Posted On - 10/02/2021
With Kubu, there’s a full range of promotional materials and a free showroom set up programme for installers eager to start up-selling doors to smart-sensor technology today, Avantis Hardware has reported. Thousands of doors are manufactured every week with a Kubu multi-point lock, and it’s been designed with an integrated slot for a Kubu smart-sensor. Installers can now upsell doors...
Posted On - 09/02/2021
Ultraframe has commenced a series of webinars to assist customers with enhancing their knowledge on its conservatory, extension and orangery roofing systems, and the support available during lockdown and beyond. The webinars, which cover everything from surveying to selling online, are available to all Ultraframe customers, are free of charge, and simple to register for, the company said. “Here at...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
Purplex has provided a new website for aluminium fabricator Fleetwood Architectural Aluminium, as it looked to manufacture and install aluminium products for the retail market. Purplex helped to create the brand Nüevo Home before designing and building a high-end website. The web team delivered a fully responsive bespoke, contemporary, and modern website, optimised for all mobile and tablet devices and...
Posted On - 04/02/2021
Kubu from Avantis International has a fresh new website at kubu-home.com boasting several added features and improved functionality. With smart-sensor technology for windows and doors set to become the big thing in the industry for 2021, this new website has been designed with the consumer in mind, the company said. The Kubu Kit calculator helps consumers and installers through the...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
Tommy Trinder has responded to government guidelines banning the face-to-face selling of windows and doors during lockdown by offering free workshops on selling remotely. “Selling without an initial home visit saves time and money for installers,” Tommy Tinder founder and CEO Chris Brunsdon said. “And importantly you can still build great relationships and enjoy stella conversion rates if you do...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
Garnalex has created a new website to accompany its new Sheerline Classic aluminium window and door system. The website’s comprehensive video content covers practical guidance on fabrication, installation, and window maintenance as well as specific features such as Sheerline’s patented corner construction method. The videos demonstrate Sheerline’s innovations and key benefits, so they are also handy sales aids for fabricators...
Posted On - 01/02/2021
Mila has redesigned its website to help customers who are working remotely as a result of the latest government restrictions. The main changes are to the navigation of the site, which now uses the same drop-down menus as the high street’s leading retailers, to make it easier for customers to find products with a couple of clicks. Marketing director Sarah...
Posted On - 01/02/2021
Endurance Doors has published a new customer charter and welcome pack. Scott Foster, head of group sales and marketing, said: “These publications reflect the way in which we engage with both existing and new customers. It’s ultimately our commitment to the very highest level of customer care. “Both the calibre and volume of customers coming on board recently perfectly demonstrates...
Posted On - 27/01/2021
More than 100 personalised Covid-19 installation policies have been produced by Endurance Doors for its installer network, while the remainder have benefited from the generic version that was distributed in April 2020. Endurance maintained communication with its installer partners during the pandemic, and provided marketing tools. A risk assessment template also highlighted the risks and remedial actions that each installation...
Posted On - 26/01/2021
By Jon Vanstone, Certass. Following numerous discussions with government departments, we had confirmation on an amendment to the position around selling in the home. This amendment confirms that sales appointments may take place in the home, as long as they are undertaken in a Covid-secure way. Sales appointments should still take place remotely if possible, but this is not mandatory....
Posted On - 13/01/2021
Diamut, the tooling division of Biesse Group, has launched a digital online sales channel for the entire range of tools and accessories it offers for glass and stone processing for all types of machinery. This new approach adds a major new building block to the brand's online distribution, the company said, allowing it to reach more potential customers while increasing...
Posted On - 11/01/2021
IG Doors is using job management and electronic proof of delivery software from Podfather across its servicing and installation operations. With a nationwide team of service and installation engineers, and a customer base consisting of the leading housing developers and associations, IG Doors saw the need to improve the paper-based process that had evolved during the company’s 35-year history. With the need...
Posted On - 05/01/2021
AdminBase is now available with Google Maps, as an automatic upgrade at no additional charge. The Google Maps facility will now allow users to check details of the geographical locations for scheduled site functions at a glance, to give immediate visual information on the locations for sales, survey, installation and service personnel. To learn where and when sales people will...
Posted On - 05/01/2021
Business Micros’ new Touch Vendor remote selling software for installers goes live on January 6, and will be available to purchase from the website at bm-touch.co.uk/installer. It gives installers everything they need to sell more easily in today’s post-Covid world, the company said. It also comes with a month’s free trial to allow users to see the difference the software...
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 - 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 - 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 - 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,...
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