Quanex Acquires Tyman
Major US/UK acquisition news this morning as it has been announced that Quanex have acquired ERA owners Tyman in a deal valued at $1.1bn. [...]
The Market Is Likely Going Through A Big Adjustment
Monday: Britannic Trade Frames Limited - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4603346 Tuesday: Centurion Windows Limited: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4604808 Wednesday: Aluminium Windows Ltd - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4604342 That is just the first three [...]
First Impressions Of Omnia By VEKA
This is no ordinary profile system; it’s a trailblazing, quantum leap in PVCu fabrication. A pioneering new suite of extrusions for double flush windows [...]
Report: Everest To Be Put Up For Sale
There appears to be no let up in the industry turmoil as Sky News now reports that Everest is looking at an accelerated sale [...]
Facade Supplier To Everton’s New Stadium In Administration
It's not that often the world of football collides with the world of fenestration, but in another hit to the sector, the supplier of [...]
Creating The Soho Lifestyle For Your Customers
The bespoke Soho External Door combines an elegant design with meticulous attention to detail. On top of delivering a steel-look design that’s been inspired [...]
Origin, The UK’s Leading Manufacturer Of Aluminium Doors And Windows, Discusses Home Improvements In 2024
2024 is gearing up to be an exciting year for home renovations. After navigating a tumultuous housing market marked by unpredictable fluctuations in mortgage [...]
Origin – Homeowner Demands And Attracting Buyers In 2024
In today’s competitive market, new build properties must stand out to attract homebuyers as the market begins to pick up following a period of [...]
Facade Supplier To Everton’s New Stadium In Administration
It's not that often the world of football collides with the world of fenestration, but in another hit to the sector, the supplier of [...]
The Origin Window Collection
Modern homeowners are consistently prioritising high-quality finishings in their homes, to give them longevity, security, thermal efficiency and sustainability. Expertly crafted and manufactured in [...]
Cornwall Group Acquires Forward Glass
Cornwall Group has acquired Birmingham-based Forward Glass in a transaction that completed on December 1st in the Group’s most substantial deal to date. Cornwall [...]
Ten Years On, The Triple Glazing Question To Return In March 2024
A decade on from the original event, warm-edge experts Edgetech will again be asking the Triple Glazing Question. On Wednesday 27th March 2024, the [...]
Neglecting Triple Glazing Carries Significant Risk For Britain’s Glass And Glazing Industry
Edgetech Managing Director Chris Alderson analyses the fast-approaching Future Home Standard, and what it could mean for British glass and glazing. UK glazing has [...]
Saint-Gobain Divests Its Glass Processing Business In Slovakia
Saint-Gobain has today completed the sale of its glass processing business Glassolutions in Slovakia, to “Glasora a.s.”. The Business, with its industrial plant located [...]
Morley Glass Helps Installers ‘Switch On’ To Smart Glass Sales Opportunities
The new Uni-Switch® switchable glass product from Morley Glass will help installers unlock sales potential with customers looking for premium window and door privacy [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
VEKA Unveils OMNIA: The Next Generation Of Fenestration
One suite of double-rebated and double-flush extrusions for every [...]
Premier Arches And Northwich Glass Deliver Winning Combination For Arched Frames
Having operated on the three core principles of excellent [...]
Creating The Soho Lifestyle For Your Customers
The bespoke Soho External Door combines an elegant design [...]
MRA Appoints Research Projects Director
MRA Research, the research agency focused solely on the [...]
New Finance Director For VEKA As Graham Fitton Retires
VEKA’s long-standing Finance Director, Graham Fitton, who joined the [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Quanex Acquires Tyman
Major US/UK acquisition news this morning as it has been announced that Quanex have acquired ERA owners Tyman in a deal valued at $1.1bn. [...]
Facade Supplier To Everton’s New Stadium In Administration
It's not that often the world of football collides with the world of fenestration, but in another hit to the sector, the supplier of [...]
2023 Profits In Line With Expectations At Eurocell
In a sea of instability, last week produced some welcome and somewhat stable news, with 2023 preliminary results from Eurocell showing that profits were [...]
Tradesmith Ltd Falls Into Administration
In a message posted on Linkedin on Monday, it was announced that Tradesmith Ltd had been placed into administration after 31 years of trading. [...]
Prime Glazing Supplies Files For Administration
Q1 of 2024 is proving to be a tough one for parts of the sector, as Prime Glazing Supplies in Bolton files for administration. [...]
