Industry News and Stories for November 2017
Home improvement company brings in new manager
A UK-leading home improvement firm has recently appointed a new Project Manager to head-up a project which will see new windows installed in 400+ flats and houses. Newview Homes Ltd is a glazing and home improvement specialist based in the South-East. Earlier this year the company won a contract to install...
A robot named Balotelli and a message from New York – hardware giant in goo
One of the industry’s most famous hardware brands is planning to think big in 2018 as it prepares itself for a ‘brave new world’. 2017 has been a whirlwind year for the company, seeing the launch of a robotic bi-folding door testing rig (nicknamed Balotelli for its unpredictability during...
Could this be the boldest statement for 2018?
One of the UK’s most forward-thinking fabricators is set to roll out record-breaking lead times that it believes have never been seen before in the industry. From February 2018, the TWR Group will be able to give installers dual-coloured bi-folding doors within fifteen working days. The...
Major consumer survey gives installers insight into consumer spending plans
A recent consumer survey carried out by the UK’s number one lead generation business has given an insight into consumer spending patterns going forward. Leads2Trade contact thousands of consumers each month when qualifying sales leads and has used this opportunity to ask consumers about their home...
Jackloc specified for upcoming luxury hotel in iconic Dubai hotspot
Fresh from securing approval from the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, Queen’s Award-winning restrictor specialists Jackloc® have been specified for a luxury hotel under construction on The Palm in Dubai. The Leicestershire-firm are supplying 400 of their Queen’s Award-winning...
Senior Operations Manager sets the scene for future growth at Roseview
Sash window specialists Roseview have boosted their factory team with an experienced new appointment. Simon Liversidge joins the fast-growing fabricator as Senior Operations Manager, charged with maintaining and increasing manufacturing efficiency, ensuring quality, and facilitating the innovation...
Double award nomination for Vista at the NFAs 2017
Merseyside-based composite door specialists Vista are celebrating two nominations at The National Fenestration Awards 2017. The reigning champions are looking to retain their Composite and Panel Door Supplier award, whilst Vista’s Business Development Manager Ian Smith is nominated for Social Networker...
Roof Maker wows show-goers with best-in-class roof glazing
Market-leading rooflight experts Roof Maker enjoyed a resoundingly successful time showcasing at September’s Home Building and Renovating Show. Held at the Birmingham NEC, the twice-yearly event brings together leading brands and experts from throughout the home improvement, self-build and...
Jackloc puts spotlight on window safety at National Social Care Conference
Queen’s Award-winning restrictor specialists Jackloc® were invited to champion window safety at the 2017 Social Care Conference of NASHiCS, The National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services. Emma Wells, Jackloc’s founder and one of its directors, joined speakers from...
Vista and Spektaglaze Ltd transform Liverpool student accommodation
Vista Panels are currently working with fellow Merseyside firm Spektaglaze Ltd on the refurbishment of student accommodation in the grounds of Liverpool’s iconic Anglican Cathedral. Dwell Student Living has embarked on a facelift programme of works to include new windows and composite doors on the site. Vista...
Jackloc secures Abu Dhabi Quality Council approval for another year
The Queen’s Award-winning window restrictor specialists Jackloc® are celebrating further international success after securing approval by the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council in the United Arab Emirates for another year. “It’s an incredibly proud moment for Jackloc...
Fast-growing fabricator invests in UK ‘industry first’
A fast-growing manufacturer of windows and doors has invested in what is understood to be a UK industry first. Following the opening of its third factory in August this year, the TWR Group has recently invested in a pioneering Modula lift and storage system; and is the first UK based glass and glazing company...
Purplex strengthens team with eight new appointments
Purplex, the leading full-service marketing agency, has continued its rapid expansion with the appointment of eight new team members in the space of just three months. Purplex’s team now totals over 60 employees. Last year, the agency moved to a new 5,000 sq. ft building just outside Bristol...
Industry survey shows how ‘Brexit resistant’ glass and glazing industry is
A major survey of glass and glazing installers has revealed how the industry is reacting to the current economic and political climate. Improveasy commissioned leading market research company Insight Data to survey over eleven thousand installers, asking them their views on many issues related to the industry...
Edgetech and Sternfenster hit the 1m mark
Market-leading fabricator Sternfenster are celebrating a major manufacturing milestone. Over ten years of partnership with Edgetech, Sternfenster have produced over one million IG units using Super Spacer warm edge spacer technology. Sternfenster, the Lincoln fabricator behind fast-growing...
