Builders’ Merchants sales confirm strong V-shaped recovery Britain’s builders’ merchants sales to builders bounced back strongly in the three months May to July, with value sales surging 38.9% ahead compared with February to April, as reported in July’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report. Compared with the same three months of 2019 sales were down 13.4% overall, but July sales were only 1.3% below July 2019 and some categories were ahead. Landscaping (+25.4%), Workwear & Safety … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Revitalising the high street The government announced plans to invest billions of pounds into UK infrastructure to help rebuild the economy. The UK will “Build Back Better”, it claims. The decline of the British high street has been a cause for concern for a number of years, but this new investment could offer a lifeline. Here, Nick Cowley, managing director of aluminium building product supplier, Endurawood, shares insight into how to construct a modern high stree … » more from Endurawood …»
Against the odds Tough, strange, bizarre even, are the words that come to mind when reflecting on those things that are seemingly put in our way and hindering us getting on with a normal life – whatever that is. However, surviving and thriving against the odds is what most people seem to do. For the Fenestration Industry it has led to a shake out and for the most part a shake out of the shaky. For some the shake out is probably no bad thing, just … » more from Fenestration News …»
The Green Homes Grant was a disappointment – but at least we’ve finally got some clarity After a frustrating few weeks, the government has finally confirmed the details of its Green Homes Grant. First announced back in July, the multibillion-pound scheme was billed as a way of boosting the UK economy* in the wake of coronavirus, and accelerating attempts to reach the country’s ambitious 2050 carbon reduction targets. We were told that homeowners were to be offered vouchers worth up to £5,000 to cover two-thirds … » more from Victorian Sliders …»
How do you defend Mugging? Looking for the exit or seeking to leverage an advane, can one route be effective for all, or does sometimes doing the opposite measure up. How did we get to this? Is it what the mainstream media is suggesting each day that is creating a new agenda for us to follow? That is certainly the option the Government appears to have taken. This turmoil is only confusing for those that lack focus, those that will diligently follow others a … » more from Fenestration News …»
Detour As with most of the UK's industry, the good positive managers have treated the today's situation as one of those hiccups that need to be controlled, surmounted and moved on from. The way forward is akin to finding your usual route to the office blocked by road works. The choice is hang around and wait for them it to clear or accept the situation and just take a different route. It is still a choice. A very small minority … » more from Fenestration News …»
Builders’ Merchant sales bounce back sharply in May The latest figures from the May Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveal a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and trades return to work. Year-on-year, Total Builders Merchants value sales in May were down -39.9% compared with May 2019, reflecting the cautious reopening of merchant branches with many still operating a restricted service. However, the overall trading figures are a significant improvement on … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Pre-Pack Sale It is in the industry headlines again, it causes controversy because it punishes others while rewarding failure. Pre-pack started out as one of those warm and cuddly Government initiatives to save jobs and keep people employed, but has quickly become distorted and used to leverage an advane. The losers are those intended to be saved. The jobs are still lost, then the rest of us as taxpayers pay the redundancy and unemployment b … » more from Fenestration News …»
Volatility IS Opportunity We have many years of experience in mergers and acquisitions in the building products sector and can point to sector changing deals that we have been involved with both on the buy and sell side for clients. As a result our phones are now ringing with interested parties on both sides of that fence some who see market volatility as a crisis not to be wasted and some who see a last throw of the dice. If you are on the buy side of a tran … » more from MBA Associates Limited …»
Builders' Merchants' Q1 sales confirm Coronavirus effect Total builders’ merchants’ sales in Q1 2020 declined -6.7% compared to the same quarter last year, reflecting the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Government measures to contain the virus. Year-on-Year sales were down in all three months, falling -2.6% in January 2020 compared with January 2019, and -1.3% in February 2020 compared with February 2019. Social distancing and lockdown measures introduced during March led to … » more from Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) …»
