DGB Business
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 [...]
Voilàp Acquires Stürtz
After the news that Stuga's parent group, Stürtz, was to be placed into administration in Germany, it appears we now have a resolution which puts the entire group, including Stuga, on a firmer footing. [...]
NorDan Acquires Majority Shareholding in Esk Glazing
NorDan Secures Majority Shareholding in Esk Glazing to Strengthen UK Market Reach NorDan announces the acquisition of a majority stake in Esk Glazing Ltd, a leading supplier of glazing and specialist interiors in Arbroath, [...]
DGB Brexit
Sterling Falls To Seven Month Low
For those who keep an eye on currency movements and all other things business, you will know that Sterling versus the Dollar has hit a seven month low. This after reaching a new high [...]
96% Say Brexit Has Affected Their Business
Not so long ago I wrote a post marking the one year anniversary until Brexit day, the day that the UK will officially start leaving the European Union. In that post I also included [...]
One Year Until Brexit Day
It is exactly 365 days to go until Britain officially leaves the European Union. That being said, there is now an implementation period that will mean we don't properly close the EU door behind [...]
DGB Brexit: Joe Martoccia – We Might Just Make Brexit Work
I'm not the biggest fan of LinkedIn. It's good for certain things, but other platforms like Facebook and Twitter have been more useful to me. One feature I do like however is the ability [...]
The B-Word Was Hardly Mentioned At The FIT Show This Year
You know that we're all tired of that B-word when it's hardly mentioned at the FIT Show just a few weeks back. In an exhibition which saw 10,000 unique visitors, I can't remember a [...]
DGB Brexit: Article 50 Triggered Today
Brexit begins today. Finally. Nine months after the UK voted to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May will finally trigger Article 50 today. The legislation that begins the process of a member-state [...]
DGB Brexit: Article 50 Likely To Be Triggered On Tuesday
Several papers and media outlets this morning are reporting that Prime Minister Theresa May has scheduled in an important political announcement on Tuesday, with many speculating that this will be the formal triggering or [...]
Installers Will Demand Prices Fall, If Sterling Recovers
Sorry to bang the Brexit drum two days in a row, but this is an issue that is going to be big for the window and door industry as we get into the meat [...]
If Sterling Stays At This Level, UK Glazing Should Consider Investing In British
Since Sterling's drop after the Brexit vote, it has generally stayed within a range. It has swung just a few cents either way versus the Dollar, from around $1.20 to $1.25, and occasionally nudging [...]
May Set To Trigger Article 50 By March 9th
According to reports from The Times and Bloomberg this morning, Theresa May is to announce the triggering of Article 50 at an EU Summit in Malta on March 9th. That will be three weeks [...]
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