INDUSTRYNEWS
“WE ALL HAVE A DUTY TO HELP”
» WHEN JASON THOMPSON, GROUP
managing director of Glazerite UK Group,
asked for some product assistance to support
a family member operating on the frontline
at St Helier Hospital, London, Window
Widgets was quick off the mark to provide
the much-needed support for the NHS.
PROFINE
ACQUIRES
ASSETS FROM
APERTURE
» PROFINE GROUP, HAS ACQUIRED
essential assets from Aperture Group,
formerly Synseal, one of the leading
manufacturers of window and door systems
in the UK. The deal was for the purchase
of both the extrusion and finished products
assets from the administrators of Aperture
Trading Ltd, for an undisclosed sum.
The KÖMMERLING brand in the UK
has been increasing market share, most
notably in the last 18 months and profine
Group has been continually looking at
various options in terms of opening a
dedicated manufacturing facility. This has
now been realised through a dedicated
business as profine UK Extrusions Ltd
(www.profine-uk.com), boasting more
than 20 extrusion lines, a mixing plant
and several foiling and injection moulding
The straps used by the London hospital
had proven to be uncomfortable over long
periods of time and so the request was
made to design and manufacture a better
solution that would help relieve pressure on
the face and ears. Directors Mike Hart and
Sarah Hitchings worked in shifts, including
the Easter weekend, to produce the new
straps using their 3D printer and there
are now daily deliveries going out to St
Helier Hospital and Southmead Hospital,
Bristol.
Sarah commented: “Thanks to the
original design from Thingiverse and
subsequent validation of product and
process from Mike, we were able to start
producing and distributing within 48
hours.
“We all have a duty amidst this crisis to
help others. We’ve also heard many other
stories of businesses and even schools
manufacturing components for frontline
NHS staff.”
www.windowwidgets.co.uk
systems. The expansion of the workforce is
planned to include over 100 people.
The newly acquired brands and products
from the Aperture business will also be
considered for other export markets, given
the fact that the profine Group supplies
products to more than 100 countries,
with over 3,500 employees operating from
offices across the globe.
www.profine-uk.com
Factory
Reopening &
Contact Advice
Following the closure of
the Ultraframe factory
at the end of March, we
have strictly followed
government advice while at
the same time responding
to customer queries and
requests via a small number
of staff working from home.
» AS WE RE-OPEN W/C 11TH MAY
we will bring back our team in line with
customer requirements with staff continuing
to work from home where possible and
implementing strict hygiene, safety and social
distancing measures.
We recognise that volumes may take time
to recover and during the first few weeks
will be operating with a limited workforce so
do expect some changes to normal delivery
schedules.
We encourage our customers to talk to us
as early as possible in the order process to
give us the best possible chance of meeting
requests as we scale up. We have a team
available to process orders, quotations and
answer any technical queries on the following
emails addresses:
Quotations: [email protected]
Roof Sales: [email protected]
Component Sales: [email protected]
Customer Service: [email protected]
Technical support: [email protected]
IS Support: [email protected]
Marketing: [email protected]
Credit Control: [email protected]
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