NorDan Acquires Majority Shareholding in Esk Glazing
NorDan Secures Majority Shareholding in Esk Glazing to Strengthen UK Market Reach NorDan announces the acquisition of a majority stake in Esk Glazing Ltd, [...]
The Next Three Months Are Vital
For England and Wales, this is the week schools go back after the summer holidays. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, they are already back. [...]
UK & Ireland Colour Trends For 2025 So Far
The latest industry data in the UK and Ireland has shown some interesting insights into the colour landscape for 2025. RENOLIT have supplied 93 [...]
Stuga Provides Stürtz Trading Update
Following on from the news of the insolvency proceedings in Germany of Stuga's parent company Stürtz Group, Ed Williams of Stuga has provided an [...]
Andrew Wright Windows Of Scotland Placed Into Administration
Irvine-based Andrew Wright Windows, a stalwart in Scotland’s double glazing industry for nearly nine decades, has ceased trading and entered provisional liquidation, resulting in [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Endurance® Aluminium Targets Increased Sales For Installer Partners
Endurance® Aluminium is building on its commitment to maximising the success and growth of its installer partners. Having recently unveiled an online configurator for [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Launches Installer Partner Scheme
Endurance® Aluminium has begun onboarding businesses to its newly launched installer partner scheme. The new scheme from the fabricator of aluminium windows, doors and [...]
Origin Launches OS-29+ Sliding Door
Origin has launched the OS-29+ sliding door, which combines sleek, contemporary aesthetics with U-Values as low as 0.78 W/m2K. According to Origin, the new [...]
Introducing The UK’s Most Thermally Efficient Aluminium Slider
Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium aluminium windows and doors, has launched the market-leading OS-29+ Sliding Door. The unique design offers superior performance [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Celebrates ‘Best Of British’ Offer
Endurance® Aluminium is highlighting its ability to offer installers and homeowners products that maintain Britain’s proud history of engineering and manufacturing excellence. At a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Cornwall Group Invests £3m+ In Three New Toughening Furnaces
Cornwall Group has made a one-in-a-generation investment in three new state-of-the-art Glaston Tempering Furnaces, representing more than £3m, with each going to different sites [...]
Glaston Signs Deal For Three New FC Series E Tempering Lines In The UK
In August, independent and family-run Cornwall Group placed an order for new Glaston FC Series E tempering lines. The company was established over 45 years [...]
New Solar Energy Opportunities With VetroMount From Bohle
VetroMount balustrading system from Bohle has been approved for use with photovoltaic panels, opening up a potentially large market for installers looking to broaden [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
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 [...]
Glyngary Wins Major Contract For Historic Rylands Building Restoration In Manchester
Glyngary Joinery, a leading manufacturer of handcrafted timber windows [...]
Brisant Secure Launches Ultion Nuki 2025
Brisant Secure has unveiled Ultion Nuki 2025, the latest [...]
A Partnership Built On Trust
Glazpart is delighted that award-winning manufacturer Direct Trade (Yorkshire) [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
UAP Acquired By Allegion Plc
M&A activity has been intense in the past week or so, with a number of companies being acquired across differing parts of the sector. [...]
Unique Window Systems Acquires Assets Of AluFold Direct
Unique Window Systems Ltd, a multi-award-winning fabricator of UPVC and aluminium windows, doors, and curtain walling, has acquired the business and assets of AluFold [...]
Keraglass Acquires 100% Of AVG Automazioni
Keraglass, a leading company in the industrial machinery sector for glass processing – owned by Voilàp S.p.A. and the Spezzani family – has announced the acquisition [...]
FireGlass Joins New Umbrella Brand Saverto
The svt Group, a leading provider of passive fire protection solutions across Europe, is consolidating its international product division under the new brand Saverto, which also includes FireGlass. [...]
AluFold Direct Set To Enter Administration
I fear it may have been too early for me to write just last week that [...]
#FreshAirFeeling – New Campaign For Better Ventilation In UK Homes
Sponsored news from Certass: Certass Trade Association has launched a new ventilation awareness campaign via its dedicated consumer site certifiedcompetent.co.uk. #FreshAirFeeling is a campaign [...]
New-Build Homes Are Woefully Unprepared For Hot Weather
In the grand scheme of British summers, this one hasn’t been too bad. Since June we have had prolonged dry spells, a decent amount [...]
UK Fenestration Should Be A Far Bigger Sector Than What It Is
Think about this for a moment. Fenestration, which by definition is the arrangement of windows and doors in a building, is literally everywhere. Every [...]
Government Publishes FAQs On New Trickle Vent Regulations
Happy trickle vent day! As of today, June 15th 2022, the newly revised Building Regulations for England have come into force. The debate around [...]
Giving Fabricators A Way To Vent
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart and REHAU: In response to impending changes to Part F of the Building Regulations increasing requirements for [...]
Letter To The Editor: Giovanni Laporta – Less Is More
Letter to the Editor from Giovanni Laporta: As a designer and innovator, I am aware that inspiration comes from all sorts of places, and [...]
Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta: Warts And All Interview – Part 2
Last week I published the first in a two-part special interview with Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta. It gave us an insight into the [...]
Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta: Warts And All Interview – Part 1
A few weeks ago I posed a series of questions to Smart Ready® founder Giovanni Laporta to get his take on himself, the industry, [...]
First TOUCH Portal Ordering System Goes Live At Endurance Doors
Sponsored news from Business Micros Group: Endurance Doors has launched the UK’s first TOUCH Portal live online ordering system, in partnership with the Business [...]
Ultion Nuki Review: Smart Door Tech That Actually Fits Into Home Life
When it comes to smart tech of any kind, it is the tech that provides a tangible benefit to daily life. Smartphones are an [...]
Eurocell’s Modus Window System At The Heart Of The Energy House 2.0 Project
As part of the industry-wide efforts to develop new [...]
Double Glazing Tops Popular Sustainability List
Two-thirds of homeowners plan to make their homes more [...]
Eurocell Recycle To Exhibit At The Resource & Waste Management Expo
Eurocell Recycle are excited to announce that they will be [...]
Advanced Glass Flood Wall To Protect Kendal Locals And Businesses
Kendal, located in southern Cumbria is benefitting from multi-million [...]
Industry Appears Divided On Approach To 2025 Future Building Standard
All eyes are on 2025. The Future Building Standard [...]
C H A R I T Y
Tradeglaze Raise Over £1,200 For The Lincolnshire And Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
On Sunday 16th April five members of ‘Team Tradeglaze’ put on their running shoes and took on the challenge of running 10k through the [...]
Remembering Otto And Raising Awareness For Mitochondrial Disease
This is a special charity article from Masterframe: We have recently heard the extremely sad news that one of our very close and loyal [...]
Liniar Team Members Step Up To Help Those In Need
Charity news from Liniar: The team at industry-leading PVCu systems company Liniar, a subsidiary of Quanex, donated a staggering 593 non-perishable food items during [...]
Epic ‘Loneliest Road’ Charity Challenge Underway
Sponsored news by Glazerite: Former Glazerite UK Group chairman John Hewitt and a team of industry faces have hit the road Stateside for mental [...]
Sarah Pedals For Pounds In Support Of We Mind And Kelly Matters
Charity news from Balls2Marketing: “When I am finishing mile 42 of a training ride, it’s easy to question why I said yes to the [...]
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