Clearview National June 2015 - Issue 163 | Page 14

INDUSTRYNEWS

Replicating Style
»»Glazerite customer
Grosvenor Windows has
successfully completed its first
Residence 9 installation, with a
healthy quote bank building in
its wake.
Grosvenor supplied two
sets of French Doors, a Bow
window and four sash windows
to the private residence after
the owners visited Grosvenor’s
Bolton showroom. The couple
had already researched the
market and decided upon the
Residence 9 system, which
is designed to replicate the
ubiquitous 19th century flush
sash timber window that
features in so many British
homes.
Keen to reduce the
maintenance on their windows
and doors the couple decided

to replace their timber frames
when they became aware that
a PVCu window was available
that closely replicated the style
of the originals in their home.
Grosvenor’s Richard
Martin handled the sale to the
couple: “They had researched
the market well and were
determined to install Residence
9. They chose Grosvenor to
provide the windows and doors
when they became confident
that we could do the job
well. Our price, service and
the quality of the products
manufactured by hand in
Glazerite’s specialist range
production facility sealed the
deal.”
For more information visit
www.glazeritewindows.co.uk

Instant
Marketing
Success
»»Wigan-based VEKA
Approved Fabricator and
Installer, M&M Windows has
reported an instant, positive
response to its new marketing
materials, created via the online
Marketing Hub, exclusive to
members of The VEKA UK
Group’s Approved Installer
Scheme.
Mike McCoy, M&M Windows
commented: “It’s barely been two
weeks since we placed our order
through the online Marketing
Hub and, already, we’ve won four
jobs off the back of the items we
created.
“There’s a massive range of
materials to choose from so, on
this occasion, we opted for retail
brochures and drop cards. I left
a stack of cards in the local gym
and, within days, we’d won three
jobs.”
The Marketing Hub offers
everything an installer need s
to present their business in its
most professional light. From
showroom stands and vehicle
liveries to press adverts and
vouchers.

‘this package of
support really works
for businesses’
Amy Grundy, National Sales
Manager for the Approved
Installer Scheme adds: “M&M’s
recent successes offer further
proof, that this package of
support really works for
businesses. There’s no charge to
join, all we ask is that companies
supply CE-Marked products,
manufactured by an Approved
Fabricator, installed by an
MTC-qualified technician and
covered by an insurance-backed
guarantee.
Visit www.vekauk.com/
approvedinstaller

SALES FIGURES KEEP RISING
»»Business Micros is
reporting half year sales figures
up 40% on the same period
last year. This comes just three
months after the company
reported its highest quarterly
sales figures since 2004.
The company now has almost
1200 PVCu manufacturers
using its software, accounting
for nearly three out of four
manufacturers in the UK.
Managing Director, Graeme
Bailey, said: “Our customers really
do seem to be the businesses

which are going places; we’re
seeing major investments in our
EvoNet business management
software and in machine links as
they add to their manufacturing
capacity.”
In recent months, big
name manufactures including
Lancashire Trade Frames, Sterling,
Sliders UK and Everglade have
added EvoNet to their software
set ups and both Lancashire
Trade Frames and Rapid PVC-U
have installed machine links for
new machines.

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Graeme adds: “We’re continuing
to inv est in employing and training
the installation engineers and
support technicians we need to
maintain our service levels.
“We recruited two new
technicians and a new support
assistant recently and we
restructured our 29 strong
technical, sales support and
installation team into a single
Technical Resource which has
enabled us to become smarter
and more responsive to
customers.”

www.businessmicros.co.uk