Renegade Conservatory Guy

This is a very interesting interview by Richard Kruger of GGPmag.com with Jim Rawson, Chairman of Epwin Group.

I was particularly interested in the fact that one of the main figures in our industry talks about a ‘bloodbath’ that is currently happening among suppliers as margins are being driven down.
He states, ‘The last man standing will […]

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It’s been all over the news today that eleven million homes are to be given help to reduce bills in the biggest Government backed programme to modernise household energy use for more than 40 years.

Utility companies will fund most of an additional £1 billion for energy efficiency measures over the next three years, Gordon […]

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An Anglian Windows sales executive is in line for a payout of more than £200,000 after claiming she was sacked for having two children in just over a year.
According to the Daily Mail she was known as the ‘queen of double glazing’, Alison Prowse Piper, 37, suffered ‘humiliating and hostile’ treatment from directors at Anglian […]

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The latest news reports suggest that Brian Kennedy, the double glazing entrepreneur behind the Latium Group has stated that he will continue to finance the McCann’s search for Madeleine for the rest of his life if required.
The former window cleaner from Edinburgh said he would use his estimated £350million fortune to back the couple as […]

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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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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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Ring the police…
In the news again this week is Weatherseal, again for pushy sales techniques.
Apparently, a couple from Worcester Park, south London, were so desperate to get rid of one of their salesmen that they had to dial 999. Bizarrely, the couple, who have two small children, didn’t want to go for the £31,000 […]

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A syndicate of banks and investment firms has taken a majority stake in Anglian Home Improvements in exchange for reducing the company’s large debt by £90m.
The rescue plan saw the closure of two depots around the country and a decision to scale back its fitting operation and take about 100 of the company’s 1,000-strong fleet […]

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Ian is the owner and editor of the industry’s leading online news service - Fenestration News.
I have got to know Ian over the last couple of years as his understanding and knowledge of the industry is second to none, so I regularly throw ideas at him to get his opinion! As you will see […]

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This is the headline statement from Alison Cork, founder of ProblemSolved.co.uk, a website which helps you find local tradespeople.

“You splurge on a swimming pool. You splash out on a swimming pool. You don’t invest in a swimming pool,” she added.
Swimming pools cost up to £20,000 and can make a home less attractive to […]

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