The Korniche Window will further expand the Made for Trade product range and support the company’ s ambition to offer trade customers a one-supplier solution across aluminium glazing products. By broadening the range, Made for Trade aims to help customers simplify purchasing, improve consistency and access more of the products they need from a single trusted supplier. The investment follows a series of recent additions to the Korniche range. The company’ s Internal Glass Partition system is now available in custom colours at highly competitive prices. A new entry door based around the award winning Korniche bi-folding door system will be launching in August. Aluminium finishing trims are now available as perfect colour matches to ensure the best finish for installations. Textured Black is also now available from stock for sliders and bi-folding doors, offering customers a premium finish with short lead times and without premium pricing. |
Continued product development
Once the fit-out is complete, Made for Trade’ s Flat Glass and Flatlite production lines will also move to the Northampton facility, freeing up much-needed space across the company’ s North East sites for further product launches as the business continues to invest in its products and manufacturing capability – Watch this Space.
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Chris Wann, Director at Made for Trade, said:
“ Dimensions House is a major step forward for Made for Trade. It gives us the space, location and operational flexibility we need to improve capacity and service levels for our customers, while also supporting the next stage of growth for the Korniche product range.
“ Our customer base is national, and this site helps us serve that market more efficiently. By using Northampton as a distribution hub, we can improve how we move products around the country and support customers with more frequent, responsive delivery routes.
“ The upcoming Korniche Window is another key part of our strategy. It expands our range and takes us closer to a one-supplier model, giving customers access to more of the aluminium glazing products they need from one manufacturer, backed by strong stockholding, short lead times and the service levels they expect from Made for Trade.”
Korniche brand growth
The expansion also reflects the continued growth of the Korniche brand, which has become increasingly recognised by homeowners as a premium aluminium glazing name. Through sustained brand promotion, consumer
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marketing and national exhibition activity, Made for Trade is helping to create demand that directly supports its trade customers.
Mike Robinson, Head of Sales at Made for Trade, said:
“ The promotion of the Korniche brand is delivering real value for our customers. We are building a premium brand that homeowners recognise and ask for, but we are doing it at a price point that allows our trade customers to remain competitive and win work.
“ That balance is very important to us. Korniche is not just about product innovation; it is about giving customers a stronger brand, better sales tools and a more compelling offer for their own end users.”
Customers can experience the latest Korniche innovations first-hand at the remaining 2026 Homebuilding & Renovating Shows.
Made for Trade will be exhibiting at:
• London eXcel, 18 – 20 September 2026
• Harrogate Convention Centre, 30 October – 1 November 2026
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Full event details are available via the Made for Trade website and across Made for Trade’ s social media channels.
www. madefortrade. co
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With an investment programme of over £ 500,000 since the purchase of new premises earlier this year, independent trade fabricator Fentrade Limited is now gearing up for a full factory and showroom unveiling on Thursday the 27th of August.
The purchase of the new premises was completed in February, and since that time the team at Fentrade have been working hard to transform the building into a modern production facility that will allow the established trade supplier to further improve its productivity and continue their long-term growth plans.
“ We’ re excited to see the how the building has changed from it’ s original use to this now very modern production facility, which further benefits from a dedicated trade showroom for our sales team and our customers to use,” comments Chris Reeks, Fentrade’ s Managing Director.“ It’ s a great pleasure to be announcing our open day for new and existing customers and industry colleagues to come and see the facilities for themselves and see how far we have come as a business in the eight years since we were established.”
Guests will be able to meet the expanding operational and sales team, view the new showroom facilities and have a guided tour of the factory to see products
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being manufactured including seeing how the newly introduced Elumatec SBZ145 machining centre is enhancing the whole process.
“ Having the showroom facility encompassing the full range of our products will enable us to further promote these to our customers, and more importantly it will be a great asset for our trade customers to use as their showroom in their own sales process”, continues Chris.“ We’ re delighted to be throwing open our doors on the 27th of August and welcoming in everyone to see everything for themselves and to share in our journey going forward.”
With invitations being sent out shortly you can register interest in attending the Fentrade Open Day on the 27th of August in advance by emailing the team on sales @ fentrade. co. uk with your name and contact details and full details will be sent by return.
Established in 2018, Fentrade Limited manufactures and supplies high-quality aluminium frames for trade, retail and commercial installers and contractors. Products are delivered across Wales, the West Country, the Midlands and the the North and produced from industry-leading systems such as Aluk, Kestrel and Jack Aluminium.
www. fentrade. co. uk
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