DGB Business
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 [...]
Roof Maker Acquired For £30m
I'm going to stop predicting the end of the industry's M&A cycle. I've been proved wrong. Again! It is being reported by Fenestration News that Leicester-based Roof Maker Ltd has been acquired by private [...]
Chancellor Plans To Reduce VAT From 20% To 17.5%
I've been away from the news for the last 24 hours or so, but even this was a surprise to me. Chancellor Philip Hammond is set to reduce VAT from 20% to 17.5%. Not [...]
Donald Trump Elected As 45th President Of The United States
I can assure you that that was not a headline I thought I would ever be writing. At all. Last night, the unthinkable happened. The absolute stone cold outsider, they guy with 0% political [...]
World Markets Spooked As Chance Of Trump Election Win Rises
If you thought the world's stock market reaction to the UK's Brexit vote was bad, wait until you see what happens if Donald Trump wins the US election next Tuesday. Huge shift in polls [...]
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