UK Windows & Doors in administration – but ‘majority of’ 27-depot Sevendays sold on
Days of speculation were ended this morning with the announcement that UK Windows and Doors Group – formerly Griffin Windows – has been placed into administration with the loss of more than 560 jobs...
New factory move takes shape despite challenges
North East fabricator TWR Group is on track with its ambitious factory move, with the company's new 65,000 sq ft headquarters in Sunderland on track to open in March despite facing several unexpected challenges...
New MD for Dekko
Dekko Window Systems, a leading trade fabricator acquired by Inwido in 2022, has announced a change in leadership. Gary Torr, the company's long-standing Managing Director, will be stepping down at the end of the...
Building Our Skills Welcomes Support
Industry big hitters REHAU have thrown their weight behind Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing a Career of Choice.
REHAU, one of the country’s leading uPVC window systems companies, has provided support...
Freefoam features technical Geoff in second anniversary vid
Freefoam technical operations manager Geoff Barnett spotlights the expansion of the company’s production facility in the second in a series of videos marking its 30th anniversary.
This new short film tells of how Geoff came to...
Wintech acquires Avus to approach Net Zero
Wintech has announced the acquisition of Northamptonshire-based building engineers Avus Consulting following the decision of Avus MD Martin Fern to sell the business as part of his longer-term retirement plans.
Principal Engineer Sarah Southgate will...
Skill shortages force installer to warn ‘Don’t take on too much work’
A commercial installer is warning other companies not to ‘take on too much work’ after revealing it turned down major tendering opportunities because of the shortage of skilled fitters.
David Thornton, chair of The Window...
Don’t forget the end of CE marks – DHF
The Door & Hardware Federation has issued a reminder that CE markings will no longer be recognised in the UK from January 1, after it hosted a series of webinars and produced briefing papers...
Six-figure investment in Europe’s most advanced extrusion line from Deceuninck
Deceuninck has committed to a major investment programme, with the addition of a new exelliq Manufacturing 4.0. DIGI.LINE automated digital extrusion line, to its state-of-the art UK facility.
Installed in March and April this year the leading-edge solution gives Deceuninck’s UK...
GGF appoints new Managing Director and Head of Operations
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has announced two senior promotions, with Ben Wallace stepping up as GGF Managing Director from his previous role as Head of Membership, and Lauren Mawford taking on a...
