UK Construction PMI: What The Latest Figures Mean For Construction And The Fenestration Sector
The latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI data for June shows that the construction sector remains under significant pressure, despite a slight improvement from the previous month. The headline [...]
Aluminium Prices Are Rising Again
Aluminium prices are climbing again, and the latest movements [...]
Roll With The Punches – Or Roll Over?!
The conflict in the Middle East has set wholesale [...]
Yet Another Black Swan Event
I think we were all practically begging, on our [...]
Saint-Gobain 2025 Full-Year Results
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has published its audited full-year results [...]
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CAB Spring Forum Puts Focus On Sustainability
The Council for Aluminium in Building has highlighted the significant opportunities sustainability delivers for the entire aluminium supply chain at the CAB Spring Forum. Held at the Hilton and [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Targets Increased Sales For Installer Partners
Endurance® Aluminium is building on its commitment to maximising [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Launches Installer Partner Scheme
Endurance® Aluminium has begun onboarding businesses to its newly [...]
Origin Launches OS-29+ Sliding Door
Origin has launched the OS-29+ sliding door, which combines [...]
Introducing The UK’s Most Thermally Efficient Aluminium Slider
Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium aluminium windows [...]
G L A S S
First Glass Successfully Rolled From Experimental Furnace
Glass Futures is proud to announce a significant breakthrough in the commissioning of its world-first experimental glass furnace. At the start of this week, the team successfully rolled the [...]
Vacuum Insulated Glazing: Yes Or No?
Over the past week or so, a debate on [...]
New Integral Blind Colours To Make Debut At 2023 FIT Show
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Visitors to the Morley [...]
The Performance Of Glass To Be Put To The Test In Net Zero Energy House 2.0
Double and triple-glazed windows featuring high-performance glass from Saint-Gobain [...]
Morley Glass Named GGP Installer Awards Finalist For Glass Recycling Service
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Uni-Blinds® integral blinds manufacturer [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Continental Sets A Style Statement
Continental now offers outdoor-grade surfaces for doors that [...]
New Production Facility In India: Swisspacer Strengthens Its Presence In Asia
Together with Saint-Gobain Glass India, the warm edge spacer [...]
Endurance® Doors Adds New Design Options
Endurance® Doors has increased the already impressive level of [...]
A Coat Above
Endurance® Aluminium is highlighting its ability to offer fenestration [...]
PROSPECTManager Receives An Unexpected Visit From The White House
UK building materials data specialist PROSPECTManager received an unexpected, [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
EAG And Multifab Ltd Enter Administration
In a blow to the UK construction and building products sector, English Architectural Glazing Ltd (EAG), prominent façade and curtain walling specialists, has officially [...]
Weathering The Storm: A Practical Guide For UK Fenestration Installers Amid Economic Turbulence
In 2025, small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK fenestration sector are facing headwinds from multiple directions. From global economic slowdowns, high inflation, [...]
What Trump’s Tariffs Could Mean To UK Fenestration
An already complicated and difficult trading picture for our sector just got a little bit more so as the US implemented 25% tariffs on [...]
Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems Acquired By Bailey
This wave of consolidation within the fenestration market is really picking up pace as yet another acquisition of an aluminium systems company has just [...]
ASSA ABLOY Acquires Senior Architectural Systems
Another week another acquisition, and this one is a big one in the aluminium space once again. Juggernaut group ASSA ABLOY have announced they [...]
Trickle Vents
An industry pet hate is the use of trickle vents. As sad as it may be, I've been having a look through the proposed [...]
Smart Window & Door Tech Will Only Be A Success If Its Easy To Use
This year has seen a lot of smart window and door tech launched, most of it at the FIT Show. Whilst there have been [...]
DGB Joins Instagram!
I've done it. I've finally given in and decided to create a DGB Instagram account. There is much I don't like about social media, [...]
43% Believe The Fenestration Industry Is Ready For Smart Tech
Another week and another DGB poll has ended, this time with results that I would say are less than conclusive. At the start of [...]
NSG Group And Ubiquitous Energy To Jointly Develop Transparent Solar Windows
This article was originally published on the Ubiquitous Energy website Redwood City, CA – NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass, Co. Ltd. ), one of the world’s [...]
Is The Fenestration Industry Ready For Smart Window And Door Tech?
One of the big takeaways from the FIT Show this year was that smart window and door tech is really starting to take root [...]
Freefoam Announce Energy Supply From Renewable Sources
This is a sponsored article by Freefoam: Freefoam Building [...]
Almost 90% Of UK Homeowners Don’t Know PVC-U Can Be Recycled – Poll
This is a sponsored article by Deceuninck UK: A [...]
Consumers Reject ‘Plastic’ Home Improvement Products – Poll
This is a sponsored article by Deceuninck UK: A [...]
CNC Recycling Strengthens Sales Team
This is a press release from CNC Recycling: UPVC [...]
UK Homeowners Prepared To Pay More For Products Seen As More Sustainable
This is a sponsored article by Deceuninck UK: More [...]
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