Posted On - 13/12/2018
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. In last month’s column, we unveiled our new OW-70 window system – the Origin Slimline Window – which not only expands the Origin Home Range, but also provides our partners with even greater choice to offer their customers. This month, we have more innovation to talk about, as we launch the Origin French Window,...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Having the right windows can transform a house into a home – but for one busy career woman it was the addition of Liniar windows that put the finishing touches to her ambitious conversion project, transforming a double decker bus into a luxury mobile residence. Liniar discusses a project that Channel Four covered on ‘Amazing Spaces’. Ellie Banner-Ball dreamed of...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Apeer’s head of research and development Robert Foster says the company has the ultimate laboratory for its work. While Apeer was credited with ‘reinventing the window’, when we won the Best New Product category at the G-15 Awards, our products are developed in a familiar-looking small office and workshop rather than anything eccentric. However, we do get the run of...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Somerset based trade window and door supplier, Trade Frames, have started fabricating the Advance 70 Window and Door System and become part of the Selecta ‘family’. Managing director Keith Matthews, and general manager Paul French, explain the reasons behind the move. With 30 years of trading under our belt, Trade Frames has grown to become one of the south west’s...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
Chasing new customers without fully analysing the needs of a prospect can result in more hassle than the business is worth, according to Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough. We talk about the best sales people having drive and motivation to succeed. Surely it is implicit in such roles? But the best, in my experience, are also intelligent and thoughtful and, great at...
Posted On - 13/12/2018
According to industry figures, around one third of installers in the UK are currently fabricating their own products. However, as market conditions get increasingly tougher, more and more companies are looking to consolidate their customer offering and are transitioning from fabricator/installer to installer-only. Glazerite reports. Though family-run Heavers of Bridport had initially considered switching to an installer-only model four years...
Posted On - 12/11/2018
Origin Director Ben Brocklesby discusses Instagramable homes. For Origin partners, having a deeper and clearer understanding of what homeowners want and expect from their homes is the holy grail. It means that they can be better prepared when talking to their customers, tailor their sales and marketing collateral when appropriate, and adapt their selling processes depending on the customer’s needs....
Posted On - 29/10/2018
Howard Trotter, business manager of Birmingham-based Shelforce, explains how, when it comes to training and employment opportunities in the glass and glazing industry, the window and door manufacturer is leading the way in inclusivity. Shelforce is a leading manufacturer and installer of PVCU windows and doors, and we provide high-quality products to local authority building projects around the country, including...
Posted On - 29/10/2018
By Ben Brocklesby, Origin director. As always, innovation is high on our agenda; we constantly look for new ways of improving the gold standard of service we offer to all the Origin partners. With this in mind, we are thrilled to introduce a new product into the Origin Home Range: the Origin Slimline Window (OW-70). This latest product is a...
Posted On - 29/10/2018
By Richard Burrells, sales director of Roseview Windows. Sash windows are more popular now than at any time since their heyday. Growing interest in all things heritage, combined with ever-more original windows reaching the end of their life-spans, has fuelled a sash window boom. Roseview Windows has been manufacturing sash windows for over 30 years. Today we’re one of the...
Posted On - 29/10/2018
National Home Security Month (NHSM), taking place this month (October 2018) aims to raise awareness around the importance of home security. With the demands of daily life often taking over, home security is easily overlooked but to safeguard your home, family and belongings it’s increasingly important to seriously consider home security, says Tom Swallow, sales and marketing director at Quickslide....
Posted On - 29/10/2018
Not only does your front door welcome visitors to your door step, it frames your entire house and complements the style and colours of your home, as well as your surrounding neighbourhood. Richard Gambling, managing director of GRM Windows, gives as insight into the evolving trends in the doors industry. Today, there is a great array of interior styles to...
Posted On - 20/09/2018
Ireland is gearing up for economic growth, with leading fabricators embracing new system technologies as they access higher margin opportunities. Glass Times reports. The UK market is defined by uncertainty. It’s fortunes heading towards Brexit about as clear as the waters of the Irish Sea on a grey winter’s day but across it, the mood is altogether different. “We’ve had...
Posted On - 20/09/2018
What difference does a fabricator really make? They take components supplied by third parties and put them together; they don’t design, they don’t manufacture, they assemble, don’t they? By Stedek’s sales director Richard Hammond. The difference between a mediocre and market-leading window is the quality of the fabricator, and it’s an attitude we particularly apply to our Residence Collection offering....
Posted On - 20/09/2018
How important is it for a systems house to audit and approve its fabricators? Liniar asks Garrard Windows why it values being a Liniar Approved fabricator. With a turnover approaching £25 million, with more than 200 staff operating out of an 86,000ft² factory in Buckinghamshire, Garrard’s window and conservatory trade customer base spans the south of England. This firm has...
Posted On - 20/09/2018
Deborah Beeley, sales and marketing manager at Yorkshire fabricator Kingfisher Windows, talks about how trends have driven the huge range of products homeowners want, and the support they give installers. Yorkshire is an impressive county. From rolling hills to glorious beaches, modern metropoles and charming market towns, it really shows off the very best of Britain. The residents of Yorkshire...
Posted On - 20/09/2018
A £3.5 million investment in premises and new machinery, the acquisition of Padiham Glass, and a celebration of 40 years in business – the statistics emerging from Emplas are starting to add up. Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited the directors of both companies to learn more about what drives the businesses forward. Emplas’s acquisition of Padiham Glass in May...
Posted On - 20/09/2018
Based in Westcott, near Aylesbury, Clear Edge was set up to supply its sister company, the garden room company Green Retreats. Sales manager Chris Dyke explains why the company decided to branch out into window and door fabrication, and why Rehau has been the perfect partner during this transition. Green Retreats began life back in 2005, and grew from a...
Posted On - 13/08/2018
HWL claims its non-glass bonded R9 window has been developed to make installation easier. Homeseal Windows put it to the test. “I would never go back to installing R9 glass-bonded – there’s far too much weight in it,” Charlie Owen, managing director and owner of Homeseal Windows Yorkshire, said. “Frame-only supply means you don’t have the glass, you don’t have...
Posted On - 13/08/2018
Origin was recently unveiled as number 58 on this year’s Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 list. This national league recognises Britain’s mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. We reported a 68% increase over the last two years, which secured our spot inside the top 60. As you can imagine, we’re incredibly proud to not only have made...
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