We hope everyone had a nice christmas/new year break. We hope this year is succesful for everyone out there.
Everyone at the window man is back on deck this week. For some reason we start the year with a lot of raked frames
Today is the last day for the year at the window man 2022. We are taking a few weeks off with all staff back on deck next year on 23rd jan.
This year has been a difficult one with supply chains, ever upward costs in materials, difficulty in sourcing good timbers, changes to aluminium extrustion suppliers with our domestic windows and just covid randomly playing havoc. Despite all of the head winds we have had another successful year and look forward to both the break and the return for next year.
If you need anything quoted – please email it to us, George and I are still around and will receive your emails. Calling the factory probably wont get a response unless one of us happens to be in the office.
We wish all our customers and suppliers a happy and safe break.
peter – production manager – son of the boss
We just finished a custom skylite panel which was loaded up for delivery- not 15minutes ago.
1525 x 2875 stop schampfers, timber beaded, solid western red cedar – as per a design given to us by the builder. They plan on having custom leadlight fitted and I should imagine will look very impressive in the ceiling of a home.
this 4 panel sliding door with flydoors is glazed with clear comfort plus 6.38 laminate glass and ready for delivery today
It is rapidly heading towards the end of the year.
Have some photos of what has been going on last few days…
One of the builders who ordered a door and window has finished the installation and sent us some photos.
These frames were REALLY rotten. Managed to salvage the leadlight panel. Client to render the outside of the walls.
Timber continues to be a supply issue. Hard if not possible to source long lengths of certain timbers. One supplier sent me a pack list of 7 small packs.
I ordered 5 of them and he replied saying 2 had been sold already. Blink and you miss it.
Wood glue supplier has been waiting on his orders since august 21. We have bought the last he has, and will need to use a level up in glue (increase in $$$) instead once our regular glue runs out.
Laminate glass from one of our main suppliers doubled about 2 weeks ago. others have jumped by at least 25%.
How fast this year has flown by. As deadline to our one and only break looms, we are pushing as much work out as possible. Some random work of what has been going on;
Just a photo of a single sash remake from its old sample provided. I’ve actually just finished 7 different sashes , but here is a photo of one…changed to clear glass, but otherwise an exact match.
THE WINDOW MAN 