Is it time to change the Pre-Pack Rules? As house arrest in the UK begins to loosen and at least in England people tentatively try and start up their damaged businesses we are going to see a very harsh landscape for our sector and there are many who went into this unprecedented event ill prepared for any sort of ‘rainy day’. But this is more than a rainy day it’s a tsunami of liquidity and shortly solvency as well because a market where capacity already exceeded demand will se … » more from MBA Associates Limited …»
Breaking Ranks I am one of those strange creatures I drag myself out of bed early each morning to go for a walk. This lasts for an hour or so, some call it exercise. The strange thing is it does clear one’s head and it does change perspective. Recently I have found at this moment in time the seasons seem a little confused and mixed up, the daffodils are in bloom, there are hedgerow banks full of primroses. Then in the woods there is a carpet of blueb … » more from Fenestration News …»
Cognitive Dissonance It’s a human trait that once we come to a conclusion or a perceived solution to a problem the belief in that conclusion or the way to solve the problem gets very hard to shift. It’s actually quite amazing the lengths that people will go to, to try and fit the evidence (often hard empirical evidence) into the model of the world that they have created and despite all the evidence to the contrary they believe what they believe. In other … » more from MBA Associates Limited …»
Making your home environmentally friendly If you’ve watched the television programme, Ben Fogle: New Lives in The Wild, then you might be familiar with the number of people that are scrapping a modern life for an entirely sustainable one. But while not all of us will be ditching our current homes for a house powered by the sun, at least not anytime soon, many of us aspire to own an environmentally friendly home. Here, Nick Cowley, managing director at leading window and door ma … » more from Euramax Solutions …»
How long is a piece of string For some time most Industries have adopted a ‘just-in-time’ approach which when accompanied with automation and streamlining, results in a very profitable stable drive to growth. It would be reasonable now to suggest everything we thought we knew has just been flushed down the pan. These are unprecedented times requiring some left field creative thinking. What we can all be sure of is that relying on the main-stream-media to … » more from Fenestration News …»
Fentrade Aluminium Fentrade delivers on colourful tool hire project Trade fabricator, Fentrade Aluminium recently manufactured and supplied a commercial shopfront system for a colourful refurbishment project for a specialist tool hire company based in Bristol, Avon. Working with installer Crystal Clear o ... »
Hegla - HEGLA 2020 back with the Old and On with the New , The UK has experienced a once in a lifetime occurrence hopefully, in the shape of Covid 19 and the World continues to evol...»
Window Ware - Framevent trickle vents in trend tones, This is great news for fabricators and installers who have perhaps struggled in the past to source coloured vents in high-...»
Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) - Builders Merchants sales confirm strong V shaped recovery, Britain’s builders’ merchants sales to builders bounced back strongly in the three months May to July, with value sales su...»
Profine UK Ltd. (KÖMMERLING ) - Stronger sales team for profine and KÖMMERLING, profine UK have expanded their sales team following the purchase of the Evolve, Legend and Warmcore brands earlier this ye...»
Avantek Machinery Ltd - Two more members for the A Team , With business booming, record-breaking growth and the announcement of Avantek Machinery being named as an official UK dist...»
Avantek Machinery Ltd - Crystal Clear Group set to increase efficiency and quality with Supercut 6, Established in 1988, the Crystal Clear Group has always had a focus on providing commercial and trade customers with top o...»
Keylite Roof Windows Jim Blanthorne appointed as MD for Keylite Roof Windows Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite), part of The Keystone Group, has appointed Jim Blanthorne as Managing Director, with effect 1st September 2020. With over 18 years’ experience in operations and senior management roles within the building pro ... »
Central RPL - New MD brings 35 years experience to Central, One-stop shop fabricators Central RPL are welcoming an experienced new Managing Director, who wants to drive greater effic...»
Victorian Sliders - Victorian Sliders celebrates 15th birthday, Award-winning sash window manufacturer Victorian Sliders has celebrated 15 years in the business. It was back in S...»
CMS Enviro Systems Ltd(CMS Window Systems) - Three zero landfill years in a row for CMS Group, Leading facades, window and door designer, manufacturer and installer the CMS Group has reported another 12 months in whic...»
Victorian Sliders - Victorian Sliders steps up a gear with 600 000 vehicle investment, Specialist PVCu sash window manufacturer Victorian Sliders shows no sign of stopping despite the uncertainties of 2020, ha...»
Sustainium Group - Sustainium Group acquires Wolverhampton Glass, The Sustainium Group has acquired Wolverhampton Glass, a leading West-Midlands based window, door, and conservatory instal...»
VEKA - VEKA plc concludes Business Review , Following the announcement that Burnley based uPVC window system company VEKA plc planned to launch a consultation process...»
