Established in 1970, John Fredericks Plastics have been a close customer partner of MACO UK for the last 16 years. Their focus to provide their loyal customer base with innovative products and services underpins their respected reputation. The company’s management team attribute the company’s longevity and enviable growth to its focus upon quality, delivery and [...]
White windows are almost becoming a rarity in some parts! In 2012, I know I sold more black doors than I did white doors for the first time. It is testament to the fact that customers are now branching out and wanting to spend their money on something other than just plain old white. John [...]
Our industry seems to have made a jump into colour like the TV's of old have! Gone are the days of the same old boring white and standard wood grains and now we are celebrating the wide range of colours that our products can now come in! In particular for John Fredericks, Chartwell Green is [...]
Bi-folding doors are really starting to take off now. It took a little time for the general public to become aware of their existence but now it is becoming a must-have home improvement product for all the house proud home owners out there! You have to get the product right though. It needs to be [...]
If you don't know what this is, what you see here is a fully reversible window, made by A & B Glass for John Fredericks in the LB plastics profile. There's nothing quite like it in the market and may just become a must have product for those who do work for the commercial [...]
As many of you are now aware, July 2013 will bring CE Marking to this country and to our industry. It is an European Union Directive designed to make the movement of goods in and around the EU easier to control and ensure that all products passing within EU borders are of the correct quality [...]
When you're in the manufacturing business, the security of your products is one of the most important areas to have covered. Security features are some of the biggest selling points for installers and it is down to suppliers to bring the best security features for their windows and doors to the market. This is something [...]
As we approach the end of the year, I have asked my sponsors to give my their thoughts on what has been an exciting year in our industry. Also, for their views on what 2013 might bring and what we ought to be looking out for. This first one is from MD of John Fredericks, [...]
As supplier, it is important that your customers are kept up to date with all the latest products, initiatives and regulations that come to affect us on a daily basis. And in October, John Fredericks ran 3 very successful seminars to brief it's customers on what it is doing for them. The three seminars were [...]
Continuing their strong vein in announcements of new products to their already quality range, John Fredericks are pleased to announce that they are partnering up with sash window specialists Roseview Windows to bring to the market their very own new sash window. The sash window Fredericks are bringing out with Roseview are exclusively their own and [...]
I've seen these doors in the flesh. They look the absolute business! Even if they weren't sponsoring this site and we hadn't been buying from them for nearly three decades, I'd still have come to this same conclusion. I'll let some images do the talking for a bit: The Ixworth. Traditional cottage type door. [...]
For quite a few months now, I have been talking about John Fredericks and how good their PVCu windows and doors are. Except I haven't mentioned that they do conservatory roofs too. So I thought I better address this issue and tell you all about it in this post. Think of your business as a [...]
The plastics manufacturing game in this industry is a tough one. Your customers demand the best of everything, in the quickest times. You have to be able to provide the standard stuff, as well as being able to produce those special one-off items that could make or break a deal for your customers. You need [...]
John Fredericks has been in business for over four decades. Lets face it, in this business, that is one hell of a long time. Most other struggle to get past 20 years in continuous business. After dealing with John Fredericks ourselves for nearly three decades, it is clear that their client support is one of [...]
We are living in 'Green' times, so we are reminded on a daily basis. Our industry in particular relies heavily on earth's resources when it comes to production and transport. So, being the responsible manufacturer that John Fredericks is, they have a whole raft of environmentally friendly policies to make sure that they limit their [...]
History is a big thing in our industry. Other industries have other showpiece elements, but ours seems to be big on history. Maybe because our sector is full of companies that start up, go bust, change names and so on, meaning no sort of history can be established. Therefore we cherish our history when get [...]
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