UK Construction Sector Slumps To Five-And-A-Half-Year Low As Market Uncertainty Bites
The UK construction industry suffered its sharpest downturn since the early months of the pandemic in November, according to the latest S&P Global UK [...]
Reeves’ Revenue Raid: How The Autumn Budget 2025 Will Hit the UK Fenestration Sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves today delivered the largest tax-raising Budget since the early 1990s, with measures expected to raise £26.1 billion a year by the [...]
How Best To Judge Success This Year
This time last year, I am sure all of us were hoping for a better year than 2024. A year disrupted by an election, [...]
You Already Need To Look Past The Budget
The key fiscal event of the year is about to take place next week, and that is the Budget. I think we all know [...]
Tool Theft Crisis Persists In UK Construction Sector
Tool theft continues to plague the UK's construction industry in 2025, with tradespeople reporting widespread anxiety, repeat victimisations, and devastating financial impacts, even as [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
How To Drive Profitability By Standing Out In A Saturated Market
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, leading manufacturer of premium aluminium doors and windows, discusses how installers can stand out in a crowded marketplace by [...]
New Brochure Reflects Endurance® Aluminium’s Evolving Offer
Reflecting its continuing growth and evolving offer, Endurance® Aluminium has launched an extensively updated sales brochure. The new brochure builds on the success of [...]
Future Proof By Design
Energy efficiency has become one of the most important considerations in today’s housing market. Rising energy costs and evolving regulations mean homeowners are increasingly [...]
Mutares Group Acquired Kawneer EU
Major M&A news once again, this time in the aluminium part of our market, as it is announced that the European arm of Kawneer [...]
Discover The Difference With Origin Doors
When it comes to specifying doors for a project, builders and installers know that quality, reliability, and ease of installation are non-negotiable. That’s where [...]
Saint-Gobain Launches COOL-LITE® XTREME 51/23 And 51/23 II – A New Standard In Solar Control Glazing
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched COOL-LITE® XTREME 51/23 and COOL-LITE® XTREME 51/23 II, the latest evolution in its solar control range. This high-performance, triple silver-coated, [...]
First Glass Successfully Rolled From Experimental Furnace
Glass Futures is proud to announce a significant breakthrough in the commissioning of its world-first experimental glass furnace. At the start of this week, [...]
Pilkington UK Opens New Glass Production Line In St Helens
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has launched a new glass production line at its Greengate Works site in St Helens [...]
FireGlass Joins New Umbrella Brand Saverto
The svt Group, a leading provider of passive fire protection solutions across Europe, is consolidating its international product division under the new brand Saverto, which also includes FireGlass. [...]
Regency Glass Announce Collaboration With Corning Incorporated
Now, this is quite something. Lancashire-based IGU suppliers Regency Glass have announced a partnership with global glass innovators Corning Incorporated aimed at introducing a [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd Celebrates Win At The Prestigious G25 Awards
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd, a leading VEKA fabricator, is [...]
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd Spreads Christmas Cheer With Donation To Edenthorpe Hall Primary School
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd was proud to show support [...]
Endurance Group Secures Stable Platform For Future Growth
The Endurance Group has taken steps to ensure a [...]
Fascination (in) Deep Black – Mattex Jet Black
Where premium design meets smart functionality. Dark. Darker. mattex [...]
Endurance Golf Day Raises Thousands For Charity
The Endurance Group - which consists of Endurance® Doors, [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Reeves’ Revenue Raid: How The Autumn Budget 2025 Will Hit the UK Fenestration Sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves today delivered the largest tax-raising Budget since the early 1990s, with measures expected to raise £26.1 billion a year by the [...]
UK Construction Sector Suffers Sharpest Decline in Over Five Years
UK construction output plunged at its fastest rate since May 2020 in October, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI® report, marking [...]
Stuga Enters ‘A Completely Different Kind Of Ownership’ Under Voilàp
Stuga Machinery says its new position within the Voilàp Group marks a major step forward for UK operations. Following the acquisition of its parent [...]
Building Safety Regulator Faces New Challenges As Key Firm Collapses
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is grappling with fresh concerns over its ambitious plan to clear a backlog of 91 pending Gateway 2 applications, [...]
Laumann Group Completes Acquisition Of Epwin Group
Following on from the news that VEKA parent company Laumann Group was to launch a bid to acquire Epwin Group Plc, the company has [...]
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 [...]
Forterro Continues Expansion Into The Fenestration Industry With BM Group Acquisition
The deal builds on the acquisition of Orgadata AG in 2024 to further grow the new Forterro Windows and Doors line of business. London, [...]
Half Of All Installers Could Face A Cyber-Attack This Year
Elton Boocock, Managing Director of Business Pilot, explains why you should never be complacent about online security. Half of all businesses report having experienced [...]
Cyncly’s Sales Manager Greg Beachim Explains Why Fabricators Need To Think About Succession Planning
Since 2019, the window fabrication industry has faced significant upheaval, with a 60% reduction in fabrication. This concerning trend underscores the critical need for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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