SEH BAC wins NHIC community benefit award for West Cliff Theatre transforma
After the successful transformation of the West Cliff Theatre in Clacton-on-Sea, established installer SEH BAC has won a prestigious award from the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC). The firm which specialises in windows, doors and conservatories was named winners of the coveted ‘Delivering...
Astraseal advances fire door range with new Winkhaus FD60 FireFrame
Trailblazing fabricator Astraseal has become the first fabricator in England to manufacture fire doors using FireFrame, the new, high-performance 60-minute fire door frame from Winkhaus. The new FireFrame provides a superior solution compared to its traditional hardwood and uPVC counterparts. The...
VIPs gather to officially present Jackloc with Queen’s Award honour
After 14 years of hard work and thousands of lives safeguarded worldwide, the all-important day finally came for window restrictor specialists Jackloc® to officially receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, the most prestigious award in UK business. Friends, family, customers...
Accept No Imitations
There is a famous saying that ‘imitation is the greatest form of flattery’. Whilst this may be true in some cases, it’s certainly not true when it comes to ensuring safety and the protection of reputations and livelihoods. Much like Hoover, iPod or Jacuzzi, through the success of our original...
Scottish supergroup Saveheat joins Insight Data
With the formation of four well-established Scottish brands into one all-encompassing group, the brand-new Saveheat Group Ltd. has partnered with Insight Data to continue their ambitious growth plans, as they look to reach new customers across the UK. Formed by renowned industry figures Alex Gray and Colin...
Insight Data reveals latest industry financial performance
Insight Data has recently compared the financial performance of fabricators and installers as part of a new Industry Report, following research conducted with over 15,000 window, door and conservatory companies. The report reveals a significant divide between supply-only fabricators, fabricators...
Insight Data’s Architects Database surpasses 19,000 email addresses
The team at Insight Data are celebrating a significant achievement for one of their five key databases. Their nationwide database of architects can now boast an incredible 19,000 email addresses. Designed to help its customers contact architects much earlier in the specification process, the database...
Insight Data publishes the latest Window Industry Report
Insight Data has published its latest Industry Report, giving a comprehensive overview of the UK window, door and conservatory industry along with the top performing companies. The report follows research carried out on over 15,000 companies and includes analysis, trends and opinion on the current...
Can you accurately cleanse your data?
In the pursuit of new customers, many businesses in the industry are turning their hands to email marketing and direct mail. Investments are made in email creators and data lists with grand aims to target and engage with the industry’s top decision makers. However, what many of these companies seem to...
Enhanced design suite for Insight Data’s new email marketing platform
Aiming to make it even easier for their customers to connect with potential prospects, Insight Data has added new, intuitive design features to STEM, their brand-new, integrated email marketing platform for Salestracker. STEM users can now design and build email campaigns using the platform’s straightforward...
Veranda specialists The Milwood Group see unbelievable results with Insight
One of the UK’s fastest growing manufacturers of outdoor living products has seen a phenomenal surge in leads and sales thanks to a little help from Insight Data. The Milwood Group, which specialises in aluminium verandas, canopies and carports partnered with Insight Data to develop a highly-targeted...
Edgetech calls on Insight Data’s industry analysis for 10th anniversary
Quanex company Edgetech, the leading experts in warm edge technology called on the industry knowledge and expertise of Insight Data for their special anniversary event to mark 10 years of UK manufacture. As part of the proceedings which celebrated Edgetech’s decade of success at their UK headquarters...
The benefits of triple glazing are overlooked by most homeowners, says Dire
Despite its popularity in mainland Europe, triple glazing is still not on the radar for many UK homeowners. This is the view of the Managing Director of Improveasy – a company that offers customers financial solutions to fund home improvements through its approved installers. The use...
Improveasy smash industry target following record month
A company that provides installers with finance solutions that they can offer to homeowners has recorded its best-ever month of trading in the glass and glazing sector. Improveasy Finance Solutions, which is based in Manchester, saw a record-breaking number of enquiries regarding its service in September. Directors...
Specialist home improvement finance company on-course for record year
A company that provides installers with finance solutions that they can offer to homeowners is on-course for a record year of trading. Improveasy Finance Solutions, which is based in Manchester, looks set to end 2017 with the highest number of installers using its service. Directors at the company...
Leading aluminium supplier sees its products selected for large-scale South
Leading aluminium systems manufacturer, Hueck has supplied its products to a large-scale, mixed-use development in Elephant and Castle. The development, named Elephant One, is situated in a prime location: close to the Elephant and Castle tube station and next to Elephant Park, offering convenient links...
What impact are new Metro Mayors having on the construction sector?
