Industry News and Stories for November 2015
Vista’s twentieth year rounded off with doubling fire door sales
One of the UK’s largest composite door manufacturers, Vista, have rounded off its 20th year in business with sales of its fire doors doubling in the past twelve months. Vista now produces 80 fire doors a week, with 80% going to the social housing sector, 10% to retail and 10% to trade. “We’re...
UK broadband ‘third world’ says MD
The managing director of a telecoms firm has slammed the UK’s broadband as not fit for business use and ‘third world’. His comments echo a recent report from the influential business organisation – The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Rob Vivian, managing director...
Pedmore Windows closes the sale with help from the CPA
West-Midlands based Pedmore Windows and Conservatories is celebrating 28 years in business; and 20 years as a member of the Consumer Protection Association. To mark the event, the CPA’s National Sales Manager, Tim White, visited Pedmore’s Stourbridge headquarters to present Founder and...
Cambridge graduate joins the PR team at Purplex
Purplex, the specialist marketing agency for the construction industry and build environment, has recently welcomed a new addition to its PR department. Having graduated from Cambridge with an upper second in History, 24-year old Simon Hann has a wealth of writing experience from past stints as a freelance...
Latest round of home improvement websites launched by Purplex
Purplex Marketing, the window industry’s number one full-service marketing agency, is delighted to announce the recent launch of new fully responsive websites for a range of clients in the home improvement market. Purplex only build websites that are fully responsive due to recent changes by Google...
Warwick North West launches Innolux brochure
Warwick North West, one of the country’s leading uPVC trade fabricators, has launched a brochure to help installers sell their new Innolux range of bi-folding doors, casement windows and sash windows. Innolux products combine luxurious aesthetics with innovative features and exceptional performance, and the...
Let’s celebrate British success stories says hardware chief
Despite a recorded decline in British manufacturing, we should celebrate the success stories and create a culture of enterprise and innovation. This is the view of Tim Ferkin – director at hardware giants Cotswold Architectural Products, which is part of the Caldwell Group. He was speaking...
Purplex venture into high-end architectural photography
Global supplier of aluminium building systems, Hueck, has chosen Purplex for a major photography project in London. The work involved six recently completed buildings in the City, including three high-rise, mixed-use projects. This is a first for the full-service marketing agency and marks its expansion...
StyleLine-branded trucks hit the road to promote the PVC-u difference
Life in the window trade involves many hours spent on the road, which means you may have already spotted Sternfenster’s latest innovation “on the move”. With 39 StyleLine authorised retail partners and counting, the fabricator has invested in a dedicated transport solution for its highly successful...
Dempsey Dyer’s record year rounded off with £100k machinery investment
Following a record year in which it is due to break £9m turnover for the first time in its 38 year history, Yorkshire based uPVC and timber fabricator, Dempsey Dyer, has invested £100k in new machinery. The major investment includes new corner cleaners from Urban, enabling the fabricator to produce frames at...
‘If we’re not evolving we’re not relevant’
It’s always about changing and looking for a better way; and if we’re not evolving and adapting we’re not relevant. This is the stark message put forward by the American CEO of global hardware giants Cotswold and Caldwell Eric Mertz, in the organisation’s recently launched corporate...
Keep interest rates low to encourage homeowner spending say installers
Keep interest rates low and encourage people to invest in their homes and properties to grow the economy and boost the building products industry. This is the view of the vast majority of installers and home improvement companies that are members of the UK’s number one lead generation business &ndash...
Industry leaders celebrate at exclusive Purplex event
Over 100 business leaders and VIPs joined the celebrations to mark the launch of a new London office for Purplex, the full service marketing agency that serves the construction and building products industry. The event was held at the world-renowned Mint Leaf restaurant at Piccadilly, a stone’s throw...
Solidor launches weasel word watch campaign
Solidor is launching a Weasel Word Watch campaign. It’s a campaign on social media to raise awareness of misleading statements about products and their benefits. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines ‘Weasel Words’ as something someone says either to avoid answering a question...
National Plastics launches new app
National Plastics, UK’s largest trade counter network, has just launched an app to help customers keep up-to-date with the latest offers. Geoff Foster, the company’s Managing Director says: “Many of our customers are out and about for much of the day, but don’t want to miss out on any special offers...
