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How to measure sealed units

November 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments

When measuring replacement sealed units its vitally important that you get the measurements correct:

£19,000 for a sealed unit!!! This is probably my favourite scene from the Natural Born Sellers TV show.
The final of Natural Born Sellers is this Thursday at 10.40pm so set your Sky Plus. You might even see RCG in action!

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West Yorkshire Windows on Natural Born Sellers

October 9th, 2008 · 24 Comments

Well, what did you think about West Yorkshire Windows’ appearance on Natural Born sellers?
Here’s my thoughts:
All the filming of the show took part around 12 months ago and it was great fun being involved in that. Having met all the contestants and having been involved with helping the contestants achieve their targets I had […]

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Silly season starts early

October 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Normally, the silly season kicks off just before Christmas and lasts for about 6-8 weeks - a time when 10% of the industry goes bust and starts up again(or at least it seems like that with all the gossip).
Well, it seems it’s happening a bit earlier this year and it’s clearly going to be longer […]

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Other double glazing blogs

October 6th, 2008 · 9 Comments

You might be surprised to hear that this website is not the only double glazing related blog on the internet. Actually, there’s loads out there and most of them are not worth me mentioning here.
I’m actually quite keen for others from our industry to start blogs, not least because at the moment Renegade Conservatory […]

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Natural Born Sellers reviews

October 2nd, 2008 · 22 Comments

The reviews for ITV’s Natural Born Sellers have been pretty uncomplementary on the run up to this evening’s launch at Ideal Homes furniture showroom in Derby.
And we’re up next week….

Here’s a selection of the reviews:
What’s On TV
This new reality series sees eight bumptious salespeople work for major UK companies flogging all kinds of tat.
Times Online
These […]

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Who will be Top Dog?

September 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

When Silver River TV came to check us out for the Natural Born Sellers TV show, one thing they liked at West Yorkshire Windows was the fact that we hold a ‘Top Dog’ competition among our sales staff. To be ‘Top Dog’ amongst a team is a major motivator for the sales guys.
So, Silver […]

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Natural Born Sellers - one week to go!

September 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments

It’s just one week to go before the new ITV reality show starts with the eight salespeople starting off at a furniture store - Ideal Homes.
I’ve had a couple of chats with the sales manager there, and he’s as keen to see how his company benefits as we are at West Yorkshire Windows.

The picture above […]

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Natural Born Sellers - coming soon on ITV

September 12th, 2008 · 36 Comments

I’ve been waiting for months now for confirmation about a new ITV reality show called Natural Born Sellers, and when it’s to be aired.
Well it starts 2nd October and I can’t wait!

According to the ITV website:
In this new show, eight sales people at the top of their game put their reputations on the line to […]

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Anglian ‘Sales Queen’ in £200,000 unfair dismissal claim

September 8th, 2008 · 8 Comments

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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Brian Kennedy - serial deal maker

September 7th, 2008 · 9 Comments

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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