This is COVID-19 business statement from the directors at Residence Collection & Window Widgets: We understand this is a difficult time for all, us included, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our employees, customers and suppliers in all working together during this unprecedented time. As you are aware, we despatched [...]
As expected, the stand-in PM Dominic Raab confirmed that the UK lockdown would continue for at least another three weeks. We presume that is from today, which would take us to Thursday May 7th. He confirmed that in three weeks they would review it again, and decide at that point whether to relax some [...]
In an update emailed to customers, including ourselves at our installation business, Selco have confirmed that they are to remain closed over the next few weeks as the expected extension of lockdown measures is announced on Thursday by the Government. This was their statement to customers: To all our customers, At Selco Builders Warehouse, [...]
This is a statement provided by WinRem Ltd on their trading status amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis: There has been no further guidance issued regarding an end date for the current restrictions, WinRem, like many other businesses across our industry and supply chain, are now having to take the difficult decision to extend the [...]
This is a trading update release from Thermoseal Group: Since the temporary shut down of our warm edge production and components distribution sites, we have been receiving enquiries from customers as to when we expect to reopen the business. The current situation in the UK is still unclear with businesses being advised to stay [...]
Edgetech have provided a trading update in relation to the coronavirus crisis via Linkedin: *** Temporary Shutdown Update *** In light of the escalation in the government’s guidance regarding the COVID-19 situation, we took the decision on 24th March to temporarily shut down the business for 3 weeks so that our employees could all [...]
As we head into the fourth week of a lockdown which looks all but guaranteed to be extended by at least a few more weeks, we do still have to plan for the future. There will be one, we just don't know when it might start. We focus heavily on the upper parts of [...]
After the most recent update from Alok Sharma, the Secretary of State Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, there was some debate about what it actually meant. Some thought it would open the door more clearly to go back to work if you're a manufacturer or in construction. Some said that it was [...]
News which many thought to be inevitable, it has been announced that FENSTERBAU FRONTALE, alongside HOLZ-HANDWERK, has been postponed for this year and will now take place 29th March - 1st April 2022. This was the announcement made on the HOLZ-HANDWERK website: Against the background of the continuing corona pandemic and its effects on [...]
Earlier this week, the Secretary of State Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, provided an "update" to construction and manufacturing. I say update, there was very little new in his statement. If you want to read the update in full you can by clicking here. However this is the paragraph that [...]
This is a guest article by Ryan Johnson, MD of Emplas Confused about whether you should or could return to work? We’re now in the third week of shutdown. It’s been a difficult time for us, our customers and our suppliers, personally and professionally. Closing our doors on the 24th March was something I [...]
In what is a second share issuance in UK fenestration, Eurocell has raised over £17m. They issued 10m+ new shares to the market as they sought extra liquidity to help cope during the cornavirus crisis. They are also investing in a new warehouse. The single most important subject in UK fenestration, other than making [...]
Safestyle has announced that they are to raise £8.5m in cash as they prepare to issue 50m new shares to share holders. This move is to help raise cash to secure the future of the business, as they warned that a failure to raise the cash would make it hard for the business to [...]
We're into the third week of lockdown, I know it feels longer. Indeed this crisis has been developing since late January, we're now into April and I think its fair to say that we're only at the end of the beginning and we're getting into the crucial middle phase of this crisis. A crisis [...]
Last night we were told that the UK Prime Minister was taken to intensive care after his coronavirus symptoms worsened during the day. He was given oxygen treatment, but was not put on a ventilator. The fact he was in hospital at all was a big enough story, but the move to intensive care [...]
In response to the rapidly changing developments with the coronavirus crisis, the National Fenestration Awards are announcing a series of changes to it’s 2020 campaign to reflect the current situation. Much of the installation community remains at home, not working right now. Therefore it has been decided that the planned re-launch of the Cool [...]
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