ALUMINIUM MARKET INTELLIGENCE 2026 THE RIGHT PEOPLE READ GLASS NEWS THE UK’S LEADING TRADE NEWSPAPER FOR WINDOWS, DOORS AND CONSERVATORIES
Issue 183 | June 2026
Markets never stand still. Turbulence and uncertainty and so-called Black Swan events are reshaping business conditions faster than ever. The moment confidence builds Government own goals and external shocks pull the rug from under it. Business or consumer, it’s hard to know whether to invest or wait for better weather. In good times winning is easy. But when demand is low and markets disrupted, businesses need smarter tools and better data to track opportunities and ‘the money’. This month, Glass News brings you Aluminium Market Intelligence - the first of three exclusive extracts from PROSPECTManager’s 2026 Window & Door Market Trends Report. It draws on PROSPECTManager and Tommy Trinder data, and drills into the latest trends and opportunities. Thanks to Trump, the world is more volatile, dynamic and riskier, and a recession is surely on the cards. But before you hunker down, there are plenty of winners in every recession, and the winners tend to win
Mike Rigby
big. Why not you? In markets defined by churn, success belongs to those with the clearest view. Accurate, live intelligence, turns uncertainty into opportunity - helping businesses act faster, target smarter and stay one step ahead. In booms and busts, behind the headlines, thousands of small businesses are opening, adapting and growing. That never ending churn shapes the market and keeps companies on their toes. Smarter data helps them keep on top of it. See Aluminium Market Intelligence on page 18…
Project image 3 - With thanks to Unique Window Systems
IS !! TH NTH MO
IS !! TH NTH MO
The old Chinese curse - may you live in interesting times - surely describes the last 18 years of political instability and economic uncertainty. The death of two-party politics in the May elections ensures that interesting times will continue.
SEE PAGE 20
SEE PAGE 40
SOFTWARE & IT
MACHINERY