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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...
This summer, Door-stop launched a new premium front door collection. Patrick Dean, head of sales and marketing, discusses the new range. Over the past couple of years we have seen the demand for composite doors rise significantly and, as such, we recognised that there was a gap in the market: homeowners were searching for more premium options that would take...
A new series of consumer ‘makeover’ videos from Solidor is designed so installers can show homeowners that difference a new door can make. The videos are hosted by property developer/vlogger and TV presenter Georgina Burnett. In the first video Georgina interviews homeowner Elaine, who wants a replacement for her old 28mm PVCU white panel door. On closer inspection the door...
Lumi reinvented the window, according to the G Awards judges who voted it ‘Best New Product’ in 2015. As a window aimed at the premium fenestration sector energy efficiency is a given, according to MD Asa McGillian. When I decided to make windows, I began with a blank sheet of paper. Pitching into the mass PVCU or aluminium market would...
Aluplast’s new lift and slide door offers Passivhaus standard U-values. Yet this is just one of a number of features the systems giant is pushing, arguing that more is needed to persuade homeowners to part with their hard-earned cash, according to Ian Cocken, director of sales and marketing at Aluplast UK. Aluplast unveiled its new lift and slide door at...
As the sliding patio door market continues its resurgence, Paul Benn, national sales manager of Exlabesa, says it’s important to choose your product wisely if you want to capitalise on the opportunities available. Not so long ago, the sliding patio door was a reliable stalwart of the average portfolio. You could guarantee it would perform solidly year-in, year-out, justifying its...
Bowater was back in style at the FIT Show, giving the industry a chance to see how Birtley Group is bringing back a well-respected brand. Kevin Kiernan told Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell at the show to explain more. Almost everyone visiting the FIT Show would know the Bowater name but many were either surprised to see us back, or...
Carmen Velilla, brand manager at PatioMaster, looks at why the sliding patio door has such enduring appeal and how developments can open up more opportunities. The sliding patio door has been a staple in portfolios for years, but in recent months our installers have been reporting a surge in interest in the sliding patio. As well as attracting interest from...