Conservatory Outlet Blog

There’s different ways of referring to conservatories:

• upvc conservatories
• pvc conservatories
• pvcu conservatories
• plastic conservatories
• or maybe just conservatories

Whatever you want to call them, the best conservatory company around is Conservatory Outlet.  They have some fantastic local installers so why not try the Conservatory Outlet website.

Alternatively, try the Conservatory TV website for further information.

Are you fed up of manufacturing, or struggling with your existing trade frame supplier?

Well, we want to talk to you!

We’re one of the fastest growing fabricators in the UK, supplying a network of quality installation companies throughout the North of England.  We manufacture Synseal Synerjy frames, Edgetech Sealed units, and supply Shield roofs and Global Composite Doors.

We can help your business with offering targetted marketing support, from help and advice on websites, point of sale literature, and general business advice.

And we’re highly competitive!

So why not give me a call on 01924 239813 or email me at matthew@conservatoryoutlet.co.uk.

For more information please visit our consumer website www.conservatoryoutlet.co.uk or our trade site www.outletdealers.co.uk.

Conservatory and Double Glazing industry picks up

The word on the street is that sales levels are up!

It was a very poor start to the year for many fabricators and installers, mainly due to pretty poor sales in November and December. There were obviously a lot of casualties with Zenith / Staybright, Shepley Window Systems, Budget Windows, Pennine Windows, and My Planet just a handful of those going bust!  And more recently Plastmo have got themselves into trouble.

Our conservatory manufacturing business was well down in January compared to the year before, but February was pretty good, and March was a record month. In fact, we’re 15% up on this time last year, which certainly bucks the trend.

Our conservatory installation company also had a very average January, but February has been one of the best months on record, mainly due to an effective TV campaign we have been running.  There is a £100,000 TV campaign for Conservatory Outlet booked for this month, with coverage on Yorkshire TV and Granada.

A number of our trade conservatory companies are also getting busier after the slow start. I’m not sure what has changed - whether it’s better weather, lower interest rates, or just that we’re excellent at selling conservatories and double glazing.

If you are interested in becoming a Conservatory Outlet dealer, and think you could benefit from all the marketing we offer, please contact matthew@conservatoryoutlet.co.uk.

Edgetech VAT campaign for double glazing

Mark Warren from Lister Trade Frames sent the following letter to the Glazine about the Edgetech VAT campaign:

I was pleased to read last week that The Gl@zine and Edgetech have reinvigorated the VAT campaign. Last year with the number 10 petition and template MP letters, the campaign made real headway. But so much of our industry is apathetic. Companies sit back and wait to see how they will be affected by legislation or new innovations, but that’s the attitude of a victim! And that attitude is one of the reasons we continue to hear of companies struggling and even becoming casualties.

I believe that virtually everyone in the industry supports the campaign, but apathy is the problem. For that reason, it’ll probably never happen!

For more information about Conservatory Outlet please visit www.conservatoryoutlet.co.uk

James Clarkson’s Account - new boy at Conservatory Outlet:

 As the “new boy” in the double glazing industry (4 months in, lifetime to go) I’ve noticed a few things!

Firstly, the fact that someone like myself, no previous knowledge of the PVCu industry is hard to come by as it seems once you’re in you’re in. And you may pass from ship to ship but that’s it; New blood is unheard of.

So trying to compete against years of experience may seem hard but in the Conservatories / Window Industry, I think a pro-active approach coupled with fresh ideas and a willingness to learn and succeed are core to the latter.

Obviously the experience and knowledge will come but if you don’t have that foundation there, then the chance of having your name recognised in this business is slim to none.

Take West Yorkshire Windows, for example, a company that started with little knowledge and a sum of £200 pounds in the bank, and armed with a tape measure in the back pocket. They have proven that drive, hard work and ambition to succeed, is all you need. Not just in the double glazing industry, but that formula relates to anything, “put the effort in and thou shall be rewarded” if not a commandment then bloody common sense!

So West Yorkshire Windows and Conservatory Outlet is today one of the market leaders in the north of England. So that itself is proof for myself and the other “new boys” that we can, and will, succeed in an ever changing and problematic industry.

