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Glass News speaks to New Design Windows about their success story and ongoing growth...

New Design Windows Ltd have become one of The North’s leading window manufacturers during their 3 years of operating. With 37 employees and with windows installed across 93 residential sites nationwide, this South Yorkshire based company is a real success story and is growing from strength to strength. Launching the company in 2019 and just as they were finding their feet, the whole of the UK was hit by the pandemic. Any new start business would struggle to navigate through the pandemic, however, it is to the utmost credit of New Design Windows to have achieved almost double their turnover, increasing from £1.3m in 2020/21 to an impressive £3.7m in 2021/22 (and an on budget projection of £6.2m for 2023) with future plans to grow this turnover even further.

Managing Director, Lynne Darwin, previously won the award for Business Person of The Year in Barnsley and Rotherham, as well as being voted one of the top 100 people working in manufacturing in 2015. Lynne is very proud of her team and believes that becoming stronger since the pandemic is testament to their dedication, providing a high-quality service for customers when they need them the most. Here’s what Lynne told Glass News: "We manufacture, supply and install windows and doors from our Wombwell-based factory to major housing developers up and down the country. We are committed to further growing the business with the hope of expanding our locations and hiring new skilled workers each year. We take pride in our successes, milestones and targets, as well as our customer support and highquality products. New Design Windows Ltd has grown exponentially over the last few years as we’ve developed our offering and maintained our very high customer service standards. I know I speak on behalf of the whole team when I say, we can’t wait to see what 2023 will bring!"

Profile of choice is Optima by Profile 22, as Lynne believes that every detail has been engineered to perfection.

Lynne continues: "It's stylist, modern and built to deliver outstanding thermal and weathering performance. Security and strength are unsurpassed. Optima window systems feature a central Eurogroove to give the sashes greater rigidity. We have also implemented strategic local wall thickening for 35% better screw and hardware retention. Our secure bead system passes security tests without glazing clips and is ready for proposed enhancements to PAS24. Optima is a step-change in advanced window design for the 21st century. It’s why it’s the market leader. Choose Optima and it will change your expectations of what a modern window system should offer."

So, whatever your requirements, New Design Windows are ready to take your call and listen to your needs, whether that’s for a manufacture & supply service, installation project or a new build development.

Contact them today and speak to or email the Managing Director on...

T: 07394 272719 – E: ldarwin@ndw.ltd www.ndw.ltd

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in December, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +7.5% in October 2022 compared to the same month in 2021. Volume sales dropped again (-5.6%) while prices climbed +13.9%, so price inflation was the driving factor of growth.

Eleven of the twelve categories sold more in October compared to the previous year, with eight performing better than Merchants overall. Renewables & Water Saving (+66.1%) was the standout category,

Builders Merchant Building Index

while Plumbing, Heating & Electrical (+19.5%), Workwear & Safetywear (+19.0%) and Kitchens & Bathrooms (+17.5%) also had a good month. Timber & Joinery Products (-8.4%) was the only category to sell less.

Compared to pre-pandemic October 2019, total merchant value sales were +19.6% higher in 2022. Volume sales fell -8.9% while prices were +31.2% higher. With two less trading days this year, like-for-like sales were up +31.0%. Four of the twelve categories grew more than total Merchants with Renewables & Water Saving (+59.5%) leading the pack. Landscaping (+31.2%), Timber & Joinery Products (+23.4%) and Heavy Building Materials (+21.5%) also did well.

Last Three Months

Total sales in the three months August to October 2022 were +6.9% up on the same period last year, with price inflation of +14.7%, and volumes down -6.8%. Nine of the twelve categories sold more than Merchants overall including Renewables & Water Saving (+52.1%), Workwear & Safetywear (+22.9%), Kitchens & Bathrooms (+18.7%) and Heavy Building Materials (+14.7%). Only Timber & Joinery Products (-9.0%) sold less.

MONTH-ON-MONTH

Month-on-month, total merchant sales dropped slightly (-0.9%) in October compared to September. Volume sales were marginally down (-1.8%) and prices edged up (+0.9%). Five categories sold more in October including Plumbing, Heating & Electrical (+9.3%), which did best, followed by Tools (+5.4%) and Renewables & Water Saving (+3.0%). Seasonal category Landscaping (-8.1%) was the weakest.

ROLLING 12-MONTHS

Total Merchants sales in the 12 months November 2021 to October 2022 were +23.5% higher than in the same 12 months three years earlier (November 2018 to October 2019). With two less trading days in the most recent period, like-for-like sales were up +24.5%. All categories sold more with Landscaping (+38.1%), Timber & Joinery Products (+36.6%) and Renewables & Water Saving (+31.0%) well out in front. Heavy Building Materials (+20.5%) and Kitchens & Bathrooms (+18.5%) grew more slowly.

For the full report, including comments from the BMBI’s panel of leading industry Experts, please visit www.bmbi.co.uk.