Smart Ready’s Gio pulls from FIT blaming Covid and supply chain fears – organisers...
Giovanni Laporta, MD of the Smart Ready and SAC Hardware brands, has today announced that he is withdrawing both operations from the FIT Show, citing Covid uncertainty as well as global supply issues as...
Inwido makes another UK inroad with majority acquisition of Dekko
Global window giant Inwido has taken a further major step into the UK market with the acquisition of a 70% share of the £23million-sales PVC-U and aluminium fabricator Dekko Window Systems.
Manchester-based Dekko will continue...
Soltech Systems goes to MBO
Soltech Systems, supplier of blinds, curtains, control systems and associated window accessories, has been acquired by its management led by managing director Guy Simmonds and chairman Robert Wilson MBE.
“This MBO is a significant milestone...
Commercial glazing business enters administration
Experts from business advisory firm Quantuma were appointed as Joint Administrators of architectural and structural glazing specialists, Vitrine Systems Limited, on 21 October 2024. Quantuma’s Nick Simmonds and Chris Newell were appointed as Joint...
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...
Aluminium producers applaud EC anti-dumping move against China
European aluminium producers have welcomed a decision by the European Commission to impose provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 48% on aluminium extrusions from China.
The decision follows an investigation launched in February, after a...
Defunct Alucraft had £7.7m trade debts
Alucraft Systems, the £18.6milion sales architectural glazing fabricator and installer which went into administration in March, owed over £7.7million to the supply chain, according to documents posted with Companies House.
The company, based in Tamworth,...
ICO to seek winding-up order over cold-caller’s unpaid £500,000 fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office is expecting to issue a winding-up petition against cold-call outfit CRDNN Ltd and has now instructing solicitors to progress recovery of a half a million pound unpaid fine.
The fine was...
Kingfisher plans UK roll-out after paying €10million for NeedHelp lead generator
B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher plc has announced plans to grow NeedHelp, the international home improvement lead generator into the UK, after acquiring the international platform for a total cash consideration of around.€10 million.
In...
Façades four merge to form £100m Clarison Group
Four major players in the UK and Irish façade and architectural glazing sectors, Alucraft, Alucraft Systems Ltd, Williaam Cox and EAG, today announced they have come together to form the £100million Clarison Group.
The Clarison...
