Posted On - 20/01/2017
Despite the rise of digital and online marketing, installers are still using traditional methods when it comes to finding new customers. This is according to a recent survey where more than half (60%) of installers questioned said their primary way of attracting new customers is by word of mouth. Surprisingly, just 21% of installers said their website was their main...
Posted On - 20/01/2017
New research from Cambridge & Counties Bank reveals that around a third (30%) of business deposit accounts are paying 0.1% gross/AER or less on balances of £25,000, highlighting the real opportunity for UK businesses to shop around. The niche bank reveals that in the current low yield environment there are now only 17 providers offering businesses an interest rate of...
Posted On - 18/01/2017
Bohle has formed a new partnership with The Vocational College and GQA to offer a new NVQ-accredited unit in UV bonding technology. Originally developed in Germany, Bohle has been running its UK UV bonding customer training course for over 15 years. Now it has partnered with The Vocational College, the largest provider of glass-related qualifications in the UK and qualification...
Posted On - 18/01/2017
Yale Door and Window Solutions has obtained BBA certification for its window product range. BBA testing includes laboratory-based testing, online evaluation, product inspections, life expectancy assessment, quality management review, and training review, which need to be passed to a high standard. Grant Stratford, technical director for Yale Door and Window Solutions, said: “Unlike the BBA assessment reports, where the products...
Posted On - 18/01/2017
December’s FIT Show Installation of the Year winner was won by south west-based Nordic Installations. Following up Origin’s November win for its Prime Windows installation in Bradworthy, the decision to select Nordic’s bespoke new build in Dunsford, Devon, as December’s overall winner wasn’t easy, the judges said. With stiff competition from Sherborne Windows and Vista Panels, which were both voted...
Posted On - 18/01/2017
Hipsters are the driving force behind rapid gentrification across the UK’s major urban centres, according to Michele Wietscher, director of Newview Windows & Conservatories. Previously undesirable parts of cities are being given a new lease of life, with run-down apartment blocks, offices and chain-stores giving way to craft beer drinking dens, trendy apartments, creative industry hubs, and even boutique cereal...
Posted On - 18/01/2017
Thermoseal Group is organising a track day at the famous Belgian Spa Francorchamps race track in June. “Previously, members of Thermoseal Group participated in the Madi Ball rally raising money for Anthony Nolan Trust – it was an amazing event, a big train of cars snaking their way across France ending up in Monte Carlo,” Mark Hickox, Thermoseal Group’s sales...
Posted On - 17/01/2017
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell considers the latest review into energy efficiency that was recently announced by the government. Do you remember when improving the energy efficiency of our housing stock seemed to be the most important item on the government’s agenda? From a personal standpoint, I think I spent the first 15 years of my journalistic career talking about...
Posted On - 13/01/2017
Audasi Holdings, which includes VS manufacturer Quickslide in its portfolio, has acquired Hertfordshire-based Welglaze. Founded in 1970, Welglaze fabricates PVCU and aluminium windows for the trade, together with a full range of residential and sliding doors and complementary products. Audasi has already moved the Welglaze operation to a purpose-built factory in Letchworth, just 10 miles from its previous base. From...
Posted On - 13/01/2017
The value of work starting on site in the three months to December was 2% higher than during the same period a year ago, according to the latest Glenigan Index. While starts were 14% lower than during the preceding months, this was due to the seasonal slowdown during December; on a seasonally adjusted basis starts were 4% higher than during...
Posted On - 13/01/2017
70% of UK builders have seen an increase in material prices due to the depreciation of the pound, new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has revealed. Sarah McMonagle, director of external affairs at the FMB, said: “Thousands of smaller building firms are grappling with the rising cost of materials caused by the depreciation of sterling since the...
Posted On - 13/01/2017
Sales in the UK construction products manufacturing market continued to climb for a consecutive 15th quarter in Q4 of 2016, according to figures published in the CPA’s (Construction Products Association) latest State of Trade Survey. The construction products manufacturing industry has an annual turnover of £55 billion, directly providing jobs for 288,000 people across 22,000 companies. Products range from ‘heavy...
Posted On - 13/01/2017
UK construction companies signalled a positive end to the year, led by the fastest rise in new order volumes since January 2016, according to IHS Markit. Stronger demand patterns resulted in sustained job creation and a broad-based upturn in business activity during December. However, the construction sector continued to experience intense cost pressures as suppliers passed on higher imported raw...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
Vinci Construction and Sunpartner Technologies announced a new 50/50 joint venture and launched a new connected smart glass window dubbed ‘Horizon’. The two companies initially partnered in April 2016 to develop and market photovoltaic solutions for construction applications. Featuring photovoltaic panels and multiple sunlight sensors, the new Horizon ‘opacifying’ and communicating window can be adapted to any project, from new...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
Suppliers of aluminium and PVCU machinery, FOM Industrie and Graf Synergy, have formed a new partnership. The formation of the new FOM-GS Group commits Graf and FOM to the joint development of existing and new markets, plus the development of shared technologies and software solutions. This is part of a three-year strategy through to 2020, which seeks to exploit the...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
February 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Westbury Windows & Joinery (WWJ), British-based manufacturer of premium timber windows, doors and roof lanterns. The company, which was established by Jonathan Hey following the success of Westbury Garden Rooms, has seen steady growth over the last two decades, and the appointment of John Mumford as co-director in 2011 has resulted in further...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
Stevenswood held a free bifold training day for customers in October. The event drew more than 30 customers to the Stevenswood Edinburgh Sighthill Local Trade Centre to make the most of free information and expert advice on installing bifold doors. Stevenswood’s managing director Ron Hepburn said: “With bifold doors becoming more popular with homeowners, we’ve noticed that more of our...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
Roseview has opened a new showroom at its headquarters in Olney, Buckinghamshire. Roseview has created the space to give its trade and commercial clients somewhere to bring prospective customers and specifiers, and show them the three models of Rose Collection window in action. “We spend a lot of time ensuring that our Rose Collection windows are elegant and authentic –...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
Fire regulations need to be overhauled if the UK is to save some of the £3.5 billion fire damage costs British businesses every year, according to a new report published by Pilkington UK. The report, which looks at the latest developments in fire-resistant glazing and its role in creating a built environment that effectively protects people and property, raises questions...
Posted On - 09/01/2017
2016 has been a record-breaking year for Novaseal. The Hampshire-based trade manufacturer says sales at the end of the company’s financial year were 11% up on the previous year, while October sales finished 37% up on 2015. Managing director Gary Grundy said: “Novaseal sales have soared in recent years thanks to our wide product range and customer-first approach. We give...
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