Positive customer experience is central to the operations of DoorCo writes MD Dan Sullivan as he explains that whether a customer buys door blanks or fully prepped doors, they should always get exactly what is needed – and how manufacturing changes has enhanced this outlook. To read more click the pic
Marketing – With the right team
Kirsty Winter, general manager at Insight Data, sheds light on why outsourcing lead generation can be a game-changer for businesses and help those on the periphery gain clarity on its immense power. She says the process of effective lead generation requires expertise, resources and a strategic approach which an outside agency may be best able to provide as a result of multiple expertise – and a huge contact database. To read more click the pic
Kinetic facades transform buildings from being static to ever-moving surfaces. The mantra for kinetic architecture is ‘no adjustment, no future’, writes Council for Aluminium in Building CEO Phil Slinger. To read more click the pic
Is the well drying up?
The Institution of Engineering and Technology says less than half of new engineering recruits have the necessary technical or soft skills needed for work within the industry. Josh Goodwin of KallKwik Machinery discusses how the industry should invest in the next generation of engineering talent. To read more click the pic
Financing the future
Rising interest rates and the end of the super tax deduction incentive are probably not the best combination for encouraging machinery investment, yet we are actually seeing a remarkable degree of resilience in the aluminium market writes Ian Latimer, MD of Emmegi (UK). To read more click the pic
Not so laid-back
Growing sales of tilt-and-turn and reversible window hardware demonstrate the current strength of the commercial sector. John Crittenden, MD of Carl F Groupco writes that fabricators which want to secure their status as go-to commercial contractors need to choose hardware components with care. To read more click the pic
Following a recent major expansion of its UK warehouse, Reynaers Aluminium UK says it has significantly reduced lead times on its ConceptWall 50 curtain wall system. To read more click the pic
Editor's Comment
Editor John Roper looks back a year to the disaster that was Trussonomics, the cost-of-living crisis, energy price hikes and interest rates that are hurting ordinary hard-working people while benefitting the bankers but not doing much for savers. He looks to the Office for National Statistics which says the UK is doing rather well – or more to the point is not doing as badly as some; and asks why we are not seeing Brexiters still boasting about its ‘success’? If you like serious Opinion – Read Ropers rant! To Read More - Click The Pic
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