DGB Business
Polyframe Announce Acquisition And Merger With Customade Group Limited (Customade)
Acquisition season for 2017 has kicked off, with Polyframe reporting on their website that they have merged with Customade Group Limited (Customade). This is the statement that has just been published on Polyframe's website: [...]
DGB Business: UK GDP Revised Up To 2%
Good news for the UK economy was announced by the Bank of England on Thursday, as they revised UK GDP growth forecasts for 2017 to 2%. If you're one for keeping track of such [...]
DGB Brexit: Govt Defeated In Supreme Court, Article 50 Bill By Thursday
At 9:30am on Tuesday 24th January, the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament had to be the body that officially gives permission to trigger Article 50, the process by which the UK formally notifies the [...]
Where Could The Glazing Industry’s Takeovers Come From In 2017?
I think that it is widely accepted that 2017 will be a busy year in terms of glazing industry mergers and acquisitions. The second half of 2017 was a fairly busy one for our [...]
How Likely More Glazing Industry Price Increases?
The dust is still settling after Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech on Tuesday. I put down my thoughts in a mammoth 2000 word review. If you feel compelled to read such an essay, [...]
DGB Business: Should Stores Be Open On Boxing Day?
Well hello there. I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas so far. Eaten plenty, drunk and been merry. It's a fair old guess that you're all sick off food and drink now [...]
Acquisition: UAP Acquire Fullex
Yesterday we had the news that Prefix Systems had acquired Pavilion Systems Ltd in Sussex, expanding Prefix's national reach and manufacturing capabilities. You can read that story and my thoughts on the takeover here. [...]
Prefix Acquire Pavilion Systems
Acquisition season is not yet over. There have been rumours of another one on the horizon. However, this isn't one that perhaps some were expecting. Which means the door still remains open for deals [...]
2017 Could Be A Buyout Bonanza
Earlier on in the day MyTradeTV reported that Synseal had acquired the domestic IGU manufacturing assets of Euroview Manufacturing Limited. You can read about that story here. This is yet another Synseal acquisition that [...]
DGB Business: Sterling Rises Over 3 Cents In A Few Days
It's not made the headlines in recent days, as Brexit, the Italian referendum and other news stories have taken precedence. But, Sterling has been on a bit of a steady rise since the flash [...]
Acquisition: Polyframe Sells Trade Counter Business And Acquires Stevenswood Limited Site
In all the fuss and energy of the ending of the voting of the National Fenestration Awards, this latest major industry acquisition seems to have passed me by! Still, making amends, this is the [...]
2016 Autumn Statement Review: Infrastructure And Productivity In Focus
Today was UK Chancellor Philip Hammonds's first Autumn Statement, and it was also his last. But more on that later. This was the first major economic announcement since the UK voted to leave the [...]
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