UK Construction PMI: What The Latest Figures Mean For Construction And The Fenestration Sector
The latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI data for June shows that the construction sector remains under significant pressure, despite a slight improvement from the previous month. The headline [...]
Saint-Gobain Launches COOL-LITE® XTREME 51/23 And 51/23 II – A New Standard In Solar Control Glazing
Saint-Gobain Glass has launched COOL-LITE® XTREME 51/23 and COOL-LITE® [...]
Building Safety Regulator Faces New Challenges As Key Firm Collapses
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is grappling with fresh [...]
A New Age In Triple Glazing May Be Around The Corner
I think it is fair to say that triple [...]
MONET Money: 71% of Freelancers Paid Late
MONET Money: 71% of Freelancers Paid Late as £26bn [...]
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
BDC Aluminium Appoints New General Manager
BDC Aluminium has strengthened its senior management team. The fabricator of high end aluminium fenestration products for domestic and commercial applications, has appointed Paul McEneaney as its new general [...]
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 [...]
Exceeding Homeowner Demands
Quality, service, and aesthetics are now more important than [...]
The Rise Of Heritage Style Steel-Look Windows And Doors
In recent years, the fenestration sector has seen a [...]
G L A S S
£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 and technically suitable low-cost bioderived [...]
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 [...]
Where’s The Glass?
Usually, there's not much discussion on a Friday night on [...]
A Day Made Of Glass 2
Remember when I posted the video on this blog of [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
D G B P A R T N E R S
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 [...]
Safestyle UK To Appoint Administrators
Following weeks of turmoil at the business, it was announced on the evening of Friday 27th October 2023 that Safestyle UK are to appoint [...]
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