Saint-Gobain Q3 Sales Rise As UK Construction Weakness Persists
Saint-Gobain reported third-quarter sales of €11.624 billion, up 1.8% from €11.424 billion a year earlier. Like-for-like growth reached 2.5%, although higher prices accompanied lower volumes. The construction products group’s [...]
V12 Retail Finance: Q3 Home Improvement Finance Doubles As UK Households Choose To Renovate Rather Than Relocate
New data from V12 Retail Finance suggests UK households [...]
Allegion Acquires Overly Door Company Following UAP And Brisant Secure Deals
Allegion has acquired Overly Door Company, adding a US [...]
Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition Of NSG Group
Funds managed by Apollo have completed their acquisition of [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass Launches COOL-LITE® XTREME 70/33 II With BIOCLEAN® II For Roof Glazing
Saint-Gobain Glass has expanded its solar control glass portfolio [...]
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 [...]
Indoor-Outdoor Living Remains A Driving Force In Home Renovation Trends
While fashions come and go, some trends have real [...]
‘Forever Home’ Renovations Drive Demand For Premium Aluminium
Economic uncertainty has changed the way many homeowners now [...]
Origin Responds To Market Demand By Launching The All-New Tilt And Turn Window
A Tilt and Turn Window has been one of [...]
BDC Aluminium Appoints New Group Aluminium Sales Manager
BDC Aluminium has appointed Zac Nedimovic, who has over [...]
G L A S S
Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition Of NSG Group
Funds managed by Apollo have completed their acquisition of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group), with the glass manufacturer launching a new management structure following the transaction. Apollo [...]
Dual Seal Glass Enters Administration After 31 Years In Business
Huddersfield-based glass processor Dual Seal Glass Ltd has entered [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass UK & Ireland Manufactures Lower-Carbon Flat Glass As Standard
Saint-Gobain Glass UK & Ireland has taken a significant [...]
US Asset Management Firm Apollo Acquires Pilkington Parent Company NSG
US-based asset management firm Apollo has announced a strategic [...]
Clayton Glass Welcomes Peter Ferguson To South-East Role
Clayton Glass has strengthened its presence in the South-East [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Endurance® Helps Installers Capitalise On Demand For Statement Doors
As homeowners increasingly extend their interior style to the [...]
Millions Of Homeowners Don’t Know Who Can Access Their Property Or How Secure Their Front Door Is
· Two in five Brits (41%) cannot account for [...]
MRA Research Launches MRA Tech Research And Acquires Data Services To Help Customers Grow
In its strategy to build on MRA’s legacy and [...]
More Ways To Make An Entrance With Rocal
For homeowners who want to personalise their property and [...]
Endurance® Sees Traditional Door Styles Rise In Popularity
Endurance® is reporting growing demand for traditional door designs [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Allegion Acquires Overly Door Company Following UAP And Brisant Secure Deals
Allegion has acquired Overly Door Company, adding a US manufacturer of specialist security doors to its portfolio following its purchases of British hardware businesses [...]
Apollo Funds Complete Acquisition Of NSG Group
Funds managed by Apollo have completed their acquisition of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group), with the glass manufacturer launching a new management [...]
Clayton Glass Restructures To Strengthen Its Nationwide Glass Offering
Nick Dutton is joining Ryan Green and Clayton Glass as a strategic partner as the glass manufacturer restructures its operations to create a stronger [...]
Eurocell H1 2026: Alunet Drives Growth As Core Fenestration Markets Remain Under Pressure
Eurocell increased revenue and adjusted operating profit in the first half of 2026, despite difficult conditions across UK housing and home improvement. However, the [...]
Teqnion Acquires Unique Door Panels
Teqnion acquires Unique Door Panels in a deal bringing the Manchester-based door manufacturer into the Swedish industrial group and changing the ownership of a [...]
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 [...]
Window Tracer: The Fastest Window And Door Design Software Ever Built
Aperture Works launches Window Tracer in June, a design tool built around how installers actually work on site. Aperture Works, the Hertfordshire SaaS company [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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