Coming Soon: New Front Doors & Windows – The Next Step In Trade Innovation
Made for Trade has announced a major expansion of its UK operations with the addition of Dimensions House, a 110,496 sq ft facility in Northampton that will become a key production, distribution and showroom site for the business. The site investment is complemented by another significant investment in Schirmer machinery to improve the quality of already industry leading production.
The new premises will support Made for Trade’s continued growth by increasing production capacity, improving distribution efficiency and strengthening service levels for customers across the UK.
Dimensions House has been selected as a strategically important location for the business. With a significant proportion of Made for Trade’s customer base located outside its North East manufacturing base, the Northampton site will allow the company to operate a more efficient national distribution model, with larger trunking runs into the hub and smaller, more frequent delivery routes from the site.
This hub-and-spoke approach will improve delivery efficiency, reduce pressure on existing operations and support a faster, more responsive service for trade customers.
Midlands Showroom
The facility will also include a dedicated showroom, which will be used to onboard new accounts and introduce customers to the company’s expanding product range. The showroom will also be available for Made for Trade customers to use when presenting Korniche products to their own end users, giving trade partners a professional environment in which to demonstrate the quality, design and performance of the range.
Expanded Aluminium Range
Dimensions House will play a central role in Made for Trade’s future product strategy. The site is planned to become the production facility for the upcoming Korniche Window, an all-aluminium product designed to redefine the UK aluminium window sector through innovation, installation simplicity, strong thermal performance, competitive pricing, high stock availability and short lead times.
The Korniche Window will further expand the Made for Trade product range and support the company’s ambition to offer trade customers a one-supplier solution across aluminium glazing products. By broadening the range, Made for Trade aims to help customers simplify purchasing, improve consistency and access more of the products they need from a single trusted supplier.
The investment follows a series of recent additions to the Korniche range. The company’s Internal Glass Partition system is now available in custom colours at highly competitive prices. A new entry door based around the award winning Korniche bi-folding door system will be launching in August. Aluminium finishing trims are now available as perfect colour matches to ensure the best finish for installations. Textured Black is also now available from stock for sliders and bi-folding doors, offering customers a premium finish with short lead times and without premium pricing.
Continued Product Development
Once the fit-out is complete, Made for Trade’s Flat Glass and Flatlite production lines will also move to the Northampton facility, freeing up much-needed space across the company’s North East sites for further product launches as the business continues to invest in its products and manufacturing capability – Watch this Space.
Chris Wann, Director at Made for Trade, said: “Dimensions House is a major step forward for Made for Trade. It gives us the space, location and operational flexibility we need to improve capacity and service levels for our customers, while also supporting the next stage of growth for the Korniche product range.
“Our customer base is national, and this site helps us serve that market more efficiently. By using Northampton as a distribution hub, we can improve how we move products around the country and support customers with more frequent, responsive delivery routes.
“The upcoming Korniche Window is another key part of our strategy. It expands our range and takes us closer to a one-supplier model, giving customers access to more of the aluminium glazing products they need from one manufacturer, backed by strong stockholding, short lead times and the service levels they expect from Made for Trade.”
Korniche Brand Growth
The expansion also reflects the continued growth of the Korniche brand, which has become increasingly recognised by homeowners as a premium aluminium glazing name. Through sustained brand promotion, consumer marketing and national exhibition activity, Made for Trade is helping to create demand that directly supports its trade customers.
Mike Robinson, Head of Sales at Made for Trade, said:
“The promotion of the Korniche brand is delivering real value for our customers. We are building a premium brand that homeowners recognise and ask for, but we are doing it at a price point that allows our trade customers to remain competitive and win work.
“That balance is very important to us. Korniche is not just about product innovation; it is about giving customers a stronger brand, better sales tools and a more compelling offer for their own end users.”
Customers can experience the latest Korniche innovations first-hand at the remaining 2026 Homebuilding & Renovating Shows.
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