Double Glazing Industry Is Still Shakey In Places

My last post touched on a couple of developments within the double glazing industry.

The first bit of news was the confirmation of... (the rest of this section has been removed for my safety reasons!).

My second bit of news was about Safestyle. Some may already know this but their fitters are now on 3 day weeks and have taken a 20% pay cut. For a fitter who has to pay for a lad, and provide for his family, how is he going to manage on those sorts of work levels. It does beg the question of how well they are actually doing. Whenever you hear them talk they are always doing well, but in reality they can't be if they can't provide their fitters with a full weeks work. They did also shut down the Bradford plant not so long ago. How is this company still trading. I know from older salesmen in the industry that everyone has wondered how they have managed to carry on trading this long.

One thing that I've been wondering about is this; do we really want the biggest in the industry to go? When the bigger companies start advertising, that tends to generate leads for everyone in the industry. They are the ones to start the ball rolling in the New Year and get everyone back into the swing of things.

This tells me that our industry is still shakey in places, and that there are more companies that are due to go bust sooner rather than later. But I think for those who had a good last three months of 2009 and good beginning of this year then things should be looking up from here on in.

My last bit of news was about a company/branch going under in Castleford, but I am yet to hear any solid information about that so I don't have anything new on that front. But when I do it'll be on here.