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 [...]
Pilkington To Reintroduce Energy Surcharge
The price pressures on the supply chain only continue to grow as Pilkington has announced that they are going to reintroduce their Energy Surcharge, which was dropped in 2014. [...]
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 June saw GDP growth of 1%. Though COVID restrictions were [...]
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 and door industry have contended with in the past year, [...]
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, and one in Germany. This is the official statement from [...]
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 our sector has had to cope with steep and constant [...]
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 the UK fenestration sector. Career progression, inclusivity, rewarding work and [...]
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 the virus once again. Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan [...]
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 4.8% in Q2 this year. This was under forecasts of [...]
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 steel has risen over the past year or so... [...]
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 important milestone for the company and the supply of glass [...]
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 management buyout. Led by Group Managing Director, Robert Brearley, the [...]
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 as the Job Retention Scheme. It has been one of [...]
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 door slabs. You name it, they're all going up, as [...]