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    Liquidators appointed at Newview

    Newview Homes Ltd, t/a Newview Windows and Conservatories, has been placed into voluntary liquidation less than a year after announcing a £1million investment into launching its own fabrication business. The Worthing-based company, best known in...

    CAB members ‘fairly busy’ amid uncertain times

    Council for Aluminium in Building members remain ‘fairly busy’ amid the uncertainty surrounding the wider construction market, according to the organisation’s latest State of the Trade Survey. CEO Phil Slinger said: “Client decision-making in the...

    DGCOS tackles ‘unspoken struggles’ of mental health with new survey launch

    The Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme (DGCOS) is urging all in the industry to take part in a new Mental Health survey it is launching following a very telling chance encounter by its...

    ICO enforcers chasing Kairos-linked cold-callers over unpaid £500,000 fine

    The Information Commissioners Office has begun formal action to recover a half million pound unpaid fine against the cold-call lead-generator that was later linked to Brian Kennedy’s now defunct Kairos Group. The ICO confirmed to...

    Welcome for chancellor’s Task Force and skills plans

    Plans announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Budget to create an Energy Efficiency Task Force as well as a further £6billion funding for domestic energy saving in homes and businesses were welcomed by the Federation...

    Federated (formerly Rea Metal Windows Ltd) in liquidation after 118 years

    Federated Windows & Doors Ltd, formerly Rea Metal Windows Ltd, has been placed in creditors voluntary liquidation. Joint liquidators Alan Fallows and Allan Cadman were appointed last week for the Liverpool-based Steel Window Association member...

    Fensa Scotland launched

    Fensa has unveiled the Fensa Scotland certification scheme, tailored specifically to the country’s own building standards, with the first certificates expected to be issued to homeowners next month. The launch comes after Scots installers emerged...

    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...

    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...

    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...