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FEBRUARY 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO BUSINESS
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GLAZERITE ANNOUNCES
RECORD-BREAKING YEAR
Glazerite Windows Ltd has announced its 2013 Q4 figures,
reporting outstanding results - exceeding the £5million mark as it
did in Q3 for only the second time in the company’s history.
Having just 15 working days in December and
hitting a record total of £5,163,229 in Q4 sales,
meant that this was an even bigger achievement
for the national trade fabricator. The product lines
with large sales increases responsible for helping to reach the record quarter included: Vertical
Sliding Sash Windows, Patio, Composite and BiFolding Doors.
With Q4 figures comes 2013 figures, and looking at Glazerite’s increase of £3,111,408, or 21.07% in comparison to
its 2012 results, it is easy to see that the company has had
a fantastic year. Hitting the £5million plus milestone again,
only two quarters after they broke the £4million barrier,
resulted in a sales total of £17,876,458, and record figures
for the company were once again achieved.
But it is not all about highlighting sales. Glazerite emphasises that a lot of hard work and effort has gone into the
year, thanks to its dedicated workforce and a loyal customer base. These factors meant that the company was able to
deliver a total of 103,506 frames during the year, with the
final year’s quarter averaging at a rate of over 2,550 delivered per week - peaking at 2,860 during the first week of
December.
FIT SHOW REWARDS INVESTMENT
Glazerite’s Director, Jason Thompson, put the growth
down to a couple of things: “Strong sales growth from our
existing customer base coupled with some new accounts
helped us achieve these record figures, we are extremely
grateful to each and every customer who continue to place
their trust in us. The FIT Show also gave us the platform to
promote Glazerite to the wider market and our 2013 figures
would suggest that this investment has been rewarded.”
Glazerite is VEKA’s largest trade fabricator in the UK as
well as a prominent and long-standing Network VEKA
member, with a reputation for unsurpassed customer service as well as a comprehensive product range. It offers a
fully nationwide service based on manufacturing units in
Northants and Greater Manchester, and a distribution hub
in Bristol serving South Wales and The West of England.
Craig Phillips
to continue
as Blåkläder
ambassador
GGF
Sets Up
Training
Company
Training is long been recognised as vital for this sector’s future.
Now the GGF has reinforced its own commitment with the formation
of a new company, GGF
Training Ltd, designed
to meet the industry’s
training requirements
by delivering a range of
training solutions for
the fenestration and
glazing sector at every
level.
Nigel Rees, GGF Group
Chief Executive, welcomed
the new ad dition:
“The objectives of GGF
Training are twofold – firstly
to fulfil a need for a full service training provision in the
‘GGF Training will supply a clear,
simple and cost-effective route
to MTC (Minimum Technical
Competency) compliance’
glazing sector. This will be
capable of taking entrants to
the industry from apprenticeship level right up to
Master Installer/Surveyor.
“Additionally, GGF Training
will supply a clear, simple
and cost-effective route to
MTC (Minimum Technical Competency) compliance - enabling installers to
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demonstrate competence
in ways that are flexible
enough to suit all businesses
and individuals.”
A FLEXIBLE LEARNING
APPROACH
GGF Training will offer
various learning options
including online courses for
at-home learning, traditional
classroom-based modules
and practical on-site courses.
This approach will create
positive personal development at an individual level,
a commercial advantage at
a business level and further
raise industry-wide standards.
‘A commercial
advantage’
Find out more from
Rebecca Healy on
0207 397 7205 or email
[email protected]
Celebrity DIY/construction expert
Craig Phillips – who
regularly writes for
Pro-Installer - has
is to continue to
act as brand ambassador for Swedish
workwear manufacturer, Blåkläder.
Craig (pictured)
spends most of his time
on construction sites,
home makeovers and
other heavy duty environments such as television sets. But DIY or
construction task he is
working on, there’s one
brand Craig trusts to deliver the ideal workwear
for any situation.
Craig said: “I have
found Blåkläder work-
wear the most hardwearing, durable and
functional workwear on
the market. I also really
like the styling and am
proud to wear their
products and recommend them to all my
colleagues and contacts
in the trades and construction industry.”