Are Anthracite Grey Windows And Doors Being Oversold?
Anthracite Grey. That one shade of Grey has come to symbolise the trend in colour for windows and doors over the past decade or [...]
We Need To Approach Trickle Vents From A Different Angle
The debate around trickle vents is morphing into one which will continue to rage within the sector, but actually go nowhere. The petition that [...]
The Residence Collection’s Windows Help Match Interior Trends
Press release from Residence Collection: As we approach the spring, many homeowners will be looking to update their homes for the year ahead. And [...]
How COVID-19 Has Changed UK Fenestration Three Years On
On Friday 24th March 2023, it will mark the three-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown due to COVID-19 in the UK. [...]
WindowBeads.com Launches NEW Website…
UPVCWindowBeads.com has been running for a few years now steadily growing. The store however will soon be moving to its NEW website at www.WindowBeads.com [...]
The New Decalu88 Flush Casement – 1.2W/m2k Double-Glazed In aluminium!
Sponsored news from Deceuninck Aluminium: Deceuninck Aluminium has continued the rapid expansion of its product offer, with the launch of the new ultra-energy-efficient Decalu88 [...]
Vitrine Aluminium Launches New Slimline Window
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Lancashire-based aluminium window and door fabricators Vitrine Aluminium are launching a brand new slimline window. The new window system [...]
Sheerline Launches Thermally Efficient Prestige Lift & Slide Patio Door
Sponsored news from Sheerline: Sheerline has enhanced its popular Prestige range by adding a new thermally efficient Lift & Slide Patio Door, ready to [...]
Less Complexity Improves Relationships
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: Dekko turned to Deceuninck Aluminium to manufacture products that will sit alongside its high-end Räum range of windows and doors [...]
Bert Geerinckx Is Appointed New CEO Of Reynaers Group
From 1 March 2023, Bert Geerinckx will be appointed as the new CEO of Reynaers Group. He succeeds Dirk Bontridder who has announced his [...]
New Integral Blind Colours To Make Debut At 2023 FIT Show
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Visitors to the Morley Glass stand at this year’s FIT Show will have their first opportunity to see new [...]
The Performance Of Glass To Be Put To The Test In Net Zero Energy House 2.0
Double and triple-glazed windows featuring high-performance glass from Saint-Gobain Glass will be put to the test in a unique £16m research facility designed to [...]
Morley Glass Named GGP Installer Awards Finalist For Glass Recycling Service
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Uni-Blinds® integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Installer Support Programme or Service Initiative’ award [...]
Glass Prices May Continue To Rise In 2023
Some scary predictions today on Halloween. In a recent Linkedin post, Ryan Green, MD of Clayton Glass, explained the situation with float glass production [...]
Solar Powered W Smart Provides Hassle-Free Motorised Shading Solution For Low Energy Homes
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: The Uni-Blinds® W Smart integral blind system from Morley Glass is enabling homeowners to benefit from the convenience of [...]
Modular Group Investments (MGI) Completes Acquisition Of Oakland Glass Ltd
Modular Group Investments Ltd (MGI) is delighted to announce the acquisition of Oakland Glass Ltd. This is a key strategic addition to the Group, [...]
Safestyle UK Announce Year-End Trading Update
Earnings season in the fenestration sector continues, with some of the largest publicly traded companies in the industry continuing to report on 2022 performance. [...]
Eurocell Reports 12% Jump In 2022 Trading Update
As earnings season begins, Eurocell has reported a 12% jump in sales for 2022 compared to 2021. This is the statement in full that [...]
Open Letter: Guy Hubble, Joint Managing Director At RegaLead Ltd
Dear Jason, I read your recent article regarding global freight prices with interest last week, and whilst I would not normally respond to an [...]
Saint-Gobain Divests Its Distribution Business In The UK
Saint-Gobain has announced that they have signed a binding agreement which will see them sell builders merchants Jewson to the Stark Group. This is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CNC Recycling – Going Paperless
Sponsored news from CNC Recycling: CNC Recycling is delighted to have introduced a new paperless and digital waste transfer notes software system to support [...]
Letter To The Editor: Giovanni Laporta – Less Is More
Letter to the Editor from Giovanni Laporta: As a designer and innovator, I am aware that inspiration comes from all sorts of places, and [...]
Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta: Warts And All Interview – Part 2
Last week I published the first in a two-part special interview with Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta. It gave us an insight into the [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
New Integral Blind Colours To Make Debut At 2023 FIT Show
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Visitors to the Morley [...]
January Merchant Sales Marginally Up But Volumes Still Down Year-On-Year
Sponsored news from BMBI: The latest Builders Merchant Building [...]
Going Electric Brings Benefits To Freefoam
Sponsored news from Freefoam: Freefoam introduced an electric car [...]
Morley Glass Wins ‘Best Installer Support Programme Or Service Initiative’ Award In GGP Installer Awards
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Uni-Blinds® integral blind manufacturer [...]
25 Years And Still Going Strong
Sponsored news from Eurocell: Leigh-based PVC-U fabrication and installation [...]
How Recycled Material Is Contributing To Greener, Warmer Homes
Sponsored news from Glazerite: Using products that contribute to [...]
Freefoam Builds Significant Momentum On Sustainability
Sponsored news from Freefoam: Freefoam has launched a new [...]
The Performance Of Glass To Be Put To The Test In Net Zero Energy House 2.0
Double and triple-glazed windows featuring high-performance glass from Saint-Gobain [...]
CNC Recycling Announces New Plant In £2 million Investment
Guest post from CNC Recycling: UPVC Window Recycling specialist [...]
Could The Future Building Standard Be Watered Down?
Whilst the arguments over trickle vents continue to rage [...]
C H A R I T Y
Remembering Otto And Raising Awareness For Mitochondrial Disease
This is a special charity article from Masterframe: We have recently heard the extremely sad news that one of our very close and loyal [...]
Liniar Team Members Step Up To Help Those In Need
Charity news from Liniar: The team at industry-leading PVCu systems company Liniar, a subsidiary of Quanex, donated a staggering 593 non-perishable food items during [...]
Epic ‘Loneliest Road’ Charity Challenge Underway
Sponsored news by Glazerite: Former Glazerite UK Group chairman John Hewitt and a team of industry faces have hit the road Stateside for mental [...]
Sarah Pedals For Pounds In Support Of We Mind And Kelly Matters
Charity news from Balls2Marketing: “When I am finishing mile 42 of a training ride, it’s easy to question why I said yes to the [...]
Listers’ Sam Takes On The World’s Toughest Rowing Race
Charity news from Listers: Listers’ Sales and Marketing Director Sam Weber has been accepted on the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, where he and three [...]
U K R A I N E C R I S I S
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 [...]
profine Group Launches #FenestrationForUkraine Effort
profine Group and their KÖMMERLING Better World Stiftung foundation have pledged €150,000 towards a humanitarian effort involving the purchase of urgent goods for the [...]
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