When it comes to smart tech of any kind, it is the tech that provides a tangible benefit to daily life. Smartphones are an obvious example. Smart lighting and heating that learns your living patterns so as not to overdo it on the utility bills. When it makes a genuine difference to how people [...]
Technology was one of the big themes I took away from the 2019 FIT Show. I was a tad apprehensive as to whether this would be the year that the industry fully embraced smart window and door tech. I was pleasantly surprised that it did. One of the standout bit of smart tech for [...]
The industry gathered for three days this week at the NEC in Birmingham for the 2019 FIT Show. The industry's show came against a backdrop of political uncertainty, a stagnant economy, a chronic skills gap that only continues to grow, and the new issue of sustainability. This is my review of the 2019 FIT [...]
Wow, what a month April was. In all senses of the word it was incredibly busy, both on a personal level, business and outside the industry. So as we get our teeth stuck into Spring and we all hope for the start of a long hot Summer like we did last year, this is [...]
A belted review I know. It's been such a busy start to the year on all front that's I'm only now finally getting to my first monthly review of the year. It won't be long until I have to do my February one as well! Also, I do fully intend to do my 2018 [...]
We're in December. Where did the year go? Before we look ahead to the final month of the year and Christmas, it's time to look back at what was an incredibly busy November in terms of news flow. Final month of silly season In the world of sales to the general public, November was [...]
Wow, what a month October was. As far as news and industry activity goes, this has to be the standout month of the year. So before we look to November and the final few weeks of the year, lets take a look back at what was a romping Halloween month! The only news As [...]
The kids went back to school. Summer came to a close. Silly season began in earnest. Every single September, without fail. It's the firing gun in what is the sprint to the end of the year and the rush on all sides to cram everything in. This is my brief look back at September [...]
Normally I like to make these reviews as detailed as possible. But, I spent much of August out of the country on honeymoon, so you'll have to forgive me if some of the things in this post are a bit vague! However, I have been told that while I was away it was a [...]
Sorry for the delay for the July review. A wedding and a honeymoon got in the way! Wow. We're into the second half of the year already. Where did that time go? It didn't feel all that long ago that it was snowing at Easter. As we know, pretty much from then we have [...]
We're now half way through the year. The longest day is behind us, the World Cup is nearly at and end, the kids are about to kick off their six week holiday break. Brexit edges ever closer and in an ever more chaotic manner. I get married in less than three weeks! Did we [...]
Wow, time really does fly when you're busy or having fun. We're at the end of May already and fast approaching the half-way mark in 2018. You'll see that the featured image I have chosen is that of a sunny scene, marking the stark change in fortunes in May, with a really good start [...]
In the grand scheme of things, April was a pretty busy month all round. Plenty to talk about. Both inside and outside the industry. So as we head into what should be feeling like Spring now, I'll take a quick look back at the key talking points of the industry in April. A mixed [...]
In a new series of posts, this is the first of my quarterly reviews of the year. I do my monthly ones which you'll be used to, which is a brief look back at what happened in the industry in the past four weeks. The quarterly reviews will provide a bit more of an [...]
Well, it's already the end of the first quarter of 2018 and the end of another month. We're into Spring and it already feels like the year is starting to whizz by us. I shall be doing a quarterly review on DGB in the next post, the first in a new series of quarterly [...]
Well, if I were to use one word to characterise the month of February, it would be 'winter'. The so-called Beast from the East ensured that Winter came back with a bang as we head into the official start of Spring. Wrecking fitting schedules for installers up and down the country. Before we head [...]
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