Industry News and Stories for November 2014
Total Hardware launch Quantum
A leading window and door hardware supplier has successfully launched Quantum, a new range of premium quality door and window hardware. Quantum is exclusively available from Yorkshire-based supplier Total Hardware, and has already proved very popular with fabricators that are looking to add value to their product range. Total...
Hardware supplier celebrates 10 years in business
Yorkshire based window and door hardware supplier, Total Hardware, is celebrating a decade of trading this autumn. Operating from their 15’000 sq. ft. warehouse in Leeds, Total Hardware supplies a comprehensive range of quality window and door hardware to fabricators and installers across the UK. The company...
Rising demand for aluminium leads to announcement of new factory
Lincoln based uPVC and aluminium fabricator, Sternfenster, has recently announced its plans to open a new factory exclusively dedicated to the production of aluminium windows and doors in 2015. The decision follows the continuous growth of the aluminium business experienced by the fabricator ever since entering this...
How you can get a slice of the Ł3bn home improvement spending boom in 2015
Earlier in the year, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced he would be giving people the legal right to take out as much of their pension they want and spend it as they see fit, a rule that will come into force next March. Hymans Robertson, a leading actuary, has since forecast that a spending...
Julian Telling joins Pure Comms as Non-Executive Chairman
An experienced investor and businessman has joined the board of one of the region’s fastest growing companies. Julian Telling, who is well-known on the Bristol business scene having set up the Falcon Group in the early 1980s and been a Non-Executive Director of the insurance broker Brightside Group...
Purplex announce new Director
Purplex, the specialist window industry marketing agency, has appointed Sam Cross as Account Director as part of a strategic growth plan. Sam, who has been with Purplex for seven years and has a degree in journalism and media, will now oversee all client...
Truemans appoints new group manager
Northern-based trade counter business, Truemans Windows, has recently made a new appointment set to further its customer support throughout the company’s continued growth. Ashley Warburton has been named group manager, after previously heading up Truemans’ Burnley branch. This year alone...
Cotswold positioned for further growth one year on from acquisition
Nearly a year after it was officially acquired by Caldwell UK in a move dubbed ‘the coming together of two hardware giants’, Cotswold Architectural Products has recorded strong trading figures, with its EZ easi-clean range of egress stays helping to drive growth. At the start of 2014 Cotswold...
Great British winter sees door sales increase at MWD Trade Frames
Bad weather is not normally a positive thing for businesses but the wind and rain is proving to be a good business opportunity for one fabricator. MWD Trade Frames, which is based in Cheddar in the South West, has seen sales of its door range increase and a Director at the company says the weather is partly responsible. Jim...
Record year end for CDW follows positive Palmer report
Specialist aluminium fabricator CDW Systems is set to end the year as a record breaker, following continued strong sales. The good news follows a report by Palmer Market Research that identified aluminium market share has grown from 5% to 8% in the last couple of years. CDW Systems is one of the...
Vista gear up for triple glazing with launch of 44mm door panel
Merseyside based Vista has reinforced its position as the UK’s leading PVC-u panel manufacturer with the launch of a new product designed specifically for triple glazed doors. Vista can now manufacture door panels that are up to 44mm thick and integrate with Modus, Eurocell’s new 75mm seven-chamber window...
Solidor's at home with The Radlington
As Solidor continues to innovate in the composite door sector, they have just unveiled The Radlington, a new deep nose cill that is available in nine finishes complete with matching foiled end caps. The Radlington is perfect for the replacement door market and is a modern interpretation of a traditional timber...
Award winning marketing agency announces new apprenticeship programme
Four Apprentices have been recruited by Purplex Marketing, which launched in 2004 and now employs over 40 people. The specialist window industry PR, marketing and digital agency has taken on four IT Apprentices as part of its ambitious growth strategy. Purplex, which recently celebrated its...
