THE roof caved in on Ultraframe after the conservatory maker completed a hat-trick of profit warnings in 2004. The shares were demolished to 68p before closing 35 1/4p down at an all-time low of 75p.

Andrew Thomson, Design and Development Director of Ultraframe, predicts that while growth in the conservatory market will be restored, it will not reach the levels enjoyed over the last five years.

New market research claims that Synseal has overhauled Ultraframe as the market-leading conservatory roof system, having entered the market as recently as 2002. Synseal has sold more conservatory ...

Four Seasons Solar Products, more commonly known as Four Seasons Sunrooms, has been sold to Ultraframe plc of the United Kingdom. Ultraframe is a conservatory roof designer and manufacturer.

Struggling conservatory roof-maker Ultraframe could shortly receive another takeover bid. The company had already accepted a 30p-a-share cash approach from private rival Latium earlier this month. But ...

Brian Kennedy, the millionaire owner of the Sale Sharks rugby club, has agreed to buy the loss-making conservatory roof maker Ultraframe in a deal worth nearly £30m. With any luck, Mr Kennedy will ...

Management has been talking up prospects in the US for some time and in July Ultraframe bought market leader Four Seasons Group for GBP89m. It hopes the combination of Four Seasons' network (with 330 ...

Simply sign up to the UK companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Ultraframe, the troubled Clitheroe-based company, on Tuesday suffered final defeat in a colourful court case against ...

ULTRAFRAME'S £88 million deal to buy an American glazing giant will catapult the Clitheroe-based conservatory roof manufacturer into a new league. The acquisition of the Four Seasons Group -- the ...

The latest tale of woe follows a warning in March and at the time of its interim results in May. The only comfort for shareholders is that the company still plans to maintain dividend payments.