What a week! Can’t believe that I’ve had to write yet another weekly review. This year seems to be flying by so quickly already. So what have we had this week? Well, HSBC and the Tories were embroiled in another tax story. Russia and Ukraine tried to strike a deal in Minsk and the Bank of England’s Mark Carney warned that the UK may enter deflation in Spring. Now lets take a look at the posts covered on DGB this week!
As sales people who sell their products to homeowners, we have a number of responsibilities. Security, quality installation etc. And whilst the standard set of selling points like security, product quality and installation continue to be important, I think there is an area that until recently the industry has neglected; design.Summary
The week began with me writing about the importance of design and how good design should be applied to every single job, be it one window or a whole house refurb. The idea came to me after listening to a radio interview where the transport minister was making the argument that if we’re going to build new roads and new architecture in general, then why not make it look as good as it can possibly be. Might as well make everything we do look as good as it functions!
The installer and fabricator relationship is one of the most vital partnerships in the whole chain. If an installer is to do a good job for the homeowner, they need the tools and support from their fabricators to make that task as easy and profitable as possible. So these are five main things that an installer looks for from their fabricator. And by the way, I work for an installer!Summary
The next post was inspired after a conversation with Total Installations. They asked me if I had done a post focusing on what installers might want from their fabricators. My answer was no, so then I thought that might make a good idea for a post. So thanks for Total for giving me the idea, and thanks to you guys for making it one of the most shared and most read posts of the week!
Everest research shows that many British households are spending up to £300 per month on energy bills. That’s an awful lot of hard earned cash slipping through people’s fingers, or to be more accurate, drifting out through their windows.
Heat generated inside your homes often leaves through windows due to the outdated or insufficient technology that lies within the panes of glass.
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Next was a sponsored article from the guys at Everest, this time on the amount of money being spent due to indecision. So far so good, no negative feedback from it yet!
You may or may not have seen the following story depending on whether you follow the ITV News account on social media, but they reported earlier on Tuesday about an amazing story in which a family had escaped disaster in which a 50-foot ash tree came crashing down on to their conservatory.Summary
A shocking story next as I reported on the family that narrowly escaped disaster as a huge ash tree came crashing down on their conservatory just after they had moved from it. The images were terrible. Although some did point out that the tie and the area of the roof surrounding the tie bar did stay up. A sign that although these things are ugly, they do work.
Adding different glass designs to your range is a simple way to increase demand for your services and add value to your products. It can also make your product range unique, and help you to tap into a relatively undisturbed market. Here are 5 types of innovative specialist glazing that your customers will be asking you for this year.Summary
The next post was from the guys at Purplex and K Glazing, focusing on the various types of glazing homeowners might be asking for in 2015. Cat flaps in glass was a surprise to me and a few others I think!
3D printing has been a technology that has taken off in all sorts of industries so quickly. It’s also become a lot cheaper. In fact I saw over Christmas a magazine subscription that allowed people to build their own 3D printer week by week! If you go on to YouTube you’ll be able to see all sorts of amazing videos of 3D printers creating all sorts of things. The tech is now cheap, and it’s applications are endless. It’s also going to change the way our industry works.Summary
3D printing was a subject I touched on last year, and it has been in the back of my mind ever since, so I decided to write about the subject again. This time I took a more balanced approach to the effects of 3D printing on the industry. Though I maintain that it’s going to have massive benefits in the years to come, if they aren’t being felt already.
This tweet above from Ian, which was asked yesterday, was one that sparked a decent discussion about what customers want, or at least find more important: design or performance. This was something I had been giving some thought myself. The focus on the design and looks of installations has increased massively over the last few years, but it begs the question; what do homeowners now find more important?Summary
3D printing was a subject I touched on last year, and it has been in the back of my mind ever since, so I decided to write about the subject again. This time I took a more balanced approach to the effects of 3D printing on the industry. Though I maintain that it’s going to have massive benefits in the years to come, if they aren’t being felt already.
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Hi DGB
I think your review of the last post seems to think 3D printing is SO important it is the answer to everything ;)
Oh and as far as the Everest post is concerned , I ignore them , I guess lots do :D , If you really wanted negative feedback though just ask, it won’t be too difficult to pull apart ;)