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PRO INSTALLER DECEMBER 2015
PRO SPORT
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Darts Champ
Chooses High
Performance
and Strength
Darts legend Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor has
chosen a high performance Meridian composite
door as the new entrance to his home.
The 16-time world champion player
picked the 70mm double-rebated door
from Phoenix Doors, part of MASCO
UK Window Group. It was supplied in
a black finish with chrome hardware
and installed at Phil’s home in Stokeon-Trent by Supercraft Conservatories
Windows as part of a wider home
improvement project.
Supercraft Managing Director Fab Mogadam said that although his client’s existing
front door was only about five years old, he
wanted to upgrade it for the greater privacy,
security and thermal-efficiency provided by
the Secured by Design-accredited Meridian
product. Within a week of taking delivery,
Phil ordered a second Meridian to replace
his PVCu back door.
Fab said: “People are very positive about
the Meridian’s triple weather seals and 50mm
triple-glazing. Phil’s old door had too much
glass for his liking so the four smaller panes
in the new one are more to his taste.”
The two men have been friends for years
and Fab has carried out work on Phil’s various homes over the last 25 years, including
most recently new PVCu windows and a
large orangery.
Email [email protected] or
visit www.phoenixdoorpanels.co.uk
VEKA TEAM IS TOP DOG
VEKA’s Supply Chain
Director Shane Gray
and his wife, Production Planner Yvonne
Gray, are part of a team
that has just set a new
British and European record with their impressive Flyball team ‘WOW
Wonderdogs’.
Flyball is a fast-paced dog
sport which sees animals
race over hurdles to reach
a spring-loaded box which
releases a tennis ball that
must be brought back to the
start. Teams of four dogs race
against each other in a relay
and the first to have all dogs
cross the finish line, without
error, wins the heat.
Shane and Yvonne’s son
and daughter-in-law established the family-based team
in 2009 after developing an
interest in the sport. The
couple broke the current
European record with an
incredibly fast time of 15.74
seconds.
Shane explains: “Who says
you can’t teach an old dog
new tricks?! Our team has
been getting better and
better over the years and
we are delighted to have
become the British and European record holders.
“There have been a few
‘firsts’ for Wonderdogs
this year: in August, WOW
Wonderdogs ran in the first
British race that ended with
both teams finishing in less
than 16 seconds. It was the
first European team to run
under 16 seconds indoors
and Yvonne and the guys
set the new British and
European record by running
15.74 seconds.
“Yvonne and I are very
proud of everyone in the
team, both human and ca-
nine, and we’re grateful for
the support that The VEKA
UK Group has been kind
enough to offer.”
The VEKA UK Group’s
Sales and Marketing
Director Colin Torley
commented: “We’re always
pleased to celebrate our
staff in all their endeavours, and it’s great to hear
that the company’s sponsorship played a part in
the team’s success. We’ll
look forward to seeing
which records Shane,
Yvonne and the team will
break next!”