Pro Installer September 2013 - Issue 06 | Page 10

10 SEPTEMBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER PRO NEWS www.proinstaller.co.uk NEW UK COMPANY FOR COMPOSITE WINDOWS Following some 25 years of successful business in Italy and mainland Europe, the composite window specialist, Uniform, has set up a UK subsidiary Uniform Architectural Ltd in Bristol. Directors Chris Dixon, Adrian Youd and Matteo Giaretta all have long experience in the window and door industry and are based at the new Bristol head office in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. Chris and Adrian will be keeping up their connections with specifiers and contractors to satisfy project requirements and Matteo as operations director, will be co-ordinating with the group’s European factories for the speedy deliveries for which the group is known. The Uniform Architectural Ltd parent company Uniform SpA based in Verona, Italy is a £100 million turnover manufacturer of top quality composite windows. Nearly half of its 45,000m² premises in Verona is devoted to manufacturing, the company employing 400 people worldwide. Uniform also manufactures high specification curtain walling and brise soleil at a separate plant. Director Chris Dixon commented, “This is an exciting time to introduce the uni_one® range into the UK market and with the options, technical solutions and much faster deliveries that we are offering we expect to see some solid growth over the next few years.” Pictured left to right: Adrian Youd, Matteo Giaretta and Chris Dixon co-directors of Uniform Architectural Ltd. Call 0117 959 6456, email: [email protected] or visit www.uniform-arch.co.uk SIGNED UP FOR FIT SHOW 2014 Following the outstanding success of the FIT Show this year, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has signed up to exhibit at the show in 2014. The GGF Group has secured its stand space 264 in Hall 2 at the show, which will run from 10th-12th June 2014. Registration phase for 2014 starts As from now, companies in glass machinery production, the glass industry and glass crafts can register for glasstec running at Düsseldorf exhibition centre from 21st to 24th October 2014. glasstec stands out as a leading global fair in the sector because it covers the glass value chain with a unique spectrum of top companies, thereby attracting a particularly international and top notch audience. At the last glasstec in 2012 59% of the some 42,400 trade visitors came from abroad. Alongside exhibitors’ wide ranges the comprehensive supporting programme with special shows and conferences makes glasstec a must-go event for specialists from the fields of mechanical engineering, the industry, crafts as well as solar technology. Some accompanying events and special themes are also explicitly aimed at architects/ (façade) planners and civil engineers. The general trends at glasstec 2014 include thin and curved glass, glass printing and coatings, display glass and technical glass applications (e.g. LED/ OLED), building integrated photovoltaics/solar thermal energy, glass and material combinations on façades, laser technology as well as glass recycling. Exhibitors can register for glasstec via the direct link www.glasstec.de/1330. As well as exhibiting the GGF Group (including its wholly owned subsidiaries FENSA, GGFi and BFRC) will be contributing to seminars and FENSA will once again be sponsors of the Master Fitter Competition. ‘part of it ?????)???????d)????? ???????????9?????I????????????+?q]???????????????????)????????????????????????)????????9???????????)??????????????????????)??????????????????)????????????????????????)??????5???????t)??%P?M??????????)??????????????????)???????????????((