Pilkington UK Plans To Scale Low Carbon Glass Production Under Pioneering Hydrogen Plans
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, intends to use green hydrogen at its site and scale its production of low-carbon glass [...]
We Are Not About To Party Like Its 2020
Labour's plans for 300,000 new homes per year seem to be getting a few out there a bit giddy. 1.5m new homes in five [...]
Could History Repeat Itself?
In an open letter, David Evans, Managing Director of Anglo, says that supply chains need to be stress-tested now to prepare for a probable [...]
BDC Aluminium And Industry Partners Unite For Children’s Hospice Charity
A group of companies from across the fenestration sector have come together in aid of a children’s hospice charity. In a collaborative effort instigated [...]
Letter To The Editor: Brisant Secure CEO, Nick Dutton
Dear Jason Most revisions to UK standards are minor events. Important of course, as all standards are, but not exactly major advances. And it’s [...]
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Reynaers UK Heads To BAU Munich 2023
Members of the Reynaers UK team will join colleagues from across Reynaers Group worldwide at the BAU Exhibition in Munich 17 – 21st April 2023. [...]
The New Decalu88 Flush Casement – 1.2W/m2k Double-Glazed In aluminium!
Sponsored news from Deceuninck Aluminium: Deceuninck Aluminium has continued the rapid expansion of its product offer, with the launch of the new ultra-energy-efficient Decalu88 [...]
Vitrine Aluminium Launches New Slimline Window
Sponsored news from Vitrine Aluminium: Lancashire-based aluminium window and door fabricators Vitrine Aluminium are launching a brand new slimline window. The new window system [...]
Sheerline Launches Thermally Efficient Prestige Lift & Slide Patio Door
Sponsored news from Sheerline: Sheerline has enhanced its popular Prestige range by adding a new thermally efficient Lift & Slide Patio Door, ready to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Planning Permission Granted For £54m Glass Futures Development
This is a press release issued by Glass Futures: St Helens Borough Council Planning Committee has today granted planning permission for delivery of the [...]
These Windows Made With Silver Promise Super-Quick Transition
Technological advances in glass are moving at an incredible pace. Perhaps faster than in any other part of the wider fenestration market. And that innovation [...]
Could The Solid Roof Market Be Just A Temporary Niche?
I am a massive believer that the rapid rise of the solid roof market was down to the fact that there simply was not a [...]
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Eurocell Launches Exclusive Grey Foils For It’s Fabricators
In an industry exclusive, Eurocell has teamed up with [...]
Exceeding Homeowner Demands
Quality, service, and aesthetics are now more important than [...]
New ‘Definitive’ WindowBASE And Tommy Trinder Report On Window & Door Trends
WindowBASE and Tommy Trinder have joint-published an in-depth analysis [...]
Business Management Student Joins Brisant’s Customer Service And Sales Department
Brisant is pleased to announce that Manchester Metropolitan University [...]
Eurocell Urges Government To Outline Clear Decarbonisation Plan For Social Housing
Eurocell is urging the government to outline its vision [...]
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Logistics Firm Knights Of Old In Administration
Kettering-based logistic firm Knights Of Old Limited has been placed into administration, with the loss of 730 jobs. To the world of fenestration this [...]
Safestyle Posts Major Loss In New Trading Update
Interim results for H1 of 2023 show that Safestyle UK suffered a £6.7m loss. This was news that was signposted in a statement 8 [...]
Safestyle Trading Update Sends Shares Plunging
A new trading update published by Safestyle UK this morning has sent their share price tumbling further. This comes after a prolonged period of [...]
Safestyle UK Share Price Craters
Safestyle UK appear to be in a rather sticky spot of bother. Ever since their latest trading update, which delivered a significant downgrade on [...]
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 [...]
Tesla Announces Solar Powered Roof Tiles
Just the other day Tesla, Elon Musk's company famous for it's electric cars and home battery system, announced what I believe could be a [...]
DGB Tech: Ring Shows Us The Future Of The Door Bell
The humble door bell has been around in the UK for many, many years. It's been a staple of British door ways for two [...]
How Drones Can Transform Glazing Industry Marketing
Technology is a wonderful thing is it not? It has helped advance humankind in all kinds of ways at such a speed that many would [...]
DGB Tech: How Technology Has Influenced Our Industry
This is perhaps the most modern minute in the history of the world. That's no exaggeration. Technology is constantly evolving. Making the world a smaller [...]
What Happened To LinkedIn?
When I first joined LinkedIn, I remember explicitly someone telling me that I should be very careful what I post on there. If I joined [...]
Less Is More – Our Future
The arrival of vacuum insulated glazing, or VIG, has [...]
Everything UK Fenestration Does Has To Be Seen Through The Prism Of Climate Change
We live in a post-COP26 and net-zero world now. [...]
Three COP26 Pledges UK Fenestration Could Make
COP26 is finally upon us. The most important UN [...]
Morley Glass Triples Post-Consumer Glass Recycling Capacity
This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass: The [...]
This Is How Much You Actually Save By Recycling Glass
Recycling is going to play a massive part in [...]
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