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By Lucy Kitchen, product marketing manager at Veka. For decades, white PVC-U frames dominated the fenestration landscape, prized for their neutrality, cost efficiency and dependable performance. But as architectural ambition has grown and expectations of building aesthetics have evolved, colour has moved from the margins to the mainstream. Today, foils, finishes and surface textures are no longer optional extras but...
Bamboo Façades has entered a three-year partnership with Stellar Aluminium Systems, marking a major shift in the company’s approach to commercial aluminium window and door supply. Previously outsourcing its aluminium fenestration requirements, Bamboo Façades has pivoted to direct in-house fabrication to maintain tighter control of quality, project certainty and installation performance. The new agreement supports the company’s move into an...
Ian Clayton, interim managing director at Reynaers Aluminium UK has forecast that performance standards and technical support will be vital in 2026 as industry starts to rebound. While challenges remain in the construction industry, 2026 offers renewed optimism with a pledge from the Building Safety Regulator to speed up approvals on plans brought to a halt under the gateway system. What...
Island Windows has teamed up with Rehau Recycling at PVCR to recycle old polymer frames and reduce landfill waste on the Isle of Wight. Previously, Island Windows was sending old frames to a small local site with limited capacity. This is said to have changed after Will Gold, CEO at Polyframe, a long-standing Rehau partner, visited Island Windows to discuss...
From January 2026, all aluminium supplied by Aluminium Shapes will be extruded using LCR4 Billet, a low-carbon aluminium billet that is guaranteed to generate a maximum carbon footprint of 4KG CO2e per kilo of aluminium. According to Aluminium Shapes, that’s a 73% reduction compared to the average global carbon footprint of aluminium billet. “The market is consistently pushing for greener...
By Neil Evans, managing director, Veka. The Autumn Budget missed a crucial chance to recalibrate the burden on business and set out a credible pathway to higher productivity, investment and growth. For companies like Veka that face wage-bill inflation, employer tax increases, constrained capex and flat markets, the headlines remain hard to face. Despite some measures aimed at supporting investment,...
Sheerline has reported an ‘On Time In Full’ (OTIF) of 99.4% across the whole of 2025. To demonstrate that this isn’t by accident, but the result of production efficiencies, strategic planning, and strong internal communications, the team has been sharing regular OTIF updates with customers, through adverts, in articles, and via social media. Sheerline’s technical production director, Ross Hartshorn, commented:...
Reynaers Group has published its new annual sustainability report – Our Sustainable Road Ahead 2024–2030 – which highlights an 8.5% reduction in operational carbon, as well as a 13.6% reduction in embodied carbon, crediting its comprehensive approach as the key driver in its sustainability gains. With its initial sustainability benchmarks set in 2019, this new report denotes the halfway point...
Eurocell has outlined its assessment of the UK new build landscape as we move into 2026, following another year defined by economic pressure, complex regulation and an absence of policy certainty. Early 2025 saw housebuilders navigating multiple overlapping challenges. High interest rates suppressed buyer demand, while material inflation, energy costs and persistent labour shortages added significant pressure to project viability. While some of these challenges have ‘eased’,...
Steel window and door manufacturer Crittall Windows has announced a significant reduction in its carbon footprint, achieving a 29% decrease in market-based CO₂ emissions during 2024 compared with the previous year. The independent assessment, carried out by emissions management experts Carbon Footprint, confirmed total market-based emissions fell from 786.56 tonnes to 529.11 tonnes of CO₂e. Emissions per employee and per...
Reynaers Aluminium UK was named as the winner of the ‘Commercial Project of the Year’ at this year’s G-awards in recognition of its involvement in the high-profile, £227m Wembley Park regeneration project. In continuing with 10-plus years of collaboration with the development and assets management team at Quintain, Reynaers was appointed as a preferred supplier to the project from the early...
Sustainability is a popular ‘buzzword’, but, according to the participants of a roundtable held by Deceuninck, it’s currently secondary to delivery and cost. But is the tide about to turn – and will the window and door industry be ready? For some years now, ‘sustainability’ has been the defining theme of the construction space – but is it as vital...
With products like Neo Smart Slide, Energeto Neo and the interchangeable Ideal 70 and Ideal 4000 range, Aluplast says it is evolving its systems and product strategy to support UK-specific performance demands. Having spent more than four decades in the UK window industry, Graham Colls, head of technical and head of operations at Aluplast UK, has seen a lot of...
Veka has launched a new website designed to deliver greater accessibility, transparency, and efficiency for its partners across the fenestration industry. The new site represents the latest stage in Veka’s ongoing digital evolution and forms part of a wider focus on helping fabricators, installers, and specifiers access accurate information and expert support more easily. According to Veka, usability is at...
Garnalex has officially been presented with a King’s Award for Innovation 2025 by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire at the company’s Derbyshire HQ. The award recognises two aspects of the Sheerline system. First, the patented corner construction method, which reduces waste and misalignment while locking in quality. The second aspect is Sheerline’s proprietary Thermlock technology, which was developed in-house as...
With low U-values, sleek aesthetics and exemplary sustainability credentials, Deceuninck is redefining expectations with a new, composite, tilt and turn window system for the commercial sector. With homes accounting for around 14% of the UK’s CO2 emissions and utility bills remaining high, energy efficiency is a key consideration when building new housing schemes. Achieving U-values as low as 0.7W/m2K, Deceuninck’s...
Twelve months after launching Keylite Roof Windows’ (Keylite) Verified Installer programme, the brand says it is continuing to support its network of trained professionals. The Verified Installer Programme offers installers the opportunity to receive in-depth training on the installation of Keylite Roof Windows, gain accreditation, and benefit from exclusive lead generation and marketing support to help grow their business. Installers...
Two Peterborough schools, operated by the Lime Trust, have undergone a major retrofit to improve safety, accessibility and energy performance – with more than 300 new windows and doors installed using Eurocell’s Logik 70mm Chamfered system. The refurbishment covered Lime Academy Watergall and Lime Academy Orton, which support pupils with a range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The...
Paul Kennington, technical director at Veka, highlights how systems houses, fabricators and installers must work together to ensure the fenestration industry welcomes building regulation reforms with strength and unity. The fenestration industry is facing a period of unprecedented change. The Future Homes Standard in England will reshape how we work and the decisions we make now will determine our success...
With a recent industry communication from Qualicoat highlighting concerns about poor-quality powder coating and surface finishes entering the market, Stellar Aluminium says that its ‘commitment to quality stands out clearly’. With a dedicated, in-house Qualicoat-accredited powder coating plant, Stellar controls every stage of the finishing process, painting and rolling its own profiles for superior quality, in contrast to some competitor...