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 [...]
Where Could The Glazing Industry’s Takeovers Come From In 2017?
I think that it is widely accepted that 2017 will be a busy year in terms of glazing industry mergers and acquisitions. The second half of 2017 was a [...]
How Likely More Glazing Industry Price Increases?
The dust is still settling after Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech on Tuesday. I put down my thoughts in a mammoth 2000 word review. If you feel compelled [...]
DGB Business: Should Stores Be Open On Boxing Day?
Well hello there. I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas so far. Eaten plenty, drunk and been merry. It's a fair old guess that you're all sick [...]
Acquisition: UAP Acquire Fullex
Yesterday we had the news that Prefix Systems had acquired Pavilion Systems Ltd in Sussex, expanding Prefix's national reach and manufacturing capabilities. You can read that story and my [...]
Prefix Acquire Pavilion Systems
Acquisition season is not yet over. There have been rumours of another one on the horizon. However, this isn't one that perhaps some were expecting. Which means the door [...]
2017 Could Be A Buyout Bonanza
Earlier on in the day MyTradeTV reported that Synseal had acquired the domestic IGU manufacturing assets of Euroview Manufacturing Limited. You can read about that story here. This is [...]
DGB Business: Sterling Rises Over 3 Cents In A Few Days
It's not made the headlines in recent days, as Brexit, the Italian referendum and other news stories have taken precedence. But, Sterling has been on a bit of a [...]
Acquisition: Polyframe Sells Trade Counter Business And Acquires Stevenswood Limited Site
In all the fuss and energy of the ending of the voting of the National Fenestration Awards, this latest major industry acquisition seems to have passed me by! Still, [...]
2016 Autumn Statement Review: Infrastructure And Productivity In Focus
Today was UK Chancellor Philip Hammonds's first Autumn Statement, and it was also his last. But more on that later. This was the first major economic announcement since the [...]
Roof Maker Acquired For £30m
I'm going to stop predicting the end of the industry's M&A cycle. I've been proved wrong. Again! It is being reported by Fenestration News that Leicester-based Roof Maker Ltd [...]
Chancellor Plans To Reduce VAT From 20% To 17.5%
I've been away from the news for the last 24 hours or so, but even this was a surprise to me. Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to reduce VAT [...]
Donald Trump Elected As 45th President Of The United States
I can assure you that that was not a headline I thought I would ever be writing. At all. Last night, the unthinkable happened. The absolute stone cold outsider, [...]
World Markets Spooked As Chance Of Trump Election Win Rises
If you thought the world's stock market reaction to the UK's Brexit vote was bad, wait until you see what happens if Donald Trump wins the US election next [...]
Entu Shares Down Over 85% From 2015 High
Generally speaking, the majority of UK glazing companies that are listed on a stock exchange have performed pretty well over the past 12-24 months. The likes of Safestyle UK [...]
Increase Home Building To Boost Glazing
Over the coming years, the efforts to keep Britain's economy growing during the negotiating process with the EU is going to be imperative. Stock markets and Sterling are going [...]
Stop Talking Yourself Out Of Business!
A little over a week ago I published a post called "Sterling Falls Further, Why I'm Not Worried". It sparked a debate on Twitter that I perhaps had not [...]
ASSA ABLOY Acquires Trojan Hardware
Well, after one large industry acquisition announced just the other day, we get another! It has been announced today that ASSA ABLOY have acquired Trojan Hardware. The second large industry [...]
Trade Counters: Good Business Sense Or Industry Disruptors?
One of the areas of growth in our industry over the past few years has been the rise of the trade counter. They've become a staple of the industry, with [...]
Analysis: Polyframe Acquires WB Group
Less than one month after writing about how industry consolidation might be over for the year, I get proved absolutely wrong, with Polyframe announcing that they had acquired the WB [...]