INDUSTRYNEWS
Fabricator grows from £ 7m to £ 11m turnover in three years
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THE LAST THREE YEARS HAVE BEEN very eventful for trade fabricator Dekko Window Systems , including growing from £ 7m to £ 11m turnover , moving from its original 25,000 square foot square factory into a new 55,000 square foot factory , and being named as one of the 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain in the recent the London Stock Exchange report .
Golf day
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GGF SCOTLAND MEMBERS AND guest players benefitted from a great Golf Day on the 26th May as 32 people attended Gourock Golf Course for a fantastic day of golfing and networking .
Alex Gray , Chairman GGF Scotland , commented : “ The GGF Scotland Golf Day has developed over many years to become a major event in the GGF calendar , and this was our biggest turn out yet . The weather held out for us and the scenery at Gourock Golf Club was spectacular . Players even got to witness a nuclear submarine and a cruise liner sail past while playing ! Thank you to all the players who joined us for helping to make it a superb day .”
Quality products and great customer service has always underpinned the Dekko business philosophy , but according to Sales Director , Kurt Greatrex , clever marketing has played a big part in the company ’ s growth too .
“ Prior to forming Dekko we all agreed that we needed to offer quality products and have a ‘ right first time ’ attitude if we want to succeed , and for the first few years we grew organically , winning business through word of mouth , with very little marketing .
“ In 2013 we decided we wanted to kick things up a notch , so we contacted Purplex and start raising our profile and building our brand .
“ We received over 100 leads from our first e-shot , which was promoting our new Residence 9 range , and we haven ’ t looked back since ,” Kurt explained . “ Thanks to the PR and direct marketing , everyone seems to know about Dekko .”
www . purplexmarketing . com
Turning
Prizes for the course , presented at the dinner in the clubhouse after play , were first , second and third place , longest drive and nearest the pin .
THE WINNERS WERE : 1st prize – James Thomson , Ultraframe 2nd prize – Alan Hyde , Thermoseal 3rd prize – Bob Sturrock , Abacus Agents Longest Drive – Rob Small , CEN
Solutions Nearest the Pin – Chris Megson , Capital
Glazing
The GGF is planning two further Golf Days this summer in the South East and the North West of England .
Email info @ ggf . org . uk
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Illbruck is celebrating its TP600 Compriband joint sealing tape ’ s 20th birthday .
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ILLBRUCK TP600 COMPRIBAND 600 is a joint sealing tape for outdoor use . It is highly flexible , which allows it to provide a weather-tight seal for façade joints with a depth of up to 40 mm . TP600 fulfils all the requirements of BG1 in accordance with DIN 18542 and bears the CE mark .
Tremco Illbruck has been testing TP600 in real-life circumstances in Bodenwöhr , Germany since 1995 and , after 20 years of weathering , TP600 is still going strong . The tape has survived harsh weather conditions such as ice , snow , driving rain and UV radiation and still has the same movement qualities as it did 20 years ago .
Illbruck TP600 Compriband 600 has successfully exceeded the 15-year extended warranty offered by Illbruck .
www . tremco-illbruck . co . uk
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