ALUMINIUM Extra
FUTURE PLANS REVEALED AS PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED
» GARNALEX, CURRENTLY BASED IN Nether Heage, Derbyshire, has secured planning permission for a purpose-built development near junction 27 of the M1. The facility will enable the company to prioritise sustainable growth, increase jobs, and improve transport links.
As well as moving all current employees, the project will create new jobs and long-term employment opportunities for the area. Work is due to commence in the spring and will take between 18 months to two years to complete.
The development has been split into two phases. The first phase will see a new manufacturing site being built to cater for the existing Sheerline business, enabling the company to continue its everyday operations without disruption to service.
Phase two of the development allows for future expansion of the site, helping to keep jobs in the Ashfield district long-term. The fact that this additional expansion was applied for at the same time as phase one reflects the company’ s ambitious yet sustainable growth plans.
Aside from ensuring the building is as green and sustainable as possible, it will be built with a façade that blends in with its natural surroundings, and there will be wildlife corridors and tree planting to mitigate the impact of the development.
As well as environmental considerations, care is also being taken to support the road network around the site to ensure easy access to the M1 while keeping lorries out of residential areas. A sustainable cycleway / footway will be built alongside the development as part of phase two.
After successfully launching two fenestration businesses in Derbyshire, Roger Hartshorn founded Garnalex in 2018 as a solution to the UK’ s reliance on imported aluminium. In 2024, it was recognised as the ninth fastest growing company on the Oresa Growth Index.
Sheerline, Garnalex’ s aluminium window and door systems house, was launched in 2020. It has gained industry-wide recognition by challenging what is expected from an aluminium company, achieving awards for both its products and people.
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New Bespoke Division to Support Customers
» LAUNCHED AT THE FIT SHOW, Sheerline Bespoke is a new‘ specialist product focused’ division designed to support Sheerline customers with easy access to installation ready kits for S1 Roof Lanterns and S2 Glazed Roofs, alongside offering arched frames, SheerVents ® and other roof related products.
Building on the positive feedback about its existing in-house profile bending service, Sheerline Bespoke will cater for low volume requirements that can jeopardise quoting for the full project in the same system as they fall outside a fabricator’ s typical day-to-day focus. Maximising their production efficiency while ensuring they can capture more sales opportunities in a controlled and timely manner.
Sheerline Bespoke will bring the award-winning S1 Roof Lantern, the S2 Glazed Roof, and SheerVent ®, under one roof as ready to install kits, alongside offering tiled roofs and flat roof lights to complete the offering. Strengthening Sheerline’ s reputation for being an agile and reliable aluminium systems house.
Headed up by two well respected and well-known names within the roof industry. Chris Baron, Operations Director, and Chris Cooke, Commercial Director, will ensure the market has the best possible access to Sheerline’ s increasingly popular range of roofing and specialised products.
Chris Baron, Operations Director, said:“ Having previously worked closely with the Sheerline team, it’ s clear our vision for innovative, high-quality products is
aligned. And with all the changes the industry has witnessed over the past few weeks and months, it’ s an exciting time to be joining the team. I look forward to working with old and new customers to help them bring their designs to life.”
Chris Cooke, Commercial Director, commented:“ Sheerline Bespoke recognises that customers are frequently being asked to supply complex or niche products that take them away from their everyday work and supply chains. We’ re here to help them streamline these requests, so they can accept complex jobs without making changes to how they operate or investing in specialist machinery and software that they’ ll use infrequently.”
To find out more about Sheerline Bespoke, call 01332 978 070 or email sales @ sheerlinebespoke. com
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