SEVENTHINGS...
Three Little Letters Make
Seven Special Things
VBH opened their UK subsidiary, Heinz Wagner (GB) Ltd in
1982. Wagner changed its name to VBH (GB) Ltd in 2009
as all group companies adopted the parent’s VBH branding.
VBH employs around 2000 people and has sales offices in 25
countries. And, now, here’s seven things you may not know…
» VBH IS AN ACRONYM OF
Vereinigte Baubeschlag Händler, which
roughly translates to United Hardware
Distributors. VBH was formed when two rival
hardware companies merged in 1975 and has
been supplying the UK and Irish window and
door industry since then, initially directly from
Germany.
VBH is nationwide. VBH has 3 sales
office/distribution centres across the UK. The
head office is in Gillingham, Kent. VBH House is
home to the main warehouse and the bulk of
the company’s customer service team, as well
as the central accounts, purchasing, marketing
and in-house technical staff. VBH’s product
development team is also based in Gillingham.
From here they liaise with colleagues from
around the world bringing ideas for new
and innovative products to life. There are
further sales/warehouse sites in East Kilbride
and Swansea primarily serving customers in
Scotland and Wales.
greenteQ – VBH’s own hardware
brand. Launched in 2009, greenteQ has grown
into a well respected hardware brand in all
markets, not least the UK. greenteQ product
ranges include a fully matched furniture suite
that allows installers to match colour and
style across residential doors, windows and
patio doors. As well as furniture, greenteQ
includes hardware such as window locking
systems, profile cylinders and full patio door
systems, including the Clearspan system for
aluminium bi-folding doors. Clearspan is one
of the company’s most popular products
and covers all the hardware required to
manufacture standard and PAS24 security
bi-folds. All greenteQ products are guaranteed
for a minimum 10 years with the exception of
stainless steel Coastline furniture, which comes
with a whopping 25 year surface guarantee!
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