Back in COVID times (remember that?) much of the industry lauded Google Trends as an indicator as to how the market was performing. Indeed, data from Google Trends for search terms like "patio door" or "French doors" showed that there was a significant spike in interest as we were all spending a lot more [...]
The designer behind OMNIA, the window system that will ‘set the standard for windows over the next 10 years’, has revealed it was customer feedback that drove him to create the revolutionary new system. Phil Gregory, Design and Development Manager for VEKA plc, began visualising the system that would later become OMNIA when a [...]
It has been confirmed this morning, as had been expected, that the UK had left the shallow recession it had entered in 2023. Figures released from the ONS this morning revealed that the UK grew 0.6% in Q1 of 2024, with 0.4% of the growth coming in March alone. Fastest growth in two years [...]
If you follow me on social media you will know how much I love these doors. We sell and install them at our place nearly every week and I think the upside potential to this product is absolutely massive. So I thought now would be an ideal time to actually do a review on [...]
In news that was perhaps widely expected, it has been announced that Anglian Home Improvements have reached an agreement to fulfil the orders on the books at Everest. This is a similar arrangement to that of Safestyle when that business closed. Here is the statement in full from Anglian: ReSolve agrees contract with Anglian [...]
Safestyle are gone, with the brand and order book swallowed up by Anglian. Everest, as of last week, are now in administration, with buyers sought for the ailing company and hundreds of jobs on the line. There has been a plethora of bankruptcies over the past few weeks and months, to the point where [...]
Following on from last week's news that Everest was being placed into administration, posts being made by now former employees at the business are now saying that they have been made redundant from the company. A sign that no buyer for the business has been found as of yet. Here are some examples of [...]
Following reports two weeks ago that Everest was being put up for sale, it has been confirmed via Evolution Home Improvements that Everest 2020 Ltd was placed into administration on April 24th 2024. This was the communication sent to clients from Evolution: As we aim for improved communication, we find it essential to notify [...]
Major US/UK acquisition news this morning as it has been announced that Quanex have acquired ERA owners Tyman in a deal valued at $1.1bn. Here is the press release from Quanex: – Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) (“Quanex” or the “Company”) today announced it has reached agreement with Tyman plc (LSE:TYMN) (“Tyman”) on the [...]
Monday: Britannic Trade Frames Limited - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4603346 Tuesday: Centurion Windows Limited: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4604808 Wednesday: Aluminium Windows Ltd - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4604342 That is just the first three days of this week. Everest are up for sale and looking for an immediate cash injection. Argal (Architectural Glass & Aluminium Ltd) went under a couple of weeks ago. This [...]
This is no ordinary profile system; it’s a trailblazing, quantum leap in PVCu fabrication. A pioneering new suite of extrusions for double flush windows and doors. Designed by fabricators for fabricators. So you can stand out from the crowd with high quality, highly-desirable products that satisfy the growing demand for flush windows. That is [...]
There appears to be no let up in the industry turmoil as Sky News now reports that Everest is looking at an accelerated sale of the business by Jon Moulton. As it happens, I was talking with industry colleagues only a day ago pondering the future of the business and how long in reality [...]
It's not that often the world of football collides with the world of fenestration, but in another hit to the sector, the supplier of facades, curtain walling and cladding to Everton's new stadium has gone into administration. Alucraft Systems on March 22nd filed a notice on The Gazette appointing administrators: See full notice here: [...]
In a sea of instability, last week produced some welcome and somewhat stable news, with 2023 preliminary results from Eurocell showing that profits were in line with expectations. Against the wider context currently ongoing in our sector and the wider construction market, this should be seen as a positive result. Strong cash flow Eurocell [...]
The other week it was announced that Barnsley-based Euramax was to go into administration, putting at risk more than 200 jobs. The failure was blamed, in part, due to the failure of modular building company Ilke Homes that Euramax supplied to. The collapse of Ilke Homes caused major cash flow problems that the company [...]
Universal Arches is delighted to tell you that Andy Hornigold (pictured) has joined the company as General Manager. Andy has represented a number of our industry’s leading brands, including Evolution, Sternfenster and Deceuninck and most recently was General Manager at Fire Glass in the North West. Andy joins at an exciting time, with the introduction [...]
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