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 [...]
Cornwall Group Flags Concerns To MP
Cornwall Group has raised its concerns about the impact of the increase in the National Minimum Wage and National Insurance with its Member of [...]
Mumford & Wood And Dale Joinery Announce Merger
A busy M&A market continues as it has been announced that Mumford & Wood and Dale Joinery have merged to create the Performance Timber [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
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 [...]
Sheerline’s Ben Hartshorn Named Rising Star Of The Year At G23 Awards
Sheerline’s Ben Hartshorn was named the fenestration industry’s newest Rising Star after winning the coveted award at the G23 Awards at the end of [...]
Dutemänn Announces New Partnership With Deceuninck Aluminium
Aluminium door and window specialist, Dutemänn has agreed a comprehensive new supply-agreement with Deceuninck Aluminium. As part of the new partnership, Dutemänn will begin [...]
Concern Over Future Demand
By Phil Slinger - CAB CEO The Construction Products Association Autumn forecasts reports states that construction output remains on forecast to fall by 6.8% [...]
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
Designing With Colour: The Role Of Doors And Windows
Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin, discusses the impact of [...]
What Has DAWS New Concealed Trickle Ventilation Solution, And A Mullet Haircut Got In Common?
Well now that we have your attention – mullets [...]
Freefoam ‘Perfect Partner’ For Principality Plastics Warehouse
Freefoam Building Products Ltd has been described as key [...]
Origin Joins QUALICOAT
QUALICOAT UK & Ireland are delighted to welcome into [...]
New Aluminium Fabricator Launches
Customers looking for high-quality, high-performance aluminium fenestration solutions now [...]
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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 [...]
Everest Announce Purchase Of Evolution From UKWDG
Everest 2020 Limited, owner of the UK’s most famous home improvement brand which has been operating for over 50 years, has announced the purchase [...]
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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