Clearview National June 2015 - Issue 163 | Page 18

INDUSTRYNEWS

Fundraising
Efforts Raise £3500

Online tools for the job
»»Bury St. Edmunds’
Network VEKA member, Frames
Conservatories Direct has revealed
one of the secret weapons behind
its National, Regional and Fitter
of the Year wins, awarded at the
organisation’s recent AGM.
Making the most of the
Network’s unrivalled marketing
support, the company turned to
its Web Tools offering to create
an instant-quote-generating
price engine for the Frames
Conservatories Direct website.
Managing Director Adrian
Lewis explains: “The price
engine has proved a massive aid
to our sales process. We receive
about 15% of sales enquiries
via the website and, of all our
lead-generating activities, the
price engine boasts the highest

conversion rate, currently
standing at around 47%.
“The interface couldn’t be
simpler, guiding users through
style, size, material and colour
options to arrive at a ‘ballpark’
figure for the work they’d like
done. When we then discuss the
quote further – over the phone
or in person, at our showroom or
their home – we know there’s a
starting point that the customer is
comfortable with.”

»»Emplas National
Sales Manager Jody Vincent
has completed the London
Marathon to raise more than
£3500 for Pancreatic Cancer
UK.
Competing in the 26 mile
365 yard challenge in its 35th
year on Sunday [26/4/15],
Jody completed the gruelling
course through the streets of the
Capital in a highly respectable 5
hours and 3 minutes.
He decided to take on this
year’s following the death of his
late uncle, Peter Wright, who
died following a battle with
pancreatic cancer on Christmas
Eve last year.
Jody said: “Anyone who was
lucky enough to know Peter,

Companies interested in
learning more about Network
VEKA’s package of Web Tools
and how they can boost business
can view a series of helpful
videos at the organisation’s
Toolbox website, here:
www.networkvekatools.co.uk

would know what a kind, loving
person he was. He would do
anything for anyone, and had a
great sense of humour.
“When he was diagnosed,
I was shocked to learn of the
survival rate of pancreatic
cancer, there are so many forms
of cancer but pancreatic cancer
is over looked and research is
underfunded.
“After Peter died, I decided
I wanted help raise awareness
of pancreatic cancer, and help
raise money towards research”,
explained Jody.
If you would like to make
a donation to Jody’s
campaign go to http://
uk.virginmoneygiving.com/
giving/ and searching for
Jody’s page.

1981
The Company is
renamed Sash
UK, which stands
for Specialised
Aluminium Softwood
and Hardwood
products.

1965
Ron Bean and Terry
Morrell start up in
business together
under the name ‘Bean
and Morrell’, working
from Terry’s garage to
make timber windows,
door frames,
skirting boards and
architraves.

50 Years
of excellence

S AS H U K | S AS H U K .C O M

1972
Terry and Ron buy St Patrick’s, a
derelict church in Grimethorpe, to
serve as a joiner’s shop and office.

1983
The Company
takes out a
15-year lease
on a 5,000sqft
factory in South
Kirby to house
the manufacture
of PVCu windows
(Gardinia),
aluminium frames
and sealed units.

1985
The Grimethorpe
Church premises
are extended, with
a first floor added
and additional
office space.

1987
Sash UK begins
to manufacture
products using
the Veka profile
system.