The Saving Of Evolution Was Important For The Sector
The saga of the demise of UK Windows & Doors Group was a sad story in what has been a rather tough year for [...]
Concern Over Future Demand
By Phil Slinger - CAB CEO The Construction Products Association Autumn forecasts reports states that construction output remains on forecast to fall by 6.8% [...]
CNC Recycling Dual Winner At NFA23 Awards
National UPVC Window Recycling company CNC Recycling are absolutely delighted to have been voted the winner of the Recycling Company of the Year for [...]
VEKA Plc Honoured As ‘PVCu Systems Company Of The Year’ At The National Fenestration Awards 2023
VEKA Plc has been named as the 'PVCu Systems Company of the Year' at the esteemed National Fenestration Awards (NFAs) 2023. The NFAs, renowned [...]
Could Government Water Down Future Homes Standard?
Over the last couple of weeks there have been signals that the overall aims for the 2025 Future Homes Standard could end up being [...]
Concern Over Future Demand
By Phil Slinger - CAB CEO The Construction Products Association Autumn forecasts reports states that construction output remains on forecast to fall by 6.8% [...]
Sheerline Receives Coveted National Fenestration Awards For People And Products
The team at Sheerline are celebrating after winning not one, but two coveted awards at this year’s National Fenestration Awards, which took place on [...]
Sheerline Installation Of The Month Competition Open For Entries
Sheerline has launched a new Installation of the Month competition to provide an opportunity for installers to showcase the quality of their work. It [...]
Sheerline Offers Prestige Security As Standard – All Products In The Range Now SBD Certified
Sheerline is delighted to announce that every product within their Prestige range is now Secured by Design (SBD) certified. With the Prestige Lift & [...]
Sheerline Announces LogiKal Integration For New & Existing Fabricators
Sheerline, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of aluminium windows and doors, has announced it’s now supported by LogiKal software, giving its’ fabricators even [...]
Ten Years On, The Triple Glazing Question To Return In March 2024
A decade on from the original event, warm-edge experts Edgetech will again be asking the Triple Glazing Question. On Wednesday 27th March 2024, the [...]
Neglecting Triple Glazing Carries Significant Risk For Britain’s Glass And Glazing Industry
Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson analyses the fast-approaching Future Home Standard, and what it could mean for British glass and glazing. UK glazing has [...]
Saint-Gobain Divests Its Glass Processing Business In Slovakia
Saint-Gobain has today completed the sale of its glass processing business Glassolutions in Slovakia, to “Glasora a.s.”. The Business, with its industrial plant located [...]
Morley Glass Helps Installers ‘Switch On’ To Smart Glass Sales Opportunities
The new Uni-Switch® switchable glass product from Morley Glass will help installers unlock sales potential with customers looking for premium window and door privacy [...]
Leading IGU Manufacturer Padiham Glass Renews Investment With Super Spacer®
Padiham Glass, part of the Emplas Group, has renewed its commitment both to its state-of-the-art glass manufacturing facilities and to valued spacer supplier Edgetech, [...]
Anglian Windows Purchases Safestyle UK Order Book
In what is a ray of good news for homeowners who had been left in a very uncertain position by the demise of Safestyle [...]
Safestyle UK To Appoint Administrators
Following weeks of turmoil at the business, it was announced on the evening of Friday 27th October 2023 that Safestyle UK are to appoint [...]
Safestyle Shares Suspended
In a new update published this morning by Safestyle UK, they have confirmed that shares in the business have been suspended. They published two [...]
Pilkington Group Posts £200m Loss
As if further evidence was needed as to the tough trading environment the glazing sector is in right now, accounts posted by Pilkington Group [...]
Safestyle Seeks Sale As No New Cash Comes
In what will be another worrying trading update issues by Safestyle UK this morning, they have confirmed that there are no new investors coming [...]
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 [...]
How AI Could Change The Fenestration Sector
Not a day goes by without AI (artificial intelligence) coming up within the media or social media and how it is impacting our daily [...]