In early May 2017 six city regions in the UK elected metro mayors, or ‘combined authority mayors’ to change the political structure in the UK, with some decision-making powers to be devolved to a regional level. Amongst the most high-profile people to be elected as a metro mayor was former Labour...
Hueck systems supplied for ‘eco’ London skyscraper
Hueck has supplied its high-performance windows and doors for a new glass-clad London landmark that boasts excellent green credentials. Hoola is a residential development of 360 individually designed homes set across two rippling glass towers in Tidal Basin Street. The eco-friendly buildings...
Construction HQ transformed with a little help from Hazlemere Commercial
High Wycombe architectural glazing experts Hazlemere Commercial have helped transform the head offices of a major UK construction company on the very busy Cressex Business Park in High Wycombe. Working for office design specialists Vibe Business Interiors, Hazlemere provided an outstanding level of...
Top marks for Hazlemere as it completes yet another major school renovation
Highly-regarded Hazlemere Commercial has finished top of the class yet again, chalking up yet another successful education sector refurbishment with the skilful renovation of John Mason School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Established in 1960 as a grammar school and with alumni including former West Ham...
Hazlemere Commercial finishes construction on brand new website
Buckinghamshire installation experts Hazlemere Commercial have finished work on their brand-new website (www.hazlemerecommercial.co.uk). The mobile-optimised site showcases an extensive range that includes products from Sapa, Reynaers...
Hazlemere strengthens aluminium offering with AluK suite
Buckinghamshire-based Hazlemere Commercial have expanded their aluminium offering to include AluK’s complete range, allowing them to take on an even broader range of commercial contracts, and cement their status as the region’s leading independent architectural specialist glazing manufacturers...
Uni_Slide unlocks Atlantic views at Sea Edge House
Torquay’s Fenster Fabrications has contributed to a stylish sea-view residential development that’s been shortlisted for multiple awards. Designed by respected Truro architects KAST, and located in Downderry on Cornwall’s south coast, Sea Edge House is a strikingly modern cliff-edge...
Üni_Slide heads West for prestigious Sennen project
Fenster Fabrication’s best-in-class sliding door product Üni_Slide has been used as part of a high-end residential development in Sennen, Cornwall. The project is a collaboration between esteemed Brixham-based architect Stan Bolt and noted interior designer Jill Stein. Üni_Slide...
Stunning new website for Torquay aluminium experts
Thriving Torquay aluminium specialists Fenster Fabrications have launched a stylish new website - www.fensteruk.net Offering outstanding quality and dedicated customer service, over ten years Fenster has grown to become one of the region’s leading suppliers of aluminium windows and doors. Now...
Fenster Fabrications add the finishing touch to Titchmarsh transformation
Aluminium door experts Fenster Fabrications have helped transform a family’s home as part of hit home improvement show Love Your Home and Garden. The popular programme, which has been running since 2011, and regularly draws audiences in excess of 4 million, sees a team of home improvement experts led...
Elumatec assist with Polar’s expedition to growth
Polar NE has become the latest thriving firm to purchase a state-of-the-art CNC from elumatec. Founded in 1983, Polar has gradually risen to become one of the UK’s premier commercial specialists, serving clients from Southampton to Aberdeen. Using quality systems from Kawneer and Comar...
A thousand fabricators from around the world visit elumatec’s TechDays
Fabricators from as far afield as Korea, Namibia, Chile and Japan descended on Mühlacker, Germany to experience elumatec’s TechDays. The three-day event sought to showcase the firm’s market-leading product range, and give attendees a crucial insight into the direction fabrication...
Slenderline offers a touch of glass with brand-new website
With a clear strategy to take their business to the next level, specialists in heritage sealed units Slenderline Glass have stepped up their online presence with the launch of their brand-new website www.slenderlineglass.com. The new website showcases...
Edgetech scores a hat-trick with trio of prestigious award nominations
Warm edge pioneers Edgetech have been shortlisted for Company of the Year at the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards. The annual event, started by the long-running Coventry Telegraph newspaper, exists to celebrate success, recognise achievement and showcase Warwickshire’s most outstanding and...
Forty customers mark a decade with Edgetech
Forty of Edgetech’s most valued customers are celebrating ten years of working with the Coventry-based warm edge experts. As part of an event held earlier this year to mark a decade since Edgetech began manufacturing in the UK, the firm brought representatives from a number of long-standing customers...
Edgetech parent company Quanex names new Chief Operating Officer
Quanex, multinational building products supplier and parent company of warm edge experts Edgetech, has promoted an experienced member of its senior team. George Wilson has been named Quanex Chief Operating Officer, a new post designed to oversee the company’s US and international operations. Prior...
