Hardware
A TEMPTING CARROT
» HARDWARE EXPERT VBH , is paid direct to the end user the company behind the popular greenteQ range of hardware through a registered product .
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and furniture , has reported a Installations must have been steep rise in registrations for carried out by an approved its Q-secure consumer security Q-secure installer and registered direct with VBH . guarantee . VBH advise that registrations in the first quarter Marketing Manager Gary of 2022 are 87 % up on those in Gleeson says , “ A near doubling of registrations is really the final three months of 2021 .
Q-secure guarantees the encouraging and shows that security of windows , doors our guarantee is proving a hit and patio doors up to a with our customers , who find potential £ 8000 payout , which it to be a real help in closing
deals . Q-secure Network members have a valuable , but free , extra carrot to dangle now that sales people once again have to work hard to achieve new business . We expect to
be reporting another big rise after Q2 as more people realise that Q-secure is beneficial to everyone in the supply chain .”
www . qsecure . co . uk
Third party accreditation strengthens partnership
Vanquish Hardware Intumescent Protection has strengthened its partnership with Winkhaus UK thanks to its new third party accreditation scheme .
HARDWARE PARTNER OF CHOICE
» TRADE FABRICATOR Genius PVC Trade Frames was founded by industry stalwarts Peter Dyson and David Eagle in 2019 . Their hardware partner of choice from the start has been Total Hardware .
Genius , a national supplier of windows and doors , has adopted an ambitious growth strategy and plans to reach 2,500 frames per week in just a matter of years . Its key points of differentiation are quality , product design and outstanding customer service credentials – an offer that is proving extremely popular .
Genius purchases Yale doorlocks and shootbolts from Total Hardware as well as Total ’ s Quantum range of premium hardware .
Peter Dyson commented : “ Total Hardware has an impressive breadth and depth of hardware ranges , as well as the quality our customer demographic needs . It ’ s an offer that is able to support a proactive and ambitious trade business like ours , and it ’ s proving invaluable as we target growth .”
The company has recently taken occupancy of a third 9,000 sq ft manufacturing facility at its headquarters in Norwich to help it keep pace with demand .
www . totalhardwareltd . co . uk
» VANQUISH ’ S BUSINESS Development Manager Mike Sutcliffe commented : “ Our IFC third party certification has already had an incredible reception from our customers , and it really is a game changer for hardware protection .
“ It means we can provide our customers with even more peace of mind and ensure our hardware protection products will perform as intended .”
One such customer is Winkhaus UK , and the hardware specialist is delighted with the news . The company ’ s FlexiFire ® intumescent product range consists of specifically engineered intumescent shapes with clearance slots and dimensions approved by Winkhaus that allow the locking hardware to function efficiently .
Mike added : “ Like us , Winkhaus UK has a continued commitment to the fire door market , having been the first to attain the new Q Mark 3rd party audit certification for Smoke recently for its FireFrame ® composite fire doorsets solutions , and we are looking forward to strengthening our valued partnership with them moving forward .”
To find out more , visit https :// www . vanquish-hp . co . uk / or call 01725 578020 .
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