Clearview Midlands January 2014 - Issue 146 | Page 26

G13AWARDS THREE G-AWARDS IN A ROW REHAU celebrated its third win in a row at the G-13s when its www.rehauanswers.com website was named Customer Care Initiative of the Year. The website, which hosts REHAU’s online thermal calculators and its CE marking tool, proved just as popular with the judges as it has with REHAU’s customers during 2013. Speaking after receiving the award from Dara O’Briain, REHAU’s UK Chief Executive Martin Hitchin said: “The G-Awards get more competitive every time so we’re delighted to have won for the third year in a row. It’s particularly pleasing this time to be recognised for our innovation and commitment to customer service, following on from the award for our marketing in 2012 and for our product development in 2011. The www.rehauanswers.com website is an online solution that provides REHAU customers with a BFRC, FENSA and CERTASS approved calculator for WER and U-Values and incorporates a CE marking compliance tool. It is continually updated resource which is available free and which has received more than z0,600 visits since January 2013. At the G13 Awards, REHAU also congratulated customers PJ Plastics who were named Installer of the Year and Roseview Windows who won New Product of the Year. Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [email protected], Web: www.rehau.co.uk GLORIOUS G13 AWARD On Friday 29th November 2013, Solidor was presented with the G13 Award for Promotional Campaign of the Year – Retail, after an incredible consumer led marketing campaign, that has generated considerable leads for its Recommended and Premium Installers. In the glitzy and glamorous G-Awards only the very best companies are presented with an award, something that Solidor is being increasingly used to, with two other local business awards in the last two years. The composite door pioneer also sponsored the GM Fundraising casino, which raised over £1,100 on the night. Retail campaigns are notoriously difficult to make effective for companies that are primarily set up to deal with the trade. Yet Solidor’s entry was packed with impressive statistics such as the introduction of 375 Recommended and Premium Installers, the growth of web traffic by 94.7% and a 532.46% increase in leads from the website for the first 7 months of 2013. Gareth Mobley, managing director of Solidor Group commented: “I can’t tell you how thrilled we all were to win the award. The award shows just how much we are growing as a brand not just in the trade, but in the eyes of the consumer.” Visit www.solidor.co.uk, call 01782 847300, e-mail [email protected] or follow @solidorltd on Twitter or look them up on Facebook. West Yorkshire Winners West Yorkshire Windows claimed its second industry award in three years on Friday 29th November as it was named the G13 Conservatory Installer of the Year at the annual ceremony held at the Hilton, Park Lane. ‘Three-person fitting teams’ Five representatives from the Wakefieldbased Conservatory Outlet Dealer, including managing director Andrew Glover, took to the stage to collect the award which was jointly presented by celebrity comedian Dara O’Briain and Dave Jones of Veka UK. The 26 JAN 2014 Conservatory Installer award held added significance for West Yorkshire Windows this time around – the company was one of the runners up in the same category at the 2012 awards. The G13 Conservatory Installer of the Year trophy now accompanies a G11 Installer of the Year equivalent on display at West Yorkshire Windows’ head office and, together, these awards are testament to the company’s 20 years of success fitting windows, doors and conservatories. In addition to the usual barometers for success such as conversion rates and sales figures, the installer also drew attention to the fact that it is now completing more installations with seven fitting teams than it had previously done with ten. ‘We’ve moved away from the traditional ‘man and lad’ policy and now operate with three-person fitting teams,’ said Andrew Glover. To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com