Reports Anglian To Be Put Up For Sale
In a significant development for the UK double glazing and home improvements sector, reports have emerged that Alchemy Partners, the long-time owner of Anglian [...]
Laumann Launches £167m Takeover Of Epwin Group
In a significant development for the UK fenestration industry, Epwin Group plc has unanimously accepted a recommended cash offer from Laumann Group SE, the [...]
profine GmbH Acquires Bulgarian Systems Provider Profilink – Another Milestone In Expanding Its Aluminium Business
profine GmbH, a leading global provider of window and door systems, today announced the acquisition of Profilink, a company based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. As [...]
UAP Acquired By Allegion Plc
M&A activity has been intense in the past week or so, with a number of companies being acquired across differing parts of the sector. [...]
West Yorkshire-Based XL Joinery Enters Administration
In a major development affecting both the joinery and fenestration sectors, XL Joinery, a leading UK manufacturer and supplier of timber doors and associated [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Endurance® Aluminium Launches Installer Partner Scheme
Endurance® Aluminium has begun onboarding businesses to its newly launched installer partner scheme. The new scheme from the fabricator of aluminium windows, doors and [...]
Origin Launches OS-29+ Sliding Door
Origin has launched the OS-29+ sliding door, which combines sleek, contemporary aesthetics with U-Values as low as 0.78 W/m2K. According to Origin, the new [...]
Introducing The UK’s Most Thermally Efficient Aluminium Slider
Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium aluminium windows and doors, has launched the market-leading OS-29+ Sliding Door. The unique design offers superior performance [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Celebrates ‘Best Of British’ Offer
Endurance® Aluminium is highlighting its ability to offer installers and homeowners products that maintain Britain’s proud history of engineering and manufacturing excellence. At a [...]
BDC Aluminium Refines Online Experience With Website Relaunch
Manufacturer of reliable, high-performance aluminium systems for the trade and commercial sectors, BDC Aluminium has unveiled its newly refreshed website, [...]
AGC Glass Europe Acquires SGT (Germany)
Effective as of 1 January 2025, AGC Glass Europe expands its activities through the acquisition of one of Europe´s largest manufacturers of safety glass, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
£6m Biofuel Trial At Glass Futures And Pilkington
A major industrial trial was successfully undertaken this month as part of a Glass Futures project to identify and demonstrate a variety of economically [...]
Glass Express Midlands Save 142 Tonnes Of CO2 In One Year
Glass Express Midlands has been certified as a leading player in the circular economy of glass, with 203 tonnes of cullet returned to Saint-Gobain [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Why You Should Use A Showroom
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin introduces a tool for [...]
Builders’ Merchant May Value Sales Unchanged (0.0%) Year-On-Year But Volumes Up +2.1%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
Endurance® Doors Surpasses 3000 Trustpilot Reviews
In a highly competitive retail market such as home [...]
Transforming Spaces With Natural Light
It is well established that maximising natural light boosts [...]
Glyngary Backs Reece As He Rides For GB In Cycle Speedway World Championships
Glyngary Joinery is proud to sponsor team member Reece [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Unique Window Systems Acquires Assets Of AluFold Direct
Unique Window Systems Ltd, a multi-award-winning fabricator of UPVC and aluminium windows, doors, and curtain walling, has acquired the business and assets of AluFold [...]
Keraglass Acquires 100% Of AVG Automazioni
Keraglass, a leading company in the industrial machinery sector for glass processing – owned by Voilàp S.p.A. and the Spezzani family – has announced the acquisition [...]
FireGlass Joins New Umbrella Brand Saverto
The svt Group, a leading provider of passive fire protection solutions across Europe, is consolidating its international product division under the new brand Saverto, which also includes FireGlass. [...]
AluFold Direct Set To Enter Administration
I fear it may have been too early for me to write just last week that [...]
EAG And Multifab Ltd Enter Administration
In a blow to the UK construction and building products sector, English Architectural Glazing Ltd (EAG), prominent façade and curtain walling specialists, has officially [...]
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 [...]
MACO Sent A Door Lock Into Space
Well, almost. MACO, manufacturers of window and door hardware solutions, recently sent their latest new product, INSTINCT, into space. It was a unique marketing [...]
Ultion KeyTag Wins The Red Dot Award For Outstanding Design In Smart Home Devices For Brisant Secure
Brisant Secure wins the Red Dot Design Award for Ultion KeyTag, an integrated smart key that can be located using the Apple Find My [...]
Esteemed Manufacturer Cleartherm Reinvests In Super Spacer® Automation Technology
Sponsored news from Edgetech: One of the glazing industry’s most respected IGU manufacturers has invested in a state-of-the-art automated Super Spacer® application line. Leicester-based [...]
I Used ChatGPT To Ask About Fenestration And This Is What It Said
You may have heard of something called ChatGPT over the last few weeks. ChatGPT is an AI text platform that is both fascinating people [...]
CNC Recycling – Going Paperless
Sponsored news from CNC Recycling: CNC Recycling is delighted to have introduced a new paperless and digital waste transfer notes software system to support [...]
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 [...]
U K R A I N E C R I S I S
profine Group Launches #FenestrationForUkraine Effort
profine Group and their KÖMMERLING Better World Stiftung foundation have pledged €150,000 towards a humanitarian effort involving the purchase of urgent goods for the [...]
Glass Energy Surcharge Reductions May Not Last
It seems rather frivolous and frankly quite pathetic to be talking about glass energy surcharges when you consider the carnage and suffering that is [...]
S U B S C R I B E
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