Ben Brocklesby, Director at Origin, explores the small changes that can make a big impact in today’s challenging market.
The rising cost of living and soaring interest rates have made homeowners nervous about taking on big, expensive renovation projects or investing in a new home. Instead, we predict the focus will be smaller changes that make a big impact. Something as simple as a new front door can really freshen up the front entrance of a property, while replacing old French doors with new bi-folding doors can make a living space more diverse and encourage an abundance of natural light to enter a property.
Builders can best advise customers on how they can update their homes with ‘quick wins’ that instantly help them fall in love with their properties again. At Origin, our priority is to ensure builders have the tools they need to help homeowners enhance their homes. We have rewritten the rulebook to make life easier for our Partners.
Glazing solution
Over the last 21 years, Origin has been unrivalled in launching new, innovative products to help our Partners accommodate whole–house projects. We are also constantly updating and adding to the Origin Home Range to ensure our systems achieve the highest level of building standards. Every system in the range has been updated to meet and exceed the new Part L regulations and will be updated again ahead of the Future Homes Standard (2025), so builders can be confident in Origin’s superior thermal efficiency when recommending us to customers for now and the future.
Light up the room
With an increasing number of people working from home, encouraging as much natural light as possible inside has become increasingly important. Natural light is proven to improve mood, stabilize our circadian rhythms, and even increase cognitive performance. Our homes – and allowing as much daylight in as possible – can therefore have a significant impact on our mental and physical health.
As the popularity for broken plan living increases with the need for separate areas for work, life, and play, there’s a risk light could be limited. Thankfully, Origin now offers the OI-30 Internal Door. The glazed system means light can travel throughout the home. Made bespoke and available in over 150 RAL colours, the sleek Origin Internal Door is more modern than other internal glass doors and provides an elegant way to divide living spaces.
Glazing ‘on demand’
Missing install days and project deadlines due to being let down by suppliers can cause a big headache for builders. It can damage reputations and cause financial issues. In a world where consumers can buy products online in a few clicks with guaranteed next–day delivery, we believe the fenestration industry should strive to offer the same level of service.
Origin has completely removed lead times, giving Partners the power to dictate exactly when they need products delivered, even if that’s within as little as 24 hours.
Despite a shift in homeowner priorities and a reluctance to spend more making significant changes to their homes, there is still a window of opportunity in supporting them with small changes to make a big impact. While we remain in a period of economic and political uncertainty, we have no doubt that 2023 will present new challenges – and opportunities – to the building industry. Our priority is to support our Partners with an unrivalled level of service and product range that will support their success.
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