July/August 2022
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REGULARS<br />
14 RETAIL THERAPY<br />
In the first of a new series of columns from Listers,<br />
Group MD Roy Frost explains why premium products<br />
should be high up on your agenda if you want to grow<br />
your company<br />
20 INSTALLER INSIGHTS<br />
This month we put the questions to Leighanne<br />
Cox who forms part of Worthing-based father and<br />
daughter team at Speedy Home Improvements<br />
36 THE VIEW FROM CERTASS<br />
TRADE ASSOCIATION<br />
Jon Vanstone discusses his work with the Lighthouse<br />
Construction Industry Charity and explains why, with<br />
the knowledge that two construction workers commit<br />
suicide everyday, the time to act really is now<br />
INDUSTRY NEWS<br />
06 TACKLING THE SKILLS SHORTAGE<br />
We hear how both the Window Company (Contracts) and the<br />
Glass and Glazing Federation are doing their bit to help the<br />
next generation into the industry<br />
07 SIGNIFICANT EMPLAS ORDER<br />
Emplas has placed an order for a £1million plus Forel Vertical<br />
IGU-line, significantly increasing its capacity but also driving<br />
an uptick in IGU quality<br />
10 BUSINESS PILOT BAROMETER<br />
Neil Cooper-Smith, Senior Analyst at Business Pilot, says the<br />
latest data suggests the market boom is well and truly over,<br />
but as he points out, opportunities still remain for installers...<br />
SECTIONS:<br />
WINDOWS<br />
24<br />
DOORS<br />
38<br />
GLAZED<br />
EXTENSIONS<br />
52<br />
HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENT<br />
62<br />
VEHICLES, TOOLS<br />
& WORKWEAR<br />
70<br />
PRACTICAL CONTENT FOR THE GLAZING INSTALLER & HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST<br />
JULY/AUGUST <strong>2022</strong> T I 5