Updates For further glazed extension updates visit www.total-installer.co.uk SUPALITE UPHOLDS LEAD TIME SupaLite has reported that it is upholding its usual 7-10 day lead time, despite an influx of new business – and a sales increase of 59% With increased market demand in 2020, <strong>2021</strong> has seen continued success for SupaLite, with the company beating its record for the number of orders in one week at the end of February, ‘and still continuing to climb’. The growing demand for the SupaLite tiled roof system was matched with improvements to the company’s operations, allowing SupaLite to successfully manage the influx of orders. The company also invested in a second Haffner machining centre, costing approximately £300,000, enabling it to improve efficiency. Further to this, new manufacturing software has advanced productivity when prepping jobs. In addition, the company, which also manufactures the SkyVista glass panel system, strengthened its workforce with the rearrangement of roles, and the introduction of several new-starters to effectively meet the increased business demand. Steve Hacking, managing director of SupaLite, said: “The desire for home improvements has sky-rocketed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and at SupaLite we pride ourselves on being able to keep up with the new demand.” “With the additional business we have been lucky to achieve, it is important for us to maintain the level of service our customers have been accustomed to receiving, and to ensure the many new businesses who have joined SupaLite are satisfied with our service, so they continue to work with us.” Alan Watters, technical director at SupaLite, added: “The success we are having with maintaining our lead times at SupaLite is testament to the strength of our supply chain partnerships.” Working alongside installers and home improvement companies nationwide, SupaLite says its tiled roof and SkyVista systems ‘continue to shine as both quality retro-fit systems to replace and improve existing conservatory and orangery roofs, and effective high-performance solutions to the new-build market’. www.supaliteroof.co.uk IMMERSIVE 3D CONSERVATORY SELLING FROM ARC Augmented Reality Creations (ARC) has reported ‘huge demand’ amongst the home improvement industry for InPlace, its new app, ‘with installers reporting a large number of customers opting to use its unique features after experiencing the benefits’. With technology at our fingertips, it’s no longer effective for installers to sell conservatories using generic images from a brochure or online says ARC – thanks to smartphones and websites like Pinterest, homeowners understand the market better than ever, meaning they’re less likely to commit to a big investment without first clearly seeing the value of their purchase. As a result, more and more installers are looking for new ways to help them win more sales, and ARC reports that InPlace has been ‘taking the market by storm’. Using augmented reality software, InPlace is an app that allows installers to show their customers virtual, explorable, life-size 3D models of their conservatory, helping them make a decision and ultimately winning more sales. The app virtually places an installer’s conservatory design in their customer’s garden or attached to their home, helping them visualise where it will end up and how it will look in real life. Installers can also use the app to demonstrate different conservatory designs in their showroom, without the need for any additional space. ARC COO and co-founder, Andrew Clear, commented: “The conservatory market is booming at the moment, but despite that, homeowners are still having to rely on simple computer drawings to make important – and costly – decisions. “InPlace transforms these drawings into immersive 3D experiences using their mobile phone or tablet – installers can offer their customers a much better experience, ultimately increasing their order values and conversion rates. “InPlace is simple, affordable and easy to use, and as an installer, it’s the app you need to step into the future.” Visit the App Store/Google Play Store to download InPlace. arc-solutions.co.uk/ 54 T I MAY/JUNE <strong>2021</strong> PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST
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