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Double glazing companies going bust

September 23rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

It looks like the ‘bloodbath’ Jim Rawson mentioned in a previous post is intensifying with a few casualties recently.
Last week, Windowmaker, a major fabricator from South Wales and the trading arm of Swiftshield, went into administration.
A few days ago I was alerted that Global Windows of Sheffield may have gone bust again. I asked […]

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Jim Rawson talks of a ‘bloodbath’ in the industry

September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

This is a very interesting interview by Richard Kruger of GGPmag.com with Jim Rawson, Chairman of Epwin Group.

I was particularly interested in the fact that one of the main figures in our industry talks about a ‘bloodbath’ that is currently happening among suppliers as margins are being driven down.
He states, ‘The last man standing will […]

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