Why External Condensation Occurs On Energy-Efficient Windows In Spring and Autumn
Modern energy-efficient windows are designed to reduce thermal transfer between indoors and outdoors. While this improves comfort and lowers heating and cooling demand, it [...]
Continental Exterior Films Announces New Partnership With Lamext
Continental is globally known as a tire manufacturer. However, the technology company is also active and highly successful in many other areas. With Continental [...]
Stuga Gains Global Strength As Stürtz Joins Voilàp Group
Stuga Machinery has confirmed an exciting new chapter as its parent company, Stürtz Group, becomes part of Voilàp Group – the Italian-based global leader [...]
Market Consolidation Has More Room To Run
We began the new working week with the news that Universal Arches, one of the longest-established bending companies in the sector, was to close. [...]
Voilàp Acquires Stürtz
After the news that Stuga's parent group, Stürtz, was to be placed into administration in Germany, it appears we now have a resolution which [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Origin Reveals Its OS-29+ Sliding Door
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, leading manufacturer of premium aluminium doors and windows, discusses the brand’s latest product innovation. It’s been an exciting 12 [...]
Why You Should Use A Showroom
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin introduces a tool for builders who want to stand out. In a competitive market, finding ways to stand out [...]
Transforming Spaces With Natural Light
It is well established that maximising natural light boosts wellbeing and transforms living spaces. Victoria Brocklesby of Origin shares expert tips on using glazing [...]
Committee Restructure Drives More Effective Representation At CAB
The Council for Aluminium in Building has restructured its committee model, increasing agility and improving representation The new structure replaces the previous model, creating [...]
Sean Banks Appointed As Operations Manager For BDC Aluminium
BDC Aluminium has appointed Sean Banks as its new operations manager, bringing over 30 years of manufacturing experience and operational leadership to the role. [...]
Cornwall Group Flags Concerns To MP
Cornwall Group has raised its concerns about the impact of the increase in the National Minimum Wage and National Insurance with its Member of [...]
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 [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Premier Arches Celebrates 10 Years Of ‘Shaping Success’
Specialist trade fabricator Premier Arches is marking a major [...]
True Choice In Colour: Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd And VEKA Align With Market Trends
Direct Trade, a nationwide VEKA fabricator since 2005, has [...]
Merchant Q2 Value Sales Up +2.8% Year-On-Year As Volumes Pick Up +4.0%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals [...]
New Digital Marketing Campaign Supports Installers’ Success
Endurance® Aluminium is investing into a new digital marketing [...]
BDC Aluminium Expands Heritage Style Offering With Vertical Sliding Windows
With heritage-inspired design becoming a major trend in commercial [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Stuga Provides Stürtz Trading Update
Following on from the news of the insolvency proceedings in Germany of Stuga's parent company Stürtz Group, Ed Williams of Stuga has provided an [...]
Andrew Wright Windows Of Scotland Placed Into Administration
Irvine-based Andrew Wright Windows, a stalwart in Scotland’s double glazing industry for nearly nine decades, has ceased trading and entered provisional liquidation, resulting in [...]
Brisant Secure Acquired By Allegion Plc
Wow, the M&A train is in sixth gear right now... This afternoon it has been announced by Brisant Secure by Allegion Plc. This follows [...]
Disruption?
Darren Woodcock, General Manager, Deceuninck explains why in a period of significant change in the systems market, Deceuninck will continue to focus on its [...]
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 [...]
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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