Pro Installer October 2013 - Issue 07 | Page 30

30 OCTOBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER PRO NEWS www.proinstaller.co.uk Slide And Swing To Success D and I Window Solutions Ltd has shot to success in just three short but very hardworking years. The company manufacturers and supplies lead-free windows, doors and conservatories to the trade and also to the end user, carrying out some local installation work as well. In addition to the full range of competitively priced composite doors from Solidor, D and I has recently added the innovative slide and swing door from New Wave to its product portfolio as a substitute for the uPVC bi-folding door that has a tendency to be troublesome for both fabricator, installer and end user. Where the bi-fold can be troublesome after installation, with the New Wave door the sashes are individual so are less likely to require maintenance. Its design is new and unique and is so far taking the industry by storm. “Initially we received and email about the product,” explains D and I joint Managing Director, Dave Saxon. “We made enquiries and the New Wave mobile showroom came out to our premises to do a demonstration of the door, which we were very impressed with. “The response to the slide and swing door from New Wave has been great. The idea is that, with this new addition to our offering and the new showroom that is due to open imminently, it will allow us to continue Supporting Customers With Changes To Ce Marking With the introduction of the Construction Products Regulation it has become mandatory to CE mark certain products in relevant applications; ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions offers a range of products that meet the new requirements, and the knowledge to support its customers. Having met the relevant characteristics under the new CE marking system, verified in the newly collated Declaration of Performance (DoP) documentation, customers of ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions can be confident that the high performance door solutions are able to meet with current market directives. As well as offering those products requiring the CE mark under the changes to the European Directive, ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions has also worked hard to highlight those products to which the changes do not apply, countering pervasive confusion in the market. Andy Stolworthy, Product Manager for ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions, explains more: “ASSA ABLOY Security Solutions places a lot of value on in-depth industry knowledge; it’s crucial for our customers to understand why certain products can’t be CE marked or, in fact, are not required to be CE marked at all, and which applications these exceptions relate to.” Visit www.assaabloy.co.uk/ securitysolutions or telephone +44 (0) 845 873 4838. growing our business yearon-year, as has been the case so far.” D and I already has a factory showroom at its premises in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, from where the company supplies a national trade customer base. The new retail showroom that is about to open at Brampton, Rotherham will be predominantly for homeowners and end users but D and I is also encouraging its trade customers to send their cus- tomers too so that they can see the products first hand, which may very well help them to close a sale. Joint Managing Director, Ian Haddock, puts the company’s success down to the quality of product and service that it provides, “Undoubtedly so,” says Ian. “For our trade customers, we will fit cills and handles and set bays, even delivering them to site, free of charge. This saves the installer a lot of time and hassle onsite, something that they really appreciate.” To find out more about the New Wave door, Tel: 01226 280380, Email: info@dandiwindows. co.uk or visit www. dandiwindows.co.uk Another Successful Year Business Micros has recorded another impressive year of trading, with a further increase in its customer base and a marked increase in the number of customers choosing to rent rather than buy its software. Graeme Bailey, Managing Director of Business Micros, says that the Company’s performance reflects the mood of the industry as a whole with fabricators reviewing their suppliers and ensuring that they have the right partners in place to help take them forward into the recovery. He says: “We are seeing an increasing number of enquiries from companies who can se R??'GV??F?W0??VB?Bv?BF?&R7W&P?F?BF?V?"6?gGv&R7W?W ??2&?F?F?R66?G??@?F?R&W6?W&6W2F??V?F?V???RF?R??7B?bF??6R??( ?F?W?FV??W2F?BF?W?fVV???6V7W&Rv?F?'W6??W72?7&?0?2F?V?"'F?W"?'F?7V?&?6??6RvR&R7W'&V?F??W??F??r?W"FV??@???fW7F??rWfV???&R??&?w&???rF?FWfV???W ?7?7FV?2gW'F?W"?( ??RFG3?( ?7W7F??W'2v???V?FW"&V?F?w&VV?V?G2v?F??W2vWBWF??F?2Ww&FW0????F?V?"6?gGv&R?F?W?vW@?g&VR66W72F??W"7W?'@?FV??BF?W?vWBF??VW?F?V?"6?F?f?"?F?W"G?W0??b??fW7F?V?B?( ?gW'F?W"??f?&?F??????F?RWf??WB6?gGv&P??2f??&?RBwwr??'W6??W76?7&?2?6??V???