Aluminium extrusion usage in building and construction to grow 1.24% CAGR through 2035, with Americas at 1.15%, Europe at 1.30% & MEA at 2.47%
What does the building and construction market mean for aluminium extrusion industry? The answer may depend less on how much the world builds and more on where it builds and what those buildings require. As construction activity picks up across regions, aluminium extrusion is set to follow - but...
Meagan Lalonde joins Metra North America as Architectural Sales Manager
Metra North America, leading manufacturer of engineered architectural systems specialising in custom fenestration, curtain wall, and building envelope solutions, has announced that Meagan Lalonde has joined the company as Architectural Sales Manager. Lalonde brings more than a decade of experience...
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Carlisle Companies signs definitive purchase agreement to acquire Petersen Aluminum
Carlisle Companies Incorporated, a global leader in commercial and industrial building envelope products through its Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM) operating segment, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation. Petersen Aluminum, headquartered in Elk...
Recap 2018: Building and construction sectors hit by tariff and retaliatory tariff; Researchers achieved breakthrough in aluminium battery sector
Donald Trump’s new tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports affected the manufacturing industries across the nation. The construction industry is not an exception either. Aluminium tariff imposed by the United States government has already led to increases in the cost of...
United Kingdom to see a growth in aluminium bar rods and profiles import this year; China to be the top supplier
The United Kingdom is a major aluminium product manufacturing hub in Europe. Automotive is the key end-user sector that generates maximum demand followed by the building and construction sector. The aerospace industry has also increased its operations in the UK, driving the requirements of...
Dubai Investments appoints CEO for its Building Materials Platform
Dubai Investments has appointed Abdulaziz Bin Yagub Al Serkal as the CEO for its Building Materials Platform, covering a portfolio of subsidiaries which offer a comprehensive range of products and services in the construction sector. The company said the Building Materials subsidiaries bring...
Canada to exempt tariffs on some imported aluminium and steel from US
Canada seemed to have been all ears to the tariff exemption request from the construction industry in British Columbia in November. British Columbia is the westernmost province in Canada that depends primarily on imported metal. On Wednesday, December 19, Canada reportedly announced that it would...
Reynaers Aluminium opens new showroom in Madrid
Reynaers Aluminium, European leader in sustainable solutions for aluminium architecture, has announced the opening of showroom in Madrid. The new facility has the latest technology in aluminium systems, home automation and digitalisation, to recreate the ideal atmosphere in which owners and...
Aluminium systems supplier Reynaers appoints new Managing Director
Leading aluminium systems supplier Reynaers has appointed Richard Hall as Managing Director for the UK subsidiary of the business. The company said he will oversee the continued growth of Reynaers as it expands its trade and retail offerings and builds on its success in the commercial sector....
Premier Supplies acquires window production facility
Premier Supplies has purchased the manufacturing arm of Dalmatian Windows in East Kilbride, Scotland. The acquisition of gives Premier a dedicated window production facility and the capability to manufacture Synseal SynerJy range in-house. Premier first made a name for itself in the conservatory...
Hazlemere Commercial receives third successive fenestration refurbishment contract
Hazlemere Commercial has reportedly received a 3rd successive fenestration refurbishment contract, sponsored by the CFBT Schools Trust, to survey, manufacture, and install £168,000 + VAT of replacement double glazed commercial aluminium windows and doors to St. Marks Church of England Academy in...
HUECK ME Aluminium Systems announces new office set-up in Dubai
Headquartered in Dubai, HUECK Middle East (ME) Aluminium Systems, announced that it set-up a new office in Dubai, to offer improved customer experience, enhance profitability prospects, and strengthen its brand in the UAE and the rest of the Middle East region. HUECK ME made the announcement at its...
2020 Jeep Gladiator truck uses more aluminium in its exterior for lightweighting
The 2019 Ram 1500 did not use much aluminium, but its fellow FCA truck the 2020 Jeep Gladiator will use the light metal extensively in its exterior parts over a steel body. The truck will use aluminium in spades, with the hood, doors, hinges fenders, windshield frame and tailgate built from the...
New aluminium composite plant opens in Oman
According to a media report, Oman’s first aluminium composite panel (ACP) manufacturing plant has been recently inaugurated at Misfah Industrial Area on the outskirts of Muscat. It is the latest diversification of the Mohammed Riaz & Partners group, a leading building materials company, added the...
Carlisle Companies to acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation to expand its metal roofing business
Carlisle Companies Incorporated, a global leader in commercial and industrial building envelope products has announced it will acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation, a manufacturer of high-quality metal roofing products through its subsidiary Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM) for approximately...
JW Aluminium wins Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence award recognizing its rolling expansion
JW Aluminium has won this year's award for Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence from Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce. The award has recognized the expansion currently underway at its Mount Holly flat rolled aluminium plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Berkeley County Chamber...
Senior remodels a building in the New Walk area with aluminium fenestration solutions
A new mixed-use development in the heart of a historic part of Leicester in the recent time has reportedly received a modern makeover. Thanks to the range of aluminium fenestration solutions that have been used for the remodelling from Senior Architectural Systems. The building, located in the New...
The Schüco FireStop aluminium fire and smoke protection range wins German Design Award 2019
The Schüco Group’s FireStop aluminium fire and smoke protection range of doors and window system has received the prestigious German Design Award 2019 out of the total, 5400 entries. The Schüco Group develops and sells system solutions for windows, doors, façades, sliding systems, security...
Dales Fabrications installs an equipment of £170,000 for applying hard-wearing finishes to aluminium products
An Ilkeston-based company Dales Fabrications has reportedly installed a polyester powder coating equipment that will apply attractive hard-wearing finishes to the aluminium products it manufactures at own factory in Compton Road. The equipment got unveiled on Friday, November 30, by some industry...
Flair Windows starts producing aluminium products after expansion
Flair Windows, leading fabricators of UPVC windows, doors, roofs and sealed units, is now producing aluminium range following the expansion of its current facility. The company is manufacturing Smarts Visofold 1000 Bi-Folding doors and Alitherm 300 Window Range. “With our recent extension of our...
