Titon Announces Acquisition Of G-Pack Manufacturing Limited
Titon has announced the acquisition of G-Pack Manufacturing Limited, a UK supplier of injection moulded plastic components used in the installation of windows and doors. G-Pack supplies a range of [...]
The Rise Of Steel-Look Aluminium Internal Doors
In recent years, steel-look aluminium internal doors have transitioned [...]
Final Thoughts On The Year
We're on the final day of the year. We're [...]
Will 2026 Be Any Different?
We are very nearly at the end of what [...]
Glass Futures And VEC Partner On £1.5m UKRI-Funded AI Glass Initiative To Drive Process Optimisation And Reduce Emissions
Glass Futures and the University of Liverpool’s VEC (Virtual [...]
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Dutemann UK Closure Announced
In an emotional statement published on Linkedin this morning, Dutemann UK Ltd owner announced that the company has now been forced to closed due to the difficult economic and [...]
Fentrade Aluminium Acquired By Aluminium Vision
The M&A activity in the aluminium sector within fenestration [...]
New Endurance® Aluminium Site Means Business
Following its successful launch onto the market earlier this [...]
Origin: The Impact Of Colour
Ben Brocklesby, Director at the UK’s leading manufacturer of [...]
Demonstration Of Long-Term Confidence In The Aluminium Sector
Nigel Headford, Chief Executive, Council for Aluminium in Building [...]
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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 produced at other Saint-Gobain sites [...]
Fenestration Leaders Interviews: Ian Short, MD Of Morley Glass
DGB is launching a special series of written interviews [...]
Glass Shortages Could End This Year
Glass shortages were a major problem for the fenestration [...]
Calls For Help As Pilkington Energy Bills Rise To £8m Per Month
As we sift through the conveyor belt of crazy [...]
Saint-Gobain Completes Eggborough Float Line Upgrades
In positive news for UK fenestration, Saint-Gobain has announced [...]
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Endurance® Aluminium Boosts Installer Sales Support
As part of its commitment to its installer partners, [...]
Endurance® Doors Assures Customers Of Continued Exclusivity
Endurance® Doors, the manufacturer of high-end composite doors, is [...]
BDC Aluminium Adds Two Experienced Figures To Growing Team
Since their acquisition by Rocal Group in early 2024, [...]
Hard To Tell From The Real Thing
Conti® woodec sets new standards with ultra-realistic real wood [...]
DAWS Announces £1.4m Investment To Power Further Growth In 2026
DAWS, one of the UK’s leading trade aluminium fabricators, [...]
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profine Group Acquires EFP International B.V.
Today (07.10.2024), profine Group announced the acquisition of EFP International B.V. (EFP), a Dutch-based company with a global footprint, specializing in the design, development, and [...]
How Our Sector’s Biggest Publicly Traded Companies Have Fared
The fenestration sector, encompassing manufacturers of windows, doors, and glazing, has been navigating complex market dynamics in 2024. Key players like Eurocell, Deceuninck, Pilkington, [...]
Eurocell Share Price Sees Robust Gains
As of October 2024, Eurocell PLC, a leading UK manufacturer of UPVC products for the fenestration sector, has seen a significant rise in its [...]
Eurocell Reports Profit Surge In H1 Of 2024
Earlier this month Eurocell published its full results for the first half of this year. Despite a drop in revenues, which is fully expected [...]
UK Doors Online Acquires Performance Glass
We have fresh M&A activity in the fenestration sector once again as UK Doors Online announced that they had acquired Huddersfield-based Performance Glass in [...]
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 [...]
Caterpillar’s New S60 Phone With In-Built Thermal Imaging Camera Could Be A Rep’s Next Gadget
Are you a sales rep? If so, have you considered using thermal imaging as part of your sales demo? If you have but thought it [...]
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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