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Ultraframe has announced its return to FIT Show 2025 with a large 125m2 stand (number Q40) to showcase the latest innovations on its hup! building system, along with developments to its most popular roof systems, and the latest marketing support on offer to customers. The hup! system is designed to offer a speedy solution for those wanting to avoid the...
Window Supply Company has been recognised as the 18th fastest growing business in Scotland by the UK Fast Growth Index for 2024, the programme which identifies the fastest-growing companies in the UK. This achievement is said to underline Window Supply Company’s significant impact on its market and its capacity for growth and innovation. Whilst fast growth firms represent a small...
Tommy Trinder’s Annual Colour Trends survey has shown that 2024 was ‘alright for white’. After years of losing the battle to foils like Chartwell green and agate grey, 2024 has seen a resurgence in smooth white as the finish of choice for PVC-U windows; 65% of all PVC-U casements in the year were unfoiled. The Tommy Trinder Annual Colour Trends...
It’s a year since Cornwall Group’s acquisition of Forward Glass. We review the first year and ask if further acquisitors could be on the horizon? “We have a bit of experience now. We’ve successfully purchased and integrated a number of different processing and merchanting businesses,” explained Mark Mitchell, chairman, the Cornwall Group. “That’s not to say it’s necessarily always straight...
Epwin Window Systems has announced that Haffner has become the exclusive affiliate machinery partner on its award-winning Connect digital platform. This partnership is said to bring significant advantages to Epwin customers, offering exclusive benefits when ordering fabrication machinery through Connect. Gerald Allen, head of marketing at Epwin, said: “We are delighted to welcome Haffner as an exclusive machinery supplier. The...
Timber specialist, Country Hardwood, has upgraded its premium window and door range with the introduction of high-performance glazing that offers a U-value of just 0.7. The Buckinghamshire-based manufacturer has incorporated the advanced 0.7 U-value glass into its bespoke hardwood windows and doors, allowing its products to exceed current Building Regulation requirements for thermal efficiency. With a 10-week lead time and...
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst, Business Pilot. Month-on-month figures for December follow an established seasonal pattern. You don’t need us to tell you that sales fell away in November with a 42% drop, to an average of 29 in December compared to 50, the previous month. Leads dropped by the same percentage, from an average of 99 in November to 57...
Veka has launched the Softline 82 - Passivhaus window system, a newly developed product that is said to be ‘at the forefront of eco-conscious window technology’, meeting Passivhaus standards for superior energy performance, sustainability, and design. According to Veka, this tilt-and-turn window system integrates ‘modern aesthetics with unparalleled functionality’. It has been designed to meet the growing demand for eco-conscious...
Made for Trade has launched the Korniche Partner Programme. MFT’s marketing manager, Ian Bousfield, explains how the new initiative is offering resellers a unique opportunity to align with a brand synonymous with engineering excellence, and unlocking a wealth of benefits and growth potential. Korniche products are renowned for their cutting-edge design, functionality, and distinct appeal. From the slimline frames and...
Since switching to DoorCo as its sole supplier of composite doors two years ago, Midlands-based fabricator, Central Window Systems, hasn’t looked back. Central’s sales director, Martyn Elwell, tells us more about the thriving partnership: “Switching suppliers is a daunting prospect and although we’d been experiencing some service issues, we were ‘ok’ with our previous composite door supplier,” he said. “Until we...
DGCOS founding member, Ideal Window Solutions, has launched a new closed loop recycling service. Faisal Hussain, DGCOS’ chief executive, commented: “Ideal Window Solutions is a DGCOS member which has operated as a window and door installer for over 25 years, working on new build developments with housebuilders, as well as domestic and retail installation for general consumers. The company has...
Dekko Window Systems says it has significantly boosted its production capabilities following a £350,000 investment in a Haffner SBA-5 automated machining centre. The cutting-edge tool has recently been installed in Dekko's 75,000ft2 manufacturing facility, enhancing operations and productivity to meet rising demand. The Haffner SBA-5, described as a ‘machine powerhouse,’ is said to bring ‘unprecedented automation and efficiency’ to Dekko's...
Business Pilot has partnered with Blink Payment to launch a new payment integration feature. Ryan Schofield, director at Business Pilot, said: “This is an impressive new feature which adds to the extensive list of benefits that Business Pilot brings to installation companies. The API connects Business Pilot and Blink Payment for seamless payment and finance integration. “When an invoice is...
Don’t be swayed by the negative voices, warns Mike Parczuk, managing director of award-winning fabricator, Sternfenster. If Sternfenster has learned anything from 50 years in business – 37 of those personally – it is that there is always someone willing to tell you how bad everything is, and that you should prepare for the worst. Always. No matter how excellent...
The ‘powerful combination’ of Uni-Blinds integral blinds made with Planitherm One glass offers window and door installers increased sales opportunities as it taps into homeowners’ growing appetite for improved energy efficiency and year-round comfort, according to Morley Glass. In addition to being able to choose different types of blinds – Venetian, pleated or pleated blackout – plus one of five...
The GGF and FENSA have published their bi-annual Glazing Market Knowledge Report in collaboration with Business Pilot and Keystone Market Research, giving insight into upcoming industry fluctuations and trends. The document is said to provide in-depth trade and consumer data, designed to inform and guide important decision making around product development, investments and marketing strategies, as well as establishing a...
Spectus from Epwin Window Systems was specified in a new £20m social housing development in Blackpool consisting of 96 houses, seven bungalows and 30 sheltered apartments. Sustainability was a critical factor in the Grange Park development. All houses are fitted with solar panels, while 30 of the homes are heated using an air source heat pump – so the thermal...
Emplas won the Best Business Initiative category at this year’s G-Awards, in recognition of its customer CRM and digital business management tool, EVA CRM. Jody Vincent, sales director, Emplas, said winning this award proved that innovation was still a vital ingredient in the window, door and glass industry. “We were up against seven other great entries in this year’s Best...
In the wake of the final report on the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the British Fenestration Rating Council (BFRC) warns the outcomes of the report are just the beginning when it comes to placing the construction industry and those sectors that operate within it, under increasing scrutiny. Richard Bate, technical director at BFRC, said: “The UK’s construction industry is now in...
Liverpool-based Warwick North West has capped off an extraordinary week with two prestigious industry awards, crowned by winning Fabricator of the Year at the G-Awards 2024, the fenestration industry's premier event. Distinguishing itself from 4,500 window and door fabricators across the UK, Warwick North West's victory is said to recognise not only its manufacturing prowess but also its significant social...
