When the BBC ’ s famous DIY SOS team headed to Blackpool for one of the programme ’ s biggest ever challenges , Fleetwood-based VEKA fabricator Express Trade Frames knew it had to help . For the programme ’ s Children in Need ‘ Big Build ’, Nick Knowles and the team called in the support of tradespeople throughout the area to transform a Blackpool-based young carers ’ centre from a run-down and tired Victorian property , to a bright , fun , safe space for |
‘ making the property warmer , safer , more secure , and more energy efficient ’
these young people to find support and enjoy their own childhoods . Scott Law , managing director of Express Trade Frames , explained : “ Apparently this project is one of the most ambitious that the DIY SOS crew have ever taken on , due to the scale and disrepair of the building . We were absolutely thrilled to
be able to help with such a valuable enterprise . “ We actually came to be involved in the project via Facebook , where we read that the original window supplier had pulled out and they required a company to step in at short notice . “ The property , Blenheim House , is owned by a charity called Blackpool Carers
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Centre , which receives funding from BBC Children in Need to provide respite and support for more than 100 young people with caring responsibilities . “ We used VEKA ’ s Fully Sculptured profile to manufacture 22 casements plus four vertical sliders , which would replace the building ’ s neglected wooden windows , making the property warmer , safer , more secure , and more energy efficient . Of course , they also happen to look fantastic . “ Time is always ‘ of the essence ’ on the programme |
and we were able to arrange eight of our trusted , local installers to fit the windows in just one day .” MD of The VEKA UK Group , Dave Jones said : “ It ’ s |
great to see local businesses come together as a community and support voluntary projects like this .”
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