Forterro Expands Software For Small Industrial And Mid-Market Manufacturers With 3E
Forterro, a leading European provider of industrial software solutions, today announced its intent to acquire 3E, a well-established software provider for manufacturers of windows and doors. The acquisition expands [...]
Recession Predicted In Construction Sector
This week, the Construction Products Association released a concerning [...]
More Price Increases May Come
The industry has likely seen and completed most of [...]
Making Tax Digital 2026: What Every Tradesperson Needs To Know
If you’re a sole trader in the glazing industry, [...]
What I’ve Learned Selling High-End Projects
Over the last few years, our family-run installation business [...]
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
Forterro Expands Software For Small Industrial And Mid-Market Manufacturers With 3E
Forterro, a leading European provider of industrial software solutions, today announced its intent to acquire 3E, a well-established software provider for manufacturers of windows and doors. The acquisition expands [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Supports Customers To Sell On Performance, Not Price
Premium aluminium fabricator, Endurance® Aluminium, is reinforcing its support [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Advocates Benefits To Buying British
Endurance® Aluminium is highlighting the benefits of installers buying [...]
Hydro In Controlled Shutdown Of Qatar Production
On March 3, 2026, Hydro announced a controlled shutdown [...]
Aluminium Prices Are Rising Again
Aluminium prices are climbing again, and the latest movements [...]
G L A S S
Clayton Glass Welcomes Peter Ferguson To South-East Role
Clayton Glass has strengthened its presence in the South-East with the appointment of Peter Ferguson as Area Business Manager. Peter brings extensive experience across the glazing and door sector, [...]
British Glass Announces Leadership Changes And Strategic Restructure
British Glass has announced significant changes to its leadership [...]
Saint-Gobain Launches COOL-LITE® XTREME 51/23 And 51/23 II – A New Standard In Solar Control Glazing
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched COOL-LITE® XTREME 51/23 and COOL-LITE® [...]
First Glass Successfully Rolled From Experimental Furnace
Glass Futures is proud to announce a significant breakthrough [...]
Pilkington UK Opens New Glass Production Line In St Helens
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
40% Of Women Feel Unsafe At Their Own Front Door – Here’s What That Means For What You Fit
We spend a lot of time in this industry [...]
Endurance® Doors Showcases Installer Excellence
Endurance® Doors is continuing to champion excellence across its [...]
Endurance® Doors Unlocks Digital Growth For Installers
Endurance® Doors is enhancing its commitment to installer support [...]
Four Out Of Five Roofing Merchants Affected By Supply Issues
A survey undertaken in March by MRA Reports showed [...]
BDC Aluminium Appoints New Group Aluminium Sales Manager
BDC Aluminium has appointed Zac Nedimovic, who has over [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
NorDan UK Acquires RED Systems
The steady beat of M&A activity in the UK market continues, with the announcement that NorDan UK has acquired UK-based curtain walling and facade [...]
Inwido Acquires UK Manufacturer Sovereign Group Ltd
Inwido has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in UK-based Sovereign Group Ltd, further strengthening its position in the British fenestration market. The [...]
US Asset Management Firm Apollo Acquires Pilkington Parent Company NSG
US-based asset management firm Apollo has announced a strategic investment that will see funds under its management acquire control of Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG), [...]
Eurocell 2025 Results: Resilience, Margin Progress And Strategic Expansion
Eurocell’s full year 2025 results arrive against one of the most challenging backdrops the UK fenestration and wider construction supply chain has faced in [...]
Prepare For Price Increases
It appears the war in the Middle East is going to drag on for some time. Despite the weekly claims by the US that [...]
All Eyes On 2025
We’re still feeling the effects of the newly updated Building Regulations that came into force in June 2022. The main point of contention remains [...]
Window Energy Ratings Need To Be Updated
I think the sector can think of itself in a new era. There will be the pre-June 2022 era, before mandatory trickle vents, and [...]
Six Months On From Mandatory Trickle Vents
The implementation of the new Building Regulations was perhaps the biggest talking point of 2022. In particular, the introduction of trickle vents to every [...]
£1bn In New Grants For House Insulation Measures, But Nothing For Windows Again
Another Government brings with it another new initiative to try and spur work in insulating the leakiest of Britain's homes. This time, there is [...]
We’ll Likely Never See 0% VAT For Windows
Back in March of this year, then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that energy-saving measures such as insulation and heat pumps would have their VAT lowered [...]
Redefining The Window Industry: Innovative Take Off PDF Software Streamlines Measurement And Estimation For Installers
Aperture Works has launched Take Off PDF, an innovative software solution designed specifically for window and door installers. The Hertfordshire-based software company claims this [...]
Forterro Continues Expansion Into The Fenestration Industry With BM Group Acquisition
The deal builds on the acquisition of Orgadata AG in 2024 to further grow the new Forterro Windows and Doors line of business. London, [...]
Half Of All Installers Could Face A Cyber-Attack This Year
Elton Boocock, Managing Director of Business Pilot, explains why you should never be complacent about online security. Half of all businesses report having experienced [...]
Cyncly’s Sales Manager Greg Beachim Explains Why Fabricators Need To Think About Succession Planning
Since 2019, the window fabrication industry has faced significant upheaval, with a 60% reduction in fabrication. This concerning trend underscores the critical need for [...]
How AI Could Change The Fenestration Sector
Not a day goes by without AI (artificial intelligence) coming up within the media or social media and how it is impacting our daily [...]
Eurocell Sets Benchmark For Recycled PVCu In Extrusion
Eurocell, which operates the largest PVC-U recycling operation in [...]
Endurance® Doors Continues Carbon Offsetting Commitment
Endurance® Doors is building on its already impressive commitment to [...]
Deceuninck Makes It Easy To Work Out Your Carbon Footprint
Deceuninck has launched its new Carbon Calculator, which helps [...]
CNC Recycling Dual Finalists At G Awards
Press release via CNC Recycling: National UPVC Recycling company [...]
Deceuninck Cuts CO2 By 21%
Deceuninck has cut CO2 emissions from its operations down [...]
C H A R I T Y
WarmCore Director To Take On Challenge Of A Lifetime
This September, Global Director of WarmCore, Andrew Charlesworth, will be taking on a momentous challenge as he sets about scaling the highest freestanding mountain [...]
Endurance® Doors Tees Off For Good Cause
Manufacturer of solid, secure and stylish composite doors, Endurance® Doors has staged another highly successful charity golf day. This year’s event was held by the [...]
Eurocell Cements Charity Partnership As Fundraising Reaches Over £20,000
Eurocell the UK’s leading PVC-U manufacturer, distributor and recycler, has cemented its charity partnership with Maggie’s, a charity that provides free cancer support in centres across [...]
CNC Recycling To Drive 1250 Miles In 34 Year Citroen To Raise Funds For Kelly’s Heroes
CNC Recycling’s very own Michael & Richie will be taking on the Funball Rally challenge between the 20th-24th July to raise funds for the [...]
Deceuninck Supports True ‘Saint’
Deceuninck has donated £500 to the Saints Foundation, a charity set up by Southampton Football Club to help people of all ages and abilities [...]
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