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Carillion becomes carrion
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Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell weighs up the potential knock-on effects following the collapse of CarillionNo matter how many times it has been said, or by whom, the popular model...
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Finished on a firmer footing
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Construction starts in the final three months of 2017 were 1% ahead of a year earlier, according to Glenigan.Residential starts were 2% higher, due to a pick-up in private housing...
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New housing lifts construction output
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Construction output decreased by 2% in the three-month on three-month series in November 2017, representing the sixth consecutive period of decline in this series and the biggest contraction since August...
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David Leng joins Customade
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Customade has appointed David Leng as group chief executive, succeeding John Lightowlers who continues in a non-executive capacity. David has joined from Synseal Group, where as chief executive he took...
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Increase in average house prices
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Average house prices in the UK increased by 5.1% in the year to November 2017 (down from 5.4% in October 2017); which means the average UK house price was £226,000,...
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Tarred with the same brush?
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Dear Nathan Re: Home Discomforts Our organisation has supplied the social housing sector with replacement windows for almost 25 years, and GRP composite doors for more than 15 years. My predecessor...
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Doors relaunch
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Virtuoso Doors – previously known as WB Group, and now part of the Customade Group – has had a major re-launch, and unveiled a new identity. Tony Craggs, managing director...
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US acquisition
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Bohle has acquired US shower and bath accessories manufacturer Portals Hardware. Set up in 2001 and operating from Kansas City, Missouri, the acquisition of Portals Hardware extends Bohle’s reach in...
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FIT Show ‘Installation of the Year’ returns
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FIT Show’s ‘Installation of the Year’ competition, which launched in 2017, is back for 2018 in a bid to find the industry’s best glazed installations. New for 2018, entries are...
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Proactive approach in a difficult market
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Investment in products and customer research is growing despite rising raw material costs and slowing sales growth, according to the BWF’s Joinery State of Trade Survey Q4 2017. A balance...
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The measure of glass detectors
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CRL has a comprehensive range of glass detectors, meters and measurers, which it said makes installing and replacing glass panels a straightforward task for any budget. The range features tools...
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Hands-on knowledge
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The Glass Machinery Company has appointed Mark Cerrone as a director. He was previously a general manager at the Synseal Group.Mark started working life in the Derby family glass business,...
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Colour investment
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Prefix Systems has invested in a new colouring facility, which includes a ‘mix on demand’ paint system, at its head office in Blackburn, and it will form part of their...
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Design award
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Elumatec’s SBZ 122/75 profile machining centre has won a German Design Award.Overseen by the German Design Council, the GDAs exist to discover, celebrate and publicise world-class design in all fields...
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Complex cuts and notches with precision
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Astraseal has advanced its machining capabilities by investing in another Stuga machine –the ZX5. Launched at The FIT Show 2017, the ZX5 has a capacity to manufacture a minimum of...
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Sales reveal consumer trends
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PatioMaster South East has released sales figures that show how trends are changing in the patio door market.One particular area of interest is in the growth in colour – for...
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Raising the roof
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The three latest Atlas ‘Installation of the Month’ competition winners are: QKS Home Improvements; Thames Valley Windows; and John Knight Glass.Lincolnshire-based QKS Home Improvements scooped the Installation of the Month...
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Building for the future
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Real Aluminium has announced that sales of its windows, doors and lantern roofs have grown by more than 300%, which led parent company Customade Group to invest £250,000 in a...
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Technical support
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Rehau places great importance on having first class technical experts in house to support the ongoing development of its product range, the company announced recently.With a traditional background in engineering...
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