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7 Things You Didn’ t Know About … Victorian Sliders
Most people know that trade fabricators, Victorian Sliders, is based in Wales … But here are seven things you may not know about Europe’ s largest specialist manufacturer of PVCu vertical sliding sash windows.
2. MORE THAN DOUBLING IN SIZE Anticipating continued success and growth as Europe’ s largest specialist manufacturer of PVCu vertical sliding sash windows, Victorian Sliders is busy expanding its headquarters complex located on a 14-acre site in South Wales at Capel Hendre, Carmarthenshire – not far from where the M4 motorway ends! Building works are currently underway to more than double the size of ECOSlide production facilities from an impressive 110,000 square feet to a truly massive 240,000 square feet – that’ s about 5 football pitches!
1. DESIGNER, EXTRUDER & FABRICATOR Founded by owner Scot Starkey in 2005, Victorian Sliders was originally a standard systems window fabricator but that all changed in 2009 when Scot decided to focus on designing and extruding his own unique vertical sliding sash PVCu profiles. The company has enjoyed dynamic sales growth every year since then, operating as a designerextruder-fabricator of ECOSlide sash windows strictly for the trade only.
3. INVESTING FOR EFFICIENCY It takes just 40 seconds for Victorian Sliders to make a sash and less than 2 minutes to make a complete ECOSlide PVCu vertical sliding sash window. Such efficiency is only possible through investing £ 10 million in the very latest production technology – 95 % of machinery at Victorian Sliders is less than 3 years old. For example, assisted by Kall Kwik, the company has just taken delivery of 2 new BAZ1000 Schirmer sash cutting and machining centres, which are the fastest to be installed in the UK. These investments, including 9 Urban quad-welding and corner-cleaning lines, help to keep Victorian Sliders ahead of the game.
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