Fabricators to focus on U-Values in 2023
U-Values will be the focus for fabricators in 2023, according to Jeremy Phillips, group chairman of Gloucester based aluminium fabricator, CDW Systems.
“Customers, be they domestic or commercial, want to get the best U-values they can within their budget,” said Jeremy. “Whereas previously customers just want to change windows, we’re now finding our trade customers are getting challenged on what U-value they can provide.
“We are expecting this to carry on in 2023, and our focus will be on making sure our product range is as energy efficient as possible and making any changes or improvements we need to so our customers can get what they need.”
After another busy year for the aluminium specialist, which celebrated its 30th year in 2022, Jeremy is also expecting things to be a more challenging in the retail market while continuing to see growth in the commercial sector.
“The current financial climate means 2023 is going to be quite challenging and the industry will be depending on many things that are out of our control, for example if we have a really cold winter that will cost people a lot of money and that will reduce their disposable income,” added Jeremy.
“On the commercial side of things, we are still seeing a lot of projects that were stopped during the pandemic now coming to the fore, so if the retail side slows down then we’re expecting the commercial side to fill any gap.”