Freefoam Building Products Acquires Marley Alutec From The Aliaxis Group
Freefoam Building Products has acquired Marley Alutec from the Aliaxis Group, strengthening its position in the building products sector and expanding its portfolio into specialist aluminium rainwater systems. Following [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass Launches 4.8mm STADIP® PLUS Laminated Glass For Lighter Glazing With P2A Safety And Security Performance
Saint-Gobain Glass has expanded its STADIP® laminated glass range [...]
1.5m New Homes Were Never Going To Be Built
As we pass the two-year mark of this Labour [...]
Saint-Gobain Signs Microsoft Agreement To Accelerate AI Use In Construction
Building materials group targets productivity, sustainability and data centre [...]
2026 Installer Survey
It has been a while since the last poll [...]
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
Committee Restructure Drives More Effective Representation At CAB
The Council for Aluminium in Building has restructured its committee model, increasing agility and improving representation The new structure replaces the previous model, creating a series of smaller committee [...]
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
Dual Seal Glass Enters Administration After 31 Years In Business
Huddersfield-based glass processor Dual Seal Glass Ltd has entered administration, bringing to an end more than three decades of trading under the company. A notice published in The Gazette [...]
Saint-Gobain Glass Wins Design Of The Year Award
Saint-Gobain Glass has won the coveted Design of the [...]
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 [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Morley Glass Reveals Latest Integral Blind Colour Trends
Around two-thirds of all Uni-Blinds® integral blinds manufactured by [...]
Beating The Heat With Integral Blinds
As the UK’s increasingly regular summer heatwaves begin, now [...]
BDC Aluminium Launches Two-Week Lead Time On Alitherm 400 Windows
BDC Aluminium is helping installers keep projects on track [...]
Flat Builders’ Merchant Value Sales In May, But Volumes Fell -5.8% Year-On-Year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
Supplier Price Increases Hit Merchants Hard
MRA Building Market Reports (MRA Reports) latest update on [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Saint-Gobain Q1 2026 Results Show Resilience Amid Global Construction Weakness
French construction materials giant Saint-Gobain delivered a mixed but relatively resilient first-quarter performance for 2026, with regional divergence and disciplined pricing helping offset weaker [...]
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 [...]
NorDan UK Acquires RED Systems
The steady beat of M&A activity in the UK market continues, with the announcement that NorDan UK has acquired UK-based curtain walling and facade [...]
Inwido Acquires UK Manufacturer Sovereign Group Ltd
Inwido has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in UK-based Sovereign Group Ltd, further strengthening its position in the British fenestration market. The [...]
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), [...]
10 Companies To Watch For In 2022
Every year I take a look at some of the companies that I believe will make a big splash in the coming 12 months. [...]
Who Will Enforce The New Trickle Vent Regulations?
As you may now well be aware, updated Building Regulations were published last week. I explored some of the major points that will directly [...]
New Building Regulations Announced – What It Means For The Fenestration Sector
The long-awaited revisions to Building Regulations have finally arrived and there are a number of updated regulations that are going to have a direct [...]
Guest Post: The Vexed Issue Of The Trickle Vent
As consultations around the Government’s new Future Buildings Standard close, VEKA Plc’s Technical Director, Paul Kennington, applauds plans to make homes more energy efficient [...]
Top 5 Tips When Choosing New Windows And Doors
Purchasing new windows and doors for your home is one of the biggest and most expensive home improvement projects you will carry out. The [...]
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 [...]
Making Your Space Partners With Business Micros Group
This is a sponsored article by Business Micros: The breadth of expertise within the Business Micros Group, and its reputation as the industry’s number [...]
Safestyle UK Hit By Major Cyber Attack
In the same week as posting a new trading update, Safestyle UK has been hit by a major cyber attack. According to reports the [...]
CNC Recycling To Support Building Our Skills
Sponsored news from Building Our Skills: Building Our Skills [...]
Morley Glass Hits 1,000-Tonne Glass Recycling Milestone
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Uni-Blinds® integral blind manufacturer [...]
£1bn In New Grants For House Insulation Measures, But Nothing For Windows Again
Another Government brings with it another new initiative to [...]
Government Must Go Further To Insulate Britain
Craig Robertson, Managing Director of Granada Secondary Glazing, the [...]
Energy Calculator From Deceuninck Drives Sales Of Energy Efficient Windows
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: Deceuninck has developed a unique [...]
C H A R I T Y
Grabex Windows In Race To Provide Funding For Demelza Hospice
After 1016 lapses completed in 24 hours at the Teesside Karting - the first in a series of major endurance races based both in [...]
Help Out A Friend!
I like to think we're a generous bunch. In fact I know we are. The industry gave great support to Philip Parry of Eurocell when [...]
Help Philip Parry!
For those of you who don't know, Philip Parry is a star within the Eurocell family. I have met him myself and thought he was [...]
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