Listers BIGTradeCounter delivers Record Results

Posted by Listers on 07/08/2013

It’s now well over 20 years since Lister Trade Frames opened a small trade counter operation at their premises in Stoke on Trent. What seemed to be just an aside to their main manufacturing business of windows and doors for the trade, has now blossomed into a fully grown regional operation in its own right….

Listers help their customers to CE clearly

Posted by Listers on 18/07/2013

CE Marking has now officially landed as the latest government law to help bring the Fenestration industry up to code with respect to professionalism and safety. As of July the 1st, manufacturers and installers will have to show that the products they are manufacturing/installing are CE compliant. CE Marking on a product is a manufacturer’s…

Learning and Earning with Listers

Posted by Listers on 31/05/2013

May the 23rd saw Lister Trade Frames open the doors for one of their now famous trade open days. An annual event in the calendar, this year it was a little earlier than usual due to some imminent changes in our industry. Listers have always tried to integrate learning sessions into their trade days rather…

FIT for purpose?

Posted by Listers on 24/05/2013

April saw the inaugural FIT Show burst onto the Fenestration scene. Replacing the now defunct Glassex exhibition, the FIT show was branded as the event to restore the buzz in the Fenestration world. Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent were one of the first companies to sign up nearly a year and half before…

Listers are now Accredited for Green Deal

Posted by Listers on 20/05/2013

Lister Trade Frames, of Stoke on Trent, have just been awarded Green Deal Installer Accreditation through FENSA (The Fenestration Self Assessment Scheme). The presentation of the certificate was made at the FIT Show Glass and Glazing Industry exhibition in Telford. Green Deal is the Government’s leading environment initiative. Put simply, the Government is establishing a…

Listers are FIT and raring to go.

Posted by Listers on 11/03/2013

They’re going, you’re going and we’re going, three statements that to anyone in the Fenestration industry have become part of our daily conversation. We’ve all watched as the FIT Show bandwagon rolls on and gather momentum as the exhibition dates draws closer. And making steady progress with their FIT Show plans is Lister trade Frames…

More Good News for Lister Customers

Posted by Listers on 04/03/2013

Lister Trade Frames have just released more results underlining why they were winners of the G-12 Fabricator of the Year Award for the third time in 2012. Listers have monitored their cost of sales as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for more than 8 years now and have used the results to scrutinize and help…

Listers Bank Holiday 2013

Posted by Listers on 05/02/2013

The Royal wedding gave us all an extra Bank Holiday in 2011. The gift was repeated again in 2012 with an extra day off for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Now Listers have stepped into the gap for 2013 by giving an extra Listers Bank Holiday… for all of their staff! 2012 was an excellent year…

Listers Key to Fundraising

Posted by Listers on 21/01/2013

There are some people who are just born to do charity work. It’s part of their DNA and they do it without searching for the plaudits and the accolades. Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent have their very own fund raising guru in trade counter assistant, Dave Key. During last year’s Children in Need…