Safestyle UK post impressive results as sales and profits continue to rise
Safestyle, the window and door retailer has issued full year results for the year ended 31 December 2014. The results are impressive and reveal revenue rose 9% from £124.8m to £136m with gross profit up 10% from More...
National home improvement figures increased in 2014 with Southern England still dominating
Home improvement applications increased by 12 per cent on average across the UK in 2014, according to the recently released Barbour ABI home-improver analysis. London continued its dominance with the biggest home More...
Solid conservatory roof offering proves popular with Double R’s customers
Solid roofs for conservatories are certainly one of the products to watch in 2015. Just as composite and bi-fold doors continue to boost sales for fabricators and installers alike, so too will the solid roof offering. More...
K Glass S seals the deal in energy efficient homes project
Ultra low emissivity glazing from Pilkington United Kingdom has been specified for use in a specialist housing development, showcased recently at an open day event near Richmond, Yorkshire. Aiming to create homes More...
Young workers offer solution to the construction skills shortage
You may have read the headlines about a shortage of ‘brickies’ in the UK which was becoming a cause for concern among house builders. It appears this was only the tip of the iceberg as the UK faces an acute More...
DW3 Products Group acquires Window Widgets and Eclectic Systems
Newly formed investment vehicle, DW3 Products Group, is delighted to announce that it has now acquired highly regarded industry innovators Window Widgets and Eclectic Systems from Dan Gill. Window Widgets was founded More...
Saint-Gobain Glass goes ‘live’ with major online support initiative
Saint-Gobain Glass UK has launched SGG LIVE, a powerful new online tool to empower users of its products with a wealth of technical, marketing and specification support. SGG LIVE is a business support hub designed More...
A frank discussion with Total Glass’s MD
Sitting across from Frank Deary Group Managing Director of Total Glass, his enthusiasm and bonhomie are infectious. It’s a barrage of wit, banter and friendly ‘challenges’ yet there’s a steely glint in those More...
Clare O’Hara. Divisional Managing Director of Epwin Group Window Systems
Epwin Group Window Systems Division has announced the appointment of Clare O’Hara as Divisional Managing Director. The division comprises Profile 22, Spectus Window Systems, Swish Windows & Doors, PatioMaster More...
Astraseal launches the innovative WarmCore folding sliding door system
One of the UK’s largest and longest established fabricators, Wellingborough based Astraseal, has launched the new, innovative WarmCore folding sliding door system from Synseal, adding this to its already extensive More...
Deceuninck’s Slide & Swing New Wave Door available from stock
Deceuninck’s Slide & Swing New Wave Door is now available in a wide range of colours from stock. “Deceuninck’s Slide & Swing New Wave Door is a big leap forward for the industry,” says Rob McGlennon, More...
Endurance manufacturer puts 22 years of business down to great customer service
Endurance Solid & Secure composite door manufacturer Rocal tells Windows Active how a solid customer service reputation has seen them enter their third decade in business. “Rocal’s long term success has More...