Steel Window Association Steel Window Association member helps to transform former workshop into luxury home When engineer, Ivan Semenenko, decided that he no longer required his former barn and workshop in the heart of the Cotswolds, he pondered a new life for the building. Ivan decided to embark on a project to transform the workshop into a beautiful n ... »
Steel Window Association - Plumstead Library s next chapter with a story of steel, Plumstead Library, originally constructed in 1903 and located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, has recently undergone a ...»
Certass Limited - Green Homes Grant update, Dear Editor, The latest news in the Green Homes Grant (GHG) is that there is little change for replacement window...»
Steel Window Association - New tiers of Steel Window Association membership, The Steel Window Association (SWA), www.steel-window-association.co.uk, is the source of independent, comprehensive advice...»
Certass Limited - Open Letter to Alok Sharma, Dear Mr Sharma, Including Glazing installations as Primary Measure for Green Homes Grant Scheme I am writi...»
Vinylplus - VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2020 CIRCULARVINYL goes virtual on October 15th, Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic and concerns about health and safety, VinylPlus® has decided to host the...»
Vinylplus - VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2020 CIRCULARVINYL, The 2020 edition of the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum themed #CIRCULARVINYL will focus on the key sustainability challeng...»
Ideal Home Show - Ideal Home Show, Show Dates 27 March – 13 April 2020. Venue Olympia London Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX. What’s at the sh...»
DOORCO - Letter to the editor Stock Dan Sullivan, Dear Ian There’s been a lot of talk in the press over the last week about lead times and the supply chain and I ha...»
Boing Boing Group (Central RPL) - Time to draw a line in the sand, em Following yet another controversial glazing industry pre-pack administration, Gary Morton of the Boing Boing Group giv...»
Profine UK Ltd - Letter to the media, We are clearly in unprecedented times. However, the glass and glazing industry appears to be facing untold challenges when...»
Euramax Solutions - Letter to the Editor Build back modular, Dear Ian As industry emerges from lockdown, and the closure of infrastructure and construction projects, we are in...»
Glazerite UK Group Ltd - Glazerite chairman John Hewitt raises nearly 80 000 for charity, Glazerite UK Group’s Chairman, John Hewitt, has completed his epic 1,000-mile cycle ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End ...»
GM Fundraising - Glass Times raffle raises over 2000 for GM Fundraising, Industry magazine Glass Times has helped raise over £2000 for GM Fundraising in an online raffle. All the funds will go di...»
Glazerite UK Group Ltd - Glazerite chairman gets ready for epic charity ride, John Hewitt, Chairman of the Glazerite UK Group Ltd, is just weeks away from a 1,000 mile cycle ride in memory of his late...»
GM Fundraising - Gary Morton joins Board of Trustees at Hope House Children s Hospices, We are very proud to announce that our founder and chairman, Gary Morton, has joined the Board of Trustees at Hope House C...»
Exlabesa UK - Outstanding products outstanding support exlabesa releases new product catalogue, Aluminium systems powerhouse exlabesa has released its new catalogue for 2020, packed with some of the most innovative, hi...»
Morley Glass & Glazing - Morley Glass Glazing showcases sustainability credentials in new brochure, Post-consumer glass recycling, a green funding initiative, and making use of waste products through upcycling are some of ...»
Endurance Doors - Endurance helps installers back to work with covid 19 guide, As the government begins to encourage companies back to work under safe working practices, solid and secure composite door...»
Window Widgets - Window Widgets launch A1 poster range, With so many products, systems and ancillaries from Window Widgets, the company has decided to put them all on to a range ...»
Masterframe Windows - Masterframe changes course with three new websites, Masterframe, the sash window specialist has launched the first of three new websites, bringing their online image right up...»
Endurance Doors - Endurance launch new website platform, Having invested considerably in marketing since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to help support Installer Partners, End...»
Pilkington Building Products - Manufacturer launches online glass opedia to answer customers top queries, Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has launched Ask Pilkington, a searchable online encyclopaedia o...»
SmartSurvey - Court ruling ends Privacy Shield So what does this mean for the technology sector and its customers , Following last week’s EU court decision to invalidate the Privacy Shield framework of exchanging personal data for commerc...»