DGB Business
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. [...]
NorDan UK Acquires RED Systems
The steady beat of M&A activity in the UK market continues, with the announcement that NorDan UK has acquired UK-based curtain walling and facade specialists RED Systems. This follows on from a spate of [...]
Inwido Acquires UK Manufacturer Sovereign Group Ltd
Inwido has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in UK-based Sovereign Group Ltd, further strengthening its position in the British fenestration market. The deal sees Inwido acquire 70% of Sovereign Group, a Lancashire-headquartered [...]
US Asset Management Firm Apollo Acquires Pilkington Parent Company NSG
US-based asset management firm Apollo has announced a strategic investment that will see funds under its management acquire control of Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG), the parent company of Pilkington, in a deal aimed at [...]
Eurocell 2025 Results: Resilience, Margin Progress And Strategic Expansion
Eurocell’s full year 2025 results arrive against one of the most challenging backdrops the UK fenestration and wider construction supply chain has faced in recent years. Weak housing activity, subdued RMI demand and persistent [...]
Prepare For Price Increases
It appears the war in the Middle East is going to drag on for some time. Despite the weekly claims by the US that the war will be over very shortly. This is not [...]
Aluminium Prices Are Rising Again
Aluminium prices are climbing again, and the latest movements on the London Metal Exchange (LME) suggest the fenestration industry could be heading towards another period of cost volatility. Credit: LME The chart [...]
Saint-Gobain 2025 Full-Year Results
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has published its audited full-year results for the 2025 financial year, reporting modest sales growth in local currencies, stable operating margins, and solid cash flow generation as the Group continues its [...]
ESG Group Acquires Euroview
Major acquisition news in the glass sector, as Euroview AG announced via a post on LinkedIn that they have been acquired by ESG Group, creating a major new entity. Below is the post they [...]
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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