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OCTOBER 2016 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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NATIONAL PLASTICS
TO STOCK ROOF 1010
Trade counter network
National Plastics has announced it will be stocking
Res-Tec’s GRP Roof 1010
System in its stores. Geoff
Foster, National Plastics’
managing director, says:
“GRP is the fastest growing
sector of the flat roof market. We pride ourselves on
offering the products our
customers need and ResTec’s GRP Roof 1010 System
offers a wealth of benefits.”
Res-Tec’s GRP Roof 1010 System
is applied cold so there are none
of the risks associated with hot
works – and none of the insurance
costs either. It’s easy to transport
and lift on to a roof because there
are no large or heavy rolls of material to manoeuvre. It can also be
installed in temperatures as low as
5°C or as high as 30°C, meaning
that scheduling roofing works becomes a lot less weather-dependent. It’s manufactured in the UK,
is LABC-registered and the resin
is manufactured to ISO 9001 and
14001 quality and environmental
standards.
The membrane is seamless, even
around detailing work, so there
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are no potential weak spots where
leaks can occur. It’s extremely tough and impact resistant,
so it provides protection from
post-installation damage that can
occur from foot traffic or falling
slates. It’s also fire-retardant and
a non-slip version is available for
balconies or walkways. Finally,
all installations are supported by
Res-Tec’s trusted 20-year materials
guarantee.
www.nationalplastics.co.uk
Pilkington announces collaboration
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG
Group, is collaborating with Insight Data to receive data
and market intelligence on the UK glazing industry.
The world-renowned glass
manufacturer will use Salestracker, Insight Data’s
online database, to provide
essential information in
real-time on over 15,000 fabricators, installers and glass
companies.
Paul Shipley, sales support manager at Pilkington commented:
“Insight impressed me from the
beginning. The detailed market
intelligence and accuracy of information is excellent.”
Insight has seven different
methods of updating the database,
including a research team making
20,000 calls per month. All information is verified and updated live
in real-time within Salestracker,
Insight Data’s cloud-based technology platform, and subscribers simply log-on to access the data they
need, whenever they need it.
“Salestracker is real-time technology, which means essential
data such as contact information,
products and even financial data
is always fresh and up-to-date.
This is invaluable for our sales and
marketing strategy,” added Paul.
Insight provides prospect data
and market intelligence on over
60,000 potential customers in the
construction and glazing industry, and is a member of the Glass
& Glazing Federation and Direct
Marketing Association.
For more information, call
01934 808 293 or email info@
insightdata.co.uk
The UK’s domestic markets witnessed
dramatic falls in prices and transactions
in Q2. This was despite record low
mortgage rates and government efforts
to decrease basic rate Stamp Duty.
According to Q2 2016 data
from HM Land Registry,
residential markets across
the UK were already suffering, pre-Brexit. The only
exception was prime central
London’s (PCL’s) mainstream
private rented sector, where
quarterly price growth was
robust (+6.6%) despite recent tax changes and global
economic uncertainty.
Demonstrating the distorting
effect of recent changes in tax
legislation, sales volumes fell
dramatically everywhere in Q2
following a rush of activity during
the previous quarter, as buyers
tried to beat April’s 3% Additional
Rate Stamp Duty (ARSD) deadline.
In Greater London as a whole,
average prices fell 7% over Q1 to
£558,082 with a corresponding
44.5% decrease in sales.
Across the rest of the country,
average prices fell 4.5% over Q1
to £268,713 with only 155,895
sales taking place, a 30% decrease
over Q1 and the lowest quarterly
number of sales on land registry record. This is down from
a pre-credit crunch average of
245,173.
Naomi Heaton, CEO of London
Central Portfolio (LCP), which analysed the data, comments: “Whilst
we have seen falls in mortgage
rates and reductions in basic rate
stamp duty for the majority of the
market, the surge in prices experienced over the last few years in
Greater London has stuttered. The
market has suffered this year in
the face of the new additional 3%
Stamp Duty and a brewing new
build market crisis which has seen
a 43% fall in sales compared with
last year.
“Likewise, registering the lowest
number of sales since Land Registry records began in 1996, the fall
in sales in England and Wales is
very concerning, particularly given
additional government schemes to
augment first time buyer numbers.
With harsher salary caps on mortgage lending impeding buyers
and Brexit uncertainty affecting
sentiment, growth in both these
domestic markets is expected to
slow further across the rest of the
year as buyers battle with the new
normal.”