MGI acquires Oakland Glass
Modular Group Investments (MGI) has announced yet another acquisition with the purchase of 100% of the share capital of £12million-sales IGU manufacturer Oakland Glass, along with the promise of further acquisitions to come this...
No comment on CRL as owner CRH announces Oldcastle sale
Dublin-based CRH plc has ended speculation over the future of its Oldcastle Building Envelope operation in the US with the announcement of the sale of its Building Envelope business to KPS Capital Partners for...
Covid, shortages, prices and more – suppliers pen open letter to reassure over industry’s...
Nineteen major fenestration suppliers have joined together to spell out to the impact of Covid and subsequent supply chain, energy and staffing issues in an open letter calling for a united front of solidarity...
Eurocell reports good sales but prepares for weaker markets to come
Eurocell plc recorded 2022 sales up by 12% to £384million, with its profiles division leading the way at 15%, but signalled its aim of saving £5million in the coming year from a restructuring programme...
Caledonian Modular saved by JRL purchase
Administrators for the collapsed Caledonian Modular, said to be the UK’s biggest offsite construction company, have announced the sale of the business to the JRL Group.
The sale secures the future of the manufacturer including...
Ultraframe acquires Prefix
Alex Hewitt, Marketing director of Ultraframe has confirmed that on the 20th January Ultraframe purchased Prefix Systems ltd. out of the administration process it entered on 8th January.
Hewitt comments: “Ultraframe and Prefix have some similar...
Top fabs call for an end to supply chain price pressure
Six major fabricators have come together to call on suppliers to halt the practice of forcing price rises down the supply chain.
They are instead urging firms to work together ‘to find new efficiencies and...
Campaign group gathers pace with nine new backers
Unitedfront, the campaign group launched last year to raise consumers’ awareness of the challenges facing fenestration suppliers, has entered 2022 with the backing of nine more major suppliers.
They join the 19 founding signatories to...
Widgets acquires Profoil to become Q19 Group
The group comprising Window Widgets and the Residence Collection has announced the acquisition of Profoil and the formation of the Q19 Group.
Q19 Group sales and marketing director Sarah Hitchings, pictured with Profoil MD Colin...
NEW Year MBE for Trustmark’s Simon Ayers
Simon Ayers, Chief Executive Officer of TrustMark, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire Medal (MBE) in the King’s New Year Honours 2024 for his services to consumer protection.
Simon...
