The Saving Of Evolution Was Important For The Sector
The saga of the demise of UK Windows & Doors Group was a sad story in what has been a rather tough year for [...]
Concern Over Future Demand
By Phil Slinger - CAB CEO The Construction Products Association Autumn forecasts reports states that construction output remains on forecast to fall by 6.8% [...]
CNC Recycling Dual Winner At NFA23 Awards
National UPVC Window Recycling company CNC Recycling are absolutely delighted to have been voted the winner of the Recycling Company of the Year for [...]
Could Government Water Down Future Homes Standard?
Over the last couple of weeks there have been signals that the overall aims for the 2025 Future Homes Standard could end up being [...]
Anglian Windows Purchases Safestyle UK Order Book
In what is a ray of good news for homeowners who had been left in a very uncertain position by the demise of Safestyle [...]
Less Complexity Improves Relationships
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: Dekko turned to Deceuninck Aluminium to manufacture products that will sit alongside its high-end Räum range of windows and doors [...]
Bert Geerinckx Is Appointed New CEO Of Reynaers Group
From 1 March 2023, Bert Geerinckx will be appointed as the new CEO of Reynaers Group. He succeeds Dirk Bontridder who has announced his [...]
Everything You Need To Know About Selling Pivot Doors
For those of you who follow me on social media, you’ll know that at the end of last year, we installed our first pivot [...]
Vitrine Aluminium Launches New Product For 2023
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Vitrine Aluminium’s new internal door and fixed glazing system is the ideal product for creating bespoke glazed interior partitions, [...]
Sheerline Adds Clip-In Bead Option To Its Popular Ultra-Slim Classic Range
Sponsored news from Sheerline: Sheerline’s latest addition to the popular Classic range is the newly launched clip-in bead option. This fabricator and installer-friendly addition [...]
New AM-III Glass As Hard As Diamonds Developed In China
Scientists in China have developed a new type of glass, called AM-III, which is so hard it can leave s scratch on a diamond. [...]
When Will The Glass Shortage End?
Deliveries delayed? Missing items? It's probably because of glass. There is an acute glass shortage right now, and it's really beginning to bite. It's [...]
Saint-Gobain’s New Glass Furnace Reaches Halfway Point
Saint-Gobain's new glass furnace, currently being built in Eggborough, North Yorkshire, has reached the halfway point. This is an important milestone for the company [...]
Tornado Strikes Pellini Blinds Factory in Czech Republic
There was devastating news last week as a rare tornado in the Czech Republic struck the town of Hodonin. Unfortunately, five lives were lost [...]
Press Glass Secures £227m Financing Agreement
Press Glass have announced that they have secured new £227m bank financing (PLN1.2bn) in order to refinance debt, as well as build two new [...]
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Endurance® Doors Adds New Lever Rose Handle
Manufacturer of solid, secure, and stylish composite doors, Endurance® [...]
Creating Practical Spaces For Bungalows
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, one of the UK’s [...]
November Builders Merchant Sales Slide -5.7% As Volumes Drop -12.1% Year-On-Year
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows [...]
GQA And Absolute Training Solutions Get Twenty-Four Skills Bootcamp Leaners Over The Line
GQA Qualifications and its approved centre, Absolute Training Solutions [...]
Building Our Skills Announces Employability Skills Clinic For Bespoke Industry Careers Fairs In March
Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing [...]
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Growing Partnership For UK Windows And Doors Group And VEKA Plc
In a follow up from last week's news surrounding the discontinuation of Duraflex, DGB has seen the following communication: UK Windows and Doors Group [...]
A Statment On Duraflex From UK Windows And Doors Group
DGB has been provided with the following statement regarding the future of Duraflex extrusions in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. UK Windows and Doors Group - Duraflex [...]
Tuffnells Falls Into Administration, Threatening Delivery Disruption To UK Fenestration
Sheffield-based Tuffnell, whose brand "The Big Green Parcel Machine" will be familiar to many, has called into administration today. Sadly, thousands have already been [...]
Safestyle UK Issue AGM Trading Update
Alan Lovell, Chairman of Safestyle UK plc, the leading UK-focused retailer and manufacturer of PVCu replacement windows and doors for the homeowner market, will [...]
The Fenestration Sector Could Be Set For Consolidation
There is no doubt that trading conditions during 2023 are not what they were during the last few years. After being buffeted by intense [...]
We’ve Focused Too Little On Ventilation
Over the past decade and longer, our industry, along with the wider construction sector, has been working hard to make sure that the product [...]
Vanishing Act
This is a sponsored article by Window Ware With its super compact, low-visibility design and wide colour choice to blend in with any style [...]
The Enduring Issue Of Trickle Vents
My most read post of ALL TIME on this website is a little post I wrote all the way back in 2009 and was an [...]
Trickle Vents Are The Marmite Product In The Window Industry
If there was ever a product that has split the opinions of the industry and home owners alike it has to be the humble trickle [...]
Why People Hate Trickle Vents
If we were to pluck out of thin air a product in our industry that has an almost universal disliking by the general public [...]
43% Believe The Fenestration Industry Is Ready For Smart Tech
Another week and another DGB poll has ended, this time with results that I would say are less than conclusive. At the start of [...]
NSG Group And Ubiquitous Energy To Jointly Develop Transparent Solar Windows
This article was originally published on the Ubiquitous Energy website Redwood City, CA – NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass, Co. Ltd. ), one of the world’s [...]
Is The Fenestration Industry Ready For Smart Window And Door Tech?
One of the big takeaways from the FIT Show this year was that smart window and door tech is really starting to take root [...]
Yale Had Smart Lock Problems At The Weekend
Technology is a great thing is it not? It's allowing you to read this via your phone, tablet or laptop. You can order groceries [...]
SageGlass Connects It’s Dynamic Glass To Amazon’s Echo
"Alexa, dim the glass". Some of you will know who SageGlass is. For those who don't, they are a US-based arm of Saint-Gobain whose [...]
Eurocell Shares Best Practice With Tomorrow’s Tradespeople
This is a sponsored article by Eurocell: With continued [...]
Pilkington First To Fire Furnace On 100% Biofuel
This is quite a major moment for glass production [...]
Eurocell Is Leading The Sustainability Agenda With Recycled PVC-U
This is a sponsored article by Eurocell: · Eurocell [...]
Eurocell’s Sustainability Commitment Helps To Create The Zero Carbon Home Of The Future
This is a sponsored article by Eurocell: · Eurocell’s [...]
Freefoam Announce Energy Supply From Renewable Sources
This is a sponsored article by Freefoam: Freefoam Building [...]
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