Intelligence

Showroom investment points to growing confidence in the UK glazing market +VOX

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
The growing number of showroom openings across the UK fenestration sector over the past 12 months suggests that both retail and trade businesses are...

Recent testing raises questions around imported chinese window systems

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
Recent media reports highlighting alleged compliance failures in imported Chinese aluminium windows and doors have sparked renewed discussion across Australia’s building industry around product...
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Construction workforce crisis threatens housebuilding recovery as real wages fall +VOX

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
There were 2.07 million people employed in UK construction in the first quarter of 2026, according to the ONS....

Aluminium rally forces UK fenestration firms to rethink pricing strategies +VOX

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
  Aluminium prices have surged to near four‑year highs, piling fresh cost pressure on UK manufacturers of windows and doors...

UK fenestration investors place long-term bets despite subdued market conditions +VOX

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
  It is a curious moment in the UK fenestration market. Across both commercial and domestic segments, the prevailing mood...

High-rise housing starts stay weak despite modest rebound from lows +VOX

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
High-rise residential construction in Britain remains well below its post-pandemic peak, despite a modest recovery from the low reached...

UK’s chemical retreat should worry every manufacturer that still depends on it

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
By any measure, the quiet unravelling of Britain’s chemical industry ranks among the most consequential industrial shifts of recent...

UK doors and windows market set for retrofit-driven security growth +VOX

Intelligence Mark Thompson -
  The UK doors and windows industry is expected to grow by almost 16 per cent by 2029, as tighter...
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