Shepley reports 40 rise in composite door enquiries as homeowners still seek quick fix upgrades

Shepley Windows has reported a 40% surge in sales of composite doors in 2024 as more and more UK homeowners turn to affordable ways to upgrade their homes. Offering an impressive range of traditional, cottage, contemporary and …»

Mike Moulds joins Haffner as Business Development Manager

Haffner has announced the appointment of Mike Moulds as the company’s new Business Development Manager. Mike brings with him over 20 years of experience in the industry, having started his career in 2004. With a wealth of …»

Eurocell joins the construction inclusion coalition

Eurocell has joined the Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC), collaborating with other leading companies to pledge its support in making the building sector more inclusive.

The Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC) has been …»

Haffner launches new website

Haffner, the UK’s largest machinery supplier to the fenestration industry, has just launched a new website that showcases the company’s commitment to helping its customers achieve excellence.

Matt Thomas, …»

A Label of Conformity

We often refer to labels that quickly identify brands, products or services in our daily lives. Often these labels set an expectation of the product and possibly more importantly the quality or service that we expect from past …»

A Brush with History Ace Windows Marries Modern Performance with Timeless Charm

Ace Windows, a highly respected installer of premium windows and doors, based in Paisley, are renowned for excellent customer service, and have once again gone the extra mile on a significant home renovation project in the …»

An Update on Aluminium s Recyclability

Aluminium is a fundamental component of our daily environment, greatly impacting our modern way of life. Its significance is evident in transportation, construction, and packaging, making it difficult to imagine modern day life without …»

Bending to your business

Premier Arches is making the complex simple for customers when it comes to bespoke window and door frames.

The UK’s leading manufacturer of arched angled, gabled and circular frames has proved the go-to supplier for …»

Victorian Sliders Invests Over Half a Million in a Glass Processing Line

Victorian Sliders, Europe’s largest specialist PVCu sash window manufacturer, has significantly enhanced its glass processing capabilities with an investment exceeding half a million pounds in a fully automated seaming line from …»

Judges announced for the G24 Awards

The organisers of the G24 Awards are pleased to confirm the list of distinguished specialists judging the fourteen categories for this year’s event.

Together they represent all aspects of the glass and glazing industry, …»

CDW Systems supplies stunning aluminium windows and doors for Gloucester home

CDW Systems demonstrated its commitment to quality and compliance in a recent project for a beautiful Gloucester home.

The leading specialist aluminium fabricator manufactured and supplied AluK's Part L Compliant 58BW/BD (HI) …»

Fast growing Precision Windows counts on Rapierstar for quality

Leading fastener supplier Rapierstar is supporting a long-established Scottish window and door manufacturer and installer to realise its growth ambitions by helping it to keep its product quality and factory productivity on …»

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 …»

DAWS launches its Guaranteed No Bow All Aluminium Composite Door Range

Leading aluminium manufacturer DAWS has launched its “all aluminium” Signature Door collection. Designed to provide residential installers with a stylish, robust and hassle-free composite door – the company believes …»

Q2 Merchant value sales down 5 8 on Q2 2023 June volumes weak

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales for Q2 2024 were down -5.8% compared to Q2 2023, with volume sales down -7.2% and prices up +1.5%. With two extra trading …»

Eurocell introduces recycling service for Cavalok offcuts

Eurocell can now recycle the offcuts of Cavalok Cavity Closers it receives from fabricators after investing in new machinery and skills.

