Hydro In Controlled Shutdown Of Qatar Production
On March 3, 2026, Hydro announced a controlled shutdown of aluminium production at its joint venture Qatalum in Qatar. Following confirmation from Qatalum’s gas supplier that it will maintain [...]
Inflation May Be About To Rear It’s Ugly Head Again
Just like a remake of a movie that no [...]
IDS Collapses Into Administration
International Decorative Surfaces (IDS), the UK's largest distributor of [...]
Homebase Enters Administration Amidst Retail Sector Challenges
In a significant blow to the UK retail landscape, [...]
Vitrine Systems Limited In Administration Due To ISG Collapse
We were warned that the collapse of construction giants [...]
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Vitrine Aluminium Launches New Slimline Window
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Lancashire-based aluminium window and door fabricators Vitrine Aluminium are launching a brand new slimline window. The new window system has been designed to offer [...]
Is The Aluminium Industry In Trouble?
On the face of it, it seems like the aluminium [...]
The Right Material In The Right Place
Today I spent a great day with my very special [...]
Scrapping Cash For Scrap
In an effort to reduce the amount of tax that [...]
More Balance
Most of you will have noticed that I have added [...]
G L A S S
Saint-Gobain Achieves The First Zero-Carbon Production Of Flat Glass In The World
The race to produce glass with as little impact on the planet as possible continues to heat up, with the announcement that Saint-Gobain has become the first in the [...]
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Its Time To Rethink The Pre-Pack Administration
Last week saw the "reconstruction" of the dying Everest Home Improvements business into the new Everest 2020 business. On the Better Capital website, the [...]
Everest Business “Reconstructed”
In a statement issued on June 5th, Everest has announced that the company has been restructured, with the saving of 400 jobs. This was [...]
Duraflex Statement
In response to an article posted yesterday evening, Duraflex has provided a statement to clarify that business continues as normal and that the company [...]
The Gazette: A Dormant Duraflex Closed
Documents posted this evening on The Gazette show that a dormant Duraflex Limited has been closed: You can find the original document on The [...]
Companies House Documents Show New Everest 2020 Company
New developments appear to be happening at Everest. Documents available on Companies House show the creation of a company called Everest 2020 back in [...]
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