It has been an eventful week for the industry, including news of Eurocell’s acquisition of Alunet Group and its stable of brands, plus the acquisition of Senior Architectural Systems by Assa Abloy and also the acquisition of Parkside Group – including the Comar aluminium systems and Axim hardware brands – by building envelope solutions specialist, Bailey
And in the last seven days, we’ve also had the announcement that Kent based Dutemänn has sadly closed its doors for the last time.
The Eurocell acquisition means the system company has now broadened its product offer with the Alunet range of aluminium windows and doors, including bi-fold and patios, which are marketed under the Aluna brand. The deal also includes the Comp Door portfolio of solid timber-core composites, giving Eurocell a full range of foam, timber and panel doors, plus the JDUK and UK Doors (Midlands) garage door products.
According to Eurocell, the move is part of a five-year strategy to grow the business to £500m and coincides with other recent announcements of new trade centre’s opening in Slough and Tonbridge.
Assa Abloy’s acquisition of Senior is also said to be part of a long-term growth strategy. The company, which also owns the Yale and Union brands, is reported to enjoy sales of close to €12.3 billion and employs around 61,000 people.
“This is an exciting next step in our journey, creating opportunities to enhance our offering through the complementary capabilities of both businesses, and ultimately achieving our growth ambitions,” said Mark Wadsworth, managing director of Senior.
While these could be viewed as positive developments for the industry, the same cannot be said for Dutemänn’s closure, a sad – and significant – end to a well-established and well-respected business.
According to the company’s managing director, Martin James, the reason that Dutemänn has ceased trading is simply due to the result of market conditions throughout 2024 and into 2025.
On a LinkedIn post announcing the news, Martin said these ‘simply did not favour a quality trade aluminium door manufacturer’ and that the company’s core product range had been commoditised.
He also highlighted the challenges facing Dutemänn’s nationwide customer base, where ‘enquires are up, but converting them into orders is a real struggle.’
From all of us at Glass Times magazine, we would like to wish Martin and all the team at Dutemänn, the very best for the future.
Major acquisitions and Dutemänn closes its doors
It has been an eventful week for the industry, including news of Eurocell’s acquisition of Alunet Group and its stable of brands, plus the acquisition of Senior Architectural Systems by Assa Abloy and also the acquisition of Parkside Group – including the Comar aluminium systems and Axim hardware brands – by building envelope solutions specialist, Bailey
And in the last seven days, we’ve also had the announcement that Kent based Dutemänn has sadly closed its doors for the last time.
The Eurocell acquisition means the system company has now broadened its product offer with the Alunet range of aluminium windows and doors, including bi-fold and patios, which are marketed under the Aluna brand. The deal also includes the Comp Door portfolio of solid timber-core composites, giving Eurocell a full range of foam, timber and panel doors, plus the JDUK and UK Doors (Midlands) garage door products.
According to Eurocell, the move is part of a five-year strategy to grow the business to £500m and coincides with other recent announcements of new trade centre’s opening in Slough and Tonbridge.
Assa Abloy’s acquisition of Senior is also said to be part of a long-term growth strategy. The company, which also owns the Yale and Union brands, is reported to enjoy sales of close to €12.3 billion and employs around 61,000 people.
“This is an exciting next step in our journey, creating opportunities to enhance our offering through the complementary capabilities of both businesses, and ultimately achieving our growth ambitions,” said Mark Wadsworth, managing director of Senior.
While these could be viewed as positive developments for the industry, the same cannot be said for Dutemänn’s closure, a sad – and significant – end to a well-established and well-respected business.
According to the company’s managing director, Martin James, the reason that Dutemänn has ceased trading is simply due to the result of market conditions throughout 2024 and into 2025.
On a LinkedIn post announcing the news, Martin said these ‘simply did not favour a quality trade aluminium door manufacturer’ and that the company’s core product range had been commoditised.
He also highlighted the challenges facing Dutemänn’s nationwide customer base, where ‘enquires are up, but converting them into orders is a real struggle.’
From all of us at Glass Times magazine, we would like to wish Martin and all the team at Dutemänn, the very best for the future.
Glass Times
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