DGB Business
Saint-Gobain H1 2026: Construction Giant Demonstrates Resilience
Saint-Gobain has delivered a robust set of first-half financial results for 2026 that underline both the resilience of its diversified business model and the gradual improvement beginning to emerge across parts of the global [...]
Dual Seal Glass Enters Administration After 31 Years In Business
Huddersfield-based glass processor Dual Seal Glass Ltd has entered administration, bringing to an end more than three decades of trading under the company. A notice published in The Gazette confirms that Sean Williams and [...]
Gramo BV Formally Launches Mandatory Takeover Bid For Deceuninck
Gramo BV has formally launched its mandatory public cash takeover bid for Deceuninck NV after receiving approval from the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) for the offer prospectus. The launch marks the [...]
Deceuninck Takeover Bid Launched As Gramo BV Exceeds 30% Ownership Threshold
Belgian PVC systems manufacturer Deceuninck is the subject of a mandatory public cash takeover bid after Gramo BV increased its shareholding beyond the 30% threshold required under Belgian takeover legislation. Gramo BV, the investment [...]
Inwido Q2 2026: Record Profitability Despite Challenging Market Conditions
Inwido delivers stronger earnings and organic growth in the second quarter. Inwido reported a strong second quarter for 2026, combining higher revenue, improved profitability and growing order intake despite continued uncertainty across several of [...]
Ardmore Construction Group Enters Administration
The administration of Ardmore Construction Group marks one of the most significant contractor failures to affect the UK construction sector in recent years. The London-based contractor, which has delivered major residential, hotel and commercial [...]
Titon Announces Acquisition Of G-Pack Manufacturing Limited
Titon has announced the acquisition of G-Pack Manufacturing Limited, a UK supplier of injection moulded plastic components used in the installation of windows and doors. G-Pack supplies a range of installation accessories, including bridge packers, [...]
Eurocell’s Q1 Performance Signals Resilience In A Fragile Fenestration Market
Eurocell’s first-quarter trading update highlighted a business continuing to outperform a subdued UK fenestration backdrop, with operational discipline and strategic diversification helping to offset ongoing weakness in core repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) demand. [...]
Forterro Expands Software For Small Industrial And Mid-Market Manufacturers With 3E
Forterro, a leading European provider of industrial software solutions, today announced its intent to acquire 3E, a well-established software provider for manufacturers of windows and doors. The acquisition expands Forterro’s capabilities for small industrial [...]
Inwido Acquires Croatia-Based Marlex
Inwido has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Marlex d.o.o., a leading manufacturer of PVC and aluminum windows and doors in Croatia. The acquisition marks Inwido’s entry into the Croatian market [...]
Saint-Gobain Q1 2026 Results Show Resilience Amid Global Construction Weakness
French construction materials giant Saint-Gobain delivered a mixed but relatively resilient first-quarter performance for 2026, with regional divergence and disciplined pricing helping offset weaker construction demand in key markets. The company reported first-quarter sales [...]
Forterro Acquires Klaes
A powerful three-material portfolio: Forterro acquires Klaes and becomes a full‑range software provider for the window industry. The move combines trusted industry software across aluminium, PVC and wood while advancing cloud and AI-driven innovation. [...]
DGB Brexit
Get Brexit Done, Then We Can Move On
Brexit. Will it happen on March 29th? Will it happen in three months time? Will it happen at all? Nothing, even at this incredibly late stage, is certain. What is clear in my own [...]
In A No-Deal Brexit, The Fenestration Industry Could See Supply Problems
There's just 50 days left until Brexit day, March 29th, and as it stands right now it still looks as though the UK is going to leave the EU without a divorce settlement in [...]
Why I Believe A No-Deal Brexit Is Most Likely At This Time
I've tried to stay away from this subject, because you know, everyone is sick to the back teeth of it now, no matter how you voted. I do however have my helmet on as [...]
Brexit Should Be A Chance To Boost Made In Britain
I dare not write anything else about Brexit. It's nearly the end of the year, Christmas is around the corner and I think most of us are now sick to death of the B-word. [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Rob McGlennon, Deceuninck UK Managing Director
As we head towards the end of the year and closer to Brexit day, which is March 29th 2019, as if you needed reminding, I am happy to bring you a fourth exclusive interview [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Roy Frost, CEO Lister Trade Frames
As we continue our countdown to Brexit day, which is 29th March 2019 just in case you needed reminding, I continue my series of special guest interviews with business leaders from our industry. Two [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Neil Evans, Sales Director VEKA Group
Following on from the first DGB Brexit: The Interviews piece by Joe Martoccia, I am pleased to say that Neil Evans, Sales Director at VEKA Group has agreed to take part in this special [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Joe Martoccia, CEO Aluminium Shapes Ltd
DGB Brexit: The Interviews is a special series of written interviews with business leaders across the UK fenestration sector about the single most important issue to date: Brexit. As we head towards March 29th, [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews
It's 6 months to go until B-Day, the day Britain leaves the political union that is the EU. Remember, you can't actually leave a continent. Since the EU Referendum over two years ago I [...]
A Healthy Brexit Debate From HEGLA
Bernhard Hoetger, CEO HEGLA discusses Brexit and Anglo-German trade relations: “As talks about Brexit continue to make headline news across both sides of The Channel, as a company with a global presence, HEGLA GmbH [...]
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