GM Fundraising is bringing some much-needed Christmas cheer to the industry with the launch of its popular 2020 Christmas card. After such a tumultuous year, the beautifully designed Christmas card allows the industry to spread a little hope to customers, suppliers and friends as well as raising some much-needed money for Hope House Children’s [...]
Europe’s biggest sash window manufacturer Victorian Sliders looks at the latest Google Trends data, and what it tells us about the state of the market. 2020 has been the strangest and most challenging year many of us will have experienced in our lifetimes – but despite it all, demand for glazing products remains extremely [...]
Victorian Sliders is Europe’s largest manufacturer of PVC-U vertical sliding sash windows. But what’s the secret to their success? Back in 2005, ambitious CEO Scot Starkey saw an opportunity in the fenestration market for an affordable PVC-U sash window product. His determination saw his then small team at Victorian Sliders push hard to offer [...]
Having won seven National Fenestration Awards over the past three years (including three last year pictured), Morley Glass & Glazing is looking to continue its success in 2020. The integral blinds manufacturer has been nominated in three categories: IGU Manufacturer, Integral Blinds Company and Best Use of Video. The open platform NFAs are unique [...]
The UK’s leading integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass is putting video at the heart of its marketing and customer care programmes and supporting installers to do the same, to provide customers and end-users with easy access to key information and resources in an increasingly ‘online first’ world. The company is working with video marketing specialist [...]
ODL Europe has been named as finalists in two categories at the National Fenestration Awards 2020. The Bootle-based business, has been nominated for the 2020 Composite Door Manufacturer and the Integral Blinds Company. Nathan Barr, Managing Director of ODL Europe, said: “Everyone at ODL Europe is delighted to have been shortlisted for these two [...]
Excellent news for Midlands-based Avantek Machinery! The 2020 National Fenestration Awards’ finalists were recently announced and Avantek has been named among the contenders for the 2020 Machinery Company of the Year. Sales Director Jamie Munday explains why this nomination is such good news for Avantek: “No one can argue that this year has been [...]
Leading hardware company VBH has recently made some changes to its Q-secure homeowner guarantee. Q-secure guarantees finished windows, doors and patio doors, including aluminium bi-fold and lift/slide elements, against break in for 10 years after installation. If an intrusion occurs as a result of hardware failure, VBH will pay the customer up to £8000 [...]
Britain’s ageing housing stock means many of our homes were built in sash windows’ nineteenth-century heyday. That means there are huge opportunities for installers who can help homeowners return their properties to their former glory, argues Victorian Sliders Group Managing Director Andy Jones. Did you know that nearly six million UK homes were built [...]
Liniar announce its 8 nominations for this year's National Fenestration Awards! 2020 has been a year short on good news, but the recent announcements from this year’s National Fenestration Awards give many finalists a reason to smile this autumn. Leading systems company Liniar has been nominated as a finalist in a staggering eight categories [...]
