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You Say: from Arun Photay, Managing Director of Glass Express Midlands The glass industry, like much of the wider construction and fenestration sectors, faces a looming crisis: an ageing workforce and a severe skills shortage....

You Say by Paul Booth, R&D Director, AluK  During the last quarter of 2024, it was good to see so many people agreeing with AluK in the media on the topic of U-Value compliance (or...

You Say, from Jody Vincent, Sales Director, Emplas The window and door industry faces a distinct set of challenges at the start of 2025 - but also major opportunities for growth. “There is a difference between...

You Say from Nigel Headford, Chief Executive Officer, CAB. The UK’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate decreased from 2.6% in November to 2.5% in December. Whilst this is a minor change, it is significant...

You Say from Mark Mitchell, Chairman, Cornwall Group: The budget has created a challenge for industry.  The increase in the National Minimum Wage and National Insurance, will cost employers on average £2,000 per employee.  That’s a...

You Say, from Jeremy Phillips, Managing Director of CDW Systems After nearly a decade of grey's dominance in the aluminium fenestration sector, particularly anthracite grey, we're witnessing a significant shift in colour preferences that I...

With a fresh hike in inflation, subdued levels of consumer confidence, and increases in National Insurance on the horizon, 2025 – at face value – appears to be off to a challenging start, and...

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...

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...

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...