Blog
Why fire-rated is the future of aluminium decking
Paul Smith, F.H. Brundle’s Head of Marketing, charts the changes in fire regulations we have seen implemented over the last four years. The Grenfell tragedy exposed that, in some parts of our sector, attitudes to fire safety were far too lax for far too long. In the four years that followed, fire regulations rightly came under forensic attention right across construction and the built environment – and now, products that [...]
Introducing Synergised – the next big thing in decking
Think decking, and you probably think timber. But timber, as classically attractive and readily available as it is, has problems, as everyone in our sector is well aware. It will rot, it can twist and warp, and can require a great deal of maintenance to keep looking and performing its best. Which, in recent years, has led to the development of a wide range of alternatives – and one of the most popular is aluminium. Why aluminium? Because it’s strong, [...]
New Rainham Sales Manager
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Grover to the role of Sales Manager in our Rainham branch. Micky has been with the business for nearly 9 years and during that time has performed a number of roles. He started as a warehouse operative, picking orders on a daily basis. Gerry Delacy spotted something in Micky, and after a [...]
People want endless choice. You offer off-the-shelf. F.H. Brundle’s Liveconfigurator™ could be the answer
Paul Smith, Head of Marketing at long-standing F.H. Brundle, explains how the company’s Liveconfigurator™ can help installers capitalise on huge and rising demand for tailored products. The great British home improvement boom shows little sign of slowing. With its origins in the rocketing demand that followed the end of the UK’s first national coronavirus lockdown, it made the second half of 2020 one of the busiest and most successful in [...]
How the materials of the future are changing the face of Britain’s outdoor spaces
Paul Smith, head of marketing at F.H. Brundle, discusses the modern materials shaking up the fencing and decking sectors, and making the nation a more stylish, less labour-intensive place to be. Since the turn of the millennium, rapid advances in technology have seen traditional materials increasingly replaced with stronger, longer-lasting and easier to maintain alternatives. It’s unlikely the humble timber fence or metal railings will ever disappear completely – but now, it’s got serious competition. New man-made materials like [...]
The next step on from timber – introducing the alternatives taking Britain’s gardens by storm
F.H. Brundle Head of Marketing Paul Smith discusses timber, and the twenty-first-century materials challenging its dominance in the home and garden markets. If there’s one thing we can say with certainty, it’s this – wood isn’t going anywhere. People have been making things from timber for hundreds of thousands of years. We know that, even more than a million years ago, early humans were fashioning primitive tools out of wood, as well as stone and animal [...]
