Monthly Archives: May 2010
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My GlassTalk thoughts
In the days leading up to Thursday’s GlassTalk event, I had it in my mind that this would be the final GlassTalk I would be involved in. It takes a lot of work in the background making arrangements and promoting the event with no financial reward for myself, Andrew, Paul and Jon.
And, as I’ve explained on here before I’m trying to make better use of my time in the future. I decided to see how the event went and make my mind up afterwards about my future involvement.
So, how did it go?
Well, the main reason people attend GlassTalk is for networking, and this time we probably had the best range of individuals taking part. Industry leaders from a variety of systems companies mixed with the owners of some of the most successful installers and fabricators in the UK. I personally made some great new contacts (too many…
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Over Diversification
This is a Guest post by Double Glazing Blogger.
During the worst of the recession, one of the buzz words was ‘diversify’. And so companies did. Be it supplying and installing new products, or expanding an existing range of products or services. We were told that by diversifying, companies would find an extra line of revenue to help them through the tough times.
It seemed that some companies took this advice, and really went for it. I’ve seen some companies move into all sorts of different markets. Ultraframe Verandas, PVCu decking, fencing, PVCu companies turning to aluminium and timber, garage doors, driveways, felt roofs. The list goes on.
The risk was, and probably still is, companies could lose sight of what their core business is. If a window company moves into a handful of different sectors, the window side of the business could lose attention and start to fail. During…
