In this section we aim to provide PVCu installers with business advice from a wide variety of experts within the industry. Ranging from matters that have a direct impact upon your business, such as measuring profitability, to more general advice, such as company newsletters and how it can benefit your company. Business advice is intended to become an information resource offering customers retail advice, best practices and business development solutions in understandable, bite size sections.

The advice is divided into 5 sections; marketing, finance, HR, IT and operations. A taster of the advice are:

  • Showdown for showrooms
    Mike Rigby, Shepley's PR agent, analyses the current formats of many installer retail showrooms and asks are they really worth it? With advice on how to make best use of any showroom from window dressing to implementing a child friendly environment.

  • Recruiting - a guide to getting it right
    Recruiting good people is difficult at any time, especially when unemployment is falling and competition for staff is high. Considering that your staff can be the most important asset in building a successful business, it is a process that employers must learn to get right.
If you have a query relating to any of the articles or would like to request specific advice that you feel would be helpful to your business please contact us. For instance, are there any industry issues effecting your business in any particular area or do you need an expert's advice to improve your company? Let us know and we'll do our very best to provide you with the advice you need or to pass it on to the relevant specialist.

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