Playing Fair
Geopolitical instability is feeding cost pressure into the window and door supply chain, as rising energy prices, transport disruption and raw material volatility create fresh challenges for manufacturers, fabricators [...]
Fix Radio: A UK Construction Industry In Crisis
Two Tradespeople Lose Their Lives to Suicide Every Day [...]
Saint-Gobain Unveils New Strategic Plan
After the success of its previous plan (“Grow & [...]
Mutares Group Acquired Kawneer EU
Major M&A news once again, this time in the [...]
First Glass Successfully Rolled From Experimental Furnace
Glass Futures is proud to announce a significant breakthrough [...]
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 [...]
DAWS Launches Its Guaranteed No Bow, All-Aluminium Composite Door Range
Leading aluminium manufacturer DAWS has launched its “all aluminium” [...]
Why Safety Is The Secret Weapon For Window And Door Sales
In today’s competitive market, homeowners seek features that enhance [...]
Origin Revolutionises Manufacturing Process With The Launch Of In-House Powder Coating Facility
Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and [...]
DAWS Predicts Optimistic Outlook For Aluminium Sector
Following a change of government, North West-based aluminium fabricator [...]
G L A S S
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 UK & Ireland’s Glass Forever [...]
Tower Bridge’s Amazing New Glass Walkway
Here's a story that's been doing the rounds on the [...]
The Exciting Possibilities Of Glass Technology
Something a little different for today's post, a video. I [...]
Reader Question: Faulty Sealed Units?
Another post, another question from a homeowner. You can see [...]
Is There Any Money Left In Glass?
That might sound like a bit of an odd question to [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
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 [...]
Origin Reveals Its OS-29+ Sliding Door
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, leading manufacturer of premium [...]
Premier Arches – Building Success From The Inside Out
In an industry where change often comes slowly and [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Endurance Acquisition Of BDC Aluminium Shows Major Intent
Last week Rocal, producers of Endurance Doors, announced that they had acquired Witham-based BDC Aluminium. It meant the year started with a bang as [...]
Safestyle Are Back
Well, sort of. Just before Christmas and in the New Year it is likely you will have seen adverts from Safestyle seeking out installers, [...]
Rocal Endurance Holdings Acquires BDC Aluminium
Rocal Endurance Holdings acquires aluminium fabricator BDC Aluminium. Rocal Endurance Holdings, renowned for its expertise in manufacturing composite doors, door panels, and specialist plastic [...]
Cornwall Group Acquires Forward Glass
Cornwall Group has acquired Birmingham-based Forward Glass in a transaction that completed on December 1st in the Group’s most substantial deal to date. Cornwall [...]
Anglian Windows Purchases Safestyle UK Order Book
In what is a ray of good news for homeowners who had been left in a very uncertain position by the demise of Safestyle [...]
>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 [...]
>500th Post: How Technology Is Changing The Double Glazing Industry
>Technology over the past few years has advanced at an incredible rate. And what's more, we have embraced it so much so that if the [...]
>Could The iPad Be Used For Demos?
>I've been looking into Apple's new device, the iPad, and I want one terribly! However, for about £500, I'm going to need to use it [...]
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