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Keith Vast
It is with great
sadness that profine
UK announces the
passing away of Keith
Vast at his home on
Wednesday 29th July,
following a prolonged
period of ill health.
» IN APRIL 2020, KEITH
retired from profine UK, yet he was
largely responsible for the design and
development of the KÖMMERLING
70 window and door system, which
today remains a class leader in terms of
performance, quality and design. Keith’s
career with the business extended
beyond 20 years in the technical
department and he was very well
respected by customers, suppliers and
colleagues alike.
Andrew Charlesworth, head of
technical for profine UK commented:
“As profine continues to grow strongly
within the UK and in now establishing
a local manufacturing base for the first
time, we trust this a fitting tribute to
the hard work and dedication Keith
showed over the years. But now our
thoughts go out to his family and his
wife Joyce during this difficult time.”
Get masked up with
free face coverings
» IT WILL NOW BE COMPULSORY
that face coverings are worn in enclosed public
spaces such as supermarkets, indoor shopping
centres, transport hubs, banks and takeaways.
It will be fully enforced according to the
government and the Police can hand out fines
of up to £100 to those who do not comply.
The Residence Collection and Window
Widgets are both offering free facemasks, now
that the new face covering rules have come
into effect. Window Widgets has already been
making use of their 3D printer to produce
straps for the facemasks of frontline NHS
workers, but this latest initiative for facemasks
is to help support the industry and respective
friends and families.
Sarah Hitchings, sales and marketing
director of The Residence Collection
and Window Widgets commented: “As a
responsible business we are looking at ways
in which we can support our staff, customers,
business partners, and communities. These
facemasks are free, but make sure it’s worn
properly as per guidelines across the internet
and please abide by the new government
requirements.”
www.residencecollection.co.uk
www.residencecollectiontrade.co.uk
DECEUNINCK’S JULY SALES REACH
ANOTHER RECORD HIGH
» FOLLOWING STRONG GROWTH
before the lockdown, and a ‘spectacular’
recovery in June, Deceuninck sales in July
were up a record-breaking 31.9% year-on-year,
20.9% ahead of our pre-Covid budget.
The leading PVC-U window systems
company says all Deceuninck fabricators have
seen strong demand since lockdown, with
the proportion of sales that are colour also
jumping from 60% to around 70% of total
sales over the past few months.
“We anticipated some pent-up demand
as the industry came out of lockdown, and
to be fair we were growing rapidly before
the pandemic, but our customers’ sales have
continued to grow at an incredible pace”, says
Rob McGlennon, Deceuninck MD.
“The home improvement market is doing
much better than many predicted, with the
top end doing spectacularly well. Colour
and ‘aspirational products’ like our Heritage
Flush Window and Slider24 are a big part of
this trend. No-one can predict the next six
months, but we’ve invested in the right mix
of products, the right level of stock, service
and support to give fabricators a very effective
competitive edge in these challenging
times.”
www.deceuninck.co.uk
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