Clearview National February 2019 - Issue 207 | Page 14

SEVENTHINGS... Voice of the trade PROINSTALLER.CO.UK THE VOICE OF THE TRADE Is PRO Installer the UK trade industry’s best kept secret? ISSUE 70 JANUARY 2019 06 Win £10,000 at the FIT Show 2019 18 MTD and your accountant 22 Securing sales with smart security 33 Van Man Best Friend Take part in the Made for Trade Korniche challenge. The impact on clients and their accountants. A growing market opportunity for many installers. Battling loneli taking dogs on AWARD FOR INNOVATION » » THE PRO INSTALLER NEWSPAPER IS ONE OF THE ONLY UK INDUSTRY magazines that hits the trade counters every month (with no summer or Christmas break). In fact this year, there will actually be 13 issues; lucky for you! Brought to you by the same team behind Clearview, PRO Installer and its e-newsletter reaches thousands of fitters every month, from white van businesses to international companies. For fabricators, manufacturers, and suppliers, the PRO Installer audience is perhaps the biggest untapped source of new clientele. But, if you need any more reason to check it out, here’s seven… THE BEST ALL ALUMINIUM LANTERN The Charles Godfrey Memorial Award for Innovation is given every year to a product that has brought significant innovation to the building industry… The Korniche Aluminium Roof Lantern has achieved this prestigious award for 2018. Roger Bisby, who test- PROINSTALLER.CO.UK THE VOICE OF THE TRADE ISSUE 69 DECEMBER 2018 22 5 ways to invest for growth 29 Practical Steps to 32 Don’t lose your Prevent Tool Theft grip this winter Understand the key regulations involved. Grow your business while controlling costs. Newly available in the UK, auxiliary lock named Vanlock. Driving safely when the temperature drops. MODULARISATION CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 1. BEST KEPT SECRET Not a new technology, but a design approach which continues to grow in popularity. Recent projects competed with Aluprof systems show what it possible and the benefits that this approach can bring. The construction in- dustry has used modules, such as bathroom ‘pods’, for many years where a repet- itive build, such as a hotel has many of the same ele- ments. There is a big benefit of producing these off-site in a controlled environment where specialist equipment is available and good levels of quality control. Simply delivered to site, lifted into place and services already provided and in place to simply link-up. £ Modularisation has now gone further to complete walls for rooms which can be produced with open- ings with fitted windows creating a waterproof and structural unit. Some of these larger room ‘pods’ can be produced as complete rooms with finishes and furniture complete. Protect- ed adequately against the elements, each unit is trans- ported to site and simply lifted into place usually on a prepared structural grid. The concept of the ‘pod’ hotel has been construct- ed in the USA, the rooms are generally smaller than average, so more rooms can be accommodated for any given city space, but quality of the rooms is higher with finishes lasting longer, in turn this makes these rooms more cost effective for the guest. In the USA they have even produced small apartments on this basis which are known as ‘pod pads’. The concept could be adopted in the UK to ease our housing shortage, particularly in the city. The idea of modularisa- tion and hotel construction are a very good match and many of the new hotels constructed today uses this technology. The concept works for both budget hotel construction and city centre luxury hotel developments. The modular method of construction allows devel- opers to realise hotels of up to 20 storeys to be quickly erected. The key for the window system is to allow the window to be fitted within the ‘pod’ and finishes to be made good internally, but then having an abili- ty for the external facade to be finished up to the ed the Korniche earlier in the year, commented: “The first thing I saw was the packaging. Every builder knows the frustration of having items arrive on site with damage. It slows the job down and causes hassle for the manufacturer; and the customer. Often there is a knock-on effect because other trades are unable to get on. With the Korniche Roof Lantern, everything ar- rived in perfect condition. “The next thing is the in- struction booklet, which de- serves as award on its own. slightest rush I fitted A huge amount of thought three on a roof in less and design has gone into than a morning and this. Every stage is clearly each one was perfect. shown with intelligent use More importantly, the cus- of colours to show you the tomer was delighted.” relevant components. Made For Trade is de- any “Then there is the engi- lighted to have received this FITTED IN M neering. It all fits perfectly, award, one that stands by GLAZED IN SE The Charles Godfrey Memorial Award for Innovation is giv and, when I say ‘fits’, I mean the very values on which STRONGER tha year to a product that has brought significant innovation t no gaps or misalignment, the Korniche was con- lantern on the building industry. and no need for packers, ceived; to deliver to builders WARMER cons The Korniche Aluminium The whole installation process went like a PR budget?!. So I’m o dream and I said a at product the time that that I couldn’t SLIMMER independent award shims or sealant. installers profi a Roof Lantern has been and wait until I had the chance to fit another. as it puts the prod awarded this prestigious makes It didn’t the