Tradelink, the trade fabricator celebrating 20 years in business this year, is now offering a u-value certificate with every door it sells. Jim Moody, Managing Director of Tradelink comments: “Although at the end of last year we heard about the launch of the Door Energy Ratings scheme as an alternative way to measure the energy performance of a door, at the moment u-values still offer the only route of compliance with Building Regulations.

Leading systems company Synseal is offering fabricators the opportunity to learn everything they need to know about Window Energy Ratings, from the people who wrote the scheme – the BFRC.  Synseal is hosting free workshops on two dates – February 22 and March 28 – and all fabricators, whether Synseal customers or not, are invited to attend to listen to the British Fenestration Ratings Council explain the finer details of WERs.

Universal Arches has further expanded its direct delivery and collection service to include the postcodes of Peterborough (PE), Cambridge (CB), Colchester (CO), Norwich (NR) and Ipswich (IP).  In April 2011, Universal Arches implemented a pioneering new delivery process for the bending sector, so a large proportion of customers could receive direct deliveries and collections on specific dates.

Sales representatives from the Conservatory Outlet Network of Dealers will this year benefit from a comprehensive programme of retail sales training, funded by the Wakefield-based fabricator.  The seven-day course will be delivered by Paul Clifton of Masterclass Sales Training who sold on the frontline for over 10 years, achieving an 82% sit-to-sale conversion rate during this time.