Pro Installer February 2018 - Issue 59

PROINSTALLER.CO.UK THE VOICE OF THE TRADE ISSUE 59 FEBRUARY 2018 FREE 29 DIY-ers abuse right of return 33 Window Technology 42 The body beautiful 46 Recruitment struggle Amateurs use tools then take them back. Aluprof gets hi-tech about aluminium. Van drivers hit health foods and the gym. Quoting for work is 40% up – but who will do it? VENT OFFERS TRADE COUNTER BENEFITS Today, house owners are looking for those quality final touches to dress their windows which are not only a significant investment but are a highly visible part of the building fabric. Over time, though, inevitably trickle vents get damaged. The kids hang off them, footballs miss the goal and accidents just happen! Just think how many hundreds and thousands of vents are needed across the country. So you want new vents, what do you do? Where can the home owner get a replacement? This is where the problems start. What size is it, will it fit over the routs, how do I fit it, can I do the DIY, can I get the vents to match the window colour? With well over 100 different products on the market most end up with unsightly gaffer tape. For the trade, especially trade counters, distribu- tors and stockists, they have the same problem. How can they stock every model on the off chance of a walk-in for that vent on the shelf? That’s why in general the vents end up as a different type as it just happens to be stocked and who would buy a mini- mum quantity for the same reason. Many installed windows also have those old stand- ard 4 colours fitted to them, brown on golden oak, yel- low on Irish oak, black on grey and how many other mismatched solid colours against the frame. Most will be white, but Glazpart’s new vent is available to order from stock in over 30 colours including wood- grains…all without you spraying. So, there are a vast quan- tity of installed yet dam- aged, mismatched colour vents that don’t work, all leading to poor air quality and looking terrible. There- fore, an RMI (Repair, Main- tenance and Improvement) product to address these issues would be ideal. That’s where Glazpart comes in with the Link vent Mk2, packaged and branded under the Glazpart high- ly successful Packers for Professionals (RMI) product range. If as a trade counter, stockist, hardware shop or distributor you were able to stock one product that fitted most installed window routs and could replace most of the biggest selling trickle vents currently installed in frames, and your customers or installers could DIY fit them as an RMI product in minutes - how many thousands could you sell a year? Story continues on page 2 % FIRST ORDER DISCOUNT * 10 LOWEST PRICES AVAILABLE 5 FROM Reliable and efficient Quote turnaround within hours Competitive roof glass prices * Offer applicable to new customers on your first roof only, based on a like for like comparison * Postcode restrictions apply PRO-INSTALLER_front_page_Roofs_FEB 2018.indd 1 SITE E FRE £ UK Precision fabrication Expert plan and estimating service D WHY CHOOSE MADE FOR TRADE FOR YOUR NEXT GLOBAL ROOF? Working Days Lead Time GET A PRICE COMPARISON TODAY Email: [email protected] Call: 01642 610799 Fax: 01642 615854 www.madefortrade.co 31/01/2018 11:40