Clearview National December 2014 - Issue 157 | Page 70

HARDWARE& SECURITY Responding to Market Trends »»According to recent industry research, the composite door has achieved dominance in the marketplace, with 40% of homeowners opting for this type of door for their homes. Tony Chadwick, Trojan’s Group Managing Director, comments: “Sales of our composite door hinge has been growing steadily for some time, with many customers increasing order quantities month on month; sales clearly reflecting the sector was doing extremely well.” Trojan’s 3D Composite Door Hinge offers a quick and simple fit; so the door can still be adjusted after being fitted, and is easily adjustable in all planes, ensuring perfect door alignment. It fits into the rebate to give an unobtrusive finish and can achieve PAS 23/24 accreditation as part of a specific door assembly. Available in a range of colours, and comes with a ten year guarantee. Tony comments: “All our door furniture is suitable for composite doors, so together with the hinge we can offer a complete suite of products to make life easier.” To find out more about Trojan’s composite door hardware, call them on 01922 713933. Celebrating glazing in 2014 “Debar has seen fantastic sales growth in 2014, particularly the last few months. We have also grown our sales team and put plans in place to expand our manufacturing and distribution during December. “2015 is set to be an exciting year for Debar with new products due to be launched and a programme planned to branch out of the UK and export.” Graham Fawthrop, Managing Director – Debar Hardware Debar Hardware visit: www.bifold-hardware.co.uk 70 » DEC 2014 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M “2014 seems to end as a good year for us at Roto, with business increasing by almost 10% throughout the year.This growth is forecast to resume throughout 2015 due to excellent delivery performance combined with new innovative products specially made for the UK market. Another thing that will ensure growth and a bigger market share is the expansion of the dealer network and online sales.The growth will come from new products, new routes to the market, the online web-shop and the new dealers which will show diversification to the market.” Mike Piquer, the Western Europe MD – Roto http://www.roto-frank.com/?country=uk Wishing you a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year