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The Residence Collection launched a new range of entrance doors at the FIT Show under the Residence Doors (RD) brand. Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director, outlines the design principles and rationale of this new range. The Residence Collection was born under the mantra of ‘Windows the way they’re meant to be,’ in recognition of the fact that Residence 9...
Greg Kelly, managing director of Entrance Composite Door Solutions, highlights some of the latest product developments in the composite door sector, after a very busy and potentially lucrative FIT Show. There’s nothing better than a trade show to experience new product developments, whether you are at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, or at our humble FIT Show. With...
By Gareth Busson, Solidor’s head of sales and marketing. The home improvement market is ever changing. Much like the fashion industry, new style trends pop up every year. One such trend that’s becoming increasingly popular within the home renovation sector is the aluminium door. They’re strong, low maintenance, and they look great. There is a downside though: due to the...
Hot on the heels of an exceptional FIT Show launch, Giovanni Laporta, inventor of the Smart Ready certification standard, talks about the different kinds of smart available to door manufacturers and installers. When you think about Smart, particularly when it comes to doors, you probably think about smart locks for entrance doors. More and more companies are offering a smart...
A new generation of aluminium products are redefining the inline sliding door, according to Steve Mines, sales director at Sliders UK. Glass and aluminium have come together to dominate contemporary architectural design. The home improvement market has been influenced by this shift, if on a more modest scale. Flat roofs, aluminium rooflights and increasingly aluminium inline sliding and bifolding doors...
Richard Gyde, managing director of Mila, explains why the market wants smart locks to generate profitable new business. Mila’s stand at the FIT Show was devoted to one single product: the new Avia secure smart lock from Mighton Products. We’ve just become the exclusive UK trade distributors of this Apple HomeKit compatible device, so the timing of the exhibition couldn’t...
By Glazerite. It’s easy to see why many of today’s homeowners aspire to open plan living – naturally lit and complemented by a stylish gateway to their outdoor space. Which type of door they choose can be driven by a number of factors, including the period the house was built in, the space available, and personal taste. In recent years...
The commercial returns in the composite door market are very strong explains Greg Kelly, managing director of Entrance Composite Door Solutions. But you should choose a strong partner. The latest statistics from Palmer Market Research suggest that the composite door market is growing 8%-9% per annum, and a check at Companies House will also show that the margins can also...
Scott Foster, marketing manager at Endurance explains that having the right product is half the battle when it comes to presenting yourself as a reputable installer. Endurance customers not only enjoy the benefits of selling the most solid and secure door on the market, but they can also benefit from the marketing materials and expertise of a specialist team. Lead...
Smart and connected technologies have the potential to transform our homes and our lives, but consumer uptake has been slower than expected. Emplas talks to Glass Times. Smart is a ‘disruptive’ technology. It allows us to do things that we couldn’t do before. It is making business and industry more efficient and, through a new generation of connected devices, our...
Doorco’s managing director Dan Sullivan explains why it’s not enough to be just a ‘slab’ supplier, and looks at the sometimes-tough journey the company has undergone in its bid to create a sustainable door prepping, glazing and painting business. How long has the composite door market got left? How many more composite door blanks can be sold in the UK?...
Distinction Doors pioneered the composite residential door in the UK, something that has turned the market on its head, according to Chantel Roach, Distinction’s sales and marketing director. We have come a long way in that time, with composite doors now a thriving home improvement sub sector in its own right. Until little more than 15 years ago composite residential...
Deceuninck’s new Heritage Flush Door is the perfect addition to the Heritage Collection, according to sales director Chris Jones. The timber-alternative heritage look has captured the imagination of homeowners. Most ‘modern’ PVCU casements were made for post-war properties, so they’re great for modern homes but look out of place in older properties. Pre-1914 homes were built for a flush look...
CEO Mark Bromley talks about how Avantis designed and manufactured Kubu lock to bring mass market smart locks for windows and doors into the glazing industry. Smart technology has been around for years, but the glazing industry has been slow to develop products for the mass market. Now, Avantis has launched Kubu, a product that integrates door and window locking...
The choice of doors, windows and conservatories has never been greater, which is great for our industry, argues Apeer’s production director Chris Wilson, but investment now is required to sustain such an output. The internet has created a worldwide revolution that in many ways equals that of the industrial age. The availability and access to information has never been greater,...
Alan Rees, the man behind Panoramic Doors and architect of the Panoramic Group, talks to Glass Times as the company broadens the reach of its bifold alternative with the introduction of a PVCU Panoramic door. Alan is a seasoned window and door industry veteran, with achievements that include the creation of PVCU window system Worth (now part of Spectus) and...
By Doorco’s creative consultant Jeyda. Recently, I was minding my own business taking a photo of a red door with absurdly large lettering for the house number when a couple of women cautiously approached me. I immediately thought my luck was up; I was finally going to have to confront the conversation I’ve miraculously managed to avoid so far as...
A recent study found that bowing composite doors remain a continuing source of frustration for installers. Sliders UK talks to Glass Times. There were the expected gripes about the things rumbling away in the background: Brexit, and the difficulty in recruiting and retaining skilled people. What, however, came out loud and clear from a poll of new customers by Sliders...
By Doorco’s creative consultant Jeyda. The 21st century world can sometimes feel like things are changing exhaustingly quickly. The moment your mum finally learns how to decipher cryptic text language, the world has moved on to conversing through bizarre emojis, witty gifs and topical memes. One industry I thought I could rely on for a slower, steadier course through time,...
Malcolm Taylor, product manager at Rehau, discusses possible trends to watch out for in the door market. Composite doors have become the go-to choice today because composite doors are manufactured from different materials offering resilience and enduring aesthetics. In addition, a composite door looks far more like a traditional timber door, which is a growing requirement in the current refurbishment...