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24 Oct 2025

Former DIY SOS handyman Mark Millar will be ‘bigging up’ aluminium at this month’s Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show

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Former DIY SOS handyman Mark Millar will be ‘bigging up’ aluminium at this month’s Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show
Professional carpenter, Mark Millar, one of the most recognisable handymen on television, best known for working on BBC One’s DIY SOS, will be on stage at this month’s Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show
Mark, who is currently presenting Channel 5's Build Your Dream Home in the Country, is enthusiastic about Korniche’s aluminium bi-fold doors and roof lanterns. In particular, he has hailed the company’s New Lantern roof system.
From 31 October to 2 November, self-builders and renovators visiting the Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the Harrogate Convention Centre will have access to trusted advice from the biggest line-up of property experts and exhibitors under one roof. During the show, Mark and Korniche Operations Director Chris Wann will be delivering a Masterclass on why homeowners should choose aluminium for their upcoming projects.

“This is such a fantastic system. It comes as a double-glazed unit with laminated and solar-controlled glass. And get this, it’s self-cleaning glass! It also has an interior trim, so you don’t see any fittings whatsoever. Alongside the advanced thermal performances, the new lantern delivers a slimmer, more contemporary profile and for trades an even easier and faster installation time ... It's just brilliant.”

 

Mark, who is originally from Northern Ireland, runs his own building firm in Bristol, working on projects as far afield as Europe and the USA. He spent 17 years on DIY SOS as both the show’s carpenter and project manager before joining Channel 5’s property programmes. Mark has appeared on Children in Need many times, as well as Pointless Celebrities and frequently pops up on radio shows as a DIY expert. 

 

Korniche is in its 3rd year of sponsoring the Homebuilding & Renovating show. As well as its Flatlite Rooflight system, the company will be exhibiting its newly launched, heritage-styled internal glass partition and Flat Glass, Bifold Door and Sliders at this year’s event.

 

“The original Korniche Lantern set new standards in the market,” said Korniche Marketing Manager Ian Bousfield. “With this evolution, we’ve taken everything our trade partners love about the original - speed, simplicity, style and raised the bar even higher. Slimmer, warmer, stronger, faster. Quite simply, it’s better in every way.”

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