Continued growth sees new machinery investment at Conservatory Outlet
Going from strength to strength, UPVC and aluminium fabricator Conservatory Outlet has made a six figure investment in new machinery that allows for increased efficiency with no compromise on the quality its regional dealers are accustomed to. The new machinery consists of a quarter-million pound tandem...
Solidor's new managing director
Solidor Group are pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Martoccia, as their new managing director, effective 15th December, 2014. Joe is a respected industry leader and brings considerable expertise and experience within the building, construction and home improvement markets to the composite door pioneer, which...
CE Marking regulations are still not being taken seriously
Four months have passed since the deadline for CE Marking for all structural steelwork, metal components and kits and aluminium structures manufactured in the UK or imported has come into force, and many British companies are still failing to comply with the law, exposing their businesses to the risk of being shut. Furthermore...
An unprecedented year of success for Leads2trade
Online lead generator and installer support company Leads2trade have reported unprecedented growth across the business throughout 2014, with a record-breaking trading period in the first four months of the year. Leads2trade generate double-qualified home improvement leads via an 800-strong network...
Winkhaus adds 50 years of experience to the team
Multi point lock specialist Winkhaus UK has made two new senior sales appointments. Gareth Turner has joined as Project Manager, covering the North West and Andrew Oldham as Project Manager for South Wales and the South West. The appointments have been made to take advantage of improvements...
Listers Projects deliver growth
“Listers Projects”, the commercial installation arm of Lister Trade Frames in Stoke on Trent, have recently completed a large contract in Droitwich for McCarthy & Stone Property Developments using Beaumont timber look windows and MetalTech curtain walling. McCarthy & Stone are...
CPA Installer report reveals optimism across the board
Installers are overwhelmingly positive about 2015 but have failed to see the benefit of recent legislation changes. These are the headline findings from the annual Consumer Protection Association installer barometer. The CPA commissioned Insight Data to carry out the extensive report...
Conservatory Outlet celebrates record month thanks to dealers’ growth
For the second time this year, Conservatory Outlet has reported its best ever sales month, with the retail value of its output in October cautiously estimated at £12 million. The Yorkshire-based fabricator is crediting the record breaking month to its dealers’ growth. Managing director, Greg...
Timber composite doors take inaugural 'Solidor of the Month' title
When leading composite door supplier Solidor decided to run a brand new competition for its extensive installer network they expected interest to be high and so it proved after they were inundated with entries for the newly launched ‘Solidor of the Month’ initiative. It was a close run thing but...
Dempsey Dyer Wear it Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness & Macmillan
Some very unusual outfits were on display at the Dempsey Dyer factory and offices on Friday Oct 24th as the whole company ‘Wore it Pink’ and raised money for Breast Cancer Awareness and Macmillan Cancer Support. The Dempsey Dyer staff raised £430 and the company matched this figure...
Construction Marketing Awards recognises TGQ as Best Event Finalist
One of the largest events in the glazing industry’s calendar in 2014 has received its third award nomination of the year. Triple Glazing Question (TGQ), an initiative led by Edgetech UK, a Quanex company, has been named as a finalist for Best Use of Events and Live Marketing in the prestigious Construction Marketing...
A stronger proposition with Secured by Design
Spectus Window Systems has been awarded Police Preferred Specification status across its Elite 63 and Elite 70 ranges, inclusive of its casement; tilt and turn; fully reversible and vertical slider windows plus PVC-U doors, under the Secured by Design licensing scheme. As the official UK Police flagship...
Investment in Solidor
Solidor Group has received a significant investment from DW3 Product Group, which has just been set up with the financial backing of private equity firm NorthEdge Capital, to form a new and dynamic group of businesses that’s set to change our perception of the fenestration industry in the UK. This strategic...
CPA celebrates issuing over 1 million combined-policies to homeowners
The Consumer Protection Association (CPA) is celebrating a major milestone that has once again underlined its commitment to helping raise standards in the industry. The organisation, which was first established twenty one years ago, has revealed that it has now issued over one million combined Insurance...
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