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PRO INSTALLER AUGUST 2016
PRO NEWS
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OVER 1,000 VISITORS AT TOOL SHOW
More than 1,000 people passed through the
doors of the Frank Howard Tools & Fixings Ltd
annual show at Chelmsford City Racecourse.
The successful two-day
show on Friday 8th July and
Saturday 9th July featured
over 30 big name brands
including Bosch, Makita,
Festool, Paslode, Snickers
and Draper.
The show offered tradespeople and DIYers the
chance to get up close and
personal to the latest products and innovations. In
addition, there was a range
of helpful hands on demonstrations where attendees
could get to grips with the
latest merchandise on the
market.
There was also a prize draw
which saw seven customers
win prizes including a 32inch TV, PS4, Kindle Paperwhite and racecourse tickets
as well as a Makita radio.
Beat burglars with a
secure front door
Survey results show that only
16% of Brits think to burglar
proof their front door first to
prevent burglary attempts,
despite data from England and
Wales police showing that 90%
of attempts are successful.
During the period June 2015-May
2016 there were 397,643 recorded
burglaries by England and Wales
police forces according to data
from the UK police’s official website data.police.uk
In 277,300 cases the investigations had been completed and no
suspect was identified. 79,625 cases
are still under investigation, meaning a staggering 90% of recorded
burglary attempts during this
12-month period were successful.
With these statistics in mind,
Truedor.co.uk surveyed 2,000
people in the United Kingdom to
ask them: ‘What do you think is the
best deterrent to stop burglaries on
your property?’
23% of those questions came
back with burglar alarm, followed
by CCTV with 20%.
Clive Stewart, chairman of the
Essex County Neighbourhood
Watch Association said:
“There are many households
that do not take specific care to
lock their PVCu doors sufficiently
despite having reminders from
the police. The police can only
keep up the practice of sending
out messages to remind people
to protect their own property and
also help those who may feel vulnerable. Then it is up to everyone
to try their very best to take this
advice and reduce the opportunity
of crime.”
Truedor offers ‘Truly Secure’
composite doors, fitted with high
security multi-point locking systems as standard. To take the security of their composite doors to
an even higher level, they also fit
specially designed dog bolt system
as standard. This involves two sets
of triple hinge bolts that secure
the composite door to the frame,
protecting homeowners against
intruders. In their design, they
also aim to make fitting composite
doors easier.
You can download the results
of Truedor’s survey at truedor.
co.uk/news/36/86/How-Safe-isYour-Neighbourhood
Frank Howard, founder
of the family-run business
Frank Howard Tools &
Fixings Ltd, said: “We were
absolutely delighted with
the turnout at the 2016
Frank Howard Tool Show.
This year we held the event
at a new location, Chelmsford City Racecourse, which
enabled us to develop
the show further includ-
ing even more big name
brands. As a result, we
were able to offer visitors
the chance to really get up
close with the latest tools
to hit the market.”
He continued: “We have
received some very positive
feedback from both our
customers and suppliers
about this year’s show and
it’s good to hear that everyone who attended had such
a great experience. We’re
already looking forward to
planning the 2017 show.”
www.frankhoward.com
ARCHITECT’S HOME
RE-MODELLED BY
PATIOMASTER
A north Wales architect called in the
services of PatioMaster North West
when re-modelling his home.
The project, a modern garden room extension with an
atrium roof light, was at the
Llandudno home of Matthew
Jones, who owns an architects practice. PatioMaster
North West, one of PatioMaster’s nine dealers across the
UK and Ireland, fabricated
the four pane patio doors in
slate grey on white sliding
doors, while local installer
company, A55 Plastics, completed the installation.
Homeowner Matthew said:
“We are really pleased with the
finished results. The doors met all
our expectations in terms of fit,
finish and quality and the project
was completed on time and within
budget - one of the reasons we
choose PatioMaster North West in
the first place.”
PatioMaster North West fits
doors into any home and style
of building. Matthew said: “Our
main aim with the re-model was
to let as much light in to the room
as possible, and give us optimal
views out to the garden with the
maximum opening for nice days.
We went for 2.4m high floor to
window doors to achieve a maximum view of the sky, and the grey
exterior gives the look of aluminium and the white inside lends a
clean, minimal look and complements the property perfectly.”
Installers A55 Plastics has been
installing new plastics, windows
and conservatories to customers
across north Wales for 20 years.
The installation took about half a
day, and the installer was recommended to the homeowner via a
mutual friend.
PatioMaster offers a comprehensive support package to its fabricators, and by working through a
small network of local craftsmen,
also offers a dedicated and local
service for homeowners.
Visit www.patiomaster.co.uk