INDUSTRYNEWS
The County Group teams up
with Conservatory Outlet to
spearhead new era of growth
uPVC, timber and aluminium
installer, The County Group has
embarked on the next stage of its
ambitious growth strategy and
joined the Conservatory Outlet
Network of Dealers.
The Kent & Sussex based
‘County’ carries out home
improvements including extensions
and all forms of building work,
kitchens and bathrooms and
primarily windows, doors,
conservatories and orangeries.
County officia lly became a
Conservatory Outlet dealer in
March, operating in an exclusive
trading area from existing
showrooms in Haywards Heath,
Tunbridge Wells and Heathfield,
the latter being the newly revamped
‘Supercentre’.
County – The Home Improvers
MD, Mike Evans says: “We’ve
become accustomed to a high
standard of product and service
but we wanted more than this so
we sought a supplier who could
provide sales and marketing
support to actively help us grow the
business. Conservatory Outlet was
the obvious choice and following
initial discussions it was clear they
could offer us a wide range of
premium quality products and a
powerful tried and tested sales and
marketing package– so joining the
network was a no-brainer.”
http://www.
conservatoryoutletdealers.co.uk/
or call 01924 239813
MILA BECOMES MAIN EVENT
SPONSOR AT G-14 AWARDS
Mila, the UK’s leading distributor of
hardware to the fenestration sector, has
become a main event sponsor of this year’s
G-14 Awards, which will take place at the
Hilton Park Lane in London on Friday 21
November.
Mila has been a supporter of the G-Awards
for many years, and was the proud winner of
the Component Supplier of the Year Award in
both 2011 and 2013.
In announcing its sponsorship, Mila’s
Managing Director, Richard Gyde said: “The
G-Awards recognise and reward much of
what is good about our industry - innovation,
customer service, achievement and dedication,
and obviously we are delighted to be able to
support that.
“We are giving our backing to the Awards
because we know how valuable winning or
even being shortlisted for a G-Award can be to
a business.
“It’s a perfect tie-up with our own brand
values and the huge interest around the event
means, of course, that we will benefit from
increased brand awareness in the run up to the
awards and at the ceremony itself.”
DEMISE OF THE QR CODE?
Solidor, has launched what it believes is
the glazing industry’s first Augmented
Reality (AR) app, to present three different
corporate videos from a mobile phone or
tablet – and possibly the demise of the QR
code.
Augmented Reality (AR) is about hidden
content, usually behind a marker on a page
or on film. A downloaded software app needs
to be installed on a device such as a mobile
phone or tablet and used in a steady position
to identify and analyse a marker similar to
how we recognise QR codes.
Solidor has launched its new AR app to give
customers additional interactive material,
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when they point their phone or tablet at
an augmented reality (AR) trigger photo or
logo from the Solidor brochure, or any other
printed material with Solidor branding.
‘trigger photos’
For Solidor AR, Apple users can download
the App in the App Store - those with Android
OS can use Google Play. Taking the latest
advert, users simply open up the App and
point it at one of the three different trigger
photos or Solidor logo to open three different
videos - also available on the new Solidor TV
channel.
To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com