Industry News and Stories for May 2012

By Solidor Ltd, 22/05/2012

Solidor, one of the UK's fastest growing composite door manufacturers, became the first company to sign up for the FiT Show 2013, the glazing industry's new premier exhibition which will be held at the Telford International Centre, April 16-18th 2013. FiT Events Ltd is a completely newly formed limited...

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By TruFrame, 22/05/2012

I.T and software has become ever more important to fabricators in recent times. Not only does a solid I.T structure make fabricators more productive in the factory and organised in the office, it means they can provide better service and are ultimately more equipped to help their customers grow. Leading Midlands...

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By TWR Trade Frames , 17/05/2012

Leading national trade fabricator TWR Trade Frames' Managing Director Terry Richardson discusses the bi-folding door boom, and how TWR is using its aluminium manufacturing experience to help installers tackle in head on. Wind back a few years and patio doors were the glazing lifestyle product many...

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By CDW Systems Limited, 17/05/2012

Wind back twenty-one years to the early 1990's and the UK was in difficult economic times. The country's GDP had recorded its sharpest drop in ten years and retail sales in October of that year had fallen 1.1%. Fast forward twenty-one years and it's a familiar tale; an economic chill is lingering in the air, consumer...

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By Cotswold Architectural Products Ltd, 17/05/2012

International friction stay manufacturer Cotswold Architectural Products has reported a sensational 700% increase in sales of their Extreme Friction Stay. Cotswolds Extreme Friction Stay is precison-engineered to accomodate heavier windows, such as triple glazed units, and thanks to its durability...

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