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TRADE NEWS
Flair Windows chooses Greenteq
www.ggpmag.com January 2019
online webshop with next day or
free standard delivery. VBH24 allows
users to create favourites lists for
fast re-ordering, to check prices and
current stock levels, and track orders.
Ryan continued: “A key
benefi t of VBH24 is the product
confi gurator, which allows us to
generate specifi cations for complex
installations such as tilt and turn
windows, Clearspan and Invisifold
systems. And it’s good to know that
if we need anything, our regional
sales manager, Dan Powell, or
customer service rep, Louise Eagle,
are just a phone call away.”
According to Flair, security is also
a top priority for its customers. The
Greenteq range come with PAS24
testing at BSI and Document Q
compliancy, as well as the ‘Q-secure’.
“With multi-brand coverage across
Greenteq, Roto, Siegenia and Yale,
the Q-secure guarantee puts our
sales team and installer customers
ahead of the competition. We’re
pleased to have been one of the fi rst
to sign up as a Q-secure approved
manufacturer,” concluded Ryan.
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Double
NFA win
Race night success
Hurst honours
long standing
staff members
Double celebrations have
taken place at composite
door and PVC-U door panel
manufacturer, Hurst. The rm
has honoured four members
of staff who have achieved
20 years’ service with the
business and is now set to
mark the 50th anniversary
of its parent company, Hurst
Group, in early 2019.
Emma Page, Lynn Dennison,
Aide Page and Gerry
Stephenson are all toasting
to two decades of working
at Hurst. This latest 20-year
milestone at the company
means that 27 people have
now amassed more than 550
years of service between
them.
And there was an extra
celebration for Emma Page,
who works in accounts,
and rst inspection team
leader, Aide Page. Emma
met her husband, Aide,
when she started at Hurst
and the couple have just
celebrated their 10th wedding
anniversary.
Mark Atkinson, sales director
at Hurst Plastics, said:
“People are at the heart of
Hurst and it really is a huge
achievement to have such
a long serving team with a
total of 27 people having now
hit the 20-year mark. More
than 50% of our workforce
has been with the company
for over 10 years and 20%
has been here for at least
20 years and that is an
incredible asset – both in the
wealth of industry experience
and knowledge we bring to
our customers and in the
commitment that everyone
demonstrates to the long-term
success of the business.”
www.hurst-plastics.co.uk
The Glazerite UK Group’s annual
charity race evening took place on
November 16, with over 140 guests
attending the event. Held at the
Wolverhampton Racecourse for the
third successive year, the evening
kicked off with the horseracing,
followed by a three-course meal and
a disco.
This year’s event raised nearly
£600 for The Lewis Foundation.
The charity supplies gift packs
for patients undergoing cancer
treatment in and around hospitals
local to Northamptonshire.
Michelle Wright, Glazerite’s
Group marketing manager, said:
“We’ve been supporting The Lewis
Foundation for a while. It’s a
fantastic charity which has this year
given out a staggering 15,000 gift
packs to patients. We’re really proud
to be able to support it again with
our race night.”
K2 Aluminium Systems’ Liam
Bird and his wife, Paula, were
delighted to meet leading jockey,
Hayley Turner OBE, on the night.
Liam said: “Hayley was riding the
Queen’s horse, Eightsome Reel, at
the meet and it was really interesting
to meet her.”
www.glazerite.co.uk
Flair Windows says that it chose
Greenteq – a suited range from
hardware supplier, VBH (GB) – as
it recognises the demand from
homeowners for matching window
and door hardware.
Flair is a family-run business
based in Minworth. Established
since 1997, the company
manufactures, supplies, and installs
windows and doors in its 40,000ft2
factory, including aluminium
bi-fold doors, geared with Greenteq
Clearspan hardware. Clearspan
is said to be a complete hardware
solution with an unobtrusive
slimline fi nish, smooth operation
and easy fi t.
Flair also uses Greenteq’s
Invisifold systems, Q-Star TS007
profi le cylinders, monkey tail
window handles for heritage
installations, and the Coastline
stainless-steel range with a 25-year
guarantee as standard.
Ryan Lugg, company director of
Flair Windows, said: “Our customers
always request window and door
furniture that is suited across the
whole installation. Not only do they
want furniture to be colour-matched,
they also want the various elements
to match in terms of style – which is
no easy feat with a product range as
wide as ours!”
Greenteq includes door and
window handles, letterboxes, door
knockers and composite door
hinges, available in the same fi nish
and style for a perfect match. “We’re
noticing an increasing demand for
anthracite grey across aluminium
and PVC-U, so it’s great that the
Greenteq range includes this fi nish,”
added Ryan.
With a busy trade counter, factory
and delivery operation, Flair says
that it takes advantage of the VBH24
Having won Timber Alternative
Company in 2017, Masterframe
Windows has claimed two further
National Fenestration awards in
2018.
The fi rst award was for best
fabricator/manufacturer, which it
shared with Listers.
Carol Slade, sales and operations
director, said: “As a relatively
small family business, who only
manufactures PVC-U sash windows,
we are extremely proud of this
achievement.”
The second award received was
best new product for Timberweld,
the patented method used by
Masterframe to create timber
alternative windows.
Paula Bird and Hayley
Turner OBE
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