Annual Predictions
36 | JANUARY 2025
Annual Predictions
Customers want to try before they buy
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Chris Brunsdon , CEO
The number of firms using Tommy Trinder for their quoting has continued to grow , with 250 more installation companies signing up to use the service over the last twelve months . But it ’ s not just new business that is fuelling the growth in quote volumes .
Having a full suite of materials - timber , aluminium , steel and PVCu - available to touch , show and sell is really boosting the numbers . We ’ re seeing a rising incidence of installers combining multiple materials in one
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quote - typically , in the region of £ 7,300 .
Premium features are a factor too ; foils , dual colours , dummy vents , mechanical joints , flush casements , surface mounted bars and premium ironmongery are all trending upwards . It ’ s easy to show these off on the Tommy platform in a very visual way , and when it ’ s easy to show it ’ s easy to sell .
Notably , around 60 % of quotes sent to homeowners during 2024 were accompanied by a visualisation .
The makeover tool , where installers provide a mockup to the homeowner of their new windows
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in situ , is definitely becoming a staple part of the quoting process .
When you consider the ease with which consumers are able to model other significant purchases
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like cars or kitchens , it feels inevitable that offering the client a visual of windows and doors |
will become the norm . Customers love being able to ‘ try before they buy .’
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LEVEL HUP ! IN 2025
Ryan Hulme , Director
As homeowners look to open up their living spaces , installers can open up their minds to new opportunities , and with training and support on offer – companies can look at ways to add skills and revenue to their businesses in 2025 and beyond .
Connaught Conservatories has always focused on roofs and conservatory roofs , and last year we turned our attention to the hup ! system from Ultraframe . We have a long-established partnership
you with technical advice , quotations and samples .
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It ’ s been a great year for Glazpart on so many fronts with our success , winning The Installer Awards in March and then being nominated in two categories at the recent G24 Awards . However our biggest success as has been the outstanding growth of the Link Vent range . We estimate that over one million homes have been made healthier as a result of companies installing the Link Vent in their windows and doors .
In 2025 , we celebrate our 40th anniversary and have some special plans for FIT Show 2025 that The financial implications from
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Industry wise , all companies months . in the supply chain should be Despite the cautious forecast , prepared for the incoming Future for 2025 , with steady and significant investment in state-of-the-art
Homes Standard . We expect the interim changes to Building machinery , research and product Regulations ( made in June 2022 ) development , Glazpart is in pole to be fully integrated with the Future Homes Standard and perma- with trickle vents and glazing
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nently placed in the regulations . accessories . This means that all companies replacing windows and doors must continue to comply with Approved Document F . www . glazpart . com