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After a successful year which shows THERMOSEAL GROUP
a continual expansion in its export
network, leading UK manufacturer EXTENSION OF GLOBAL WARM
and distributor of insulated glass (IG)
components, Thermoseal Group, has EDGE TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS
launched Chinese Mandarin addi-
tions to its successful Thermobar and WITH NEW WEBSITES
Thermoflex Warm Edge Technology
multilingual websites. Head of Marketing and Communi- was instrumental in our promotion at
The company’s satellite sites – www. cations at Thermoseal Group. “The China Glass in Beijing earlier this year
thermobarwarmedge.com<http:// Chinese market for warm edge spacers and now with thermoflexwarmedge.
www.thermobarwarmedge.com> is a growing market and we aim to com<http://www.thermoflex-
and www.thermoflexwarmedge. contribute towards educating the sup- warmedge.com>, we showcased
com<http://www.thermoflex- ply chain on the advantages of warm both sites at the recent exhibitions
warmedge.com> – are now hosted in edge technology whilst increasing our - Fenestration BAU in Shanghai and
seven languages, including: English, share of this market. With two of the Glasstech Asia in Singapore.
French, Spanish, German, Italian, Pol- highest performance spacer systems “Thermoflex is becoming more popu-
ish and the latest Chinese additions. and the capacity for growth, we are in lar in export markets now it has been
Both sites host the Group’s ‘Warm a great position to become a leading proven for use on most worldwide
Comfortable Homes Video’ show- supplier in this market.” brands of robot applicators for auto-
casing the advantages of warm edge “With comprehensive information for: mated production, such as those from
technology, as well as a range of in- IG manufacturers, window installers, leading Global machinery manufactur-
formation on warm edge systems and specifiers and homeowners, both sites ers – Bystronic, Forel and Lisec.
why the Group’s spacers are premium have been praised by our distributors “The fact that we control the devel-
in terms of their highest performance, and have now become key informa- opment of our spacer systems and
preferred aesthetics and ease of use in tion points for their own promotion injection-moulded fittings from initial
the IG manufacturing process. throughout the supply chain. The inception of the idea throughout the
“We began developing satellite web- latest additions have been launched manufacturing process, means that
sites as an informational and promo- to support our Chinese distributor. we are also ideally placed to add
tional tool for our two Warm Edge thermobarwarmedge.com<http:// and adapt our range to suit market
Spacer bars,” says Samantha Hill, www.thermobarwarmedge.com> requirements.”

VITRUM 2019 The Report recaps all the figures
related to Vitrum’s “Year Zero”, in
DATES FOR THE NEXT EDITION terms of Exhibitors, Visitors, Coun-
tries of Origin, Associations, and the
ARE NOW OFFICIAL International and Domestic Media.
Innovations implemented in 2017,
The official dates for Vitrum 2019 concluded 2017 edition. the products on display, all the
have been announced: the interna- The Vitrum 2017 Final Report is also promotional materials, apps and
tional trade show specialized in ma- on line at www.vitrum-milano.com. services, targeted activities and
chinery, equipment and systems for The .pdf can be downloaded at: new opportunities for exhibitors,
flat and hollow glass and in processed - in Italian http://www.vitrum- as well as the official #Vitrum2017
products for industry will take place milano.com/sito/wp-content/up- hashtag – so popular this year – are
at Fiera Milano Rho, 1-4 October loads/2017/11/Relazione- the central focus of the
2019. consuntiva-Vitrum-2017.pdf in-depth chapters
Coming soon: updates and news - in English http://www. that contain detailed
about the forthcoming edition will be vitrum-milano.com/sito/wp- information about the
available on the Vitrum website along content/uploads/2017/12/ four-day show held
with flashbacks to the most memo- Final-report-Vitrum- in Milan 3-6 October
rable moments from the recently- 2017-en.pdf 2017.

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