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Lancashire Trade Frames wins Manufacturer/Fabricator of the year award

Bonfire Night certainly went with a bang for the finalist of this year’s National Fenestration Awards. Amongst those celebrating, was the team from Lancashire Trade Frames which took home the coveted Manufacturer/Fabricator of the year award. The National Fenestration Awards are going from strength to strength. This year there were over 2,000 nominations across thirty-five […]

Family Business Top 100 Recognition For Mark Rowland

We are delighted to announce that Mark Rowland of Lancashire Trade Frames has been included within the inaugural Family Business United ‘Family Business Top 100,’ which recognises the exceptional contribution of individuals and their work within a family business. Recognition in respect of: Inspirational Leader Mark is the Managing Director of Lancashire Trade Frames, a […]

Commitment to excellence at Lancashire Trade Frames drives promising partnership with Premier Arches

Thanks to outstanding manufacturing matched with excellent customer service, arched and angled frame manufacturer Premier Arches has seen an influx of fabricators wanting to benefit from the company’s high-quality and unique product offering. And the latest to come on board is Lancashire Trade Frames, one of the UK’s leading window, door, and conservatory manufacturers. General […]

This family business has the winning formula

We’ve just heard the very good news that we’ve won the Family Business of the Year Award for the Northern region. Naturally, we are delighted, but our purpose isn’t collecting trophies – it’s serving our customers’ diverse needs and being recognised for delivering this. Because those needs are diverse, we need a range of skills […]

Part L changes the building trade can’t afford to ignore

From 15th June 22, an important change to Part L of the Building Regs comes into force in England. Supporting the Government’s goal of zero-carbon ready homes, the changes mean new homes must produce 31% less carbon emissions than was allowable under the earlier regs. This change applies to all new build properties and building […]

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PAS 24:2016 The LTF Gold Rush continues

  In 2021, Lancashire Trade Frames announced the successful completion of an independent audit of its manufacturing processes and the award of several accreditations relevant to the construction industry. Foremost amongst those was the Gold CMS Mark awarded by CENSolutions for the company’s windows. Now the company is celebrating the same top-level award being granted […]

Fabricator included in Family Business Awards Shortlist

Lancashire Trade Frames is delighted to have been included in the 2022 Northern Family Business Awards shortlist. Postponed from last year because of COVID, the awards have attracted a lot of interest, not least because the organisers have, themselves, done much during the pandemic to support family businesses. Mark Rowland is the driving force and […]

Catch up with our new General Manager – if you can!

We’ve got a new General Manager. His name is Gavin Stoddard. He’s a Bolton lad, currently living in Blackrod, but we’re okay with that – it’s all Lancashire. We’re more than happy with his in-depth experience in the glazing business and he has phenomenal energy levels and keeps telling us how much he loves to […]

Green Homes: Has the Government missed a trick?

I will admit to being disappointed that the Government’s Green Homes Grant offers very limited opportunities for the glazing industry. I’ll go on to explain why I think they’ve missed a trick, but I do understand that the scheme is designed to support the move to carbon-neutral homes and if there’s sufficient take-up, it will […]