V12 Retail Finance: Q3 Home Improvement Finance Doubles As UK Households Choose To Renovate Rather Than Relocate
New data from V12 Retail Finance suggests UK households are increasingly choosing to invest in their existing homes rather than move, with home improvement finance more than doubling in [...]
Allegion Acquires Overly Door Company Following UAP And Brisant Secure Deals
Allegion has acquired Overly Door Company, adding a US [...]
Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition Of NSG Group
Funds managed by Apollo have completed their acquisition of [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass Launches COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II With BIOCLEAN® II For Roof Glazing
Saint-Gobain Glass has expanded its solar control glass portfolio [...]
Companies Ordered To Pay £1.55m After Falling Window Killed Coach Driver
St James and Lindner Prater Limited have been fined [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Clayton Glass Launches Triple28™ – Triple Glazing That Fits Standard 28mm Double-Glazing Profiles
Clayton Glass has launched Triple28™, a new triple-glazed sealed unit engineered to deliver triple-glazing performance within a standard 28mm glazing profile, [...]
Yet Another Black Swan Event
I think we were all practically begging, on our knees, hoping that 2026 would be as uneventful as possible. [...]
AI And Automation Will Change The Face Of Our Sector
Earlier this week, I was treated to a first-hand tour of the upgraded manufacturing facility at Endurance Doors. I [...]
A L U M I N I U M
NorDan UK Acquires RED Systems
The steady beat of M&A activity in the UK market continues, with the announcement that NorDan UK has acquired UK-based curtain walling and facade specialists RED Systems. This follows [...]
Natural Light Drives Opportunities For Installers
The increasing homeowner demand for brighter, more open living [...]
The Rise Of Heritage Aluminium
Scroll through Instagram, visit any interiors store, or browse [...]
BDC Aluminium Launches Two-Week Lead Time On Alitherm 400 Windows
BDC Aluminium is helping installers keep projects on track [...]
Indoor-Outdoor Living Remains A Driving Force In Home Renovation Trends
While fashions come and go, some trends have real [...]
G L A S S
Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition Of NSG Group
Funds managed by Apollo have completed their acquisition of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group), with the glass manufacturer launching a new management structure following the transaction. Apollo [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass Launches COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II With BIOCLEAN® II For Roof Glazing
Saint-Gobain Glass has expanded its solar control glass portfolio [...]
Clayton Glass Restructures To Strengthen Its Nationwide Glass Offering
Nick Dutton is joining Ryan Green and Clayton Glass [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass Launches 4.8mm STADIP® PLUS Laminated Glass For Lighter Glazing With P2A Safety And Security Performance
Saint-Gobain Glass has expanded its STADIP® laminated glass range [...]
Dual Seal Glass Enters Administration After 31 Years In Business
Huddersfield-based glass processor Dual Seal Glass Ltd has entered [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Endurance® Helps Installers Capitalise On Demand For Statement Doors
As homeowners increasingly extend their interior style to the [...]
Millions Of Homeowners Don’t Know Who Can Access Their Property Or How Secure Their Front Door Is
· Two in five Brits (41%) cannot account for [...]
MRA Research Launches MRA Tech Research And Acquires Data Services To Help Customers Grow
In its strategy to build on MRA’s legacy and [...]
More Ways To Make An Entrance With Rocal
For homeowners who want to personalise their property and [...]
Endurance® Sees Traditional Door Styles Rise In Popularity
Endurance® is reporting growing demand for traditional door designs [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
MRA Research Launches MRA Tech Research And Acquires Data Services To Help Customers Grow
In its strategy to build on MRA’s legacy and grow across the construction industry, MRA Research has announced two initiatives. First, the launch of [...]
Allegion Acquires Overly Door Company Following UAP And Brisant Secure Deals
Allegion has acquired Overly Door Company, adding a US manufacturer of specialist security doors to its portfolio following its purchases of British hardware businesses [...]
Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition Of NSG Group
Funds managed by Apollo have completed their acquisition of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group), with the glass manufacturer launching a new management [...]
