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300K INVESTMENT WITH TRIO OF NEW MACHINES
» » TUFFX HAS ANNOUNCED
the installation of three new,
state-of-the art machines at its
Knowsley manufacturing facility,
a move that represents a £300k
‘first phase’ of investment in 2019
for the glass processing specialist,
with further infrastructure and
equipment planned for later this
year.
Following the purchase of
a new glass cutting line, and
a Bovone ELB 12 HS straight
line edging machine last year,
TuffX says the latest round of
machinery is designed to further
enhance the speed, quality and
efficiency of its output as part of
a long-term growth strategy.
The new machines include a
Delta Radius corner grinding
machine - which is able to
process radius and straight
corners up to 20mm thick in
less than 30 seconds - a Schiatti
drilling machine featuring
opposed heads and high-level
automation for precision results,
and a second Bovone ELB 12
HS straight line edger. Tuffx is
the only company in the UK to
own two such Bovone machines
which can produce flat & arriss
profiles at a speed of 4m of glass
per minute.
TuffX says it has further plans
for another new cutting facility
as well as a fourth laminating line
to further increase efficiency and
capacity, both of which are due to
go on-line this summer.
TuffX expanded its factory in
2018 by taking on an additional
15,000ft2, which grew the facility
to 70,000ft2 in total. Not only
did this allow the company
space for new and improved
equipment, but it also presented
the opportunity to re-organise the
factory layout in order to be as
efficient as possible.
Paul Higgins, Commercial
and Procurement Manager,
commented: “We have
experienced a period of strong
growth at TuffX thanks to a
combination of our market
leading offering and our high-
quality service, and we’re
anticipating that growth to
continue in the future. The
significant investments we have
made in order to expand our
facilities, plus the introduction of
new and impressive machines such
as our Bovone straight line edgers,
means that we have the equipment
and efficiencies in place to meet
the increased output that growth
will generate, as well as to ensure
we continue our enviable levels of
customer service.”
www.tuffxglass.co.uk
‘Best Ever Homeowner Guarantee’
» » POLYFRAME HAS TEAMED UP WITH
leading household brand Yale to launch the
industry’s best ever homeowner guarantee.
The ‘Polyframe Protection Promise’ is backed
by Yale and delivers up to £6,500 in the event
of a break-in through correctly configured
Polyframe windows and doors.
The launch marks a new age for British
homeowners, giving them total reassurance
that their doors and windows are guaranteed
to provide the very highest levels of
protection.
Polyframe is the only fabricator in the
industry to offer this level of cover, which
entitles homeowners to up to £2,000 towards
their home insurance excess, up to £2,000
towards repairs or replacements, up to £2,000
compensation and a refund of up to £500 on
call-out fees.
Richard Lee, PVCu category director
at Polyframe, says: “The launch of this
guarantee is the latest in a string of important
developments that we’ve made at Polyframe to
give installers and their customers more. We
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strive to be the best in the industry, so we’re
proud to have partnered with Yale to create
the Polyframe Protection Promise – the most
comprehensive guarantee on the market.
“This is a huge step forward for the industry
because no other fabricator offers a choice of
five market-leading profiles and a guarantee
that delivers this much. So, with access to
the best range of PVCu products, the best
hardware and, now, the best guarantee,
installers have many unique selling points
and serious competitive advantage over their
rivals.”
The Polyframe Protection Promise guarantee
covers approved Yale PAS 24 and Secured by
Design hardware configurations and Mila door
hinges which are fitted to Polyframe’s windows
and doors. The widest in the industry, the
Polyframe PVCu range is available in a choice
of five market-leading profiles from REHAU,
VEKA, Halo, Duraflex and Eurocell.
Polyframe and Yale recently implemented
the biggest hardware collaboration in the
industry when Polyframe introduced Yale
hardware across its entire range of products.
Polyframe windows are now fitted with Yale
hinges, hinge guards, locks and keeps and
Polyframe doors benefit from top quality Yale
cylinders, cylinder guards and multi-point
locks.
www.polyframetrade.co.uk