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Any New Home Retrofit Scheme Is Utterly Pointless Until The Labour Crisis Is Solved
In the past decade two Governments, the coalition and this current Conservative Government, have tried to launch schemes that [...]
Epwin Group Reports Healthy H1 Results
It is earnings season in UK fenestration and some of the biggest companies are dropping their financial results for [...]
Lets Talk About Minimum Order Values
A minimum order value is a figure an installation company will charge as the absolute lowest limit they would [...]
Pilkington To Reintroduce Energy Surcharge
The price pressures on the supply chain only continue to grow as Pilkington has announced that they are going [...]
UK Growth Slows To Just 0.1% In July
The "pingdemic" and supply chain problems have seen UK growth dribble to just 0.1% in July. This was after [...]
Open Letter: Could Your Business Get Through ‘Another 2021’ In 2022?
We knew the road back from COVID and Lockdown would be bumpy but the challenges we and the window [...]
Saint-Gobain Sells Two Glass Processing Businesses
Saint-Gobain has sold two of their European glass processing companies. One in France, to a former manager of Saint-Gobain, [...]
The Supply Chain Can Return To Normal If Two Things Happen
The one question everyone is asking is when the supply chain will return to normal. For over a year [...]
Want To Attract Youth And The Right Talent? It’s Time We Talked Money
There's a debate as to the best method in which to attract more young people and talented people to [...]
Ningbo Partial Shutdown Could Cause UK Fenestration Sector Problems
Whilst the UK might be getting some level of control over COVID-19, much of Asia is gripped firmly by [...]
UK Economy Grows 4.8% In Q2
In positive news for the UK economy on Thursday, it was announced by the ONS that UK GDP grew [...]
Could The Fenestration Sector Be Forced To Look For Alternatives To Steel?
Steel right now is expensive. Very expensive. To give you an idea as to how much the cost of [...]
Saint-Gobain’s New Glass Furnace Reaches Halfway Point
Saint-Gobain's new glass furnace, currently being built in Eggborough, North Yorkshire, has reached the halfway point. This is an [...]
MBO At Glazerite As New Team Seeks To Drive Business Forward
This is a press release from Glazerite: Leading trade fabricator, The Glazerite UK Group has been acquired in a [...]
Furlough Begins To Wind Down – What You Need To Know
The start of July also began the start of the end of the highly successful furlough scheme, also known [...]
Will Prices Ever Come Back Down?
Every week, every month the prices of all our raw materials continue to rise. Resin, steel, glass, hardware, composite [...]
Press Glass Secures £227m Financing Agreement
Press Glass have announced that they have secured new £227m bank financing (PLN1.2bn) in order to refinance debt, as [...]
If Fenestration Is Serious About Cutting Carbon, It’s Time To Ramp Up Domestic Production
For a while, the UK fenestration sector has talked about the need to produce more here and rely less [...]
High Home Improvement Demand Could Last Three Years
Demand in the home improvement sector is very high right now. Perhaps at record highs for some companies. Since [...]
FENEX To Hold Fenestration Sector Recruitment Drive At September Main Event
It has long been known that the fenestration sector is going through an acute skills and youth shortage that [...]
ASSA ABLOY Provides Statement In Response To Trademark Decision
In response to the story published last week about ASSA ABLOY losing their trademark case, the company has provided [...]
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