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Lister Trade Frames Go Into Administration
Now here is a headline I never thought I would have to write. It has been announced that Lister Trade Frames, a long established UK fenestration industry fabricator of four decades, have gone into [...]
Entu To Be Placed Into Administration
At the end of last week we got a further update on trouble home improvement group Entu. Here was update number one, posted on the Entu Media Centre part of the website: On 24 [...]
Epwin Group Share Price Plummets On Half-Year Trading Update
To say it's a bit of a rocky time for some of the bigger companies in this industry at the moment is a bit of an understatement. There is a lot being talked about [...]
If A Recession Comes, Is The Window Industry Ready?
Around a year ago it was predicted that the UK economy was going to be plunged into financial chaos and recession as a result of voting to leave the European Union. Fast forward 12 [...]
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 [...]
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