Clearview National February 2016 - Issue 171 | Page 24

INDUSTRYNEWS

Up and Running in 48 hours
»»Having experienced a
huge increase in sales year-onyear, fast growing composite door
manufacturer, DOORCO has
now moved into new and much
larger premises to facilitate further
growth in the future.
Renovation work completed
on the 36,000 sqft facility, which
is within a stone’s throw of the
previous premises in Macclesfield,
in early November 2015, with
machinery and equipment
moved in, up and running in
just 48 hours. This reinvestment

in the business marks a major
commitment to the UK market,
and ensures that the company
can continue to deliver what
customers need to get ahead in
this competitive sector.
Jayne Sullivan, Operations
Director at DOORCO explains:
“We had searched for a long
time to find a location which
suited all of our requirements,
and we’re delighted that the new
facility in Macclesfield does just
that. The new building provides
a real opportunity for us to

integrate our manufacturing and
distribution divisions, which in
turn provides greater flexibility for
us as a business, as well as much
needed space to future proof the
company in line with the rapid
growth and influx of big industry
names coming on board that we
have experienced.
“As with everything we do,
we put a great deal of detailed
planning and hard work into
the moving process to ensure it
went as smoothly as possible in
order to minimise any downtime

for customers. We used a
variety of local companies, all of
whom worked together to very
tight deadlines in order to get
everything in and working as it
should be.
“We were thrilled to receive so
much support from our industry
friends and partners –who were
fantastic in helping out when we
needed them. Most importantly,
of course, our customers have
been brilliant.”
www.door-co.com

Commercial building helped construction
sector to achieve a strong 2015 finish
»»The commercial
construction sector helped the
building industry to finish 2015 in
a strong position, according to the
latest survey of purchasing managers
from financial information business
Markit/CIPS.
The UK Construction
Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
said buyers were feeling more
optimistic in December 2015 than
the previous month, registering a
score of 57.8.
This reading is an increase on
the 55.3 seen in November and
higher than the 50 mark that is
generally seen in the survey as an
indication of growth.
The new high point was reached
in part due to a strong performance
from commercial construction,
which saw its fastest period of
growth since October 2014.

It is a trend that could be
set to continue through 2016,
with respondents to the survey
indicating that improved
economic conditions would
help to push up demand for
commercial projects.
House-building was also up
in November 2015 score, a rise
which some observers attributed
to government measures to boost
activity in the sector.
There were additional increases
in new business volumes,
which rose at the
second fastest
rate

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since July 2015, thanks partly
to a boost in general market
confidence.
This in turn led to an increase
in job creation, while the use
of subcontractors also jumped
up from the November 2015
data.
And the positive picture is set
to continue over the course of
2016, as more
than

half of survey respondents said
they expected to see an increase in
business activity.
Tim Moore, senior economist
at Markit said: “UK construction
companies finished 2015 in a
positive fashion.
“Across the UK construction
sector as a whole, the latest survey
indicated a strong degree of
optimism about the outlook for
2016, with firms mainly citing
a strong pipeline of commercial
development projects and new
housing starts.
“There were also reports that
sustained improvements in UK
economic conditions had led to
upbeat expectations for clients’
budget setting for the year
ahead.”
www.citb.co.uk