The UK door market is dominated by 9 door styles, according to the leader of the software business Tommy Trinder. The comment follows detailed analysis of data from Tommy Trinder’s Framepoint app, where more than 17,000 composite doors have been quoted by installers in 2023.
Just 9 door designs account for 50% of the UK market, Tommy Trinder’s latest numbers suggest. The study focussed on the door styles quoted by around 440 window installers that use the Framepoint app for selling.
Chris Brunsdon, founder and CEO of Tommy Trinder, said: “We were puzzled when we crunched the data. It seems that, despite being bombarded by choice, homeowners remain cautious and fall back on old standards that have long been part of the British street scene.
“Simple two-panel doors, either with or without a mullion, are by far and away the most dominant. These represent nearly a third of all doors quoted by installers. Doors that emulate a tongue-and-grooved cottage style are close behind.”
More modern looks seem to have remained niche, according to this recent analysis, as just 12% of homeowners opted for a contemporary styled door so far this year. Of the most popular styles, just 1 contemporary door has made the top 10.
“We’ve been on a mission to create the most comprehensive library of composite door designs available within any single quoting tool. It was a little odd to find that of the 350 or so door designs that are available to touch, show and sell via Framepoint, only around half have been quoted by installers so this year. But at the end of the day, I suppose it’s good know that Framepoint is well ahead of the game!”
Tommy Trinder’s Installer-Award-winning Framepoint app allows window installers to combine a quote for composite doors together with quotes for a range of aluminium, PVC-U and timber products. To find out more, book a free demonstration at tommytrinder.com.
