NorDan UK Acquires RED Systems
The steady beat of M&A activity in the UK market continues, with the announcement that NorDan UK has acquired UK-based curtain walling and facade specialists RED Systems. This follows [...]
Five Products That Could Thrive In 2025
It has been a bit of a wild start [...]
Eurocell Relocates Its Preston Branch To Bigger & More Accessible Outlet
Home improvement specialists Eurocell, is relocating its Preston branch and [...]
REAL Aluminium Publishes Statement
Following the news of the administration of Customade Group [...]
Customade Group Announces Sale Of Business Units To Secure Jobs
Customade Group, today announced the completion of a significant [...]
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Tougher Part L Requirements To Come Into Force Within Days!
Anyone supplying windows and doors into new build – including home extensions – has only days to meet tougher standards of thermal performance. The Part L new build transition [...]
170+ Ton Press Marks Next Stage Of Garnalex Development
The industry's eyes are on Garnalex and Roger Hartshorn [...]
Letter To The Editor: Roger Hartshorn – Why I’ve Fallen For Aluminium
This is a Letter to the Editor article by [...]
Who Are Garnalex?
Looks like we’re going to be hearing a lot [...]
Aluminium Prices Fall Back, Is The Panic Over?
Remember not so long ago, when Donald Trump was [...]
G L A S S
Solar Powered W Smart Provides Hassle-Free Motorised Shading Solution For Low Energy Homes
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: The Uni-Blinds® W Smart integral blind system from Morley Glass is enabling homeowners to benefit from the convenience of a motorised shading and privacy [...]
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The Difference Between Domestic And Commercial IBGs
Domestic and commercial insurance-backed guarantees (IBGs) both provide financial [...]
Merchants’ April Sales Up +3.9% But Down -11.0% Like-For-Like
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
Origin Launches New Contemporary Door
The UK’s leading manufacturer of luxury aluminium doors and [...]
Builders’ Merchant Q1 Value Sales Fell -7.2% Year-On-Year, As Volumes Slide -8.7%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals [...]
Endurance® Doors Eyes Further NFA Success
After being named ‘Composite Door Manufacturer of the Year’ [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
What Fenestration Can Learn From The Collapse Of The Arcadia Group
Arcadia Group, one of the high street's biggest retailing has collapsed into administration with rescue talks failing. This puts more than 13,000 jobs at [...]
The 2020 Spending Review – What You Need To Know
On Wednesday the Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his Spending Review for 2020. It was due to be a three-year forecast for public spending and [...]
Administrators Appointed At Total Glass Limited
In what is beginning to look like a bit of a rocky patch for UK fenestration, Total Glass Limited have appointed administrators. For some, [...]
Are You Planning To Hire?
New month, new poll. This time I'm asking whether you're planning on hiring new staff over the next few months. In previous posts I [...]
Chancellor Set To Unveil New Job Protection Measures
As the new rules around the UK come into force to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, pressure has built on the Chancellor [...]
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