Door-Stop Reply To Solidor
Well it seems a response has prompted a response. The 'energetic' discussions about the state of the PVC door panel sector have continued as MD of Door-Stop International Nick Dutton [...]
Solidor At Odds With Door-Stop
Well Door-Stop seems to have got Solidor's back up a little. Judging by the Letter To The Editor on the Fenestration News website, Gareth Mobley has been forced to defend [...]
Have Composite Doors Plateaued A Bit?
Don't know about you, but have the sales of composite doors gone flat a little bit over the last few months? There was a period last year when all we [...]
>Aluminium Making A Colourful Comeback
>For many years PVCu has been top of the pile when it comes to materials choice for replacement windows and doors. But thanks to the recession and the inherent need [...]
>More Doors
>Let me ask you a question: did you find that you sold more doors than normal?I sold A LOT of doors during the second half of 2011. Maybe people were [...]
>Be Nice To Your Customers
>Customer service is probably one of the most basic and fundamental qualities to have as a business. Yet many fail miserably at delivering that service.What has inspired me to write this post [...]
>DERs Finally Here
>Doors have now joined the ranks of windows, in being judged on an A-G scale of how efficient they are.In my opinion these should have been introduced at the same time [...]
>Yale In Cahoots With Door Stop?
>A couple of comments have been made over the past couple of days on Twitter about this, but I must say I have known about this issue for about a [...]
>How Long Left For PVCu Panelled Doors?
>Until the arrival of companies like Door-Stop, composite doors were still very much a niche market product, very expensive and unknown to the general public.But now with many more manufacturers [...]
>Fires Shut Down 5 Nan Ya Plants
>It's emerged that the Yunlin County Government in Taiwan forced Nan Ya, producers of composite door panels exported to the UK, to shut down 5 of it's production plants after [...]
>Door-Stop Showcasing Impressive Growth
>Door-Stop International has just posted a £17 million turnover in just it's third year of business, that equates to a rise of 30%, up from £13 million the year previously.The [...]
>Black Is The New White
>It's clear that since the introduction of coloured doors in the industry i.e. composite and foil wood grained doors, the most popular colour with customers has been black. The reason? [...]
>Doors For £800 to £1000
>My most recent poll: How Much Should An Average Door Be Sold For? has finished, and the clear winner, and what most people think is that the average door in [...]
>Door-Stop vs Rockdoor
>Over the past couple of years, Door-Stop and Rockdoor have become the two main brands that customers have come to see as representing composite doors the best. So much so [...]
>Trends Show Composite Surge
>The chart above shows the ever increasing interest in composite doors.We have all seen increasing sales in composite doors over the past few years, mostly due to installation companies pushing [...]
>Work We’ve Done Recently
>I thought I might share with your some of the work we have a done recently:The above is a small Rosewood Victorian conservatory we did a couple of weeks ago [...]
>Composite Doors Overtake Panelled Doors For The First Time
>This isn't official news, but comes from a half-reliable source, and doesn't seem too inconceivable to believe.We had a visit from a HWL rep based in Leeds who came in [...]
>Have I Missed Anything?
>So then, I've been away for a week, have I missed anything important?I see that U-Values for doors have been rendered practically useless for a time, which in a way [...]
>The Future Of Double Glazing According To Me
>This is probably going to be a bit of a long one but bear with me on this one...This is the way I see the double glazing industry in the [...]
>A Success Story
>One of the biggest success stories in the double glazing industry at the minute has got to be the rise of Door-Stop International. Since it's inception only a few years [...]
>Saturation Point
>This is a very interesting read: (article from GGP magazine online)"The domestic replacement door and window market in the UK has been ‘hit hard’ by the recession with further decline [...]