Clearview National April 2019 - Issue 209 | Page 40

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UNLOCK EXTRAORDINARY POTENTIAL
» » LEICESTERSHIRE-BASED
A14 Building Plastics has grown
by 60% in the last five years and
credits Virtu-AL the industry’s
fastest growing aluminium effect
entrance door – from Virtuoso
Doors with bringing in dozens
of enquiries from customers who
want the contemporary, high-end
look of an aluminium door, but
without the price tag.
Leigh Handley, senior manager
at A14 Building Plastics, says:
“We instantly took notice of the
Virtu-AL door from Virtuoso
because it is the only composite
door on the market that comes
in an aluminium frame. We’ve
installed a number of Virtu-AL
doors now and every customer
has chosen the aluminium
frame and ultra-modern pull bar
handles because they suit the
door perfectly. Grey is a popular
choice but, because Virtu-AL can
be sprayed in any RAL colour,
we can offer many more shades.
We’ve just installed a bright red
door at a home in Leicestershire
and it looks incredible. Our
business has grown by 60% in
the last five years and Virtu-AL
will definitely help us sustain that
growth. Game-changing products
don’t come along that often, but
this is definitely one of them!”
With a stylish aluminium
textured architectural appearance
that’s virtually indistinguishable
from the real thing, Virtu-AL looks
and feels nothing like a traditional
composite door, yet it benefits
from all the characteristics of one.
It incorporates realistic detailing
to replicate the appearance of an
aluminium door and achieve a
crisp, contemporary look for a
fraction of the cost.
A14 uses Virtuoso Doors’
online door designer software –
Gateway – to design, build, quote
and order doors. The user-friendly
software can also be used by
A14’s customers to design their
new door online by choosing
their door style, colour, glass
and hardware. The company has
also taken advantage of Virtuoso
Doors’ marketing package, which
includes a collection of brochures
and one that’s dedicated entirely
to Virtu-AL. The brochures have
been designed to aid homeowner
decision-making and capture
the unique combination of
craftsmanship and precision
engineering that Virtuoso puts
into creating every one of its
doors.
“The marketing support,
especially the Virtu-AL brochure,
really helps us to sell and we’re
busy preparing quotes for lots
of potential customers. And I
really rate the Gateway online
quoting and ordering system – it’s
so quick and easy to use,” Leigh
concludes.
www.virtuoso-doors.co.uk
RENOWNED RANGE EXTENDED
WITH EXCLUSIVE SEAL DEAL
» » WINDOW WARE, THE AWARD-
winning hardware distributor has become the
exclusive supplier of the reXon range of sealing
materials and adhesives.
Designed to deliver high-performance at a
competitive price, the new offering extends
Window Ware’s range of silicones, sealants,
fillers, and foams. The new supply partnership
means UK door and window specialists now
have access for the first time to a quality brand
that’s already proven its worth for over 80
years in Europe.
‘high-performance at
a competitive price’
Among the array of reXon new arrivals,
customers will find neutral curing LMN and hi-
grade silicones that will adhere to most surfaces
without primer indoors and out. In addition to
the ubiquitous white and clear finishes, Window
Ware is actively stocking these silicones ready
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for next-day delivery in several on-trend colours,
saving trade customers from having to fall back
on translucent sealant all the time.
These include agate grey RAL 7038
(overtaking Chartwell green in the popularity
stakes), cream and Irish oak in the reXon
111 hi-grade silicone. The reXon LMN
117 silicone is available in black, anthracite
grey (still trending strongly) and a red-tone
RAL 8017 brown – which is a great match
for Rosewood. This is just a fraction of the
standard coloured silicones available.
If customers allow a few days extra lead-time,
they can choose from metallics and multiple
shades of blue, green, beige, brown, every tone
of grey and more. If something totally unique is
required, there’s even a silicone colour matching
service available on larger orders.
Continuing the product line-up, there’s
also a neutral, odourless, mould-resistant
white sanitary sealant perfectly suited to
showers and bathrooms. Furthermore, there’s
high-quality caulk, ready-mixed filler and
grainy grey cement repair, plus handheld or
gun-grade insulting foam and cleaner. Last
but not least, is reXon’s super-strong white or
crystal-clear polymer-based adhesive, which
is so translucent, it’s virtually invisible when
applied between two layers of glass or acrylic.
Karl Williamson, Window Ware’s Business
Development Manager for Repair and
Installation comments: “reXon undoubtedly
presents a fantastic range of products; quality
manufactured under the EN ISO 9001
certification, carefully produced according to ISO
14001 to minimise damage to the environment
and guaranteed to achieve expert results.”
www.windowware.co.uk/brands/rexon