Edgetech’s excellence acknowledged with G17 nomination
Warm edge pioneers Edgetech are delighted to have been shortlisted for Component Supplier of the Year at the prestigious G Awards. The news tops off a momentous year for the Coventry company, that’s seen it not only celebrate a decade of manufacturing in the UK, but invest extensively in facilities and...
Windmill Windows installation saved by dedicated Dempsey Dyer
Yorkshire fabricator Dempsey Dyer has gone the extra mile to help a valued customer complete a lucrative job in an Oxfordshire conservation area. Respected local installation firm Windmill Windows had been called on to refurbish a property in a historically sensitive part of the county. Together...
Listers are Back in Business with Roy Frost at the Helm
The 150,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Stoke-on-Trent, of leading trade fabricator, Lister Trade Frames, has been acquired by well-known industry figure Roy Frost and his group GJB Holdings. Backed by North West-based entrepreneur Alan Rothwell, the deal will secure around 70 jobs in Stoke-on-Trent. VEKA/HALO...
Droylsden Glass strengthens its range with a little help from Dekko
With one of the industry’s broadest product ranges, experienced fabricator Dekko Window Systems has a reputation for helping its customers grow and reach new markets. Looking to strengthen its offering, North-West installation specialists Droylsden Glass has become the latest firm to partner with Dekko. With...
Dekko helps McDermott Windows make premium switch
First-class fabricator Dekko Window Systems has a proven track record of helping its customers successfully shift into the high-end, premium market. One of the latest examples, which displays the firm’s overriding commitment to being far more than a trade supplier is their partnership with Blackburn-based McDermott...
Dekko inundated with leads following appearance on hit ITV show
Premium product fabricator Dekko Window Systems has been inundated with leads following an appearance on the hit ITV programme Love Your Home and Garden, which is hosted by renowned presenter Alan Titchmarsh. Dekko’s luxurious RÄUM aluminium bi-folding doors featured prominently on the ‘Get...
‘Business as usual’ at UK’s leading aluminium specialist following MBO
A management buyout (MBO) has recently taken place at Gloucester-based CDW Systems – a specialist manufacturer and supplier of aluminium windows and doors. The existing senior management team of Richard Smith, Angela Phillips, Jeremy Phillips, Allan Little, Martin Rowe and...
Aluminium specialists handpicked by Theresa May to review the economy
The Chairman and Managing Director of one of the industry’s leading aluminium specialists was recently chosen to attend a prestigious event organised by the Prime Minister Theresa May. The event – which is called ‘The Parliamentary Review’ - took place in...
Hardware leader to team up with GM Fundraising
Global leaders in window and door hardware Caldwell have teamed up with GM Fundraising, choosing the charity as the sole beneficiary for its donations going forward. GM Fundraising was established in 1996 by Gary Morton. Gary is the CEO of the Boing Boing Group; which acquired Midlands-based...
Market leading products contributing to growth at hardware giants
Two recently evolved products at hardware giants Caldwell are helping to drive sales says a Director at the company. The fenestration hardware specialist launched the re-engineered products earlier in 2017 and they have boosted sales at the company. Tim Ferkin, Sales Director at fenestration...
Global hardware giant posts mid-term financial results
One of the UK’s largest and longest running hardware manufacturers has posted its mid-term financial results. The figures reveal that Caldwell UK is on-course to end the year having significantly increased turnover on the previous year, with the final results to be announced...
Smart addition for Astraseal with new aluminium flush casement
G17 Fabricator of the Year Finalists Astraseal are well-known for their ever-expanding product range. Once again, the Wellingborough-based firm has strengthened its diverse offering with the addition of Alitherm 500, the new aluminium flush casement from Smarts. The Alitherm 500...
New website for Astraseal’s G17 nominated Approved Commercial Installer Net
To meet the continued demand from commercial installers and developers looking to join the scheme, Astraseal has launched a brand-new, dedicated website for ACIN, their G17-nominated Approved Commercial Installer Network (www.acin.uk). The...
Fast-growing firm joins Astraseal Commercial Installer Network
A celebrated Cambridgeshire installer has become the latest member of the Astraseal Commercial Installer Network (ACIN). Huntingdon’s Surefit East Anglia is one of the South-East’s leading uPVC specialists – and now the company is benefitting from a stream of...
Double G Award nomination for outstanding Astraseal
Master fabricator Astraseal is celebrating an impressive achievement as the firm is shortlisted for not one, but two awards at the prestigious G Awards 2017. The Wellingborough-based business which specialises in uPVC and aluminium is not only a finalist for ‘Customer Care Initiative...
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