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A perfect partnership
» » AT THE START OF 2016, THE FASCIA
Place took the decision to stop buying in its
windows and doors and to take control of its
own production and supply. The company
appointed experienced production manager
Stuart Shearman to head up a brand new
factory which, 18 months on, is producing
more than 100 windows and doors a week;
and supplying not just The Fascia Place’s 13
trade depots across the south but also its sister
commercial company, RC Grant as well.
What has been crucial to the success of
the new venture has been the support of
key suppliers including Liniar; in particular,
hardware specialist Mila. Part of the reason
why The Fascia Place chose Mila was because
it provided the same combination of quality,
value and service which the company’s depots
aim to provide to their trade customers.
Stuart Shearman had worked with Mila
before and was confident that it would be the
right partner for the start-up factory. He said:
“We wanted a hardware supplier who would
see the bigger picture of what we wanted
to achieve and support us not just with
competitive pricing but also with access to
technical advice and even product testing.
“Mila has been with us every step of the
way so far and has delivered on every promise
the team made. Through them, we get access
to quality products at every price point to suit
the trade and commercial customers we are
supplying, and we have amazing service on
deliveries.
“More than that though, they’ve supported
us with performance and security testing
of our windows and doors and have even
helped us to work alongside Liniar to get one
of our 30-minute fire doors fully tested and
accredited for our commercial customers.”
The Fascia Place factory features highly
automated machines to maximise productivity,
and Mila has advised on the most efficient
fabrication methods for products including
its Evolution hinge and ProSecure door
handle. Mila supplies all of the company’s
hardware requirements, including some third
party products by Yale which come with the
same reassuring Mila guarantees on prompt
delivery.
‘we get access to quality
products at every price
point to suit the trade and
commercial customers’
The Fascia Place is already planning to
expand, investing in a new factory and
opening further new depots during the course
of 2018.
www.mila.co.uk
50 composite doors for
police access training
» » AWARD-WINNING
composite door manufacturer
Vista Panels has supplied the
Police Service of Northern Ireland
with 50 highly secure door blanks
for access training.
The Northern Ireland Police
College will train its staff on how
best to tackle the GRP entrance
slabs with a variety of cutting
tools. Like all Police forces across
the UK, the PSNI on occasion
need to gain quick entry into
properties and the high-security
make up of GRP composite doors
can be a formidable and time-
consuming barrier.
“We are always happy to
help the Police service as we
understand the importance of
them being able to gain access to
properties as part of their duties.
Whilst we design the doors to
be of the highest security, the
Police have at their disposal some
specialist hardware that will
allow their officers to get into the
property,” comments Ian Smith,
Sales and Marketing Manager at
Vista.
“It’s a real testament to the
strength of composite doors
that they are having to train
with the materials in order to do
this. GRP composite doors with
high-security multi-point locks
have created a fresh challenge for
police forces as timber doors were
much easier to get through. It is
only right and forward-thinking
that they would come directly to
the leading manufacturer to carry
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out their own tests on how best to
gain access and either save lives or
tackle criminals.”
It is not the first time the
Merseyside-firm has worked in
partnership with the UK’s Police
service. Back in 2013, Vista
supplied Greater Manchester
Police’s access training facility
with a number of full door sets
to practise their own methods of
gaining entry. The Manchester-
based training centre found the
experience hugely helpful and
were so impressed with the door
sets that some of their officers
even had them fitted on their own
properties.
Founded in 1995, Vista
specialises in composite doors
and uPVC doors for both trade
and home improvement markets.
Based from the state-of-the-art
factory in Merseyside, Vista
supplies to fabricators across the
UK and Europe. In 2016, Vista
was acquired by Eurocell, one
of the leading manufacturers of
windows, doors, conservatories
and roofline products.
www.vistapanels.co.uk