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Wintech has announced the acquisition of Northamptonshire-based building engineers Avus Consulting following the decision of Avus MD Martin Fern to sell the business as part of his longer-term retirement plans. Principal Engineer Sarah Southgate will...

Fenestration bodies are now waiting to hear whether the long-standing call to cut VAT on windows has had any impact after the government’s deadline for submissions was due to pass this week. The call for...

Eurocell plc sales increased by 12% to £381million in 2022 while pre-tax profits fell by 5% to £26.2million, ‘reflecting the cost of a restructuring programme’ which the group says will show benefits in the...

Are consumers choosing to ‘stage’ improvements on their homes in response to the rising cost of living, doing some necessary jobs while putting off others? That is a theory put forward by one industry...

Somerset-based fabricator-installer the Majestic Group has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by RDCP Group. The investment body has acquired 98% of the 20-year-old family business, which has announced it will be continuing to operate...

Optimism in the aluminium sector has bucked all current construction trends with more than three quarters (77%) of businesses looking forward to increased sales in the coming quarter and nearly 40% looking to grow...

Brian Kennedy was back in the headlines this week with reports among financial media of him buying a £37million stake in online retailer THG. Described variously as a ‘double-glazing tycoon’ and one of the richest...

Thermoseal has potentially doubled the production capacity of its Thermoflex warm edge spacer bar by investing in a third twin-strand extruder. The new extruder will sit alongside two existing units, and can produce all thicknesses...

Morley Glass is supporting the Creative Enterprise Challenge initiative created by product designer and entrepreneur Sami Lovett to help young people develop their creative and entrepreneurial skills. Sami, founder of Just Lovett Design, wanted to...

A North West window and door business that went into liquidation earlier this year owing over £2.9million has been found to have misled customers by claiming it had 50 years’ experience and displaying a...