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By Neil Evans, managing director, Veka. The Autumn Budget missed a crucial chance to recalibrate the burden on business and set out a credible pathway to higher productivity, investment and growth. For companies like Veka that face wage-bill inflation, employer tax increases, constrained capex and flat markets, the headlines remain hard to face. Despite some measures aimed at supporting investment,...
Mark Hickox, sales director at Thermoseal Group, reflects on a transformative 2025 and shares how international growth is laying the foundations for a stronger, more efficient operation at home. For Thermoseal Group, 2025 has marked a turning point. Our focus on international growth has gathered pace rapidly, and the capabilities we’re developing overseas are already feeding back into better quality...
Andrew Scott, MD of Purplex Marketing and Insight Data, discusses a cautious Budget that offers warm words for entrepreneurs but little meaningful relief, leaving business owners determined to push on and hold the Chancellor to her promises. Business owners have spent weeks thinking about the Autumn budget. Investment has been put on hold, recruitment paused and decisions delayed. Rumours of...
Pioneer Trading Company has further strengthened its manufacturing capabilities with the purchase of the Graf SLS single head CNC cill welder from Haffner. The machine is said to be the first and only single-head CNC welder specifically designed to deliver seamless bay cills with ‘exceptional’ efficiency and ‘consistently flawless’ aesthetics. After researching the market, Pioneer says it identified the Graf...
As projects become more complex and safety standards continue to evolve, Glass Express Midlands’ technical manager, Kirsty Fortnam, reinforces the importance of honest guidance, technical clarity and responsible decision-making. As a technical manager, people often assume my role is about solutions, and for a large part, it is. But an equally important part of my job is knowing when the...
Eurocell has outlined its assessment of the UK new build landscape as we move into 2026, following another year defined by economic pressure, complex regulation and an absence of policy certainty. Early 2025 saw housebuilders navigating multiple overlapping challenges. High interest rates suppressed buyer demand, while material inflation, energy costs and persistent labour shortages added significant pressure to project viability. While some of these challenges have ‘eased’,...
FDM by UAP has won Training and Development Initiative of the Year at the G25 Awards, recognising its practical, lifecycle-based approach to raising competence and accountability across the fire door industry. Launched in 2024 as the UK’s first hands-on training academy dedicated solely to fire doors, FDM is said to have trained more than 1,200 professionals in 18 months and...
Reynaers Aluminium UK was named as the winner of the ‘Commercial Project of the Year’ at this year’s G-awards in recognition of its involvement in the high-profile, £227m Wembley Park regeneration project. In continuing with 10-plus years of collaboration with the development and assets management team at Quintain, Reynaers was appointed as a preferred supplier to the project from the early...
Andy Royle, director and co-founder of Leads 2 Trade, explains how installers can start the new year with a bang! After almost two decades supplying double-qualified sales leads to the UK fenestration industry, one thing has never changed; when your sales team is hungry, you must have the leads ready to feed them. And as we head into January, traditionally...
Armstrong Industries, a leading manufacturer of PVC-U and aluminium windows and doors, has reported a 10% increase in sales for 2025. According to Armstrong, the growth is closely tied to the company’s continued investment in the Kömmerling product range, including the chamfered, ovolo, and full flush casement and door systems. These profiles have reportedly allowed Armstrong’s trade partners to elevate their...
Insight Data says that companies in the glazing and construction industry can now start chasing new business leads ‘within an hour’ of joining Salestracker, the company’s market intelligence and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. The system combines real-time verified data with built-in sales and marketing tools, allowing teams to move from sign-up to active lead generation in as little as...
Sustainability is a popular ‘buzzword’, but, according to the participants of a roundtable held by Deceuninck, it’s currently secondary to delivery and cost. But is the tide about to turn – and will the window and door industry be ready? For some years now, ‘sustainability’ has been the defining theme of the construction space – but is it as vital...
Saint-Gobain Glass has been named winner of the Sustainability Initiative of the Year category at the G25 Awards, securing the accolade for its pioneering Glass Forever circular economy programme. This marks the second year in a row that the business has taken home the sustainability title – an achievement that underscores its sector-leading commitment to decarbonising flat glass manufacture and...
Safeware has won Promotional Campaign of the Year at the G25 Awards, recognising the outstanding success of its launch into the wider fenestration market. It marks a defining moment for the long-established hardware specialist, which earlier this year began expanding its offer beyond Epwin Window Systems’ fabricator network, opening the brand up to the wider industry. Safeware’s award-winning, multi-channel campaign...
Euroglaze, the Barnsley-based Rehau trade fabricator, has taken another step forward in its strategic investment programme with the addition of a Haffner double mitre saw for ancillaries and a Haffner CNC corner cleaner. Glen Park, the company’s operations director, says that the intention is to edge quality up even higher, while also increasing capacity and efficiency within Euroglaze itself. He...
Ecoglass won Glass Company of the Year at last week’s G-Awards, which was held at the Hilton Park Lane, London. The Norfolk based business was also a finalist in two other categories; Rising Star for Craig Hopper and Unsung Hero for Colin Sturdy. Mark High, company director, joined Ecoglass in April 2024 and is said to have been responsible for...
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst, Business Pilot. As we move through the final months of the year, the data reflects a market responding in a way that aligns closely with typical seasonal patterns. Activity held steady through September and October before softening into November, a shift that is consistent with the period and indicative of homeowners becoming more measured in...
When AluK launched its new IconiK bi-fold in November, it promised customers a new way to defend themselves from the damaging race to the bottom on price and win strong margin business in bi-folds. According to AluK, the response from customers to that message and the product itself has been hugely positive, with seven fabricators signing up to fabricate the...
Laura Richardson, director at TWR Group, discusses the recent surge in demand for PVC-U over aluminium, what’s driving it, and how TWR’s factory move is supporting installers. For years, aluminium has been the darling of the trade; sleek, strong, and endlessly versatile. But in the last few months, we’ve seen a clear shift at TWR Group and PVC-U is firmly...
With only a few days left before the seasonal break Roger Hartshorn, CEO, Sheerline reflects on what has been another turbulent year for UK businesses. It’s hard not to feel that the people running our country are anti-business. Employers have been hit with higher National Insurance costs, and pension reforms are now creating uncertainty for retirees. There’s now talk of...