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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 [...]
Entu Shares Down Over 85% From 2015 High
Generally speaking, the majority of UK glazing companies that are listed on a stock exchange have performed pretty well over the past 12-24 months. The likes of Safestyle UK have done very well, whether [...]
Increase Home Building To Boost Glazing
Over the coming years, the efforts to keep Britain's economy growing during the negotiating process with the EU is going to be imperative. Stock markets and Sterling are going to have more ups and [...]
Stop Talking Yourself Out Of Business!
A little over a week ago I published a post called "Sterling Falls Further, Why I'm Not Worried". It sparked a debate on Twitter that I perhaps had not expected to be so strong. [...]
Trade Counters: Good Business Sense Or Industry Disruptors?
One of the areas of growth in our industry over the past few years has been the rise of the trade counter. They've become a staple of the industry, with some businesses putting trade counters [...]
Labour Wants A £10+ Minimum Wage – Agree Or Disagree?
Its conference season at the moment, and as of writing, it's the Conservatives that are holding theirs. But it was the Labour conference last week that saw a policy grab the attention of the media [...]
DGB Business: A Lehman Brothers Moment Is Looming For Deutsche Bank
I am sure many of us will remember the calamitous moment when Lehman Brothers, the 150 year old bank that was a fundamental corner stone of the US and global financial markets, filed for Chapter [...]
Despite #EUref and #EURO2016, Business Still Seems Brisk
It is often said that during big sporting occasions, such as the European Football Championship, the World Cup, the Olympics etc, that sectors like ours tends to suffer. New windows and doors move temporarily down [...]
35% Of Fabricators Are “Very Optimistic” About Business In 2016
In a recent poll that has just concluded here on DGB, fabricators from within the UK window and door industry have voted to tell us how they think 2016 will be on the business front. [...]
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