Couldn't afford to not be at the FIT Show
After two years of watching the FIT Show develop into one of the most important events in the window industry’s business and social calendar, Olney-based Roseview Windows decided it was an exhibition that they couldn’t afford not to be fully part of. “I walked the halls in 2013 and 2014 critically...
Dekko Window Systems announced as CMA finalist
Dekko Window Systems, the Lancashire based fabricator of Residence 9, Deceuninck, Kömmerling and Reynaers windows and doors, has been announced as a Construction Marketing Awards finalist. Dekko made the shortlist in the Best Use of Press and Public Relations category for the launch of Räum...
The ‘ultimate’ sash window gets even better
The UK’s longest established uPVC sash window manufacturer, Roseview Windows, have improved its product offering with the launch of an exclusive range of premium quality window furniture. The furniture includes a bespoke cam catch, cam locks and travel restrictors, and is exclusively available on the Ultimate...
World’s favourite lock meets the most extreme composite door
Vista, one of the UK’s largest composite door manufacturers, are now including the Yale KM Series Euro Profile cylinder as a standard feature on their market leading composite door, XtremeDoor. The Yale KM Series Euro Profile cylinder offers British Kitemarked TS007:2012 1 star security...
Purplex welcome Chartered Institute of PR graduate to the team
Purplex Marketing, the full service agency that specialises in the construction industry, has welcomed PR graduate Stephanie Massie to the team. 22 year old Stephanie recently graduated from Southampton Solent University with a BA (Hons) in Public Relations and Communication, a course which is accredited...
Bi-fold door comedy sketch starring Jim Royle has been released
A comedy sketch starring scouse TV comedy legend Ricky Tomlinson and the new Innolux uPVC bi-folding door has been released by Eurocell fabricator Warwick North West. The sketch features Ricky’s most famous character, slob Jim Royle, sitting in his armchair and calling out for son Anthony and...
Sliders UK reports sustained growth
Sliders UK, the specialist manufacturer of inline sliding, bi-folding and composite doors, has reported sustained growth on the back of product innovation and continuing investment. The company said that increased demand for its aluminum bi-fold and inline sliding patio door and window ranges, had contributed...
Cotswold rolls out major capital investment
Cotswold Architectural Products, which is part of the global Caldwell Group, has rolled out a major capital investment that will enhance its production capabilities and continue to support British manufacturing and jobs. At its headquarters in Cheltenham, Cotswold invested £170k in the automation...
Worldwide aluminium market expected to double
The worldwide aluminium market is expected to double within the next 10 years, industry experts predict. This positive outlook is reinforced by figures released by Statista and Hydro, which reveal global aluminium consumption is increasing year on year. In 2015 global aluminium consumption...
Becky Newell first to join new graduate scheme at family firm
Becky Newell, 24, has become the first person to join Almeda Facilities Management’s new graduate scheme. The programme brings young, talented graduates through the business, giving them knowledge about the facilities management sector; as well as equipping them with valuable life and business...
Construction firm fights off cowboy builders thanks to CPA membership
A registered Consumer Protection Association installer, who was recently featured on Channel 5’s Cowboy Builders, says his membership has regularly secured him contracts over competitors who don’t offer Insurance Backed Guarantees. Freeform Construction Services Ltd carries out building...
Deceuninck fabricator forms strategic partnership with Purplex
One of the UK’s leading Deceuninck fabricators, Kingfisher uPVC, has appointed Purplex as its strategic marketing partner, as part of an ambitious growth plan. Kingfisher has been trading since 1989, and has an annual turnover of £10m. Paul...
Skilled people power progress at Conservatory Outlet
Conservatory Outlet is reiterating its full commitment to customers and employees by diversifying its staff development programme in order to ensure a consistently high level of service is being delivered across the business. Spearheaded by Conservatory Outlet HR manager, Karen Starkey, the employee...
Astraseal launches new Eurocell range
One of REHAU’s largest trade fabricators, Wellingborough based Astraseal, have announced they can now offer an extensive range of Eurocell windows and doors. Astraseal are now manufacturing frames with the Eurocell Eurologik 70mm profile, sash windows with the Eurocell Charisma profile and a revolutionary...
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