by KAWNEER has been used on all four elevations of the £14 million Aberdeen Criminal Justice Centre designed by frequent Kawneer specifier Ryder Architecture.
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| Products |
REYNAERS has enhanced its Hi-Finity slimline sliding door with a new fully concealed motor that can slide vent weights up to 750kg.
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A bespoke octagonal rooflight spanning nearly 2.4metres and weighing almost 200Kg was created by aluminium fabricator ALUMEN in a hand-carved Cotswold stone garden pavilion.
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Fenster Fabrications has launched Üni_Slide an aluminium sliding door that can achieve frame sightlines as slim as 20mm.
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BRISANT SECURE has extended its range of cylinder door locks with the addition of Ultion Polished, the Ultion lock but with a polished finish for anyone used to selling glossy cylinders that want the security benefits of Ultion.
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| FIT Show |
Avocet demonstrated its product portfolio 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 |
Build Show is again being held as part of UK Construction Week from 18-20 October at the Birmingham NEC.
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| People |
Hilde Merete Aasheim, Executive Vice President of Hydro's primary metal business, has been appointed Chair of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).
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The Stevenswood success story continues with employee numbers up by a third in the last nine months to 180.
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Architectural Aluminium Coatings Ltd (AAC) has appointed former APC managing director Darren Scantlebury-Watson as Customer Services Director.
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Hardware supplier VBH has announced three new appointments.
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| Windows |
Aluminium specialist CDW SYSTEMS has seen a 53% increase in revenue and the creation of 25 new jobs in the last couple of years.
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After winning notable contracts totalling over £2.5 million in the first quarter of 2016, AB GLASS, the Swansea-based aluminium manufacturing and installation company, has secured two additional contracts to add almost a further £1 million to the order book.
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Steel and aluminium glazing specialist Wrightstyle has been appointed by Secco Sistemi of Italy as a fabricator and supplier of its systems in the UK.
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PVC-u window & door supplier FUTURE PRODUCTS has added the Synseal Warmcore aluminium bi fold system to its product range.
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WINDOW WAREHOUSE has opened a new dedicated aluminium manufacturing facility at its Portsmouth base.
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| Hardware |
Hardware supplier the TROJAN GROUP has extended its coloured hardware range to offer any RAL colour.
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Hardware supplier VBH has invested £250,000 to increase the storage capacity at its main warehouse in Gillingham with the addition of four vertical lift machines.
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AVOCET HARDWARE has become the sole security sponsor of the European Neighbourhood Watch Association (EUNWA).
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| Doors |
KAT has announced it is fitting all its PVC, aluminium and Schuco aluminium doors with Brisant Secure’s Ultion cylinder door lock as standard from this month.
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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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| Training |
Reynaers has proved its commitment to provide high quality CPD material to architects and specifiers with its new programme, which is independently certified and approved by RIBA and the CPD Certification Service.
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| Brochures / Video |
Powdertech Corby has launched Colour Library, a free service, providing a neat and convenient storage system for colour swatches of different powder coating finishes.
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| Awards/Standards |
A new quality accreditation has quietly crept into the window industry alongside energy, security and other labels with the award of the first ever Quiet Mark label in the sector.
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Aluminium door and window manufacturer ALUFOLDDIRECT is through to the finals of this year’s Insider Made In The North West Awards.
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The ‘Building of the Year with ALUPROF Systems’ competition has been launched for 2016.
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Entries are now invited for the 42nd National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) Annual Awards.
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The ups and downs of life cycle thinking – Part One
 Justin Furness – CAB Technical Director
A few years ago, I remember a government official privately saying to me, with tongue firmly in cheek, that materials degradation was the engine of the economy. Why make the incandescent light bulb last longer when a shorter life means that you sell more light bulbs? Now more than ever it is clear that such an approach is unsustainable; the planet’s resources are finite and we must think about how we can sustain our standard of living without destroying the very environment that makes that living possible in the first place. No longer can the model of “Make-Take-Dispose” survive.
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When it comes to aluminium in building, the sustainability credentials of the material are evident, from the relative ease of recycling the metal, which uses some 5% of the energy needed to extract the material in the first place, to the fact that you can truly recycle metals like aluminium with no loss of properties (so no down-cycling here!) and, practically speaking, for an infinite number of times. Read More
I hope you enjoy this month's issue.
 Tony Higgin
Publisher
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Q1 Growth Despite Referendum Concerns
Justin Ratcliffe, (CAB Chief Executive)
CAB members have contributed for nearly 4 years to a unique quarterly state of the market survey which has acted as a leading confidence indicator for the whole of the aluminium in building sector.
In our latest report, it is clear from the marketplace that a few large projects predominantly in the South East have stalled with a degree of uncertainty surrounding the EU Referendum on 23 June. However, from speaking to a range of members these delays do not appear to have so far extended to regional projects. Read more...
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This Month's News
Queen’s Speech unveils another new-build boost
Moves to streamline the planning process by curbing councils’ pre commencement planning conditions to support the Government’s target of a million new homes were unveiled in the Queen’s Speech this week.
The proposed Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill will mean planning authorities will only be allowed to apply such conditions ‘where they are absolutely necessary’.
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Appeal Court upholds Section 106 waiver
– move could unlock thousands of
new home starts
A ‘serious barrier’ to thousands of new home building schemes was lifted this week with the Appeal Court ruling that smaller developments can go ahead without being forced to include affordable housing provision.
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New name for aluminium systems house
The aluminium systems house, Kaye Building Systems (KBS), has rebranded to become Exlabesa.
Derek Hodgson, the company’s General Managerexplained: “We’ve always extruded Exlabesa profiles because we recognise their market leading credentials. By rebranding ourselves as Exlabesa we can build on what’s great about what we already do and take it to the next level using the power of the Exlabesa brand.”
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Get set for G16 – the search for excellence begins here
The date is set …the site is live …and the search is on yet again to find those in this industry who deserve to be crowned the best of the best.
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New e-learning platform launched
The BRE Academy, BRE’s training and education arm, has launched a new e-learning platform for construction operatives, professionals and leaders in the UK and around the world.
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GGF launches ADR website
The GGF has launched a dedicated website for The Glazing Arbitration Scheme (TGAS), The TGAS scheme complies with the EU Alternative Dispute Resolution Directive implemented 1st October 2015, and is the primary ADR Scheme for the glass and glazing industry.
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