Clearview National August 2018 - Issue 201 | Page 60

COL OUR
‘SAGE’ ADVICE ON
COLOURED WOODEN
WINDOWS
5 COLOURS IN 5 DAYS
» » DESPITE THE RECENT
rhetoric for ‘new thinking’
towards coloured uPVC
window supply, TruFrame has
been offering a 5-day service
for foiled products since 2013.
Today, the company continues
to support its customers by
offering these impressive lead
times on an even wider range of
colours, whilst backing up their
promises with world class On-
Time-In-Full service levels.
“Though the market demand
for uPVC profiles in an ever-
increasing number of colour
options has never been in
doubt, the product complexity
and requirement for foiled-
on-white and foiled-both-sides
means that most fabricators
offer foiled products on
extended lead times,” explains
TruFrame director Patrick
Firmager.
For the past five years,
TruFrame customers have
benefitted from being able
to order all foiled options for
rosewood, golden oak and
anthracite grey on the same lead
time as white uPVC – just five
days. In addition, the company’s
seven-day lead time offering
encompasses smooth ivory,
white foil, cream foil, black foil,
Chartwell Green and Irish Oak.
Elsewhere in the Liniar range
is an even wider range of colour
options offered on a longer lead
time, due to the profile needing
to be foiled to order. As market
demand shifts in line with
consumer trends, TruFrame
will again look to adopt shorter
lead times on new foils as
popularity increases, ensuring
that customers always have easy
access to the next ‘in’ colour.
Patrick added that: “Our
five-day service for both white
uPVC and high demand colour
options is something that
our customers value and take
full advantage of, as it can be
the defining factor between
winning or losing a job. Our
commitment to delivering high
quality hand-finished products
when we say we will, gives
our customers the confidence
to actively promote foiled
products.”
With desire for foiled
windows and doors ever
increasing, the way in which
colour is sold must also evolve.
Today’s homeowners want to see
exactly what it is they’re buying,
which is why TruFrame’s
innovative QuoteBuilder tool
provides fully-representative and
photorealistic visualisations of
every product, in every colour
combination available. Going
to such length demonstrates
competency and transparency to
homeowners, whilst generating
qualified leads for TruFrame’s
installation partners.
www.truframe.co.uk
60 » AUG 2018 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
» » WOODEN WINDOWS
Director Mark Winter talks
window trends and what colours
are hot right now.
Coloured wooden window
frames are becoming increasingly
popular due to their versatility
and characterful appearance.
We’re finding greys and sages
are very fashionable right now,
particularly on country homes.
White or paler painted wood is
classic on heritage buildings and
will never fade out of popularity.
These lighter colours look
particularly good on sliding sash
windows however, they do also
carry darker tones well.
In addition to painted
finishes, we’re still seeing many
of our customers staining
their wood to create a natural
coloured finish. This looks
particularly stunning in oak and
can be used alongside painted
wood to create a truly unique
appearance - either by painting
the interior and staining the
exterior or painting selected
window and door frames. It’s
fantastic to see the variety of
finishes you can create and the
dramatic impact it can have on
a property.
If you’re thinking about
re-designing or modernising a
property, changing your windows
and considering a unique colour
palette is certainly a good place
to start. We recommend trying
out different colours in the setting
they will be used before deciding
on your colour, as the natural or
incandescent light that hits the
window frame can vary massively
in different rooms and exterior
aspects of the property.
The bonus to this trend is that
painted wooden windows aren’t
permanent. They can easily be
repainted for a fresh new look or
sanded down to go back to the
original wood. It’s such a versatile
material.
The frames we supply here at
Wooden Windows come unfinished
as standard or you can opt for a pre-
treated or primed finish – this way,
you can choose the finished colour
that’s right for you.
To find more information about
our range of wooden windows
and view examples of the
finished painted results from
our customers, visit
www.woodenwindows.com or
call 01782 608474.