The problem with aluminium powder coating is the finish may look good, yet the coating can hide a multitude of problems if contaminants are present. A failure of the coating will then become evident, writes Angus Mackie, of Qualicoat.

Modular Group Investments has  buys Oakland Glass.

Yale will be the headline sponsor at this year’s Glazing Summit.

Mike Golden  joins AluK’s sales team,.

Typically seen on Victorian era properties, arched frame doorways found renewed popularity in the 1930s. They are now back and on the list of highly desired characteristics of a home, writes Pierre Mifsud of CompDoor.

In order to survive and thrive in today’s climate, businesses need a steady stream of new customers. Having a comprehensive lead generation strategy is a sure fire-way to do this writes Purplex CEO Andrew Scott.

A new father & son fabrication company, Visio, has been able to fasttrack the business’s launch due to the introduction of Rehau’s Rio flush fit range. The company delivers to a high-end market and needed a premium supplier to match.

The NECS building group is the largest certified Guardian warm roof fabricator in the UK. The company fabricates and builds each roof before it is flat-packed and delivered to site.

Three pages of news from the trade.

The CAB confidence survey remains the only recognised confidence survey for the UK aluminium building trade. Confidence, going into 2023, is slightly more positive than in the recent past, writes CEO Phil Slinger.

Lauren Mawford, group health, safety and environmental manager for the GGF writes that the new ISO 14001 environmental management standard is more than just a box tick for big firms.

 ERA has appointed Graham Colls as head of technical product

Carl F Groupco is reporting continued strong sales for its SmartSecure

AT Precision adds two new handle ranges

Yale’s panic exit device offers high-performance security and compression,