A ‘Mixed Bag’ for 2025?
You Say from Nigel Headford, Chief Executive Officer, CAB.
The UK’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate decreased from 2.6% in November to 2.5% in December. Whilst this is a minor change, it is significant...
Avoid ‘feast or famine’ with looser lead times
Giovanni Laporta, Inventor and Innovator at Smart Ready
The fenestration industry has seen an enormous increase in sales over the last 9 months and I believe this places the industry in a strong position to...
Dear Father Christmas
From: David Thornton, Chair, The Window Company (Contracts) Ltd
Everyone at The Window Company (Contracts) has been very good this year. We’ve looked after each other and our neighbours, even in the toughest of times....
‘Fire doors are not ordinary doors’
From: Howard Trotter, business manager, Shelforce
News from the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) that three quarters of the fire doors inspected in the UK by its approved inspectors did not meet the required standard...
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,...
A year like no other
From: Huw Williams, commercial director, Tyman UK, parent company of ERA
It’s safe to say that this year has created some extremely difficult challenges for the entire window and door industry. Every area of the...
The Importance of the ‘Closed Loop’
Nigel Headford - CAB Chief Executive
We are all well aware that aluminium can be recycled many times over with very little loss, taking just 5% of the original production energy to recycle. What is...
‘Strip back and embrace simplicity’
From: Giovanni Laporta, Smart Ready
As a designer and innovator, I am aware that inspiration comes from all sorts of places, and what I want to share with you is a prime example of this....
Environment: Who will drive a programme of change?
From: Stephen Nadin, managing director, Endurance Doors
Over recent weeks climate change has climbed to the top of the social, economic and political agenda through COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference that was held in...
You Say from Wayne Hunter, Operations Manager, Emmegi
Not all service engineers are created equal
There are some very obvious reasons why the vast majority of us choose a main dealer to service and maintain our cars – not least that the technicians...
