Senior Architectural Systems has returned to the Building Centre with a new permanent product stand showcasing the company’s latest aluminium window, door and curtain wall systems. Located in central London, the Building Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting innovation in the built environment. Its exhibition space provides leading manufacturers, including Senior, with the opportunity to showcase a selection of market-leading products. Positioned within t

As part of Fire Door Safety Week, door manufacturer JELD-WEN is urging the need for regular fire door maintenance, raising greater awareness of the common faults that cause fire doors to fail. Maintenance is essential to ensure fire doors do their intended job as part of a sealed compartment, to resist the spread of fire for a set period of time. With a continued focus on driving up safety standards in the built environment, and the Building Safety Act requiring a shift towar

Senior Architectural Systems has returned to the Building Centre with a new permanent product stand that showcases the company’s latest aluminium window, door and curtain wall systems. Located in central London, the Building Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting innovation in the built environment and features a large exhibition area where leading manufacturers such as Senior showcase a selection of market‑leading products. Positioned within the Build

Senior Architectural Systems is calling on the fenestration industry to move beyond top-line figures to a more evidence-based approach that gives specifiers more accurate data. As part of its ‘What You See Is What You Spec’ campaign, Senior Architectural Systems is reinforcing the clarity of its environmental information and calling on the industry to adopt the same transparent approach. This follows Senior’s publication of product-specific Environmental Product Declarations

August 2026: Premium window and door designer, The Residence Collection have officially announced they have become a founding member of the Women In Fenestration Network (WFN). The newly formed organisation held its inaugural Professional Development Day last month, with women from across the country in attendance representing every part of the fenestration supply chain. Several inspirational keynote speakers took to the stage, including former England Rugby Captain, Catherin

Welborne in Hampshire is a new generation sustainable garden village delivering 6,000 homes designed to blend traditional architectural character with high-performing houses built for the future. As part of the project, Roseview Windows was selected as the fabricator to supply REHAU’s Heritage vertical slider windows, for both domestic and commercial properties throughout Welborne. A perfect match for the architectural vision With its focus on creating an authentic heritage a

BURY (June 2026) – With BS 8670-2 on the horizon, door hardware suppliers face growing expectations around competence and product stewardship. In this article, Iain Banks, product marketing manager at Allegion, discusses how the in-development Code of Practice presents both challenges and opportunities for manufacturers and suppliers and, if implemented in the spirit intended, should help strengthen the industry and improve confidence in specialist door hardware. The latest

The agenda for Glazing Summit 2026 has officially been unveiled, featuring new breakout sessions, a Bank of England economic update and a dedicated Supply Chain Debate, as the sector's leading conference returns to the Coventry Building Society Arena on Thursday 8 October. Built around the principle of "for the industry, by the industry", this year's programme has been developed through extensive consultation with glazing professionals, combining independent market research w

MACO UK is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026, marking four decades of supporting the UK window and door industry with high-performance hardware solutions, technical expertise, and long-standing partnerships. Founded in 1986, the first MACO UK office and warehouse was located in Dartford before relocating to the market-leading sales, distribution, and innovation centre in Sittingbourne in 2000, where it continues to operate today. Over the past 40 years, MACO UK has pla

Leading aluminium systems manufacturer Reynaers Aluminium UK has appointed Jim Smith as its new Managing Director. With more than 30 years’ experience in the building products industry, Jim will lead the company’s growth, strengthen its commercial capability and further expand Reynaers’ presence within the architecture and specification markets. Jim brings extensive leadership experience across the flooring, lighting, and fit-out sectors, with a proven track record in specif

As the need for greater awareness and understanding of the Building Safety Act (BSA) persists within the industry, Nicola John, Managing Director of FDM Training & Development, clarifies the crucial responsibilities and implications for everyone involved in the fire door industry. Eight years on from Dame Judith Hackitt’s Building a Safer Future report, which demanded a systemic overhaul of the construction regulation system, and four years after the introduction of the BSA,

Senior Architectural Systems is helping designers and housebuilders prepare for the forthcoming Future Homes Standard (FHS), with its aluminium window systems already engineered to meet the more stringent thermal performance requirements that will apply from 2028. Published in March 2026, the updated Standard confirms a major shift in the way window performance must be assessed. Under the new Home Energy Model (HEM), whole window U values must be calculated for the exact conf

As part of its What You See Is What You Spec campaign, Senior Architectural Systems is reinforcing the clarity of its environmental information and calling on the wider fenestration industry to move beyond top-line figures and also adopt the same transparent, evidence-based approach. The call to action follows Senior’s publication of a suite of product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its aluminium doors, windows and curtain wall systems which challenge

Senior Architectural Systems is helping designers and housebuilders prepare for the forthcoming Future Homes Standard (FHS), with its aluminium window systems already engineered to meet the more stringent thermal performance requirements that will apply from 2028. Published in March 2026, the updated Standard confirms a major shift in the way window performance must be assessed. Under the new Home Energy Model (HEM), whole‑window U‑values must be calculated for the exact conf

The Residence Collection explores five benefits of timber-alternative window and door systems, such as its Residence 9 range. Recent reports suggest that 80% of all commercial properties in England will effectively be rendered unlettable from 2030 without substantial changes to make them much more energy efficient if planned Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulation changes take effect. That’s why timber alternative windows and door systems are now viewed as a pop