Renegade Conservatory Guy

Double Glazing industry picks up

The word on the street is that sales are up!

It was a very poor start to the year for many fabricators and installers, mainly due to pretty poor sales in November and December. There were obviously a lot of casualties with Zenith / Staybright, Shepley Window Systems, Budget Windows, Pennine Windows, and My Planet just a handful of those going bust!

Our conservatory manufacturing business was well down in January compared to the year before, but February was pretty good, and March is looking excellent at the moment. In fact our Q3 results will be far better in 2008, than the equivalent in 2007.

Our conservatory installation company also had a very average January, but February has been one of the best months on record, mainly due to an effective TV campaign we have been running. March is also already looking excellent with customers keen to visit the showroom and place orders.

A number of our trade conservatory companies are also getting busier after the slow start. I’m not sure what has changed - whether it’s better weather, lower interest rates, or just that we’re excellent at selling conservatories and double glazing.

So forget everything I said in January!

What recession???