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Window and door manufacturer, NorDan UK, part of the NorDan Group, has acquired a majority shareholding in Esk Glazing. The acquisition expands NorDan UK’s reach across the north-east of Scotland, where the company has operated since 1981. It headquartered in Livingston, with additional offices in Aberdeen and Inverness. NorDan UK reported a turnover of £96.9m in 2024 and has six...
Morley Glass has revealed that its post-consumer IGU recycling scheme has now saved the need for around 4,000 tonnes of virgin sand in new glass manufacturing, and cut the CO2 emissions resulting from the process by over 1,800 tonnes. The success of the pioneering, post-consumer IGU recycling scheme launched by Uni-Blinds integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass in 2021, now means...
As part of its commitment to promoting engineering excellence and innovative thinking in the manufacture of aluminium doors and windows, Jade has officially become a member of the Council for Aluminium in Building. Over the past 18 months, Jade has been investing significantly in professionalising its services to guarantee a robust and secure foundation in fabricating aluminium products. The company...
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst, Business Pilot. August marked a shift in momentum for the window and door retail sector, with all five key indicators softening after July’s steady performance. While seasonal trends play a part, the data hints at growing caution among homeowners: a reflection, perhaps, of broader economic jitters as we head into the final quarter of the...
By Tom Cherowbrier, major projects manager at Aluprof UK. Gateway 2 Compliance, introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022, is creating significant disruption across the construction industry. At this stage of the approval process, a complete and fully coordinated design must be submitted and approved before any building work can begin. This requirement represents a major shift from established practices...
By Neil Evans, managing director at Veka. The UK manufacturing sector fell out of the top 10 global manufacturing nations last year and has remained 12th through mid-2025, down from 8th in 2023, according to Make UK. To regain a top-10 spot, the body says we need to first grow the sector from 10% to 15% of GDP. That’s a big...
Reynaers Aluminium UK has underlined its commitment to sustainability, partnering with local non-for-profit and social enterprise The Wood Shack. The Wood Shack, an enterprise of Birmingham-based charity Jericho, aims to tackle the 4.5 million tonnes of waste wood produced in the UK annually by collecting reclaimed wood, creating new products from recycled wood, and organising local community workshops. To enhance...
Following the European Environment Agency’s latest noise pollution report, Rehau has called attention to the importance of windows that offer strong acoustic performance when specifying for retrofit and new-build residential projects. The report, Environmental noise in Europe 2025, reveals that over 20% of Europeans are exposed to harmful levels of transport noise, with road traffic identified as the primary source. As the...
A new residential development in Watford bringing forward 278 homes, is setting a benchmark for sustainable construction in the UK, reportedly becoming the first project in the UK to install Pilkington Mirai, the lowest carbon alternative to Pilkington UK’s standard glass. Pilkington provided Pilkington Mirai Suncool 70/35 for the 1 Sydney Road scheme, developed by Signia. The project, which includes residential apartments along with amenity...
Hörmann has launched the Heritage-style range, which have been designed to blend generous glazed panels with high quality slim steel profiles. Available in three options - hinged, sliding and the newly introduced pivot, the Heritage-style doors can be configured with either single or double leaves, along with optional side elements and transoms for large-scale interior screening. The flexible nature of...
A Gerda door in Preston is said to be getting thousands of views every week without a penny being spent on generating traffic. Installation company, Lee Kelly uPVC, fitted the Gerda door on the side of its Preston based showroom, in full view of vehicles stopping at nearby traffic lights. “Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best, and the position...
Devon-based Fabframes has signed a three-year supply agreement with Stellar Aluminium Systems, marking a significant investment in its aluminium window and door offering. Previously buying in Stellar products, the family-run business has responded to strong customer demand by bringing production in-house. This strategic step is backed by a major expansion, with the addition of two new dedicated Stellar manufacturing units...
Nationwide Windows & Doors has marked a decade of commitment to industry training and development, celebrating 10 years as a GQA Qualifications-approved centre. The milestone coincides with a recent successful external verifier visit and audit, reinforcing the company’s dedication to maintaining the highest standards in workforce development and competency. Since becoming a GQA centre in November 2015, Nationwide has expanded...
Fabricator, Nova Trade Frames, is said to be ‘delighted’ with the early response from customers after adding the Kömmerling C70, O70 and flush sash window and door systems to its portfolio. Nova Trade Frames was established 43 years ago and remains a family run business with the third generation now at the helm. Scott Lawrence commented: “With such a long-standing...
Narberth based fabricator, TradeFrame Manufacturers, has invested the best part of £100,000 in a Kombimatec DGS450E electronic double mitre saw, and an AMC328 automatic sawing centre. The purchase has enabled TFM to effectively double production in its existing fabrication unit, enabling it to guarantee continued high levels of service to its customer base while it searches for new premises as...
Finstral, a European brand that offers a range of premium modular window, door and glass wall systems, is looking to partner with UK window and door installers. Founded in 1969 in South Tyrol, Northern Italy, Finstral is still family-owned and employs around 1,600 people across 14 production sites. Engineering excellence According to Finstral, one of its greatest strengths is its...
East Yorkshire glazing specialist, EYG Commercial, has completed its latest contract for Mulgrave Properties. The business, part of the Hull-based EYG Group which was established in 1971, has now completed installations on four sites for the York-based developer. Mulgrave Properties says it has returned to EYG because of its high-quality products and installations, and its reliability to complete works on...
Warringtonfire is now entering the next phase of development at its Birchwood Park laboratory, investing $5.4 million (circa £4million) to add two new furnaces to increase testing capacity. The additional furnaces take the total investment at Warringtonfire’s facility to £26 million. It follows an initial outlay of circa £22.2 million to construct one of Europe’s largest fire resistance testing laboratories,...
Profine has acquired Profilink, a company based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. As part of the transaction, Profine is taking over the aluminium and PVC operations of the company, including all system brands as well as employees from the marketing, sales, and engineering departments. Profilink’s operations will be continued under the umbrella of Profine GmbH and the Kömmerling brand. With this acquisition,...
Keystone Market Research has released its Summer 2025 Consumer Fenestration Trends Report. Building on the popularity of last year’s feature on smart home technology, this latest edition includes an expanded hardware special, which was sponsored by Winkhaus UK. The latest report explores consumer trends in window and door hardware – including colour, finish, style preferences, frustrations, and functionality, offering a...