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Planners have given the go-ahead for the £54million, 160,000 sq ft Glass Futures Global Centre of Excellence in St Helens, Merseyside, taking the world’s first openly accessible test and trial furnace operation a step...

Organisers of Fensterbau Frontale this week announced the Nuremberg event is to be put back four months to July to overcome exhibitors’ uncertainty over the planned March date in the face of the continuing...

Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme members can once again register their IBGs with Fensa after its insurance broker, UWC was reappointed as an approved provider by Fensa. DGCOS chief executive Faisal Hussain explained: “This...

A  PVC window and door manufacturer has opened a new £2million manufacturing facility and head office in Sunderland. TWR Group, which supplies commercial customers across the UK, has relocated its entire operation to a...

European software provider Forterro has successfully completed its acquisition of Orgadata AG, following regulatory approval, marking a major milestone in the company’s expansion into the window, door and façade industry. This deal follows the...

Over 70% of aluminium businesses saw sales increase in the last quarter but fewer than a third see this continuing into the coming three months, according to the latest State of the Trade survey...

Private housing RMI (repair, maintenance & improvement) output grew in February and March to £2.1billion a month, the highest level for over a decade, according to the latest AMA Research figures. Output levels had recovered...

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...

Yesterday’s appointment of Lord Callanan as Construction Minister has been welcomed by the FMB as good news for retrofit and home improvement as well as skills and materials shortages. Chief executive Brian Berry said the...

VEKA plc, a market leader in PVCu window and door systems, has reaffirmed its commitment to its ‘Independent Network’ installers by investing in a series of forward-thinking updates to its support package, including a...