Posted On - 14/11/2018
Modplan’s Secured by Design-accredited range has grown by over a third, and the certification has been updated to the latest PAS24:2016 security standard. Justin Williams, international sales and marketing director, said: “We are delighted to be able to extend our Secured by Design product range. It opens up more high security opportunities for our customers and is a reflection of...
Posted On - 14/11/2018
Home improvement specialist Warmseal has securing the £5.5 million order book of SafeGlaze UK, which went into administration on October 30. Over 2,000 customers will be contacted within the next week by Warmseal’s customer service team to discuss dates for the installation of their contracts. Bradford-based SafeGlaze designed, manufactured and installed PVCU windows and doors and had eight sites across the...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
Profile 22 fabricator Select Windows has achieved Constructionline Gold membership. Nigel Court, general manager of Select Windows, said: “We are delighted to have achieved Gold membership because it shows we have the credentials suppliers and buyers on high end commercial contracts are looking for.” Gold membership is a new level of membership for Constructionline that reflects the broadening needs of...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
Deceuninck UK has reported year-to-date sales up 17% on the same period last year, compared with the overall market which is estimated to be down by nearly 10%, the company said. The last three months are 40% up on the same time in 2017. Managing director Rob McGlennon said: “Deceuninck is bucking the market trend and we’re on track for...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
Styleglaze Installations has become the latest addition to the Conservatory Outlet network of retailers – the second installation company to move to the fabricator so far in 2018. Following Bon Accord Glass, which joined the network in July, Styleglaze was introduced to Conservatory Outlet by national sales manager Jason Earl. Jason celebrates his first contract just weeks into his appointment,...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
Freefoam Building Products has launched a new video featuring long-standing customer Willmotts Plastic Building Products, to highlight the partnership they share and the success this has brought. Filmed at Willmott’s warehouse in Reading, and on a location at a local housing development, the video gives an insight in to how Willmotts operates and the support it receives from Freefoam. Interviews...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
Family run, Blackpool-based Weru UK – a distributor for Weru, German fabricator of windows and doors – has planned a “major geographical expansion”, following a licensing deal with Weru Group Germany. The business was established 33 years ago, and now serves a UK-wide client base. It plans to strengthen its operation by launching the Weru UK Network. This move is...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced further plans to increase UK housebuilding in his 2018 autumn budget. Following on from his announcement last year of a five-year £44 billion housing programme, the chancellor confirmed a £500 million injection into the Housing Infrastructure Fund in a bid to build 650,000 new homes. The funding, which is part of a government capital...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
The FIT Show has announced a restructure to its Gala Dinner evening by revising the format and holding the event in support of GM Fundraising and Hope House Children’s Hospices. The event will take place on Wednesday May 22 following the second day of the 2019 FIT Show exhibition, at the NEC Resorts World complex in the VOX, where the...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
Companies who are found to have failed to protect their workforce face far tougher sentencing from November 2018. New sentencing guidance gives courts in England and Wales new powers to hand down far tougher penalties to employers found guilty of manslaughter through gross negligence – including up to 18 years jail time. The weight of the sentences handed out will...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
Starts in the three months to October were 1% up on a year ago and unchanged on the preceding three months, according to latest Glenigan Index. Residential starts were 10% lower than a year ago and 4% down on the preceding three months, while non-residential project starts were 18% higher than a year ago, with growth driven by increases in...
Posted On - 13/11/2018
The construction industry experienced modest growth in the third quarter of 2018, following a weather-related boost to activity in Q2, according to a quarterly survey of product manufacturers, contractors, civil engineers and SME builders by the Construction Products Association. According to the Construction Products Association’s Construction Trade Survey for 2018 Q3, 27% of product manufacturers, 25% of main contractors, 16%...
Posted On - 12/11/2018
SafeGlaze UK was placed into administration on Tuesday October 30, 2018, with 132 jobs lost across eight sites. Director Phil O’Malley said: “The business grew far in excess of the management’s and stakeholders’ expectations and, more importantly, than our key suppliers could service. “Unfortunately, the level of financial support required increased significantly because of the company’s growth and the lack...
Posted On - 12/11/2018
Private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold its interest in MI Glass (MIG) to the management team – Alan Taylor and Glenn Bicknell – in a £multi-million deal backed by Clydesdale Bank. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Smethwick in the West Midlands, MIG has a 75-year heritage providing glass processing solutions to a...
Posted On - 12/11/2018
UK construction companies indicated a sustained increase in business activity during October, according to the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/Cips UK Construction Total Activity Index. The overall rate of expansion improved slightly since September and was the second-strongest in 16 months. This mainly reflected a rebound in civil engineering activity, however, as both residential and commercial activity increased more slowly. Less...
Posted On - 07/11/2018
Saint-Gobain has announced the release of SageGlass Harmony, which it claims is the world’s most elegant dynamic glass. Unveiled for the first time at Glasstec, Harmony dynamic glass provides daylight, heat and glare management while maintaining a natural and seamless connection to the outdoors, the company said. SageGlass LightZone was the first dynamic glazing to allow for in-pane tinting to...
Posted On - 07/11/2018
UK construction companies indicated a sustained increase in business activity during October, according to the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/Cips UK Construction Total Activity Index. The overall rate of expansion improved slightly since September and was the second-strongest in 16 months. This mainly reflected a rebound in civil engineering activity, however, as both residential and commercial activity increased more slowly. Less...
Posted On - 07/11/2018
Private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold its interest in MI Glass (MIG) to the management team – Alan Taylor and Glenn Bicknell – in a £multi-million deal backed by Clydesdale Bank. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Smethwick in the West Midlands, MIG has a 75-year heritage providing glass processing solutions to a...
Posted On - 07/11/2018
SafeGlaze UK was placed into administration on Tuesday October 30, 2018, with 132 jobs lost across eight sites. Director Phil O’Malley said: “The business grew far in excess of the management’s and stakeholders’ expectations and, more importantly, than our key suppliers could service. “Unfortunately, the level of financial support required increased significantly because of the company’s growth and the lack...
Posted On - 01/11/2018
Mackenzie Glass’s investment programme has topped more than £half-a-million pounds in less than a year, including new laminate cutting capability, IT, fleet and processing equipment, plus the creation of new apprenticeship roles. NSG sold its Pilkington Bristol business to Mackenzie Glass at the end of last year. Supplying more than one million square metres of flat glass a year with...
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