Warning of rise in doorstep scams as rogue traders cash in on energy crisis...
Trading Standards officers are warning of a new spate of door-to-door scams by rogue traders claiming homeowners may qualify for Government grants for replacement windows and other insulation upgrades.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute, which...
Three quarters back call for long-term green homes plan
Nearly three quarters of industry SMEs (74%) have backed a call for the government to spell out a long-term plan for greener homes.
The plea comes in response to falling demand for construction and retrofit...
Safestyle ditches Duraflex for Liniar
Safestyle has dropped the Duraflex PVC-u system after ten years and handed the account, said to be worth around 3,500 tonnes a year, to Liniar.
The retailer said in a statement to the Stock Market...
New fake site cards even have phoney website, warns GQA
A warning has gone out to be alert to a new spate of fake CSCS card that has been discovered on sites around the UK.
The fraudsters have even backed the scam with a phoney...
ICO issues £270,000 fines for three cold-calling firms
Three separate Midlands glazing companies have been fined a total of £270,000 after ICO investigators found they had made altogether more than 640,000 unsolicited phone calls to TPS registered homes.
Posh Windows UK Ltd of...
Nearly three quarters of businesses report growth – survey
Almost three quarters of UK fenestration businesses say they managed to grow in the last 18 months – and over a third of those say they added more than a quarter to sales, according...
RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – Guidance to construction business during mourning and...
The Construction Leadership Council has issued guidance notes for business and organisations during the current period of mourning up to and including the day of the State Funeral.
Following the official guidance, stating: ‘there is...
Make retrofit priority, Berry urges Truss
Liz Truss must prioritise the need to retrofit existing homes to combat the growing energy crisis, the Federation of Master Builders said today (Sep 6) in response to her appointment as PM.
Chief executive Brian...
Construction activity down again but supply chain disruption and inflationary pressures ease – CIPS
Construction activity in the UK dipped for the second successive month in August as customer demand moved closer to stagnation amid cost pressures and economic uncertainty, according to the latest PMI report from S&P...
DGCOS calls on all industry to back new Fenestration Working Group
The Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme is calling on everyone in glass & glazing to get behind a new, independent Fenestration Working Group to help to promote best practice as well as being...
