Victorian Sliders aims to double capacity with £14m BGF investment deal
Growth capital investor BGF has announced a £14million investment in Victorian Sliders that will enable the manufacturer it to double its production capacity as well as develop its recycling facility.
The move will give BGF a...
Son-of-Safestyle returns under Anglian buy-out deal
Safestyle has made a comeback – in name at least – with Anglian resurrecting the brand and styling as part the deal that saw it acquire the intellectual property along with the defunct company’s...
Extended appointment setting service on offer
Leads 2 Trade, the provider of double-qualified sales leads to home improvement installers, has launched a new service to allow installers to maximise their existing customer data.
The new offering enables installers to utilise Leads...
New fake site cards even have phoney website, warns GQA
A warning has gone out to be alert to a new spate of fake CSCS card that has been discovered on sites around the UK.
The fraudsters have even backed the scam with a phoney...
FMB and HomeOwners Alliance team up with new anti-rogue trader initiative
A new online directory created ‘to protect consumers from rogue traders’ has been launched by the HomeOwners Alliance in partnership with the FMB.
With trade categories including conservatories, double-glazing, patio and bi-folds, the online service...
Nearly 90% of businesses forced to delay or cancel jobs through materials and skills...
Nearly 90% of local builders have had to delay a job – or even cancel one altogether – through lack of materials or skilled workers, according to the latest State of Trade Survey from...
Buyer found for glass manufacturer
Following an accelerated sale process, a deal to purchase Dewsbury-based double and triple glazing glass unit manufacturer Oakland Glass as a going concern has been agreed with Clayton Glass Limited.
The agreement sees all 110...
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...
Euramax buyer MGI acquires Rapid PVC-U Systems
Modular Group Investments, which earlier this year bought Barnsley-based Euramax, has now acquired Rapid PVCU Systems, a 1,500 frames/week Eurocell fabricator based in nearby Doncaster.
The move, along with the Euramax purchase (read story) creates a group...
Customade trade debt tops £8million – Smart and Veka each owed £1m-plus
Customade Group Trading Ltd had trade debts of over £8million when the group went into administration as part of a pre-pack sale in June, with Smart and Veka each owed more than £1million each...
