Posted On - 18/07/2022
Ab Initio director, Rhonda Ridge, explains why longevity matters when it comes to building trust among customers, and how years of experience can continually improve a product to be precisely what the market needs. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, approximately 20% of small businesses fail within their first year and a further 50% of businesses close their doors...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Are you looking for a way to better manage your business? Pricepoint managing director, Mike Winters, explains more about a unique piece of software that can help installers streamlines their processes… Thanks to smartphones, instant internet access, and websites like Pinterest, today’s consumers understand the market better than ever. Homeowners are much more likely to invest in a new window...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Insight Data has revealed the findings of its latest market research report, providing a comprehensive overview of the window, door and glazing industry. We talk to Insight’s operations manager, Alex Tremlett, to find out more. The 2021 edition of the Insight Data State of the Industry report offers a top-down view of the sector and the companies within it. It...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
In today’s market, embracing new tech is the key to getting ahead. Augmented Reality Creations COO and co-founder, Andy Clear, explains… Throughout our daily lives, we interact with a plethora of digital technologies – we’re constantly glued to our smartphones which keep us connected to the internet at all times, and even our homes have become smart, delivering entertainment and security...
Posted On - 14/07/2022
Software can have a short lifespan unless it gives users precisely what they need and adapts over time. Ab Initio’s Rhonda Ridge explains how AdminBase has had to adapt and why it has already lasted for 25 years. The average lifespan of a software program is around 6-8 years, with the longevity increasing slightly for larger programs to 12-14 years....
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Mark Dudley, managing director of Windowlink, discusses how installers need to be ready to adapt to future changes in the market in order to continue to win sales. The way we sell windows has seen huge changes over the last 40 years, mainly due to the fact that the way we live has also evolved so much. The rapid advances...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Nine-months after being hit by a ransomware attack, Emplas has achieved a Cyber Essentials accreditation. We report. Imagine you’re running (or maybe you are running) a large-scale fabrication business. It’s a night shift during a home improvement boom in the middle of a global pandemic. At around 3.30am, one of your key manufacturing workstations starts to shut down. The factory...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Andy Clear, COO and co-founder of Augmented Reality Creations (ARC) shares how ARC Design, the company’s new tech innovation, is set to transform the conservatory market… In today’s market, with technology at our fingertips, it’s become more difficult for installers to sell conservatories using generic images from a brochure or online. Thanks to smartphones and access to websites like Pinterest,...
Posted On - 30/03/2022
Customer expectations are on the rise again. Consumers want convenience with information at their fingertips and more interaction via instant methods like SMS. But do installers need to concern themselves with these trends? Absolutely they do, says Ab Initio’s Rhonda Ridge. According to Pew Research, 78% of consumers would prefer to communicate with businesses via text message. Perhaps partly because...
Posted On - 11/02/2022
Many fabricators have invested in new machinery to cope with increased demand over the pandemic. Nick Bailey explains how Business Micros has helped them to optimise production efficiency. When the Business Micros team looks back at 2021, the trends we saw in software are very much a reflection of what happened across the rest of the market. Unsurprisingly, we carried...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
Selling, remember that? It's the process of keeping order books stocked by convincing prospective clients that we are better than the competition. And it's not exactly been a priority for window installers in 2021. But in 2022 that’s set to change, argues CEO of Tommy Trinder Chris Brunsdon. 2021 ended on a cliff hanger for business, as the virus’s latest...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
Leads 2 Trade launched its premium booked appointment service in 2020, to help installers generate leads and overcome the nervousness of homeowners arranging multiple appointments and visits to their home after the first pandemic lockdown. Almost 18 months on, the service is proving so popular that 65% of all leads are now confirmed appointments. Andy Royle, the company’s co-founder and...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
Insight Data recently carried out an industry survey, telephoning 2,500 installers to gauge the temperature of the industry. Insight Data’s CEO Andrew Scott discusses the results. We asked installers 12 questions to understand how they were faring compared to pre-pandemic levels, and the results ring some major alarm bells, as well as highlighting new opportunities. This survey goes straight to...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
By Phil Slinger, CAB chief executive. Prices for aluminium have risen unabated during the pandemic causing price rises through the supply chain. Where will this end, and will prices fall back in the future? At CAB’s recent Regional Members Meeting on October 14, the first presentation at the conference was given by Uday Patel, senior research manager for aluminium at...
Posted On - 21/12/2021
By Adrian Toon, director of a2n. Some of us do remember the analogue years. In photography, this meant that you were lucky to see your taken images within 24 hours, and then only in a physical print format. How things have advanced, and yes, very much for the better. To get great images in the past you really would need...
Posted On - 17/12/2021
AdminBase discusses how West Yorkshire Windows’ customers enjoy ‘Amazon’-quality service courtesy of its Customer Portal. One of the many side-effects of the battle against Covid has been the surge in online shopping, led by Amazon, whose fortunes have been driven by its ability to quickly supply anything to anyone, and by the level of customer service it offers. At the...
Posted On - 17/12/2021
Andy Ball, managing director at Balls2 Marketing, says: be Smart with your marketing goals for 2022. New year, new me. Most of us say this every January to some extent; this is the year I will eat healthier, exercise more or finally learn that instrument I’ve been meaning to for the last few years. We’ve all been there. Falling into...
Posted On - 14/12/2021
By Phil Slinger, CAB chief executive. An EPD provides a standard methodology of declaring the impact of manufacturing and products in use through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). EN 15804 provides the complete set of product category rules (PCR) to ensure consistent reporting of environmental impact information for all construction products. An EPD supports carbon emission reduction by allowing specifiers to...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
In a buoyant market the key to making hay while the sun shines is a fast and efficient quoting process, according to CEO of Tommy Trinder Chris Brunsdon. But what does it take to be efficient? And just how fast is fast? Chris put Framepoint to the test: quoting a houseful of windows against the clock. With demand in the...
Posted On - 13/12/2021
By Angus Mackie, Qualicoat UK and Ireland chair. The association’s first physical members’ meeting since lockdown, recently took place at the Arden Hotel and Leisure Club in Solihull. The event was well attended and included members who joined the meeting online. The event allowed all attending members to be in full communication while sharing screen presentations and important technical discussions....
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