Clearview North January 2014 - Issue 146 | Page 41

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS

GLASS DISPUTE RESOLVED
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited has resolved a
dispute with Uniglass Limited in relation to its UK
Registered Design Number 2090474 for Pilkington
Texture Glass Contora™ patterned glass.
Without admitting liability for infringement,
Uniglass has undertaken not to sell or offer for
sale, or import into the United Kingdom, goods
which infringe this registered right, including
but not limited to its Uni-Tor product.
Further, Uniglass has also agreed to withdraw
from circulation and destroy all marketing
literature in the UK that refers to such goods.

References have already been removed from
its website. Additionally, Uniglass has agreed
to pay Pilkington United Kingdom Limited a
sum in damages and legal costs associated with
this matter.
Andy McDowell, Commercial Director,
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited,
commented: “This case highlights the

importance we place on our brand equity so
that we preserve value for our customers to
supply a well-known brand to homeowners.
We take defence of both our products and
our brand very seriously and will take action,
as in this case, to ensure that customers
and consumers receive the product they are
expecting.”

Ticking all the boxes
Worcester-based fabricator-installer St Johns Window Centre is
another happy SWISSPACER customer. All the windows it installs
have SWISSPACER inside.
Marketing Director Garry Monk explains why he only uses
SWISSPACER: “All the windows we fit have SWISSPACER because it
gives the best energy ratings and is much neater than foam spacers. We
use SWISSPACER in black for a discreet, classy finish.
“We’ve recently taken delivery of ‘SWISSPACER inside’ window
stickers to use in our retail showroom. The stickers are a great talking
point and an easy way of illustrating the benefits of warm edge to
customers.”
St Johns Window Centre, which sells to the trade and directly to
homeowners, also makes sealed units. SWISSPACER has a clear
advantage for this side of the business as SWISSPACER requires
no specialist machinery or additional investment. Garry adds:

“SWISSPACER is very easy to process – we process by hand and are
very happy with the results. We’ve been using SWISSPACER for years
and wouldn’t consider using anything else.”
“SWISSPACER is the UK and Ireland’s leading warm edge spacer
bar,” says Vic De Costa, SWISSPACER UK Marketing & Sales
Manager.

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ALD-DEDICATED RESEARCH LABORATORY
OPENS IN ST. PETERSBURG
Beneq and Saint Petersburg
Electrotechnical University
(LETI) have officially
opened the ALD Application
Laboratory (ALD AppLab)
in St. Petersburg, Russia. The
laboratory, a concrete step in
boosting thin film research
in Russia, is the next step for
Beneq in building a notable and
ever-growing business around
ALD* in Russia.
*Atomic Layer Deposition

‘New and profitable
business’
The ALD AppLab is a concrete
research resource dedicated to
thin film science. The laboratory
will focus on fostering research
and scientific development into

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industrial applications, with a
strong emphasis on atomic layer
deposition (ALD) as an enabling
technology.
Beneq CEO, Mr Sampo
Ahonen, says “We expect the
ALD AppLab to speed up the
transition of ALD from academic
science into new and profitable
business. This is also why we hope
to see academia and industry
working side by side on mutual
development projects.”

ALD enables managing
material at an atomic level by
applying layers of a certain
element composition, structure
or thickness to a substrate, and
also achieving precise coating
parameter control. Applications
of ALD thin film technology
include enhancing the efficiency
of solar cells, improving optical
properties of glass and protecting
sensitive electronics from early
deterioration.

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