We Face Another Black Swan Event
Black swan event: "A black swan is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences." [...]
Kömmerling Bids Fond Farewell As Kevin Warner Retires
Kömmerling and profine bid long term colleague and friend, Kevin Warner, a fond farewell as the company’s sales and marketing director retires after 17 [...]
Victorian Sliders® Sets New Standards In Security With Secured By Design Certification For Their ECOSlide® Sash Window
Victorian Sliders®, Europe’s leading manufacturer of PVC-U sash windows, proudly announces that their ECOSlide® sash windows have achieved Secured by Design (SBD) certification. This [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass Brings The World’s First Lower-Carbon Glass Manufacturing To The UK
Saint-Gobain Glass has announced that the world’s first lower-carbon glass, ORAÉ®, is now being manufactured in the UK at its site in Eggborough, Yorkshire. Previously [...]
Fentrade Aluminium Acquired By Aluminium Vision
The M&A activity in the aluminium sector within fenestration shows no signs of stopping as yet another deal has been announced today. Following the [...]
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The Rise Of Heritage Style Steel-Look Windows And Doors
In recent years, the fenestration sector has seen a growing trend towards heritage-style steel-look windows and doors. These products, inspired by the industrial aesthetics [...]
How Child-Proof Doors And Windows Can Boost Sales
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, the UK manufacturer of bespoke aluminium windows and doors, explains how prioritising child safety can help you maintain a [...]
Origin Launches New Contemporary Door
The UK’s leading manufacturer of luxury aluminium doors and windows, Origin, has unveiled its new Contemporary External Door (OB-36+). The aluminium external bi-fold, French [...]
BDC Aluminium Appoints New General Manager
BDC Aluminium has strengthened its senior management team. The fabricator of high end aluminium fenestration products for domestic and commercial applications, has appointed Paul [...]
WindowBASE And Tommy Trinder Report Reinforces Aluminium’s Momentum
It's not as if anyone is denying that the aluminium market is the part of the fenestration sector with the most energy and drive [...]
Saint-Gobain’s New Glass Furnace Reaches Halfway Point
Saint-Gobain's new glass furnace, currently being built in Eggborough, North Yorkshire, has reached the halfway point. This is an important milestone for the company [...]
Tornado Strikes Pellini Blinds Factory in Czech Republic
There was devastating news last week as a rare tornado in the Czech Republic struck the town of Hodonin. Unfortunately, five lives were lost [...]
Press Glass Secures £227m Financing Agreement
Press Glass have announced that they have secured new £227m bank financing (PLN1.2bn) in order to refinance debt, as well as build two new [...]
Planning Permission Granted For £54m Glass Futures Development
This is a press release issued by Glass Futures: St Helens Borough Council Planning Committee has today granted planning permission for delivery of the [...]
These Windows Made With Silver Promise Super-Quick Transition
Technological advances in glass are moving at an incredible pace. Perhaps faster than in any other part of the wider fenestration market. And that innovation [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Origin Unveils New Concept Showroom
Origin has unveiled its brand-new concept showroom. The company [...]
Builders Merchant’s Value Sales Down -2.3% In January Year-On-Year, With Prices -2.3% And Flat Volume Sales
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
Glyngary Joinery Joins Forces With Global Windows For Timber Partnership
Glyngary Joinery is proud to announce a new partnership [...]
Premier Arches Launches ‘Arches Awards’ To Celebrate Outstanding Installations
Premier Arches, the UK’s leading manufacturer of arched and [...]
New Endurance® Aluminium Site Means Business
Following its successful launch onto the market earlier this [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
What Happened To LinkedIn?
When I first joined LinkedIn, I remember explicitly someone telling me that I should be very careful what I post on there. If I joined [...]
DGB Tech: Nexus 6P Review
I have been using my brand new Nexus 6P Android phone now for a couple of months, and as I did with my previous HTC [...]
Ultraframe’s New Sales App Records 250+ Downloads In A Single Day – Does This Signal A Change?
Ultraframe's new sales app has only been out for 24 hours, yet over 250 retailers have already downloaded it. If you attended the 2016 FIT [...]
FIT Show Review: The Tech
When it comes to technology and windows and doors, the link between the two has been weak at best. As a tech lover, you can [...]
These Windows Made With Silver Promise Super-Quick Transition
Technological advances in glass are moving at an incredible pace. Perhaps faster than in any other part of the wider fenestration market. And that innovation [...]
CNC Recycling Gains NFA Nomination For Recycling Company 2021
CNC Recycling Ltd has been nominated for Recycling Company [...]
UK Fenestration Must Do More As New UN Climate Report Warns Of “Code Red”
The most comprehensive climate change report to ever be [...]
Morley Glass And B&P Windows Team Up For Glass Recycling
This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass: Industry-leading [...]
It’s Time To Embrace Recycled PVCu, It’s Already Here
The other day I wrote about how the adoption [...]
INOVYN Creates New Type Of Sustainable PVC
Our industry, like so many others, has a lot [...]
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