INDUSTRYNEWS
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Wall Street honour
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LINIAR ’ S PARENT company , Quanex Building Products Corporation , celebrated its 50th anniversary of being listed on the NYSE on June 28 . To mark the occasion , Bill Griffiths , Chairman , President and Chief Executive Officer was joined by Roger and other members of the Quanex leadership team on the infamous podium in Wall Street , New York City .
Bill had the privilege of ringing the bell at 4pm to signal the end of the day ’ s trading before using the gavel to continue a longrunning tradition at one of the financial world ’ s most renowned settings .
Quanex is a North American industry-leading supplier of cutting edge energy-efficient window and door systems and components , with $ 600 + million in sales listed on the NYSE . It acquired the Flamstead Group , which incorporates HL Plastics , the manufacturing company behind the Liniar brand , and Avantek Machinery , in June 2015 .
“ It ’ s not often that a lad from Derbyshire gets to help signal the end of trading on the New York Stock Exchange ! We got to take a tour and it was fascinating to feel the buzz between the traders ,” said Roger , CEO of the Flamstead Group .
The original signal was the gavel , which is still in use today , along with the bell , but during the late 1800s the NYSE decided to switch to a gong to signal the day ’ s beginning and end . After relocating to its current premises in 1903 , the gong was switched to the bell that is currently used . The daily tradition hasn ’ t always been such a high profile event . In fact , it was only in 1995 that the NYSE began having special guests ring the bells on a regular basis . Before that it was usually the responsibility of the exchange ’ s floor managers .
Roger joins an impressive list of people who have taken part in the bell ringing ceremony . Movie stars like Sylvester Stallone and Bradley Cooper , athletes such as Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees and Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps , members of the rock band Kiss , and politicians such as Nelson Mandela and Hilary Clinton have all had the privilege .
There have also been several fictional characters that have rung the bell , including Mickey Mouse , the Pink Panther , Mr . Potato Head and Darth Vader !
You can watch the video of the ceremony at http :// bit . ly / RogerNYSE
We are now nearing the point at which exemptions to the amended Approved Document Q no longer apply , as any work which passed planning approval before 1st October last year , and was therefore exempt , must begin on site prior to 1 October 2016 . If it doesn ’ t , then it may be a case of back to the drawing board when it comes to planning , as you will need to ensure that all products comply .
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YOU MAY BE confident that your door has passed the much publicised PAS 24 cut through test , and the hardware complies with PAS 3621 , 8621 or 10621 , but what about the glazing ?
You wouldn ’ t lock your front door and then leave a large ground floor window open and , likewise , it is common sense for what is potentially the most vulnerable part of the door to be protected . We have all seen the videos demonstrating noncompliant doors , which show an intruder cutting through an unsecured slab in a minute and a half , so imagine the speed at which they could break through unsecured glass .
THE FACTS – A REMINDER :
The amended Document Q states that all doors and windows for use in new build projects must be “ manufactured to a design that has been shown by test to meet the security requirements of British Standards publication PAS 24:2012 .”
Under PAS24:2012 “ any glazing which , if broken , would allow someone to insert their hand and release the locking device on the inside of the door should be a minimum of class P1A in accordance with BS EN 356:2000 . Double or tripleglazed units need to incorporate only one pane of class-P1A glass .”
To achieve a P1A classification , this glass needs to be at least 6.8mm laminated , not toughened .
Our Decorative Door Products ( DDP ) division has been offering 6.8mm as an option on laminates since August 2013 , covering both our Signature imported units and those manufactured inhouse at our Hawick facility . We appreciate it might be tempting to source your door glass based on price alone , but as an integral part of the supply chain , it ’ s important for suppliers to understand the changing legislation to ensure they are ahead of the game in providing the correct specification of units to customers . At DDP we pride ourselves on doing just that . Can every door glass provider say the same ?
Guy Hubble , Joint Managing Director , RegaLead
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