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Pennine Home Improvements has invested more than £150,000 in a new training academy for its staff. The company, which operates showrooms in Durham and Newcastle, is looking to build on a record year that brought in £10 million of orders by taking a different approach to selling. The launch of the Pennine Way Sales Academy is a new way of...
Central Window Systems recently welcomed Conservative MP for West Bromwich East Nicola Richards, and discussed its commitment to creating employment and growing the local economy. CEO Gary Morton said: “During Nicola’s visit, we discussed how we could help her create employment and boost the local economy and, moving forward, we will be working with her and her team to further...
FIT Show organisers have curated two days of content that will be available on September 27 and 28. Attendees will be able to access a mixture of live and pre-recorded CPD material. The full programme and links to register for each session can be found here. The programme will start at 10am on Monday September 27 with a welcome keynote...
The first two Mercedes-Benz trucks to wear the updated livery of Swansea-based Glass Systems are also its first tractor units. The company has bought Mercedes-Benz vehicles for more than 30 years – supplied since 1995 by south Wales dealer Euro Commercials. Glass Systems now runs a single-marque fleet of nearly 50 trucks, the majority of which are the subject of...
Balconette has reported an impressive response to its annual customers’ photography competition this year. More than 500 buyers of its balustrades and juliet balconies entered photographs of their installations, with entries ranging from smart-phone snaps to serious amateur photo studies. The winner, Graeme Jones in Kent's High Weald area, won a £1,000 cash prize along with a bottle of bubbly....
Victorian Sliders has received £14 million in investment by Business Growth Fund (BGF) for a 31% share in the south Wales firm. Founded 16 years ago by CEO Scot Starkey, Victorian Sliders extrudes its own profile, and makes its own glass units and hardware, to manufacture thousands of ECOSlide sash windows each week. Turnover is expected to be more than...
AT Precision has reported a record few months, after taking on several new customers over the summer. The company has also invested in a new open-source ERP software to help streamline its services. Sales director Michael Hewitt attributes the Durham-based company’s success – including an increase in sales of 342% since opening in February last year – to maintaining a...
High demand for workers in the construction, transport, manufacturing, and food industries means wage growth in those sectors is far outstripping that in the rest of the UK economy, according to new research from job site Indeed and the Central Bank of Ireland. Average advertised salaries in construction, which has seen the highest salary growth over the past five months,...
Newview has opened the south’s first PVCU window and door factory in a generation, the company has reported, right in the centre of Worthing. Called Newframe, it will not only supply Newview’s own needs but will also supply tradesmen and builders throughout the region. “Opening Newframe has been a lifelong dream for me, ever since I first started fitting windows...
Frame Fast UK has invested £610,000 in a new Schirmer Cutting and Machining Centre, which can cut and prep more than 700 window and door frames a week. Nigel Leivers, director of Frame Fast UK, said: “The prolonged time homeowners have spent in their homes has made them think about what they can change to make their lives better. Travel...
Door and Hardware Federation (DHF) has embarked upon a new five-year training strategy, taking its training offering and initiatives into 2026. Having presented its pioneering strategy to the board, plans are underway for a series of new training courses over the next five years that will complement its existing offering, the organisation said. DHF will be seeking to work with...
Aluplast customer Affordable Window Systems has reported sales growth of 20% year on year for its flush casement offering. Affordable, which operates from a 200,000ft2 facility in Lancashire, is one of the UK’s largest suppliers of PVC and aluminium fenestration products. It produces around 2,000 PVCU frames per week, 15% of which is dedicated to the manufacture of Aluplast’s flush...
As professional and grass roots sports return to normal, Business Micros is putting more money into sponsorship of its local clubs. The company already sponsors local under-nines’ football teams at both its Penpont head office and its Newton-le-Willows sales and installation office, and it has just been announced as the main shirt sponsor for Eagle rugby union club, based in...
Nationwide Windows has launched an independent pilot programme to tackle the need for skilled operatives in the glazing industry. Initially taking place in Nottingham, the scheme is expected to be rolled out nationally, helping to fill a long-recognised skills gap and providing valuable career opportunities. The programme has been structured to provide people with a blended approach, including classroom education...
Construction firms are being urged to ditch diesel and use electricity to power site machinery enabling them to cut carbon emissions by 97%. The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has partnered with energy consultants Utility Team to help builders secure a green temporary building supply, offering electricity from renewable sources for up to three years. NFB chief executive Richard Beresford...
UK construction companies signalled a further increase in output volumes during August. However, the pace of growth eased notably from the previous survey period, according to the latest data from IHS Markit/CIPS. There were softer expansions across housebuilding, commercial work and civil engineering activity as well as in new order growth. Moreover, companies widely noted sustained, and severe, supply chain...
UK construction companies signalled a further increase in output volumes during August. However, the pace of growth eased notably from the previous survey period, according to the latest data from IHS Markit/CIPS. There were softer expansions across housebuilding, commercial work and civil engineering activity as well as in new order growth. Moreover, companies widely noted sustained, and severe, supply chain...
Yale has won the Red Dot Award: Brand and Communication Design 2021. The Brand and Communication Design Award is focused on excellent quality of design and creativity. Judged and assessed by 24 international judges, entries to the award are comprehensively evaluated, looking at the creative idea, the form, and the communicative effect of every entry. Yale’s detailed entry impressed the...
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst at Business Pilot. We highlighted the fact that sales were marginally down in July compared to June, with a fall of 3%, seeing a similar drop in leads. This lower level of activity coincided with a cooling in the housing market as the Stamp Duty holiday started to wind down. The latest figures from Nationwide...
Rehau has published its Sustainability Report 2020, focusing on the expansion of the company’s circular economy of resources and its progress toward ensuring completely closed supply loops derived from a single source. The organisation saved 97,000 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere through the use of recyclates. This figure was achieved thanks to polymer processing facilities such as PVCR...