DOORS&WINDOWS
DELIVERIES GET SMART
Efficiency is at the core of the Euroglaze
operation, so it’s no surprise that the
Barnsley-based Rehau fabricator has
found the most efficient way to maintain
its 3.5 day lead times and nationwide
delivery service in a Covid-19 secure way.
» A NEW VAN, COMPLETE
with sleeper cab and microwave,
means that individual drivers
can now make socially distanced
deliveries across the whole of
the UK, without needing to stay
overnight in hotels or travel in
pairs.
Managing Director Martin
Nettleton explained: “Demand is
surging for Euroglaze products,
particularly because our lean
manufacturing operation means
we’re able to beat most of the
market on lead times. We’ve
therefore invested in transport, so
that we can get the products out
to customers as efficiently and as
cost effectively as possible and still
maintain free delivery on most
orders.”
Euroglaze’s despatch and delivery
service was already amongst the
smartest and most responsive in
the industry. A bespoke tracking
and alarm system ensures that only
complete orders can be loaded on
and off its vehicles, and ancillary
packing and bagging is all video
recorded so that any queries can be
instantly resolved.
www.euroglaze.co.uk
Foiling at Home
» PROFINE UK HAS
already begun the foiling of
KÖMMERLING 70 profiles at
the new facility in Huthwaite,
Nottinghamshire, along with
the newly acquired PVCu
systems, which include the
Legend platform and the
Evolve vertical sliding sash
window.
With demand notably up on
pre-COVID-19 levels, having
an integrated on-site foiling
operation has been a necessity.
From an extrusion perspective,
profine UK will be looking to
bring the KÖMMERLING 70
tools over from the Pirmasens
and Berlin facilities in Germany
in the next couple of months,
with 32 tools in total transferred
by the end of 2020.
Robert Long, production
director of profine UK
commented: “With an extrusion
facility that includes a mixing
plant and the post-extrusion
process of foil lamination,
we’re looking to respond to
immediate demand and also
to reduce the lead-times on
special orders in the coming
months. In time we will also
look to introduce new colours
and woodgrains as market
demand dictates and with the
considerable resources of the
profine Group behind us, we
can also look forward to a new
investment programme for the
facility.”
www.profine-uk.com
www.kommerling.co.uk
WINDOWS MOVE ‘TRANSFORMED’ BUSINESS
» TRADE AND RETAIL
fabricator Sign Windows says its
business has been ‘transformed’
since moving to Deceuninck.
Following a management buy-out
in 2019 the Leicester fabricator
set ambitious growth plans
and switched to Deceuninck
to capitalise on the growing
premium sector. Within the first
year, Sign’s turnover has increased
by over 65%.
Jake Dickman, Production
Manager at Sign Windows says:
“We saw the market changing: all
the growth is at the top end with
colour and premium products.
We knew we needed a better
product offering to tap into this
market and Deceuninck was the
logical choice.”
Sign Windows fabricates and sells
Deceuninck’s Flush Sash window,
Flush Sash door, 2800 series
and 2500 series. The fabricator
says these products, along with
Deceuninck’s wide colour range
are extremely popular with both
trade customers and homeowners:
“Customers love Deceuninck’s
products and they’re
easy to manufacture
and install. Even
with special colours
we only have to wait
3-4 weeks which, as
you know, compared
to the rest of the
industry is incredible. We’ve
seen fantastic growth since moving
to Deceuninck and we’re confident
we’ll continue to grow.”
www.signwindows.com
www.deceuninck.co.uk
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