Clearview National May 2015 - Issue 162 | Page 56

DOORSEXTRA sponsored by Which colour? You decide! TWR Bi-folds is running a poll to find the most popular dual-colour combination for bi-folding doors. A breath of fresh air »»The New Year saw a fresh start for one of the UK’s largest fabricators, Garrard Windows, as it switched to using Liniar profiles for its PVCu products. With a turnover approaching £20m and 170 staff operating out of an 86,000 ft² factory in Buckinghamshire, Garrard’s window and conservatory trade customer base spans the whole of the South of England. This successful firm has grown substantially since it was formed in 1997 and its changeover to Liniar looks set to help take the business forward even further in 2015. Managing Director, Steve Leek, explains why, “To change profile supplier is one of the biggest decisions a window manufacturer will ever make. I’ve known Roger and many of his team for over 20 years. He has what he calls a ‘flat management structure’, which means there is an absolute minimum of management ‘layers’, enabling faster communication and speed of response. “In my experience, profile companies in general aren’t great at responding to customer opinions, but at Liniar they actively seek out feedback – a real breath of fresh air! “Since switching, the feedback from our customers has been overwhelmingly positive.” »»The company has set up the live poll on its website and is encouraging installers to register their opinion and vote. ‘a range of quality’ The campaign is a response to increased demand for TWR Bi-fold’s coloured products. The company has invested in its own in-house powder coating facility and can offer the fastest lead times on coloured bi-folding doors in the industry. Terry Richardson, Managing Director said: “To make it even easier for installers to turn around jobs and remain profitable in the aluminium market, we want to find out what the most popular dualcolour’s are. “Through our colour campaign we can establish the most popular colour combinations and have these in stock, ready to manufacture and supply.” TWR Bi-folds manufactures a range of quality aluminium products including patio doors and vertical sliders, and can supply these on the same six day lead times as its bi-fold doors. For further details visit, www.twrbifolds.co.uk/dualcoloured-bifold-poll Liniar, www.liniar.co.uk, Tel: 01332 883900 Garrard Windows, www.garrardwindows.co.uk, 01296 668899 Be in it to win it! »»As part of its celebration of 20 years in business, specialist composite door manufacturer Vista is giving away two high performance composite doors from its XtremeDoor range every month. Anyone who orders a composite door online from Vista is automatically entered and winners are picked at random on the 20th of each month. Previous lucky winners include; UK Building Plastics Direct and Titan Trade Windows, both of whom have been presented with their free XtremeDoor by Vista sales director Wesley Buchan. 56 » M AY 2015 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M Managing director David Haines commented: “XtremeDoor allows us to offer a premium door solution to local builders and installers that fits between our timber, PVCu and aluminium ranges.” Derbyshire based Titan Trade Windows, managing director Leigh Titchener commented: “Elite 70 is a highly energy efficient system our customers use to sell to energy conscious consumers and XtremeDoor fits in with this. It’s one of the most thermally efficient composite doors currently on the market.” Wesley Buchan, sales manager at Vista congratulated the winners, commenting: “The competition is a fun way to reward our customers as well as promote XtremeDoor.” Visit www.vistapanels.co.uk for more information