Deceuninck Takeover Bid Launched As Gramo BV Exceeds 30% Ownership Threshold
Belgian PVC systems manufacturer Deceuninck is the subject of a mandatory public cash takeover bid after Gramo BV increased its shareholding beyond the 30% threshold required under Belgian takeover [...]
Playing Fair
Geopolitical instability is feeding cost pressure into the window [...]
Construction’s Mental Health Crisis: How Welfare Units Can Support On-Site Mental Wellbeing
Many roles within construction are known to be physically [...]
Eurocell’s Q1 Performance Signals Resilience In A Fragile Fenestration Market
Eurocell’s first-quarter trading update highlighted a business continuing to [...]
Forterro Expands Software For Small Industrial And Mid-Market Manufacturers With 3E
Forterro, a leading European provider of industrial software solutions, [...]
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
Mutares Group Acquired Kawneer EU
Major M&A news once again, this time in the aluminium part of our market, as it is announced that the European arm of Kawneer has been acquired by Munich-based [...]
BDC Aluminium Is Proudly Made In Britain
BDC Aluminium is a proud member of Made in [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Adds New Sash Window
Endurance® Aluminium has bolstered its already comprehensive product offering. [...]
Design Made Clear: Three Aesthetics, Endless Possibilities
In today’s design-led market, homeowners are presented with more [...]
BDC Aluminium Is The Go-To Solution For Flexible Interior Layouts
Internal aluminium screening has become a popular inclusion in [...]
G L A S S
Clayton Glass Launches Triple28™ – Triple Glazing That Fits Standard 28mm Double-Glazing Profiles
Clayton Glass has launched Triple28™, a new triple-glazed sealed unit engineered to deliver triple-glazing performance within a standard 28mm glazing profile, allowing installers to upgrade from double to triple glazing without [...]
Glass Futures Appoints Justin Kelly As New CEO
Glass Futures announces the appointment of Justin Kelly as [...]
£6m Biofuel Trial At Glass Futures And Pilkington
A major industrial trial was successfully undertaken this month [...]
Glass Express Midlands Save 142 Tonnes Of CO2 In One Year
Glass Express Midlands has been certified as a leading [...]
Glasscraft Acquires Hytech Glass
West Yorkshire-based sealed glass unit manufacturer, Glasscraft, is delighted [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Swisspacer Turns Lengwil Into Its Centre For Research And Development
The new Technology Centre underscores Switzerland’s strategic importance as [...]
February Builders’ Merchant Like-For-Like Sales Volumes Drop -10.6% Year-On-Year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
40% Of Women Feel Unsafe At Their Own Front Door – Here’s What That Means For What You Fit
We spend a lot of time in this industry [...]
Endurance® Doors Showcases Installer Excellence
Endurance® Doors is continuing to champion excellence across its [...]
Endurance® Doors Unlocks Digital Growth For Installers
Endurance® Doors is enhancing its commitment to installer support [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Livingston Based Evoframes To Go Into Administration
In a post on LinkedIn earlier this evening, it was announced that Evoframes, a VEKA fabricator, is to be placed into administration with the [...]
Inwido AB Reports 2025 Full-Year Results
Inwido AB (publ) today published its full-year and fourth quarter 2025 financial results, highlighting a return to organic growth, solid profitability and continued strategic [...]
Saint-Gobain To Delist From London Stock Exchange
Saint-Gobain has confirmed that it will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange, ending the trading of its CREST Depository Interests in February. [...]
Inwido Expands Its Footprint In The UK
Inwido acquires Fast Frame in Nottingham, England, a company specialising in the manufacturing and supply of PVCu windows and doors for both commercial and [...]
Inwido Acquires Victorian House Window Group
Just when you thought M&A season in UK fenestration had finished for the year, two pop along at one. After Window Ware had announced [...]
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 [...]
Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta: Warts And All Interview – Part 2
Last week I published the first in a two-part special interview with Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta. It gave us an insight into the [...]
Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta: Warts And All Interview – Part 1
A few weeks ago I posed a series of questions to Smart Ready® founder Giovanni Laporta to get his take on himself, the industry, [...]
First TOUCH Portal Ordering System Goes Live At Endurance Doors
Sponsored news from Business Micros Group: Endurance Doors has launched the UK’s first TOUCH Portal live online ordering system, in partnership with the Business [...]
Ultion Nuki Review: Smart Door Tech That Actually Fits Into Home Life
When it comes to smart tech of any kind, it is the tech that provides a tangible benefit to daily life. Smartphones are an [...]
Adoption Of Smart Window And Door Technology Should Be Far More Advanced
Last week, Alex Dutton from Brisant Secure came to see us at our place to begin our journey with Ultion Nuki. This is Brisant’s [...]
Could The Future Building Standard Be Watered Down?
Whilst the arguments over trickle vents continue to rage [...]
PVCu As Part Of The Sustainability Conversation
Martin Benn, Head of New Build at Eurocell, outlines [...]
Eurocell Invests Nearly £3million To Support Growth In Fabricator Network
Sponsored news from Eurocell: Eurocell has further demonstrated its [...]
Morley Glass Named GGP Installer Awards Finalist For Glass Recycling Service
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Uni-Blinds® integral blinds manufacturer [...]
Sustainability Takes A Back Seat Amid The Cost-Of-Living Crisis
In February 2022, a study of 2000 UK homeowners [...]
C H A R I T Y
GM Fundraising Announces GMF100 Cycling Challenge Total
GM Fundraising has just announced that its GMF100 Cycling Challenge has raised an impressive £55,000. The funds will go to Hope House Children’s Hospices, [...]
91 Riders Sign Up For GM Fundraising’s GMF100 Cycling Challenge
This is a press release from GM Fundraising: Industry charity fundraiser GM Fundraising has announced that 91 riders have now signed for their new [...]
GM Fundraising Launches The ‘GMF 100’ Cycling Challenge
This is a press release from GM Fundraising: Industry charity fundraiser GM Fundraising has just launched a new team cycling challenge, which will be [...]
GM Fundraising Moves Peak, Paddle, Pedal To 2022
GM Fundraising has announced its 2021 Peak, Paddle, Pedal charity event to raise money for Hope House Children’s Hospices has been further postponed until [...]
Sterling Generosity From Two Industry Businesses
This is a charity article from GM Fundraising and Haffner Murat: Industry machinery experts Haffner Murat Ltd and Warrington-based fabricator Sterling Windows, Doors and [...]
S U B S C R I B E
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