Inwido Q2 2026: Record Profitability Despite Challenging Market Conditions
Inwido delivers stronger earnings and organic growth in the second quarter. Inwido reported a strong second quarter for 2026, combining higher revenue, improved profitability and growing order intake despite [...]
Plastic Energy Limited Enters Administration Amid Recycling Market Pressures
The administration of UK-based advanced recycling business Plastic Energy [...]
Inwido Acquires Croatia-Based Marlex
Inwido has signed an agreement to acquire a majority [...]
Saint-Gobain Q1 2026 Results Show Resilience Amid Global Construction Weakness
French construction materials giant Saint-Gobain delivered a mixed but [...]
Recession Predicted In Construction Sector
This week, the Construction Products Association released a concerning [...]
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 [...]
Endurance® Aluminium Boosts Installer Sales Support
As part of its commitment to its installer partners, [...]
BDC Aluminium Adds Two Experienced Figures To Growing Team
Since their acquisition by Rocal Group in early 2024, [...]
DAWS Announces £1.4m Investment To Power Further Growth In 2026
DAWS, one of the UK’s leading trade aluminium fabricators, [...]
The Rise Of Steel-Look Aluminium Internal Doors
In recent years, steel-look aluminium internal doors have transitioned [...]
G L A S S
ESG Group Acquires Euroview
Major acquisition news in the glass sector, as Euroview AG announced via a post on LinkedIn that they have been acquired by ESG Group, creating a major new entity. [...]
Cornwall Group Invests £3m+ In Three New Toughening Furnaces
Cornwall Group has made a one-in-a-generation investment in three [...]
Glaston Signs Deal For Three New FC Series E Tempering Lines In The UK
In August, independent and family-run Cornwall Group placed an [...]
New Solar Energy Opportunities With VetroMount From Bohle
VetroMount balustrading system from Bohle has been approved for [...]
Pilkington UK Plans To Scale Low Carbon Glass Production Under Pioneering Hydrogen Plans
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Pushing The Boundaries With Aluminium Sliding Doors
Demand for large expanses of glazing has continued to [...]
Elegant. Efficient. EMBLEM.
Saint-Gobain solutions key to BREEAM-certified architectural project in Lille [...]
Two Key Carbon Milestones Point To Big Changes And Massive Sales Potential, Say BMBI
The fight to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and embodied [...]
Heritage Styling Without Compromise: Aluminium That Planners Approve
Against the backdrop of a difficult market thanks to [...]
New Year Off To A Weak Start As January’s Builders’ Merchant Like-For-Like Value Sales Down -2.6% Year-On-Year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Reeves’ Revenue Raid: How The Autumn Budget 2025 Will Hit the UK Fenestration Sector
Chancellor Rachel Reeves today delivered the largest tax-raising Budget since the early 1990s, with measures expected to raise £26.1 billion a year by the [...]
UK Construction Sector Suffers Sharpest Decline in Over Five Years
UK construction output plunged at its fastest rate since May 2020 in October, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI® report, marking [...]
Stuga Enters ‘A Completely Different Kind Of Ownership’ Under Voilàp
Stuga Machinery says its new position within the Voilàp Group marks a major step forward for UK operations. Following the acquisition of its parent [...]
Building Safety Regulator Faces New Challenges As Key Firm Collapses
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is grappling with fresh concerns over its ambitious plan to clear a backlog of 91 pending Gateway 2 applications, [...]
Laumann Group Completes Acquisition Of Epwin Group
Following on from the news that VEKA parent company Laumann Group was to launch a bid to acquire Epwin Group Plc, the company has [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Put Your Business In Control With Onsite 7 Job Management Software
This is a sponsored article by Onsite 7: As the industry boom continues, it’s never been more important for installers to operate as efficiently [...]
Big Boost For Business Micros TOUCH Vendor Quoting Software
This is a sponsored article by Business Micros: The Business Micros Group has added some valuable new features to its TOUCH Vendor software for [...]
Building Customer Trust With Onsite 7
This is a sponsored article by Onsite 7: Onsite 7 has rapidly developed a reputation for being the most user-friendly and comprehensive job management [...]
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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