If you're a fabricator or manufacturer in this industry in this day and age, you have to be able to provide a full range of colour options and wood grains. Now John Fredericks have access to their very own 'spray shop'. This new facility, using spray experts Kolorbond, allows any frame to be sprayed any [...]
Well, it has been a long time in coming and has involved a lot of nagging from me, but John Fredericks is now proud to show of their brand spanking new website! www.johnfredericksplastics.com The new website now boasts testimonials from a spread of it's diverse customers. So if you're an installer and thinking of changing [...]
White is dead! Well, sort of. The appetite for colour from both customers and architects is growing year on year and pushing white PVCu ever so slightly into the back ground. And we're not just talking about the standard wood grain colours here. Gaining popularity is black wood grain, Grey, Cream and in some cases [...]
Composite doors are one of the success stories of the double glazing industry over the last few years. Through year after year of decline, the composite door sector has grown strongly every year since their introduction. And as with new products, there are always different types to choose from, and composite doors are no exception. [...]
We live in a very modern time. As Steven Fry once said; "this is the most modern minute, right now." He's right. Everything is becoming less complicated, more connected and simpler. Take cars for example. Until about 15-ish years ago, remote central locking was preserved for the luxury car market or those who could afford [...]
Everyone said that 2012 was set to be one of the toughest years this industry will have ever had to face. Thankfully, those gloomy predictions have been proved wrong. Yes market conditions are still tough, but not impossible and I think it's fair to say that for many of us, 2012 is proving to be [...]
Have you made the jump to triple glazing yet? When A rated windows first entered the industry, the take up was slow and steady, and the same seems to be happening for triple glazing. So don't get left behind! Let me show you a few reasons why triple glazed windows from John Fredericks can be [...]
To be a successful business you have to be ahead of the game. Innovating in front of all others is how you make sure you capture as much new business as possible. And this is what John Fredericks did 16 years ago and continue to do today. In 1995-96 they were the first supplier to [...]
Bi-folds are cool. They give your home the grand-design look, without having to knock the whole house down and build it from scratch in an elaborate way which would take planning 5 years to grant permission! They're fantastic at opening up your living room onto your garden or patio area, and when fully open they [...]
There's not many window manufacturers that can boast reaching 40 years old, but this year, John Fredericks Plastics can boast just that! The company was founded in 1972 when windows were still firmly wooded. They company quickly adapted to PVCu and in 1995 worked very closely with WHS Halo in 1995 to produce the first [...]
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