Eurocell Provides Year End Trading Update
Eurocell plc, a leading UK manufacturer, distributor, and recycler of UPVC building products, released its Year-End Trading Update on January 28, 2025. The company [...]
Sheerline Issues Statement On Continuation Of Supply
One of the big outstanding questions following Ultraframe's acquisition of Prefix Systems last week is what would happen to the customers who had purchased [...]
Timber Window Company Fined £4000 By HSE
Press release via HSE An Essex-based company that makes windows and doors has been hit with a £4,000 fine after repeatedly failing to protect [...]
Ultraframe Acquires Prefix Systems Ltd
After speculation earlier this month as to the fate of former Ultraframe fabricator and current Sheerline fabricators Prefix Systems Ltd, an announcement today via [...]
Barclays: 43% Intend To Renovate In 2025
The latest Barclays Property Insights report has revealed that 43% of homeowners intend to invest in home renovations this year, with 24% wanting to [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Glass Express Midlands Joins CAB
Glass Express Midlands is the first glass processing and IGU manufacturer to become members of the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB), solidifying its [...]
CAB Welcomes Minimal Frame Projects
The CAB Team and I are pleased to welcome Minimal Frame Projects into membership of the Association. There have been eleven new members joining [...]
The Power Of Colour In Design
Victoria Brocklesby of Origin discusses how coloured doors and windows can transform home design, and offers practical advice on using colour to boost kerb [...]
DAWS Appoints National Sales Manager
Leading aluminium manufacturer DAWS has appointed Steve Williams, an experienced fenestration industry professional, as National Sales Manager, New Products as part of the company’s [...]
Origin Manufactures One-Millionth Product
Origin, the leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, has manufactured its one-millionth product. To commemorate this achievement, Origin has unveiled a special commemorative [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Interactive 3D House Is Centrepiece Of New Website By Saint-Gobain Glass
An interactive 3D render of a stunning home is the centrepiece of a new website launched by Saint-Gobain Glass. The new website www.saint-gobain-glass.co.uk combines the existing [...]
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 [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Complete Door Solutions From Premier Arches
They say that you can’t fit a square peg [...]
Supply 2 Trade Introduce Premium Timber Range Through Glyngary Partnership
Supply 2 Trade, a prominent supplier of uPVC and [...]
Building Our Skills Welcomes Support From REHAU
Industry big hitters REHAU have thrown their weight behind [...]
Designing With Colour: The Role Of Doors And Windows
Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin, discusses the impact of [...]
What Has DAWS New Concealed Trickle Ventilation Solution, And A Mullet Haircut Got In Common?
Well now that we have your attention – mullets [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Forterro Continues Expansion Into The Fenestration Industry With BM Group Acquisition
The deal builds on the acquisition of Orgadata AG in 2024 to further grow the new Forterro Windows and Doors line of business. London, [...]
Dempsey Dyer Confirm Closure After 47 Years
After staff began to make posts on LinkedIn last week about the closure of Dempsey Dyer, the company has today confirmed via its website [...]
Vitrine Systems Limited In Administration Due To ISG Collapse
We were warned that the collapse of construction giants ISG would have ripple effects, and the fenestration sector would not be spared from that [...]
Saint-Gobain Agrees To Acquire Kilwaughter
Saint-Gobain reaches a binding agreement to acquire Kilwaughter, a leading façade mortars player in the UK and Ireland Saint-Gobain has reached a binding agreement [...]
profine Group Acquires EFP International B.V.
Today (07.10.2024), profine Group announced the acquisition of EFP International B.V. (EFP), a Dutch-based company with a global footprint, specializing in the design, development, and [...]
#FreshAirFeeling – New Campaign For Better Ventilation In UK Homes
Sponsored news from Certass: Certass Trade Association has launched a new ventilation awareness campaign via its dedicated consumer site certifiedcompetent.co.uk. #FreshAirFeeling is a campaign [...]
New-Build Homes Are Woefully Unprepared For Hot Weather
In the grand scheme of British summers, this one hasn’t been too bad. Since June we have had prolonged dry spells, a decent amount [...]
UK Fenestration Should Be A Far Bigger Sector Than What It Is
Think about this for a moment. Fenestration, which by definition is the arrangement of windows and doors in a building, is literally everywhere. Every [...]
Government Publishes FAQs On New Trickle Vent Regulations
Happy trickle vent day! As of today, June 15th 2022, the newly revised Building Regulations for England have come into force. The debate around [...]
Giving Fabricators A Way To Vent
This is a sponsored article by Glazpart and REHAU: In response to impending changes to Part F of the Building Regulations increasing requirements for [...]
Letter To The Editor: Giovanni Laporta – Less Is More
Letter to the Editor from Giovanni Laporta: As a designer and innovator, I am aware that inspiration comes from all sorts of places, and [...]
Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta: Warts And All Interview – Part 2
Last week I published the first in a two-part special interview with Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta. It gave us an insight into the [...]
Smart Ready® Director Giovanni Laporta: Warts And All Interview – Part 1
A few weeks ago I posed a series of questions to Smart Ready® founder Giovanni Laporta to get his take on himself, the industry, [...]
First TOUCH Portal Ordering System Goes Live At Endurance Doors
Sponsored news from Business Micros Group: Endurance Doors has launched the UK’s first TOUCH Portal live online ordering system, in partnership with the Business [...]
Ultion Nuki Review: Smart Door Tech That Actually Fits Into Home Life
When it comes to smart tech of any kind, it is the tech that provides a tangible benefit to daily life. Smartphones are an [...]
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 [...]
Double Glazing Tops Popular Sustainability List
Two-thirds of homeowners plan to make their homes more [...]
Eurocell Recycle To Exhibit At The Resource & Waste Management Expo
Eurocell Recycle are excited to announce that they will be [...]
Advanced Glass Flood Wall To Protect Kendal Locals And Businesses
Kendal, located in southern Cumbria is benefitting from multi-million [...]
Industry Appears Divided On Approach To 2025 Future Building Standard
All eyes are on 2025. The Future Building Standard [...]
C H A R I T Y
Remembering Otto And Raising Awareness For Mitochondrial Disease
This is a special charity article from Masterframe: We have recently heard the extremely sad news that one of our very close and loyal [...]
Liniar Team Members Step Up To Help Those In Need
Charity news from Liniar: The team at industry-leading PVCu systems company Liniar, a subsidiary of Quanex, donated a staggering 593 non-perishable food items during [...]
Epic ‘Loneliest Road’ Charity Challenge Underway
Sponsored news by Glazerite: Former Glazerite UK Group chairman John Hewitt and a team of industry faces have hit the road Stateside for mental [...]
Sarah Pedals For Pounds In Support Of We Mind And Kelly Matters
Charity news from Balls2Marketing: “When I am finishing mile 42 of a training ride, it’s easy to question why I said yes to the [...]
Listers’ Sam Takes On The World’s Toughest Rowing Race
Charity news from Listers: Listers’ Sales and Marketing Director Sam Weber has been accepted on the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge, where he and three [...]
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