US Asset Management Firm Apollo Acquires Pilkington Parent Company NSG
US-based asset management firm Apollo has announced a strategic investment that will see funds under its management acquire control of Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG), the parent company of Pilkington, [...]
Customade Group Announces Sale Of Business Units To Secure Jobs
Customade Group, today announced the completion of a significant [...]
The Skills Shortage In Our Industry
Not too many decades ago you became skilled in [...]
PAS 2030 Certification: What It Means For Fenestration
As the UK continues to prioritise energy efficiency and [...]
Glass Express Midlands Joins CAB
Glass Express Midlands is the first glass processing and [...]
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A L U M I N I U M
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
Glass Could Be About To Get Even More Expensive
Just as other parts of the fenestration supply chain begin to bed in some stability, we are still seeing volatile conditions in the glass part of our market, with [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Turn Complex Projects Into Profit Generators With Expert uPVC Profile Bending
For PVC fabricators and installers, manufacturing standard square window [...]
Building Our Skills Hails Training Success For Eighteen Year Old Apprentice
Eighteen-year-old Oliver Wells may only have been in the [...]
Rocal Staff Take Steps For Charity
Members of the Rocal team have stepped up - [...]
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 [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
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 [...]
Safestyle Publishes H1 Financial Results
Safestyle have released their H1 figures for 2020, and just like all the others which have reported so far, the first half of the [...]
UK Window Group Issues Statement On Restructuring
The UK Window Group have provided a statement confirming that the business has been reformed: UK Window Group today confirms that following an extensive [...]
Epwin Group’s First Half Results Published
Epwin Group today released their full H1 results for 2020. COVID-19 and the lockdown did of course have an enormous impact on the group's [...]
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