Clearview National October 2018 - Issue 203 | Page 58
SEVENTHINGS...
Seven things you
didn’t know about…
1.
We employed just four members
of staff when we started out in
1998… today we’re a much bigger
team of 70. We’re pleased to report
that a number of our original staff
are still with the business today,
thanks in part to our commitment to
developing our employees. Currently,
three members of the Morley team
are embarking on NVQs with the
help of North Lancs Training Group,
completing NVQs in Glass Processing
and Business Administration.
2.
Our 58-metre long sealed unit production line was the first Best Makina
fully-automated sealed unit assembly line to be installed in the UK and arrived
in Leeds with a vehicle escort from Turkey. We were so impressed with the
quality and efficiency of the equipment that we’ve now invested in a second
line to further enhance our capacity and meet customer demand for our
popular product range. This means we can manufacture 3,000 sealed units a
week, 80% of which are supplied with Uni-Blinds® integral blinds in them.
3.
The Renault Master vans we
operate will each clock up to 100,000
miles every year delivering integral
blinds and standard double-glazed
sealed units to customers. In total,
our exclusive fleet of Renault trucks
numbers 26 vehicles, including a 3.5
tonne Masters panel van, equipped
with specialist glass transport systems
that include exterior roof racks and
side racks, and internal glass frame
racking. We are proud to be able
to deliver nationwide, from Elgin to
Port Isaac, as well as to customers in
the Channel Islands and in France.
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4. Our current factory is the fourth premises we’ve had in 20 years. Moving to new
premises allowed us to work more efficiently, invest in new machinery, improve our
showroom and take on more staff. Located at Leeds 27 Industrial Estate just off the
M62, it is the largest factory in the world manufacturing integral blinds into insulating
glass units and enables us to stock £1,000,000 of ScreenLine® components
– the largest in Europe - and most parts can be supplied within 24 hours.