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Raju Radia, managing director of large-scale aluminium fabricator Arkay Windows, talks to Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell about industry trends and opportunities. Arkay Windows has supplied the trade since 1975, providing domestic and commercial markets with a wide range of high-end fenestration products: windows, entrance doors, sliding patio doors, bifolding doors, roof lights and roof lanterns. It operates out of...
Stephen Nadin, managing director of Rocal Group, talks about the recent management buy-out and what it means to their employees, customers and business partners. It’s been sometime in coming, but as a management team we have finally purchased all the businesses that form Rocal Group, including our revered solid timber composite door brand, Endurance Doors. I’ve been with the business...
By Doorco’s chief doork, Jeyda. As someone who loves a splash of colour, nothing brings me greater joy than seeing bold shades on a door; a door can be a blank canvas, an opportunity to paint a story about what’s within, and a chance to show off its owner’s individuality. In a world dominated by advertising, we’re already quite accustomed...
Dan Sullivan, MD of Doorco, reveals all about a new solid core composite door that has been engineered using Gripcore Technology. Doorco is driven by innovating products that help our customers stand out from the crowd in the increasingly competitive composite door market. We already have unique doors in our portfolio, such as the 6/4 Combi for easy manufacturing of...
The Decalu88 Entrance Door Deceuninck Aluminium has been designed to put an end to call-backs. Nigel Headford, business development director Deceuninck Aluminium, talks to Glass Times. “If a door won’t open or close properly, if the weather sealing fails, or the locking mechanism sticks because it’s bowed, installers are going to get call backs, and that costs, with the installer,...
Stephen Nadin, managing director of Endurance Doors, discusses what it takes to develop a next generation product, and says door technology is still evolving. The composite door market is growing strongly, fuelled by pre-Covid-19 demand from consumers for a better performing and looking front door. Yet, the recent surge in orders post-lockdown will also likely see the composite door market...
With the average Brit spending more than £1,000 on home improvement since the first lockdown began in the spring, it’s important that as we begin the new year window and door products evolve in line with changing moods, style and trends. Bethaney Larkman, marketing manager for Distinction Doors, looks ahead to colour trends in 2021. Grey and cool neutral tones...
By Doorco’s chief doork, Jeyda. When it comes to colours, pink is one of the more debated shades. Many hues have their own nuanced meanings but overall, there are some fairly deeply embedded associations between pink and femininity. This hasn’t always been the case, though. Research seems to suggest that pink started being aligned with the female gender only when...
Bethaney Larkman, marketing manager at Distinction Doors, looks at how changes in consumer behaviour have been heightened by the pandemic and the opportunities this presents for composite door fabricators and installers. It’s believed that, much like the surge in digital usage, the coronavirus pandemic will change attitudes toward lifestyle and mass consumerism; less will be more, as life becomes more...
Graham Lindsay of Weru UK talks about the latest home security features available on the company’s bespoke entrance doors. Your perfect entrance door is a bespoke work of craftsmanship and can be manufactured exactly to suit your personal design and safety preferences. Not only can you refine the visual appearance of your door with unique, decorative accents, you can also...
RegaLead’s Guy Hubble asks if imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery. What value does copycatting bring to the glazing market? I ask because we’ve recently noticed an increase in the number of companies and products that are coming to market with dumbed-down versions of RegaLead’s decorative glass designs. While we have no objections to healthy competition, which drives...
Stephen Nadin, managing director of Endurance Doors, talks about the importance of innovation as a business process, which is reflected in product, service and brand. Austrian-born American management consultant and educator Peter Drucker once said that “if you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”. This premise can be fully adopted for all types of businesses and...
Dan Sullivan, MD of Doorco, talks about how effectively managing the glass supply chain has enabled the door manufacturer to launch a new and exclusive door glass collection. Delivering just-in-time doors is a priority for Doorco; whether that’s just a slab, the door in part, or fully prepped and glazed doors. One thing we’ve been able to offer our customers...
Apeer’s managing director Asa McGillian says its new Accessible doors fuse physical requirements, the latest technology and superb aesthetics; such products should not be a compromise. Despite legislation and education, just 7% of UK housing stock provides the most basic levels of accessibility. And just 23% of homes due to be built by 2030 are planned to meet even basic...
By Doorco’s chief doork, Jeyda. This month I’ve been focusing less on doors and more on excellent glass design within the frames. It’s been illuminating what I’ve found. Let’s start out with one of the most common designs I’ve seen all over the country. I call this ‘Elmer the Patchwork Elephant’. The glass is cut into square or diamond geometric...
This summer has seen an unprecedented amount of change, including the lack of holidays spent abroad. Paul Garforth, technical director at Liniar, explains how families are upgrading their homes instead, and how the humble sliding patio door has experienced unprecedented levels of sales. For decades, the patio slider was one of the most popular ways for customers to enhance their...
Stephen Nadin, managing director of Endurance Doors, talks about the impact of working under emergency guidelines, what ‘new normal’ means to the industry, and how the company is proactively changing the way its sales function operates. The UK hasn’t been hit by a catastrophic event that is as devasting as Covid-19 since the second world war. This is the stuff...
By Dan Sullivan, Doorco MD. There’s been a lot of talk in the press over the last week about lead times and the supply chain, and I have to agree that we are all creaking at the seams in this post-lockdown boom. Let’s not bury our heads in the sand and pretend that any one of us is delivering on...
Sliding doors can make homes feel bigger, brighter and more practical. Terry Ledwith, national sales manager at Reynaers Aluminium, discusses how fabricators and installers can support homeowners in achieving a look to be proud of. The desire to transform a house into a unique space is one which is held by many homeowners. And no matter where their initial inspiration...
Retail sales are currently strong, and yet the retail landscape has changed beyond recognition. Bethaney Larkman, marketing manager for Distinction Doors, explores some potential challenges and considers what we can take forward into the brave new world. The collapse of big-name retail brands is now commonplace; the way we shopped changed almost overnight, which had an impact on the entire...