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Posted On - 18/03/2017
As Apeer gears up for the FIT Show in May, Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited the company’s base in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to discuss its recent rise in popularity and what plans it has for the next five years. Asa McGillan, Apeer’s managing director, is a quietly confident man who effortlessly draws you into his confidence, a personality trait...
Posted On - 03/03/2017
By Ben Brocklesby, sales and marketing director of Origin. New research shows that almost one third of home break-ins come through the front door. With this in mind, we at Origin have introduced our latest product: the Origin Residential Door. It has been designed with heightened security in mind, ensuring optimum safety, performance and reassurance for a homeowner. From the...
Posted On - 03/03/2017
Solidor CEO Gareth Mobley says homeowners want great weather performance, security, and U-values, but they get excited about the style and colour of their new door. Homeowners don’t change their front doors very frequently, and when they do it’s often for practical reasons; they want to feel secure, improve the energy efficiency of their home, or their old door...
Posted On - 09/02/2017
Pioneer’s Danny Willliams answers your questions. This month: “I am getting more and more interest from my retail customers for aluminium windows. However, I have bought aluminium frames from three fabricators now and there have been delays and problems with all of them. They have all blamed their suppliers but I have a sensitive nose for BS. Can you recommend...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
RegaLead’s joint managing director Guy Hubble gives Glass Times a preview of a new market the company is aiming to open up in 2017. It’s that traditional time of year when we take stock and review the product trends of the previous 12 months. For our industry, 2016 was absolutely the year of the door. There is little sign of...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
The Korniche lantern from Made For Trade was met with excitement and enthusiasm at this year’s FIT Show. As the date looms for its official roll-out, Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited managing director Bradley Gaunt to see how the final preparations are going. What grabbed Glass Times the most when we visited Made For Trade in March this year...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
Yale’s sales and commercial director Paul Atkinson describes how it has brought together its range of high-security hardware components to launch the ultimate door and window package. With 98% brand recognition, Yale is heralded as the leading home security brand throughout the UK. Fabricators and installers can now capitalise on this with ‘The Complete Door and Window Package’ that is...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
By The Window Outlet The Window Outlet is celebrating the end of a landmark 2016, which has seen it launch an array of new products, secure award nominations, and surpass £2 million turnover in its second year in business. Originally founded by Ben Warren and Clive Uppington in 2014, the Bristol firm has risen to become a significant supplier of...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
Richard Kirman, sales and marketing manager for IG Doors’ trade division, Truedor, introduces his new trade team. I have written before about the importance of supporting great products with great service – it isn’t a nice to have, it is a must have, and at IG Doors I am delighted to be able to say our Truedor trade team hit...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
The Master Fitter Challenge (MFC) has become one of the FIT Show’s more prominent regular features at the three-day event. Managed by the industry’s specialist qualifications awarding body, GQA Qualifications, the challenge invites professional installers to compete against each other. GQA director Mick Clayton explains how the competition is more than just entertainment. Our involvement at the FIT Show came...
Posted On - 07/01/2017
Three years since its launch, aïr has taken the industry by storm, changing the market to give brand-driven design-savvy homeowners a product for transforming their homes. Brand ambassador Jay Patel tells all. What makes a great brand? Well, first and foremost the best brands around understand their audience completely. They know how they tick, what their interests are, what impresses...
Posted On - 07/01/2017
Pioneer’s Danny Williams answers your questions. This month: “I probably know your answer to this but I am interested in what you have to say. We are based in the East Midlands, install around 250 frames and associated doors etc per month and I am seriously considering manufacturing my own casements and growing it from there. What do you think?”...
Posted On - 29/10/2016
Newview Windows & Conservatories has released its State of the Economy and Construction Market Report 2016, which provides an insight into the current landscape of the construction market and highlights expectations for the future. Newview commissioned Insight Data to manage the process and questioned 15,000 installers, housebuilders and architects. The EU Referendum result looks to have had an impact on...
Posted On - 11/10/2016
Liniar launched its thermally efficient window system in the middle of the recession in 2008, at a time when others were not investing in new product development. Since then, the systems house has launched product after product, each offering something unique. Being the first to market with a new concept can often bring its challenges, and registering or patenting a...
Posted On - 11/10/2016
How do you position your company to make the most of the rapidly evolving composite door market? Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited Dan Sullivan, owner of Doorco, to find out. The start of 2016 heralded something of a new beginning for Dan Sullivan, owner of Macclesfield-based Doorco: the start of his new financial year signalled a complete break from...
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