One In Four Homeowners Encounter Problems With Home Repairs, Citizens Advice Finds
New research highlights widespread issues with home improvement work and growing consumer distrust One in four homeowners has experienced problems with their most recent home repair project, according to [...]
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 [...]
Inwido Expands Its Footprint In The UK
Inwido acquires Fast Frame in Nottingham, England, a company [...]
Inwido Acquires Victorian House Window Group
Just when you thought M&A season in UK fenestration [...]
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
The Rise Of Heritage Style Steel-Look Windows And Doors
In recent years, the fenestration sector has seen a growing trend towards heritage-style steel-look windows and doors. These products, inspired by the industrial aesthetics of early 20th-century architecture, have [...]
CAB Welcomes Minimal Frame Projects
The CAB Team and I are pleased to welcome [...]
The Power Of Colour In Design
Victoria Brocklesby of Origin discusses how coloured doors and [...]
DAWS Appoints National Sales Manager
Leading aluminium manufacturer DAWS has appointed Steve Williams, an [...]
Origin Manufactures One-Millionth Product
Origin, the leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, [...]
G L A S S
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, Sicherheitsglastechnik Oelsnitz GmbH (SGT), as [...]
Japanese Researchers Have Produced A Glass That Is Almost As Strong As Steel
Imagine a window with glass that is about as strong [...]
Saint-Gobain Turns 350 This Week
When it comes to talking about the history of most [...]
Corning: The Glass Age
If you're reading this very article on your smartphone, it's [...]
Saint-Gobain Turns 350
This year marks the 350th anniversary of one of the [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
BMBI Debate: Threats & Solutions In The Building Materials Supply Chain
Experts from the UK’s building materials supply chain gathered [...]
Trust Is Now The Installer’s Strongest Sales Tool
Ultion reveals why brand reputation is replacing technical detail [...]
Prioritising Aesthetics With Performance
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, discusses why the brand [...]
Merchant Q3 Value Sales Down -0.1% But September Is Up +4.6% Year-On-Year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals [...]
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd Celebrates Win At The Prestigious G25 Awards
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd, a leading VEKA fabricator, is [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Quanex Acquires Tyman
Major US/UK acquisition news this morning as it has been announced that Quanex have acquired ERA owners Tyman in a deal valued at $1.1bn. [...]
Facade Supplier To Everton’s New Stadium In Administration
It's not that often the world of football collides with the world of fenestration, but in another hit to the sector, the supplier of [...]
2023 Profits In Line With Expectations At Eurocell
In a sea of instability, last week produced some welcome and somewhat stable news, with 2023 preliminary results from Eurocell showing that profits were [...]
Tradesmith Ltd Falls Into Administration
In a message posted on Linkedin on Monday, it was announced that Tradesmith Ltd had been placed into administration after 31 years of trading. [...]
Prime Glazing Supplies Files For Administration
Q1 of 2024 is proving to be a tough one for parts of the sector, as Prime Glazing Supplies in Bolton files for administration. [...]
>How Long Left For The Industry Mags?
>Anyone else noticed that the majority of industry magazines are getting thinner by the month?Some of them are barely braking 30 pages, half of which [...]
>Businesses Can’t Afford To Miss Out On Social Media In The Future
>The video below shows you why businesses cannot afford to not be involved in social media in some way, shape or form. I don't need [...]
>The Benefits Of Social Media
>The two biggest forms of social media on the planet right now are Twitter and Facebook. Both these platforms have allowed people from all over [...]
>iPad Or Playbook?
>As many will know, Apple has just released the iPad 2. It looks very impressive. Two cameras, one front and back, dual-core processor, HD screen, [...]
>Tablets Will Change The Way We Sell
>Those with even the slightest interest in technology will know that the recent wave of tablet devices such as the iPad from Apple are revolutionising [...]
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