Phoenix Traders The practice of setting up serial 'phoenix companies' - as recently reported in The Huddersfield Examiner - gives the whole of the window industry a bad reputation. So, why don't more of us cry foul? Alan Burgess, managing director of Masterframe Windows asks why the window industry fails consistently to do more to denounce the serial abusers.
Masterframe sash most traditional for Tudor home In business since 1976, Traditional Windows was a founder member of the Bygone Preferred Installer network, and has worked with specialist sash manufacturer Masterframe Windows Ltd for 10 years. The Essex-based installation company recently helped refurbish a £1.5 million Tudor style house in Brentwood with Masterframe's PVC-U Bygone Collection sashes.
Sash windows mean higher margins for Classic Many installation companies are forced to compete on price in a competitive market. But this puts pressure on profits at a time when installers can least afford it. For Hertfordshire-based Classic Window and Conservatory Company, it's no longer an issue. Established in 1988, Classic became a Masterframe Bygone Preferred Installer (BPI) over five years ago.
Masterframe to showcase latest PVC-U sash window developments at Interbuild Specialist PVC-U sash window manufacturer Masterframe Windows Ltd will be exhibiting new developments to its products on stand C41, Hall 9 at Interbuild 2006, the leading building and construction exhibition held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 23rd - 27th April.
Installers to fit Masterframe vertical sliders in Glassex Challenge 2006 Masterframe Windows Ltd, specialist manufacturer of high-quality PVC-U sashes, is sponsoring the Glassex Challenge competition again this year. The competition will run daily, and installers from all over the UK will compete to install a door, a bay-window, a conservatory roof and a Masterframe vertical slider.
BPIs Master Art of Marketing Masterframe Window Ltd's Bygone Preferred Installers are set to transform their lead generation, conversion rates and sales performance with a new set of 'master-classes', starting this November.
Strong supply chain means better service for Masterframe's customers Masterframe Window Ltd's customers say they choose its windows because they're the highest quality sashes on the market. "But we can't take all the credit for ourselves," declares Managing Director Alan Burgess.
Free selling guide for installers from Masterframe In a shrinking market, with increasingly competitive pricing, many installation companies feel they have to cut margins significantly just to remain in business.
Solaglas recommends Masterframe sashes Anyone who works in the commercial sector knows how difficult it can be to control quality of product and installation on a large scale. Projects must be finished on-time and on-budget, or your reputation, and potential for business can suffer.
Masterframe awarded BBA 'system status' - a golden ticket for installers Since the BBA upped the standards in 2004 for balance and hardware endurance testing to whole window testing for at least 20,000 opening cycles, Masterframe Windows Ltd is the only PVC-U vertical slider company in the UK to have met them.
Masterframe's double whammy at G05 Awards Masterframe Windows is still celebrating after scooping two awards at the GO5 Awards on Friday night, when the leading manufacturer of premium PVC-U sliding sash windows was announced the winner of both the Customer Care Award and Energy Efficiency Initiative of the Year.
The first 'green' window in the UK - from Masterframe The race to get the first 'C' rated window from The British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC) is over - with Masterframe's Bygone Collection first past the post.
Masterframe in finals for National Business Awards South East Staff at Essex-based sash window manufacturers Masterframe are celebrating after winning through to the finals of the Customer Focus Awards category of the National Business Awards South East.
Masterframe scores again at Glassex 2005 "Glassex 2005 was a great success for us," says Alan Burgess, Managing Director of Masterframe Windows Ltd, the leading manufacturer of high-quality PVC-U sliding sash windows.
Three new sales stars at Masterframe's sales office Masterframe Windows, manufacturer of high-quality PVC-U sliding sash windows, is strengthening its sales team with the appointment of new team members: Donna Reardon, Gemma Murphy and Sarah Howard.
Rachel's input brought to Masterframe's accounts Masterframe Windows, manufacturer of high-quality PVC-U sliding sash windows, is expanding its accounts team with the appointment of Rachel Morton.
Gardinia Windows puts the sash back into conservation area As 'replacing the replacements' becomes even more of an issue, installers need to think about diversifying. According to Gardinia Windows (Kirklees) Ltd, sash windows are where the growth is.
Masterframe are sponsoring Glassex 2005 Following a highly energetic and successful first appearance at Glassex 2004, the Glassex Challenge - which seeks to expose the most talented and committed window, door and conservatory installers in the UK - will return at Glassex 2005.
Busiest Bygone Conference yet, held at Cranfield Partnership, professionalism and passion were the themes underlying the fourth Masterframe Bygone Preferred Installers (BPI) network conference.
