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To meet regulatory requirements, window and door manufacturers often have to work with suppliers to find the best solution. A good example of how collaboration works best is illustrated by Quickslide’s forward thinking to...

Liz Truss must prioritise the need to retrofit existing homes to combat the growing energy crisis, the Federation of Master Builders said today (Sep 6) in response to her appointment as PM. Chief executive Brian...

Supplying and installing dual-pitched roof patent glazing for new two-storey office When Powys-based soft drinks supplier Radnor Hills planned to extend its office facilities, the company was keen to follow its sustainability ethos, including the...

The director of a firm that was liquidated with an unpaid £500,000 fine for making 200million nuisance cold-calls has been given an eight-year ban from running a company. Duncan Paul, 51, of Glenorchard Road, Balmore,...

Ultraframe is set to announce a major product diversification with the imminent release of a range of Garden Rooms in response to ‘an explosion in demand’. Proposed designs and variations are still under wraps but...

Endurance® Doors, the manufacturer of composite doors, and its sister business, Endurance® Aluminium, which fabricates a range of aluminium fenestration products, are aligning under a new banner. Both businesses will continue to trade as normal...

As The Glazine was being prepared for publication, Eurocell plc confirmed widespread rumours of redundancies and job redeployments, thought to relate to its UK-wide network of 200-plus trade counters, as well as the sale...

A call for a dedicated Cabinet Minister for housing has come from the Federation of Master Builders to tackle the growing shortfall in home building and retrofitting. The plea comes in the organisation’s new General...

Solar panels are great way for companies to lower their carbon footprint but that means they need to ‘see’ the sun.  Having invested more than six-figures in 2500 solar panels on the roof of its...

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...