Petition Launched To Change Regulations On Trickle Vents
In response to new Building Regulations that came into force in June 2022, requiring all window replacement installations to include trickle vents, a Government [...]
Could The Future Building Standard Be Watered Down?
Whilst the arguments over trickle vents continue to rage on, eight months after their implementation, attention has rightly turned to the next major set [...]
Glazpart Joins BPF
Sponsored news from Glazpart: As part of its external affairs strategy, Glazpart has joined the British Plastics Federation (BPF). With the trading environment adapting [...]
I Used ChatGPT To Ask About Fenestration And This Is What It Said
You may have heard of something called ChatGPT over the last few weeks. ChatGPT is an AI text platform that is both fascinating people [...]
The Time For Complaining Has Passed
Seven months after the implementation of the updated Building Regulations, which have seen lower minimum U-Values and mandatory trickle vents to all windows, I [...]
How AI Could Change The Fenestration Sector
Not a day goes by without AI (artificial intelligence) coming up within the media or social media and how it is impacting our daily [...]
Ultion Nuki Plus Wins Best Smart Security Award At T3 Awards 2023
Ultion is thrilled to announce its victory at the T3 Awards 2023. Their revolutionary product, the Ultion Nuki Plus, has emerged triumphant in the [...]
MACO Sent A Door Lock Into Space
Well, almost. MACO, manufacturers of window and door hardware solutions, recently sent their latest new product, INSTINCT, into space. It was a unique marketing [...]
Ultion KeyTag Wins The Red Dot Award For Outstanding Design In Smart Home Devices For Brisant Secure
Brisant Secure wins the Red Dot Design Award for Ultion KeyTag, an integrated smart key that can be located using the Apple Find My [...]
Esteemed Manufacturer Cleartherm Reinvests In Super Spacer® Automation Technology
Sponsored news from Edgetech: One of the glazing industry’s most respected IGU manufacturers has invested in a state-of-the-art automated Super Spacer® application line. Leicester-based [...]
Endurance® Doors Continues Carbon Offsetting Commitment
Endurance® Doors is building on its already impressive commitment to [...]
Deceuninck Makes It Easy To Work Out Your Carbon Footprint
Deceuninck has launched its new Carbon Calculator, which helps [...]
CNC Recycling Dual Finalists At G Awards
Press release via CNC Recycling: National UPVC Recycling company [...]
Deceuninck Cuts CO2 By 21%
Deceuninck has cut CO2 emissions from its operations down [...]
Eurocell’s Modus Window System At The Heart Of The Energy House 2.0 Project
As part of the industry-wide efforts to develop new [...]
C H A R I T Y
WarmCore Director To Take On Challenge Of A Lifetime
This September, Global Director of WarmCore, Andrew Charlesworth, will be taking on a momentous challenge as he sets about scaling the highest freestanding mountain [...]
Endurance® Doors Tees Off For Good Cause
Manufacturer of solid, secure and stylish composite doors, Endurance® Doors has staged another highly successful charity golf day. This year’s event was held by the [...]
Eurocell Cements Charity Partnership As Fundraising Reaches Over £20,000
Eurocell the UK’s leading PVC-U manufacturer, distributor and recycler, has cemented its charity partnership with Maggie’s, a charity that provides free cancer support in centres across [...]
CNC Recycling To Drive 1250 Miles In 34 Year Citroen To Raise Funds For Kelly’s Heroes
CNC Recycling’s very own Michael & Richie will be taking on the Funball Rally challenge between the 20th-24th July to raise funds for the [...]
Deceuninck Supports True ‘Saint’
Deceuninck has donated £500 to the Saints Foundation, a charity set up by Southampton Football Club to help people of all ages and abilities [...]
U K R A I N E C R I S I S
NSG Group Leaves Russia
It could be said that it is better late than never, but NSG Group, owners of Pilkington UK, have announced that they have sold [...]
REHAU To Sell Its Business In Russia
The war in Ukraine continues to have effects in all sorts of sectors around the world. In an announcement on Friday, REHAU, one of [...]
Guardian Glass Seeking Ways To Exit Russian Facilities
The war in Ukraine continues to cause heartbreaking death and destruction across the country. It is also causing mayhem and disruption for businesses of [...]
REHAU Group Suspends Operations In Russia
This is a statement from REHAU with regards to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and their operations in Russia: We have seen the [...]
Markets Are Beginning To Break And It Will Affect Everything
The war in Ukraine grinds on, and with each day the humanitarian crisis grows. Millions of people are being displaced within the country and [...]
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