Rising tide of consumer complaints on bowed composites
Sliders UK has warned complaints about bowed doors are damaging the reputation of not only composite doors with consumers but also the industry more broadly. According to the door specialist installers are reported a rising tide of call backs and with it a growing number of end-user complaints over the summer. It says this has […]
Sliders UK reports sustained growth on the back of investment
Sliders UK has reported sustained growth throughout the first half of 2019, driven by demand for aluminium and growth in sales of composite doors. According to the door specialist this contributed to growth in turnover of 28% to June this year including a series of weekly year-on-year growth in excess of 45%. Steve Mines, Sales […]
Everest calls for Sliders UK
Everest calls for Sliders UK Sliders UK’s Grant Harvey has completed the gruelling 5364m climb to Everest Base Camp. Undertaking the challenge in aid of the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charity, this included a 10-day trek while battling the effects of altitude sickness. The former reservist with the Royal Anglian Regiment and key […]
Poll reveals composite door bowing call backs continue to erode installer margin
A new poll by Sliders UK has found that composite door call backs are among the key challenges facing installers. The study completed at the end of last year, asked retailers what they saw as the biggest challenges facing their businesses going into 2019. It found that retention of skilled labour, cited by 86% of […]
Bowing composites cost installers dear
Sliders UK has warned that bowed composite doors are costing installers tens of thousands of pounds in call backs, reputational damage and lost recommendations. According to the door specialist in introducing timber in increased percentages of the total composite slabs to meet new requirements under PAS24 and Part Q, manufacturers have made it more likely […]
Sliders UK invests in new fleet
Sliders UK has committed to a six-figure spend on the expansion of its fleet, increasing flexibility within its delivery schedule and improving service to its customers. The door specialist took receipt of two new 18-tonne lorries and one 7.5-tonne wagon at the end of last year [2018]. Powered by Euro 6 low emission engines, all […]
Sliders UK reports sustained growth on the back of investment
Sliders UK has reported sustained growth recording record year-on-year growth of as much as 45%, driven by demand for aluminium and growth in sales of composite doors. According to the door specialist the average weekly increase in sales for the year to date has been around the 33% mark, also recording a number of record […]
Sliders UK launches new in-house composite door spray painting facility
Sliders UK has launched a new in-house spray painting facility, increasing flexibility of finish and shortening lead times on special order composite door colours. Now fully operational, the new purpose built facility, gives Sliders UK the flexibility offer composite doors in any RAL colour. These are sprayed in high performance and environmentally friendly, solvent-free water-based […]
Sliders UK boosts manufacturing capacity by 60%
Sliders UK has launched a second shift, boosting its overall manufacturing capacity by 60%. The new night shift creates new manufacturing capacity on the specialist fabricator’s aluminium bi-folding, French and sliding door lines, plus its composite door line. Part of a continuing programme of investment since a management buy in in April 2017, the […]
Indian Tiger
An industry backed school’s rugby programme, developed to offer opportunity to children living in some of India’s most deprived districts, has formed a new partnership with Leicester Tigers. Sliders UK began its support for the Delhi Hurricanes School Rugby Development Programme in 2016. This is built on a model first pioneered in the UK by […]
