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Safestyle In Administration – Industry Comment Reserved And Enraged

With Safestyle entering administration on 30 October, the GGF’s MD John Agnew and the chairman of the National...

Insolvencies And Liquidations On The Rise

There have been 12,527 company insolvencies in the past six months, which is the highest level since 2009 and there have...

Sun Sets On Safestyle – Administrator Called In & Huge Job Losses Announced

Safestyle has gone into administration with the likely loss of 750 jobs plus an impact on contractors to the firm which...

Survey Stresses The Effect Of Stress

Ironmongery Direct has again surveyed UK tradespeople to highlight the issue of work-related stress within the industry...

Real Living Wage Goes Up By 10%

Over 460,000 Living Wage workers are set for a pay boost as 14,000 Living Wage employers are signed up to pay...

Six, Five, Four, Three, Two One – Mental Health Liftoff

Episode six of the DGCOS and National Home Improvement Council mental health and wellbeing podcast series is now...

Get Britain Building Could Bulldoze Building

Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer plan to build 1.5 million homes over five years if elected. They will fund it through...

1-In-5 Tradespeople Are Injured When Breaking H&S Rules

New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals almost one in five (19 per cent) of tradespeople have been...

Managing Loneliness and Working Away From Home

There are now six episodes in the DGCOS and National Home Improvement Council’s mental health and wellbeing...

Everest Evolution At Evolution Sees Jobs Saved

Everest has purchased the brand, order book and assets of Evolution from the now defunct UKWDG. Evolution is a...

The Triple Glazing Question To Be Asked Again

Wednesday 27 March 2024 – a decade on from the original event, warm-edge experts Edgetech will again be asking the...

Taking A Plunge On The Summit

The Mark Allen Group has bought the Glazing Summit although Andrew Scott (the founder) and his companies, Insight Data...

Building – Stop Stalling Says Starmer

Labour plans to enshrine net zero in planning policy are welcome but must not undermine local democracy, the Campaign to...

5,200 Double Glazing Leads Up For Grabs

Despite a slowdown in the market, a provider of sales leads to installers operating in the home improvement sector...

London To Be Free Of Cars And Vans By 2050

Rishi Sunak has watered down the government’s green agenda, yet Brits believe London will be the first car and...

ULEZ – How Is It Affecting Tradespeople?

According to the government, poor air quality affects city dwellers, while in London, Mayor Sadiq Khan has imposed an...

Second-Hand News - Vans On British Roads At All-Time High

New analysis by Direct Line business insurance of government statistics reveal the number of vans on the roads in Great...

Sevenday Survives After UKWDG Collapse

Sevenday Windows, a UK Windows & Doors Group company with 28 depots, has been sold off saving 91 jobs but the...

Has Sunak Slung Net Zero Under A Train?

Rishi Sunak has taken direct responsibility to scale back the UK’s efforts on achieving Net Zero 2050 –...

Fire Doors – Talking The Talk And Walking The Walk

Fire resistant door and glazing systems manufacturer Promat UK has backed this year’s Fire Door Safety Week (25-29...