Posted On - 13/05/2019
The Ultraroof tiled roofing system has recently been re-engineered, adding a host of time-saving and configurability benefits, and it has also been declared the consumer’s preferred tiled roof during research in February 2019. Ultraframe’s design and development director Andrew Thomson explains more about the next generation Ultraroof. While our Ultraroof tiled roofing system was extremely well received when we launched...
Posted On - 13/05/2019
With a number of systems companies now offering aluminium verandas, Mark Wood, managing director of Milwood Group, explains why businesses are better off working with a dedicated outdoor living specialist. It’s not hard to see why systems companies are trying to throw their hats in the ring and break into the outdoor living market. Not only are aluminium verandas and...
Posted On - 27/03/2019
The search landscape is ever-changing and, as consumers become savvier online, companies must evolve their online marketing to ensure that they not only drive traffic to their website but convert that traffic into quality leads. Ultraframe’s marketing director Alex Hewitt explains what the conservatory and extension specialist is doing to not only enhance its own online marketing, but also that...
Posted On - 18/03/2019
Wendland sales manager, Ash Fox, discusses the roofing system that he calls “one of the industry’s best kept secrets”. If you have been in the conservatory industry for any length of time, you will no doubt have heard of Wendland. But would you be surprised to know that not only does this long-standing roof system still exist, but Wendland customers...
Posted On - 18/03/2019
Pouya Bostani, MD of Premier Roof Systems, discusses the latest conservatory trends. Government estimates show there are nearly four million homes in the UK with a conservatory. Many of these were built ten to 20 years ago and are now in poor condition. While the build quality of many conservatories was less than perfect, even a very good conservatory will...
Posted On - 18/03/2019
Chris Baron of Prefix Systems discusses how the solid roof market will involve in 2019. New products, innovative marketing and excellent customer care will be crucial he says. The solid roof market is now a well-established segment of the home improvement market for first time installations and also for the conservatory roof replacement sector. It’s a great market to operate...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
In her first instalment for Glass Times following her presentation at the recent Building Our Skills conference, Tracey Jackson from Howells Patent Glazing explains more about her company’s journey to making manufacturing, more specifically fenestration, a go-to career choice. We find it bizarre that some companies consider training of their staff to be cumbersome, only thinking of the downtime in...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
Alex Hewitt, marketing director at Ultraframe, explains the latest online tools that are available to help its retail customers generate and convert sales leads. Leads are the lifeblood of any installation company, and generating them online is a highly competitive and often complex business. While some of the large regionals and nationals have £multi-million marketing budgets at their disposal, how...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
Where once people liked to have a neat boundary between home and garden, now the desire is for a seamless connection between the two. In response to this demand we have witnessed an increase in doors that, while still functional, aesthetically pleasing and secure, offer this connection. Malcom Taylor, product manager at Rehau, discusses these changing dynamics. There is no...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
In 2017 Ultraframe’s Ultra Installer scheme received Which? Trusted Trader accreditation, and in the last 18 months every Ultra Installer has been approved to Which? Trusted Trader standards. Catie Doherty from Which? and Ultraframe’s marketing director Alex Hewitt talk about why the partnership is successful for retailers and consumers. The quality of retailers Which? is working with through the Ultra...
Posted On - 17/01/2019
By Liniar. A video released earlier this year by Velux – The Indoor Generation – wraps up a range of reasons why the industry has seen a rise in demand for lantern roofs and orangeries. Long gone are the days you'd see children playing outside for hours on end, kids on push bikes with their friends around the neighbourhood, or...
Posted On - 12/11/2018
By Ultraframe. In the last seven years Ultraframe has developed a range of new roof systems and components. Last month Glass Times reported the launch of the Ultrasky Flat Skylight adding to the Ultrasky Orangery, Roof and Lantern systems which are a popular choice for Ultraframe retailers looking for a minimalist aluminium solution. This month Ultraframe launched Ultraroof All Tile,...
Posted On - 29/10/2018
By Ultraframe. For decades, the conservatory industry has helped homeowners add cost-effective space to their properties. Whether it’s for a playroom, second living room or just a light and bright space to link the home with the garden, for millions of growing families, the addition of a conservatory has enabled them to enjoy their home for longer. Fast forward to...
Posted On - 29/10/2018
Ultimately, there is a duty of care to ensure that that for all conservatory replacement projects, adequate structural support is provided for the heavier roof types. Yet the trade requires expert advice as the market for replacements begins to show strong growth, as Chris Baron of Prefix Systems explains. Installations of new conservatories, garden roofs and solid tiled roofs require...
Posted On - 20/09/2018
Ultraframe has launched the Ultrasky Flat Skylight, available with an optional insulated, waterproof 4° pitched kerb. Alex Hewitt, Ultraframe’s marketing director, explains why it is an important addition to the Ultraframe range. In broad terms, the Ultrasky Flat Skylight further strengthens an installer’s capability to look at any extension job and deliver an Ultraframe solution. Not every extension requires a...
Posted On - 20/09/2018
Chris Cooke of Prefix Systems looks at the inspiration behind Urbanroom, a glazed extension designed for future generations and those of us looking for a more contemporary extended living space. It’s also designed to attract a new type of consumer. When we look at the conservatory installations of 1980s and 90s, which have been graced with wicker furniture en masse...
Posted On - 11/07/2018
When it comes to the extension market the line between conservatory and traditional brick-built home extension is now blurred. To meet the demands of this market, Ultraframe said it has concentrated on giving retailers a comprehensive range of roofs and components to complete almost any type of home extension. According to Ultraframe having the systems to satisfy even the most...
Posted On - 10/07/2018
Sliders UK’s launch of its aluminium lantern roof represents a far greater product synergy than may first meet the eye, according to sales director Steve Mines. The glass is either half full or half empty, depending on how ‘sunny’ your disposition but what it isn’t is dull. Since falling off a cliff-edge in 2012, the conservatory sector has gone through...
Posted On - 10/07/2018
Chris Baron of Prefix Systems discusses the range of materials that now feature on conservatory, Warmroof and full kit extension installations, who believes we’re no longer confined to white PVCU. As a business we’ve changed considerably over the last 21 years as market dynamics have influenced us and our valued customers, along with our thirst for product evolution and innovation....
Posted On - 10/07/2018
The conservatory sector may have declined in volume but its delivering high margin returns nonetheless, according to Emplas’s John Leary. It’s absolutely clear that the conservatory sector has made a gargantuan leap forward in the last four years, as a new generation of products have come of age. It’s the product of a lot of soul searching post 2012 –...
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