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Three of the industry’s top organisations have joined forces to create a new body aimed at compiling data, trends and other intelligence for the entire home improvement supply chain. The Home Improvement Partnership has been...

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...

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...

Certass has formally announced its support for Building Our Skills – Making Fenestration a Career of Choice (BOS) – an established and respected industry initiative committed to creating a workforce for tomorrow in the...

Yale has officially launched the Yale Dual Lock – a next-generation window locking solution that combines superior mechanical strength, streamlined installation, and full smart home integration. Developed with fabricators, installers, and homeowners in mind,...

Rishi Sunak’s latest reshuffle has seen the return of Lee Rowley as Housing Minister, a role he first took – albeit only for 48 days – early in 2022, and one that has seen...

Industry groups have reacted with disappointment after a parliamentary Bill to introduce obligatory licensing of window and other and HI installers and builders was withdrawn after intervention by a government minister. The Private Member’s Bill...

   Window manufacturer and installer, Futuremost Group Limited, has been acquired by the supplier of building materials, Elliotts.  This acquisition, completed on 30th October 2024, brings Futuremost into the Elliotts portfolio, which includes Elliotts Builder’s Merchants,...

Quanex, owner of Edgetech and Liniar in the UK, have announced that its proposed acquisition of Tyman plc, owner of Era, Zoo Hardware and Access 360, has now gained the approval of both companies’...

Leading North East fabricator TWR Group has announced the completion of a major property acquisition that will see the company bring its uPVC and aluminium operations under one roof. The company has purchased a 65,000...