slightest design centre Gau stag “The whole installation life take on long. site Without easier Bradley rush I fitted three on a roof in less than a advantages these award for 2018. each effective, one was perfect. More ing its competitors. In process went like a dream and morning more and cost Director sa importantly, the customer was delighted”. continue the innova Roger Bisby who tested the Korniche earlier Korniche Lantern wit and I in said at the time that whilst providing a beautiful, been entered f the year commented: “The first thing Made For Trade are delighted to have at the FITShow which I saw was the packaging. Every builder received this award, one that stands by about” I couldn’t wait until I had architectural lantern look fenestration aw knows the frustration of having items arrive the very values on which the Korniche on site with damage. It slows the job down the chance fit another. It is conceived contemporary last was - to deliver to whilst builders and the There is no couple greater p and causes to hassle for the manufacturer - that installers a product that makes life on Korniche has made and the customer. Often there is a knock- didn’t long. other Without the unable holding on and to more traditional site easier cost effective, whilst from than my seeing point comp on take effect because trades are to get on. With the Korniche Roof Lantern, everything arrived in perfect condition. The next thing is the instruction booklet, which deserves as award on its own. A huge amount of thought and design has gone into this. Every stage is clearly shown with intelligent use of colours to show you the relevant components. Then there is the engineering. It all fits perfectly, and, when I say fits, I mean no gaps or misalignment, and no need for packers, shims or sealant. GET A PRICE COMPARISON TODAY make the smarter choice Bradley Gaunt, Managing Director says “We have been entered for many fenestration awards over the last couple of years and from my point of view in this industry we often see these awards as the usual suspects congratulating one another on their endeavours, in many cases winning could easily be based on the strength of a Email: [email protected] Call: 01642 610799 | Fax: [phone] | www.korniche.co.uk Story continues on page 2 FROM ONLY FASTER £345 * catch up, looking to aspects of the design their own products share. However, the Lantern has already with both trade an will be hard to over has the overall w the Korniche delive delivery in as little for a totally bespoke under 30 mins on s the obvious solution a lanterns to grace t projects in 2019. THE AWARD WINNING ALUMINIU ROOF FOR GLAZED EXTENSIONS STRONGER per leaf WARMER Including delivery Quote turnaround within hours SLIMMER FITTED IN MINUTES Up to 1200mm sash widths D Stock colours : White, Black, Grey, Grey on White SITE 10 5 ORDER TO DELIVERY FROM A FAST Working Days Lead Time * Per leaf price is unglazed and may vary depending on size and specification of the door. Lead time is based on a standard colour. Postcode restrictions apply UK PRO-INSTALLER_front_page_Bifolds_2019.indd 1 Email: [email protected] Call: 01642 610799 Fax: [phone] www.madefortrade.co STAND K10 korniche.co.uk/fitshow ORDER TO DELIVERY FROM A FAST Working Days Lead Time 07/12/2018 13:27 PRO-INSTALLER_front_page_Korniche_2019.indd 1 2. TAPPING INTO TRADE PRO Installer has benefited from the dramatic 150% growth of trade counters in recent years, as highlighted by a recent Insight data Industry report. Uptake in installers using local suppliers for their building products is largely contributed to the fact that fitters can forge better relationships and earn bigger ‘buying power’ dealing directly with trade counters, which lends itself to faster lead times and ultimately a better service with their own customers. PRO Installer has become an integral part of the trade counter culture for these tradesmen and women, who will pick up their copy with the rest of their order. 3. BUILDING AN AUDIENCE As well as the glazing industry, PRO Installer reaches an ever-increasing number of builder/installers and construction workers, to the tune of around 16,000; including around 12,000 traditional installers. By sending the publication to the counters rather than a specific mailing list, the audience grows exponentially with every issue as new people pick one up every time they go to buy supplies. The newspaper format of PRO Installer means that copies are shared on site, in staff rooms, and on the way to and from jobs. The life-span of a PRO Installer is impossible to gauge; it depends how often our readers clean out their vans! 14 » F EB 2019 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M providing a beautiful, architectural lantern look that is contemporary whilst holding on to traditional timber style fitting any home. FITTED IN MINUTES, GLAZED IN SECONDS, STRONGER than any other lantern on the market with WARMER construction and SLIMMER profiles. Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors PRO Installer is the best kept secret amongst all the UK trade magazines. Its publisher now distributes over 30,000 copies every month via 640 trade counters across the UK. That’s almost a four-fold increase in the past four years, when the distribution was 8,000 per month. Printed in newspaper-format, PRO Installer is the reading material of choice for fitters across all aspects of fenestration, looking to get their fix of industry news in a no-nonsense, yet informative format. FREE 08 Top tips: installing security glass FR Call: