Trade
Why Use a Trade-Only Supplier?
Trade pricing, technical back-up and one supplier for every product on the job — the practical reasons the trade route beats a retail merchant.
Trade Insights
Guides for the Trade.
Straight-talking comparisons and regulation explainers on the windows, doors and roofs you fit every week — no fluff, no sales spin. Written by the team that's supplied the trade for 40+ years.
Trade
Rooflights
Rooflight Building Regulations: Thermal, Safety Glazing and Access
U-values, safety glazing, fire and access — the regs that decide whether a rooflight passes, and how to spec one that does.
Windows
Heritage Aluminium Windows: Replacing Steel in Conservation Areas
How slim heritage aluminium replicates original steel windows, hits modern thermal numbers, and gets past conservation officers.
Balconies
Juliet Balconies and BS 6180: Getting the Balustrade Right
Barrier height, the horizontal load, glass type and infill gaps — what BS 6180 actually requires so a Juliet balcony passes and stays safe.
Windows
Window Energy Ratings, U-Values and Part L: Speccing Compliant Windows
WER bands vs U-values, what Part L actually demands on a replacement window, and how to spec one that passes Building Control without overthinking it.
Doors
Front Door Materials Compared: GRP Composite vs Aluminium Composite vs uPVC
Security, U-values, looks, cost and lifespan across the three front-door materials we stock — so you can match the door to the customer and the budget.
Windows
Trickle Vents and Document F: What Changed and When You Need Them
Since the 2022 Part F changes, replacement windows usually have to keep the ventilation that was there before — here is what that means on the job.
Security
PAS 24 and Secured by Design: What the Security Standards Actually Mean
What PAS 24 tests, how Secured by Design builds on it, and where Approved Document Q makes it the law — a plain guide to speccing secure windows and doors.
Conservatories
Conservatory Roofs Compared: Warm Roof vs Glass vs Polycarbonate
Solid warm roof, glass or polycarbonate compared on warmth, light, noise and cost — so you can turn a cold, unused conservatory into a room that gets used.
Windows
Aluminium vs uPVC Windows: A Trade Comparison
Sightlines, U-values, cost, colour and lifespan compared side by side — so you can guide your customer to the right frame without the sales spin.
Doors
Fire Door Regulations: FD30 vs FD60 and the Certification You Need
What the FD ratings mean, where Building Regs require each one, and the certification evidence that keeps you covered on site.
Doors
Bi-Fold vs Sliding Patio Doors: Helping Your Customer Choose
Opening area, sightlines, thresholds and cost compared — a quick framework for steering the patio-door conversation the right way.
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