http://news.brackenwood.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:27:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Brackenwood did not miss a trick with the huge success of their open day held at their Basingstoke showroom on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of March. The king of the green baize, Dennis Taylor, charmed visitors with his combination of trick shots; humour and top-class snooker, which proved to ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2008/04/09/brackenwood%e2%80%99s-winning-frame/ This is your cue to visit Brackenwood Window and Conservatories, who are proud to welcome the king of the green baize, one of the most recognised faces within snooker, Dennis Taylor, who will be making his first break at Brackenwoods showroom on Saturday the 29th of March 2008. Dennis Taylor has ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2008/03/27/dennis-taylor-in-basingstoke-at-brackenwood/ As Home Information Packs become the norm, the performance of your home, especially when selling, has never been more important. In fact, as of May 1st, as part of the Governments drive to make all new homes carbon neutral by 2016, all new homes will receive an energy rating. New builds will ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2008/03/25/energy-ratings-on-your-home/ Innovation in glass manufacturing is not something you may automatically think about, but over the years we have seen a number of new products that have improved the quality of products, the same as any industry. One such innovation we are introducing in Spring 2008 at Brackenwood is a new ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2008/02/15/introducing-pilkington-energikare/ The well-publicised slowdown of UK house prices is putting greater pressure on Basingstoke residents looking to sell their homes to address the needs and desires of buyers. This is compounded by the fact that although at £275,000 the average house price in the area is £45,000 more than the national ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2008/01/29/increase-the-chance-of-selling-your-home-with-better-windows/ The window cleaner is a popular figure in the British psyche, immortalised by George Formby’s famous song and in a more risqué fashion by Robin Askwith’s ‘Confessions of a Window Cleaner’ film. But in an age of monumental technological progress the dependable services of the window cleaner have a new ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2008/01/29/confessions-of-a-self-cleaning-window/ On the 15th of November as part of Enterprise Week (12th-16th November 2007), Brackenwood Windows and Conservatories opened their doors to 30 students from the Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College - for an inspiring entrepreneurial afternoon. The inspirational event comprised of a series of exciting talks from some of Basingstoke's leading ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2007/11/22/brackenwood-inspires-local-business-and-enterprise-school/ Enterprise Week is an annual week of events and activities running from the 12th-16th of November 2007. Taking place across the country, businesses, charities, schools and colleges will be holding events and activities in celebration of enterprise in all its forms. Last year’s Enterprise Week saw over 448,000 people taking ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2007/11/02/brackenwood-embrace-enterprise-week/ Government and local authorities are pressuring homeowners to take climate change seriously by taking action to reduce household carbon emissions. A surprisingly simple method of reducing your carbon footprint, for a relatively small cost is by ensuring your windows are energy efficient. Domestic housing is the leading CO² generator, accounting for ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2007/10/18/windows-watching-over-the-planet-and-your-pennies/ Brackenwood's annual open weekend held on the 6th and 7th of October at their Basingstoke showroom proved a huge success with the residents across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire. This year, in celebration of their 20th anniversary, Brackenwood enchanted Hampshire with the world's most famous and easily recognised car, Chitty Chitty Bang ... http://news.brackenwood.com/2007/10/11/truly-scrumptios-open-weekend-chitty-makes-brackenwood-open-weekend-flying-success/