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Stephen Jones, sales director for Northern Building Plastics, talks about the unprecedented demands on tradespeople and how NBP is helping customers save time. Figures from the excellent Rated People Home Improvement Trends Report 2022 show us what many of us suspected, which is that we are living through unprecedented times for home improvement companies, and that the demands for services...
With the revisions to Part F of the Building Regulations soon to take effect, the interest in ventilators has never been greater. But are you aware of the technical difference between the different kinds? We talk to AW Louvers’ Wayne Irvine to discover more. While introducing background ventilation is vital for the health of a building and its occupants, a...
New building regulations coming into force this year will require windows to be made even more airtight, says Andy Swift, sales and operations manager for ISO-Chemie. Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations which come into effect from June 2022, will see the provision for stricter standards and compliance procedures around energy and ventilation performance, contributing towards a roadmap...
Add a splash of colour to roofline and cladding installations this year to give customers an on-trend home which is as individual as they are, says Colin St John, commercial director at Freefoam. The market for home improvements has boomed throughout the pandemic, and this trend shows little sign of slowing. Last year, an estimated 66% of homeowners were planning...
Chris Byers, managing director of ExtrudaSeal, explains why people shouldn’t neglect gaskets when looking to improve their windows and doors. It’s the constant challenge for fabricators: how can we make our windows and doors even better? How can we improve the performance, design and functionality? Those looking for product development will often focus on the obvious aspects. Trying to improve...
Returning from a successful trip to California, The Georgian Bar Company’s commercial director Phil Dewhurst Jr discusses how the Georgian Bar clip is poised to take on the US market in 2022. It’s been a while since I was last over in the US, due to the pandemic, but on my return I was pleased to find that the enthusiasm...
Andy Swift, sales and operations manager at ISO Chemie, considers how current foam tape sealants secure a decorative finish for doors and windows and better energy efficiency. As the UK continues to ease out of lockdown restrictions, and society slowly returns to a semblance of normality, many more homeowners who have been thinking about their homes during the pandemic will...
Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director of Window Widgets, reflects on the business’s 21-year history through sale and returning back to an owner/managed entity in 2019 from the management buy-out. Window Widgets is a unique business with more than 800 regular customers, many of which represent some of the most trusted and respected window and door manufacturers in the UK....
With next year marking the 30-year landmark for Rapierstar, founder and managing director David Furness talks about the company’s journey so far. Rapierstar originally formed as Architectural Supplies in 1992 when there was an opportunity to challenge the convention that fasteners were either low grade, cheap, poor quality products, or over-engineered and phenomenally expensive. We knew we could bring to...
By Kolorseal The days are gone when people wanted just white or cream windows, and today many homeowners want to add a personal touch to their homes using colour. This can be a huge financial advantage for installers and fabricators looking at offering more benefits to consumers. For shrewd installers this could also bring viable profits their way, as there...
When Tom Kenney was seeking a powder coater to support his new business venture, Kencar, he turned to Birmingham-based, Vertik-Al. Having come across the long-established powder coating specialist in a previous career, Tom was keen to understand what Vertik-Al could offer a new entrant into the fabrication and facade industry. It was Vertik-Al’s dedication to quality that first sparked my...
Adrian Clare, technical sales executive at Window Widgets, talks about the significant benefits of universal ancillaries for fabricators. Lower stockholding, a greater range of colours and better use of cash are just some of the advantages as he explains. The industry is facing many unprecedented challenges at the moment, and for PVCU and aluminium window and door manufacturers, supply, capacity,...
By Regalead. The humble front door was catapulted into the spotlight in 2020; from doorstep deliveries to front door photo shoots and Thursday night NHS clapping, to Instagram’s pink door phenomenon, never before has the entrance to a property been so much in the spotlight. This has driven demand for more personalised options for entrance doors, with homeowners wanting more...
With more than 1,500 products in its product portfolio and boasting more than 2,000 customers nationwide, Window Widgets has become a trusted ancillary partner for the glass and glazing industry, as national sales executive Tom Edwards and technical sales executive Adrian Clare discuss. Window Widgets was born when founder Dan Gill identified a gap in the market for a business...
Delays and surcharges on imported products, Brexit and projections for high demand into 2021 could put further pressure on manufacturers who rely on raw materials and components from overseas. Glass Times talks to Anglo European. “The Christmas holiday period is normally a time for the industry to sit back, unwind and take stock of the previous 12 months,” Lee Marriott,...
Owen Thorogood, sales and marketing director for Kestrel, looks back at the turbulent 2020 and asks whether 2021 will see continued growth for construction. Looking back to the start of 2020 feels like a lifetime ago; up until March 24 who had even heard the word furlough let alone knew what it meant? As the country plunged into lockdown, there...
Embarking on a new role during normal times is an exciting and challenging occasion but this has been no ordinary time. John Park-Davies, managing director of Vertik-Al and Ikon Aluminium Systems, gives an informal insight into those first extraordinary months. At the start of 2020, I was invited by the board of Allumette to become managing director of Vertik-Al, in...
By Vertik-Al. For many years white has been the principal finish for window and door products, while black and grey accounted for the majority of roofline products. As tastes and trends have evolved, homeowners, architects and designers have embraced grey tones, leading to an interior and exterior design revolution. Floor coverings, soft furnishings and walls have been complemented by windows,...
Colour has become increasingly centre stage in the specification of windows and doors, with homeowners often choosing a colour before the product. Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell spoke to Kolorseal director Deborah Hendry to learn more. In an age when many fabricators are bringing services in house, spray painting company Kolorseal continues to expand to meet the evolving needs of...
Andy Swift, sales and operations manager at ISO Chemie, considers how foam sealants can help installers and home improvement specialists secure the perfect finish for doors and windows. It’s likely that homeowners, who have been thinking about their properties during the current crisis, will take the opportunity to invest in their properties, which will include moves to improve exterior appearances,...