Industry News and Stories for March 2016

By Consumer Protection Association, 31/03/2016

*Not all figures will add up to 100% because there was the option to answer n/a for some questions. Installers expect to win business, and are widely confident about the industry, in 2016 and expect consumer spending to continue to increase. However, issues such as skills shortages...

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By Insight Data Ltd, 31/03/2016

Finding new customers is a time consuming and expensive process, especially when thousands of companies and key contacts are changing details every month. Now Insight Data has released the latest version of its online prospect database, Salestracker, and promises even better sales and marketing results. Salestracker...

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By TWR Bifolds Ltd, 29/03/2016

Bi-fold door specialist TWR Bifolds is delighted to announce that is has added an innovative new aluminium system to its product range. The company will now be manufacturing Synseal’s WarmCore system. WarmCore is an innovative aluminium folding sliding door system, which incorporates a radically...

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By Dempsey Dyer Ltd, 29/03/2016

Only install uPVC or aluminium? You could be missing a trick, says the MD of a one of the UK’s largest timber and uPVC fabrication businesses. Following news that the UK timber market grew 17.1% (according to the latest Palmer Market Report), Peter Dyer, managing director of Dempsey Dyer, thinks more...

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By Solidor Ltd, 29/03/2016

Most installers take their cues from manufacturers or other installers about what is legal to sell and install. If a door manufacturer, for example, says its door is fit for purpose, then it must be. If other installers sell and install it, it must be OK. But that’s a risky assumption. In consumer law, installers are...

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