Pro Installer February 2015 - Issue 23 | Page 14

14 FEBRUARY 2015 PRO INSTALLER PRO NEWS www.proinstaller.co.uk Trained staff help sell building products Training and support from PVCue building products manufacturer Kestrel has helped distributor Window Ware achieve near double-digit growth in roofline product sales. Bedfordshire-based Window Ware achieved 9.5% growth in its roofline sales in 2014, and has increased its Kestrel stock to meet demand. Window Ware sales office manager Richard Bryant said that the support from Kestrel had been integral to that growth. “Kestrel has been very supportive,” he said. “We’ve taken on new staff over the past year and Kestrel’s business development manager has personally helped to train them on the technical aspects of their products. It’s meant that all of members of staff are able to give up-to-date technical advice on the Kestrel range. “The team also created a bespoke quote matrix for us, which has helped to reduce the time it takes staff to give detailed pricing information.” Window Ware, which carries 5,000 stock items and delivers 99.5% of its top selling products the next working day, expects to introduce further Kestrel product lines in 2015. Kestrel business development manager Steve Bowden has worked closely with Window Ware to deliver technical sales training and help Window Ware introduce Kayflow rainwater goods to their trade counter as well as a wider range of Kestrel wood grain products. Based in Lincolnshire, Kestrel Building Products supplies a wide range of PVCue building to housing associations, local authorities architects, distributors and installers. For more information visit www.kbp.co.uk or www.windowware.co.uk Spring Home Improvements Brings a Green Look Freefoam, a leading manufacturer of a wide range of innovative products for the building industry in UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe, announce the launch of another new colour to its foiled range, Chartwell Green. Manufactured to last, marketing leading Renolit Exofol MX foil that features built in UV protection to reduce heat absorption, temperature and expansion, the new colour is available in 40mm, 65mm and 90mm architrave, 15mm and 19mm quadrant window trims and cloaking fillet offering installers the products to capitalise on opportunities in a growing market. ‘homeowners are moving away from white’ These additions to its range further underline Freefoam’s position as the colour specialist. In addition to foiled products Freefoam manufacture an industry leading range of co-extruded fascia, soffit and trims in ten colours using its patented ColormaxTM technology. Featuring built in colourfastness, colour variety, and reliable colour matching, all with a ten year guarantee. Colin St John, UK General Manager, summarised, “As colour specialists we have been monitoring the growing trend of Chartwell Green, particularly for conservatories, and recognise that homeowners are moving away from white. With the spring home improvement rush just around the corner now is the perfect time to launch this new range of matching window trims and accessories that will open up new opportunities within the glazing and window industry for our customers.” For more information visit www.freefoam.com