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Posted On - 03/02/2024
Saint-Gobain Glass has been named as a finalist in two categories at the prestigious G23 Awards. The business has been shortlisted in the Sustainability Initiative of the Year and the Commercial Project of the Year categories. Post-consumer glass recycling The glass manufacturer is in the running for the Sustainability Initiative of the Year award after joining forces with integral blinds...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Russell Yates has returned to Aluk as managing director. Glass Times talks to him to find out more about his plans for the future of the business. At the end of September, after three years away, Aluk announced the return of Russell Yates as managing director. As Russell starts a new chapter with the Chepstow based aluminium systems company, he...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
The Residence Collection has delved into its customers' colour preferences to reveal the popular window and door colours for the upcoming season. Major brands have already started to release their ‘colour of the year’ for 2024, which are expected to be mirrored in the choice of bigger home purchases such as windows and doors. This includes the announcement of Dulux...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
With more than 50 processes involved in the manufacture and supply of fasteners used every day in window and door manufacturing, there is more than meets the eye to the smallest components used by the industry. Andy Holland, technical & marketing manager at Rapierstar, explains more. With the average cost of a window screw just £0.0081, you could be forgiven...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Quickslide has invested £1.71million into a new, bespoke Schirmer machining centre. Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, visits the company’s Brighouse based HQ to find out more about how the new machine is helping to revolutionise production of the company’s vertical sliding window range. Whenever I talk to someone who has been in the industry for any length of time, and...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
In recent years, augmented reality has attracted a lot of excitement in the tech world, sparking the imaginations of many business owners. PST managing director, Neil Travers, shares how the company’s unique AR app is set to transform the home improvement industry. The excitement around augmented reality over recent years is easy to understand – after all, this is a...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
In certain parts of the market, companies have been fitting the same old glazed roofing systems for decades, but like everything in life things change, explains Chris Cooke, director of Prefix Systems. It’s also why the S2 Sheerline product will be a revelation he adds. The market for the cost-effective small conservatory has long gone and the market sector as...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Grey, green and blue colours are now helping to add tens of thousands of pounds to property prices according to recent national statistics. Deborah Hendry, managing director of Kolorseal, says that those who only fabricate in white PVC-U are causing many homeowners to lose value on their properties. Thanks to our bespoke colour coated options at Kolorseal, there is a...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Will Gold was made CEO of Customade Group in September 2022. Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to him about his first year in the role, and his outlook for the future. Luke Wood (LW): How has the first 12 months or so been for you as CEO? Will Gold (WG): It’s been an interesting start! Last year was all...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Glass Times editor Luke Wood, talks to Rehau’s CEO, Martin Hitchin, about his 35 year journey with the family owned system company, the changes he has seen and his outlook for the future. Luke Wood (LW): How has business been so far in 2023? Martin Hitchin (MH): We came into the year with a degree of uncertainty, but so far...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
It’d be nice for an installer to get a guaranteed lead, says Andy Royle, co-founder and managing director of Leads 2 Trade. It’s why the UK’s leading provider of double-qualified sales leads in the home improvement sector has spent over 15 years trying to provide that for its customers. And, as Andy explains, they’ve almost cracked it. There’s no such...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Glazerite UK Group has undergone something of a transformation in recent years. With a new management team at the helm and a passion for continuous improvement across its operations, Darren Rhodes, managing director at Glazerite North West, explains why partnerships with the likes of leading machinery supplier, Haffner, play a central role in the fabricator’s drive for quality. It's our...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Ian MacWilliam, director of Ireland based glass company, First Glass, which has recently invested 150,000 Euros in new machinery from Unilam. Luke Wood (LW): Can you tell us a bit more about First Glass? Ian MacWilliam (IM): We have been operating as a glass merchant since May 1999, and thanks to our state...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
What makes an exceptional supplier? Lee Darcy, sales and marketing manager for Heritage Trade Frames, believes it’s a combination of factors. “We demand efficient service, high-quality products, open communication, and a positive outlook from our suppliers. They must be willing to explore new initiatives and support us in developing our business,” says Lee Darcy, sales and marketing manager for Heritage...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
In our industry, where precision and quality are non-negotiable, customer service stands out as the cornerstone of success. Direct Trade Windows director, AJ Hassanali, shares how his company makes this a priority. In a market characterised by unpredictability, it's not enough to simply deliver high-quality products – we also have to provide invaluable customer support. While we’re of course very...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Deceuninck Aluminium’s director Nigel Headford, discusses whether your business is optimised to benefit from a new stream of work. For many window companies – especially those with a large stake in the commercial sector – all eyes will be on the Bank of England, and what they plan to do with interest rates over the coming months. Inflation may be...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
By Gary Dean, managing director at strategic consultancy, Truffle Pig Consulting. Sometimes, when I give talks about strategic management, I get questioned about whether military strategies can be applied to business situations. Though I have studied military strategy in some detail I usually avoid adding it to my discussions because war is predicated on the assumption that one side must...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
When a business has been built on commercial doors, it stands to reason that said business is the place to turn to for installers in need of the best doors for a commercial project. For specialist aluminium fabricator CDW Systems, launching in 1992 to supply aluminium commercial entrance doors to the trade has helped establish what the company has become...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
New building regulations go some way to cutting emissions – but fenestration firms could go further, argues Bereco MD Nicola Harrison. By any standards, we’ve had a rotten summer in the UK, weather-wise. Unfortunately, for many people across the world 2023 has been a heat-related disaster. Wildfires and record temperatures have dominated the news, leading to the inescapable conclusion that...
Posted On - 03/02/2024
Glass Times editor, Luke Wood, talks to Kevin Cornwall, lead business development at Chigwell Trade, about the launch of the new Attlas aluminium door range. Composite doors remain a popular option for homeowners, especially for those looking to upgrade the energy efficiency or security of their home, or to improve kerb appeal with a stylish – and colourful – new...
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