Turning a corner in 2025?
You Say, from Anglo’s managing director David Evans:
We’ve all had a challenging 2024, and when you compare the last 12 months to the previous two years, you can see that many factors have contributed...
Could experienced fitters help solve the skills shortage puzzle?
You Say: By David Thornton, Chair, The Window Company (Contracts)
Last week, I joined the FIT Forum to give my thoughts on the issues which matter most to installation companies, in the hope that as...
Return to Growth in 2025
You Say by Nigel Headford, CAB Chief Executive:
This quarter the CPA revised their construction output to decrease by 2.1% in 2024, this is compared to their forecast in the second quarter of a decrease...
The glazing industry’s road ahead: A lead generation perspective
You Say from Andy Royle, co-founder and MD of Leads 2 Trade:
This year's Glazing Summit once again proved to be an invaluable event, providing crucial insights into the opportunities that lie ahead for the...
You Say from Wayne Hunter, Operations Manager, Emmegi
Not all service engineers are created equal
There are some very obvious reasons why the vast majority of us choose a main dealer to service and maintain our cars – not least that the technicians...
You Say, from Mark Mitchell Cornwall Group chair.
Why your first investment should be in your colleagues
Don’t wait for someone else to train the next generation, says Cornwall Group chair Mark Mitchell.
The skills crisis in the construction industry is very real, and...
You Say, from Aluplast’s Director of Sales & Marketing Ian Cocken: Payback time for...
House prices rose at the end of the summer, almost reaching the record highs set two years ago, according to reports from leading lenders.
Halifax said that the average house price is now £1,000 shy...
You Say: Ryan Johnson, Group Managing Director, Emplas
The UK economy is moving in a more positive direction, but the window sector should be prepared for construction and home improvement markets to take a little time to catch up.
The economy returned to...
Why fabricators should be questioning their systems companies about their U-value claims. By Russell...
Fabricators who are blindly accepting the U-Value claims being made on aluminium sliders and bifolds could be risking non-compliance with the new Part L and inadvertently misleading customers.
Whether it’s down to naivety, lack of...
You Say from: Richard Sellman, Managing Director, BFRC
The publication of part 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report, has dominated the news in the construction sector recently, and with good reason. Since the first report was published in June 2017, the findings...
