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MARCH 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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60 million options,
right at your
fingertips
THE Consultancy has teamed up with Solidor to create a
new online Door Designer, allowing users to browse over 60
million options simply by going to the Solidor website.
The system, which uses the
latest technology, is fully
optimised for mobile devices and requires no plug-ins,
meaning customers are free
to use the designer without
having to download any
third-party software.
The Consultancy specialises in
digital developments within the
glazing and door industry and
has been operating for over 10
years.
Richie Thornton, Director at The
Consultancy, said: “Many people
don’t like downloading plug-ins
and because of this, websites
which use external software often have high bounce rates.
“The designer allows customers
to do everything they need on
one page, rather than having to
click through to different areas of
the website. This not only speeds
up the design process but leaves
a happy customer.”
Customers using the new designer can choose from a range
of residential, stable or French
doors, custom designing features
including external and internal
colour, frame styles, glass type
and much more.
Gareth Mobley, Managing Director of Solidor, said: “We came
to The Consultancy with a basic
idea of what we wanted for our
Goliath
Homeworld
was the first
member to
snap up this
opportunity.
‘We have seen a big
change in the amount
of leads generated’
configurator and from that they
have went onto design and create
an efficient, user-friendly system,
working closely with us throughout the whole project.
“We have seen a big change in
the amount of leads generated
since we had the designer installed onto our site and this only
looks set to increase further as
more installers are alerted to the
ease of our system.”
Every quote is overseen by
Solidor and sent in full by email
to Solidor approved installers
while showing an image of their
selected door.
Richie, added: “The Door
Designer doesn’t just benefit
the homeowner, it also greatly
improves the quality of leads for
the installer, capturing the full
name, address, telephone number
and accurate door specification
which Solidor can then feed to
the installer network.”
A New Deal For
Green Deal
Changes to the government’s
Green Deal cash-back scheme
have now been announced.
The changes come in the
wake of criticism of what was
originally launched as a major
energy efficiency initiative,
but failed to live up to expectations for both industry and
consumers.
Now the government says the
changes will help more households
drive down fuel bills and reduce
carbon emissions by carrying out
energy efficiency improvements.
The changes include increases to
the amount of money consumers
get back on some Green Deal measures, such as double glazing, solid
wall insulation and ‘room in roof’
insulation (eg, for those with loft
conversions).
The Department for Energy and
Climate Change (DECC) is also
extending the scheme: applications
for cash-back can now be submitted
up to the end of June, with a further
three months for households to install energy efficiency measures and
redeem cash-back vouchers, giving
them more time to take advantage
of the scheme.
Announcing the changes, Energy
and Climate Change Minister Greg
Barker said:
“The extension and increase to
Green Deal cash-back means more
families will be helped to have
warmer, more energy efficient homes
and lower energy bills by next winter.
These changes also create more opportunities for the growing number
of authorised green deal companies.”
DECC consulted informally on the
changes to the cash-back scheme and
as a result it has extended the time
available to households to apply for
money back on energy efficiency
measures from 31 March 2014 to 30
June 2014, with energy improvements
to be installed, and vouchers redeemed, by 30 September 2014.
It has also increased the cash-back
available on some Green Deal measures:
• Up to £4,000 is now available
for solid wall insulation, up from
£650
• Up to £1,000 for anyone needing
‘room in roof’ insulation, increased
from £220
• Up to £650 for households installing double glazing, from £320
DECC has also raised the cap on
cash-back payments from 50 per cent
of a household’s contribution towards
costs, to two thirds, meaning more
people will be eligible for the maximum cash-back level.
For more information, visit
www.theconsultancy.co.uk
or call (01429) 239689.
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