UK Construction Slump Deepens As Housing Activity Falters And Confidence Evaporates
The latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI paints an increasingly bleak picture for the UK construction sector, with output levels falling to their weakest point in six years and [...]
Redefining The Window Industry: Innovative Take Off PDF Software Streamlines Measurement And Estimation For Installers
Aperture Works has launched Take Off PDF, an innovative [...]
UK Construction Sector Slumps To Five-And-A-Half-Year Low As Market Uncertainty Bites
The UK construction industry suffered its sharpest downturn since [...]
Reeves’ Revenue Raid: How The Autumn Budget 2025 Will Hit the UK Fenestration Sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves today delivered the largest tax-raising Budget [...]
How Best To Judge Success This Year
This time last year, I am sure all of [...]
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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 [...]
ASSA ABLOY Acquires Senior Architectural Systems
Another week another acquisition, and this one is a [...]
Dutemann UK Closure Announced
In an emotional statement published on Linkedin this morning, [...]
Origin Achieves World-Leading Powder Coating Accreditation
Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and [...]
Let The Light In
Providing far more than a functional necessity, Victoria Brocklesby [...]
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AGC Glass Europe Acquires SGT (Germany)
Effective as of 1 January 2025, AGC Glass Europe expands its activities through the acquisition of one of Europe´s largest manufacturers of safety glass, Sicherheitsglastechnik Oelsnitz GmbH (SGT), as [...]
The Growth Potential For Integral Blinds Remains Huge
Our sector, like others, always looks for new products [...]
New AM-III Glass As Hard As Diamonds Developed In China
Scientists in China have developed a new type of [...]
When Will The Glass Shortage End?
Deliveries delayed? Missing items? It's probably because of glass. [...]
Saint-Gobain’s New Glass Furnace Reaches Halfway Point
Saint-Gobain's new glass furnace, currently being built in Eggborough, [...]
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Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd Spreads Christmas Cheer With Donation To Edenthorpe Hall Primary School
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd was proud to show support [...]
Endurance Group Secures Stable Platform For Future Growth
The Endurance Group has taken steps to ensure a [...]
Fascination (in) Deep Black – Mattex Jet Black
Where premium design meets smart functionality. Dark. Darker. mattex [...]
Endurance Golf Day Raises Thousands For Charity
The Endurance Group - which consists of Endurance® Doors, [...]
Breedon And MRA Research Shortlisted For Construction Marketing Award
Breedon Group plc and MRA Research have been named [...]
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Everest Owed More Than £30m As It Went Under
Weeks after the collapse of one of the largest national installers of windows and doors, Everest 2020 Ltd, it has been revealed that the [...]
SIG Cuts Profit Forecast Amid Subdued Demand
Construction materials supplier SIG has issued a trading update in which is has downgraded it's profit forecasts amid subdued demand and weaker business activity. [...]
Inflation Finally Falls Back To 2%
In a boost for the UK economy, it was announced this morning that inflation in the UK had fallen to 2% last month, which [...]
Anglian Home Improvements Acquires Everest Assets
Following on from the announcement that Anglian would step in to fulfil existing Everest 2020 orders after the collapse of the company, Everest's administrators [...]
Evolution Under New Ownership
In what will be seen as a positive move for the business, Evolution, whose parent company Everest 2020 recently went into administration, has announced [...]
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 [...]
Apps Are Going To Become Key Consumer Sales Tool
I have written before on DGB about the immense amount of choice that exists in our industry now. Even for me, who actively works selling [...]
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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