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Posted On - 28/07/2017
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...
Posted On - 28/07/2017
Chantel Roach, sales and marketing director at Distinction Doors, talks about the company’s nxt-generation door. We are delighted to have played a significant part in the success of the composite door; we were one of the first companies to introduce them to this country and we’re still at the top over 10 years later. We want to maintain our status...
Posted On - 28/07/2017
Document Q helps to ensure the safety and security of homes and homeowners. Tony Chadwick, group managing director at the Trojan Group, discusses where the industry still needs to catch up and why increased security doesn’t automatically need to mean increased cost. Document Q has helped to make a big advance in the security of many of our homes. As...
Posted On - 27/07/2017
Solidor and Residor CEO Gareth Mobley says despite fresh political turmoil the news is still good if you sell the right products to the right people. It took a few months of ‘strong and stable’ government, and a robust economy to calm Britain down after the shock of the EU referendum last year. It will take longer to restore confidence...
Posted On - 27/07/2017
By Russell Yates, managing director of Aluk. Aluk will shortly release our brand new Infinium sliding door targeted directly at the high-end retail market. Previewed at the FIT Show at 3,500mm (h) x 3,000mm (w), it proved to be one of the main attractions on the Aluk stand and is already generating significant interest. The Infinium door has impressive sightlines...
Posted On - 29/06/2017
According to industry experts, the bifold door market has grown substantially in recent years, which looks set to continue. But the sliding door market has also seen an upturn lately. Nick Welsh, managing director of SafeGuard Glass and Glazing, explains why the humble sliding door shouldn’t be overlooked. For quite some time now, in terms of patio doors, the growth...
Posted On - 29/06/2017
As one of the UK’s composite door pioneers, Safedoors has played an integral part in the product type’s meteoric rise, according to sales director Lorna Young. In just 15 years, composites have gone from bold new innovation to accounting for approximately 50% of the entire entrance door market – and if the latest report by trusted fenestration experts Palmer Market...
Posted On - 27/06/2017
Sliders UK completed its MBO in April. Steve Mines, sales director and part-owner of Sliders UK explains what it means for its customers and the industry. If you look at the stats, MBOs are almost without exception good for businesses and their customers. They lead to product development, investment, improved services and growth – and we’re already a long way...
Posted On - 21/06/2017
Vista’s marketing manager Ian Smith discusses Brexit, partnering with Eurocell, and pushing boundaries in the door market Two things have stood the XtremeDoor out from the crowd since we first released it: performance that excels on all fronts, from security and robustness to thermal efficiency and weather resistance; and flexibility – enough hardware and aesthetic options to let installers and...
Posted On - 20/06/2017
RegaLead’s joint managing director Guy Hubble tells Glass Times why the company’s new Urban aluminum door panel system addresses a definite gap in the market When it comes to entrance doors, our sector has innovated and invested to offer a myriad of choices. The industry now has access to the often maligned, but still essential, mainstay PVC panel door. We...
Posted On - 19/06/2017
The popularity of aluminium windows and doors is growing in the UK. Many PVCU manufacturers are moving into this sector and now, for the first time, composite doors are bridging the gap thanks to the new Links door from Doorco. MD Dan Sullivan explains. The shape of the composite door market has shifted significantly in recent years. Gone are the...
Posted On - 25/05/2017
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited Origin’s new headquarters in High Wycombe to discover how success in showrooms is translating to tangible benefits in the office. Origin manufactures lifestyle products, and is part of a growing breed of fenestration companies that shamelessly reaches out to the end user with its branding and marketing. The company is still a family business,...
Posted On - 25/05/2017
Dan Sullivan, MD of Doorco gives Glass Times readers a preview of the new Links door. Customers tell us that Doorco has earned its reputation for innovation and we’re proud of the firsts we’ve notched up to date. These include: the Combi, which is the stock saving, flexible solution of seven doors in one blank; the Farmhouse with its enhanced...
Posted On - 09/05/2017
Head of marketing David Wigley explains why Synseal Group is taking two stands to this year’s show. Over the last few years our acquisitive approach and heavy investment in innovative products has considerably widened Synseal Group’s product offering, giving us one of the most comprehensive ranges available. During this time, several of our products have emerged as leaders in their...
Posted On - 06/05/2017
Phoenix Doors is gearing up for a busy 2017 with new products being launched throughout the year. Sales director Haydon Statham reports on the latest developments. Nearly six months on from our move into new 75,000ft2 premises in Huntingdon, having all our production operations under one roof is making a difference to how efficiently we can make our composite doors...
Posted On - 06/05/2017
By Paul James, sales director, Extrudaseal. There are a number of factors that have come together that make what we have to offer strike a real chord with fabricators and installers. The first is cost. Fabricators are universally under pressure to keep a lid on their own overheads in the face of some pretty sizeable increases from systems companies. ...
Posted On - 24/04/2017
Origin will be presenting its entire Origin Home Range, and sharing details of how it supports its partners to assist in business growth. In addition to learning about Origin’s revolutionary online ordering system, Sale Safe, visitors can find out more about Origin’s marketing support, ‘Fitter Fitter’ installation training to encourage best practice, and sales training. Visitors will also be given...
Posted On - 14/04/2017
Devon-based Prime Windows started using Origin as its supplier of bifold doors 10 years ago, and has been a loyal installer of Origin products ever since. Glass Times editor, Nathan Bushell visited the company’s showroom to meet owner Jason Coates to find out why. Prime Windows is based on an industrial site just outside the very rural town of Holsworthy...
Posted On - 30/03/2017
Neil Ginger, CEO at Origin, gives Glass Times his key pointers to the industry for selling bifold doors. Homeowners have become more savvy when it comes to their choice of materials for bifold doors and, as a result, the sale of aluminium bifolding doors has increased by 50% over recent years, according to Palmer Research. This is because, while PVCU...
Posted On - 21/03/2017
Jay Patel, sales director at Everglade Windows, talks about rebranding Everglade after 35 years of fabricating windows and doors in London. Over the last 5 years, Everglade Windows has had a lot of experience with branding. When we refreshed the Everglade brand in celebration of its 35th anniversary, we were able to use a lot of the skills and information...
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