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AluK was the only company to pick up two G-Award trophies at the industry’s biggest celebration of the year AluK and Arkay Contractors won the Commercial Project of the Year Award for their collaboration on...

Despite reports of fluctuating consumer confidence, the latest figures from Leads 2 Trade show that extensions are still high on the homeowner wish list. Andy Royle, Director and co-founder of the UK’s leading provider of...

Brian Kennedy was back in the headlines this week with reports among financial media of him buying a £37million stake in online retailer THG. Described variously as a ‘double-glazing tycoon’ and one of the richest...

Soltech Systems, supplier of blinds, curtains, control systems and associated window accessories, has been acquired by its management led by managing director Guy Simmonds and chairman Robert Wilson MBE. “This MBO is a significant milestone...

Composite door manufacturer Apeer is running a summer promotion offering trade installers a free upgrade to its 13 premium colours, worth up to £300. Installers can choose to pass on these savings to their...

The Door & Hardware Federation has welcomed new rules making annual checks on fire doors in flats obligatory as well as quarterly checks in High-Risk Residential Buildings (HRRB). “This is the responsible person’s role, and...

VEKA plc has unveiled VEKA Edge, an exclusive customer portal designed to transform marketing support for VEKA Partners. The new platform promises to revolutionise how fabricators and installers access essential marketing resources, solidifying VEKA’s...

Informed specification of energy-efficient windows and doors is crucial to meeting the government’s recently announced target that all English social homes should achieve an energy performance certificate rating of at least C by 2030. Ed...

All brands in the UK Window Group stable, including the Duraflex PVC-U system and UK Fabrication among others, are included in the sale of assets to a subsidiary of Boxwood Capital, the company that...

Over one hundred delegates from sixty-seven companies attended the inaugural Aluprof Partner’s Day, held at the company’s  550 sq.m. conference showroom in Altrincham.  Delegates included architects, fabricators, installers, and association guests. The full-day conference offered...