What Does Success Look Like In 2025?
The UK fenestration industry is no stranger to tough times. From economic downturns to supply chain chaos, we've been through the wringer before. But [...]
Deceuninck Appoints Peter Dyer As New Head Of Commercial
Deceuninck has announced the appointment of Peter Dyer as Head of Commercial, a strategic move aimed at accelerating customer growth in the commercial sector. [...]
Are We About To Turn A Corner?
I don’t want to jinx anything by saying this out loud—touch wood, cross fingers, all that—but it does feel, just slightly, like we might [...]
What Has Been Happening In Aluminium?
The aluminium market within the fenestration sector really has gone through some rapid changes over the last few weeks. In a short space of [...]
VEKA Feinstruktur Delivers Aluminium-Inspired Design In A PVCu Profile
VEKA plc, an innovative leader of PVCu window profile systems, is proud to introduce Feinstruktur – a premium new range of fine-textured, matt finish [...]
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Origin Achieves World-Leading Powder Coating Accreditation
Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, has been awarded the internationally renowned Qualicoat accreditation for its state-of-the-art, in-house powder coating [...]
Let The Light In
Providing far more than a functional necessity, Victoria Brocklesby of Origin explores the integral role that internal doors can play in maximising natural light [...]
Sheerline Issues Statement On Continuation Of Supply
One of the big outstanding questions following Ultraframe's acquisition of Prefix Systems last week is what would happen to the customers who had purchased [...]
Origin Discusses Home Safety
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, discusses home safety and the key areas of concern for [...]
Designing With Colour: The Role Of Doors And Windows
Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin, discusses the impact of colour and offers practical advice to installers. The decisions are endless for homeowners when renovating [...]
Morley Glass Named GGP Installer Awards Finalist For Glass Recycling Service
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Uni-Blinds® integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Installer Support Programme or Service Initiative’ award [...]
Glass Prices May Continue To Rise In 2023
Some scary predictions today on Halloween. In a recent Linkedin post, Ryan Green, MD of Clayton Glass, explained the situation with float glass production [...]
Solar Powered W Smart Provides Hassle-Free Motorised Shading Solution For Low Energy Homes
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: The Uni-Blinds® W Smart integral blind system from Morley Glass is enabling homeowners to benefit from the convenience of [...]
Glass Could Be About To Get Even More Expensive
Just as other parts of the fenestration supply chain begin to bed in some stability, we are still seeing volatile conditions in the glass [...]
Black Is The New Black With New Uni-Blinds® Colour Option
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Morley Glass has added a new black option for its Venetian Uni-Blinds® integral blinds range to provide the perfect [...]
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Origin’s Manhattan Inspired Window
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, leading manufacturer of handcrafted [...]
DAWS Launches The Game-Changing Smarts Signature Aluminium Door: Premium Performance At GRP Prices
DAWS is proud to unveil the Smarts Signature Door—the [...]
Appealing To Homeowners With Smaller Renovation Budgets
Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, the UK’s leading manufacturer [...]
February Builders Merchants’ Value Sales Fall -2.7%. Volumes Flat (-0.1%) As Price Drops -2.6%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
Built To Fit, First Time – Premier Arches Wins Over Window Cladding
Premier Arches, the specialist manufacturer of arched and angled [...]
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profine Group Acquires EFP International B.V.
Today (07.10.2024), profine Group announced the acquisition of EFP International B.V. (EFP), a Dutch-based company with a global footprint, specializing in the design, development, and [...]
How Our Sector’s Biggest Publicly Traded Companies Have Fared
The fenestration sector, encompassing manufacturers of windows, doors, and glazing, has been navigating complex market dynamics in 2024. Key players like Eurocell, Deceuninck, Pilkington, [...]
Eurocell Share Price Sees Robust Gains
As of October 2024, Eurocell PLC, a leading UK manufacturer of UPVC products for the fenestration sector, has seen a significant rise in its [...]
Eurocell Reports Profit Surge In H1 Of 2024
Earlier this month Eurocell published its full results for the first half of this year. Despite a drop in revenues, which is fully expected [...]
UK Doors Online Acquires Performance Glass
We have fresh M&A activity in the fenestration sector once again as UK Doors Online announced that they had acquired Huddersfield-based Performance Glass in [...]
Trickle Vents: All You Need To Know
What Are Trickle Vents? Trickle vents are adjustable vents that sit at the top of a window or door that allow ventilation to enter [...]
Government Launches Ventilation Video, But Misses Background Ventilation
The Government has launched a new video to help educate the public about ventilation as we enter Winter amidst the pandemic. We are being [...]
Huge Changes Are Coming To Building Regulations, And The Industry Has To Wake Up
We have known for some time that changes to Part L and F of Building Regulations are coming. Now we have some clarity on [...]
Universal Retrofit Vent Earns Fitters More
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart Glazpart’s link vent is ready to repair all those broken or damaged window vents by installers and [...]
Do You See The Need To Repair Or Replace Trickle Vents?
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart How many times do you see the need for replacement of fitted trickle vents? But where to [...]
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 [...]
Is Smart Window And Door Tech Genuinely Breaking Through?
Smart tech is almost fully embedded in much of our daily lives now. You can ask Alexa to turn the radio on, switch the [...]
Ultion’s SMART Lock Tops Esquire’s Tech List
Products from the window and door industry rarely make their way into the mainstream. We're just not one of those industries where our products [...]
Glazerite Is At The Forefront Of The Smart Home Movement
This is a sponsored article by Brisant Secure The Ultion lock has been fitted as standard for many years by The Glazerite UK Group [...]
Eurocell Awards For Excellence Across Its Team, Products And Branch Network At NFA Awards
Sponsored news from Eurocell: Eurocell plc, the leading provider of high-quality [...]
CNC Recycling – Going Paperless
Sponsored news from CNC Recycling: CNC Recycling is delighted [...]
Eurocell Adds PCL Building Products Ltd To Growing Fabrication Network
Sponsored news from Eurocell: Eurocell has appointed PCL Building [...]
Endurance Set A Carbon Neutral Standard
Sponsored news from Endurance: As part of a far-reaching [...]
Deceuninck Commits To Net Zero With Science Based Targets
Sponsored news from Deceuninck UK: Deceuninck has committed to [...]
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