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Land Of A Giant – UK Profile Firms To Merge?
VEKA’s owner, the Laumann Group, plans to land the Epwin Group, which will consolidate two window profile giants into one.
The German-based Laumann Group SE has made a public offer to acquire the UK-based Epwin Group plc, a publicly listed and successful business particularly associated with PVC-U and aluminium profile to make things such as windows and garden doors.
The Laumann Group is an international provider of construction-related products and also has a name for IT services. It has its headquarters in Sendenhorst, Westphalia, Germany. The company is still owned and controlled by descendants of the founder, Heinrich Laumann who started his business 50 years ago.
Laumann products
Laumann Group’s products encompass extruded PVC profiles for windows and doors, to aluminium systems, PVC sheet and façade solutions, high-quality surface technology…and IT consulting.
Epwin
Epwin Group is a public limited company registered in England and Wales which was incorporated on 16 August 2011. Its shares have been traded on AIM since 24 July 2014. In 1976, the Epwin Group started as one of the first PVC-U window fabrication businesses in the UK and since then has grown both organically and by acquisition to become a big manufacturer of energy-efficient and low maintenance building products for the repair, maintenance and improvement, social housing and new build markets in the UK.
Aligned values
The planned acquisition will align the values of both organisations, it is claimed in a press statement which will: ‘combine the strengths of both and create a strong foundation for sustainable growth and long-term value creation’. The enlarged Group is expected to benefit from increased scale, broader capabilities and greater resilience across markets.
There has been no mention of job casualties.
The acquisition is subject to acceptance by the shareholders and regulatory approval. The offer is for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Epwin Group.
Picture: Epwin's board has recommended the cash offer from Laumann to buy all shares in the Group.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
13th August 2025