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Posted On - 09/05/2023
London-based investment firm, RDCP Group, has acquired 98% of Somerset-based window, door, and conservatory manufacturer Majestic Group. Majestic, which is reported to have enjoyed a record year, with circa £8m in turnover and £2m in operating profits, is now said to be targeting ‘significant growth’ in the years ahead. Majestic Group consists of the manufacturing company Majestic Window Designs (MWD) and its...
Posted On - 09/05/2023
Aluminium fabricator, Door and Window Systems (DAWS), based in Knowsley, has doubled its growth and created 15 new jobs after investing £50,000 in software solutions, with the help of Made Smarter. Launched four years ago, the business is said to have grown rapidly, but needed to improve infrastructure and introduce automation to achieve its scale-up ambitions. With the support of...
Posted On - 09/05/2023
Force 8 employees received a £500 tax free bonus at Easter, following a similar pay-out before Christmas 2022. The company is an Employee Owned Trust (EOT), which means that every employee can receive up to £3,600 tax free within the tax year. “The EOT has totally altered the company dynamics and created the perfect team spirit within the workforce, everyone...
Posted On - 09/05/2023
Specialist aluminium fabricator, Exeter Trade Aluminium, has completed a refurbishment of its showroom, which now includes an expanded selection of products from Reynaers and Aluk. Open to the trade and self-builders, the choice of aluminium products on display includes lift and slide doors, bi-folding doors, flush casement windows and entrance doors, as well as steel look internal doors, heritage style...
Posted On - 03/05/2023
Being awarded Investors in People Gold has empowered Sternfenster’s employees to pursue a perfection in all aspects of the business, according to continuous improvement manager, Rob McGin. When Sternfenster was awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Gold in November 2022, it was in recognition of its programme of continuous investment in its staff, with the explicit aim of improved products...
Posted On - 03/05/2023
Quickslide has been awarded its CHAS certificate of accreditation, the construction industry’s leading standard of health and safety accreditation in procurement. CHAS – the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme – is a third-party guarantee of a company’s high standards of health and safety competence. While not a legal requirement for a business, it is often a prerequisite of tender...
Posted On - 25/04/2023
TWR Group has reported a ‘strong start’ to the addition of Smart Systems AluSpace to its portfolio, after introducing the interior steel-look door and screening system to its range towards the end of last year. The system has been designed by Smart as an internal alternative to its Alitherm Heritage windows and doors and is normally single glazed, not thermally...
Posted On - 25/04/2023
Birmingham-based window and door manufacturer Shelforce has been recognised with the highest official UK award for British business, The King’s Award for Enterprise in Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility). Shelforce employs 30 people, of which 75% have a disability, and provides a place where people with mental or physical disability can thrive in employment and produce high quality products in...
Posted On - 12/04/2023
Glazerite is celebrating a 10-year partnership with DoorCo. Glazerite’s group managing director, Robert Brearley, commented: “We’re a decade on and the working partnership between Glazerite and DoorCo could not be better; we’re perfectly aligned in terms of our business values and drive to grow in our markets. “DoorCo has a commitment to innovation on new door designs and responding to...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Victorian Sliders has unveiled new standard lead times that start from just 10 days. The business is said to have recently invested extensively in people, processes and equipment to improve the standard of service it provides. Group managing director, Steve Winslet, commented: “It’s been an incredible three years for glazing – but hugely challenging too. “Sales soared. But so did...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Bedfordshire based Evolution Windows, a specialist manufacturer of timber alternative windows and doors, has recognised its ongoing partnership with Veka. The company, which uses a unique 82mm patented profile, has built a successful partnership with Veka for the last 11 years and says that ‘quality, service and Veka’s strong operational support’ are the key elements of its success. Evolution markets...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Sevenday Windows has progressively grown over the past few years and now consists of 27 trade depots across the UK. The expansion started from the original Sevenday in Newport, South Wales to areas throughout England and Wales and now most recently Scotland. Sevenday is part of UK Windows and Doors group, reported to be one of the biggest fabricators in...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
New fabrication company, Visio, says it has ‘fast tracked’ its launch with the introduction of Rehau’s Rio flush fit range. The Uxbridge-based business, which is headed by father and son team, Steven and Matthew Rule, was founded in 2022. With average housing prices in the West London town exceeding £600,000, the company delivers to a high-end market and is said...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Inagas has launched a testing initiative ahead of further legislative changes on the horizon and continued scrutiny placed on IGU manufacturers’ production methods and quality. Chris Kemp, sales director at Inagas, explained: “Currently, the majority of manufacturers use an invasive method of gas testing which requires a sample of the gas/air mixture being extracted from the IGU. “This method, although...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Aluminium door and window manufacturer, Hepworth Framework, is hosting an open day at its recently extended Brighouse based manufacturing facility and new show room to installers and builders on Thursday 27 April. The family-based company, which has over 40 years’ experience in the aluminium door and window sector, has capitalised on the increased demand for aluminium products in the domestic...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
Glazerite is celebrating a 10-year partnership with DoorCo. Glazerite’s group managing director, Robert Brearley, commented: “We’re a decade on and the working partnership between Glazerite and DoorCo could not be better; we’re perfectly aligned in terms of our business values and drive to grow in our markets. “DoorCo has a commitment to innovation on new door designs and responding to...
Posted On - 04/04/2023
Affordable Window Systems has reported that £2.5m of Timberlook heritage windows and doors have been quoted via Tommy Trinder’s Framepoint app in the six months since introducing the system. According to Affordable, over 100 installation firms have quoted for the timber alternative range. "Framepoint makes it quick and easy for our customers to show off the premium features of Timberlook...
Posted On - 04/04/2023
Skelmersdale-based fabricator Hart & Co has celebrated a 20-year partnership with Rehau. The company manufactures the Total70C and Rauferno systems. “We started out in joinery in 1979, but after we identified a change in client demands, we expanded our offering with a second factory that supplied PVC solutions,” explained Chris Hart, director at Hart & Co. “Rehau was such a...
Posted On - 04/04/2023
Richard Steckles, managing director of aluminium fabrication partner, Hepworth Framework, looks at what it takes to make selling aluminium windows and doors an attractive proposition for installers. As consumers continue to build home offices and other multi-functional living spaces in 2023, aluminium is a totally on-trend material to create light and bright spaces thanks to its design flexibility, not to...
Posted On - 04/04/2023
Dekko Window Systems is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The company opened its doors in February 2008 as a PVC-U fabricator and in 2013, it became the first to have a dedicated manufacturing space for the Residence Collection brand. In 2015, Dekko opened a new 55,000ft2 factory in order to increase production and capacity, and that same year, expanded into the...
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