Entu Shares Fall Through The Floor
As many of you will know, if you have been following DGB for the past couple of weeks, national home improvement group Entu have enlisted the services of KPMG [...]
GAP Announces Acquisition Of SIG Building Plastics And SIG Windows
Pretty big acquisition news was announced earlier on Tuesday as GAP (General All-Purpose Plastics Ltd) had acquired SIG Building Plastics and SIG Windows for an undisclosed sum. They purchased [...]
Entu Shares Approach 9p
Near the middle of the month I reported on the news that KPMG had been brought in at troubled home improvement group Entu in a bid to save the [...]
Roy Frost Acquires Essex Based Fabricator GJB
Image: From left to right Ken Blackman (previous owner), Roy Frost (Managing Director), Gary Bristow (Sales Director) and Mike Wolstenholme (Operations Director) Well-known industry figure Roy Frost is back [...]
Credit Card Charges To Consumers Ends January 2018
It is an irritating thing, being charge a couple of extra percent to pay for things on your credit card. Holidays, kitchens, and other big ticket items. Large purchases [...]
UK Fenestration Company Shares Are Sliding In A Big Way
On the face of it, it sounds as though our industry is in pretty decent health. Small and medium sized installers and fabricators talk about business being brisk, growth [...]
Norsk Hydro Acquires Sapa In $3.2bn Deal
How about this for a window industry related acquisition? Last week, Norsk Hydro, an aluminium producer in Norway, bought a 50% stake in Sapa which gave them overall control [...]
Stevenswood Continues National Growth Strategy And Acquires Sameday Trade Frames
The Stevenswood expansion marches on: Stevenswood is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Sameday Holdings Limited (Sameday), continuing its goal to become the leading trade counter distributor in [...]
Kaliber Group Acquires Universal Arches
Hot on the heels at the end of the FIT Show, acquisition season kicks back into focus with one of the biggest names in the industry being the [...]
Management Buyout At Sliders UK
Various media outlets are now reporting that there has been a management buyout at Sliders UK. Here is the announcement which you can find on the Glass News website: [...]
DGB Business: GDP Slows But Sterling Keeps On Rising
The UK's first quarter GDP figures were announced on Friday and as expected, the growth rate slowed. Q1 GDP growth came in at 0.3% versus an estimated 0.4%. This [...]
Earnings Up, Turnover And Profit Down At Everest In 2016
It has been reported by Insider Media in an article published on Wednesday that despite big falls in revenues and profits, earnings are up at national installers Everest. Accounts [...]
Glass Systems To Purchase Pilkington AG
STV, the Scottish arm of ITV, reported on Friday that Glass Systems were to purchase Pilkington AG, based in North Lanarkshire by the end of the month. According to [...]
Stevenswood Acquires Truemans
Acquisition season continues in earnest, with the announcement today that Stevenswood, supported by Cairngorm Capital, have acquired Truemans Holdings Limited (Truemans) which will see the Stevenswood expand it's trade [...]
Installers Will Demand Prices Fall, If Sterling Recovers
Sorry to bang the Brexit drum two days in a row, but this is an issue that is going to be big for the window and door industry as [...]
If Sterling Stays At This Level, UK Glazing Should Consider Investing In British
Since Sterling's drop after the Brexit vote, it has generally stayed within a range. It has swung just a few cents either way versus the Dollar, from around $1.20 [...]
Anglo European Group and Joe Martoccia acquire Corby-based, Aluminium Shapes Ltd
I am happy to announce a DGB exclusive, that Anglo European and Joe Martoccia have acquired Corby-based Aluminium Shapes Ltd in what is set to be an exciting acquisition [...]
Glazing Sector Acquisitions Could Be Unsustainable
The current trend of acquisitions in the glazing industry makes for easy page views. They're generally always a big deal, especially if they're a surprise, and we are seeing [...]
Polyframe Announce Acquisition And Merger With Customade Group Limited (Customade)
Acquisition season for 2017 has kicked off, with Polyframe reporting on their website that they have merged with Customade Group Limited (Customade). This is the statement that has just [...]
DGB Business: UK GDP Revised Up To 2%
Good news for the UK economy was announced by the Bank of England on Thursday, as they revised UK GDP growth forecasts for 2017 to 2%. If you're one [...]
DGB Brexit: Govt Defeated In Supreme Court, Article 50 Bill By Thursday
At 9:30am on Tuesday 24th January, the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament had to be the body that officially gives permission to trigger Article 50, the process by which [...]