At profile bending specialist Premier Arches, making customers’ lives easier is key. Managing Director Sean Greenall explains… In early 2020, when we decided to move Premier Arches to a larger location, we had high hopes for the future. Little did we know that the market would soon be hit by unforeseen circumstances – shortly [...]
As if further evidence was needed as to the tough trading environment the glazing sector is in right now, accounts posted by Pilkington Group on Companies House show the company lost over £200m in the last financial year. This painful loss comes against a backdrop of very disturbed trading conditions as we have seen [...]
In what will be another worrying trading update issues by Safestyle UK this morning, they have confirmed that there are no new investors coming with any fresh cash to restore stability to the business. Instead, they are now seeking a sale of the business or it's assets as what looks like a final attempt [...]
With consultation on the Future Homes Standard expected to be launched imminently, Deceuninck has said that it is confident it will meet future requirements. Homes make up around 14% of all of the UK’s emissions. With a commitment to cut total UK emissions by 80% relative to 1990 levels by 2050 under the Climate [...]
Leka Systems’ reputation as a go-to manufacturer of innovative home improvement solutions continues to grow, as its most recent figures show. Rhys Hoddinott, Managing Director of Leka Systems, said: “We’re continuing to see rapid growth as more and more people see the benefits our products bring to fabricators, installers and homeowners.” The numbers Leka [...]
National trade fabricator Sternfenster now supplies the new multipoint Ultion Bolt lock as standard across its full PAS24-certified composite door range, which improves security, reduces callbacks and offers further upsell opportunities. “Security remains the most important feature of an entrance door, so it makes sense that we offer our customers the most secure door [...]
Basildon-based SGM Window Manufacturing Ltd (SGM Windows) has been fabricating aluminium windows, doors, and sliding patio doors for around 15 years, however, the company has become a Sheerline fabricator partner after choosing the brand’s fully suited and proven aluminium systems. SGM Windows prides itself on carefully choosing suppliers that offer innovative, energy efficient, secure, [...]
Rob McGlennon, Managing Director, Deceuninck, asks does the high-volume model still add up for fabricators? It’s been a stormy end to summer and start to autumn. Profit warnings from Safestyle were followed by the collapse of Duraflex and now, UK Windows and Doors Group. Routes to market for each may be very different but [...]
Glazpart - the plastic injection moulding specialists, exhibited at the Interplas in Birmingham in September and found it to be the perfect platform to showcase their award-winning products to hundreds of companies in the plastic components market. Following the three-day show, Dean Bradley, Glazpart Sales Director commented, “Interplas proved a great success as we [...]
Eurocell the UK’s leading PVC-U manufacturer, distributor and recycler, has cemented its charity partnership with Maggie’s, a charity that provides free cancer support in centres across the UK, and presented them with a cheque for the money raised at a recent event. The team set an ambitious target of raising £10,000 before the end of the [...]
Mark Allen Group, which owns Glass & Glazing Products magazine and the Installer Awards, has acquired the Glazing Summit conference. The move strengthens Mark Allen’s position within the glazing sector while Andrew Scott, founder of the Glazing Summit and CEO of the event organisers, Insight Data and Purplex Marketing, will remain closely linked to [...]
Everest 2020 Limited, owner of the UK’s most famous home improvement brand which has been operating for over 50 years, has announced the purchase of the brand, order book, and assets of Evolution, a manufacturer of the UK’s finest timber alternative windows and doors based in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Evolution was previously a profitable business [...]
Ever since the sad demise of the UK Window and Doors Group at the beginning of the month, the industry has been waiting to find out what the fate will be of the individual brands within the group will be. It appears we may now know what the outcome for Evolution might be, thanks [...]
Bristol-based The Window Hub was launched in 2020, and has quickly built up a reputation for supporting local business and causes, while focusing on the needs of the customer. We talk to Managing Director Danny Robb to find out more. The Window Hub was set up to put the customer first and ‘do the [...]
The share price of Safestyle UK has been in the spotlight over the last couple of weeks as the company seeks to inject new cash from additional investors to shore up the company. You can catch up on the latest news from the company here. So I thought it might be worth taking a [...]
Freefoam Building Products Ltd has achieved the prestigious EcoVadis Silver medal in recognition of the company’s commitment to sustainable business practice. EcoVadis is the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. Freefoam’s Silver sustainability rating puts it in the top 25% of companies assessed globally by EcoVadis in 2023. EcoVadis awards [...]
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