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GREY IS HERE TO STAY
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FREEFOAM, A LEADING manufacturer of a wide range of innovative products for the building industry in Ireland, the UK and Mainland Europe, is, following feedback from customers, delighted to announce an addition to its popular Weatherboard cladding range with the introduction of a new colour option Slate Grey. Slightly darker in tone when compared to the very popular Storm grey it will appeal to those looking for a more defined appearance to their project.
The Weatherboard cladding is a 170mm wide board featuring a subtle embossed wood effect finish and an attractive overlapping appearance to create a‘ New England’ look. Already available in a range of traditional and contemporary shades, from subtle Pale Gold and Cappuccino through to more dramatic Argyl Brown and Colonial Blue the addition of Slate Grey will make a welcome addition to customers.
Colin St John, Commercial Director, Freefoam, comments“ Grey is a major trend in building products, particularly windows, doors and roofline – the colour grey tops all our growth statistics across the product range!”
Fortex ® is an innovative cladding range that features an attractive subtle embossed‘ wood effect’ finish coupled with the benefits of low maintenance PVC.
www. freefoam. com
Acquisition signed and sealed
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MACKENZIE GLASS, PART OF THE Cornwall Glass group of businesses has agreed contracts on the acquisition of Pilkington Bristol from NSG.
The sale, which is expected to complete at the end of November, will see the transfer of Pilkington Bristol assets to Mackenzie Glass. This is also expected to include employees, following the completion of a statutory consultation period.
Mark Mitchell, Director, Mackenzie Glass said that the acquisition represented a significant opportunity for growth.
“ This is a very large- and what has been a very successful business- with a turnover more than £ 5m”, he said.
“ But we believe it can do more with future investment and by realising the additional potential of the networks that we can access across the South West”
We will continue to work very closely with Pilkington going forward as a new Regional Partner”.
Pilkington opened its 37,000 sq ft purpose built Bristol site on the southern side of the city in 2003, and currently employs 46 people.
This is the latest in a series of recent acquisitions by Cornwall Glass, including the acquisition of LW Architectural Glass in March this year.
www. mackenzieglass. co. uk
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS CENTRAL TO GROUND- BREAKING SUPPLIER
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SINCE PURCHASING CENTRALRPL two years ago, Gary Morton CEO of BoingBoing Group and his team has been working hard to align the operations and product portfolio of the Midlands based fabricator. Recently completing a full system move to Optima, CentralRPL is poised to become one of the UKs leading PVCu trade fabricators by breaking the traditional supplier mould.
“ Starting on a foundation of experience and strong customer relations, our overriding objective was to energise the business by streamlining operations, strengthening our team and enhancing our product portfolio,” comments Gary Morton.“ I’ m a strong believer that people buy from people. Understanding our customer base, and the wider market, has enabled us to take the business forward to a position where we are offering a portfolio that is innovative and
full, without question on quality, efficiency and service.
“ As a supplier, we aim for convenience for our customers, with online ordering and instant quotations, 5-day lead times and a true‘ one stop shop’ to meet all their needs.
In my experience, Fabricators, or any other supplier for that matter, will always go further when they break the mould of the straight forward supplier / customer relationship.”
www. centralrpl. co. uk
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