Smart Ready defends brand name in EU trademark dispute
Giovanni Laporta, inventor of Smart Ready technology, has successfully contested an application by Assa Abloy to the European Union Intellectual Property Office for registration of ‘Smart Living Ready’ as a trademark.
Announcing the result, he...
Shortages drive record materials price inflation
Supply and demand imbalances led to the highest materials costs inflation for a quarter century in April after seven consecutive months of uninterrupted increases, according to the latest HIS Markit report.
Following last week’s warning...
Further supply woes as British Steel halts new orders
Fabricators faced with mounting supply problems have learned this week that access to reinforcement steels may be further hit by the decision by the country’s biggest steel maker, British Steel, to temporarily close its...
Homeowners must prepare for price rises as workloads and material shortages bite – FMB
Enquiries to local building firms increased at the fastest rate for a decade in the last three months with retrofit and repair outstripping other sectors, according to the latest State of the Trade report...
We’re back with a bang, say industry big four – and charity pedallers are...
The G-Awards, the Glazing Summit, Glass Times Race Day and the FIT Show have come together to shout out that they are back with a bang and ready to lead the industry back towards...
Stay alert on Covid, GGF urges as lockdown eases
Retailers and installers have been warned not to drop their guard on Covid safety as lockdown restrictions are eased around the UK.
Showrooms in England, Scotland and Wales can now open again, with Northern Ireland,...
Customade says farewell to a friend as David Leng ‘takes a well-earned break’
Customade Group has added to the news of the departure of David Leng, saying he ‘has decided he needs to take a well-earned break’ but remains a friend of the group and leaves the...
Euramax buyer MGI acquires Rapid PVC-U Systems
Modular Group Investments, which earlier this year bought Barnsley-based Euramax, has now acquired Rapid PVCU Systems, a 1,500 frames/week Eurocell fabricator based in nearby Doncaster.
The move, along with the Euramax purchase (read story) creates a group...
STOP PRESS: Thursday April 15: David Leng departs Customade
It has been announced that David Leng has left the Customade Group after four years as head of the controversial manufacturer and trade counter group.
Further statements my be expected soon from the company or...
Supply problems ‘set to get worse through 2021’
There was little comfort for companies already suffering supply problems and long lead times this week after a forecast from industry leaders that things are very likely to get worse before they improve.
Amid reports...
