The number of consumers thinking of investing in a conservatory in the UK appears to be on the increase.
Five years ago, the UK conservatory market was booming, and conservatories where the most popular and desired home improvement and it’s not hard to see why.
Adding a conservatory is the cheapest, easiest and quickest way of creating that much needed extra room and typically at around a third of the cost of a traditional brick built extension.
However around three years ago, the global recession really started to kick in and the market started steadily declining, but fortunately due to the growing popularity of glass roofs (as opposed to polycarbonate) and bigger conservatories, the average order values actually started increasing. Although this wasn’t enough to compensate for lower sales figures, it certainly helped.
In the last three months, interest seems to have risen which may have happened sooner if it wasn’t for the distractions we’ve had this year, i.e. the severe weather conditions in January, the general election and the world cup. All this takes the minds of consumers off purchasing certain products, particularly luxury items such as a conservatory.
Posted by David Bingham 
