Customade Group Announces Sale Of Business Units To Secure Jobs
Customade Group, today announced the completion of a significant financial restructuring aimed at ensuring the long-term stability of its trading brands and securing the [...]
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 [...]
PAS 2030 Certification: What It Means For Fenestration
As the UK continues to prioritise energy efficiency and sustainable construction, PAS 2030 certification has become a pivotal standard for companies involved in energy-saving [...]
Glass Express Midlands Joins CAB
Glass Express Midlands is the first glass processing and IGU manufacturer to become members of the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB), solidifying its [...]
CAB Welcomes Minimal Frame Projects
The CAB Team and I are pleased to welcome Minimal Frame Projects into membership of the Association. There have been eleven new members joining [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
How Deceuninck Aluminium Helps Spectral Remain Competitive
We talk to Nick Rudd, Director at Spectral Windows, about how Deceuninck Aluminium’s modern design is proving to be a winner with installers and [...]
I Still Prefer Bi-Folding Doors Over Sliders
I am sure plenty of you made the most of the amazing weather over the weekend. After what seemed like a very long and [...]
Morley Glass Invests In Major Showroom Renovations At Leading West Yorkshire Installer
The UK’s leading integral blinds supplier, Morley Glass, has invested in major showroom renovations at Wakefield-based B&P Windows, helping them to transform their outdoor [...]
How I Sold My First Pivot Door
Interest in pivot doors continues to grow as the niche product expands slowly into a more recognised position within the entrance door sector. For [...]
Tougher Part L Requirements To Come Into Force Within Days!
Anyone supplying windows and doors into new build – including home extensions – has only days to meet tougher standards of thermal performance. The [...]
>Artificial Glass Shortages, More Price Increases?
>Well, as if we didn't need any more hindrance from Pilkington's massively unjustified price increases; there are now rumors that they are to shut down [...]
>Not PVCu, But Glazing Non The Less
>Found this on the glass times website, unitised curtain walling at it's best if you ask me:Now sadly this isn't a UK project, it's actually [...]
>Triple Glazed Units
>We all know how fast the energy efficiency of double glazed units is improving. But does anyone know the energy rating for a window that [...]
>Replacement Sealed Units
>Replacement glass units are a great source of revenue for us as a company. Many companies don't want the work because they don't see the [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Glyngary Joinery Unveils Tailored Support For Installers Transitioning To Timber
As part of its recent rebrand and relaunch, Glyngary [...]
Endurance’s Nadin Named MD Of The Year
The managing director of Endurance® Doors has received a [...]
DAWS Appoints National Sales Manager
Leading aluminium manufacturer DAWS has appointed Steve Williams, an [...]
“Most Complete Range Of Trade Products” Coming To Bishop’s Stortford
A new branch and trade counter from home improvement [...]
Freefoam Supports Crucial Lifeboat Build
Freefoam Building Products has helped complete the build of [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Merchant Value Sales Fall -9.0% In April As Volumes Drop -20.2%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales down by -9.0% in April compared to the same month in [...]
Growing Partnership For UK Windows And Doors Group And VEKA Plc
In a follow up from last week's news surrounding the discontinuation of Duraflex, DGB has seen the following communication: UK Windows and Doors Group [...]
A Statment On Duraflex From UK Windows And Doors Group
DGB has been provided with the following statement regarding the future of Duraflex extrusions in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. UK Windows and Doors Group - Duraflex [...]
Tuffnells Falls Into Administration, Threatening Delivery Disruption To UK Fenestration
Sheffield-based Tuffnell, whose brand "The Big Green Parcel Machine" will be familiar to many, has called into administration today. Sadly, thousands have already been [...]
Safestyle UK Issue AGM Trading Update
Alan Lovell, Chairman of Safestyle UK plc, the leading UK-focused retailer and manufacturer of PVCu replacement windows and doors for the homeowner market, will [...]
>The Benefits Of Social Media
>The two biggest forms of social media on the planet right now are Twitter and Facebook. Both these platforms have allowed people from all over [...]
>iPad Or Playbook?
>As many will know, Apple has just released the iPad 2. It looks very impressive. Two cameras, one front and back, dual-core processor, HD screen, [...]
>Tablets Will Change The Way We Sell
>Those with even the slightest interest in technology will know that the recent wave of tablet devices such as the iPad from Apple are revolutionising [...]
>500th Post: How Technology Is Changing The Double Glazing Industry
>Technology over the past few years has advanced at an incredible rate. And what's more, we have embraced it so much so that if the [...]
>Could The iPad Be Used For Demos?
>I've been looking into Apple's new device, the iPad, and I want one terribly! However, for about £500, I'm going to need to use it [...]
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