Energy Price Rises Will Hit UK Fenestration Costs
We ended last year with warnings about continued price inflation in our sector and we begin the new year with pretty much the same warnings. There is also renewed [...]
Calls For Help As Pilkington Energy Bills Rise To £8m Per Month
As we sift through the conveyor belt of crazy news headlines, the major issue that is affecting all of us is the cost of living and the energy crisis. [...]
North America: ODL, Inc Acquires Verre Select
Over in America, ODL, Inc, which has ODL Europe as part of its business, kicks off M&A in 2022: ODL is pleased to announce the acquisition of Verre Select, [...]
UK Inflation Surges To 5.1%
Another month and another inflation figure that surges past all previous estimates. UK inflation in November spiked to 5.1%, up from 4.2% in October. This blows past estimates of [...]
Panoramic Group Appoints Liquidators
The Panoramic Products, consisting of Panoramic Group and Panoramic Door have appointed a liquidator according to documents that are publicly available in The Gazette. Troubles at the company have [...]
This Is Why Prices Are Rising So Much
You can feel the frustration growing. Prices in the fenestration sector have been rising sharply all year, and the New Year looks set to herald a new wave of [...]
Promac To Enter Administration
In news that began to circulate on social media yesterday, Promac (Window Machinery Sales Ltd) have confirmed to industry media that they are to be placed into administration in [...]
Has The Slowdown Begun?
In a press release issued by Business Pilot this week, they report that leads for new windows and doors are down 12% in October compared to the previous month. [...]
There’s A Silicone Shortage
And so the shortages of fenestration supplies continue to stack up. This time its silicone. There have been sporadic warnings about the lack of silicone throughout the year, but [...]
BMBI Reports Continued Strong Year-On-Year Growth
This is a sponsored article by The BMBI: The latest report from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reveals that builders’ merchants’ August value sales were 23.0% higher year [...]
Forvet S.p.A. Acquired By Biesse Group
Over in Europe, the M&A scene has sparked back into life with the news that Biesse Group, based in Italy, has agreed to buy fellow Italian machinery company Forvet [...]
19 Companies Sign Open Letter To UK Fenestration Sector
In an unprecedented move to communicate the ongoing supply chain problems to the rest of the sector, 19 fenestration sector companies have signed an open letter to the industry [...]
Construction Sector Job Vacancies At Record High
In figures published by the Office For National Statistics (ONS) this week, they have said that the construction sector has recorded all-time high job vacancies since records began in [...]
Fenestration Installers, It’s Time To Get Paid
The age-old problem of getting paid. It’s worth mentioning from the start that the majority of homeowners are good payers. They pay installers on time, most of the time, [...]
New Windows And Doors About To Become Even More Expensive
During the course of last week, it became apparent that a number of fresh price increases were about to hit the windows and doors market. And we’re not talking [...]
Furlough Scheme Ends Today
One of the most expensive but effective pillars of support provided by the Government during the pandemic, the furlough scheme, is ending today. It has paid the wages of [...]
Fenestration Sector Has A Role To Play In UK Gas Crisis
It’s becoming easy to lose track of the number of crises the UK is battling through right now. One of the most important to us all however is the [...]
ASSA ABLOY To Acquire Arran Isle Ltd
Mergers and acquisitions have been pretty quiet this year. However, this morning the M&A sector has sprung back to life as ASSA ABLOY announce that they are to acquire [...]
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 intended to encourage homeowners to take out loans and grants [...]
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 H1 of 2021, and as was to be expected, Epwin [...]
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 accept for work to be done. The subject matter of [...]
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