Is the UK window and door industry set for a major slowdown in 2022?
From : Neil Cooper-Smith, Senior Analyst, Business Pilot:
The reaction of markets (and the UK national media) to emergence of Omicron, the new variant of Covid-19, echoes what we’ve seen every time cases of Covid-19...
“We need to keep our eyes open”
From: Sam Nuckey, MD, Window Ware
Sam was among speakers debating the issues facing the industry at the 2021 Glazing Summit. Here she gives her view on taking part.
In our industry, we build relationships as...
Automation – the only long-term solution to the ongoing skills crisis?
From Chris Alderson, managing director, Edgetech
It’s been looming for decades – but it looks like it’s the painful combination of Brexit and coronavirus that will finally tip Britain’s skills shortage into a full-blown crisis.
Back...
‘A resilient industry’
From John Crittenden, managing director, Carl F Groupco
I felt compelled to write to you after reading the United Front open letter from nineteen fenestration companies. I’d like to congratulate them on their approach to...
A radical shift in the supply chain dynamic
From: David Thornton, Chairman, The Window Company (Contracts)
Over the past year, we all know there’s been a fairly radical shift in the supply chain dynamic – and not just when it comes to demand,...
‘Supply problems can stop business dead’
From: Nick Dutton, CEO, Brisant Secure
Supply problems disrupt business. They can even stop it dead. Recently, the shortage of HGV drivers was one of the factors that led to a limited supply of fuel,...
Fire Door Safety: Still waiting for a full response from government
From: Michael Skelding, general manager, Door & Hardware Federation
More than four years following the tragic fire in the Grenfell Tower, we are still waiting for the full legislative response from the government. While it...
Tired and exhausted in ’21 – but will it get better?
From: Rob McGlennon, managing director, Deceuninck
We knew the road back from Covid and Lockdown would be bumpy but the challenges we and the window and door industry have contended with in the past year,...
Have homeowners fixed everything yet?
From: Mike Parczuk, managing director, Sternfenster
I’m going to start by saying that things still look pretty good. Our customers are busy (probably if we’re honest, still a little too busy), and the housing market...
‘When data becomes a product’
From:
Jason Clemmit, managing director, Certass
The recent industry news that GGF Group has collated data from its knowledge hub into a ‘Glazing Market Knowledge Report and is charging for copies may well rightly raise some...
