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Hit & Killed Instantly By Plummeting Window

Hit & Killed Instantly By Plummeting Window

Two major companies have been fined a combined £1.3 million over the death of man who was killed when a side-hung...

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Enhancing The Entrance Door Opportunity

Enhancing The Entrance Door Opportunity

Fabricator Sternfenster has taken on DoorCo’s BRiTDOR solid timber core to enhance its entrance door range and...

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Scandalous Parking Fines – The Fightback Begins

Scandalous Parking Fines – The Fightback Begins

Number-plate cameras photograph your plate. Software issues A PCN or speeding ticket without a human ever looking at...

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Tool Theft Fury Builds Basis For Conference

Tool Theft Fury Builds Basis For Conference

Fix Radio for tradespeople, in partnership with Wickes TradePro, is bringing the industry together at a Tool Theft...

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Sprouting Doors And Brochures

Sprouting Doors And Brochures

ECDS has released two new brochures covering its Living and Studio collections. It comes as the company defies market...

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Teenager Loses Fingers In Horrific Window Saw Accident
Teenager Loses Fingers In Horrific Window Saw Accident

A window manufacturer has been fined £100,000 after a teenage worker had two fingers severed by a cross-cutting...

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Loan Groans Growing But Pressure Easing
Loan Groans Growing But Pressure Easing

The Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance Monitor has shown there is a growing burden for directors and owners of those...

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What’s Up With WhatsApp?
What’s Up With WhatsApp?

WhatsApp, which has become a popular business communication tool, is introducing advertising. One organisation is...

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Glazing Summit Programme Revealed
Glazing Summit Programme Revealed

The Glazing Summit returns on 9 October 2025 with learning, insight and debate. The conference programme has now been...

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Hail To The Chief
Hail To The Chief

The Glass & Glazing Federation has announced that Michael Butterick, the marketing director for Saint-Gobain Glass,...

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Secondary Is Glazing Taking First Place
Secondary Is Glazing Taking First Place

Secondary glazing is on the rise, according to Colin’s Sash Windows, as it becomes a popular choice for people who...

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Backing For Rehau’s Retrofit Right Campaign
Backing For Rehau’s Retrofit Right Campaign

It was great to see the ‘Retrofit Right – Making Social Housing More Energy Efficient’ whitepaper...

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Exploration Proves Effective
Exploration Proves Effective

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

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Slowdown In Activity But Conversion Remains Resilient
Slowdown In Activity But Conversion Remains Resilient

June saw a further softening in lead volumes and sales but strong conversion rates suggest that buyers who are in the...

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What Is The Theft Of Tools Bill?
What Is The Theft Of Tools Bill?

What is the Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill? We have an expert explanation of the newly proposed tool theft...

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Where In The UK Are You Most Likely To Have Your Tools Nicked?
Where In The UK Are You Most Likely To Have Your Tools Nicked?

Over 17,000 tools were stolen across England in 2024.  Police forces across England have shared tool theft data in...

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Excellence Shines On The Upper Ground
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...

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Unique Buys AluFold Business & Assets – Hope For Jobs
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...

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Spending Won’t Solve Housing Crisis While Bottlenecks Survive
Spending Won’t Solve Housing Crisis While Bottlenecks Survive

Unless development hurdles can be overcome, the investment announced by the Chancellor in social housing announced in...

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What A Performance As Door Co Acquired
What A Performance As Door Co Acquired

NorDan has acquired a majority shareholding in Performance Doorset Solutions which is a respected door manufacturer...

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Why Is HI Taking Off?
Why Is HI Taking Off?

Home improvement is surging according to MyJobQuote, with some but not all, benefiting the windows, doors and garden...

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Research Reveals Scandal Of Planning Authorities Favouring The Big Boys
Research Reveals Scandal Of Planning Authorities Favouring The Big Boys

New insight from Searchland and City Sanctuary has revealed that large residential developments of 50+ units are far...

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Put Small Builders At The Heart Of The Housing Solution
Put Small Builders At The Heart Of The Housing Solution

The Chancellor’s decision to spend £39 billion to boost social housing projects will only see them delivered...

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To Door Is To Do
To Door Is To Do

Information from the Barbour ABI Home Improvement Index 2024 shows that UK homeowners are focusing on certain...

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Finance – Your Secret Sales Tool
Finance – Your Secret Sales Tool

Research from Deceuninck shows that the availability of finance is key in driving sales of energy-efficient...

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