Clearview National January 2020 - Issue 218 | Page 34

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DOORS&WINDOWS
PVCU PIONEERS MAKE PERFECT VS PARTNERSHIP
» ONE OF THE PIONEERING
fabricators of PVC-U sliding sash
windows, Quickslide, has recently
added the market leading Spectus
Vertical Slider to its portfolio.
Tom Swallow, Sales and
Marketing Director of Quickslide,
said: “We chose the Spectus VS
because it is a market-leading
system from a systems supplier we
know can perform. We take care
to choose suppliers we can rely on
to deliver the right level of service,
investment and support. We know
from our existing relationship with
Epwin Window Systems that that’s
exactly what we’ll get.”
Quickslide will be putting its
own stamp on the Spectus Vertical
Slider, which will be marketed
as the Legacy Window. Unique
features include its own astragal
bars and six different woolpile
colours, while by using its in
house foiling, painting and profile
bending facilities, Quickslide will
be able to maintain the quality for
which it is renowned.
Katrina Earl, Head of Sales at
Epwin Window Systems, said:
“We are delighted to welcome
Quickslide to the Spectus stable.
Quickslide is an expert in the
sliding sash window market and
they have the most exacting
standards when it comes to
authenticity and performance.”
Quickslide was founded in 2004
to offer homeowners products
that preserve their homes’ period
looks but give them the benefit of
modern day PVC-U. Tom Swallow
commented: “The vertical slider
market has grown in recent years as
more and more consumers realise
they don’t have to compromise
on aesthetics to get the benefits of
PVC-U. By choosing Quickslide,
they’re choosing a company with a
wealth of expertise and experience
in this area.”
Quickslide is based in
Brighouse, West Yorkshire and
prides itself on the product
quality it offers. It has been
recognised for its excellence
and has won many regional
and national awards including
Fabricator of the Year, Business of
the Year and Training Initiative of
the year.
The Spectus Vertical Slider
is widely regarded as the best
PVC-U sliding sash window
there is. Quickslide is a pioneer
in the heritage window sector.
Together, they make a perfect
partnership.
www.spectus.co.uk
BESPOKE GLAZING SERVICE MEETS RISING DEMAND
» REFLECTING CHANGES IN THE
composite door supply chain and growth in
market demand, DOORCO reports that its
prepping facility is up 40% on last year, and
that a third of all prepped doors are now sold
with glass. In fact, the leading composite door
supplier has recently enjoyed a record month
for the highest number of prepped doors
ever.
Jayne Sullivan, Operations Director
comments: “Our bespoke glazing service is
now an integral part of our business with
customers relying on us for complex orders, to
support volume production or to help them
with bespoke glazed door designs. We can
achieve this thanks to our huge stockholding
and warehousing facility, and our experienced
glazing team. The team now consists of
five dedicated experts and a senior leader
with strong industry experience to drive the
prepping/manufacturing department forward
with the aim of achieving the highest levels of
OTIF deliveries across all products.
“As with any maturing market, expectations
have risen across the composite door sector,
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whether that’s prepping, glazing, painting or
glass supply. Our commitment to keeping
close to market trends, talking to customers
regularly and tracking orders means we know
what to stock. When it comes to glass choice,
we know our best-selling lines are the Clear,
Obscure and Satin ranges so we’ve boosted
stock volumes to ensure we can deliver the
promises set out in our Customer Charter. In
addition to the 40,000 door blanks, we now
hold significant amounts of glass in a variety
of permutations. This means our stock glass
can be off-the-shelf, glazed or unglazed, and
despatched from three days.
“To continue delivering on these promises,
we have extended our long-term partnership
with Regalead and added new suppliers to
our portfolio, including Claytons. This also
ensures our glass offering has something
for everyone from more standard ranges for
the new build or social housing sectors, to
highly decorative contemporary choices for
retail focused customers. Our good supply
relationships also mean we can introduce new
ranges of glass, fast. For example, RegaLead’s
new Doorglass Collection 2019 is now
available with DOORCO doors, or the Dual
Aspect range with patented new decorative
techniques, that allow for efficient supply of
triple glazed or resin bevel options and offer
superior finish RAL matches.”
www.door-co.com