DGB Business
Have You Raised Prices To Pay For Minimum Wage Increases?
I was listening to a report on the radio last week on my way into work that said two fifths, or 40%, of businesses have either sacked staff or raised prices to be able [...]
Should Glazing Industry Prices Be Coming Down?
At the time of writing this post, Sterling stands at $1.3255 against the Dollar (it fell back a little after the BoE's announcements on Thursday). This is the highest it has been since September [...]
Entu Shares Fall Through The Floor
As many of you will know, if you have been following DGB for the past couple of weeks, national home improvement group Entu have enlisted the services of KPMG in a bid to turn [...]
GAP Announces Acquisition Of SIG Building Plastics And SIG Windows
Pretty big acquisition news was announced earlier on Tuesday as GAP (General All-Purpose Plastics Ltd) had acquired SIG Building Plastics and SIG Windows for an undisclosed sum. They purchased the SIG companies from SIG [...]
Entu Shares Approach 9p
Near the middle of the month I reported on the news that KPMG had been brought in at troubled home improvement group Entu in a bid to save the business. You can catch that [...]
Roy Frost Acquires Essex Based Fabricator GJB
Image: From left to right Ken Blackman (previous owner), Roy Frost (Managing Director), Gary Bristow (Sales Director) and Mike Wolstenholme (Operations Director) Well-known industry figure Roy Frost is back in the industry having bought [...]
Credit Card Charges To Consumers Ends January 2018
It is an irritating thing, being charge a couple of extra percent to pay for things on your credit card. Holidays, kitchens, and other big ticket items. Large purchases to the consumer can go [...]
UK Fenestration Company Shares Are Sliding In A Big Way
On the face of it, it sounds as though our industry is in pretty decent health. Small and medium sized installers and fabricators talk about business being brisk, growth being on track, lead levels [...]
Norsk Hydro Acquires Sapa In $3.2bn Deal
How about this for a window industry related acquisition? Last week, Norsk Hydro, an aluminium producer in Norway, bought a 50% stake in Sapa which gave them overall control of the company. The deal [...]
Stevenswood Continues National Growth Strategy And Acquires Sameday Trade Frames
The Stevenswood expansion marches on: Stevenswood is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Sameday Holdings Limited (Sameday), continuing its goal to become the leading trade counter distributor in the UK. Established in 2006, [...]
Kaliber Group Acquires Universal Arches
Hot on the heels at the end of the FIT Show, acquisition season kicks back into focus with one of the biggest names in the industry being the focus of a buyout. Kaliber [...]
Management Buyout At Sliders UK
Various media outlets are now reporting that there has been a management buyout at Sliders UK. Here is the announcement which you can find on the Glass News website: Sliders UK has announced the [...]
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