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Posted On - 22/12/2020
Around 22% of businesses deliver a price on the night to homeowners, according to Tommy Trinder CEO and founder Christopher Brunsdon, following conversations with more than 350 installation companies in 2020. “Over 50% of all installers we’ve spoken to tell us they send off to suppliers for a price on every job,” Chris said. “While around 25% of businesses use...
Posted On - 15/12/2020
ISO Chemie has introduced its new ISO-TOP Construction Sheets WF3 to the UK fenestration sector to provide improved design and installation for windows and doors. ISO-TOP Construction Sheets WF3 are the latest addition the company’s in-front-of-wall installation systems and can be used either as adapter boards as part of a system profile, or as individual components to support profiles, packing...
Posted On - 09/12/2020
As Brisant-Secure approaches its 10th anniversary in 2021, it is paying tribute to the team at The Consultancy, who have been behind the company’s online presence from the start. Managing director Nick Dutton said The Consultancy has almost become an extension of Brisant Secure’s own in-house IT department, helping to create websites for its Brisant, Ultion, Lock Lock and Sweet...
Posted On - 09/12/2020
Fensa approved installers can now take advantage of Glazing Hub Office, a new app that offers an easy-to-use, mobile method for creating branded, professional quotes and invoices. The Glazing Hub app incorporates individual company brand information, logos and literature, can be set up to automatically chase invoices, and can even collect reviews and recommendations, giving users a competitive advantage to...
Posted On - 09/12/2020
Bedfordshire Windows has invested in a new TT405 Double Mitre Saw from Haffner Murat. Tom Pitts, director at Bedfordshire Windows, said: “We saw a dramatic uplift in sales following the first lockdown and we needed to upscale our production fast. Automation gives us the ability to do this quickly and easily. The TT405 Double Mitre Saw automates profile cutting and...
Posted On - 09/12/2020
The Stellar aluminium bifold door has been praised by by Langport Glass and Glazing in Somerset, which said: “The Stellar door is by far the best door we have ever fitted.” Justin Davies, one of the founders of Langport Glass and Glazing, which has been fitting PVCU and aluminium bifold doors for over five years, said: “The time it saves...
Posted On - 09/12/2020
Arkay Windows has launched two upgraded versions of its slim bifolding door. As a contemporary aluminium bifold, the UniFold and UniFold+ offer market-leading performance in many areas including modern, narrow sightlines, thermal efficiency, security and ease of installation, with the UniFold having a traditional construction, and the UniFold+ offering a fully adjustable jamb for rapid fitting and adjustment, the company...
Posted On - 07/12/2020
Pyroguard, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the multi-functional benefits its toughened fire safety glass offers. Through the informed specification of additional counterpanes, architects, specifiers and contractors can create bespoke glazing systems without compromising on fire safety, the company said. For architectural and construction projects that require more than just fire protection, Pyroguard’s toughened range of fire safety...
Posted On - 04/12/2020
Double Glazing App from Virtape, a sister company of Leads 2 Trade, allows installers to quote work remotely 24/7 and generate more leads, enquiries, and survey requests from existing web visitors. John Cohen, managing director of Virtape, said: “Running Double Glazing App on your social media advertising and website will ensure you have surveys and prospects to book in as...
Posted On - 04/12/2020
UK Roofing and Plastic Supplies has expanded its operations with a new branch in Little John’s Lane, Reading, where it stocks Kestrel’s full range of products. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for roofline products, particularly fascias and soffits, has increased and the momentum is continuing, according to UK Roofing and Plastic Supplies’ Reading branch manager Peter Hogg. “We pride ourselves...
Posted On - 04/12/2020
Ultraframe has announced improvements to its Classic system, including a solution to remove gallows brackets on spans up to 4m, a slimline ridge, and a new suite of eaves bolster bars – all available from January 2021. Furthermore, the Classic Aluminium option is now 30% lower priced. Established in 1983, Classic helped to set the standard for quality in the...
Posted On - 04/12/2020
Abcell is currently promoting three to four-week lead times on its WarmCore and Aluk windows and doors. “Coronavirus has had a profound effect on the glazing industry and some supply chains are struggling to catch up with the production deficit caused by the lockdown,” Neville Gleed, operations director at Abcell, said. “The supply of resin has been impacted particularly hard,...
Posted On - 03/12/2020
QASSS has launched Dispute Assist for home improvement and renewable energy companies, which is in response to the financial challenges that many companies are facing. The aim was to “offer industry-leading dispute resolution while overcoming financial barriers to provide a solution that’s at a nominal price and cashflow neutral”, the company said. Dispute Assist gives companies and their customers access...
Posted On - 03/12/2020
Reynaers has launched new updates to its Hi-Finity sliding door system, which allows architects “to maximise views of outside scenery and increase natural light in the spaces they design”, the company said. Hi-Finity can stretch from floor to ceiling and wall to wall, spanning the whole of a building’s facade. The updated system also means that glazing of up to...
Posted On - 03/12/2020
www.TommyTrinder.com has launched a new composite door module in its Framepoint sales and quoting app, which now includes photo-realistic designs for all the major composite door manufacturers. “This means installers can just use one app to model windows, front and patio bifold doors for homeowners, and create fantastic looking quotes in minutes, not hours,” Chris Brunsdon, CEO of Tommy Trinder,...
Posted On - 03/12/2020
Insight Data's sales and marketing tool Salestracker has passed 750 users. Salestracker is designed to help businesses that sell into construction and fenestration industries to discover and connect with a range of customers. “Salestracker helps users target the perfect customers for their products and services,” Insight Data said. “Salestracker provides in-depth market intelligence not available anywhere else and in real-time,...
Posted On - 03/12/2020
Deceuninck is launching a virtual showroom tour to help customers adapt to remote selling and boost their online presence. The software lets users tour Deceuninck’s showroom, zoom in on products, and learn more about the windows and doors on display. Designed to be embedded in fabricator and installer websites, this user-friendly virtual tour also includes informative videos and installation images....
Posted On - 03/12/2020
The consumer brochures for The Residence Collection, which includes R2, R7, R9 and RD (Residence Doors), have all been recently updated. Detailed new photography feature throughout the new brochures, helping to inspire style savvy consumers with a better window and door proposition, the company said. Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing director for The Residence Collection, said: “We’ve always been proud...
Posted On - 02/12/2020
Pricepoint sales has been chosen by Independent Network as a partner to provide its members with software to enable them to sell to homeowners remotely. With the ongoing issues around visiting people’s homes, or inviting them to showrooms, the opportunity to embrace a modern means of selling is perfectly timed, the company said. Pricepoint sales software has been developed by...
Posted On - 02/12/2020
Mackenzie Glass has claimed to be able to offer the glass industry the widest product range in the UK with more than 200 glass types in stock. As Pilkington’s first regional partner, Mackenzie’s offering is weighted towards the float-glass company’s ranges. It nonetheless remains independent of it, also holding product in stock from Saint Gobain, Guardian, and AGC, plus specialist...
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