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Since its inception in 1965 in a small workshop in Belgium, Reynaers has grown into one of the world’s leading systems’ houses, specialising in aluminium windows, doors and façade solutions. With six decades of expertise, Reynaers has contributed to impactful projects in over 70 countries, from sustainable skyscrapers to energy-efficient, low carbon private homes. Bert Geerinckx, CEO of Reynaers Group,...
Rehau has reported that UK commercial new-build project enquiries have more than doubled year-on-year for the first six months of 2025, defying wider construction industry pressures and revised-down forecasts. From January to June 2025, Rehau saw double the number of active projects that the company’s commercial team is currently engaging with and progressing compared to 2024. The growth is underpinned...
Eurocell is playing a central role in Energy House 2.0, one of the world’s most advanced building performance research facilities at the University of Salford, that is reshaping how the industry tests and improves homes for net-zero. The £16m Energy House 2.0 facility is the only climate-controlled research chamber of its kind in the world. Here, homes are tested in real-world...
The managing director of external shading specialist, Caribbean Blinds, is set to join an expert panel exploring glazing’s role in the UK’s overheating crisis at this year’s Glazing Summit. On Thursday 9 October, Stuart Dantzic will discuss the ongoing battle against domestic overheating and examine glazing’s pivotal role in creating comfortable, energy efficient homes. This comes as Part O of the...
AluK has been shortlisted as the Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m) in this year’s Made in Wales Awards. The highly competitive awards, independently judged by a team of business leaders and academics, are a celebration of the Welsh manufacturing community. For AluK, the shortlisting is a recognition of the huge strides the company has made this year in operational...
With heritage inspired design becoming a major trend in commercial and public sector refurbishments, BDC Aluminium is expanding its portfolio with a new focus on traditional vertical sliding sash windows. Developed by Smart Architectural Aluminium and now available through BDC Aluminium, the VS 600 system is suitable for heritage developments, as well as schools, hospitals and office buildings and allows...
By Tom Cherowbrier, major projects manager at Aluprof UK. Gateway 2 Compliance, introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022, is creating significant disruption across the construction industry. At this stage of the approval process, a complete and fully coordinated design must be submitted and approved before any building work can begin. This requirement represents a major shift from established practices...
Victorian Sliders has launched its new EcoSlide Flagship window, representing the next generation of the best-selling Elegant sash window. Developed by Victorian Sliders’ in-house Innovation Team, the upgraded EcoSlide has been designed to set a new benchmark for performance, durability, and weather resistance – offered as standard. According to Victorian Sliders, this major upgrade delivers performance levels that go well...
By Neil Evans, managing director at Veka. The UK manufacturing sector fell out of the top 10 global manufacturing nations last year and has remained 12th through mid-2025, down from 8th in 2023, according to Make UK. To regain a top-10 spot, the body says we need to first grow the sector from 10% to 15% of GDP. That’s a big...
Sheerline’s Classic window range now offers U-values of 1.4 W/(m²K) with double glazing. According to Sheerline, this is thanks to the addition of a self-adhesive glazing seal from Q-Lon, which offers ultra-low thermal transmittance and is hidden within the glazing chamber, underneath the glazed unit. Classic now offers the same double-glazing U-values as the Prestige range with 1.4 U-values and...
Reynaers Aluminium UK has underlined its commitment to sustainability, partnering with local non-for-profit and social enterprise The Wood Shack. The Wood Shack, an enterprise of Birmingham-based charity Jericho, aims to tackle the 4.5 million tonnes of waste wood produced in the UK annually by collecting reclaimed wood, creating new products from recycled wood, and organising local community workshops. To enhance...
Following the European Environment Agency’s latest noise pollution report, Rehau has called attention to the importance of windows that offer strong acoustic performance when specifying for retrofit and new-build residential projects. The report, Environmental noise in Europe 2025, reveals that over 20% of Europeans are exposed to harmful levels of transport noise, with road traffic identified as the primary source. As the...
Finstral, a European brand that offers a range of premium modular window, door and glass wall systems, is looking to partner with UK window and door installers. Founded in 1969 in South Tyrol, Northern Italy, Finstral is still family-owned and employs around 1,600 people across 14 production sites. Engineering excellence According to Finstral, one of its greatest strengths is its...
Ventilation specialist WindowMaster has collaborated with Veka to deliver EN 12101-2 certified smoke ventilation windows. To enhance the Halo System 10 and M70 window systems, Veka profiles are being utilised in collaboration with approved partners, Teal Products and L J Pratley & Partners. Each system will be fitted with WindowMaster’s proprietary actuators for smoke control. Smoke ventilation systems in buildings serve multiple critical...
Reading-based Star Safety Glazing has signed a three-year supply agreement with Stellar Aluminium Systems, marking a significant shift in its aluminium window and door offering. The family-run business, owned by Bobby and Shila Sekhon, says it has made a strategic move away from its previous supplier to exclusively manufacture the Stellar system. The company was said to be impressed by...
Profine has acquired Profilink, a company based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. As part of the transaction, Profine is taking over the aluminium and PVC operations of the company, including all system brands as well as employees from the marketing, sales, and engineering departments. Profilink’s operations will be continued under the umbrella of Profine GmbH and the Kömmerling brand. With this acquisition,...
Liniar has expanded its PVC-U thermal reinforcements range. Design and fabrication director, Daryl Fradley (Daz), explained: “The decision to enhance the range follows impressive market uptake since its initial rollout and underscores Liniar’s ongoing commitment to delivering high-performance, future-ready solutions for fabricators, installers and specifiers alike.” Designed as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional steel reinforcements, Liniar’s advanced PVC-U...
A project in Northampton that combines two of the most popular Sheerline products – the Classic Heritage Door and the S1 Roof Lantern – has won Sheerline’s installation of the month for June. The winning entry was submitted by Fenster Glazing, who worked with fabricator, BSW Window Solutions. The installation replaced an outdated, white PVC-U bi-fold and lantern. The homeowner...
Reynaers Aluminium is calling for a wider focus on sustainability, challenging the established view in the construction sector that embodied carbon is central to achieving long-term sustainability. In a new campaign ‘Sustainability. From Every Angle’ the aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling manufacturer calls for a more holistic view to sustainable building design considering all factors through the lifetime of...
High demand for space-creating upgrades could provide a welcome boost for the UK’s home improvement market, according to new research. Nearly 30% of homeowners think their current property is too small, and 43% say they have unusable space they want to convert. As many as 70% are now planning upgrades, which includes adding a new extension, garden room or conservatory. The...