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    ‘Unbranded products and unmarked vans’ with AluFold confidential outsourcing plan

    AluFold Direct has begun to offer a confidential outsourcing service to other fabricators who don’t want the hassle or overheads of making their own aluminium frames. Several major fabricators have already signed up to the...

    Modplan takes ‘Control’ to keep customers in the know

    Veka trade fabricator Modplan has launched an internal Control Hub to keep track of progress of orders across its multiple manufacturing sites and keep customers informed of any issues. Managing director Heidi Sachs explained: “Our...

    Four more on the road for Sternfenster

    Lincoln-based Sternfenster has extended its nationwide delivery fleet with the addition of four new 18-tonne DAF XF 450 FA boxed vehicles at a cost of over £500,000, bringing the fleet to 10 vehicles in...

    Modplan puts more on the road

    Trade fabricator Modplan has added seven new Mercedes 7.5 tonne trucks to its fleet. Logistics manager Gareth Gough explained: “We needed to increase our fleet to support the rise in demand for our products. We...

    PWF moves into rooflights

    Birmingham-based Performance Window Fabrications has launched a new rooflight division, Glass Roof Direct. Glass Roof Direct supplies thermal flat rooflight windows in a range of three products – fixed, ventilation and access. The addition follows the group’s...

    Fredericks signs for five more years with Halo

    John Fredericks Plastics has signed a five-year service agreement with Veka to continue its 30-year relationship with the supplier’s Halo brand. Managing director Mark Dicconson, pictured here with Veka divisional sales director Amy Steven, first...

    Alu-tec adds space and staff 

    AluK fabricator Alu-tec has boosted its factory production space by over half with the addition of an extra 5,800sqft dedicated to bifolds and patios, freeing extra space for fabricating windows and doors. A new bead...

    Bereco begins installing

    Yorkshire-based manufacturer Bereco has launched an installation service for its sustainable windows and doors, offering delivery and installation in 8-10 weeks all year round. Managing director Nicola Harrison said: “The demand for sustainable windows and...

    Gary turns the tables on PVC-U recycling

    Gary Smith, a supervisor at Rehau trade fabricator Euroglaze, has come up with a novel way to recycle offcuts and show off the company’s product options at the same time. Working in his spare time,...

    TV turns to ‘truly inspirational’ Shelforce

    Shelforce, the specialist fabricator employing a 75% disabled workforce, has been chosen by producers of ITV4’s Made In Britain to feature in the next series of the programme that tells the story of British...