Jade has developed the perfect portable mill cutter to allow the addition of Astragal bars when installing windows on site. Weighing in at just 15kg and no larger than the size of a work site radio, the Jade Astragal Bar Miller can be stored in the back of a van and taken on-site from job to job, giving installers an immediate and effective method of completing what can often be a time consuming and fiddly install process.

Jade tool maker Garry Smedley is instrumental in making sure punch tools are shipped out to aluminium fabricator factories across the UK.

Garry has been with Jade for three and a half years and is responsible for assembling the growing number of punch tool machines being ordered with Jade. His job involves milling, turning and carefully assembling each unit with meticulous attention to ensure they are correct before leaving Jade.

It’s safe to say, Garry has become increasingly busier over recent months with Jade seeing orders of aluminium machines increase – and we’d just like to give a shout out to recognise the immense effort Garry demonstrates each day.

After a year of consolidation and stabilisation since moving into new 30,000 square foot premises, Jade is now gearing up for massive growth. To achieve this, the company is strengthening its core management team with the appointment of two key roles - Stephanie Tague has taken on the newly formed sales and marketing manager, and Harry Heer has stepped into the role of design engineering manager to lead the company’s existing technical and design team.

It's been a year since Jade moved into its new premises now, so we decided to invite industry publication Glass & Glazing Products to visit and have a look round our factory. Chris Beck, editor of Glass & Glazing Products, and Sat Dhillon, advertising manager, joined us for lunch this week, where we discussed the desire to have 'choices' in business, what the industry would do if Jade didn't exist, and the 2026 Glazing Summit agenda.

Jade designs and manufactures punch tools for Alunet's growing network of aluminium door and window fabricators.

In a bid that they hope is relatable to many running businesses in the fenestration sector, Jade directors Sean Mackey and Adam Jones recount their painful journey from owner-managed business to professional entity set for significant growth. And it wasn’t always pretty!

Earlier this year Jade directors Adam Jones and Sean Mackey featured on Glazing Insider, a window and door industry podcast that is run through trade publication Window News. In this post we highlight some of the interviews' key takeaways.

Attention grabbing headlines announcing vast investment in machinery are great for the ego. But are they really better for the business? Jade Engineering owners Sean Mackey and Adam Jones highlight how using an external consulting resource can save you tens, if not hundreds of thousands of pounds of unnecessary expenditure.

ade Engineering has once again successfully passed its ISO9001:2015 accreditation for quality management. This ongoing quality commitment forms part of the company’s continued drive for growth, in which consistency and quality is a prerequisite in every process and operation.

Jade, the industry’s key supplier of tooling and engineering solutions, has made an important strategic appointment - Tony West has joined the company in the role of manufacturing manager.

The Glass Times Epsom Race Day is a firm fixture in the Jade diary, and this year was no different – it was a day of brilliant fenestration industry people coming together under brilliant blue skies (and occasional torrential rain).

As part of its commitment to promoting engineering excellence and innovative thinking in the manufacture of aluminium doors and windows, Jade has officially become a member of the Council for Aluminium in Building.