Rocal Group Completes Management Buyout
Rocal Group, which includes Rocal Insulating Panels Ltd, Rocal Indoor Ltd, Rocal Foiling Limited, Rocal SIPs Ltd, Rocal Extrusions Ltd and the Endurance Doors brand, has been acquired by [...]
The Door Company Stafford Receives Top Endurance Accolade
This is a sponsored article by Endurance Doors: The Door Company Stafford is the latest high profile installation company to be awarded Installer of the Month for Endurance Doors, [...]
Further Instagram Input From Endurance
This is a sponsored article by Endurance Doors: Following on from their last consumer case study from Instagram, Endurance Doors have created another one, this time from Beth Young [...]
Endurance Publish New Customer Charter And Welcome Pack
This is a sponsored article by Endurance Doors: With customer care at the top end of the agenda for Endurance Doors, the pioneering solid timber core composite door manufacturer [...]
Personalised COVID-19 Installation Policies Are A Success, Say Endurance
This is a sponsored article by Endurance Doors: Over 100 personalised COVID-19 installation policies have been produced by Endurance Doors for their nationwide network of Installer Partners, while the [...]
Endurance Secures A Solid NFA Win
This is a sponsored article by Endurance Doors: Following their third place in the 2019 National Fenestration Awards for Composite Door Manufacturer of the year, Endurance Doors have this [...]
New Appointments Support Endurance Growth
This is a sponsored article by Endurance Doors: Influential composite door brand, Endurance Doors, continues to enjoy a period of sustained growth and with this they are investing in [...]
Tradesmith Suspends Sales Of Bought-In Fire Rated Composite Doors
This is a letter to the editor article by Mark Hutchinson, Managing Director of Tradesmith Dear Jason, Following the Government’s announcement (31 July) that five manufacturers’ fire doors failed [...]
There’s A Fire Doors Crisis
So, this was a disturbing tweet the other day: Last week was the one year anniversary since the Grenfell fire tragedy that took the lives of 72 people. [...]
Spitfire’s New S-700 Pivot Doors Look Damn Sexy
When it comes to luxury in the UK fenestration market, the entrance door sector has that absolutely on lock. In a few short years we have seen the range, [...]
My Thoughts On Door-Stop’s New Solid Core Composite Doors
A little while ago I was asked for my thoughts on Door-Stop's impending new solid core composite door. At the time, all I had was a teaser page on [...]
How Much Would You Charge A Home Owner For This Composite Door?
Not too long ago I wrote a post asking how much people would charge a home owner for one of our high end PVCu engineered doors. You can catch [...]
The Composite Door Market Could Grow Massively For 10 Years, Then There Could Be Trouble
There is no doubting that strength of the composite door market. From less than 20% of door sales in 2007 to an estimated 50%+ of door sales by 2018 [...]
This Is How Much Voters Say Bi-Folding Doors Should Cost
Not too long ago I launched a couple of polls in which I asked readers to vote and tell me what they thought a good set of PVCu and [...]
We’ve Sold 250% More Composite Doors This Year
For the sake of clarity, this isn't a paid-for post. Merely the reporting of figures from our family run installations business. So why am I bothering? Well, with a [...]
How Much Should Bi-Folding Doors Cost?
Two polls have closed recently on DGB, the Composite Door Cost poll and the Fabricator lead time poll. Click on the links to find out how they went and the [...]
Composite Door Cost Poll – The Results
I have decided to close my poll in which I asked readers to tell me what they thought a good quality composite door should cost a home owner. The votes [...]
Why Solidor Created Residor
After years and years of selling quality solid hardwood composite doors, Solidor, who manufactures over 60,000 doors per year, announced a GRP foam composite door slab at this year's FIT [...]
Are Spitfire Doors The Best Aluminium Doors In The UK?
This year's FIT Show had lots to offer visitors this time round, including a buffet of the most advanced and innovative window and door products that UK fenestration has ever [...]
Is The Bi-Folding Door Market At Risk Of Being Devalued?
I got an email the other day advertising bi-folding door sections at reduced prices. Nothing earth shattering in that respect. But it did start to dawn on me that these [...]
Solidor’s PAS24 Cut Test Shows How Easy Some Composite Doors Are To Break Through
Minimum standards in security have been raised in recent weeks. With new Document Q and PAS24 regulations, the emphasis has very much been placed back on the security of the [...]