Renegade Conservatory Guy

It’s been a very good month for the Renegade Conservatory Guy website, despite the fact that I’ve been on holiday for 2 weeks, as has most of the UK population this August.

You’ll see that both visitors and page views has increased, mainly due to the increased number of pages I have added and Google positioning […]

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Today the Ride 4 Hope team set off on bicycles from Oceanside, just outside San Diego on a 3043 mile trip across the USA in to Atlantic City, climbing over 100,000 feet in the process. Over 17 days, this will equate to a daily average of around 200 miles which will be carried out as […]

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I do like the idea behind the K2 conservatory blog which promotes various selling points of the K2 conservatory roof system and the company itself. I think it’s all very professional, even though it’s not really a blog!
The following video includes an introduction by Charles Fox, and then an outline of the ‘unrivalled technical […]

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One of the ways I find stories to write about on this website is by using Google Alerts and being updated with news items for terms such as ‘conservatories’, ‘double glazing’, ‘ultraframe’ or ‘everest windows’.
A lot of the time I find that I end up reading all sorts of nonsense on the internet, including blogs […]

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In the current economic climate it is vitally important that the sales team within any company is structured in the right format to maximise the conversion levels, and thus the volume of sales.
So, I have worked on some simulations of a typical double glazing company’s sales force, and how adjusting the structure of that sales […]

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Dekura have today collected the first batch of ‘post consumer waste’ from our factory.

A few weeks ago, I explained how Conservatory Outlet has set in place a system whereby we deliver fresh frames to our dealers, and collect any scrap uPVC frames they have removed from people’s homes, and then send them for […]

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According to the latest annual report from Palmer Market Research, the new build market for windows, doors and conservatories shows a severe contraction, and although the rate of decline will ease in 2009, a general recovery will only be likely in 2010.
The knock-on effects for the UK glazing industry are already being felt quite clearly. […]

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Chris is one of the more vocal characters in our industry, highly respected for his thoughts on how businesses should be run and the importance of hiring the correct staff. He runs MBA Associates a specialist consulting firm focussing on business improvement consultancy, HR and recruitment services within the private sector.
You can read some […]

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What’s the best thing to do when you’ve got lots of really important stuff to do?
Google yourself!!
So, that’s what I’ve been up to tonight, and found some far more interesting Matthew Glovers than myself:
Matthew Glover - Google’s No. 1

The top Matthew Glover on Google likes to talk about ‘Integrity’. He’s a Senior Design Management […]

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I do apologise to the directors of Anglian Home Improvements for continuing to add bad news stories about your company on this website…but I just can’t help myself.

The latest bad news about more redundancies at Anglian can be viewed on the Norwich Evening News website at:
Major City firm axes 100 staff
As the largest installer in […]

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