Ardmore Construction Group Enters Administration
The administration of Ardmore Construction Group marks one of the most significant contractor failures to affect the UK construction sector in recent years. The London-based contractor, which has delivered [...]
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 [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
A L U M I N I U M
The Skills Shortage In Our Industry
Not too many decades ago you became skilled in a profession such as joinery, plumbing or glazing, by becoming an apprentice with a company where a skilled person taught [...]
Sheerline Issues Statement On Continuation Of Supply
One of the big outstanding questions following Ultraframe's acquisition [...]
Origin Discusses Home Safety
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer [...]
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 [...]
G L A S S
Saint-Gobain Glass Wins Design Of The Year Award
Saint-Gobain Glass has won the coveted Design of the Year Award for its Eden – New Bailey project at this year’s Glass Focus awards. The awards took place in [...]
Tornado Strikes Pellini Blinds Factory in Czech Republic
There was devastating news last week as a rare [...]
Press Glass Secures £227m Financing Agreement
Press Glass have announced that they have secured new [...]
Planning Permission Granted For £54m Glass Futures Development
This is a press release issued by Glass Futures: [...]
These Windows Made With Silver Promise Super-Quick Transition
Technological advances in glass are moving at an incredible pace. [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
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 [...]
Certass Leads The Charge On Competence Reform
The glazing and home improvement industry is entering a [...]
How To Drive Profitability By Standing Out In A Saturated Market
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, leading manufacturer of premium [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
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 [...]
Google Trends Data Shows Search Data At 2016 Levels
Back in COVID times (remember that?) much of the industry lauded Google Trends as an indicator as to how the market was performing. Indeed, [...]
UK Out Of Recession
It has been confirmed this morning, as had been expected, that the UK had left the shallow recession it had entered in 2023. Figures [...]
Anglian Home Improvements Acquires Everest Order Book
In news that was perhaps widely expected, it has been announced that Anglian Home Improvements have reached an agreement to fulfil the orders on [...]
Everest 2020 Ltd Put Into Administration
Following reports two weeks ago that Everest was being put up for sale, it has been confirmed via Evolution Home Improvements that Everest 2020 [...]
HTC One M8 Review
I have been using my HTC One M8 for a couple of months now, and given the importance of a smartphone in most people's lives, [...]
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 [...]
Door-Stop’s Brochure Builder Points To Future Of Print Marketing
I'm not a Door-Stop customer, as some of you will know, but whether you are a customer or not, you have got to take your [...]
Support For Android As Well As iOS
I went to see a customer the other night, you know, on a proper "lead" ;-) and he had been looking online at composite doors, [...]
Something Cool For The Future
I am a bit of a geek. I'm always looking things for things which might have an influence on how we might sell our products [...]
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