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    Top fabs call for an end to supply chain price pressure

    Six major fabricators have come together to call on suppliers to halt the practice of forcing price rises down the supply chain. They are instead urging firms to work together ‘to find new efficiencies and...

    Survey reveals the real cost of unpaid trade debts – and window fabs are...

    Window fabricators have been revealed as the fifth most vulnerable trade to fall victim to customers withholding payment, with other fenestration players such as joiners and locksmiths coming sixth and eighth respectively – and...

    Terry Healy Group acquires Custom Build Solutions

    Terry Healey Group, Edinburgh-based window, door and all-trades contractor, has acquired Custom Build Solutions Ltd (CBS), with all the latter’s employees and client & service agreements transferring to the new owner. CBS director Danni Moss...

    ASA orders bi-fold manufacturer to remove ‘official’ Schüco and Cortizo claims

    The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered a bi-fold door and window manufacturer to withdraw website statements claiming endorsement and official status with systems houses Schüco and Cortizo. The ruling came after complaints that UK Bi-Fold...

    Technical support extended

    Window and door fastener specialist Rapierstar has extended its support to Garnalex to help fabricators of its highly innovative Sheerline aluminium systems achieve greater production efficiency, optimum performance and consistent quality. Rapierstar has worked with...

    £130k fine for cold caller posing as government official

    A Preston window business has been fined £130,000 for making over half a million unsolicited calls including some claiming to be working for the government. The case was part of Operation Tinago, which was set...

    Eight-year business ban for director in ‘worst-ever’ cold call case

    One of the directors of a cold-calling business that was fined £500,000 for making nearly 200million unwanted phone calls has been banned from running a business for eight years. Stephen Foote was a director of...

    Homeowners must prepare for price rises as workloads and material shortages bite – FMB

    Enquiries to local building firms increased at the fastest rate for a decade in the last three months with retrofit and repair outstripping other sectors, according to the latest State of the Trade report...

    Mental health still a major problem two years on – DGCOS

    A new picture of the mental health of the industry is emerging from the latest survey by the Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme, with stress, anxiety and depression still worryingly and only depression...

    Excel Bespoke Composite Doors becomes the latest Kenrick launch partner

    Excel Bespoke Composite Doors has become the latest company to add the innovative Kenrick AK Touch Secure™ smart lock to its offering.   Steven Panesar, Excel’s Managing Director, said: “We are very impressed with the AK...