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Does this sound like good service to you?
Service should not be discriminative, we should all be treated like royalty when we spend our hard earned cash. We’ve reviewed these two services and here’s what we found about company standards in Britain. Picture this: Its 9:30, they are an hour and a half late....
The Light House Project….. buying a new house
I am in the process of buying a new house, or ‘the light house project’ as I like to call it. It should be an exciting time I know, but the process is more likely to make you bald than happy. What is it that makes us fall in love with a house and...
Brexit, the Good the Bad and Fenestration
The ‘B’ word comprised of 6 letters that have caused grown men to cry. But for a British SME….. is it a good thing, or bad? The Good It is agreed by mostly all, that we want/need to achieve a unified end to our EU negotiations and that a structured exit will be the...
TO TEST OR NOT TO TEST?
The question that is on most manufacturers lips at the moment is whether testing is necessary on their products, or should they cap their costs and stop with just bringing products to the shelves? We are so proud of all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes...
HOWELLS PATENT GLAZING LAUNCHES NEW ROOF VENT SYSTEM
Howells Patent Glazing is pleased to announce the launch of its new roof vent system. Designed to integrate with the company’s patent glazing bars, the vent is also compatible with other systems. For complete flexibility, it can be accommodated into any application...
Frame-by-frame: the best material for windows
Frame-by-frame: the best material for windows What is the best choice of material for windows: uPVC or aluminium? This is a question we get asked regularly by window shoppers (excuse the pun). My answer? I’d say aluminium (but I do work for an aluminium manufacturer)....
Keeping you in the loop (the closed-loop)
Keeping you in the loop (the closed-loop) Sustainability in the products we use is very important. Our customers expect us to consider the environmental impact of our raw materials especially how waste is managed and recycled. Metals are found in the earths crust in...
HOWELLS’ BESPOKE GLAZING SYSTEM RESTORES HISTORIC ALTON TOWERS CONSERVATORY
Howells Patent Glazing was appointed manufacturer and supplier of a bespoke glazing system for one of the greatest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Britain, the Towers, known to millions as the centrepiece of Alton Towers Resort. Adapting its popular HGR 1...
Budget on Black Country 2018
Tracey, business development manager for £3m turnover firm, Howells Patent Glazing joined a panel of Black Country business figures to discuss the impact of the 2018 Budget on the West Midlands economy. Tracey told the Budget review at Wolverhampton Business...