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12 Months of growth

Morley Glass & Glazing is celebrating, following an exciting 12 months at the company that included relocating to a new site, enabling the business to start work on a new showroom and increase production volumes in its best-selling products.

The £ 1m move to the new 50,000sq ft premises in July last year enabled the business to effectively double its production capacity and, just six months later, Morley Glass and Glazing is already

Creative solutions for a lifetime

Buckinghamshire-based fabricator Roseview has added Lifetime Homes to the long list of industry standards its products can meet.

The Lifetime Homes initiative has for 25 years been ensuring that new-build properties are accessible for people throughout their lifetimes, from youth to old age. To achieve the accreditation, handles on the windows must be no-more than 1200mm above the floor level so disabled homeowners and wheelchair users can operate them with ease. Achieving this on a sash window has traditionally been trickier, largely due to its classic vertical-sliding design.

reporting a 30 % increase in order volume for its popular Uni Blinds ® sealed units with ScreenLine ® integral blinds inside.

Currently, the business is adding the finishing touches to a state-of-the-art showroom, located on-site, which will offer Morley’ s clients an opportunity to get hands on with a number of the company’ s products, and find out more about the benefits they offer.

Find out more at www. morleyglass. co. uk

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a series of creative solutions

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Roseview came up with a series of creative solutions that allow its windows to comply fully with Lifetime Homes requirements – including magnetic catches fitted to the foot of the bottom sash that allow users to unlock the window without having to use a key.

For more information, visit www. roseview. co. uk or call 01234 712657

5 Star Windows and Conservatories has opened a new showroom on Carden Street, Worcester.

The new showroom marks the latest stage of growth for 5 Star Windows, part of the Conservatory Outlet Network of retailers, whose original Kidderminster showroom has welcomed thousands of visitors since it opened its doors in 2013.

The company’ s latest retail space in Worcester will showcase everything from cutting edge windows, conservatories, garden rooms, and lifestyle extensions, to a complete selection of doors in every configuration, including sliding, folding, bi folding, French, patio, tri-sliding

UK wage growth outpaces inflation

Wages have been growing faster than the rate of inflation, official figures show.

In the three months to December 2016, wages grew 2.6 % on an annual basis in the UK, said the Office for National Statistics( ONS).

That was, however, slower than the previous period, leading analysts to suggest households could face a‘ squeeze’ on spending later this year. and of course front and back doors.

5 Star’ s managing director, Richard Manser explained:“ It’ s taken a little over a year to create our second state-ofthe-art showroom, using over 5,000 bricks, 500 slabs, 300 metres of glass, nine colours

The ONS also said the jobless rate held steady at an 11-year low of 4.8 %.

The number of non-UK nationals working in the UK increased by 233,000 to 3.48 million compared with a year ago.

“ The unemployment rate is now at its lowest in over a decade, but wage growth remains subdued by historical standards,” the ONS said in its commentary.

Wage growth slowed from the 2.8 % rate seen in the three months to November. That still outpaced the rise in household prices, but the gap between them narrowed. Annual inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index( CPI) reached of profile, dozens of window styles, and over 30 doors to complete the impressive space. Our team has worked exceptionally hard.”

http:// www. 5starwindows. co. uk / showrooms / worcester-worcestershire

FORTY YEARS AT THE TOP

Pontefract fabricator Dempsey Dyer is turning 40 – and the company is celebrating leading the way in premium-quality timber and PVCu windows and doors.

Founded in 1977 by brothers Tom and Bob Dyer, the business began life as a

Yorkshire joinery producing timber doors and windows for local installers. It wasn’ t long before the company diversified, beginning to offer PVCu products alongside its established timber portfolio. By 1984, it had switched its PVCu supplier to Deceuninck – laying the foundations of a close, mutually beneficial relationship that’ s endured to the present day.

In 2017, the business’ s timber range places emphasis on sustainability, using ethically sourced hardwoods and following a‘ Durability by Design’ philosophy.

The Deceuninck offering comprises both the 2500 and 2800 series profile systems, and the company also offers the Beaumont range.“ We’ re extremely proud of our history as a long-standing, family-run business at a time when that’ s becoming increasingly rare,” commented managing director Peter Dyer, son of co-founder Tom.

www. dempseydyer. co. uk

1.8 % last month, up from a rate of 1.6 % in December.

The employment rate edged higher to 74.6 %, which was a record high, according to the ONS data, while UK unemployment fell by 7,000 to 1.6 million people.

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