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Budget 2026 – What People Have To Say

Sit back and watch as Shadow Prime Minister & Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch rips Chancellor John Healey’s...

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey. Picture courtesy of the House of Commons Library.

Good Budget Or Bad Budget?

The Chancellor promised some breathing space for families and businesses in his Budget. Did he succeed? And did he do...

FIT Show Finds New Niche At Nineteen

The FIT Show exhibition for windows, doors and the glazing industry has moved to the Nineteen Group and been added to a...

German investment firm Patrizia announces a further £1 billion commitment to UK housing development and affordable homes.

Don’t Mention It! Germans Drop A £Billion More On UK Homes

A German investment firm already has £4 billion invested in UK affordable homes, now it has told Andy Burnham in...

Energy Prices Driving Warmer Home Demand

47% of tradespeople believe householders will be anxious to save energy as we head into winter and 91% have had...

While Some Shrink, Others Grow

In just one year at a new factory, AluFold Windows has increased staffing and added PVC-U manufacturing. Who said growth...

Stress And Lost Working Days – What Can You Do?

An estimated 964,000 workers in Great Britain are suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety. What can...

The Outrageous Charges Killing Homebuilders

Homebuilders are paying outrageous, business-wrecking payments to prop up council planning offices where there are far...

Right For Wight

For its Isle of Wight operation, Joedan has selected its PVC-U profile systems partner as it prepares to begin...

Is This Man A Radical As He Demands: Scrap The Controls, Sell Homes, Build More?

A housing development that would have been highly profitable in 2020 would now lose a fortune. Why? Regulation, policy...

OPSS To Target IGUs In Product Compliance Crackdown

The OPSS has plans to test gas-filled IGUs on UK production lines to ensure levels are correct. Serious failures will...

And The Nominations Are…

GGF members have secured 39 of the 77 finalist places at the G-Awards 2026 Director Lauren Mawford has told FGEye as we...

Berlin Backing For Burnham Building

Patrizia will raise and deploy £1 billion for housing across the UK, following a Berlin meeting between its CEO,...

Machinery Apps Unwrapped

Two management Apps designed from Haffner will give fabricators greater visibility and control throughout the lifecycle...

Getting Into The Greyfriars Building Habit

A £1 billion regeneration of Northampton town centre, with up to 1,220 new homes, has moved further forward with...

Brownfield Building Boost

The Brownfield Land Release Fund has launched with up to £34.7 million of capital funding in 2026-27 to help bring...

Two Get Gateway 2

Two out of seven higher risk buildings planned on the University of Manchester student campus have received Gateway 2...

Baby With Bathwater – Conservatives Plan To Kill The Future Homes Standard

Monday 5 October Conservative Party Conference: Shadow Chancellor pledges to cut the cost of building a new home by...

Grenfell – Criminal Prosecutions Finally On The Way

The Metropolitan Police Force has now submitted all files to the Crown Prosecution Service to allow them to make...

Help Me If You Can, I'm Feeling Down & I Do Appreciate You Being ’Round

Labour’s Help To Buy Mark II (Your First Home scheme) could lift down in the dumps housing supply. It has been...

2026 Home Building Slump Continues

The number of residential units approved has dropped an enormous 18% during the second quarter of 2026 and is 8% lower...

26 Floors – Sheared-Off Window Killed A Man

A man going about his business was instantly killed when he was struck by a window that had sheared off from 26 storeys...

Take Your Job And Shove It

More than half of UK professionals (53%) are planning to look for a new job between now and the end of the year. 18% of...

Attract, Convert, Retain

Insight Data’s EDGE 2026 message was ‘Attract, Convert, Retain’ to generate and convert more...

Fires On the Rise Yet Risk Still Ignored

Residents don’t notice fire doors even when propped open or badly maintained, raising serious concerns that fires,...

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