Smooth colour leads the way in foiled frame poll
The choice of smooth coloured foils has beaten woodgrain and coloured grain by a wide margin in a YouGov survey of homeowners’ favourites, while all foils together now score more than half against white...
Modular builder CoreHaus goes for Iso Chemie bracket system
The Iso Chemie thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system has been specified by modular house builder CoreHaus for installation in its new designs.
The development sees Winframer units along with Win2wall multi-level sealing...
DoorCo sponsors ‘reborn’Macclesfield FC
DoorCo has signed a sponsorship deal with Macclesfield FC, the Northern Premier League team that was reborn in 2020 under the leadership of local businessman Robert Smethurst and former Premier League and Welsh international...
Five silver anniversaries celebrated at HOPPE
In the year that Tiger Woods won his first PGA championship, the EU introduced the Euro, and the London Eye was first unveiled to the public, five new starters began their career at HOPPE...
Yale and Mila come together with Assa Abloy/ Arran Isle acquisition
Assa Abloy, best known in the UK for its Yale and Union brands, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arran Isle, owner of Mila and Carlisle Brass.
A statement from Arran Isle says Mila...
Grenfell Final Report Released
This week has seen the long-awaited release of the final Grenfell Report, concluding seven years of extensive investigations into the 2017 tragedy at Grenfell Tower in which 72 people died. The landmark report represents...
Fensa launches free training offer for govt Green Homes candidates
Fensa has today unveiled an initiative to give free training for a number of businesses to take part in the government’s £2billion Green Homes Grant Scheme to improve energy efficiency in UK homes.
The organisation...
Charities join forces for industry wellbeing in face of growing suicide fears
Three major groups have come together to lead a new project to improve wellbeing and welfare in the industry in the face of a grim new static showing its suicide rates are approaching four...
Spring 2025 Consumer Fenestration Trends Report published
Keystone Market Research announced the release of its Spring 2025 Consumer Fenestration Trends Report - an in-depth analysis of the evolving behaviour, preferences, and frustrations of UK homeowners in the windows and doors market....
Home plans hit two-year low – is the post-Covid boom over?
Latest planning and contract figures have given a clear signal that the building boom following the lifting of Covid restrictions may be over.
The cost of living crisis as well as global uncertainty are largely...
