Business levels return to somewhere near those resembling pre-recession conditions
As 2014 draws to a close, many in the industry are extremely optimistic about the prospects for 2015. This year has seen business levels return to somewhere near those resembling pre-recession conditions. Consumer More...
Driving the post-recession market
As we put the recession behind us Andy Ball, Managing Director of glazing and construction marketing specialists Balls2 Marketing, looks at why sales opportunities are different now Latest reports show volumes are More...
Buoyant UK construction and property sector behind record Parallel sales at Cotswold
The rapidly growing non-residential new build market has inspired record product sales for a leading international hardware supplier. Cotswold Architectural Products have seen sales of its Parallel Opening Hinge More...
Consort Windows offers a wide range of doors covering all popular variants
One of the UK’s longest established PVC-U fabricators brings to market an unrivaled range of doors. Covering all the popular variants of doors, Consort is able to offer installers and retailers a wide range of More...
Supply and demand issue exposes potential
Jody Vincent of Emplas discusses with Windows Active his belief that as new-build demand outstrips supply, continuing opportunities exist As the biggest mis-seller of payment protection insurance and cutting 9,000 More...
GGF sets members’ day date
Following a hugely successful inaugural Members Day in September 2014, the Glass and Glazing Federation is pleased to announce that Members Day 2015 will be on Tuesday 1st September at Glaziers Hall, London Bridge. Nigel More...
SafeChoice wins Gold at House Beautiful Awards 2014
SafeChoice won a Gold Award for its impressive range of glass extensions in the Best Garden Product category of the recent House Beautiful Awards 2014. The prestigious consumer awards acknowledge excellence in the More...
Widespread housing construction workload expansion despite rise in skills shortages
Despite a further rise in skill shortages private commercial workloads continue to increase strongly Private commercial and housing construction workloads rose in the final quarter of 2014 but the shortage of bricklayers More...
YWC Group’s low threshold French Door passes the test for security and accessibility
Halo fabricator YWC Group has announced successful BSI testing and accreditation for its mobility threshold Secured by Design French door. The project brought together technically-advanced Halo profile with the More...
The conservatory market is still alive and kicking
While there are considerable column inches dedicated to the latest tiled GardenRooms in the media, including their own impressive engineered offering, Prefix Systems firmly believe that the conservatory market is More...
It all adds up – Veka launches the industry’s only Notified Energy Rating calculator
Well known for beating competitors to the punch, The Veka UK Group has now unveiled the industry’s only BSI notified and BFRC certified window and door energy performance calculator. Principal Engineer Tim More...
Sales success for Distinction Door’s GRP composite fire doors
Distinction Doors, the UK’s largest supplier of GRP composite doors has just announced that sales of its fire doors are up 25% year on year. Chantel Roach, Distinction’s Marketing Manager said, “We are delighted More...