Timber window and door maker Mumford & Wood has launched into the wood conservatory market.
The Tiptree-based manufacturer, which will also be making glass-houses, orangeries and roof lanterns under the Mumford & Wood Garden Rooms label, sees the move as a natural transition and says it is partly a response to customer demand.
“Our casements, doorsets and bifold doors will be incorporated into the garden room designs,” said sales and marketing director Chris Wood. “Some would say [the diversification] is not before time.”
A spokesperson for the company said it was targeting the newbuild/developer, replacement and refurbishment and self-build markets. And it aimed to sell garden rooms as stand-alone products, but also as packages with its windows and doors.
“Customers do want to buy products that match, both in quality and design,” she said. “It’s a natural combination.”
Mumford & Wood also has the advantage of being able to call on the experience of conservatory specialist English Glass House, a sister company in the Performance Timber Group.
“And the company has taken on Ben Greenwood from English Glass House to give them added expertise in the market,” said the spokesperson.
More follows in this week’s TTJ.
