DGB Business
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 a share deal. Both companies made the announcement via statements [...]
CNC Recycling Ltd Announces New Ownership And Strategic Leadership
CNC Recycling Ltd, the largest independent UPVC recycler in the UK, is pleased to announce that it is now under new ownership. Emile Coene has acquired a controlling stake in the company, joining forces [...]
Glasscraft Acquires Hytech Glass
West Yorkshire-based sealed glass unit manufacturer, Glasscraft, is delighted to announce that it has acquired Hytech Glass. Liverpool-based Hytech has been established for over 20 years and Glasscraft’s management team saw a great fit [...]
Quanex Building Products Closes On Acquisition Of Tyman
Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX) (“Quanex” or the “Company”) today announced that it has closed on its acquisition of Tyman plc (“Tyman”), creating a comprehensive solutions provider in the building products industry. “We [...]
GAP Acquires Horizon Plastics
M&A activity in our sector continues as it has been announced that trade-counter business GAP has acquired southwest-based Horizon Plastics for an undisclosed sum. Here is the statement in full, published on the GAP [...]
Thermoseal Group Sold To Fenzi In Landmark Deal
Breaking M&A news from the UK fenestration sector as it has been announced that Thermoseal have been acquired by Milan-based Fenzi Spa Group for an undisclosed sum. Here is the press release published by [...]
Everest Owed More Than £30m As It Went Under
Weeks after the collapse of one of the largest national installers of windows and doors, Everest 2020 Ltd, it has been revealed that the company went under owing more than £30m to a variety [...]
SIG Cuts Profit Forecast Amid Subdued Demand
Construction materials supplier SIG has issued a trading update in which is has downgraded it's profit forecasts amid subdued demand and weaker business activity. SIG, a pan-European company headquartered in the UK, supplies a [...]
Inflation Finally Falls Back To 2%
In a boost for the UK economy, it was announced this morning that inflation in the UK had fallen to 2% last month, which is now in line with the Bank of England's target. [...]
Anglian Home Improvements Acquires Everest Assets
Following on from the announcement that Anglian would step in to fulfil existing Everest 2020 orders after the collapse of the company, Everest's administrators have announced that Anglian Home Improvements have reached a deal [...]
Evolution Under New Ownership
In what will be seen as a positive move for the business, Evolution, whose parent company Everest 2020 recently went into administration, has announced that they are once again owned by original co-founder Surgit [...]
Google Trends Data Shows Search Data At 2016 Levels
Back in COVID times (remember that?) much of the industry lauded Google Trends as an indicator as to how the market was performing. Indeed, data from Google Trends for search terms like "patio door" [...]
DGB Brexit
Get Brexit Done, Then We Can Move On
Brexit. Will it happen on March 29th? Will it happen in three months time? Will it happen at all? Nothing, even at this incredibly late stage, is certain. What is clear in my own [...]
In A No-Deal Brexit, The Fenestration Industry Could See Supply Problems
There's just 50 days left until Brexit day, March 29th, and as it stands right now it still looks as though the UK is going to leave the EU without a divorce settlement in [...]
Why I Believe A No-Deal Brexit Is Most Likely At This Time
I've tried to stay away from this subject, because you know, everyone is sick to the back teeth of it now, no matter how you voted. I do however have my helmet on as [...]
Brexit Should Be A Chance To Boost Made In Britain
I dare not write anything else about Brexit. It's nearly the end of the year, Christmas is around the corner and I think most of us are now sick to death of the B-word. [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Rob McGlennon, Deceuninck UK Managing Director
As we head towards the end of the year and closer to Brexit day, which is March 29th 2019, as if you needed reminding, I am happy to bring you a fourth exclusive interview [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Roy Frost, CEO Lister Trade Frames
As we continue our countdown to Brexit day, which is 29th March 2019 just in case you needed reminding, I continue my series of special guest interviews with business leaders from our industry. Two [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Neil Evans, Sales Director VEKA Group
Following on from the first DGB Brexit: The Interviews piece by Joe Martoccia, I am pleased to say that Neil Evans, Sales Director at VEKA Group has agreed to take part in this special [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews – Joe Martoccia, CEO Aluminium Shapes Ltd
DGB Brexit: The Interviews is a special series of written interviews with business leaders across the UK fenestration sector about the single most important issue to date: Brexit. As we head towards March 29th, [...]
DGB Brexit: The Interviews
It's 6 months to go until B-Day, the day Britain leaves the political union that is the EU. Remember, you can't actually leave a continent. Since the EU Referendum over two years ago I [...]
A Healthy Brexit Debate From HEGLA
Bernhard Hoetger, CEO HEGLA discusses Brexit and Anglo-German trade relations: “As talks about Brexit continue to make headline news across both sides of The Channel, as a company with a global presence, HEGLA GmbH [...]
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