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DOORS & WINDOWS

INTEGRAL BLIND BRAND INCREASES VOLUME BY 50 %

» INTEGRAL BLINDS manufacturer Morley Glass & Glazing has started the New Year with a 50 % increase in volume compared with last year .
Increased demand from existing customers and an influx of new customers has seen manufacturing capacity rise from an average of 2,500 to 3,500 integral blinds a week .
Manging director Ian Short said : “ We moved to new 50,000
sq ft premises in 2016 with a view to increasing the number of our Uni-Blind sealed units we could manufacture with ScreenLine integral blinds inside . Our five-year plan was to reach 3,500 blinds a week and it ’ s amazing that we ’ ve reached that figure despite the Government lockdowns and a six-week shutdown last year .
“ 2020 has been a strange and challenging year for many individuals and businesses .
The increased demand from homeowners looking to invest in home improvements postlockdown surprised us all , and it doesn ’ t look like it ’ s going to slow down any time soon . Integral blinds are proving to be an excellent profit generator for our customers as they upsell to those people who now recognise the true value of a home that provides privacy , sun shading and a comfortable living and working environment .
“ We have taken on five new members of staff and added three more vans to our delivery fleet . We have a close working relationship with Pelini in Italy and offer the full range of ScreenLine blinds to UK customers both for residential and commercial projects .
“ We are committed to investing in our high-quality
manufacturing processes , our marketing efforts , customer service and technical support to ensure our customers can rely on us for the best quality products and the best service .”
Morley Glass & Glazing ’ s Uni- Blinds ® range provides the widest choice of integral blinds in double and triple glazed units , with all manual , solar and motorised versions available .
The business provides unrivalled technical support for Uni-Blinds ® customers , being the only UK supplier of integral blinds to have dedicated customer support engineers on the road . It also stocks the largest range of ScreenLine ® system spare parts in Europe with £ 1 million of ScreenLine ® components available within 24 hours .
www . morleyglass . co . uk

Modern door design innovators : where style meets security

» URBAN FRONT founders , Nabil and Elizabeth Assaf , who are based in Chesham , Buckinghamshire , have carved out a reputation over the last 15 years as innovators and leaders in modern door design .
Nabil , who used to work in foreign exchange and private banking , and Elizabeth , who was a TV researcher and assistant producer , brought together their creative talents together after they built their first front door in the back garden of their home in Hertfordshire with cedar purchased from a yard in nearby Watford . That door proved to be a turning point in their lives . Having quit their jobs , they attended college for a year to study product design and interior design and proceeded to work closely with manufacturers and test houses to learn about quality control and the challenges of manufacturing in hardwood and keeping it stable from splitting or degrading .
Today , Urban Front supplies to high-end residential and commercial markets in the UK and around the world , such as to Europe and the USA and Canada ; providing unique designs and a wide range of finishing options suitable for older more traditional buildings as well as doors in the latest contemporary styles . Furthermore , the company states it is proud to be SBD accredited . “ In a nutshell , this means we care about your front door security as much as we do about making it look good ,” the couple state .
Their passion for their craft comes across not only when they speak to customers in person but also in their personalised range of video clips on their website which they present to provide an informative , practical and entertaining glimpse inside their ‘ inspired world ’ of custom-made doors .
The videos are in a section of their website aptly called ‘ Inspiration and Advice ’ and includes a picture gallery of more than 50 front , internal and garage doors that have been ordered , bespoke designed , hand-crafted and delivered across the globe .
The company has an E80S hinged security doorset that has been accredited by Secured by Design for its robust qualities to deter and reduce crime . It has been successfully tested and certified to LPS 1175 Issue 7.2 SR2 requirements .
www . urbanfront . co . uk www . securedbydesign . com
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