>December's figures for companies going bust went up to 195 from 176 (figures courtesy of http://www.double-glazing-forum.com/) in November. Not much of an increase you may think, but with the bad weather that came early this month, and many tax bills to be paid by the end of January, I think we can expect a big rise for [...]
>We had our first FENSA inspection of the year today and confirmed something that I mention in an earlier post. TWS of Leeds have officially gone out of business. TWS were based in Garforth, Leeds and Thorp Arch which I think is Hull. We weren't their biggest competitors but we did come up against them [...]
>I'm posting this purely on rumours, but the rumours are strong and can be backed up by other bits of evidence. It seems that (removed) are going, or are already in, liquidation. I found this out from the daughter of one of their customers in Scholes, Leeds, when she went to them for some repeat [...]
>November's figures for the number of company insolvenices have been released on www.double-glazing-forum.com, and what is clear to see is that there is still volatile trading conditions within our market.It think it will be safe to say that we will lose a good number of companies further into the winter period. What is also safe [...]
>Orchid Windows and Conservatories of Wakefield is now Orchidwindows.com.I've had a look on their website, which isn't too shabby, but that is all it is. It looks like they have got rid of their showroom as there are no details about it at all, and have now become a purely internet based company. They are [...]
>The latest company bankruptcy figures from http://www.double-glazing-forum.com/ show a sharp drop in the number of bankruptcies in October. Over the last six months, apart from September which looks to have been a bit of an anomaly, the rate in which businesses have ceased trading in our industry has dropped dramatically. This gives us yet more hope [...]
>If you’re a reader and in Wakefield this will really only interest you. Have Orchid Windows and Conservatories gone bust? I saw their listing at www.double-glazing-forum.com in the September section of double glazing companies that had gone into liquidation.
>The latest figures from http://www.double-glazing-forum.com/ show an increase in the number of businesses that went bust in September, 222, up from 187 in August. Despite this, I'm still confident that we are on the road to recovery. What also has to be taken into account is that it takes time to close down some businesses, [...]
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