DGB Business
Saint-Gobain To Delist From London Stock Exchange
Saint-Gobain has confirmed that it will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange, ending the trading of its CREST Depository Interests in February. The French construction materials group will retain its primary listing [...]
Inwido Expands Its Footprint In The UK
Inwido acquires Fast Frame in Nottingham, England, a company specialising in the manufacturing and supply of PVCu windows and doors for both commercial and trade. The transaction, which is a bolt-on acquisition to Dekko [...]
Inwido Acquires Victorian House Window Group
Just when you thought M&A season in UK fenestration had finished for the year, two pop along at one. After Window Ware had announced that they had acquired BJ Waller, Inwido, who already own [...]
SRS8 Invests In The Future Of Fenestration With BJ Waller Acquisition
SRS8, the parent company of leading fenestration hardware distributor Window Ware, is thrilled to announce a significant expansion to its portfolio with the acquisition of specialist ironmongery distributor, BJ Waller. This strategic investment marks [...]
Reeves’ Revenue Raid: How The Autumn Budget 2025 Will Hit the UK Fenestration Sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves today delivered the largest tax-raising Budget since the early 1990s, with measures expected to raise £26.1 billion a year by the end of the decade. According to the Office for Budget [...]
UK Construction Sector Suffers Sharpest Decline in Over Five Years
UK construction output plunged at its fastest rate since May 2020 in October, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI® report, marking the tenth straight month of contraction and the longest downturn [...]
Stuga Enters ‘A Completely Different Kind Of Ownership’ Under Voilàp
Stuga Machinery says its new position within the Voilàp Group marks a major step forward for UK operations. Following the acquisition of its parent company, Stürtz Maschinenbau GmbH, in September, the move has already [...]
Building Safety Regulator Faces New Challenges As Key Firm Collapses
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is grappling with fresh concerns over its ambitious plan to clear a backlog of 91 pending Gateway 2 applications, following the sudden collapse of Assent Building Compliance, one of [...]
Laumann Group Completes Acquisition Of Epwin Group
Following on from the news that VEKA parent company Laumann Group was to launch a bid to acquire Epwin Group Plc, the company has now announced that the acquisition has been completed. This mega-merger [...]
Saint-Gobain Unveils New Strategic Plan
After the success of its previous plan (“Grow & Impact”), Saint-Gobain, the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, launches its new strategic plan, “Lead & Grow”. With #1 positions in every region and [...]
Mutares Group Acquired Kawneer EU
Major M&A news once again, this time in the aluminium part of our market, as it is announced that the European arm of Kawneer has been acquired by Munich-based Mutares Group. This continues a [...]
Thermoseal Acquires Solutions UK
Thermoseal, a leading manufacturer and distributor of insulating glass components and part of the Fenzi Group, is proud to announce the acquisition of Solutions UK, a respected British sales agency serving the glass and [...]
DGB Brexit
No Trade Deal With EU Most Likely As Talks Continue To Stall
This evening dinner talks between the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this evening have broken up without a breakthrough, with both sides deciding that if no [...]
A No-Deal Brexit Looks Very Likely Right Now
Remember back to a simpler time. It's not that long ago. When all we had to talk about was Brexit. Do you miss it? A global pandemic puts things like that into perspective. Yes, [...]
Brexit Phase One Is Complete, Now The Future
While I was on vacation, I missed the moment when the UK officially left the EU. I did keep an eye on the festivities and commiserations from the Caribbean, and it did seem to [...]
30 Days Until Brexit, Still Nothing Is Certain
Its October 1st, which means we're 30 days from the Brexit deadline. Boris Johnson is due to announce detailed new plans to help try and secure a deal with the EU. Parliament has passed [...]
A No-Deal Brexit Is Now Most Likely
As it stands right now, a no-deal Brexit is looking like the most likely outcome. Despite Boris Johnson saying he would attempt to seek a new deal which removed the Irish backstop arrangement which [...]
Construction Industry Suppliers Are Prepared For Brexit
This is a sponsored article by MRA Marketing As part of a larger survey which included merchants and other construction industry stakeholders, MRA Research, the specialist research division of MRA Marketing, asked building and [...]
6 Month Delay To Brexit, Nightmare For Businesses
So, as expected, the Brexit can has once again been kicked firmly down the road as Parliament found it impossible to decide on precisely no way forwards in any direction on Brexit. May went [...]
There Could Be A Huge Spending Boom Coming For Our Industry
Some of you may have seen on Twitter that I was kindly invited by the guys at MRA Marketing and Deceuninck on a trip to Belgium to visit their vast recycling facility in Diksmuide [...]
Brexit Day Delayed – What Happens Next?
I fully appreciate that by the time this is published the goal posts on Brexit will have been moved again. Right now MPs are debating as to whether the House should vote to take [...]
Brexit Delay Inevitable After PM’s Deal Voted Down, Again
It's beginning to sound disingenuous when we say it has been another dramatic day in Parliament and the whole Brexit process. We have been here so many times before. A vote planned, a vote [...]
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