Clearview Midlands November 2013 - Issue 144 | Page 6

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SHINING AGAIN IN Q3 WITH
FIRST-EVER £5m QUARTER
Glazerite Windows Ltd has returned
further excellent growth figures for the
third quarter of 2013, outstripping even
its excellent double-digit increases in
Q1 and Q2 and topping the £5million
mark in a quarter for the first time in its
history.
The national trade fabricator gained over
£948,000 year on year in the quarter, an
increase of 22.7%, and just over £1million
or 26.7% on Q2. Most of the glory goes to
Fully-Reversibles with a remarkable 200%
YoY growth, followed by Vertical Sliders,

Composite Doors and In-Line Patio with
75%, 52% and 44% respectively.
Growth for Glazerite also means growth for
its customers, said Director Jason Thompson,
with a large proportion of them showing
impressive YoY increases and rewarding the
fabricator with a much higher retention rate
than the industry norms, as well as a number
of new accounts coming on board. Sales to
other fabricators, of lines they choose not to
make themselves, also remain healthy.
He added: “Foils are a big growth area
across the whole industry and we have made

sure our customers are able to gain maximum
benefit from this growth for their own
businesses.”
Visit www.glazeritewindows.co.uk

ADDING TO THE NETWORK
Angus County Windows is the latest home
improvement company to move over to
Kömmerling fabricator, The Merlin Network
in Scotland.
The Forfar-based installer was established in
1999 and today still remains a family based
business, installing a wide variety of windows,
doors and conservatories. The decision to
change to Kömmerling was based on the brand
reputation, range of colours from stock and
highly energy efficient 5 chambered systems,
along with the service, quality and support
from The Merlin Network.
The Merlin Network is a relatively new
addition to the Kömmerling fabricator network

Scottish market has proven pivotal in recent
years and the introduction of Kömmerling
products they believe, will help the business
grow further.
Barry Allan, owner of Angus County
Windows comments: ‘It was a relatively easy
decision for us to change with the combination
of Kömmerling products and the service and
support offe