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Posted On - 20/07/2020
By Liniar. Over the last ten years, we’ve seen a notable increase in the average temperature during Britain’s summers. With the thermometer regularly exceeding 30°C throughout July, August and September – especially in the south of the country – customers are looking for ways to keep their homes cool without having to fork out on retrofitting their property for air...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
Gareth Jones, Profine UK’s managing director, outlines the rationale for the recent investment in assets from the former Aperture Group, which include the Evolve, Legend and WarmCore brands. He also explains his future vision for Profine in the UK. It’s been no secret that as a group we have been looking at our own manufacturing facility in the UK for...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
By Wojciech Brozyna, MD of Aluprof UK. When specifiers design facades for new or refurbished properties in our towns and cities, the and acoustics are becoming crucial – both in workplace and residential properties. Cities are becoming noisier, and while there are street designs that help reduce airborne noise, eventually it will try to penetrate the building structure through the...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
Glass Times talks to Sternfenster’s managing director Mike Parczuk who reflects on the recent challenges in national retail, and new opportunities for independent installers. “Consumer expectations have changed,” Mike Parczuk, managing director of Sternfenster, said. “If you’re trying to push a hard sales model, you’re heading for trouble because people want time to choose. That was driving change in the...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
What impact has Covid-19 had on forecasts for the UK housing market, and what does that mean for window and door installation? Glass Times talks to Nigel Headford, Deceuninck Aluminium’s business development director, to find out. The home improvement sector remains the dominant driver of window and door sales by a country mile; at the last count worth £3,242 million,...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
By Sioned Roberts, marketing director at Aluk. It’s very easy in any kind of downturn just to cut back on marketing and focus only on the bottom line. But experience tells us that those businesses that invest in marketing when times are tough emerge as winners in the long run. I’m not talking about advertising and promotion, although that is...
Posted On - 07/07/2020
Sue Davenport, group marketing director at Liniar, explores the true meaning of marketing. At the time of writing, I’m sitting in my makeshift office (the dining room) where I’ve been based for the last few weeks, thanks to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. After closing our main facilities, we continued to work from home, focusing on internal communication and trying to...
Posted On - 11/06/2020
Selecta Systems’ sales director Andy Green talks about how Selecta has dealt with the recent lockdown, getting back to work, and the opportunities ahead. Selecta began the year with enthusiasm and excitement, having converted 46 fabricators of all sizes in 2019 and a further 12 switching to the Advance 70 System in the first three months of this year. January...
Posted On - 04/06/2020
As millennials come of age, their purchasing decisions can differ markedly to those of their parents, with more emphasis placed on matters such as sustainability. Russell Hand, head of marketing and technical at Rehau Windows, analyses what millennials want from their windows, and what that means for installers. In contrast to stereotypes portrayed by the UK’s media, millennials are no...
Posted On - 04/06/2020
With the construction market facing disruptions and challenges like never before, it’s important to know where, when and how you can source everything you need to get back to work. By Eurocell. At Eurocell we’ve put in place robust processes to ensure you can access the services and support that will help your business survive and thrive through these tough...
Posted On - 05/05/2020
By Rob McGlennon, Deceuninck MD. Over the past two weeks, with government encouragement, the construction industry has started to return safely to work. A survey by Build UK (29 April) of major contractors reported close to 70% of sites were back at work. Most major housebuilders, plumbers’ and builders’ merchants and DIY and hardware stores have either re-opened or have...
Posted On - 28/04/2020
Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director of The Residence Collection, explains why it’s never been so important to invest in your brand. During times of economic and political uncertainties the statistics clearly show that those who invest in their marketing often come out in a better position in terms of new business, sales and overall brand awareness. But, as I...
Posted On - 28/04/2020
With the UN projecting that 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, the need for comfortable living and working environments in the heart of cities is also on the rise. Alongside this, greater levels of sustainability must also be achieved, pushing the boundaries of modern architecture to ensure performance and aesthetics are never compromised. John...
Posted On - 22/04/2020
Kevin O’Neill, commercial sales manager at Rehau, explains how the PVCU range has been expanded for wider applications, including solutions for previously hard-to-replicate period properties. There are over 9,000 conservation areas across the UK, ranging from historic town centres and residential streets to vast, distinctive rural landscapes. Timber windows have endured as a firm favourite in these areas over this...
Posted On - 22/04/2020
What’s the primary driver behind two of the UK’s leading aluminium system brands, Technal and Sapa, joining forces to become one? Technal’s UK sales director Allan Barr discusses the beneficial impact this will have for fabricators and installers. Essentially, this is about providing customers with one clear product range and service offer; however, all existing products from both Sapa and...
Posted On - 22/04/2020
By Simone Sangha, Liniar. If you’ve worked in marketing, you’ve probably heard the words ‘Google algorithms’ thrown around, often in a panic. Google algorithms can be defined as logic created by Google in order to rank your website in search, by several different factors. In the past, we’ve seen big algorithm updates such as ‘Fred’ the update that targeted poor...
Posted On - 22/04/2020
By Wojciech Brozyna, managing director of Aluprof UK. Taking a step back and looking at the drivers that enable us to complete the projects we undertake helps us to understand the work we require and how to complete it. For example, do we look for a quick fix, one that will possibly fail again at some point, or do we...
Posted On - 22/04/2020
By Liniar. Liniar may not fabricate finished products at its facility in the East Midlands, but that doesn’t stop the team from keeping track of changes in customer behaviour. This month, the focus has been on entrance doors. PVCU doors are increasingly popular, thanks to superb thermal efficiency and the ability to give them a foiled finish such as woodgrain...
Posted On - 20/03/2020
The EU ruling to ban the inclusion of lead in recycled PVCU material contradicts the pledge for a circular economy, say Simon Scholes, MD of Veka Recycling and vice chairman of the recycling group of the British Plastics Federation. Last month the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted against the long-standing extension of the directive in which post-consumer window and door...
Posted On - 20/03/2020
An EU vote to reject calls to exempt recycled PVC product containing lead stabilisers from Reach regulations could have a significant impact on the UK recycling industry. Keith White, managing director of Aluplast, discusses. You may have thought that we left Europe on January 31. It turns out, however, that the EU continues to exert a significant influence on the...
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