The secret is out. Today we were officially invited into partnership with Rationel. We have been chosen as Rationel's Approved Installers for luxury timber and aluminium-clad windows and doors across Somerset. We feel it is a great honour, and testament to the quality of our installations and customer service. Matthew and Natasha with Steve from Rationel (centre) in the Bicester Showroom. Rationel is an industry leader in the manufacturer of high quality timber windows and doors based in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Matthew has been installing timber windows for many years, and is confident in the quality and attention to detail Rationel offer. We needed a quality wooden window that would dovetail with our exceptionally high installation standards and the expectations of our exacting customers, so offering our customers Rationel timber windows and doors in Somerset was a natural choice. ​Rationel has an excellent reputation and is particularly popular with Architects ...

Did you ever wonder why so many new homes are being built with anthracite grey coloured windows and doors. It doesn't stop there either, there is real demand for replacement glazing in anthracite too. So much in fact that almost all of our suppliers have anthracite as one of their stock colours, and it's no longer a special order colour. So why is Anthracite the colour of choice by so many people? It would seem that there are some really valid reasons for choosing it, beyond what you may initially believe to be just a fashion trend. It's an extremely versatile dark grey colour. It really suits a whole manner of building materials (brick, render, stone etc.); It appears to almost disappear, its inconspicuous colour means that it is not the main thing your eye is drawn too and it doesn't detract from the other features of your home. This is especially pertinent when you compare it in contrast to the white we are so used to seeing everywhere; It...