Thermoseal Group Sold To Fenzi In Landmark Deal
Breaking M&A news from the UK fenestration sector as it has been announced that Thermoseal have been acquired by Milan-based Fenzi Spa Group for [...]
Everest Owed More Than £30m As It Went Under
Weeks after the collapse of one of the largest national installers of windows and doors, Everest 2020 Ltd, it has been revealed that the [...]
SIG Cuts Profit Forecast Amid Subdued Demand
Construction materials supplier SIG has issued a trading update in which is has downgraded it's profit forecasts amid subdued demand and weaker business activity. [...]
Letter To The Media: Mark Frain, WarmCore
Dear Editor, For those that know me well I am a forthright person and one that’s passionate about the industry. But it is an [...]
Nearly A Quarter Of All PVCu Window Sales Are Flush
I have long argued that flush windows have been the biggest innovation to happen to PVCu windows in the last ten to fifteen years. [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Aluminium Prices Fall Back, Is The Panic Over?
Remember not so long ago, when Donald Trump was handing out sanctions left right and centre? It was the sanctions on Russian companies, specifically [...]
There’s A New Aluminium Sliding Door Company, Viiu
This really is the age of aluminium and sliding patio doors. Who would have thought that about five years ago? Well it really is. [...]
It Could Be A Volatile Time For The Aluminium Window And Door Sector
Ever wondered if the world of politics and sanctions could ever have real-time effects on the window and door industry? Well, yes they can. [...]
Are Origin About To Shake Up Window Fabrication With YLTNO?
YLTNO stands for: Your Lead Time, Not Ours. It was a manufacturing principle introduced by one of the industry's well known aluminium manufacturers, Origin. [...]
Aluminium Could Really Threaten PVCu Residential Dominance
There was no doubting that the aluminium representation was the largest in the history of the FIT Show. In the exhibitions since it's launch, [...]
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Certass Reporting: Competence Takes Centre Stage At BSR Conference 2024
Certass is proud to report on the successful conclusion [...]
The Man Behind OMNIA
The designer behind OMNIA, the window system that will [...]
Origin’s Solution To Standing Out From The Crowd
Customers are clearer than ever on their expectations when [...]
Revamped Production With Fully Automated Line
John Fredericks Plastics (JFP) has revamped its production facility [...]
JFP Named Manufacturer Of The Year At Made In Yorkshire Awards
John Fredericks (JFP) joined other leading lights of the [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Pilkington To Reintroduce Energy Surcharge
The price pressures on the supply chain only continue to grow as Pilkington has announced that they are going to reintroduce their Energy Surcharge, [...]
UK Growth Slows To Just 0.1% In July
The "pingdemic" and supply chain problems have seen UK growth dribble to just 0.1% in July. This was after June saw GDP growth of [...]
Open Letter: Could Your Business Get Through ‘Another 2021’ In 2022?
We knew the road back from COVID and Lockdown would be bumpy but the challenges we and the window and door industry have contended [...]
Saint-Gobain Sells Two Glass Processing Businesses
Saint-Gobain has sold two of their European glass processing companies. One in France, to a former manager of Saint-Gobain, and one in Germany. This [...]
The Supply Chain Can Return To Normal If Two Things Happen
The one question everyone is asking is when the supply chain will return to normal. For over a year our sector has had to [...]
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