Clayton Glass Restructures To Strengthen Its Nationwide Glass Offering
Nick Dutton is joining Ryan Green and Clayton Glass as a strategic partner as the glass manufacturer restructures its operations to create a stronger [...]
Eurocell H1 2026: Alunet Drives Growth As Core Fenestration Markets Remain Under Pressure
Eurocell increased revenue and adjusted operating profit in the first half of 2026, despite difficult conditions across UK housing and home improvement. However, the [...]
Petition Launched To Change Regulations On Trickle Vents
In response to new Building Regulations that came into force in June 2022, requiring all window replacement installations to include trickle vents, a Government [...]
Could The Future Building Standard Be Watered Down?
Whilst the arguments over trickle vents continue to rage on, eight months after their implementation, attention has rightly turned to the next major set [...]
Glazpart Joins BPF
Sponsored news from Glazpart: As part of its external affairs strategy, Glazpart has joined the British Plastics Federation (BPF). With the trading environment adapting [...]
I Used ChatGPT To Ask About Fenestration And This Is What It Said
You may have heard of something called ChatGPT over the last few weeks. ChatGPT is an AI text platform that is both fascinating people [...]
The Time For Complaining Has Passed
Seven months after the implementation of the updated Building Regulations, which have seen lower minimum U-Values and mandatory trickle vents to all windows, I [...]
MRA Research Launches MRA Tech Research And Acquires Data Services To Help Customers Grow
In its strategy to build on MRA’s legacy and grow across the construction industry, MRA Research has announced two initiatives. First, the launch of [...]
Saint-Gobain Signs Microsoft Agreement To Accelerate AI Use In Construction
Building materials group targets productivity, sustainability and data centre development through new framework agreement Saint-Gobain has signed a framework agreement with Microsoft aimed at [...]
Making Tax Digital: Two Weeks To The 7 August Deadline
Subbies who haven’t started can still be filed and finished in under an hour. More than 864,000 sole traders and landlords have until 7 [...]
AI-Proof Jobs? Millions Eye Up The Trades As AI Jobs Cull Sparks Career Panic
Brand New Survey Finds 3.9 Million Workers Say AI Has Already Cost Them Their Job, Or Will Soon Fix Radio Launches Corporate To Carpentry [...]
Window Tracer: The Fastest Window And Door Design Software Ever Built
Aperture Works launches Window Tracer in June, a design tool built around how installers actually work on site. Aperture Works, the Hertfordshire SaaS company [...]
Eurocell And Biffa Successfully Trial New PVCu Waste Management Scheme For The Trade
Challenge PVC-U based products, like windows and doors, often [...]
£6m Biofuel Trial At Glass Futures And Pilkington
A major industrial trial was successfully undertaken this month [...]
Glass Express Midlands Save 142 Tonnes Of CO2 In One Year
Glass Express Midlands has been certified as a leading [...]
Eurocell Introduces Recycling Service For Cavalok Offcuts
Eurocell can now recycle the offcuts of Cavalok Cavity [...]
Eurocell Urges Government To Outline Clear Decarbonisation Plan For Social Housing
Eurocell is urging the government to outline its vision [...]
C H A R I T Y
From Rock Bottom: The Journey Back Kelly’s Heroes Take On Their Toughest Challenge Yet
This September, get back on the saddle to set off from the Rock of Gibraltar on an extraordinary journey of hope, resilience and awareness, [...]
BDC Aluminium And Industry Partners Unite For Children’s Hospice Charity
A group of companies from across the fenestration sector have come together in aid of a children’s hospice charity. In a collaborative effort instigated [...]
Hurst Doors Gets Muddy For Charity
Colleagues from Hurst Doors recently participated in the 'Get Caked' event – a challenging five-mile muddy obstacle course – to help raise funds for [...]
Rocal Staff Take Steps For Charity
Members of the Rocal team have stepped up - and out - for a worthy cause. A group of 27 colleagues from across the [...]
Hurst Doors Partners With Dove House Hospice To Make A Difference In 2024
Hurst Doors has partnered with Dove House Hospice, a local charity dedicated to providing vital care and support to individuals and families facing life-limiting [...]
S U B S C R I B E
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