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OCTOBER 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
SYNSEAL
Sponsor
G14
Awards
Synseal is proud to have joined a select group of
prominent industry brands who have invested in
main event sponsorship of the G14 Awards.
This year’s much-anticipated event,
rightly considered to be the Oscars
of the UK glass and glazing industry, will take place at the London
Hilton on Park Lane on Friday 21st
November and is sure to be a night to
remember.
Synseal’s G14 Awards sponsorship follows
swiftly after the system supplier’s approved
membership of the Glass & Glazing Federation incorporating the Conservatory Association was confirmed in April 2014 and, more
recently, associate membership of the Home
Builders Federation has also been secured.
David Leng, Chief Executive of Synseal,
said: “Synseal fabricator, installer and retailer
customers regularly feature as G-Awards category finalists or winners and we were keen
to offer our sponsorship support this year,
because any event that strives to champion
the ‘best of the best’ quite rightly deserves to
be applauded.”
“Our new participation in the GGF, CA and
HBF is further evidence of our changing
mindset at Synseal” continues David. “As
one of the industries successful UK market
leaders we have a broad product portfolio
embracing windows and doors, conservatories, orangeries, vertical sliders, bi-folds,
patios, hardware and now high volumes of
insulated glass units, our experienced staff
offer loads of technical expertise. Now is
the time for Synseal to get more involved
with the leading industry bodies and share
our well-informed points of view, to help
shape best practice.”
For more information contact Mark Schlotel on 01623 446207 or 07764 229694 or
email [email protected].
RAISING THE
BAR WITH
TOUGHER,
WARMER
PLANITHERM
TOTAL +
Europe’s leading low-E
glass is now better than
ever with the launch of
the next evolution of
the acclaimed PLANITHERM TOTAL+ from SaintGobain Glass.
The new PLANITHERM
TOTAL+ has an increased
g-value, making higher WERs
more achievable, and also
an even more robust coating
to maximise manufacturers’
yield and reduce associated
losses.
The g-value is stepped up
from 0.71 to 0.73 thanks
to the use of SGG’s new
lower-iron PLANICLEAR
float substrate and further
enhancements to the coating,
giving not only higher solar
gain to contribute to WER
banding but also improved
aesthetics through its greater
transparency.
For IGU manufacturers, its
improved magnetron coating
has greater mechanical
strength and scratch-resistance, reducing the wastage
from accidental damage and
so helping to achieve higher
yield ratios.
Susan Lambeth, SaintGobain Glass Marketing
Manager, said: “This new
PLANITHERM TOTAL+
not only gives higher WER
performance, including the
ability to deliver the new A+
band more easily, but also
greater efficiencies to our
customer, the IGU manufacturer. PLANITHERM TOTAL+
is one of the core elements
of the residential window
industry so we know these
developments will be welcomed by many.
“Saint-Gobain Glass has always been a world leader in
magnetron coating technology, as well as the development of all kinds of advanced
glazing and this latest evolution will be a major factor in
our retaining this lead.”
PLANICLEAR, which forms
the substrate of the new
PLANITHERM TOTAL+ was
launched earlier this year
as a lower-iron glass, giving
higher light transmission
and solar gain without the
price-exclusivity of a specialist full low-iron product.
For more information visit
www.saint-gobain-glass.
co.uk.