Could The Future Building Standard Be Watered Down?
Whilst the arguments over trickle vents continue to rage on, eight months after their implementation, attention has rightly turned to the next major set [...]
Remembering Otto And Raising Awareness For Mitochondrial Disease
This is a special charity article from Masterframe: We have recently heard the extremely sad news that one of our very close and loyal [...]
Tackling Skills Shortages In The Construction Industry
Guest post from Van Ninja: Recent statistics show that three-quarters of UK businesses are impacted by skills shortages. The effects of this have been [...]
Builders’ Merchants Monthly Omnibus Survey: What Has Changed Since Grenfell?
New questions in December’s Builders’ Merchants Monthly Omnibus Survey reveal how builders’ merchants and their trade customers have changed the products they buy, and [...]
Safestyle UK Announce Year-End Trading Update
Earnings season in the fenestration sector continues, with some of the largest publicly traded companies in the industry continuing to report on 2022 performance. [...]
Thermlock® v Polyamide, The Difference Is Clear
Sponsored news from Sheerline: When the foundations for the Sheerline system were laid, one of the weaknesses of existing aluminium systems that needed addressing [...]
Deceuninck Unveils Light-Commercial Curtain Walling System
Sponsored news from Deceuninck Aluminium: Deceuninck Aluminium has continued the rapid expansion of its product offer, with the launch of the new Decalu F50 [...]
Vitrine Aluminium Go From Strength To Strength
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Vitrine Aluminium – Cheshire’s premium aluminium systems manufacturer that can do it all, a true one-stop shop for aluminium. [...]
Vitrine Aluminium Secure Several Showroom Partnerships
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Cheshire-based Vitrine Aluminium has partnered up with several large companies within the fenestration industry to showcase their products in [...]
A Big Splash Of Colour – Helps Put Sheerline Customers Ahead
Sponsored news from Sheerline: Sheerline has invested over £1 million in a new state-of-the-art powder coating plant, bringing the most important secondary process that [...]
Morley Glass Triples Post-Consumer Glass Recycling Capacity
This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass: The UK’s largest manufacturer of Screenline integral blinds will be recycling more post-consumer glass and supporting [...]
Guardian Glass Plant Repairs And Upgrades Will Be Finished This Month
At long last, some good news on the glass front. According to Guardian Glass, repairs and upgrades at their facility in Goole are due [...]
This Is How Much You Actually Save By Recycling Glass
Recycling is going to play a massive part in the fenestration sector's efforts to reach net zero. PVCu recycling has continued to grow at [...]
The Growth Potential For Integral Blinds Remains Huge
Our sector, like others, always looks for new products and niches where we think there could be major potential for growth. Whilst it's always [...]
New AM-III Glass As Hard As Diamonds Developed In China
Scientists in China have developed a new type of glass, called AM-III, which is so hard it can leave s scratch on a diamond. [...]
How Much Are You Prepared To Pay Your Fitters?
I was shown an advert from a Facebook forum by a friend of mine the other night. It was advertising a fitter's position at [...]
UK Fenestration Has To Act Now To Navigate Recession
Whether we want to talk about it or not, the UK economy is on the brink of something bad. Inflation is out of control, [...]
Safestyle Posts Interim Results
Earnings season continues in the UK fenestration market, with Safestyle UK posting their interim results for the first quarter of this year. This is [...]
A Composite Door I Quoted Rose £600 In Two Years
The other day a client from March 2020, just before lockdowns came into force, came back to me to get a composite door re-priced [...]
Window Widgets Acquires Profoil And Forms The Q19 Group
The team that acquired Window Widgets in 2019 announced the formation of the Q19 Group and the acquisition of Profoil Limited, the deal was [...]
Haffner Launches New Machine To Support Fabricators With New Part F Regulations
This is a sponsored article by Haffner: With the update to Part F ventilation regulations that are due to come into effect in June [...]
Even Trickle Vents At 1.4 u-Value Isn’t Convincing People
The trickle vents are coming! It's not as scary as it sounds, despite the opposition from a variety of facets of the fenestration industry. [...]
There Is An Absolutely Valid Discussion To Be Had About Ventilation
As we approach the time where installers are deliberating on how to implement new guidance to abide by new Building Regulations, specifically on trickle [...]
The Future For Window Energy Ratings Looks Uncertain
The ramifications of the updated Building Regulations are becoming known as each day and week passes. As I understand it, there continues to be [...]
Fenestration Installer Ventilation Survey
Trickle vents and the newly updated Building Regulations are front and centre of minds right across the fenestration industry. In particular, the new regulations [...]
Three Quarters Of Our Business Is Now Done Digitally
During lockdown, many businesses in our sector, including ours, made rapid changes to digitally transform their businesses to allow them to function whilst most [...]
Brisant Launch Trade Facebook Page
This is a sponsored article by Brisant Secure: Brisant-Secure is all about making it easy for locksmiths to sell locks and door installers to [...]
Apply For One Of Five Free Virtual Showroom Tours Courtesy Of The NFAs, Fenestration Digital And Morley Glass
In an effort to help installers adapt to the new normal as the industry begins it’s toughest ever fight, Morley Glass has teamed up [...]
New ‘Wonder’ Technology Makes It Easy For Installers To Sell And Homeowners To Buy
This is a press release by Tommy Trinder TommyTrinder.com Ltd has launched its new Framepoint Technology® so installers can sell with a ‘Wow’. Designed [...]
Business Micros Acquires The Consultancy And The Glazing Vault
Its not often the world of tech and fenestration come together in the mergers and acquisitions arena but today is that day, with the [...]
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Haffner Brings Two New Machining Centres To Market
Sponsored news from Haffner: Haffner Ltd, the multi-award-winning machinery [...]
Eurocell’s Future Homes Ready Modus System Continues To Lead The Market
With the introduction of the Future Homes Standard (FHS) [...]
Exciting New Integral Blind Systems Lined Up For Debut At 2023 FIT Show
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Several new additions to [...]
Nolan UPVC’s Success Following MBO
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: When Nolan UPVC went through [...]
Surging Demand For Energy Efficiency Highlights The Need For Solutions Like TruFit®
Sponsored news from Edgetech: Edgetech may be best known [...]
What Do Homeowners Really Think About Sustainability?
Sponsored news from Deceuninck UK: Rob McGlennon. Managing [...]
New-Build Homes Are Woefully Unprepared For Hot Weather
In the grand scheme of British summers, this one [...]
CNC Recycling – Investing For The Future
Sponsored news from CNC Recycling: CNC Recycling is delighted [...]
Eurocell Enhances Outdoor Living Solutions To Meet Increasing Demand In The Sector
This is sponsored news from Eurocell: Eurocell has extended [...]
CNC Recycling Strengthens Sales Team
This is a press release from CNC Recycling: UPVC [...]
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