Working Through A 40°C Heatwave: A Practical Guide For Fenestration Installers
The UK is preparing for what could be one of the hottest June periods on record, with some forecasts suggesting temperatures could approach 40°C in parts of the country. [...]
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
WindowBASE And Tommy Trinder Report Reinforces Aluminium’s Momentum
It's not as if anyone is denying that the aluminium market is the part of the fenestration sector with the most energy and drive at the moment. It's a [...]
How Child-Proof Doors And Windows Can Boost Sales
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, the UK manufacturer of [...]
Origin Launches New Contemporary Door
The UK’s leading manufacturer of luxury aluminium doors and [...]
BDC Aluminium Appoints New General Manager
BDC Aluminium has strengthened its senior management team. The [...]
G L A S S
Glasscraft Acquires Hytech Glass
West Yorkshire-based sealed glass unit manufacturer, Glasscraft, is delighted to announce that it has acquired Hytech Glass. Liverpool-based Hytech has been established for over 20 years and Glasscraft’s management [...]
London Is The Tail, Wagging The British Dog
I have just spent a fantastic early Valentines weekend with [...]
The Shard: The Glazing Industry’s Showpiece
Rarely does glass get to show itself off in such [...]
Pilks To Close A Third Of It’s UK Lines
This looks like the first bit of major bad news [...]
>Energy Efficient Windows 2.0?
>Some very smart people in South Korea have produced a [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
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 [...]
Origin Reveals Its OS-29+ Sliding Door
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, leading manufacturer of premium [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Pilkington Group Posts £200m Loss
As if further evidence was needed as to the tough trading environment the glazing sector is in right now, accounts posted by Pilkington Group [...]
Safestyle Seeks Sale As No New Cash Comes
In what will be another worrying trading update issues by Safestyle UK this morning, they have confirmed that there are no new investors coming [...]
Glazing Summit Acquired By Mark Allen Group
Mark Allen Group, which owns Glass & Glazing Products magazine and the Installer Awards, has acquired the Glazing Summit conference. The move strengthens Mark [...]
Everest Announce Purchase Of Evolution From UKWDG
Everest 2020 Limited, owner of the UK’s most famous home improvement brand which has been operating for over 50 years, has announced the purchase [...]
Evolution May Be Resurrected
Ever since the sad demise of the UK Window and Doors Group at the beginning of the month, the industry has been waiting to [...]
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