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The Window Company (Contracts)’s David Thornton responds to the recent debate surrounding the fire doors. No matter how well a door has been manufactured and tested, it will still fail if it hasn’t been installed correctly. At The Window Company (Contracts) we recognised this long before the tragedy at Grenfell brought the whole issue into public consciousness, and we became...
Steve Mines, sales director at Sliders UK, argues that USPs in the composite door sector have been thin on the ground, until now. According, to ‘The Market for Domestic Entrance Doors’ by Palmer Market Research, composite doors now account for 50% of the market, the share rising to 54% by installed value with the inclusion of PVC/ABS faced doors. Composites...
Andy Carter, head of sales for the UK and Ireland at Dormakaba, reviews the evolution towards cloud-based access systems and explains the benefits for customers. As technology continues to progress at a rapid rate, the traditional model of having separate mechanical and electronical products is changing. Hybrid solutions that offer an integrated approach to access control are becoming increasingly popular...
The Aluk Veranda system is a product that gives customers the perfect add-on to every bifold and sliding door they fit, as well as providing an opportunity to revisit virtually every door installation they have completed in recent years and generate a follow up sale. It’s particularly appealing to installers because it offers an attractive retail gross margin and can...
While the old adage tells us not to put all our eggs in one basket, there is something to be said for sticking to what you know when it comes to window and door glazing systems. Rehau looks at why focusing on one system can give you a more complete portfolio and help you stay up to date with the...
Gareth Busson, head of sales and marketing for Solidor Group, highlights the importance of world class performance credentials, on trusting and engaging business relationships for the long-term. True business relationships enable both parties to thrive, not just as a short-term quick fix, but as part of a longer-term vision and opportunity. As part of DW3 Products Group and ultimately Masonite...
Zoe Watson, group marketing manager at Birtley Group, looks at the rise in demand for composite doors and why it makes sense for installers to partner with a reputable manufacturer. According to a new report, composite doors now account for more than 54% of the total domestic entrance doors market. The material is also forecasted to continue gaining share at...
After the bifold boom, it’s wide-span patio doors that are on the rise, according to Fenster MD Tony Drake. Years ago, we began to see the emergence of a number of aluminium sliding door products. I was intrigued, so took it upon myself to study them in detail. Broadly, I was very impressed with what I saw. But the products...
With the news that the WarmCore Inline Patio Door has already passed PAS 24:2016 security testing, head of research and development Phil Parry talks about the importance of these stringent standards. PAS 24 is the UK benchmark for security testing and is one of the first things specifiers, fabricators and installers look for when choosing their product ranges. As homeowners...
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. At Origin, we work hard to understand what homeowners want and need from their homes. Additional insight helps us learn about our target audience, which we pass on to our partners, allowing them to be better equipped when speaking to customers on the shop floor. This year, we’ve used independent research to reveal the...
In recent years, the humble front door has been elevated from simply an entrance to a home to a focal point of the house. Richard Gambling, managing director for GRM windows and doors, talks about why aspirational and statement doors are changing the market. When my father Gareth set up GRM in Llantrisant, south Wales, in 1979, his philosophy was...
As Hurst Plastics comes to the end of its 20th year, sales director Mark Atkinson talks to Glass Times about recent developments in the business and what lies ahead. Hurst Plastics 20th year in business has been about celebrating our heritage and gearing up for an exciting future. It’s been a phenomenal two decades and I’m proud to be among...
Sales manager at Jack Aluminium, Ash Pearson, talks about contributing to whole building energy efficiency levels with value engineered aluminium glazing systems. I recently went to the annual Council for Aluminium Building (CAB) Conference, Future Facade [Re]Manufacture at Warwick University. As CAB members, we try to attend as many events as we can to keep ahead of what’s going on...
By Sioned Webb, marketing director, Aluk. Energy efficiency is not what initially drives a developer or a homeowner to purchase bifolds or sliding doors – certainly not in the way that it drives the purchase of windows;they are still essentially an aspirational lifestyle choice, meeting the very real demand for more open plan family living, and allowing homeowners to open...
Sliders UK started manufacture of its new ultra-energy efficient aluminium window last month. We find out why it’s adopting a different approach to window supply. Sliders UK’s new aluminium system – the Ultimate Evolution XT – offers U-values as low as 0.85W/m2K, yet sales director Steve Mines said the company is not planning to compete in the mass window market...
Apeer’s Lumi window and door range has demonstrated that you can step outside the design box and produce glazed products that are good to look at and not just through, according to MD Asa McGillian, while performing brilliantly. Regulations and customer expectations require windows and doors to perform to minimal levels, and the more expensive and avant-garde they may be,...
Tony Craggs, managing director of Virtuoso, talks about the new generation Virtu-AL aluminium effect composite door. The composite door has exploded in popularity over the last decade and is now the most popular choice of entrance door, accounting for 50% of doors sold in the UK. Delivering style, greater security, and improved efficiency, the composite is king in the UK....
Jayne Sullivan, operations director at Doorco, discusses the challenge of operating in fast changing markets. Market consolidation, well-established brands disappearing, price increases and general economic uncertainty have all contributed to significant industry change recently. This is true of composite doors too; a sector that was once the domain of one supplier with one product is now completely transformed into a...
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. The concept of the ‘forever home’ is an interesting one, and is something that we have been discussing at Origin HQ for the last month or so. We have been looking at whether Brits still believe in finding their ‘forever home’, and if so, what it actually looks like. If we can answer these...
Vista first started fabricating composite doors in 2003 and, in 2014, the company launched its XtremeDoor brand. Since then, Vista has refined and improved XtremeDoor to meet market demands. Keith Sadler, managing director of Vista, takes a look at some of the key product upgrades over the last three years. Upgrading our composite door slab to one with a 4mm...