Reynaers takes to the Thames to show off landmark projects
Reynaers Aluminium found a practical way of showing off some of its landmark works when it took a group of architects and façade consultants on a chartered cruise down the River Thames.
The 125 invited...
Mental health still a major problem two years on – DGCOS
A new picture of the mental health of the industry is emerging from the latest survey by the Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme, with stress, anxiety and depression still worryingly and only depression...
Henshaw calls in administrators after 120 years
Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd, the 120-year-old façade and curtain wall specialist behind many of Scotland’s landmark buildings, has called in the administrators, citing main contractor delays and legacy contract costs among the causes,...
Shareholders confirm Quanex/ Tyman acquisition
Quanex, owner of Edgetech and Liniar in the UK, have announced that its proposed acquisition of Tyman plc, owner of Era, Zoo Hardware and Access 360, has now gained the approval of both companies’...
SafeGuard signs for Peterborough
SafeGuard Glass and Glazing has signed a two-year sponsorship deal and become an Official Club Partner at Peterborough United FC.
Managing director Nick Welsh said of the deal: “We’re a business based in Peterborough and...
‘As you were’ as Thermoseal sold to Fenzi
Thermoseal Group has been sold to Italian glass processing chemical company Fenzi
The move will see 100% of the shareholding acquired for an undisclosed sum, including facilities in Birmingham and Wigan, with current owner Gwain...
Starmer backs growth plan on visit to Window Supply Company
Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Window Supply Company and its work with renewables and home insulation when he paid a visit to the trade fabricator’s 105,000sqft West Lothian HQ last week.
The Labour leader...
Allan Brothers pledges Real Living Wage for workers
Timber window and door manufacturer Allan Brothers has become one of the first manufacturing businesses in Northumberland to pledge to pay its 87 workers the Real Living Wage at its factory in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The Real...
Everest left £15.8million deficit with nothing for unsecured creditors
Everest 2020 left a deficit of £15.8million to unsecured creditors and no prospect of paying them when the retail giant collapsed earlier this year, administration documents have shown.
It was also revealed that the company...
Survey reveals the real cost of unpaid trade debts – and window fabs are...
Window fabricators have been revealed as the fifth most vulnerable trade to fall victim to customers withholding payment, with other fenestration players such as joiners and locksmiths coming sixth and eighth respectively – and...
