Doors & Windows
111 Years Of Exceptional Service
» GREENOCK BASED Blairs Windows and Doors is celebrating its 111-year business anniversary as one of Scotland ’ s most established , trusted and successful companies in the glazing and fenestration sectors .
As part of the wider Saveheat Group , which includes Blairs Aluminium , Merlin Network , Saveheat Glass and Blairs Windows and Doors , they have built an enviable reputation for outstanding product quality and craftsmanship , along with providing exemplary levels of customer care . Still manufacturing timber windows and doors today , the business has relatively recently introduced PVCu as a material , through their blossoming partnership with Profine UK and the
Kömmerling brand , which also extends to the Merlin business .
It is the perfect partnership as Alex Gray , Managing Director of Saveheat Group points out : “ Given the reputation of our brands in the Scottish market , having the right business partners is fundamental for our success in the long-term , as is the continued investment across the Saveheat Group .
Kömmerling has a global reputation for being technically led and that means we can offer our customers products that have market-leading U-values for example .
“ While O70 is the core of our sales , we also have one eye on the future with the Kömmerling 76 and 88mm platforms , along with their VS and WarmCore hybrid solutions which we are looking at too . While 111 years in business is an impressive achievement , with huge gratitude to everyone that has been part of this incredible journey , our eyes are now firmly focussed on the future .”
Robert Thiroff , Managing Director of profine UK and Kömmerling added : “ There are few companies in the industry that can boast over 100 years in the sector , though Kömmerling as a business goes back ever further to 1895 . Blairs have stood the test of time across all window and door materials and as our Scottish business partner , we are hoping for many more years together through the promotion of a complete range of window , door and building systems .”
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NEW ‘ DEFINITIVE ’ REPORT ON WINDOW & DOOR TRENDS
» WINDOWBASE AND TOMMY Trinder have joint-published an in-depth analysis of the glazing industry , using data from the last 20 years together with insights from monthly retail quotations by 550 leading installers .
The Window & Doors Market Trends report looks at how the numbers of fabricators and installers have changed over the past 20 years , which products ( eg flush casements , French Doors , composite doors , bifolds , sliders , etc ) are more popular , and what materials ( aluminium , PVC , and timber ) and colours are more in demand .
“ We ’ ve analysed market share and value , and compared results nationally and by region ,” explains Mike Rigby , MD of WindowBASE , which supplies trade prospect data including contact and product details for over 13,200 window
fabricators , installers , and stockists . “ This data , and the changes recorded from over 30 years of trading – provided the basis of the report .”
The report includes analysis from more than 80,000 items quoted monthly on Tommy Trinder software . “ Installers are juggling a vast array of material , colours , and options in order to shore up conversion rates and keep growth on track ,” says Chris Brunsdon , CEO of Tommy Trinder . “ Eighty-five percent of installers now sell aluminium products , now , up from 78 % a year ago , with ‘ steel look ’ profile a growing trend . Bifolds are ahead of sliders , but the latter are closing the gap . Meanwhile , 24 % of all PVC-U window sales are flush casements , and 81 % of these are foiled – although colour choices are fairly conservative , with Anthracite , Agate Grey and White Grain the most popular options .”
“ This is a really interesting report with masses of information ,” says Nick Dutton , CEO , Brisant Secure .
Roger Hartshorn , CEO , Garnalex , comments : “ Amidst the fog of PR hype and competing opinions , it ’ s not been easy to see where the market is going . So , the publication of this report is to be welcomed . The trend is strongly towards aluminium , accelerated by new competition , which has forced more product development in the last two years than in the previous 20 .”
To read the full report or view key infographics , visit www . windowbase . co . uk / windowdoortrends24 /
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