Recent data from REHAU UK has highlighted that the textured woodgrain finishes popular in recent years are giving way to smooth, matte surfaces, with a broader spread of shades now in demand across REHAU's laminate range. Anthracite grey remains the single biggest seller, but its grained finish is losing ground on most systems. On [...]
REHAU UK is continuing substantial investments across two key UK sites, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, sustainability and long-term growth. The company's manufacturing plant in Blaenau Ffestiniog and its recycling centre in Runcorn, REHAU Recycling, are both undergoing major upgrades as part of a wider strategy to increase capacity, improve efficiency and reduce environmental [...]
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Ltd, a leading trade fabricator, has announced the strategic appointment of Danny Hague as its new Area Sales Manager for the North. Bringing extensive industry experience and a proven track record in trade sales and customer relationship management, Hague will support Direct Trade with its growing network of installers across the [...]
Polyframe has launched a new 12-week campaign designed to help installers make more of its REHAU range, identify new sales opportunities and win a greater share of projects. The trade fabricator’s ‘12 Weeks of REHAU’ campaign will run throughout the autumn, putting a different aspect of Polyframe’s REHAU offer in the spotlight each week [...]
The National Fenestration Awards (NFAs) is proud to announce that Victorian Sliders, Europe's largest specialist manufacturer of PVCu vertical sliding sash windows, has officially signed on as the category sponsor for Trade Counter of the Year. As a company that works closely with installers and trade networks across the UK, Victorian Sliders' partnership highlights [...]
Ammanford, Wales – August 2026 Victorian Sliders®, Europe's largest specialist manufacturer of PVCU vertical sliding sash windows, has increased the recycled PVCU content within its ECOSlide® sash window system to up to 40%, following a £250,000 investment in advanced coextrusion technology. The latest advancement builds on the company’s earlier co-extrusion developments which saw the [...]
Victorian Sliders® is proud to announce that our Operations Director, Jason Powell, has been officially appointed Vice Chair of the newly established Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) Wales region. The appointment was confirmed at the official launch of GGF Wales, which was held on 7 July 2026 at the Elephant & Castle Hotel in [...]
At Victorian Sliders®, we're proud to introduce ECOSelect, our brand-new online ordering application, created by our team in partnership with specialist third party developers to provide our customers with a smarter, faster and more flexible way to do business with us. Purpose-built for the trade, ECOSelect has been designed using extensive customer feedback and [...]
As England and Wales endure red extreme heat warnings this June and July, REHAU is urging housebuilders, developers, and specifiers to rethink the role of the window in keeping homes cool. The window solutions specialist argues that overheating, energy efficiency, and natural light have become competing design problems on the modern home, and that [...]
Leading home improvement companies from across the United Kingdom met in Manchester to attend CO Manufacturing’s latest Sales & Marketing Conference, Held this year in the iconic 1868 Suite inside Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, owners, directors and senior leaders from across the CO Retail Network were given the opportunity to learn about the [...]