All it takes is to stand up and be recognised. Watch this space!!!

The guys at the Lancashire and Cheshire Conservatory Outlets, have developed a fantastic new conservatory website:

This new website has great sections for pvc conservatories, pvc windows and pvc doors.  There’s some great special offers they are running on the website, such as offering a third off conservatories, and Rock Doors fully fitted from £775.

There’s information about how to find their three conservatory showsights at:

• Lancashire Conservatory Outlet - showroom in Leyland, Preston.
• Cheshire Conservatory Outlet - showroom in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
• Knutsford conservatory showsite.

There’s some good general advice also, such as why choose a conservatory, personalise your conservatory, and conservatory planning.

So if you’re looking for conservatories, windows and doors in the North West of England, why not try the Conservatory Outlet website!

We manufacture uPVC conservatories, windows and doors from our 15,000 sq ft factory in Wakefield and supply these to a network of conservatory companies throughout the UK.

Most of the frames we manufacture go to window companies in West, North, and South Yorkshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire, but we do have companies throughout the UK.

We manufacture the Synseal Synerjy conservatories.  Synseal is the market leading product in the UK, and has recently invested in a TV campaign on ITV - Ask For It By Name.

We pride ourselves on making the best uPVC windows and conservatory frames possible, by using a combination of the latest state of the art machinery combined with a dedicated staff of manufacturing craftsmen. We have made big investments in machinery to ensure our frames are manufactured to the highest possible standard.

To complement our frame manufacturing plant in Wakefield, we have recently invested in a new sealed unit plant in Huddersfield. From this factory we manufacture all types of double glazed units, including toughened, laminated, bevelled and decorative styles.

By manufacturing our sealed units with the award winning ‘Super Spacer,’ we are able to produce one of Yorkshire’s first energy efficient window systems.

Conservatory Outlet specialises in manufacturing bespoke uPVC conservatories, windows, doors and double glazing products.  We supply a network of quality conservatory companies in the UK, each with the same great product, service and quality.

The advantage of dealing with Conservatory Outlet is that you get the best service possible from one of our local installers, but with the backing of one of the UK’s leading manufacturers.

Each Conservatory Outlet dealer offers a full range of uPVC products, which includes conservatories, porches, casement windows, sash windows, residential doors, French Doors, Patio Doors, composite doors, Bi-Folding doors and uPVC roofline.

If you’re looking to buy a conservatory in Yorkshire, then Conservatory Outlet has a number of great showrooms in your area well worth a visit.

For conservatories in North Yorkshire, Orion Windows have two fantastic conservatory showrooms - in Harrogate and York.  The Harrogate showroom is massive and is possibly the best display of uPVC conservatories in the UK.

For conservatories in West Yorkshire we have two showrooms.  Firstly, we have the Visual Effect showroom in Mirfield where there is also a great display of uPVC windows and doors.  In Wakefield, West Yorkshire Windows have 13 conservatories on display, and the base for the main Conservatory Outlet factory.

For conservatories in South Yorkshire, you could visit the Prime Windows conservatory showroom in Dinnington - an extremely good display of pvcu conservatories, windows and doors.

West Yorkshire Windows have recently been running a highly successful TV advert on Yorkshire TV, encouraging consumers down to their conservatory showroom in Wakefield.

The advert has been so successful that a similar ad is now being planned for April, which will include all the Conservatory Outlet dealers in Yorkshire.  The script will be as follows:

Hi, I’m Andrew from Conservatory Outlet.  I’d like to invite you down to one of our Conservatory showrooms in Harrogate, York, Mirfield, Dinnington and Wakefield.

We have some fantastic deals on at the moment including:

3 year interest free credit

or

Buy now pay nothing for 12 months

Or if you order your conservatory before the end of the month, I’ll give you a free Laminate floor, if it’s windows and doors, I’ll give you free fitting worth up to £600.

But you better be quick ‘cos these deals can’t last forever!

Also, a similar advert will run on Granada TV with similar special offers, and directing people to the conservatory showrooms in Lancashire and Cheshire.