2026 Installer Survey
It has been a while since the last poll or survey of any kind on DGB, so I thought now would be a good time to take the temperature [...]
Saint-Gobain H1 2026: Construction Giant Demonstrates Resilience
Saint-Gobain has delivered a robust set of first-half financial [...]
Making Tax Digital: Two Weeks To The 7 August Deadline
Subbies who haven’t started can still be filed and [...]
Dual Seal Glass Enters Administration After 31 Years In Business
Huddersfield-based glass processor Dual Seal Glass Ltd has entered [...]
Gramo BV Formally Launches Mandatory Takeover Bid For Deceuninck
Gramo BV has formally launched its mandatory public cash [...]
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
Hydro In Controlled Shutdown Of Qatar Production
On March 3, 2026, Hydro announced a controlled shutdown of aluminium production at its joint venture Qatalum in Qatar. Following confirmation from Qatalum’s gas supplier that it will maintain [...]
Pushing The Boundaries With Aluminium Sliding Doors
Demand for large expanses of glazing has continued to [...]
NorDan UK Acquires RED Systems
The steady beat of M&A activity in the UK [...]
Heritage Styling Without Compromise: Aluminium That Planners Approve
Against the backdrop of a difficult market thanks to [...]
G L A S S
Saint-Gobain Glass UK & Ireland Manufactures Lower-Carbon Flat Glass As Standard
Saint-Gobain Glass UK & Ireland has taken a significant step forward in lower-carbon flat glass production. At its Eggborough plant, near Goole, PLANICLEAR® now achieves 7.22 kgCO₂e/m² for 4 [...]
ESG Group Acquires Euroview
Major acquisition news in the glass sector, as Euroview [...]
Glass Futures And VEC Partner On £1.5m UKRI-Funded AI Glass Initiative To Drive Process Optimisation And Reduce Emissions
Glass Futures and the University of Liverpool’s VEC (Virtual [...]
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® [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Merchants Expect Click & Collect Sales To Grow
A nationally representative survey of 300 branch managers, undertaken [...]
Morley Glass Reveals Latest Integral Blind Colour Trends
Around two-thirds of all Uni-Blinds® integral blinds manufactured by [...]
Beating The Heat With Integral Blinds
As the UK’s increasingly regular summer heatwaves begin, now [...]
BDC Aluminium Launches Two-Week Lead Time On Alitherm 400 Windows
BDC Aluminium is helping installers keep projects on track [...]
Flat Builders’ Merchant Value Sales In May, But Volumes Fell -5.8% Year-On-Year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
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 [...]
Titon Announces Acquisition Of G-Pack Manufacturing Limited
Titon has announced the acquisition of G-Pack Manufacturing Limited, a UK supplier of injection moulded plastic components used in the installation of windows and doors. [...]
Eurocell’s Q1 Performance Signals Resilience In A Fragile Fenestration Market
Eurocell’s first-quarter trading update highlighted a business continuing to outperform a subdued UK fenestration backdrop, with operational discipline and strategic diversification helping to offset [...]
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 [...]
Inwido Acquires Croatia-Based Marlex
Inwido has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Marlex d.o.o., a leading manufacturer of PVC and aluminum windows and doors in [...]
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 [...]
Forterro Acquires Klaes
A powerful three-material portfolio: Forterro acquires Klaes and becomes a full‑range software provider for the window industry. The move combines trusted industry software across [...]
Q&A With Dean Hodges, Sales Director At Forterro
Dean Hodges, Sales Director at Forterro, answers all the important questions following news of the rebrand from BM Group to Forterro. Does the switch [...]
AI And Automation Will Change The Face Of Our Sector
Earlier this week, I was treated to a first-hand tour of the upgraded manufacturing facility at Endurance Doors. I have been before, a few [...]
BM Group To Operate Under The Forterro Name Going Forward
New brand identity for BM products and digital solutions for windows, doors and facades. BM Group, the UK fenestration industry’s leading software, data 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 software solution designed specifically for window and door installers. The Hertfordshire-based software company claims this [...]
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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