Forterro Acquires Klaes
A powerful three-material portfolio: Forterro acquires Klaes and becomes a full‑range software provider for the window industry. The move combines trusted industry software across aluminium, PVC and wood while [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
A L U M I N I U M
How Popular Could Aluminium Internal Doors Become?
As part of the revolution in aluminium in UK fenestration, we are seeing a boom in the demand for aluminium internal doors. The steel-look internal doors, often popularised on [...]
Aluminium Prices Fall Back, Is The Panic Over?
Remember not so long ago, when Donald Trump was [...]
There’s A New Aluminium Sliding Door Company, Viiu
This really is the age of aluminium and sliding [...]
It Could Be A Volatile Time For The Aluminium Window And Door Sector
Ever wondered if the world of politics and sanctions [...]
Are Origin About To Shake Up Window Fabrication With YLTNO?
YLTNO stands for: Your Lead Time, Not Ours. It [...]
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
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
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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