The new process, which is part of Eurocell’s strategy to increase the proportion of …»

Distinction doors unveils latest brochure

Distinction Doors is pleased to reveal the latest version of its popular product brochure. It has been refreshed to reflect current trends and now includes real life consumer stories and installations alongside additional product …»

Aluprof Sets a New Standard in Aluminium Windows and Doors

Window design has seen many incremental changes over the last decade providing ever higher performance systems. It is not often that we see a product that offers a real step change in performance but, Aluprof can lay claim to such an …»

Bedfordshire Windows launches new trade brochure as customers say print is king

Bedfordshire Windows, a fabricator of high-quality PVCu and aluminium windows, doors, and conservatories, has launched its latest trade brochure in direct response to customer feedback that print material is their most trusted …»

Keystone Market Research Launches Inaugural UK Fenestration Market Statistics Report Forecast

Keystone Market Research is proud to announce the release of the first comprehensive UK uPVC fenestration market report since 2017. This extensive study marks a significant milestone for the industry, filling the critical gap left by …»

Framexpress expands its higher spec as standard offering with launch of aluminium range

Leading trade fabricator, Framexpress, has announced the launch of Aluminium by Framexpress – its new range of high specification aluminium windows and doors.

With over 25 years’ experience in uPVC fabrication, …»

Kolorseal Colours Like No Other

As a specialist in the fenestration sector Kolorseal was purpose built to provide colour coating solutions to an ever developing market. Debbie Hendry, Managing Director talks to Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide, who is …»

Glazerite appoints a new face to boost Scottish presence

Glazerite UK Group has appointed a new Area Sales Manager to bolster its support for installers based in Scotland, where the leading trade fabricator already has a burgeoning customer base.

Jordan Davidson has joined Glazerite …»

Eurocell sells 96 000 frames worth of Cavalok in one month

Eurocell achieved its highest-ever sales volume in one month for its range of Cavalok Cavity Closers, potentially indicating that the housebuilding market is in the early stages of a strong recovery.

Eurocell sold 364,000 …»

Aiming high safely New windows for the Santner Pass hut with Swisspacer Air

The refuge on the Santner Pass is in a unique position in the Dolomites between the Rosengarten peak and the König Laurin wall. The hut, which was redesigned between spring 2021 and mid-2023, was conceived by Senoner & …»

Mormet Joins CAB s Closed Loop Recycling Scheme

The Council for Aluminium in Building welcomes Mormet Aluminium into membership. Based in Tamworth and incorporated in 1988, Mormet are major processors and recyclers of pre-consumer and post-consumer alloys of aluminium and other non …»

The Importance of the Closed Loop

We are all well aware that aluminium can be recycled many times over with very little loss, taking just 5% of the original production energy to recycle. What is less known is that aluminium comes in many various grades of alloy that …»

The Window Store further expands with new Bristol depot

The Window Store has opened its newest trade counter and showroom in Bristol, marking a significant milestone in the company’s strategic expansion plan.

Steve Jones, Divisional Managing Director of Epwin Fabrication, …»

Eurocell launches exclusive grey foils for its fabricators

In an industry exclusive, Eurocell has teamed up with RENOLIT UK to launch two new grey finishes for PVC-U products which are only available to Eurocell's fabricator partners.

Eurocell has introduced Silk Grey and Stone Grey …»

Supply chain stability with Carl F Groupco

Supply chain stability is vital for every business, and it is something Carl F Groupco more than delivers. Owen Coop, CEO of Carl F Groupco, explains: “The company was founded in the 1950s, demonstrating our longevity and …»

Secured by Design accreditation remains a key element in our offering to customers

Leading distributor of fenestration hardware Mila has renewed its membership with the police Secured by Design (SBD) initiative.

Mila has been at the heart of the UK hardware industry since 1980, supplying the trade, merchant …»

Modplan expands it product portfolio to include Profile 22

Leading trade fabricator Modplan has further expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of the Profile 22 sculptured window and door system from Epwin Window Systems. Heidi Sachs, Modplan’s Managing Director, …»

Eurocell calls on industry to review PVC u recycling

Eurocell is attending this year’s Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM) and is calling organisations across the construction supply chain, from councils to waste management businesses, to review their PVC-U recycling to …»

Conservatory Outlet expands its Network of Premium Retailers with a First Class Addition

South Wales’ premier home improvement company, First Class Windows, Doors & Conservatories, has become the latest addition to Conservatory Outlet’s Network of Premium Retailers.

