‘Genetically engineered’
Sliders UK launches its new bi-fold door, the Ultimate Evolution, last month. Sliders UK announced the launch of the Ultimate Evolution aluminium bi-fold door this summer. Another new addition to Sliders UK’s expanding inline sliding, bi-folding and composite door portfolio, it features a number of ‘neat’ benefits for installers – most notably a fully […]
‘Origin of Species'
The Ultimate Evolution from Sliders UK, represents a shift in thinking in bi-fold door design as a system built from the inside out. Darwin wrote in the Origin of Species that it was ‘not the strongest of species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change’. In a period defined by […]
Are you making these common bi-folding door installation mistakes
They’re a major growth area but bi-folding door installation can be full of pitfalls for the unwary. “Most of the time the problems tend to come up where the door has been sold on to a third-party either a builder or someone fitting the doors themselves”, says Barry Pease, Regional Technical Manager, Sliders UK. “Installers […]
Equity
Steve Mines, National Sales Director Sliders UK explains why sustained but slower growth in the housing market is good news for installers. According to the latest data from the Finance & Leasing Association, so-called ‘second charge mortgage lending’ is galloping ahead and has leapt to its highest level since 2008. During the year to […]
Bi-fold door supply ‘re-Imagined’
Sliders UK added the Veka Imagine to its bi-folding door range last month, part of a strategy to become ‘the go to’ single source door supplier. Sliders UK has expanded its product offer significantly in the first half of this year. Adding the Premiline Pro inline Sliding Door from Kömmerling, with its PAS24:2012 Part Q […]
Coming of Age
Sliders UK has recently added the Veka Imagine to its bi-folding door range, part of a new and rapidly expanding PVC-U bi-fold offer. “At an industry-wide level, we have seen the launch of two or three very accomplished PVC-U bi-fold door systems. These have redefined the potential of PVC-U as a material type in retail […]
Opportunities for inline sliding patio doors in 2016
Steve Mines, National Sales Director Sliders UK explains how the second time replacements are generating significant new growth opportunities for inline sliding doors in 2016. The impact second time replacements are having on window sales has been widely discussed but the opportunities generated by the replacement of inline sliding doors has not received anywhere […]
Single Source
Sliders UK added the Kömmerling PremiLine PRO to its Ultimate range, giving it one of the industry’s widest product offers. Find out how single source supply can put money in the bank. “It’s [the Kömmerling PremiLine PRO] an exceptionally good product and one which fits perfectly into our existing product portfolio”, says Steve Mines, […]
Is the composite door market sustainable?
Is demand for composite doors sustainable? We deliver a snapshot review through to 2018. “The challenge is in differentiation”, says Steve Mines, Sales Director Sliders UK. “There’s market demand but persuading homeowners to select your product over that of a competitor without sacrificing margin in a, if not quite saturated, highly competitive sector, is increasingly […]
