Posted On - 29/01/2019
The manufacturing industry is struggling to find skilled staff to help keep up with consumer demand, according to a recent survey conducted by Barclays Corporate Banking. Furthermore, the number of new employees entering the workforce is at its lowest on record. More than 2,000 young people took part in the survey, of which just 6% of 16-to-23-year-olds said that they...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
The construction products manufacturing sector ended 2018 with a stronger performance than it started with, as manufacturers reported a broad increase in product sales and continued optimism for the industry as it looks ahead to an uncertain 2019. The Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey for 2018 Q4 revealed that product manufacturers reported further increases in sales during the...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
UAP welcomed Manchester Thunder and England Roses’ netball player Eleanor Cardwell to its headquarters to mark UAP’s partnership with Manchester Thunder, as the new Superleague season gets underway. UAP is a primary partner of the Vitality Netball Superleague franchise for Manchester and north west England under its corporate brand (UAP) and product brand (Fullex). It has been a key sponsor...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
Rapierstar is now ISO 9001: 2015 certified. David Furness, MD of Rapierstar, said: “Professionalism is so important as window and door fabricators seek total transparency, quality consistency and service reliability in their supply chain, and ISO 9001: 2015 is the globally accepted standard to demonstrate excellence across all these areas. “The road to certification requires close independent scrutiny of everything...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
Fix Radio – a radio station for tradespeople launched on DAB across London in 2017 – launched in Manchester at the end of January. Fix Radio Manchester features local presenters, regional content and music. The breakfast show team broadcasted live from the roof as well as being based on a crane at one of Salford’s newest and prestigious developments –...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
Stevenswood is set to open 12 new trade centres across the UK. The Livingston-based company aims to grow turnover by £10 million as it increases its geographic footprint and expands its range of products and services throughout the country. The firm has seen significant growth since being acquired by Cairngorm Capital in November 2016 –merging with trade-suppliers Polyframe Trade Centres,...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
Consumer Credit Solutions has purchased a controlling share in finance technology specialists Castlefields. CCS is a leading facilitator of point-of-sale finance to the home improvement industry and has enjoyed a close working relationship with Castlefields for over 15 years. The acquisition will allow CCS to improve its service offering and to work more directly with Castlefields to deliver reliable financial...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
Velux and JET-Group have announced a new visual identity and logo for the commercial division they will build together under the Velux brand. Velux Commercial was announced at BAU 2019, and the division will expand the application of daylight solutions to larger public, industrial and commercial buildings. The Velux Group’s entry into the commercial marketplace was in 2012, with Velux...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
Rehau UK has announced proposals that may lead to the closure of its Slough sales office. The UK management team has, for some time, been actively looking at the company’s sales office footprint in the UK, and has therefore propsosed a reorganisation of its sales office functions to ensure greater customer focus, synergy across the business, and increased flexibility in...
Posted On - 29/01/2019
Glaston Corporation is set to acquire the Bystronic Glass Group, in a bid to become a significant player in the glass machinery business providing a comprehensive product range from tempering, bending and laminating through insulating glass manufacturing and glass handling, to automotive and display glass pre-processing, as well as services. Arto Metsänen, president and CEO of Glaston, said: “We have...
Posted On - 23/01/2019
Combilift has been nominated as a finalist in one of the most prestigious and hotly contested international awards in the materials handling industry. From a large pool of applicants, just 15 products have been selected for the IFOY Award (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) which honours the best products and solutions of the year. The Combi-PPT powered...
Posted On - 22/01/2019
2019 marks Business Micros’ 40th anniversary. The company is planning a series of celebrations to mark the event, many of which will be centred around its stand at the FIT Show in May. Established in Scotland by Des Sharratt and Alistair Fyall in 1979, Business Micros started out supplying software to the aluminium window and door sector, but quickly advanced...
Posted On - 22/01/2019
The outlook for the UK’s construction industry has been downgraded, with growth prospects diverging by sector and Brexit-related uncertainty intensifying, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest forecasts. Uncertainty around the UK’s withdrawal from the EU has persisted since the previous forecasts and estimates for growth are now weaker than before. Six months ago, the 2019 construction output was forecast...
Posted On - 22/01/2019
Schueco UK is calling on architects, main contractors and specialist contractors to submit entries to the 2019 Schueco Excellence Awards for Design and Innovation. The only criteria for an eligible entry are that the project submitted should have been completed before the end of March 2019 and should have used at least one Schueco system in either aluminium or steel,...
Posted On - 22/01/2019
Fentrade has invested in machinery to expand its burgeoning aluminium window and door fabrication business, thanks in part to Henry Howard Finance (HHF). Matt Jones, head of asset finance at Henry Howard Finance, said: “With Brexit uncertainty having an impact across the board, the manufacturing industry is reportedly feeling the pinch more than most, so we so we are thrilled that we...
Posted On - 19/01/2019
Window Ware’s supply partnership with Yale has reached its 20th year. Since 1998, Window Ware has delivered in excess of two million Yale multipoint locks to fabricators across the country. Alongside Lockmaster multipoint door locks – a range which Window Ware has always offered – the firm also stocks Yale’s window locks, shootbolts, cylinders, letterplates, friction stays, and the Conexis...
Posted On - 19/01/2019
DGS Group and Rapierstar have shared distribution expertise in a bid to maintain production as Brexit trade deal uncertainty looms. DGS can provide supply assurances thanks to a long-term strategy of building deep stocks of up to six months for all its window and door hardware, including all the essential fasteners from supply chain partner Rapierstar. The two companies have...
Posted On - 19/01/2019
Mighton Products’ Mike Derham met British government minister Dr Liam Fox MP who, as Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade, staged a reception in support of British firms that had travelled to Las Vegas in January for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). With more than 182,000 visitors, CES is the world’s leading showcase for the latest in...
Posted On - 18/01/2019
The Dortech Group is preparing for a big year of trading, the company has reported. The company’s glazing maintenance division is forecast to turn over £1 million in 2019, which will take Dortech to a £10 million organisation overall. The expansion has also kickstarted a recruitment drive and a £200,000 investment in the team’s Huddersfield factory. Dortech Architectural Systems has...
Posted On - 18/01/2019
DGCOS will be exhibiting at the 2019 FIT Show. Tony Pickup, founder of DGCOS, said: “We don’t want to give too much away yet, but we’ll be at the show in style to make sure savvy installers are aware of all the benefits available to them through our organisation. “DGCOS is based on three core values: trust, confidence and peace...
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