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Posted On - 23/11/2020
Emplas has unveiled its software integration, turning sales to orders into a single seamless process, which can be delivered in person or remotely. By Jody Vincent, national sales director at Emplas. Speaking at the beginning of October, Boris Johnson warned that things were “going to continue to be bumpy through to Christmas,” adding “it may even be bumpy beyond it”....
Posted On - 23/11/2020
Bethaney Larkman, marketing manager at Distinction Doors, looks at how changes in consumer behaviour have been heightened by the pandemic and the opportunities this presents for composite door fabricators and installers. It’s believed that, much like the surge in digital usage, the coronavirus pandemic will change attitudes toward lifestyle and mass consumerism; less will be more, as life becomes more...
Posted On - 23/11/2020
By Vertik-Al. For many years white has been the principal finish for window and door products, while black and grey accounted for the majority of roofline products. As tastes and trends have evolved, homeowners, architects and designers have embraced grey tones, leading to an interior and exterior design revolution. Floor coverings, soft furnishings and walls have been complemented by windows,...
Posted On - 23/11/2020
Colour has become increasingly centre stage in the specification of windows and doors, with homeowners often choosing a colour before the product. Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell spoke to Kolorseal director Deborah Hendry to learn more. In an age when many fabricators are bringing services in house, spray painting company Kolorseal continues to expand to meet the evolving needs of...
Posted On - 23/11/2020
Andy Swift, sales and operations manager at ISO Chemie, considers how foam sealants can help installers and home improvement specialists secure the perfect finish for doors and windows. It’s likely that homeowners, who have been thinking about their properties during the current crisis, will take the opportunity to invest in their properties, which will include moves to improve exterior appearances,...
Posted On - 23/11/2020
New EU anti-dumping duties on extrusions are set to increase the cost of imports from China by up to 48%. Lee Marriott, group business development director at Anglo European Group, explains the impact this will have. There are incredible volumes of Chinese aluminium extrusions imported into the UK and across Europe every year, which has pushed down prices, reducing the...
Posted On - 23/11/2020
Graham Lindsay of Weru UK talks about the latest home security features available on the company’s bespoke entrance doors. Your perfect entrance door is a bespoke work of craftsmanship and can be manufactured exactly to suit your personal design and safety preferences. Not only can you refine the visual appearance of your door with unique, decorative accents, you can also...
Posted On - 23/11/2020
Garnalex CEO Roger Hartshorn looks at the implications of tariffs on imported aluminium, and highlights the benefits of a robust, vertically integrated supply chain. Until 2020, I’m betting most fabricators didn’t know where their aluminium window systems were made. But then Covoid-19 disrupted global trade, leaving containers with their profile orders marooned in ports six to eight weeks away on...
Posted On - 19/11/2020
Homeowners living in cold and draughty homes that are expensive to heat and keep warm in winter are set to be the winners in the Green Homes Grant scheme. Mike Butterick, marketing director at Saint-Gobain Glass, agrees that the government has the right objectives for the £2 billion scheme and urges the door and window industry to engage with the...
Posted On - 19/11/2020
With the end of 2020 in our sights at last, Liniar’s Simone Sangha is looking forward to the year ahead, exploring ways to help companies create a digital strategy that makes a positive impact on their business. Although research shows consumers now follow a much less linear journey when it comes to purchasing decisions, the basic stages still apply: awareness,...
Posted On - 18/11/2020
RegaLead’s Guy Hubble asks if imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery. What value does copycatting bring to the glazing market? I ask because we’ve recently noticed an increase in the number of companies and products that are coming to market with dumbed-down versions of RegaLead’s decorative glass designs. While we have no objections to healthy competition, which drives...
Posted On - 17/11/2020
By Richard Gyde, managing director of Mila. Even without the coronavirus pandemic, this is peak season when it comes to importing freight from Asia. Black Friday, Thanksgiving and Christmas combine to drive huge spikes in demand, and logistics businesses across the west also ramp up their orders to cover Chinese new year shutdowns. However, this year there’s something of a...
Posted On - 16/11/2020
IGU suppliers have pushed out lead times, but will they go back? Mark Norcliffe, joint-managing director of Cornwall Glass Manufacturing, discusses. Rapid lead times, which have almost universally been pushed out by the entire window and door supply chain – from profile, to frames, to hardware and glass – appear less important than reliability and quality, leaving many manufacturers asking...
Posted On - 03/11/2020
By The Window Company (Contracts)’ chair, David Thornton. While supply issues right across the market are obviously having a serious impact on fabricators, lead times and operational efficiencies, in most cases it is installers, operating at the sharp end of the industry, who are actually bearing the brunt. In the commercial market, where there are sometimes penalties for late completion...
Posted On - 03/11/2020
In Insight Data’s 2019 review of the PVCU fabrication industry, 190 of the top fabricators across the UK were telephoned and asked questions about their business and the wider industry. Jade Greenhow, Insight Data’s operations director, looks back at the results and explains how the events of the last ten months could suggest that diversification may have become a popular...
Posted On - 02/11/2020
Britain’s ageing housing stock means many of our homes were built in sash windows’ nineteenth-century heyday. That means there are huge opportunities for installers who can help homeowners return their properties to their former glory, argues Victorian Sliders’ group managing director Andy Jones. Did you know that nearly six million UK homes were built before 1919? That was one of...
Posted On - 02/11/2020
By Neil Cooper-Smith, senior analyst at Business Pilot. The latest Business Pilot Barometer shows that window and door sales climbed by just under 4% in October on September, reversing the fall seen in September on August. This is consistent with last month’s data, with the 12% increase in leads seen in September successfully converted into new business. It should, however,...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
The launch of the Green Homes Grant, and talks of future investment into all industries within home improvements from government funds, has led to more focus and discussion over the standards needed for a business. Certass chair Jon Vanstone ask: What will the future direction be, given the Green Deal failure of 2013? We know there are differences in requirements...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
By the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis). As the winter months are ushered in, thousands of homeowners in England are looking for Green Homes Grant installers to help them heat their home for less. Tradespeople – such as builders, glazers, insulation installers and heating engineers – will be preparing for a busy time of year and, with...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
With current demand in the retail sector pushing supply chains to the limit, manufacturing process, product and service innovation have never been so important, according to Mike Parczuk, managing director of Sternfenster. No-one could have predicted our sector was going to be this busy; people were predicting U-shaped or W-shaped recoveries after the lockdown period, but I doubt anyone predicted...
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