Starkey leaves Victorian Sliders as BGF puts in £4m more
Victorian Sliders founder Scot Starkey has left the company after investment group BGF putting an additional £4million into the business alongside new additions to the board.
Group Managing Director Steve Winslet has been joined by...
Pyroguard joins new umbrella brand Saverto
The svt Group, a provider of passive fire protection solutions, is restructuring its international brand architecture by introducing Saverto as its new umbrella brand, under which Pyroguard will now operate. This strategic move reinforces...
£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...
Commercial glazing business enters administration
Experts from business advisory firm Quantuma were appointed as Joint Administrators of architectural and structural glazing specialists, Vitrine Systems Limited, on 21 October 2024. Quantuma’s Nick Simmonds and Chris Newell were appointed as Joint...
Safestyle ditches Duraflex for Liniar
Safestyle has dropped the Duraflex PVC-u system after ten years and handed the account, said to be worth around 3,500 tonnes a year, to Liniar.
The retailer said in a statement to the Stock Market...
LHC seeks windows and doors for new £66m framework
Window and door fabricators and installers are being sought by the LHC procurement group for a new £66million, four-year framework for public sector projects.
The Windows and Doors framework (WD2) allows local authorities, social landlords...
UPGRADED TRICKLE VENTS
Euroglaze, the Barnsley based trade fabricator, has upgraded its standard trickle vent offering to Glazpart’s award winning LinkVent range.
Glen Park, Euroglaze’s Operations Director, says LinkVent is a neat, durable solution which works right across...
UK Windows & Doors in administration – but ‘majority of’ 27-depot Sevendays sold on
Days of speculation were ended this morning with the announcement that UK Windows and Doors Group – formerly Griffin Windows – has been placed into administration with the loss of more than 560 jobs...
Allan Brothers pledges Real Living Wage for workers
Timber window and door manufacturer Allan Brothers has become one of the first manufacturing businesses in Northumberland to pledge to pay its 87 workers the Real Living Wage at its factory in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The Real...
GGF calls on Govt to solve ‘looming UKCA crisis’
The Glass and Glazing Federation is urging government ministers to resolve the ‘looming crisis over product compliance’ on UKCA and CE markings in line with Construction Products Regulation.
It says the failure of the EU...
