DGB Business
Everest 2020 Ltd Put Into Administration
Following reports two weeks ago that Everest was being put up for sale, it has been confirmed via Evolution Home Improvements that Everest 2020 Ltd was placed into administration on April 24th 2024. This [...]
Quanex Acquires Tyman
Major US/UK acquisition news this morning as it has been announced that Quanex have acquired ERA owners Tyman in a deal valued at $1.1bn. Here is the press release from Quanex: – Quanex Building [...]
Facade Supplier To Everton’s New Stadium In Administration
It's not that often the world of football collides with the world of fenestration, but in another hit to the sector, the supplier of facades, curtain walling and cladding to Everton's new stadium has [...]
2023 Profits In Line With Expectations At Eurocell
In a sea of instability, last week produced some welcome and somewhat stable news, with 2023 preliminary results from Eurocell showing that profits were in line with expectations. Against the wider context currently ongoing [...]
Tradesmith Ltd Falls Into Administration
In a message posted on Linkedin on Monday, it was announced that Tradesmith Ltd had been placed into administration after 31 years of trading. This follows on from the administrations of Euramax and then [...]
Prime Glazing Supplies Files For Administration
Q1 of 2024 is proving to be a tough one for parts of the sector, as Prime Glazing Supplies in Bolton files for administration. A fabricator of PVCu and aluminium products, the company had [...]
Euramax Fall Into Administration
The tough start to the year continues as Barnsley-based Euramax, a supplier of windows and doors into the new-build and caravan sectors has fallen into administration. A victim itself It has been postulated online, [...]
Evoframes Pre-Pack Sale To Rooms & Views
We always knew 2024 was going to be another tough year, and not long into this new year we have a notable administration in the name of Scotland-based Evoframes. The company was placed in [...]
Profits In Line With Expectations At Eurocell
It is earnings season once again the fenestration sector as the largest publicly traded companies begin to report on their 2023 results. Eurocell have posted a trading update for the year ending December 31st [...]
Is Our Long-Distance Love Affair Over?
Bohle’s Managing Director Dave Broxton asks if our reliance on the Far East for cheap products is coming to an end. It would be easy to dismiss the unfolding drama in the Red Sea [...]
Brisant Acquires 3 Star Lock Business Deseo
On Friday 5th January Brisant Secure acquired the business and intellectual property of Deseo Locking Systems Limited for an undisclosed sum. Deseo, based in Braintree, is an innovative trailblazer with critical security patents to [...]
Endurance Acquisition Of BDC Aluminium Shows Major Intent
Last week Rocal, producers of Endurance Doors, announced that they had acquired Witham-based BDC Aluminium. It meant the year started with a bang as a company predominantly in the composite door space made a [...]
DGB Brexit
Has Business Activity Dropped Since The Brexit Vote?
The one topic that has dominated the national conversation since June 23rd is the EU referendum result and the UK's decision to leave the European Union. To cover this momentous decision, I have set up [...]
Deceuninck’s Roy Frost On Brexit: “Its Business As Usual”
Voters’ decision to leave the EU in the Brexit referendum caught commentators and the political establishment by surprise. We were warned about short term volatility in shares and exchange rates and we got them. A [...]
GGF: Open Minded About #Brexit
As the realization of Brexit starts to sink in with the business community, we're starting to see businesses and business leaders give their initial reactions to perhaps the biggest political and economical upheaval since the [...]
For Gods Sake, Someone Do Something
Spoiler alert, this is not going to be a bright and breezy post for your Tuesday morning read! The national mood could not be lower than it is right now Well, last night I think [...]
What Brexit Could Mean For The Window Industry
Well there is no other news in the world right now, so it makes sense to go with it. Leaving the EU will have implications of all kinds on all areas of the UK, including [...]
The UK Votes To Leave The European Union
Wow. Overnight there was an earthquake. Not a physical one of course, but a political one that will have ramifications in this country, in Europe, in the EU and around the world. The status quo [...]
#EUref: It’s Polling Day
Well, it's finally here, as if you needed reminding. Yes it's finally polling day in the EU referendum and this is probably the most significant moment in British history many in this lifetime will ever [...]
It’s Finally The #EUref This Week
It feels like we've been talking about this forever, but it's finally here, the week in which the UK will go to the polls once again to decide on whether we stay part of the [...]
#EUref: One Month To Go Until The EU Referendum
There is now just one month to go until the country goes to the polls to vote on what is probably the biggest single issue for at least four decades - whether to remain or [...]
#EUref: What Effect Is The Referendum Having On The Glazing Industry?
Turns out that it's having a pretty big effect. There are already reports that the economy in general is almost taking a pause until the result of the referendum is known. Although we're not really [...]
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