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By Alan Fielder, director of sales and marketing, Edgetech. More products, higher standards, better performance – the fenestration landscape has shifted dramatically in the last ten years, and, for industry veterans, the world of glass and glazing today is virtually unrecognisable compared to the one they joined decades previously. But some things never change, and homeowners are just as concerned...
Sliders UK started manufacture of its new ultra-energy efficient aluminium window last month. We find out why it’s adopting a different approach to window supply. Sliders UK’s new aluminium system – the Ultimate Evolution XT – offers U-values as low as 0.85W/m2K, yet sales director Steve Mines said the company is not planning to compete in the mass window market...
Neil Ginger, CEO of Origin, talks about energy efficiency and the innovative options available on the market. I am often asked if the focus of the industry is shifting away from energy efficiency. The honest answer is no – people are just becoming more educated on the subject. This is a great development, and will drive the fenestration industry to...
Apeer’s Lumi window and door range has demonstrated that you can step outside the design box and produce glazed products that are good to look at and not just through, according to MD Asa McGillian, while performing brilliantly. Regulations and customer expectations require windows and doors to perform to minimal levels, and the more expensive and avant-garde they may be,...
Whether designing a new build with an 'old soul' or renovating a property with a traditional aesthetic, the choice of windows can make or break the overall look, according to Dawn Brickwood, marketing director for Veka Group. For heritage projects in particular, the balance between a classic style of window, that is in-keeping with the integrity of the building and...
Mark Schlotel, marketing director at Victorian Sliders, considers which window attributes are turning customer heads in today’s second time replacement market. The FIT Show 2017 was a showcase for our industry, full of innovation and forward-looking vision, that demonstrated without question that to be successful in today’s market fenestration products need to deliver a winning combination of technology and aesthetic...
Mark Schlotel, marketing director at Victorian Sliders, considers which window attributes are turning customer heads in today’s second time replacement market. The FIT Show 2017 was a showcase for our industry, full of innovation and forward-looking vision, that demonstrated without question that to be successful in today’s market fenestration products need to deliver a winning combination of technology and aesthetic...
Lumi reinvented the window, according to the G Awards judges who voted it ‘Best New Product’ in 2015. As a window aimed at the premium fenestration sector energy efficiency is a given, according to MD Asa McGillian. When I decided to make windows, I began with a blank sheet of paper. Pitching into the mass PVCU or aluminium market would...
Swisspacer’s head of marketing and sales for UK and Ireland John Cooper says energy efficiency is still the top concern for homeowners, and explains how Swisspacer helps fabricators and installers sell energy efficient windows. Today’s consumers have got used to looking for higher ratings on domestic appliances that save money on fuel bills. But there is work to be done...
The average British homeowner bought their first home aged 26, will live in seven different properties and will spend £26,295 on redecorating during their lifetime, according to new research commissioned by Origin. UK adults will typically move out of their parent’s home aged 21 and reside in two rental properties before getting on the property ladder for the first time....
Mark Tetley, director of Bison Frames takes a look at the importance of the mechanically jointed concept and the impact that the Genesis Vertical Sliding Window has had over the last four years in the window industry. In the beginning the Genesis VS fully mechanical concept was conceived purely to meet the needs of the largely untouched heritage market, previously...
Since replacement vertical sliders have come a long way since the first examples hit the market in the early ‘noughties’, Quickslide talks about the company’s pursuit of authenticity. Although there are an estimated six million properties in the UK that sport vertical sliding windows, it was originally regarded as a niche market. Quickslide’s claim that when it entered the market...
The owners of period properties can be the toughest to please. So, offer them the right products from the start, says Mike Derham of traditional hardware supplier Mighton Products. Ownership of a period property in itself requires a certain mindset. Following their heart’s desire to live in a building that they believe to be more characterful than more modern buildings,...
With climate change sceptics at the helm in the US, and the UK more focussed on trying to keep its head above water as we negotiate Brexit than rising sea levels, Aluplast’s director of sales and marketing Ian Cocken asks if consumers care about green issues. The official line from the White House is that Donald Trump will keep an open...
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visited Origin’s new headquarters in High Wycombe to discover how success in showrooms is translating to tangible benefits in the office. Origin manufactures lifestyle products, and is part of a growing breed of fenestration companies that shamelessly reaches out to the end user with its branding and marketing. The company is still a family business,...
Martin Althorpe, technical director at Spectus Systems, celebrates the Spectus Vertical Slider that has led the way in heritage design for many years. Seventeen years ago I was part of the Spectus New Product Introduction team that designed and brought to market a revolutionary new vertical slider. I’m incredibly proud that the product blazed the trail for PVCU in heritage...
By Kurt Greatrex, sales director of Dekko Window Systems. Once, conservation areas presented installers with a problem: the costliest, most traditional timber windows or nothing. Products that are difficult to clean and too expensive for most homeowners. Then, a few years ago, Eclectic Systems unveiled Residence 9 – a product that blazed a trail with its sleek, elegant lines and...
Head of marketing David Wigley explains why Synseal Group is taking two stands to this year’s show. Over the last few years our acquisitive approach and heavy investment in innovative products has considerably widened Synseal Group’s product offering, giving us one of the most comprehensive ranges available. During this time, several of our products have emerged as leaders in their...
Sika’s sales manager David Fraser outlines why he feels the UK market is ready for bonded window technology. We do things differently here – sometimes for no good reason. In the world of window design we definitely do things differently in the UK, but I believe that the window market is set to change dramatically, with bonded window technology poised...
Roseview’s FIT Show appearance will mark a highpoint in 12 months of celebration designed to mark its 40th year in business. Mike Bygrave, Roseview’s marketing manager, explains. Our first appearance at the FIT Show last year was very successful for us – we walked away with significantly boosted brand awareness and a rush of new leads. But this year it’s...