http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk Conservatory and double glazing industry blog. Fri, 16 May 2008 21:27:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fit the Best? - Everest TV campaign It's great to see Everest on TV with a new campaign pushing A-Rated Energy Efficient windows.  The advert shows new Energy Rated windows fitted at the highest pub in Britain - Tan Hill Inn. I must admit, it's a very well produced advert which gets ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/fit-the-best-everest-tv-campaign/ In the second of a series of interviews with key people from the double glazing industry, today we hear from one of the biggest names - Andy Jones. Andy is the MD of Edgetech and has been at the forefront of the move towards Energy Rated windows in the market, with ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/interview-with-andy-jones-of-edgetech/ A few weeks ago I posted the story about Nigel Gray the builder who pulled down a conservatory in Shoreham because a 'rogue customer' would not pay for the work he had completed. Nigel contacted me on this website and we spoke on the phone, and he told me about all the ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/rogue-customers-nigel-gray-launches-a-new-website-roguecustomercom/ I've been thinking quite a bit lately... And the question that is occupying my mind at the moment is.... would a 'How to run a Double Glazing Company' website be useful? I'm quite sure that I'm the only person in the world currently thinking of this, which could mean that there is no ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/would-a-how-to-run-a-double-glazing-company-website-be-useful/ Climbing the Google rankings for 'conservatories' I'm feeling quite chuffed with things today, as a lot of the hard work we have put into SEO for our Conservatory Outlet website is gradually taking effect.  We're gradually getting more visitors each month to the site, and crucially the number of conservatory leads ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/climbing-the-google-rankings-for-conservatories/ Help me choose a new logo. I've decided it's time I invested in my Renegade Conservatory Guy website and get a new logo sorted out. And I need your help! I submitted a contest on the 99designs.com website - a great resource where designers from around the world compete to design logos, websites, in ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/help-me-choose-a-new-logo/ April has been a good month for the Renegade Conservatory Guy website.  I seem to be getting regular visitors to the site, and I'm delighted to say that during the month of April I have made a few friends and lots of enemies! The following image shows the number of visitors ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/renegade-conservatory-guy-stats-may-1-2008/ Everest has been fined £6,000 and ordered to pay £15,963.25 costs after its workers were found to be repeatedly exposed to the risk of falling from height during roofline installations. Everest had previously pleaded guilty to breaches of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, after an HSE inspector twice spotted Everest ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/everest-fined-for-putting-fascia-and-soffit-fitters-at-risk/ In the first of a series of interviews with key individuals from the double glazing industry, below is an exclusive with Nick Dutton, the face of Synseal and the guy responsible for the rapid growth of the company over the last decade.  • There have been a number of high profile casualties ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/interview-with-nick-dutton-of-synseal/ The latest Plimsoll report is available and the press release reads as follows:  Early Warning Signs for the UK Windows & Doors Market At a time when even the most ambivalent are starting accept that a recession will hit the UK economy in 2008. A new study by industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing has looked ... http://renegadeconservatoryguy.co.uk/plimsoll-report-uk-windows-and-doors/