Analysis: Quanex Buys HL Plastics, Wegoma Machinery Sales And Vintage Windows
The big industry news on Tuesday was definitely the announcement that North American super-group Quanex, who also owns spacer bar manufacturer Edgetech, had bought Flamstead Holdings Ltd, which owns HL [...]
Quanex Acquires Flamstead Holdings Including HL Plastics, Wegoma and Vintage Windows
The acquisition road continues to be a busy one as it was announced today that North American based Quanex, owners of spacer bar manufacturers Edgetech, have acquired the HL Plastics [...]
Analysis: Masco To Acquire Evolution
After one timber alternative giant was bought, namely the DW3 acquisition of Eclectic Systems, this month has seen the announcement that the very first timber alternative company to set up [...]
DW3 Products Group’s Double Acquisition
Newly formed investment vehicle, DW3 Products Group, is delighted to announce that it has now acquired highly regarded industry innovators Window Widgets and Eclectic Systems from Dan Gill. Window Widgets [...]
Could The General Election Derail The Feel Good Factor?
Politics. Generally one of those subjects that can bore everyone to sleep. Yet, over the past 5 years, and certainly since the Scottish referendum, politics has been rather engaging, with [...]
A Good Time To Be A Consumer
With the latest news out about inflation in the UK, it's a very good time to be a consumer right now. With oil falling, fuel is coming down with it. [...]
Synseal Buy LB Plastics And Manse Masterdor
Another week another industry buyout, this time involving Synseal. One the of UK's largest system companies has acquired LB Plastics and Manse Masterdor, part of a company called the Litchfield [...]
Anglian Appoints Private Equity Specialist To Board. Anglian Sale Possible?
Some interesting news came through on Sunday which many might have missed and this came via the www.thisismoney.co.uk website and concerned national home improvements group Anglian. Apparently, Angian Home Improvements [...]
Analysis: Door-Stop Acquired By Masonite
As the industry starts to come to terms with the big news that Door-Stop International is now an American company, I want to take a look at some of the [...]
Door-Stop Sold To Masonite
Big news today in the UK fenestration industry with the announcement that Door-Stop International has been acquired by the American doors company Masonite. This is the full statement via Business [...]
Eurocell Purchase: Eurocell Press Release
To go with the purchase of their company, Eurocell has issued a statement: Eurocell has today ended months of speculation by announcing its new owner as the £2.5billion investment company, [...]
Analysis: Eurocell Purchase
It was announced yesterday that H2 Equity Partners, a European based equity firm, acquired Eurocell for an undisclosed sum. The mystery surrounding Eurocell and who was going to buy the [...]
H2 Equity Partners Buys Eurocell
It has been announced today that H2 Equity Partners has purchased Eurocell. So, it wasn't Synseal then. Eurocell has been bought though, all 1000 staff and 124 branches of the [...]
Tough Times In Wales For Cambrian
Despite the positive sounds being chimed by the industry at the moment, times will still remain tough in some parts as is currently being demonstrated in Pembrokeshire, Wales as the [...]
How Long Left For Our High Streets?
It really is becoming a dire situation for our nations beloved high streets. 2012 was a bad year, but 2013 has started off in probably the worst way possible. Jessops [...]
HMV Goes Into Administration
It's finally happened. Mid-evening on Monday 14th January the UK's last remaining record store HMV announced that it's shares would stop trading on the stock exchange and that it would [...]
Jessops Closes Its Doors For Good
Well, that was a very quick and swift end to the administration of Jessops. It has been confirmed tonight (Friday 11th January) that Jessops is to close it's doors for [...]
Jessops The Next High Street Casualty
Yesterday it was confirmed that Jessops, the photography company that has been on our high streets and retail parks for 80 years, is to go into administration. Administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) [...]
Last Day For Comet
Today is a sad day for many thousands of people and for the high streets and retail parks of this country. The on going process of trying to sell electrical [...]
The Autumn Statement
Well, it's that time of year guys and gals! It's time for the Chancellor George Osbourne to let us all know how good...sorry, bad we're doing as an economy and [...]
New Price Code
The OFT (Office of Fair Trading) recently announced it's findings from an investigation into supermarket pricing. It revealed some points that strike a rather similar chord to our own industry: [...]