Clearview National April 2016 - Issue 173 | Page 22

INDUSTRYNEWS

‘DESIGNER DOORS’
»»TOTAL GLASS HAS
launched its new ‘Designer Doors’
range of GRP composite doors
featuring ten fresh contemporary
styles, plus a wide range of both
standard and specialist colours.
Significant investment has also
been made in more machinery and
equipment to increase production
capacity at the company’s
dedicated in-house composite door
manufacturing facility.
Introduced in response to
consistent customer feedback,
the new range complements

the existing Total Glass ‘Castle
Collection’ of GRP composite
doors. This greatly expanded
selection has been warmly
welcomed by customers,
according to Phill Cresswell, sales
and marketing manager.
“It’s fair to say that our
customers were ‘chomping at the
bit’ to get their hands on these
new doors,” he says. “We have
added 13 different glazing panel
designs, covering everything
from the traditional to the
contemporary, while some designs

come in a choice
of colours designed
to complement the
door colours and create a stylish
matching finish.
Investment includes a Schelling
Beam Saw for precision-cutting
of the door slabs and manual
handling and lifting equipment
for more efficient movement of

the slabs between the prepping
procedures. Both are increasing
efficiency and improving Total’s
composite door turnaround times
for the benefit of customers.
www.totalglass.com

WEBSITE FACELIFT FOR NEWVIEW

»»OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS,
Newview Windows and Conservatories has
grown to become one of the largest home
improvement companies in the South East,
with specialist divisions serving trade, retail
and commercial customers. Director, Michele
Wietscher, appointed Purplex Marketing to
rejuvenate the Company’s online presence.

Michele commented: “We realised that
our website ne eded a facelift and placed our
confidence in Purplex to create a new and
engaging website. The choice was made easier
for us because of the experience that the team
at Purplex brought to the table and the fact
they could help with everything from writing
the content, to designing and building our
new website.”
Following on from the success of the new
website, Purplex has been given the go ahead
with an online marketing strategy to help
with the continued growth of the company.
This already boasts over 100,000 commercial
installations, a fledgling trade counter

business and a contract in conjunction with
Heathrow airport noise attenuation scheme
for upgrading windows of homes in the flight
path.

‘they could help
with everything’
Adi Day, head of digital at Purplex,
commented: “We are delighted to have been
able to help Newview create a best-in-class
website.”
www.purplexmarketing.com

Scooping No.1 Position
»»THE VEKA UK GROUP’S
inaugural Supplier of the
Year awards has seen EWS
(Manufacturing) Limited scoop
the overall winner’s prize. EWS
provides steel reinforcements
for the Group’s industry-leading
PVCu systems.
The awards were split into four
disciplines, with EWS triumphant
in the Technical – In-house design
category before going on to win
the main prize.
“We’re meticulous in our
vendor selection,” commented

Nicola Woods, Purchasing
Manager for The VEKA UK
Group. “Every month our key
suppliers are provided with a
Vendor Rating report which
outlines their performance over
the preceding period.
“This comprehensive reporting
means we can identify potential
issues at an early stage and intervene
before there’s any risk of our
customers being inconvenienced. It
also provides the data from which
we’ve calculated our top-scoring
suppliers.

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“Suppliers must achieve or
exceed a benchmark score – each
month, without fail – in order
to remain our approved supplier,
and we also hold regular face-toface review meetings to develop
relationships that are beneficial

to both parties. Through these
interactions, we have the utmost
confidence in the efficiency and
robustness of our supply chain,
and we can pass that assurance on
to our valued customers.” Nicola
adds.