Category: Modern Joinery News

Timber window manufacturer Wooden Windows, now part of StairBox, has launched a next-generation online window designer – which it says is a first for trade partners ordering and installing wooden windows in the UK. The software is bringing traditional specification of new window projects into the digital age making it easier to visualise new window… Continue reading Wooden Windows launches new online window designer

Accsys, a supplier of premium, high performance and sustainable wood building materials, has announced that Accoya and Medite Tricoya Extreme were chosen as key materials in the restoration of Tinside Lido, a Grade II listed Art Deco landmark located on the edge of Plymouth Hoe. Commissioned by Plymouth City Council as part of its National… Continue reading Accoya helps restore Grade II listed Tinside Lido

In his latest column, Greg Du-feu, Managing Director of Dufeu IT, explains how joiners can test their Cyber Resilience without spending a fortune. Cyber resilience — your ability to withstand and recover from cyber incidents — isn’t reserved for big corporations. Every joinery firm can test and improve its defences affordably, without enterprise-level budgets. You… Continue reading Testing Cyber Resilience within budget

BJ Waller, a specialist distributor of timber window and door hardware for the UK joinery sector, has announced a series of operational improvements designed to strengthen stock availability, fulfilment consistency and long-term service confidence for its customers. With over 40 years’ experience supporting joinery manufacturers, specialist joiners and fabricators, BJ Waller has built a reputation… Continue reading BJ Waller invests in operational improvements

FIT Show has partnered with the Women in Fenestration network to launch a new ‘Give to Gain’ campaign for International Women’s Day (8 March), celebrating the women who are shaping the future of the fenestration, glazing and installation sectors and the businesses that actively support them. The collaboration will see FIT Show and Women in… Continue reading Women in Fenestration and FIT Show launch ‘Give to Gain’

Following the success of its inaugural event in 2025, Women in Timber (WIT) has announced that tickets are now available for the Women in Timber Seminar 2026. The event will take place on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 10am – 16:30pm at Oulton Hall Hotel, near Leeds in Yorkshire. Tickets are £75 per person. Women… Continue reading Tickets now available for 2026 Women in Timber seminar

The tenth annual Yorkshire Curry Night, organised by the Yorkshire Region of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry, raised £2,900. The anniversary event took place on Thursday 26 February 2026 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, welcoming more than 100 guests from across the… Continue reading Tenth annual Yorkshire Curry Night raises £3k for industry charity

Buccaneer Solutions has officially launched to provide structured, commercially focused compliance support to the UK fenestration sector. Supporting manufacturers and systems companies working across timber, aluminium, PVC-U and steel, Buccaneer Solutions delivers strategic oversight and hands-on implementation to ensure businesses remain compliant, competitive and audit-ready. Positioned between clients and test houses or certification bodies, Buccaneer… Continue reading Richard Bate launches Buccaneer Solutions

Premium timber window and door manufacturer, Glyngary Joinery, has reported significant business growth, closing 2025 almost double its 2024 size, with a 95 percent year-on-year increase in top-line revenue. The results are said to underline the company’s strengthening position within the timber window and door fabrication sector. The Cheshire-based manufacturer attributes this growth to a… Continue reading Glyngary reports a 95% revenue increase in 2025

The Sash Window Workshop has announced that its latest Product Innovation box sash window system has successfully passed independent PAS 24 testing, the recognised UK benchmark for enhanced security performance in newbuild and refurbishment projects meaning the product is Part Q compliant. The achievement is said to mark a significant milestone in the company’s multiphase research and development programme, initiated in 2025 to… Continue reading Sash Window Workshop achieves PAS 24 Certification