January To Reveal State Of Window Industry

Soon, http://www.double-glazing-forum.com/ will reveal the number of bankruptcies in the double glazing industry for January. A high number will still signal difficulties and will put doubt on any sort of recovery some think we are in. It will also give a clue if the cold weather at the beginning of the month had an impact on the companies in a weaker state than others.

A low number however could signal stablisation in what is up to now still a very volatile market place.

A want to make the point however, that the market is still way too over crowded. In the Yorkshire region, there is something like two installation companies for every manufacturer. There are a lot of installation companies in Yorkshire, but way too many manufacturers. One to two is not a healthy ratio to have, which is why the market has been suffering badly from undercutting. There is such thing as have too much competition. Too much damages the industry as more and more money is spread thinner and thinner, businesses find it increasingly harder to make any decent revenues. Take a good handful out of the equation and the ratio between installers and manufacturers becomes a bit healthy. A ratio of four installers to one manufacturer might be a good start.

P.S. This post was written whilst listening to a band called Finch, stimulated my mind!