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Aluminium, Timber & Steel

The Blessing Of Long Life

According to Endurance Aluminium, the style and long lifespan of aluminium is helping to shift customer focus from price...

Shaping Up For Showtime

Aluminium Shapes exhibited at the Southern Manufacturing & Electronics to showcase its latest sustainability-driven...

So Good, So Good – What Makes A Slider So Good?

What makes AluK’s S67 sliding door so good? The company’s design team and some of the first customers to...

Slider Striders – Big Steps For Stellar

Heritage Trade Frames has reported a strong increase in demand for the Stellar inline sliding patio door, with sales...

Endurance Establishes Enduring Presence

The Endurance Group of Endurance Doors, Endurance Aluminium and BDC Aluminium has purchased the 2.2 acre site in Brigg,...

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Fit Sales Follow FIT Feature

The Affordable Windows Group reports a successful first year for Decorio, its steel-look aluminium system which was...

Fine Margins Ahead

AluK launched its new IconiK in November promising a new way to defend fabricators from the damaging race to the bottom...

PVC-U Demand Surge – Beating Aluminium?

Laura Richardson, a director at TWR Group, says she has seen a recent surge in demand for PVC-U over aluminium. She...

Understanding The Archetypal Architect

With almost 40,000 of them registered in the UK, Reynaers feels it is important for installers to understand the mindset...

Going Direct For Full Ali Range

Direct Trade (Yorkshire) now manufactures the full Stellar Aluminium range, with particular demand for products such as...

Exploration Proves Effective

AluK announced a first-of-a-kind partnership with IGU specialist Clayton Glass, at its recent Exploration Day, which is...

Excellence Shines On The Upper Ground

A bold reinvention of a Grade II-listed office building on London’s South Bank has been named the Overall Winner...

Unique Buys AluFold Business & Assets – Hope For Jobs

Unique Window Systems, the fabricator of PVC-U and aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling has acquired the...

‘Upgrade Your System’ Wins Marketing Award

AluK has won the award for the best overall marketing campaign at the FIT Show – a massive endorsement for the...

New Sliding Hands Out A Good Hiding

Origin, the manufacturer of aluminium windows and doors, has launched the OS-29+ sliding door, claiming it gives...

Harpenden Heroes

Stellar Aluminium has been selected for an impressive domestic refurbishment project in Harpenden, Hertfordshire on the...

Cube Joins The Club

Cube Glass has secured a major commercial breakthrough in winning its first contract to undertake work for retail giant...

Sustainable, Simple & Successful

The whole construction industry is facing multiple pressures including skilled labour shortages, tighter timelines and...

Getting Resi Right

To ensure the performance of architectural glazing matches the quality of the aesthetics, early engagement and careful...

Ifs & Butts

Reverse butt jointing is widely used for PVC-U. If only they could be used in the aluminium market! Sadly, older systems...

Soul Mates - Aluminium & PVC-U Fit Together

As demand for aluminium continues to surge in popularity, Framexpress says its Ali by Framexpress range enhances its...

Still On The Rise

AluK’s Tony Leach, who was named the industry’s Rising Star at the G-24 Awards, has just been promoted from...

The Origin Of Universal’s Universal Offering

Universal Trade Frames has strengthened its aluminium range with a new partnership with Origin, becoming an official...

Finstral Enters The UK Market

Finstral, one of the biggest window suppliers in Europe, has entered the UK market and recently opened its Finstral...

Going For Broke On Pembrokeshire Project

Stellar Aluminium windows and doors have been used to great effect by GD Windows in a contemporary architect-designed...