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Posted On - 13/12/2021
The home improvement market across the UK has boomed in the last 18 months. Spending endless months indoors and within the same four walls has encouraged homeowners to look more closely at their homes and the changes they’d like to make. Steve Hacking, managing director at SupaLite, considers the opportunities. With more people working from home on a permanent basis,...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
Huw Williams, commercial director of ERA’s parent company Tyman UK and Ireland, looks back at the last 12 months to discuss some of the biggest issues faced by the industry, and what we’ve learned as we move into 2022. It’s safe to say that this year has created some extremely difficult challenges for the entire window and door industry; every...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
Bethaney Larkman, marketing manager for Distinction Doors, reveals the company’s most popular GRP composite entrance doors in 2021. The most popular door style for 2021 is Esteem (ES02), the enduring option for a traditional front door. Palma is the number-one glass design, combining geometric shapes in transparent and stippled glass with zinc calming. And topping the Distinction bespoke colour chart...
Posted On - 03/12/2021
Is triple glazing the answer to the stricter requirements for energy efficient windows and doors in the proposed changes to Part L? Mark Norcliffe, joint MD of Cornwall Glass, argues that double-glazed units with high performance glass can often present a more cost effective and greener solution. This year may have been dominated by news of high demand, material shortages...
Posted On - 24/11/2021
Russell Hand, head of product management and technical at Rehau Windows, looks at what can be done to help householders feel more secure, and discusses the opportunities for fenestration professionals. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), domestic burglaries in England and Wales fell significantly during the first lockdown, with a drop of 72% from March 23 to May...
Posted On - 15/11/2021
Phil Brown, European regulatory marketing manager at Pilkington UK, reflects on the glass and glazing sector’s sustainable transformation in the face of climate change. It’s difficult to think of any other time in history where climate change has been such a dominant influence in everyday life: recent research from Cardiff University revealed that UK climate anxiety is at an all-time...
Posted On - 15/11/2021
Sustainability is a hot topic of conversation right now, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reporting a ‘code red’ alert for our planet in August, and the COP26 Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow. Chris Armes, design and development director at Liniar, discusses how sustainability is also gaining more coverage in our own industry, with discussions at...
Posted On - 15/11/2021
Hot on the heels of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, the importance of sustainability and reducing our carbon footprints has never been more topical. FIT Show event director Nickie West explains how sustainability will play a part in FIT Show 2022. At the last FIT Show, sustainability was something that a large proportion of businesses knew they should be...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
The benefits of technology can disappear if audit trails are broken, and key information goes missing, according to co-founder of Business Pilot Ryan Breslin, who told Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell about the recent updates to the cloud-based CRM and business management tool, and why he is perfectly placed to deliver them. Business Pilot, designed by installers for installers, was...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Making decisions under pressure is always difficult: in the face of soaring demand and last-minute changes to orders, installers need accurate information at their fingertips to help them make the right call on the go. Rhonda Ridge of AdminBase examines the importance of analysing data, and the far-reaching benefits when you get it right. According to a report commissioned by...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell recently met Selecta Systems’ sales director Andy Green, and marketing manager Mark Walker, to discuss the impact of the pandemic in the run-up to the company’s 40th anniversary. Like many businesses at the end of March 2020, Selecta Systems’ sales director Andy Green’s first thought was: “Thank goodness everyone is in the same boat.” Afterall,...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Introduced in 2019, the Origin Commercial Department was designed to be a new, dynamic arm to our business that could help us access new markets and encourage our nationwide network of partners to feel confident when chasing bigger projects. As a result, we work closely with partners looking to bid for larger scale, multi-site,...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
By Avantek Machinery. Bristol Windows used the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to change its processes and upgrade its machinery. The sharp increase in demand seen by window fabricators across the UK from summer 2020 meant that Bristol Windows soon had the funds to upgrade existing machines that had reached the end of their useful life. This provided the company...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
DoorCo has revealed its new brand, which includes a set of ‘CO’ principles, exclusively on the cover of Glass Times this month. MD Dan Sullivan explains the background behind the launch. Over the last decade DoorCo has grown to become a serious player in the UK composite door market. When a company goes through such exponential growth, you would expect...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
By Distinction Doors. In 2005, directors Craig Broadley and Jeffery Bates were seeking a business opportunity. Capitalising on Craig’s industry experience and Jeff’s engineering background, they saw the potential of composite doors as a more stylish and secure alternative to PVCU doors. And so, as the replacement door market opened, the newly established Doorsmart was offering a modern solution: a...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Andy Ball, managing director at Balls2 Marketing, explores the (not-so-) hidden benefits of creating an aspirational brand. After a very long wait, No Time To Die finally hit the cinemas, taking more than £25 million at the UK and Ireland box office in just three days, and breaking the domestic record for the highest opening weekend of any Bond movie....
Posted On - 11/11/2021
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. Pictures taken at dusk can provide a ‘lifestyle’ image, which can show a warmth provided by a new window or door installation. At dusk we get a lot of blue light, and when coupled with the room’s ‘warm’ (2,700K) LED lights, similar colour to the old tungsten bulbs, the room offers a cosy feel....
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Dave Broxton, managing director of Bohle, explains how strategic investment can help glass processors increase capacity and meet demand, while saving tax and delivering long-term efficiency gains It’s been no walk in the park, but Covid has been good for the home improvement sector. Record levels of activity in the housing market, fiscal stimulus, retention of jobs and, with limited...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Kevin Cox, director of Ramsgate Glass, explains how the company took advantage of increasing demand for high-end home improvements through its investment in glass processing and a 35-year working relationship with Bohle. We’ve noticed a big uplift in demand over the last 18 months, which is a direct result of Covid and lockdown. People who would have normally enjoyed a...
Posted On - 11/11/2021
Nominated as a finalist in two categories at the forthcoming G21 Awards, Lincoln-based fabricator Sternfenster is set to launch its lead-to-delivery quotation system, Proposal Builder. Mike Parczuk, managing director of Sternfenster, explains its evolution. We’ve been in business for 46 years, and we’ve seen plenty of highs and lows in that time, but the last 18 months have been the...
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