Posted On - 09/11/2022
If you are going to supply a lantern that taps into the trend for extending family homes, then choose one that benefits everybody, argues Listers’ MD Roy Frost. Every installer knows that having a reliable lantern in your product portfolio is key to winning wider business. Home improvement projects that either include an extension, or are designed to bring more...
Posted On - 09/11/2022
Made For Trade’s Chris Wann explains why the Korniche lantern roof is still the product to which others are compared in terms of security, construction, aesthetics and ease of installation. Launched in 2016, the Korniche roof Lantern was not only catapulted straight to the top of the desirability stakes for flat roof glazing, but its game-changing, engineering-led design – backed...
Posted On - 09/11/2022
Winston Osborne, technical director at Atlas Glazed Roof Solutions, looks at how to show customers that a conservatory can be more energy efficient than they may have thought. Energy efficiency remains near the top of the news agenda with sky-high energy bills starting to bite across Europe. As a result of this, householders may be more likely invest to ensure...
Posted On - 09/11/2022
Andy Clear, co-founder of Augmented Reality Creations, discusses the unique benefits of the ARC Design visualisation tool. In today’s fiercely competitive market, it’s more important than ever that fabricators do what they can to help their installer customers bolster business and stand out from the crowd. Many fabricators do this already, by offering brochures and technical guides, installation assistance, and...
Posted On - 07/09/2022
Glass Times speaks to Ultraframe marketing director, Alex Hewitt, about how Ultraframe has achieved the new U-Values required by Building Regulations for solid roofs. As we all know, the Building Regulations changed in June and there has been much work to do in sectors right across the industry to reach the new standards set for U-Values. Within Ultraframe, a huge...
Posted On - 07/09/2022
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Prefix Systems’ directors, Chris Cooke and Chris Baron, about how the company performed during lockdown and how new product development and investment has delivered a positive outlook for the multi-award winning conservatory, glazed extension and solid roof specialist. Luke Wood (LW): The industry has faced some incredible challenges over the last few years....
Posted On - 07/09/2022
By Stuart Dantzic, managing director, Caribbean Blinds There are renewed fears that the country is heading for a recession after the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April 2022, alongside soaring living costs and rising fuel prices. The data also showed that it was the first time...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Ultraframe’s new hup! system has been designed to transform the glazed extension sector. We catch up with Ultraframe’s Lucy Russell, who has used hup! in her own home renovation project. Ultraframe northern account manager, Lucy Russell, and her fiancé Ben, live in a 1930’s semi-detached property in Burnley, Lancashire, which the previous owner had lived in for 40 years. They...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Following an intensive period of research, development and years of success in lightweight tiled roofing systems, Preston-based roof specialist, SupaLite, has added a new flat roof orangery system to its existing portfolio of products. According to SupaLite, the new system, known as ILite, is ‘unlike anything else on the market’ and features ‘incredible’ strength, durability and ‘extraordinarily quick’ installation time....
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Karen Bell, sales director at David Salisbury, explains why demand for premium conservatory and orangery solutions has never been higher. At David Salisbury we design and manufacture bespoke orangeries, conservatories, garden rooms and kitchen extensions. Built from the finest materials, our glazed timber extensions have helped to transform beautiful homes all around the country. Primarily serving the upper end of...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Jon Vanstone talks about the launch of a brand-new specialist competent person scheme for conservatory roof work at FIT Show. A huge part of our job as a certification provider is finding out what additional support our members need from us to help make their working lives easier. We get this information in a number of ways – through our...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Garden rooms are a long-term investment says Ryan Crossley, director of Making Your Space. The best materials and proven off-site construction techniques are a pre-requisite for any retail business looking to exploit the sales opportunities, he adds. We’ve seen the era of the conservatory sector ride a wave, with installations once in excess of 300,000 units per annum and back...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
Glass Times talks to Ian Cowling, sales director at Eco-Logic Roofing Systems, who explains the benefits of the Warm Roof Pro system. With energy bills skyrocketing and showing no signs of slowing down, installers are under increasing pressure to offer the most thermally efficient products to meet homeowners demands. With most conservatory roofs in the UK constructed using polycarbonate panels,...
Posted On - 16/05/2022
With conservatories, orangeries and glazed extensions continuing to prove popular options for UK homeowners, Neville Gleed, operations director at Abcell, discusses the importance for installers to offer a comprehensive level of choice. Conservatories. Love them or hate them, they have long been a staple in the British home improvement industry. The demand for extra light and space in the home...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
Over the last few years, the home improvement market has boomed but will this surge continue throughout 2022? Research from Nationwide Building Society found the average price of a UK home was almost 15% higher in November, compared to March 2020. With rising house costs and stamp duty firmly back in place, it won’t be a surprise to find homeowners...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
With an increasing number of homeowners looking to work from home permanently, 2022 could be the year for garden room living, as Ryan Crossley, director of Making Your Space points out. It’s been nearly two years now since the first lockdown and the whole COVID-19 pandemic started to immerse itself in our daily lives and while the latest Omicron variant...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
Rhys Hoddinott, Leka’s managing director, looks at the reasons behind continuing demand for the company’s products. Sales of Leka Systems lightweight conservatory roof and modular garden rooms saw sales growth of 40% in 2021. The reasons behind the growth are wide-ranging, which suggests sales aren’t going to slow down any time soon. In fact, we certainly expect to see further...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
For busy conservatory installers, the advantages of working with one fabricator for all their needs has a wide range of benefits. Emma Ashworth, business development manager at Abcell, explains… Now that Plan B measures are being substantially reduced, we can finally start to enjoy a greater degree of normality in our day to day lives. Having a Plan B is...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
While many glazing manufacturers have enjoyed a busy season thanks to the uptick in home improvements spending that the pandemic sparked, when it comes to commercial projects, it’s a different story. Karen Bell, sales director at David Salisbury, explains. Many businesses – especially those in the sectors worst-hit by the pandemic, such as hospitality – who were forced to shut...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
Ultraframe has launched its goalpost, which allows Ultraframe installers and builders to create open-sided grand designs with clear openings in excess of 6.5m, and doors in excess of 10m. Marketing director Alex Hewitt explains. Homeowners are becoming ever-more adventurous when adding a conservatory or glass roof extension to their home, and the designs that were once classed as ‘grand designs’...
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