Ultion Nuki Plus Wins Best Smart Security Award At T3 Awards 2023
Ultion is thrilled to announce its victory at the T3 Awards 2023. Their revolutionary product, the Ultion Nuki Plus, has emerged triumphant in the [...]
MACO Sent A Door Lock Into Space
Well, almost. MACO, manufacturers of window and door hardware solutions, recently sent their latest new product, INSTINCT, into space. It was a unique marketing [...]
Ultion KeyTag Wins The Red Dot Award For Outstanding Design In Smart Home Devices For Brisant Secure
Brisant Secure wins the Red Dot Design Award for Ultion KeyTag, an integrated smart key that can be located using the Apple Find My [...]
Esteemed Manufacturer Cleartherm Reinvests In Super Spacer® Automation Technology
Sponsored news from Edgetech: One of the glazing industry’s most respected IGU manufacturers has invested in a state-of-the-art automated Super Spacer® application line. Leicester-based [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Endurance® Doors Launches New Locking System
In line with its commitment to continuous product research [...]
Eurocell’s Logik Window System Provides Stylish And Energy-Efficient Solution At New Build Development In Kent
One of Eurocell’s most energy-efficient window solutions has been used as [...]
Glazerite Expands Its Manufacturing Footprint Into Yorkshire
The Glazerite UK Group has opened up operations at [...]
Will Home Improvement Spending Fall Alongside House Prices In 2024?
House prices and home improvements have historically been closely [...]
Endurance® Doors Sales Initiative Celebrates First Anniversary – And Exceptional Success Rate
Manufacturer of solid, secure and stylish composite doors, Endurance® Doors [...]
Deceuninck Makes It Easy To Work Out Your Carbon Footprint
Deceuninck has launched its new Carbon Calculator, which helps [...]
CNC Recycling Dual Finalists At G Awards
Press release via CNC Recycling: National UPVC Recycling company [...]
Deceuninck Cuts CO2 By 21%
Deceuninck has cut CO2 emissions from its operations down [...]
Eurocell’s Modus Window System At The Heart Of The Energy House 2.0 Project
As part of the industry-wide efforts to develop new [...]
Double Glazing Tops Popular Sustainability List
Two-thirds of homeowners plan to make their homes more [...]
C H A R I T Y
Endurance® Doors Tees Off For Good Cause
Manufacturer of solid, secure and stylish composite doors, Endurance® Doors has staged another highly successful charity golf day. This year’s event was held by the [...]
Eurocell Cements Charity Partnership As Fundraising Reaches Over £20,000
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 [...]
CNC Recycling To Drive 1250 Miles In 34 Year Citroen To Raise Funds For Kelly’s Heroes
CNC Recycling’s very own Michael & Richie will be taking on the Funball Rally challenge between the 20th-24th July to raise funds for the [...]
Deceuninck Supports True ‘Saint’
Deceuninck has donated £500 to the Saints Foundation, a charity set up by Southampton Football Club to help people of all ages and abilities [...]
Tradeglaze Raise Over £1,200 For The Lincolnshire And Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
On Sunday 16th April five members of ‘Team Tradeglaze’ put on their running shoes and took on the challenge of running 10k through the [...]
U K R A I N E C R I S I S
NSG Group Leaves Russia
It could be said that it is better late than never, but NSG Group, owners of Pilkington UK, have announced that they have sold [...]
REHAU To Sell Its Business In Russia
The war in Ukraine continues to have effects in all sorts of sectors around the world. In an announcement on Friday, REHAU, one of [...]
Guardian Glass Seeking Ways To Exit Russian Facilities
The war in Ukraine continues to cause heartbreaking death and destruction across the country. It is also causing mayhem and disruption for businesses of [...]
REHAU Group Suspends Operations In Russia
This is a statement from REHAU with regards to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and their operations in Russia: We have seen the [...]
Markets Are Beginning To Break And It Will Affect Everything
The war in Ukraine grinds on, and with each day the humanitarian crisis grows. Millions of people are being displaced within the country and [...]
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