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Ben Aspinall, Doorco’s IT and marketing manager, discusses how Doorco’s blend of technology and marketing is designed to transform the door supply chain. The marketing sector on its own can be a complicated place as new tools and techniques appear almost daily. But add in the technology sector, and you’ve got a world of unlimited choice – and complexities. Digital...
As sales and marketing director for Distinction, Chantel Roach has responsibility for reaching the widest range of potential customers for her company’s products and, she says, it’s an ever-changing challenge that requires continuous review of marketing practices and processes. The start of a new year is always about predicting trends. Fashion, food, travel – being ‘up’ on what’s ‘down’ is...
By Doorco’s chief doork and creative consultant Jeyda. Spring is in the air and another job for me to tick off is planning the year’s holidays. If you’re the same and wanting some winter sun inspiration, here are my top five finds from around the world in the last couple of years. 5 - Picturesque Prague. In fifth place, the...
Deceuninck UK’s managing director Rob McGlennon discusses Deceuninck’s new Heritage Flush Door. Timber-alternative heritage PVCU has made a huge splash over the last few years; it’s the perfect antidote to ‘shiny white’ PVCU frames, and demand has been booming. Homeowners are loving heritage options, almost always sold as foiled colour or classy woodgrain. The heritage look helps them stay true...
Ian Cocken, director of sales and marketing at Aluplast, explains how the inline sliding door has been reinvented, increasing end-user appeal. There has been a definitive shift in IGU manufacture towards over-sized units. Glass processors are investing in capacity, not simply in volume terms but also in their ability to manufacture at scale. IGUs 2,000mm x 2,000mm, or those hovering...
Albert Einstein is credited with defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Gareth Busson, Solidor’s head of sales and marketing, asks if you are doing the same. With 2018 now firmly in the rear-view mirror, one of the benefits to this quieter period of the year is that it gives us a...
Valentine’s Day can be quite a divisive subject matter. Perhaps one angle you haven’t considered yet is whether a door can be romantic? This month, Doorco’s chief doork and creative consultant Jeyda has been reflecting on how you could take advantage of the evocative symbolism of love through the charm of a beautiful door. Just call her cupid. You might...
How does the original composite door importer realign its offering for today’s demands? Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited Distinction Doors’ recently upgraded site near Barnsley to find out. Twenty years ago, Drew Wright imported the first container of composite door slabs into the UK, forming Distinction Doors four years later. The current seven-strong board of directors, led by Andrew...
Rod Tate, sales director at Viiu, gives an insider’s perspective on the UK ultra-slim sliding door market. Is this product good enough? It’s a question that glazing businesses should be asking themselves all the time, but far too many don’t. At Viiu, the products we offer has to pass a very simple test: would I install it in my home?...
The trend for wide expanse patio doors has never been stronger, explains Carmen Velilla, brand manager at PatioMaster. The homeowner trend for wide expanse patio doors continues to grow, and the new PatioMaster Triple-track goes above and beyond in delivering on this. PatioMaster East Midlands is the latest PatioMaster branch to open, and director of the branch Neil Dattani said...
Kevin Kiernan, national sales manager at Bowater by Birtley, discusses the heavier and stronger 68mm double rebated composite door, which can help protect homes from burglary. Research from Co-operative Insurance revealed that 44% of thieves admitted that they are opportunistic and avoided tricky break-ins. It was also revealed that a strong heavy door was the third most effective deterrent for...
By Jeyda, chief Doork and Doorco’s creative consultant. As the end of the year and the festive season looms ahead of us, shops fill their aisles with an array of shiny, well-marketed Christmas products that we flock to buy in a frenzied rush. It’s easy to see how you could be cynical about the consumerist direction that the once religious...
Gareth Busson, head of sales and marketing at Solidor Group, explains how the company supplies premium solid core composite doors, mid-market GRP entrance doors, and door panels consistently to world class standards. Installation companies are only as good as their supply chain, and you can say the same about any business operating in the UK manufacturing sector, which was valued...
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...
Ian Cowley, regional director of Promat UK, explains why intumescent seals are critically important for fire-rated doorsets. With fire doors under close scrutiny in the aftermath of Grenfell, the public’s trust in their ability to protect lives and assets needs to be restored. Rebuilding confidence in fire-rated doorsets needs a focus on every element of its construction, with one of...
By Jeyda, chief Doork and Doorco’s creative consultant. What has felt like the longest, hottest summer in memory is finally drawing to a close and with that comes the return of weather that I personally both understand and love. Shorter, colder days mean several things for me: slower wake-ups, hiding in the cosiness of bed; hearty, filling dinners to be...
By Distinction Doors. Look around the composite door market and the homeowner could be forgiven for thinking a door is a door is a door. With a limited number of slab sources and many of them doing their level best to look just like each other, the word ‘differentiation’ sometimes seems to be out of reach to any installer trying...
Installers looking for a new revenue stream could do well by considering flood defence doors, says Kevin Kiernan, national sales manager at Bowater by Birtley. The Royal Institute of British Architects said 1.7 million homes and 130,000 commercial properties in England alone are at risk from river or coastal flooding. With most flooding occurring in the winter, now is the...
Dutemänn’s managing director Martin James discusses why the company has been shortlisted for a Best Bi-folding Door Manufacturer award. At Dutemänn, we constantly strive to excel and improve in every part of our business – from the factory production and customer services to sales and marketing. To even be nominated for an NFA award is a great achievement. Over the...
Doorco’s 4 Panel Pre App door slab is its second most popular with fabricators thanks to its flexibility and simplicity, the company has announced. Dan Sullivan, Doorco’s MD, said: “60% of all door styles can be made using a 4 Panel Pre App slab. Rather than a woodgrain solid slab, customers opt for the 4 Panel Pre App because its...