Industry Integrity Is About To Be Tested
Oil prices are approaching levels last seen before the Iran war started. This was the main driver of price increases across our sector over the last few months. But [...]
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 [...]
You Already Need To Look Past The Budget
The key fiscal event of the year is about [...]
Tool Theft Crisis Persists In UK Construction Sector
Tool theft continues to plague the UK's construction industry [...]
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A L U M I N I U M
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 support to the domestic and [...]
Origin Joins QUALICOAT
QUALICOAT UK & Ireland are delighted to welcome into [...]
REAL Aluminium Publishes Statement
Following the news of the administration of Customade Group [...]
The Skills Shortage In Our Industry
Not too many decades ago you became skilled in [...]
Glass Express Midlands Joins CAB
Glass Express Midlands is the first glass processing and [...]
G L A S S
Glass Futures Appoints Justin Kelly As New CEO
Glass Futures announces the appointment of Justin Kelly as new CEO effective 4th November 2024 whilst founding CEO Richard Katz is appointed President. Justin is a Chartered Engineer with [...]
Could The Solid Roof Market Be Just A Temporary Niche?
I am a massive believer that the rapid rise of [...]
The Best Smart Window May Just Have Arrived
Innovations in the glass sector always continue to amaze me. [...]
Electrochromic Glass To Become a $4.2bn Market By 2023
The glass we use in our windows and doors in [...]
Mixed Fortunes For The Two Largest Glass Houses
My post yesterday made for good reading for many of [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
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 [...]
Endurance® Doors Invests In Future Success
Endurance® Doors is taking steps to ensure its continued [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Quanex Acquires Tyman
Major US/UK acquisition news this morning as it has been announced that Quanex have acquired ERA owners Tyman in a deal valued at $1.1bn. [...]
Facade Supplier To Everton’s New Stadium In Administration
It's not that often the world of football collides with the world of fenestration, but in another hit to the sector, the supplier of [...]
2023 Profits In Line With Expectations At Eurocell
In a sea of instability, last week produced some welcome and somewhat stable news, with 2023 preliminary results from Eurocell showing that profits were [...]
Tradesmith Ltd Falls Into Administration
In a message posted on Linkedin on Monday, it was announced that Tradesmith Ltd had been placed into administration after 31 years of trading. [...]
Prime Glazing Supplies Files For Administration
Q1 of 2024 is proving to be a tough one for parts of the sector, as Prime Glazing Supplies in Bolton files for administration. [...]
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 [...]
3D Printing – Has It A Future In Fenestration?
For the tech geeks out there, you will know that the annual technology spectacular has been held in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). [...]
For God’s Sake Back Up Your Computers
Some of you may have seen on Twitter over the past 24 hours that I was in a bit of a flap Friday night and [...]
LCD Credit Cards
Check this out: Seen it? Yes, that's right, that is a credit card with a LCD touch screen on it! How friggin' cool is that?! [...]
A Mobile Industry?
When I say 'mobile', I mean mobile in more than just the phone sense. But phones and other technology have helped. The smartphone, or now [...]
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