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Shame On You – Window Firms Caught Diddling Wages

Three companies from the window industry have been named and shamed as minimum wage cheats for stiffing hard-working...

Check For EDGE Tickets NOW

At the time of publication, there were still tickets for EDGE by Insight Data. Go to this story and click the link at...

Howdy Partners – Burnham’s Rogue Crew

Some might think of Andy Burnham as more Wacco Kid than True Grit, yet he has rounded up a fistful of deputies and some...

You’ll Never Walk Alone

All 20 Premier League Clubs are offering tailored mental health support on home matchdays to help fans access trusted...

Essex Firm Proves The Only Way Is Investment

Following a sustained programme of investment in its Rainham, Essex facility, a commercial aluminium systems specialist...

Poorly fitted installation showing a large gap caused by substandard workmanship.

Gunning For The Cowboys

The government plans to clamp down on fraudulent tradespeople who rip-off customers for £billions each year. The...

Jade Engineering directors Sean Mackey and Adam Jones following the company’s dual ISO certification.

ISO Not Hope So

ISO certification means a company is not hoping to achieve quality, it is guaranteeing quality. Jade engineering has...

Pen Pushing Gets The Push

Business and Trade Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds’, plans to simplify corporate reporting rules and cut the amount...

AI Planning – Quote To Delivery Times To Halve

In a move to use AI to cut routine planning decision times in half being tested for a full rollout next year....

Kawneer Cancelled – Novastruct Strikes Out

A big name in aluminium systems in the UK, Kawneer was renamed Novastruct in May. On Thursday 27 August, its UK...

To Move You Gotta Improve

Once upon a time, all house prices just kept on rising year after year after year. Not anymore. Only 14% of UK homes saw...

A Biggie For Bromborough

Vistry has submitted a Reserved Matters planning application for a major new residential development in Bromborough,...

A Comeback For Council Houses

The government has announced its first wave of funding from the £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme....

Council’s Crowne Gala Dinner Date

The Council for Aluminium in Building 2026 Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in...

What Keeps Installers Coming Back?

The UK Installer Insights Report reveals what installers value most from their suppliers – and why reliability can...

Building Safety Levy Hits Housing Viability

New research suggests the incoming Building Safety Levy could make more housing developments unviable, with SME builders...

Rio Flush Sash hits 15% at Euroglaze

Rehau’s Rio Flush Sash now accounts for 15% of Euroglaze’s output, as installers target growing demand at...

Fire Door Framework – £50 Million Up For Grabs

Bids are already being sought to supply or supply and fit £50.1 million worth of timber and composite fire doors...

Morley’s 3,000-tonne cullet milestone helps charities

Morley Glass has generated more than 3,000 tonnes of cullet from post-consumer IGUs, cutting demand for virgin raw...

Please! Not The Road To Healey Hell

As the CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows a positive August for manufacturing, the organisation is warning John Healey...

Weather You Like It Or Not

Some scare-mongering media outlets say there is a raging heatwave on the cards for September. Others claim a cold snap...

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Building Better And Bashing Building Regs

New homes in Oldham town centre are being designed to beat the Future Homes Standard, with the build partnership...

Leeds Lands £100 Million Offer

Forshaw Group has submitted plans to Leeds City Council for New Foundry Square, a £100 million, 1.4-hectare...

Burnham’s Building Bunglers Letting Britain Down

Figures from NHBC show a 5% drop in the number of new homes registered to be built in Q2 against 2025, making a mockery...

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