Industry News and Stories for March 2020

By Insight Data Ltd, 30/03/2020

At this time of uncertainty with many businesses operating on skeleton staff, it is vital that companies retain some level of continuity and visibility to their customers and markets. Yet with staff unable to operate effectively from home, Insight Data has stepped in to provide a lifeline. Kirsty...

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By Insight Data Ltd, 30/03/2020

The current Coronavirus crisis has forced companies to rethink how they operate with remote-working now essential.  It is crucial at this time that companies ‘keep the wheels turning’ and Insight Data’s remote-working database platform, Salestracker, could be the answer. The...

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By CDW Systems Limited, 27/03/2020

CDW Systems, one of the UK’s most respected aluminium fabricators, is celebrating a fantastic 16 years of membership with the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB). Fuelled by a mutual passion for aluminium, the Gloucester-based trade and commercial fabricator has been a CAB member since 2004...

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By CDW Systems Limited, 27/03/2020

CDW Systems, the respected trade and commercial fabricator, has partnered with one of the country’s leading commercial installers to help transform Colchester’s historic Dutch Quarter. Hazlemere Commercial, who have been operating across the South East from their High Wycombe factory...

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By CDW Systems Limited, 27/03/2020

CDW Systems, the specialist aluminium fabricator recently helped one of its installer customers add the finishing touches to a brand-new car dealership in Cardiff. With over 40 years of experience across South Wales, the team at Glasshouse Ltd. was chosen to install the main entrance way for the brand-new...

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By Victorian Sliders, 12/03/2020

It’s always been a proud Welsh business – and Victorian Sliders, Europe’s biggest sash window manufacturer, has got its 15th anniversary year off to a flying start by winning a prestigious regional business award. The Ammanford-based firm was named best large manufacturer...

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By Victorian Sliders, 11/03/2020

Stunning Victorian Sliders sash windows are gracing the home of none other than ex-Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland. Warren led the Welsh national team to a string of high-profile victories during his 12 years in charge, including four Six Nations titles, three Grand Slams, and two World Cup semi-final appearances...

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By Purplex Marketing, 11/03/2020

Dekko Window Systems has signed up with leading full-service marketing agency Purplex for the eighth year running – after a record 2019. Since appointing Purplex in 2013, Dekko’s turnover has tripled, and the Greater Manchester company has established itself as one of the UK’s leading...

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By 6 Day Doors , 11/03/2020

Trailblazing ali fabricator 6 Day Doors has this month launched its cutting-edge new website – designed to make it easier than ever for value-hungry installers to benefit from the lightning-fast service that’s made its name. The Essex-based business prides itself on delivering quality aluminium...

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By Window Ware , 10/03/2020

Latest figures from Google have confirmed how demand for flush products has risen significantly over the last few years, with online searches increasing by more than 500%. The findings, compiled by Purplex Marketing, show that between 2017 and 2019, the average number of times ‘flush windows&rsquo...

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By Glazing Summit, 10/03/2020

Leading aluminium systems company Reynaers is the first big-name to lend it’s backing to the Glazing Summit Awards. Reynaers will sponsor and present the Sustainability in Business Award at the Glazing Summit Dinner at Edgbaston Stadium on Thursday, October 8th. The glazing...

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By Glazing Summit, 10/03/2020

World-leading lock experts Yale have given their backing to this year’s eagerly anticipated Glazing Summit by coming on board as Technical Sponsors. The industry giants, who were Technical Sponsors last year, have supported the event since its inception. Paul Atkinson, Sales and Commercial...

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By Glazing Summit, 10/03/2020

An awards event focussing on organisational excellence within the industry is set to take place at this year’s Glazing Summit. The Glazing Summit Awards has been announced as the newest addition to the must-attend conference, which takes place on Thursday, October 8th at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham. Andrew...

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By Improveasy, 10/03/2020

Flexible finance provides a golden opportunity for installers to not only upsell additional products and services, but to secure higher margins. That’s the view of Adrian Hicks, Senior Account Manager at industry finance specialists Improveasy. With the backing of the latest data, he argues that...

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By Improveasy, 10/03/2020

In welcome news for the UK economy and retail sector, a recent survey has revealed that consumer confidence in Britain has risen to its highest level in over a decade. The IHS Markit household finance index, which charts the perceptions of financial wellbeing among UK households, rose in February to its highest...

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By Supalite, 10/03/2020

The team at SupaLite, the respected manufacturer of solid tiled roof systems is celebrating a successful weekend exhibiting at Build It Live North West. Build It Live is an annual series of live shows, designed to support self-builders, renovators and those looking to extend their property. Across the North...

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By F.H. Brundle, 09/03/2020

There are many ways to mark a landmark birthday. Have a party. Go abroad. Go skydiving. But 130-year-old F.H. Brundle, Britain’s leading wrought iron, mesh and steel product suppliers, celebrated theirs in a way that honoured their long and storied history. Today, the company supplies...

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