Founded by the husband-and-wife …»

ERA launches new Patio Door Lock

ERA, a leading manufacturer of fenestration and home security solutions, has announced the launch of its new Six Hook Patio Multi-Point Door Lock, designed to offer strength and durability for PVCu sliding patio doors.

With …»

Rod Hershberger appointed to MITER Brands board

HARRISBURG, Pa. — MITER Brands, a residential window and door manufacturer that produces a portfolio of window and door brands for the new construction and replacement segments with an owner-operated, family-first approach, …»

Ultion Nuki Awarded BSI Kitemark for Internet of Things IoT

The Ultion Nuki has been awarded the BSI IoT Kitemark™, marking a significant achievement in the security standards for smart home devices. This certification is proof of Ultion’s commitment to providing premium security …»

Super Seal Window Systems renew membership with SBD

One of Ireland’s largest trade suppliers of uPVC windows and doors, Super Seal Window Systems, have renewed their membership with Secured by Design (SBD).

Super Seal Window Systems started out in 1990. Founded by Kenneth …»

DAWS predicts optimistic outlook for aluminium sector

Following a change of government, North West-based aluminium fabricator DAWS is predicting a positive outlook for the aluminium sector for the remainder of this year and beyond as demand grows for premium products in the domestic …»

Quality counts at Kenrick

Kenrick, a market leader in hardware and design, has built its name on supplying top quality window and door hardware. Central to delivering on this mission is the robustness of its approach to quality control.

Andy Meakin, …»

New slider option brings SV System integral blinds in easier reach

Morley Glass has added an innovative option for its hugely popular cordless magnetic sliding SV System integral blind, which makes controlling the blind easier in hard to reach windows, and provides a practical option for wheelchair …»

Affordable Windows launches new steel look aluminium range Decorio

Affordable Window Systems (AWS), parent company of the popular Timberlook brand, has launched Decorio, a new range of art deco and industrial-inspired aluminium windows and doors.

Drawing inspiration from the bold geometric …»

Shark Tank product now available in all windows from NewSouth Window Solutions

TAMPA, Fla. — NewSouth Window Solutions, serving homeowners directly by manufacturing and installing high-performance, energy-efficient replacement windows and doors with impact-resistant options, recently began including …»

Ensuring our high performance aluminium products meet this recognised standard is critical

UK based aluminium system company Kawneer have renewed their membership with Secured by Design (SBD). Since its inception over a century ago, Kawneer has been recognised as an innovator and have skilfully balanced experience with …»

Continued demand for Fentrade s ID30 range

Fentrade Aluminium has reported strong demand for its ID30 range of internal glazing systems, particularly its soft-close inline slider, which has quickly become a favourite among customers who value style and functionality. Chris …»

New government focus on construction could boost commercial projects

The recent change in government and Labour’s housing pledge to build 1.5 million homes could herald a new era of opportunity for the fenestration industry and could be a catalyst for growth of commercial contracts too, says Sam …»

Forget having to make adjustments

This completely new solution from SIEGENIA offers fabricators tangible added value: the BS 3700 automatic multi-point locking system for doors made from all types of material. One truly unique feature of the innovative multi-point …»

Kolorseal and VisualEyes Team Up To Create Digital Twin Success

Kolorseal recently launched a new corporate video and online update, after teaming up with Alan Tisch and his team at VisualEyes.

For Deborah Hendry, Managing Director at the leading colour coating specialists it was im-portant …»

Yale pledges support for Fire Door Safety Week

Yale, part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, is supporting Fire Door Safety Week for the eighth year running, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to fire door safety.

Taking place from 23rd-27th September, the campaign …»

Promat launches new fire rated privacy vision panel

Promat UK has introduced a new privacy vision panel which can be incorporated into fire doors within healthcare and secure environments to balance functional and aesthetic objectives with assured fire safety.

Promat Custodia is …»