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By Neil Parton, Elumatec MD. Imagine you could make an eight-fold improvement in the time it takes you to get your products where they need to be. Imagine you could reduce your delivery costs and make huge savings through getting production right first time, every time. That’s not a fantasy. It’s the reality for one of our customers – a...
‘We Care | We Act’ was unveiled as the new company ethos for Veka, which marketing director Dawn Stockell explains is a much stronger statement to communicate the caring nature of the family-owned business. No one could have planned for last year, and Covid has had a big part in the changes we’re making. What the pandemic taught us was...
By Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin. Our partners are crucial to our business success, which is why we do everything we can to make their lives as simple as possible. We innovate, we challenge industry norms, we conduct consumer research, we offer them training, and we provide our expertise and support when they pitch for commercial work. This gold standard...
By Nine Zero. The modern timber window has come a long way since the 1960s where, poorly made, untreated softwood frames were fitted with single panes of glass on site after the frame was fitted into the brick work. Timber gained a bad name and it stuck for some time due to the moisture leaks and rot that followed their...
In November 2020, Europlas opened its latest window and door trade counter in Caerphilly, south Wales. Managing director Simon Lomax and national operations manager Gavin Burton discuss the new facility. Opening a new branch typically involves more than simply stocking the products you want to sell and throwing open the doors to customers; there’s a range of tradespeople who typically...
Andy Royle, Leads 2 Trade’ co-founder and managing director, discusses how sales leads have changed over the years, and introduces its new premium lead service delivery has taken lead generation to the next level. While lead generation has changed over the decades, a company can still live or die by its ability to sell. Innovations have created new ways for...
By Kolorseal The days are gone when people wanted just white or cream windows, and today many homeowners want to add a personal touch to their homes using colour. This can be a huge financial advantage for installers and fabricators looking at offering more benefits to consumers. For shrewd installers this could also bring viable profits their way, as there...
Andy Ball, managing director of Balls2 Marketing, discusses how clear, open and honest communications are crucial for maintaining customer relationships in times of crisis. We’ve all been in that situation, where we’re promised delivery of something in time for what we need it for; whether it’s a birthday gift, a rental car or the week’s groceries, we have all felt...
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. If you are taking pictures to support PR copy, try to visualise how the image will be seen in print and compose your picture to lead readers into your copy. Most people reading news copy will see the images first, scan the headline or tagline and then, if hooked, will be led into reading...
Go Glass’s LED edge lit glass system has opened up exciting new design options for interior glass in both commercial and residential sectors. Managing director Tracy Saunders explains. We have spent the best part of three years developing our LED edge lit glass offering. There were challenges to overcome, including how to integrate and conceal the technology for the LEDs,...
Paul Moores, director of specialist glazing contractor UK-GG, explains how Bohle’s FrameTec Select system helped to secure a successful installation at the London HQ of urban fashion brand Bape. Unless you are an urban fashionista, a Hollywood A lister, or you’re young and cool enough to know your HUF from your Stüssy, then there’s a good chance you will have...
1996. It was the year that English football fans prayed that football really was coming home, The Simpsons was shown in the UK for the first time, internet access for the UK population was at 4%, and Charles and Diana divorced. It was also when Ultraframe’s Classic system became the first conservatory roof system to attain BBA accreditation, which the...
By Liniar. In March 2021, Liniar launched a new style of deckboard to its customer base of specialist decking installers nationwide. With initial feedback 100% positive, the new decking, SwitchBoard, looks set to revolutionise the outdoor products market. And for customer GG Leisure Services, it's just what the company needed to freshen up its product portfolio. With more than two...
When Tom Kenney was seeking a powder coater to support his new business venture, Kencar, he turned to Birmingham-based, Vertik-Al. Having come across the long-established powder coating specialist in a previous career, Tom was keen to understand what Vertik-Al could offer a new entrant into the fabrication and facade industry. It was Vertik-Al’s dedication to quality that first sparked my...
An exclusive survey by Deceuninck has identified an overwhelming preference among homeowners for flush casements and colour. “The beauty of our Heritage Flush Sash is that it’s not just suitable for heritage style properties,” Rob McGlennon, managing director of Deceuninck, said. “The reason for that can be summed up in one word: colour. With a smooth matt foil, such as...
Aluk said it is transforming its colour offering with the launch of a new colour collection which will help trade customers win more business with stronger, more sustainable margins. Working with paint supplier Akzo Nobel, Aluk has identified the key trends dominating the retail and commercial markets and has put together four distinct, durable colour ranges in response. Branded Elements,...
Apeer’s Lumi window is now available in aluminium, which makes more difference than you might imagine, says the company’s MD Asa McGillian. A friend of mine tells a story about when the flush sash window R9 (which basically put the flush sash window on the map) was launched at the old Ecobuild show back in 2012. This friend recalls how...
Ben Brocklesby, director at Origin, talks to us about the recently launched Help to Build Scheme, the impact this will have on demand, and what Origin is doing to help support its partners during these predicted peaks. In late April, the government announced that it would be making £150 million available to make self-building more accessible and more affordable, as...
By Richard Bate, Build Check. Now that the dust has begun to settle on Brexit, and the implications are becoming clearer, industries are starting to reflect on the requirements it will place on businesses in the longer term. In the area of testing and certification for construction products we already know that we will all need to have our UKCA...
As the UK moves towards economic recovery, it’s time to build, according to Andrew Scott, MD of Purplex, who says now is the perfect time for ambitious businesses to shape their future. With government and UK business leaders now turning their attention to economic recovery, and consumers encouraged to spend, there has never been a better time for businesses to...
