Clearview National September 2018 - Issue 202 | Page 36

DOORS & WINDOWS
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Growth spurs recruitment drive

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RAPID GROWTH AT HURST HAS spurred a major recruitment drive at the company . With several new customers on board and increased production across door panels and composite doors , Hurst has already created four new roles within its customer service and sales order processing departments . And now , as part of its strategy for planned growth , the firm will soon be recruiting additional factory and office staff to satisfy increased demand .
“ This is proving to be another momentous year for Hurst ,” says Mark Atkinson , Sales Director at Hurst Plastics . “ Our OTIF performance over the last 12 months has been impressive despite production of door panels increasing by 50 % and output of composite doors set to exceed 500 a week .
“ We ’ re delighted with these strong figures and are really proud to have retained our record for maintaining consistently high levels of service despite this increase in business . As part of our planned growth strategy , we ’ ve strengthened our customer service and sales order processing teams to help sustain these service levels and we plan to recruit more new people in preparation for continued growth within the business .”
This latest recruitment drive is part of Hurst ’ s mission to be ‘ the easiest business to work with ’ by providing the best possible customer experience and making the process of buying , ordering and supplying high quality doors and door products as simple as possible .
Mark adds : “ It ’ s an exciting time for the business and , to support our growth , we are investing heavily in creating the right team . We are confident that we supply the best doors in the UK , but we know that it is equally important to support our customers with the best possible service . What defines our business is our people , who are all highly experienced and dedicated to supplying the finest quality doors , whilst building strong , loyal partnerships with our customers .”
Hurst ’ s recruitment programme follows a £ 650,000 investment in new machinery and delivery vehicles at Hurst to boost its capabilities and continuously improve levels of quality , service and value . The customer service and order processing teams support Hurst ’ s external sales team , which has successfully increased the firm ’ s customer base by some 20 % this year .
www . hurst-plastics . co . uk

NO MORE RED EYES FOR HEATHROW HARRI

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HEATHROW AIRPORT ’ S closest neighbour can sleep soundly at night thanks to secondary glazing products from Incarnation Windows Systems . Harri Patel , 63 , lives just 300 yards from Terminal 4 , but in a recent interview with a national newspaper , he reported that noise
pollution isn ’ t a problem at all .
Heathrow is Europe ’ s busiest airport , boasting four terminals , 78 million passengers every year , and over a thousand take-offs and landings every day .
And , the fact that Harri can live so close and not be bothered by the noise is a true testament to the
outstanding acoustic performance of secondary glazing .
“ Say secondary glazing , and most people ’ s minds immediately jump to one of two things – conservation areas or budget energy efficiency ,” comments Paul Bygrave , Director of Incarnation Window Systems . “ But it ’ s also a lot more versatile than that . Secondary glazing is an unrivalled way of tackling noise pollution .
“ Where double and triple glazed windows usually have panes of glass separated by gaps 20mm or less in size , secondary glazing can leave gaps as wide as 100mm or over , making for a much more effective acoustic barrier . As a result , secondary glazing can reduce noise levels by up to 50 decibels with the right acoustic glass .”
Harri ’ s secondary glazing was installed as part of Heathrow ’ s
ongoing efforts to reduce noise disturbance for those living nearby . Since November 2012 , Incarnation has participated in the Heathrow Day and Night Noise Insulation Schemes , which offer local homeowners 50 % off the cost of replacement windows , or free secondary glazing .
Secondary glazing is by far the more popular option thanks to its unrivalled acoustic benefits . The scheme is set to continue as Heathrow has released plans to expand with a third runway .
“ We ’ re delighted that we ’ ve been able to help Harri get a good night ’ s sleep ,” Paul continues . “ Our products offer a bespoke solution for any project or property and are available to our trade partners with a lead time of just ten days .”
www . incarnationwindows . co . uk
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