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GQA Announces Acquisition Of PAA/VQ-Set
Big news within the industry, this time in the form of an acquisition in the qualifications and certifications side of things. GQA Qualifications have acquired PAA/VQ-Set. Here is the full story from the GQA [...]
Safestyle Reveals 2019 First Half Results
Its earnings season, which means we're about to hear from the traded companies we have within the window and door industry and how they did during the first half of 2019. Safestyle have just [...]
42% Believe A Fitting Team Should Be Paid £1000-£1500 Per Week
Sorry for the radio silence. Getting used to being a Dad for the first time is a very tiring and time consuming thing. I wouldn't change it for the world. I'm getting used to [...]
Customade Group Acquires Manufacturing Assets Of GBW Panels
Many have known about the misfortune to fall on GBW Panels of late. They had indeed gone into administration, but with little known about the future of the company, or any news to come [...]
Masco UK Window Group Is Put Up For Sale
A few days ago I wrote that the review period at Masco US to decide on what to do about it's UK window businesses was nearing it's end. You can catch up on that [...]
Nearly Three Quarters Believe Home Owners Should Pay More For Their Windows And Doors
In the latest of my running series of weekly polls, I have been asking you whether you think home owners should be paying more for their windows and doors. Last Monday night I launched [...]
How Our Industry’s Traded Companies Are Faring This Year
The fenestration industry isn't exactly littered with companies that are traded on the markets. But there are a few, and those few are key indicators as to the general health and outlook for the [...]
Masco Is Nearing The End Of It’s “Strategic Alternatives” Review Period
Back on March 1st, Masco in the US announced that it was to review "strategic alternatives" for it's window and cabinetry businesses, and that it was to be concluded by the end of June. [...]
Acquisition: Key Acquisition Accelerates Caldwell’s Indian Expansion
This is a circulated article by Caldwell Hardware experts Caldwell are expanding their global reach with the acquisition of a key Indian distributor. Mumbai-based Archintex already supply quality Cotswold hardware to businesses across the [...]
Four Seasons Home Improvements Of Exeter Goes Into Administration
It is being reported in the Devon Live website that Exeter-based Four Seasons Home Improvements has entered into administration. A statement on the Four Seasons Home Improvements website states: MOST RECOMMENDED LTD T/A FOUR [...]
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 [...]
Safestyle Report £16m Loss In 2018 Full Year Results
That headline doesn't sound good does it. A £16m loss is a bad result no matter who you are. But, you only need to look at the share price of Safestyle since the figures [...]
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