Are you ready for 2023? As a manufacturer, do you feel confident that your suppliers will be there to support you for the coming year so that you, in turn, can be best placed to service your customers?
If you’re a supplier, have you invested sufficiently in product development, stock levels and capacity? If you’re an installer, are you prepared to invest in marketing, to work harder for leads and if so, do you have the best products in your portfolio in order to win them?
The answers to all that will most likely depend on how you’ve adapted to the challenges of the past two or three years, but if you’re suitably equipped, then 2023 should – with the emphasis firmly on ‘should’ – present plenty of opportunities.
After all, we begin the year in much the same place as we left 2022. The volume of orders that powered the home improvement boom may have subsided but the value of orders is still there, thanks to consumer demand for colour, flush, quality of finish and premium PVC, timber and aluminium products.
Energy efficiency and sustainability remain high on the agenda, the former a key driver of sales in the retail sector and the latter now more important than ever for commercial contracts.
Maybe 2023 will surprise us all by being a ‘normal’ year. Or, if you’d rather not place your fortune at the mercy of wishful thinking, then make sure you’re fully prepped for whatever is in store for the next 12 months by answering honestly to the questions above…
Importantly, let’s not forget the numerous positive stories of 2022, including those companies that enjoyed record years and how they achieved that success.
So, are you feeling positive for the year ahead – or are you concerned for the future? Either way, I’d like to hear your thoughts. You can email me at [email protected]
Looking forward to 2023?
Are you ready for 2023? As a manufacturer, do you feel confident that your suppliers will be there to support you for the coming year so that you, in turn, can be best placed to service your customers?
If you’re a supplier, have you invested sufficiently in product development, stock levels and capacity? If you’re an installer, are you prepared to invest in marketing, to work harder for leads and if so, do you have the best products in your portfolio in order to win them?
The answers to all that will most likely depend on how you’ve adapted to the challenges of the past two or three years, but if you’re suitably equipped, then 2023 should – with the emphasis firmly on ‘should’ – present plenty of opportunities.
After all, we begin the year in much the same place as we left 2022. The volume of orders that powered the home improvement boom may have subsided but the value of orders is still there, thanks to consumer demand for colour, flush, quality of finish and premium PVC, timber and aluminium products.
Energy efficiency and sustainability remain high on the agenda, the former a key driver of sales in the retail sector and the latter now more important than ever for commercial contracts.
Maybe 2023 will surprise us all by being a ‘normal’ year. Or, if you’d rather not place your fortune at the mercy of wishful thinking, then make sure you’re fully prepped for whatever is in store for the next 12 months by answering honestly to the questions above…
Importantly, let’s not forget the numerous positive stories of 2022, including those companies that enjoyed record years and how they achieved that success.
So, are you feeling positive for the year ahead – or are you concerned for the future? Either way, I’d like to hear your thoughts. You can email me at [email protected]
Glass Times
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