Don’t forget the end of CE marks – DHF
The Door & Hardware Federation has issued a reminder that CE markings will no longer be recognised in the UK from January 1, after it hosted a series of webinars and produced briefing papers...
Taxman takes more in new insolvency rule
Today (Dec 1) sees the start of new insolvency rules putting the taxman higher up the pecking order in sharing out the remains of insolvent companies.
The change means that HMRC becomes a priority creditor...
Green Homes scheme gains another year
The government has given its Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme a year’s extension so homeowners will now have until March 2022 to claim up to £5,000 for energy saving home upgrades.
The extension overcomes one...
Safestyle settles with £1million cash plus shares for Misra
Safestyle UK says it has now paid £1million cash and a package of four million shares to fulfil its non-compete agreement with Mitu Misra, drawing to a final conclusion the bitter battle between the...
Handout for creditors expected after Kairos fabricator Indigo goes to CVL
Indigo Products Ltd, the £18million fabricator for Brian Kennedy’s defunct Kairos brands including Zenith and Weatherseal, has been taken out of administration into a Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation.
The decision was made after administrators unexpectedly discovered...
Howarth group’s window business in liquidation
Howarth Timber (Windows & Doors) Ltd, the 47-year-old division of the family-owned Howarth Timber group, has been placed into liquidation at the request of creditors.
A statement on the group’s website announcing the liquidation, adds:...
Little change expected as lockdown 2.0 looms
Construction, manufacture and retrofit businesses in England are expecting few major changes from existing practices when the new national lockdown measures come into effect on Thursday (Nov 5).
Most significantly, in the wake of the...
Freefoam features technical Geoff in second anniversary vid
Freefoam technical operations manager Geoff Barnett spotlights the expansion of the company’s production facility in the second in a series of videos marking its 30th anniversary.
This new short film tells of how Geoff came to...
Total Glass administration confirmed – ‘majority’ of 167 workforce redundant
Administrators have confirmed that Total Glass, the £25million-sales Merseyside fabricator, has been placed into administration and most of the workforce made redundant following last week’s news that it had been made subject of a...
Wales calls a Covid ‘Firebreak’ – but will it be just the fortnight promised?
Welsh installers faced another blow this week with the announcement by First Minister Mark Drakeford of a fortnight’s ‘Firebreak’ halt on non-essential work – including most domestic installation.
Many, still struggling with growing post-lockdown lead-times,...
