Clearview North August 2013 - Issue 141 | Page 28

INDUSTRYNEWS CELEBRATING BIGGEST EVER GRAND SLAM awards. They also accounted for all three of the finalist positions in one of the regions and two of the three in two others. Glazerite Windows Director Jason Thompson said after the ceremony: “They all performed superbly well; we are very proud of them – and proud of our own support that has helped them to get where they are. COMMITTED TO IRISH MARKET REHAU staged two seminars in Dublin and Cork recently as it took to the road to reaffirm its commitment to the Irish market. The company, which is the leading systems brand in Ireland, hosted seminars to showcase both its 60mm and 70mm product ranges and to give fabricators and installers useful, practical advice on both WERs and CE Marking. More than 30 fabricators and installers attended the event in Dublin, with a mix of existing and potential customers coming along to meet with REHAU’s sales, product development and technical services teams. At Cork, there were 25 existing and potential customers, all of whom took the opportunity to ‘We are very proud’’ Glazerite installers are celebrating scooping more awards and trophies at this year’s prestigious Network VEKA awards. They not only took ten of the 30 Regional Award finalist slots and four out of the ten Regional Trophies in the prestigious annual awards but also accounted for three of only seven members to be enrolled in this year’s coveted 100% Club and one of only two winners in the organisation’s newlyestablished brand promotion “When we agreed to sponsor the pre-dinner champagne at the event, we never realised we would have so much to celebrate.” And he added: “Network VEKA sets high standards – not only at the awards but in its members’ everyday work – so every one of the winners deserves congratulation and we were happy for them all to have a drink on us.” Visit glazeritewindows.co.uk. see demonstrations of the new REHAU CE Marking tool on the website at www.rehauanswers. com ahead of the deadline for CE marking on 1st July. Among the customers attending in Cork was long established trade fabricator Jim O’Mahoney of Kratos Windows who said: “The seminar was a great opportunity to see some of the new REHAU products which I hadn’t seen before and to meet some new faces. It was good to see REHAU doing something new in Ireland and it was certainly a worthwhile investment of a day’s time.” Tel: 01989 762600, Fax: 01989 762701, Web: www.rehau.co.uk Not so run-of-the-mill installation No-one knows better that no two jobs are the same than Wakefield-based Bennion & Sons, as they were recently asked to do an installation on a rather unusual property – a windmill! The Halo customer was asked to supply and install 13 new windows in the domestic property, which is connected to a windmill, after the customer sourced the installer via the Which? website’s recommended double glaziers. Director Sam Bennion explains: “The job was to remove the existing windows and replace them with high-spec, doubleglazed PVC-U alternatives, however due to the style of the property, the owners had to get planning permission from their local planning authority to replace the windows. “After originally requesting aluminium windows, both the homeowners and the local planning office were more than impressed with the sample of the Halo Eclipse 70mm window, with cream textured foil finish that we supplied, and gave the thumbs up for the installation. “In addition, dummy sashes were used to give the new windows the realistic appearance of timber windows.” The windows have been installed in one half of the property, and the owners were so impressed that they have asked Bennion & Sons to replace their home’s remaining windows. Halo, 01282 716611, www.whshalo.com 28 AUG 2013 To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com