Category: Modern Joinery News

Women have long been underrepresented within the fenestration industry, and industry veteran Sarah Ball thought the time was right to tackle the issues head on. Women in Fenestration Network was launched and the inaugural Professional Development Day held on 25 June in Bristol. The WFN Professional Development Day proved there’s a demand for a woman… Continue reading Women in Fenestration Network debuts with industry backing

Rachael Lewis, Content Coordinator at Modern Joinery News, shares her thoughts after attending the inaugural Women in Fenestration Network Professional Development Day. “On Thursday 25 June, I attended the launch of the Women in Fenestration Network at the Bristol Harbour Hotel, and it was one of those events that left me feeling genuinely inspired. “From… Continue reading Modern Joinery News’ Rachael Lewis ’empowered’ by WFN event

The National Fenestration Awards (NFAs) has officially announced that Cancer Research UK will return as its chosen charity partner for the second consecutive year. ​The partnership will take centre stage at the upcoming 2026 winners’ event on 24 October at the Hilton at Doncaster Racecourse. Building on the incredible generosity shown by the glass and… Continue reading NFA renews charity partnership with Cancer Research UK

The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Kevin Jones as Technical Director, which is says recognises his significant contribution to the Federation and the development of its technical services. Kevin has been a key member of the GGF team for a number of years and has… Continue reading GGF promotes Kevin Jones to Technical Director

ForgeFix has been recognised with the Community Initiative of the Year award at the recent Torque Expo Awards for its ongoing ‘Screw Prostate Cancer’ campaign. Presented during the awards ceremony at the Telford International Centre, the accolade is said to acknowledge the company’s campaign with Prostate Cancer UK which will see the company raise £100,000… Continue reading ForgeFix recognised for industry-wide prostate cancer campaign

Six new liverymen and four corporate liverymen have joined The Furniture Makers’ Company at the charity’s June Court board meeting. The new members were admitted at a ceremony presided over by Master Jessica Alexander at Furniture Makers’ Hall, London on Tuesday 16 June. Following the ceremony, the new members joined the Court for a lunch at… Continue reading Biesse figures amongst 10 join Furniture Makers’ Company in June

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in June, shows April’s like-for-like total value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were -0.6% lower than the same month in 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -3.5% with prices up +3.0%. With no difference in trading days, total unadjusted value sales were… Continue reading Timber and Joinery product sales rise 1.6% in April

This year, for the first time, the Association of British Theatre Technicians had an apprentice category at their awards – and a furniture making apprentice has won it. Sarah Ray-Dobson, who works in National Theatre London’s prop department making and refurbishing furniture to be used onstage, has just completed her Level 2 General Furniture Manufacturer… Continue reading National Theatre furniture apprentice recognised at ABTT Awards

Visitors made a beeline to The Joinery Network’s stand at Professional Woodworking Expo (PWE), as the doors opened on Tuesday 23 June. Despite the extraordinary heatwave and the England game both threatening to put a damper on Day 1, there was a lot of interest in manufacturing timber windows and doors. Andy Ball, MD at… Continue reading The Joinery Network says the time is right for timber at PWE

To mark its 150th anniversary, Leitz Tooling has launched FineCut, a circular saw blade technology that the company says challenges one of the industry’s longest-standing conventions; the need for a separate scoring saw blade. By integrating the scoring function directly into the main blade, FineCut reportedly delivers tear-free bottom edges, exceptional cut quality, and streamlined… Continue reading Leitz Tooling launches FineCut