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 [...]
VEKA Bolsters Senior Team With Double Appointment
PVCu and trade extrusion leader VEKA recruits Head of Operational Excellence and Head of Finance to its senior team. VEKA plc, one of the [...]
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 [...]
The Rise Of Heritage Style Steel-Look Windows And Doors
In recent years, the fenestration sector has seen a growing trend towards heritage-style steel-look windows and doors. These products, inspired by the industrial aesthetics [...]
VIG vs DGU
As the construction and fenestration sectors strive towards sustainability and energy efficiency, the choice of glazing in windows and doors has become a critical [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
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 [...]
Electrochromic Glass To Become a $4.2bn Market By 2023
The glass we use in our windows and doors in the residential and commercial sectors is getting smarter, quickly. It's not just becoming more and [...]
Mixed Fortunes For The Two Largest Glass Houses
My post yesterday made for good reading for many of the companies featured, as their share graphs showed a nice steady rise throughout the year. [...]
Japanese Researchers Have Produced A Glass That Is Almost As Strong As Steel
Imagine a window with glass that is about as strong as steel, yet is thin and light. Thanks to Japanese researchers this has come one [...]
Saint-Gobain Turns 350 This Week
When it comes to talking about the history of most companies in this industry, many of us talk in years. Some talk in decades. A [...]
Corning: The Glass Age
If you're reading this very article on your smartphone, it's highly likely that the glass your finger is on right now is made by the [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Surge In Direct Marketing Spend As Consumer Confidence Grows
According to the latest IPA Bellwether Report, UK companies [...]
New Glazing Options From Endurance® Doors
Endurance® Doors is giving homeowners across the UK further [...]
Merchants’ May Value Sales Down -5.2%, As Volumes Fall -7.0%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
Freefoam Roofline & Gutters Chosen For Sustainability In Vistry Innovation Centre
Vistry Group’s groundbreaking Vistry Innovation Centre features a range [...]
ICM Honors Jon Vanstone With Prestigious Honorary Fellowship
Certass is delighted to announce that Jon Vanstone, Chair [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Spate Of Bankruptcies Shows Industry Fragility
If you keep up with such things, you will know that there has been a run of bankruptcies within the fenestration and wider construction [...]
Norscot Joinery Acquired By 1st FSD Group
In what is the first acquisition of the newly formed 1st FSD Group, it has been announced that they have taken over long-established window, [...]
Merchant Value Sales Fall -9.0% In April As Volumes Drop -20.2%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales down by -9.0% in April compared to the same month in [...]
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 [...]
DGB Tech: Nexus 6P Review
I have been using my brand new Nexus 6P Android phone now for a couple of months, and as I did with my previous HTC [...]
Ultraframe’s New Sales App Records 250+ Downloads In A Single Day – Does This Signal A Change?
Ultraframe's new sales app has only been out for 24 hours, yet over 250 retailers have already downloaded it. If you attended the 2016 FIT [...]
FIT Show Review: The Tech
When it comes to technology and windows and doors, the link between the two has been weak at best. As a tech lover, you can [...]
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 [...]
Caterpillar’s New S60 Phone With In-Built Thermal Imaging Camera Could Be A Rep’s Next Gadget
Are you a sales rep? If so, have you considered using thermal imaging as part of your sales demo? If you have but thought it [...]
CNC Recycling Gains NFA Nomination For Recycling Company 2021
CNC Recycling Ltd has been nominated for Recycling Company [...]
UK Fenestration Must Do More As New UN Climate Report Warns Of “Code Red”
The most comprehensive climate change report to ever be [...]
Morley Glass And B&P Windows Team Up For Glass Recycling
This is a sponsored article by Morley Glass: Industry-leading [...]
It’s Time To Embrace Recycled PVCu, It’s Already Here
The other day I wrote about how the adoption [...]
INOVYN Creates New Type Of Sustainable PVC
Our industry, like so many others, has a lot [...]
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