Clearview South January 2014 - Issue 146 | Page 74

BUSINESSNEWS

Windows specified for
enterprising Norfolk school
VEKA customer Ashford
Commercial recently completed
a project with architects Jestico
and Whiles, and main contractor
Mansell, using VEKA’s M70
profile for 700 windows at an
academy in Thetford.
The Norfolk-based company
manufactured and installed more
than 700 windows and 80m2 of
window walling with the intention
of reduc ing glare and heat gain in
the classrooms, after the architects

specified VEKA for the project.
Thetford Academy in Norfolk is
a part of The Inspiration Trust,
a family of schools in Norfolk
committed to delivering the very
best educational experience for
young people in the area.
Commercial Manager, Barry
Manley explains: “VEKA’s
Matrix 70 was chosen based on a
combination of specification, style
and price – it was an economic
solution that met with the project’s

budget requirements. After a
competitive tendering process,
Ashford Commercial was chosen as
both the manufacturer and installer
for the project, which of course, we
were thrilled about.
“The project consisted of long
runs of top hung windows in a
grey finish internally with Teleflex
operators to the high level windows
and atrium windows having electric
openers. The window walling was
also manufactured and installed

in grey, which created a seamless
look.”
VEKA plc, 01282 716611, www.
vekauk.com, salesenquiry@veka.
com

OVERSEAS SUCCESS STORY CONTINUES
Business Micros’ latest overseas venture
has taken it to New Zealand where it has
supplied its Evolution manufacturing and
order processing software to leading retail
fabricator Thermalframe.
Thermalframe has switched to Business
Micros from its previous software supplier
because it has been so impressed with the
quality of the product and the service provided
– even from a distance of 11,000 miles.
Business Micros’ overseas development team,
led by Nick Bailey, has tailored Evolution to
the specific requirements of Thermalframe
as it helps to drive demand for new PVC-U
window choices in New Zealand.

The fabricator manufactures a huge range of
window styles – from vertical and horizontal
sliders to casements and multi-fold doors and
Business Micros has ensured that Evolution is
set up to manage all of these different options.
It has also delivered remote training on the
system to Thermalframe’s staff so that the
transition to the new software is as seamless as
possible.
Business Micros’ Managing Director Graeme
Bailey says: “Throughout the recession in
the UK, we successfully identified overseas
opportunities in markets which were either
new or still growing. This included the US,
India, and Australia.”

THANK YOU: LOYALTY KEEPS
COMPANY GROWING
Wellingborough-based fabricator, Glazerite,
continue to go from strength-to-strength
thanks to its loyal customer base.
Announcing that 23 of its top 30 accounts
have increased their purchases by 28.59%,
which as a figure is an increase from
£4,541,704 to £5,840,248, there’s no denying
the loyalty of its customers. With 12 of the
23 mentioned being members of Network
VEKA, as a whole, the combined top 30
have increased turnover for Glazerite by
22.84%, that’s an increase from £6,030,344 to
£7,407,627 for these accounts alone.

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Extremely proud of its customers, and the
continued support they give, Director Jason
Thompson makes it clear that Glazerite is very
thankful:
“I’d like to thank the existing customer base
for their continued loyalty. We feel that it’s all

about partnerships and growing together, and
without that customer base where would we
be?”
Also proud of its high retention level as far
as customers are concerned, Thompson adds,
“It’s no good taking on new accounts if as a
company you’re losing existing customers.”
With sales between January and October
increasing by 19.94% from £12,254,594 to
£14,699,025, Glazerite have been reaping the
rewards of their extensive product range.
www.glazeritewindows.co.uk

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