FIT SHOW 2016
FINDING FAVOUR AT FIT SHOW
»»As a company with a very niche product
range exhibiting is always a calculated
risk, but the expectations of attending the
FIT Show were massively exceeded and
AS Spilka is very much looking forward to
returning again next year.
Scandinavian designed products are very
much in vogue and come with a consumer
expectation that they will provide something
different – something more - than windows
fitted with ‘standard’ hardware.
Having offered window hardware solutions
to the UK since the 1980’s the future is
brighter than ever. The product is not only
suitable for high-rise living but is very much
suited to standard housing
offering the potential for
large sashes, maximum
areas of natural light, and
ease of cleaning among
many other benefits.
These are some the
features which were so
well received by visitors to the
company’s stand at the FIT Show and
which have given more confidence to AS
Spilka that entering a new and exciting future
in the UK.
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A GREAT BAROMETER FOR THE INDUSTRY
»»“If I had to use one phrase to
summarise our experience of
the FIT Show, it would be ‘real
industry optimism’,” commented
Mat Gibson, managing director
of Chase Taylor Recruitment.
“There was a genuinely
positive feeling around the place
for the whole of the three days
and the visitor numbers, and
visitor interest in our products
and services, certainly exceeded
our expectations.
“I have spoken before about
recruitment being a barometer
of the industry and on that basis
the signs are very good; there
is clearly a growth pattern in
the industry and a desire for
skilled personnel to support and
promote that growth.
“We also saw a real interest
in our installer recruitment arm,
something we have developed
recently, and which is enabling
us to source and place installers
looking for opportunity across
the full range of trading
sectors.
“Having the installer
recruitment arm is a real win for
us and something which will hel p
us to continue to drive growth
in our business. As skills and
labour shortages in the sector
continue to bite, being able to
recruit installers will be a major
asset for us and for our clients.”
Mat added.
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INNOVATION - A REALLY BIG DRAW
»»We had spent a lot of time in the build
up to the FIT Show talking about the
importance of introducing new and
innovative products to the trade sector, and
how the three days the industry was about
to spend in Telford would be the perfect
place to do so.
We couldn’t have had a better platform
– visitor numbers were great, but more
importantly so was visitor interest.
At the FIT Show we demonstrated a
number of new products – the MonoRoof
which proved extremely popular – a lean to
style roof with all the benefits of a solid tiled
roof – ThermaBlind – an electronic opening
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blind system designed to work with our
roofs - and our new range of ExtraLight tiles
with their colours designed very much with
the UK market in mind.
What we saw at FIT Show was a desire
amongst fabricators and installers to
embrace these new products and a desire to
drive the industry forward.
New products will always be the lifeblood
of any industry and in one such as ours
which is growing so rapidly it is even more
important to keep developing our range.
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