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| Recovinyl achieves 42,162 tonnes recycling in UK |
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| Recovinyl, the UK recycling arm of the PVC Industy's Voulntary Commitment, Vinyl 2010, has announced huge increases in the amount of post consumer PVC recycling within the UK. | |
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| The Times: Supplement on Plastics |
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| The Times newspaper recently published an supplement on plastics for general release. The supplement covers much of the plastics industry - from packaging to windows. Please refer to Page 4 for further information on Windows. | |
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| PVC 2008: A report |
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| The 10th International Conference on PVC has now been and gone, but it is one that will be remembered for a long time to come. It was the first time however, that the PVC Conference was held at the Brighton Dome – to much acclaim. | |
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| Article for UK Goverment Journal |
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| Please see the attached document recently written by BPF Windows Group Executive Tim Marsden for Government and Public Sector Journal, detailing the on-going work of the Windows Group. The Windows Group is one of the most active Groups within the BPF. | |
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| History of the Windows Group |
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| Today’s agenda of issues for the Windows Group: Sustainable construction, levels of recycling, the attitudes of local authorities and housing associations to PVC, all reflect the phenomenal success of the PVC window product in the marketplace since the Group was created in January 1981. | |
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| The Science and Technology of PVC |
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| Loughborough University have announced that they will be running the "The Science and Technology of PVC" from the 1st - 5th September 2008 | |
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| PVC Windows achieve A and A+ ratings |
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| The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has now released the results of the long awaited and much anticipated ‘Green Guide to Specification’. | |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 27 |
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| Newsletter 27, looking at the PVC 2008 Confere, Brighton and also Avon Reclamation Ltd | |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 28 |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 28: Focusing on preparations for REACH and also VEKA Recycling | |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 29 |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 29: Reporting on recycled PVC's environmental footprint and a focus on CMS Enviro Systems Ltd. This newsletter also includes details / locations of all Recovinyl Recyclers within the UK | |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 30 |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 30: Focusing on the BRE Green Guide results and also reporting on www.pvcaware.org, a BPF Windows Group initiative | |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 31 |
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| Recovinyl Newsletter 31: This month's issue covers resilient flooring recycling and a company focus on Shredtec | |
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| How do I become involved with Recovinyl? |
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| Windows Group Launches New Design Guide |
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| This guide is not aimed at restricting or criticising window styles but is designed to give advice on what most people consider to be aesthetically pleasing. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and the final arbiter is you, i.e. do you like it or not? The relatively recent introduction of the double glazed replacement window has led to an ability to change not just the performance but the character of a building. | |
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| BPF Windows Seminar Success |
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| A seminar organised by the British Plastics Federation Windows Group has reinforced the environmental and economic advantages of PVC-U doors and windows to specifiers involved in social housing projects across London. | |
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| Recycling and Repairability of PVC-U |
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| PVC-U WINDOWS ARE SIMPLE TO REPAIR AND EASY TO RECYCLE SOCIAL HOUSING SPECIFIERS GET EXPERT GUIDANCE ON GETTING THE BEST OUT OF BRITAIN’S MOST POPULAR WINDOW MATERIAL As part of its ongoing campaign to support local authority and housing association specifiers in the social housing sector, the British Plastics Federation has focused on the need to overcome myths that PVC cannot be repaired or recycled. “Not only is this not true,” says Thom Lant of the BPF, “we can demonstrate that all types of repair can be carried out economically and effectively on site and that, at the end of their useful life, PVC windows and doors can be recycled into useful long-life products such as park benches and street furniture.” | |
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| BPF Launches Major PR Campaign |
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| BPF LAUNCHES MAJOR CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CREDENTIALS OF PVC-U WINDOWS AND DOORS | |
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| RecoVinyl Smashes 2005 Target |
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| 2005 was a tough year for the PVC-U windows industry with high energy and raw material prices, a cooling housing market and sluggish consumer spending. Yet it was not all doom and gloom - one key success story for PVC-U windows in 2005 was progress towards the Vinyl 2010 Voluntary Commitment. | |
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