April 2022

Updates
ONLINE DESIGN
Garden Room Designer from Making Your
Space makes the process from enquiry
through to order seamless. The company says
it’s also a platform that can be dropped on
to other websites, and specifically for their
expanding network of Design Partners.
A garden room is the ultimate additional
premium space, but until now the challenge has
been to find a way in which these functional
rooms can be designed individually.
The Garden Room Designer from Making
Your Space follows considerable investment
in the business and allows a bespoke room to
be created in 3D in just a matter of minutes.
Sizes can be changed at the click of a mouse
as can the location of windows and doors, roof
overhangs added, and even internal electrics and
skirting boards can be added, along with other
useful functionality.
Everything can also be priced in real time for
a finished priced, with garden room costs fully
customisable at the back end. From a consumer’s
perspective, a finished design and price can
be agreed at a single sitting and a confirmed
order also sent directly to Making Your Space for
checking and production scheduling, as part of a
paperless process.
Ryan Crossley, Director of Making Your Space
commented: “We’re in the digital era now when
you build a car on a configurator and even
chose the options on your new home in 3D. With
this investment in technology, we’re enabling
our design partners to create bespoke garden
rooms in real time and with the option of an
installed price, based on carefully audited and
customisable build and installation costs. It also
removes the need for a garden room show village,
given the level of detail and the availability of our
mini-pods for sales and marketing purposes.”
www.makingyourspace.co.uk/
Epwin Window Systems’ digital integrated
platform Connect has recently celebrated
its first anniversary.
Gerald Allen, Head of Marketing at Epwin Window
Systems, said: “Connect was designed to help
fabricators and installers access the vast range of
business support available to them and, in doing so,
help them drive sales, grow profit and simplify the
access points. We’re delighted to see it delivering
on its remit.”
Reflecting the value that it adds, nearly 550
installers, fabricators and trade counters have
already signed up to the platform.
The most popular sections of the site are the
U-Comply N Customer Portal, which allows
users to calculate the thermal efficiency ratings
of their products, the technical bulletins that
advise customers on the latest product updates
and the image gallery, a comprehensive library of
professional images for use in marketing materials.
Gerald commented: “Epwin Window Systems’
customers are committed to making sure their
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CONNECTING THE INDUSTRY
products offer the latest thinking and meet the
latest requirements. This is reflected in their
use of the technical sections of the site which
our customers have found invaluable. The
importance of high-quality marketing is reflected
in the use of the images downloaded from our
gallery along with the various POS options.”
The company says customer feedback on the
Connect portal has been very strong.
www.epwinwindowsystems.co.uk
ENERGY SAVING SLIMFOLD DOOR
Pyramid Aluminium has launched its
SlimFold bi-fold door that achieves a
1.4 W/m 2 K U-value with standard double
glazing. SlimFold offers easy clip-in
beading, with a 45mm wide slimline sash
and is the latest addition to the Purelight
aluminium system range.
Thanks to an innovative insulated thermal
break, SlimFold bifold doors achieve a 1.4
U-value with a Low-E argon-filled warm
edge glass unit, complying with the June
changes to Part L of the building regulations.
SlimFold has a super slim 45mm sash to give a narrow 100mm meeting stile, one of the slimmest
on the market. Sashes can be up to 1.1m wide and 2.5m high, to create large glass areas with
minimal frames, for incredible views.
“There has always been a high demand for more glass and less frame, so we’re really excited
that we’ve achieved such a slim profile to help homeowners create better views” said Paul Bailey,
Managing Director of Pyramid Aluminium.
The SlimFold bi-fold is built with installers in mind, with an aluminium clip-in bead making quick
work of glazing, for an easy and speedy installation. www.pyramid-profiles.co.uk
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