Clearview National December 2017 - Issue 193 | Page 31

Annual Review
EXCELLENT POTENTIAL
IN PREMIUM MARKET
Gareth Mobley, CEO -
DW3 Product Group
Thermal
demand
Andy Jones, Synseal Group
» » 2017 HAS BEEN A WHIRLWIND
year for our WarmCore range with the
launch of three new products – our
WarmCore SV (slim vent) window
and next generation WarmCore Inline
Patio Door, which have both just
been successfully tested to meet the
requirements of PAS 24:2016, and the
discreet WarmCore Fixed Roof Light for
our Celsius Solid Roof system. The positive
response to these products in feedback and
sales demonstrates the consumer demand
for thermally efficient aluminum.
Across our wider product ranges,
we have invested a lot in transferring
our core PVC-U profile customers to
our EnviroCore range. Customers are
impressed with the dark grey, premium
quality of our recycled core which has
proven to be a great advantage for reducing
production waste and stabilising costs
against a backdrop of fluctuating resin
prices these past 12 months.
As well as some leadership changes, our
continuous improvement programme is
running effectively and has delivered a wide
range of product improvements including
retiring old profiles and enhancing ancillary
products for better performance. We look
forward to continuing this work into 2018,
which we expect to be another exciting
year for the Synseal Group.
www.synseal.com
» » WHILE THE MASS MARKET IS
now flat to declining, the premium market is
growing strongly, and has excellent potential
to continue its upward trend. 2017 has seen
growth across all brands in the DW3 group.
Solidor is up 25%, Residence Collection up
20% year-on-year, while Window Widgets
has taken on 65 new customers over the year,
and successfully launched new Romatopola
hardware. The expansion of Residor’s range
- with new colours, styles and glass designs –
has also gone down a storm.
Quality products and a quality service
go hand in hand, and DW3 has worked
very hard to perfect our service engine. In
October we hit a fantastic 100% OTIF for
100 days for the Solidor Group. That’s every
single door produced by Solidor, Residor
and Nicedor! Although no manufacturer
can realistically maintain that, our annual
rate is 99.9% OTIF: world-class. We’ve
some significant changes across our facilities,
operations and processes to achieve this,
and every employee really is committed to
achieving the best. As part of this ongoing
process we’ve structured the Group for
the next stage of growth, for us and our
customers, with new appointments and
promotions from within.
www.solidor.co.uk
George’s tips are a hit
Truedor has continued to go from strength to strength
during 2017 with product Ambassador George Clarke’s
monthly tips for trade installers to use with consumers
being particularly popular. Use of his imagery in
showrooms and on bespoke installer literature through
the Truedor Partner Programme has grown significantly.
» » THE PRODUCT RANGE HAS
continued to expand with dazzling new
colours not previously used on Composite
Doors finding real favour in the consumer
market.
As the year comes to a close, IG Doors are
in the final stages of completing a move to a
brand new high-tech manufacturing facility
which will enable further growth, further
product development and the continued
development of customer service and
support.
www.igdoors.co.uk
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