Installer ‘technophobes and IT geeks’ give 5 stars for Tommy Trinder sales app
Installers using TommyTrinder.com’s pioneering sales and visualisation app have given its support service a 5-star average rating. Based on 164 ratings, the tech support for the Framepoint® app is free More...
Brisant launch trade Facebook page
Brisant-Secure is all about making it easy for locksmiths to sell locks and door installers to sell doors. Each and every one of these businesses has a story to tell or expertise to share, and that’s why More...
Cornwall Group on ‘lockdown’ acquisition trail with three targets in sight
Cornwall Group has said it is progressing three potential acquisitions, having started discussions in lockdown. Mark Mitchell, Chairman Cornwall Group, said it had received a number of approaches from owners More...
Now is the time for positivity, sound choices and actions says Elumatec
There is no credibility in glossing over the damage that Covid-19 has done to manufacturing. Few industries have escaped, incomes have taken a tumble and soul-searching has become a national pastime. This virus More...
Sunak’s Summer Statement could be a gamechanger for glass and glazing
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled measures intended to boost Britain’s COVID-hit economy. Dekko Sales Director Kurt Greatrex gives his take. Given the scale of the coronavirus crisis, and the sheer size More...
Delayed home improvement support could cripple the window industry’s recovery
The government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme has caused concern in the UK’s £6bn glazing industry, by encouraging homeowners to delay work which the sector needs now in order to recover from the slowdown More...
Supply partnerships pay dividends for Mackenzie as shortages start to bite
Mackenzie Glass has said that its supply partnerships remain robust with high stock levels across its complete range, despite growing industry concerns about glass shortages. While float-glass manufacturers More...
Government answers Glass and Glazing Federation’s questions on Green Scheme
Following the news last week of the Government’s new Green Homes Grant Scheme, the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) received many calls and emails from anxious Members with some serious concerns regarding More...
One fifth of tradespeople worry their working practices are outdated
In a recent survey it was revealed that 1/5 of tradespeople are concerned that the way they are currently working is outdated and 10 per cent admitted that they barely use any technology as part of their daily More...
Swift Frame remains ahead of the game
High levels of automation and extruding its own PVC-U system has helped Swift Frame to make a rapid return to fabricating products. Windows Active Editor John Cowie talks to Swift Frame’s Business Development More...