Mila and Whiteline Manufacturing have strengthened their long and fruitful partnership, with the leading south-east fabricator taking Mila’s Harbour Collection of handles for its Sheerline Prestige Lift & Slide patio doors.

Whiteline Manufacturing has chosen the stainless-steel Mila solution for its modern aesthetic, premium material specification, and rigorous testing that has enabled doors to achieve PAS24 accreditation.

Timber door manufacturer Jeld-Wen has expanded its portfolio with the launch of a new doorset range, designed to support customers with project requirements, whether simple or more complex. The new additions strengthen the company’s SecureFIT and ReadyFIT ranges, prioritising enhanced aesthetics and fire-safe performance across commercial and residential applications.

The range has been introduced as part of a wider refresh of the internal, communal, and flat entrance door ranges.

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows February’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -4.3% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -10.6% while prices increased +7.0%.

With no difference in trading days, total unadjusted value sales were also -4.3% lower, with volumes down -10.6% and prices up +7.0%. By value, six of the twelve categories sold more with Renewables...

With new figures showing anthracite grey and woodgrains losing ground to smooth colour options and new colours it’s time to rethink your colour offer, according to Darren Woodcock, general manager of Deceuninck.

One thing in life is certain. Trends and taste change. So is anthracite grey, the go-to PVC-U colour for installations for the last decade, about to join avocado green bathrooms, burnt orange kitchens and sepia brown deep rug-pile carpets; in the colour graveyard in the sky?

Emmegi has supplied its second Someco machine to aluminium and PVC-U fabricator Mahon Windows in Athlone, Ireland, and in the process demonstrated the benefits to customers of being able to source machines from across the Voilap portfolio direct from Emmegi (UK).

Mahon Windows had already had an Emmegi Phantomatic M3 machine and a Someco 4TVH in-line welder supplied and installed by Emmegi’s specialist sales and engineering team based in Ireland, and had been so impressed by the buying experience...

Veka plc partner, Potton Windows, has achieved PAS 2030 accreditation, strengthening its capability to support clients delivering energy efficiency improvements across social housing.

Established in 1987, the familyrun business has long specialised in local authority and housing association work, with around 95% of projects focused on the social housing sector, under the leadership of Managing Director Peter Ray.

Quanex has strengthened its Extruded Solutions leadership team with the appointment of James Dadd as vice president of marketing.

James will oversee strategic marketing for the Extruded Solutions division, serving the fenestration, fire safety, and HVAC sectors, leading the global teams behind industry-leading brands such as Edgetech, Liniar, Avantek, and Schlegel to drive growth and market innovation.

Commenting on his appointment, James said: “It’s been an incredibly exciting start and from day one I’ve been made...

A Luton entrepreneur who built a £2 million business from doors found in a skip received one of the UK’s highest honours earlier this month in a ceremony that returned him to where it all began.

Joseph Holman, founder of Green Doors, was presented with the King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development by the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Mrs Susan Lousada on Friday April 29th.

In a nod to the company’s origins, Holman accepted the King’s award while inside a skip.

Purplex Marketing’s latest business growth webinar, led by CEO Andrew Scott, brought together innovative thinking on how glazing businesses can drive growth in a rapidly changing market.

The 60-minute session, held on 22 April, attracted strong engagement from across the sector and combined proven strategy with forward-looking perspectives on brand, marketing performance and the evolving digital landscape.

No one is more acutely aware of the eye watering increase in energy costs than glass processors. When you have to run machines at 700 degrees centigrade to carry out daily operations, optimising every single second of that energy consumption is imperative to maintain consistent product quality and protect margins.

Hills Glass in Stoke on Trent has experienced it all – this family business has been operating for 75 years supplying glass products to the home improvement, furniture and construction related industries.

Edgetech has marked a highly successful Fensterbau Frontale, marking the first time the global leader in warm edge spacer technology has exhibited alongside fellow Quanex brands Liniar and Schlegel at the industry’s leading international trade fair.

Held in the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre, the event brought together around 75,000 visitors providing an ideal platform for the three brands to demonstrate their combined expertise across fenestration.

The Rooflight Association has announced that Jeremy Dunn, group compliance director at Glazing Vision, has been presented with the inaugural Voice of the Industry Award, recognising his ongoing outstanding contribution to The Rooflight Association, the wider rooflighting sector, and his dedication to advancing industry standards and best practice.

Presented at the association’s AGM Dinner on Wednesday 15th April, the Voice of the Industry Award has been introduced to celebrate individuals who actively promote,