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    Thermoseal doubles capacity with a third extruder

    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...

    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...

    Retrofit Action plan announced for UK dates

    Plans for a series of Retrofit Action Week events have been announced by Low Carbon Homes following the organisation’s earlier regional retrofit summits. Dates are arranged for week-long events in three regional centres, beginning with...

    Homes RMI at ten-year high – AMA

    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...

    All set for Fensterbau

    Fensterbau Frontale is set to return from 19-22 March, offering ‘the world’s best overview of the market for windows, doors and façades with a combination of a trade show and an extensive programme’. Within the biennial event, the Fensterbau Forum brings together...

    Thermoseal Group goes green

    Thermoseal Group has unveiled its brand-new logo which reflects its ongoing environmental commitments after being acquired by Fenzi Group Spa (Fenzi) in July 2024.  “Our driving ambition has always been to produce energy efficient products...

    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...

    Questions over Promac Group

    Concern was growing over the Promac Group this week as customers and others report being unable to contact the machinery supplier. The company’s website is still live but The Glazine has had no reply from...

    A ‘perfect partner’ for distributor

    Freefoam Building Products Ltd has been described as key to the growth of new customer Principality Plastics Warehouse Ltd, supporting the specialist stockist with leads and new business opportunities.   Principality Plastics Warehouse is a...

    ‘Double-glazing tycoon’ Kennedy back in the news

    Brian Kennedy was back in the headlines this week with reports among financial media of him buying a £37million stake in online retailer THG. Described variously as a ‘double-glazing tycoon’ and one of the richest...