Arbuthnot backs MBO of Britdoors and JCK with £3.75m all assets funding package
Arbuthnot Commercial ABL has supported a management buyout (MBO) of Britdoors and JCK, two door manufacturing businesses within the System Building Products Group. The £3.75m asset based lending facility comprised a revolving invoice discounting line, a plant & machinery loan and a cashflow loan. The MBO will form a new company, Unity Group More...
In the face of continuing pressure from Covid-19 G-Awards postponed until 2021
The organisers of the G-Awards has announced that the planned 2020 event has had to be postponed until next year in the face of continuing pressure from Covid-19 and the ongoing lockdown. Organiser Tony Higgin More...
Deceuninck sales bounce back quickly to pre-lockdown levels
Deceuninck has seen a sharp rise in sales as the industry moves out of lockdown. The leading PVC-U systems company says sales in June are already at 95% of usual volume. From 1st June, all Deceuninck fabricators More...
Drop in sales forces business review for VEKA plc
Burnley based PVC-U window system company VEKA plans to launch a consultation process, which unfortunately may result in job losses. In March this year, Burnley based uPVC window system company VEKA made the More...
Tough business decisions have to be taken in the next few days
Businesses now have just a few days to decide who is going to retain their jobs and who is not following the Chancellors’ changes to the furlough scheme, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick More...
The Window Company produces ‘safe and ready’ video
Award winning commercial installer, The Window Company (Contracts), has produced its own online video reassuring customers that it is safe and ready to get back to work (https://youtu.be/KgBXdtJ_XD8). The More...
GGF announces it will no longer be a TrustMark scheme provider
TrustMark has confirmed in writing to TrustMark Members (who had joined via the GGF) that from 31st August 2020, the Glass and Glazing Federation would no longer be a TrustMark Scheme Provider. The GGF More...
Coronavirus forces postponement of Glasstec until June 2021
The effects of the Coronavirus have now also impacted glasstec 2020, which will be postponed to 15 to 18 June 2021. In view of the continued uncertainties in terms of travel restrictions and quarantine provisions More...
GGF gets Government confirmation on showrooms re-opening
In the last few weeks the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has received numerous queries regarding whether or not Showrooms can be re-opened following the Government’s Guidance on working in people’s More...
The Profine Group has acquired essential assets from Aperture Group
profine Group, has acquired essential assets from Aperture Group, formerly Synseal, one of the leading manufacturers of window and door systems in the UK. The Aperture Group, based in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, More...