Building Our Skills Makes Statement
In a short statement issued today on their website and social media channels, industry-leading skills platform Building Our Skills have said the following: Building [...]
Voilàp Glass Acquires Majority Stake In Mappi International
Voilàp Glass, the holding company formed by Voilàp S.p.A. and Mamisa, the holding company owned by the Spezzani Family, has announced the completion of [...]
Forget Labour’s 1.5m New Homes Target
During the election campaign last year, one of Labour's key pledges was to build 1.5m new homes in five years in an effort to [...]
We Are On Our Own
Let us be honest with ourselves. The industry is not in a good place right now. The post-Christmas slumber continues, suppliers are openly talking [...]
Corialis Acquires European Gutmann Group
Corialis, a leading European designer and manufacturer of aluminium systems for windows and doors, is pleased to announce its acquisition of the European Gutmann [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Review: Spitfire S500 Signature Series
Is the S500 series from Spitfire the best door in Europe? The doors from Spitfire are touted as the best not only in the [...]
Creating Practical Spaces For Bungalows
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of aluminium windows and doors, explains how renovators can make practical spaces in [...]
Sheerline Launches Reverse Butt Joint For The Aluminium Market
Known for developing innovative solutions to historic challenges within the aluminium industry, Sheerline has announced the launch of its latest revolutionary product, a Reverse [...]
DAWS Expands Its “From Stock” Colour Range To 10 Colours For Aluminium Bifold Doors
North West based DAWS, the leading trade aluminium supplier to the door and window industry, is proud to announce the expansion of its “from [...]
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 [...]
Corning: The Glass Age
If you're reading this very article on your smartphone, it's highly likely that the glass your finger is on right now is made by the [...]
Saint-Gobain Turns 350
This year marks the 350th anniversary of one of the industry's biggest glass companies, Saint-Gobain. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the company on [...]
Tower Bridge’s Amazing New Glass Walkway
Here's a story that's been doing the rounds on the internet over the past week or so, the amazing new glass walkway unveiled at Tower [...]
The Exciting Possibilities Of Glass Technology
Something a little different for today's post, a video. I found this small Israeli company, based in Tel Aviv, who specialise in glass technology. They [...]
Reader Question: Faulty Sealed Units?
Another post, another question from a homeowner. You can see why I need to build a consumer section to this site! Anyway, this time round [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Origin Discusses Home Safety
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer [...]
Complete Door Solutions From Premier Arches
They say that you can’t fit a square peg [...]
Supply 2 Trade Introduce Premium Timber Range Through Glyngary Partnership
Supply 2 Trade, a prominent supplier of uPVC and [...]
Building Our Skills Welcomes Support From REHAU
Industry big hitters REHAU have thrown their weight behind [...]
Designing With Colour: The Role Of Doors And Windows
Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin, discusses the impact of [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Safestyle UK To Appoint Administrators
Following weeks of turmoil at the business, it was announced on the evening of Friday 27th October 2023 that Safestyle UK are to appoint [...]
Safestyle Shares Suspended
In a new update published this morning by Safestyle UK, they have confirmed that shares in the business have been suspended. They published two [...]
Pilkington Group Posts £200m Loss
As if further evidence was needed as to the tough trading environment the glazing sector is in right now, accounts posted by Pilkington Group [...]
Safestyle Seeks Sale As No New Cash Comes
In what will be another worrying trading update issues by Safestyle UK this morning, they have confirmed that there are no new investors coming [...]
Glazing Summit Acquired By Mark Allen Group
Mark Allen Group, which owns Glass & Glazing Products magazine and the Installer Awards, has acquired the Glazing Summit conference. The move strengthens Mark [...]
Not Got A Mobile Friendly Website? Google Is About To Punish You
Google is about to make a change, on April 21st to be specific, that is going to seriously change how it's search displays it's results. [...]
Open Sesame, The Rather Funky Smart Door Lock
The world is desperately trying to produce a smart door lock that works, is easy to install, even easier to use and that looks good [...]
The Problem With Electronic Hardware
As the Internet of Things continues to grow and home automation gets easier to get our heads round, there are going to be more and [...]
The Rise Of The Industy App
MACO has one. Solidor has one. Eurocell has one. They all have apps, and they're not the only ones to have invested in developing apps [...]
Will The Internet Of Things Come To Windows And Doors?
Heard of the "internet of things"? If not, basically the internet of things are items and objects controlled via the use of the internet. For [...]
2020 Will Be The Year Of Sustainability, Every Fenestration Company Must Be On Board With It
If 2020 is going to be about anything, its [...]
Guest Post: Our Window Of Opportunity Is Now
“The future is ‘now’ for sustainability” article written recently by [...]
Introducing DGB E.C.O
As you all know, I like to try new [...]
The Fenestration Companies Taking The Lead On Sustainability
Climate change is very much the focus right now. [...]
Would You Manufacture And Sell More Recycled Fenestration Products?
Recycling is very much in the frame right now. [...]
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