Rising Oil And Gas Prices Put UK Fenestration Manufacturing Under Fresh Pressure
Rising wholesale oil and gas prices are increasing cost pressures across the UK fenestration supply chain. For manufacturers, the exposure extends beyond factory energy bills to glass, profiles, components [...]
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 [...]
Glyngary Reports 95% Revenue Increase In 2025!
Following a successful rebrand, premium timber window and door [...]
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REAL Aluminium Publishes Statement
Following the news of the administration of Customade Group which was announced yesterday, REAL Aluminium have just published a statement which clarifies the trading status of the companies: While [...]
CAB Spring Forum Puts Focus On Sustainability
The Council for Aluminium in Building has highlighted the [...]
Origin Launches OW-70 Soho Window To Revolutionise Steel-Look Market
Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium aluminium windows [...]
What Trump’s Tariffs Could Mean To UK Fenestration
An already complicated and difficult trading picture for our [...]
Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems Acquired By Bailey
This wave of consolidation within the fenestration market is [...]
G L A S S
Pilkington UK Opens New Glass Production Line In St Helens
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has launched a new glass production line at its Greengate Works site in St Helens as part of a multi-million-pound [...]
Saint-Gobain Completes Eggborough Float Line Upgrades
In positive news for UK fenestration, Saint-Gobain has announced [...]
Latest Plimsoll Report Fires Warning On UK Glass Production
A worrying new report from Plimsoll, a global research [...]
Morley Glass Triples Post-Consumer Glass Recycling Capacity
This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass: The [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
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, [...]
…And It Feels Like Home
With Continental Exterior Films, the house becomes a true [...]
BDC Aluminium Is Proudly Made In Britain
BDC Aluminium is a proud member of Made in [...]
Builders’ Merchant Market Forecast To Grow 11% By 2030
According to a new report by MRA Building Market [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Dempsey Dyer Confirm Closure After 47 Years
After staff began to make posts on LinkedIn last week about the closure of Dempsey Dyer, the company has today confirmed via its website [...]
Vitrine Systems Limited In Administration Due To ISG Collapse
We were warned that the collapse of construction giants ISG would have ripple effects, and the fenestration sector would not be spared from that [...]
Saint-Gobain Agrees To Acquire Kilwaughter
Saint-Gobain reaches a binding agreement to acquire Kilwaughter, a leading façade mortars player in the UK and Ireland Saint-Gobain has reached a binding agreement [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Google’s “Mobilegeddon” Update Starts Today
Last week I wrote about Google's impending change to it's search algorithm. It's a change which is going to start ranking higher websites that are [...]
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 [...]
2019 Has To Be The Year We Really Get Behind Recycling
2018 was easily the year where we saw the [...]
Deceuninck Gains VinylPlus® Certification For Sustainability And Performance
This is a sponsored article by Deceuninck Deceuninck is [...]
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