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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...
By Martin Nettleton, managing director of Euroglaze. 2017 could potentially be the most exciting year in a long while for all those medium sized fabricators like Euroglaze who have seen their business model under threat from the new breed of super fabricators. That’s not just because I firmly believe that we offer better, more consistent quality and far more personalised...
According to some, Brexit has cast a shadow over the industry’s growth prospects in 2017. We ask Emplas and customer BJH Windows and Conservatories if it is time to call time on traditional models of manufacture? “We just got to the point where the model wasn’t working for us,” Alan Hamilton, managing director of BJH Windows and Conservatories, said. “We...
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...
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...
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...
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?”...