DGB Business
Glasscraft Acquires Hytech Glass
West Yorkshire-based sealed glass unit manufacturer, Glasscraft, is delighted to announce that it has acquired Hytech Glass. Liverpool-based Hytech has been established for over 20 years and Glasscraft’s management team saw a great fit [...]
Quanex Building Products Closes On Acquisition Of Tyman
Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX) (“Quanex” or the “Company”) today announced that it has closed on its acquisition of Tyman plc (“Tyman”), creating a comprehensive solutions provider in the building products industry. “We [...]
GAP Acquires Horizon Plastics
M&A activity in our sector continues as it has been announced that trade-counter business GAP has acquired southwest-based Horizon Plastics for an undisclosed sum. Here is the statement in full, published on the GAP [...]
Thermoseal Group Sold To Fenzi In Landmark Deal
Breaking M&A news from the UK fenestration sector as it has been announced that Thermoseal have been acquired by Milan-based Fenzi Spa Group for an undisclosed sum. Here is the press release published by [...]
Everest Owed More Than £30m As It Went Under
Weeks after the collapse of one of the largest national installers of windows and doors, Everest 2020 Ltd, it has been revealed that the company went under owing more than £30m to a variety [...]
SIG Cuts Profit Forecast Amid Subdued Demand
Construction materials supplier SIG has issued a trading update in which is has downgraded it's profit forecasts amid subdued demand and weaker business activity. SIG, a pan-European company headquartered in the UK, supplies a [...]
Inflation Finally Falls Back To 2%
In a boost for the UK economy, it was announced this morning that inflation in the UK had fallen to 2% last month, which is now in line with the Bank of England's target. [...]
Anglian Home Improvements Acquires Everest Assets
Following on from the announcement that Anglian would step in to fulfil existing Everest 2020 orders after the collapse of the company, Everest's administrators have announced that Anglian Home Improvements have reached a deal [...]
Evolution Under New Ownership
In what will be seen as a positive move for the business, Evolution, whose parent company Everest 2020 recently went into administration, has announced that they are once again owned by original co-founder Surgit [...]
Google Trends Data Shows Search Data At 2016 Levels
Back in COVID times (remember that?) much of the industry lauded Google Trends as an indicator as to how the market was performing. Indeed, data from Google Trends for search terms like "patio door" [...]
UK Out Of Recession
It has been confirmed this morning, as had been expected, that the UK had left the shallow recession it had entered in 2023. Figures released from the ONS this morning revealed that the UK [...]
Anglian Home Improvements Acquires Everest Order Book
In news that was perhaps widely expected, it has been announced that Anglian Home Improvements have reached an agreement to fulfil the orders on the books at Everest. This is a similar arrangement to [...]
DGB Brexit
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 [...]
DGB Brexit: May Speech Reveals Brexit Objectives
DGB Brexit: UK To Leave Customs Union And Parliament To Get A Vote Late on Tuesday morning Prime Minister Theresa May’s long awaited speech on her Brexit approach was unveiled. As is pretty much [...]
Brisant Reduces Prices Due To Steady Recovery In Sterling
In what I believe to be an industry first, Brisant, makers of the highly successful Ultion door cylinder, have announced that they are to reduce their prices by 2.5% due to the slight recovery [...]
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. [...]
DGB Brexit: Sterling Falls Further, I’m Not Worried
The value of Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro continues it's steady fall. It's not in free-fall, and it's still miles away from it's 1985 low of $1.08. The headlines in the media though [...]
PM May To Trigger Article 50 “Before End Of March 2017”
One of the biggest questions since the UK voted to leave the European Union is when will the process to leave actually begin? It's all down to something called Article 50. The part of the [...]
Brexit: UK Economic Apocalypse Didn’t Happen
Two and a half months on from perhaps the most momentous vote taken in over 40 years, the British economy, despite apocalyptic predictions from almost all financial institutions, still stands strong. The much talked about [...]
Elephants In The Room
In a continuation of the Brexit debate and the ramifications for our industry and the wider economy, MD of Deceuninck UK weighs in on the subject of price increases, house building and the wider economy. [...]
Brexit: Business As Usual For FIT Show Post Brexit Vote As Exhibition Looks To Build International Audience
As expected, as the days and weeks zip on by, and with the political landscape of the UK seemingly changing on a daily basis, business leaders from the UK fenestration sector are going to the [...]
Brexit And Bust?
I'm very happy to publish this exclusive article for DGB on the immense issue that is Brexit, by Mike Rigby from construction and home improvement industry PR and marketing agency experts MRA Marketing. Please feel [...]
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