No Smoke Without Fire

There is still the odd rumour flying around about takeovers and mergers. Nothing I can confirm just yet. One rumour keeps getting denied, despite the fact that it keeps showing it's head. I published another rumour on Twitter last week which was then denied by the company's owners...which to be honest I would prefer as it clears uncertainty up.

However, I'm a believer of no smoke without fire. For these rumours to have come about there must have been some scrap of truthful information for them to be established. Rumours don't just spring out of nowhere!

Of course some hearsay will be false, but I think a degree of it will be true. I am asking questions of people to try and decipher what is true and what isn't. What is clear is that we won't have seen the end of big company acquisitions.

Apology To Spectus

The last few days have seen fevered speculation within the industry about various take-over bids from various different companies. One of these rumors was the buy-out of Spectus by Synseal. I now have information to clarify the situation.


I have been contacted by Spectus and their PR company, who state that the company has not been bought out, and continues to trade normally.


They have also published this tweet: Spectus Window Systems has not been bought out, contrary to rumours circulating. The company continues to operate as normal.


I stated on this site in an earlier post that if any information I have published turns out to be inaccurate or untrue, then I will issue a formal apology.


So to Spectus, Synseal, their customers and their employees who work for both companies, I apologize for any distress or uncertainty my posts and tweets may have caused. When writing this blog, my aim is never to intentionally upset or anger potential readers, but it is clear I may have done so by publishing the content I have.


I would like to state that the information I have published was sent to me anonymously, and not fabricated my me.


So again, apologies for any stress and anger I have caused.

Rumors And Clarification

The past 36 hours have been filled with speculation about fabricators buying out other fabricators, with whispers about other deals being done also.


I would like to clarify that any information that has been published by me has come from various sources privately to me, who I will not name. But I would like to emphasize that the information that I have published on here and my Twitter account has not been made up by me, I have been informed it is genuine.


However, if any information that I have published turns out to be incorrect, or if someone informs that it's 100% not true, then I will instantly issue a formal apology on here.


I would like to make one point though. We live in a world where information has never been so readily available. Social media outlets like Twitter, Facebook and blogs mean that information can be spread around the world in literally seconds and minutes. If people or businesses have information they don't want revealed to the world, then they ought to make an effort to keep that information secret, until they are ready to reveal it themselves. 


So, as I've said above, if any content I have published turns out to be incorrect I will issue an apology straight away on here, and on Twitter.