Fenestration Needs Labour’s Homes Plan To Work
Today we will see the opening of Parliament and the King's Speech. A state occasion in which the new Labour Government will set out [...]
The Industry Faces A Tricky Period Coming Up
The General Election really couldn't have come at a more inconvenient time. Just as the Euros was getting underway, the UK was plunged into [...]
GAP Acquires Horizon Plastics
M&A activity in our sector continues as it has been announced that trade-counter business GAP has acquired southwest-based Horizon Plastics for an undisclosed sum. [...]
Interactive 3D House Is Centrepiece Of New Website By Saint-Gobain Glass
An interactive 3D render of a stunning home is the centrepiece of a new website launched by Saint-Gobain Glass. The new website www.saint-gobain-glass.co.uk combines the existing [...]
Labour Wins Landslide Victory In 2024 UK Election
After 14 years of Conservative rule, in which the country endured a pandemic, Brexit, war in Ukraine and war in the Middle East, Labour [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
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, [...]
Why Has Residential Aluminium Made Such A Strong Comeback?
If there was an award for the strongest fenestration sector comeback over the past five to ten years then it would most certainly go [...]
The One New Product To Start Selling In 2017 Is Aluminium
It's nearly the end of the year, and some companies will start to look at tweaking things for 2017. One of things will be [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Rocal Staff Take Steps For Charity
Members of the Rocal team have stepped up - [...]
Eurocell Sets Benchmark For Recycled PVCu In Extrusion
Eurocell, which operates the largest PVC-U recycling operation in [...]
Making A Statement
Today’s market is a competitive one. Builders and housebuilders [...]
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 [...]
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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