Clearview National March 2019 - Issue 208 | Page 34

PROUD SPONSOR OF DOORS & WINDOWS
DOORS&WINDOWS
Top marks for
college-turned-
house development
Leading fenestration and installation expert
EYG Commercial has installed 734 Spectus
windows in a £9m project that transformed
the 2.7ha former Castle College in Sheffield
into a vibrant new residential development
comprising 84 two, three and four-bed houses.
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that met Secured by Design standards were
required for all houses in the development. In
addition, houses close to busy roads needed
high performance, specialist acoustic windows.
Established Spectus fabricator EYG Commercial
were more than confident that the Spectus
windows would deliver what was required.
Nicola Arnott, Marketing Director at EYG,
commented: “We have been a Spectus fabricator
for many years because the systems deliver the
quality and performance the commercial sector
needs. We had no hesitation in using Elite 70
system windows for this project.”
EYG Commercial designs and engineers
building systems for commercial and residential
projects. Established in 1971 it is proud to have
long-standing partnerships with architects and
contractors throughout the UK. In Spectus it
has a systems house capable of supporting its
requirements and commitment to delivering
excellence in every aspect of its work.
www.spectus.co.uk
CORE COLOUR OFFERING –
LAID OUT IN BLACK AND WHITE
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systems supplier VEKA Group has simplified
its Variations colour offering, to make it even
more useable, helpful, and easy to understand
for customers.
Working out ex-stock colour availability
can be a confusing and time-consuming task,
requiring the cross-checking of brochures,
swatch books and availability charts. In
reviewing their colour policy, VEKA wanted
to simplify the whole process as it constantly
refines its offering for the benefit of fabricators
and installers.
Marketing Director Dawn Stockell explains:
“The demand for coloured products presents
a huge sales opportunity for our customers,
which is why we’ve made it even easier to
order coloured profile.
“There are 27 colour combinations from a
palette of 14 best-selling shades, and no need
to wade through a big book of swatches and
availability charts. All of the colours in our
new brochure are ex-stock, sharing the same
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lead time as standard profile and available
across our full product range.
“The Variations colour offer also means a
number of the industry’s less popular colours
can be requested made to order, and these
specialist shades typically have a four-week
lead time.
“We’ve designed our new brochure with
clarity in mind, and all the information is
in one place. Rather than having to flick
backwards and forwards, the colour swatches,
colour combination table and lamination
charts are on the pages right alongside the
relevant system.
“Laminated profile now makes up 40%
of VEKA Group sales and we predict that
the demand for colour is going to keep
growing. 40% of VEKA Vertical Sliders are
now coloured and around a third of those are
laminated both sides. We’re seeing this trend
across residential, commercial and public
sectors and we are investing millions in the
manufacture of laminated profile, to continue
providing the best product and service in the
industry.
“Our new colour offering has been put
together to support customers with ease and
swift turnarounds, 95% of our foiled sales are
from stock. This means customers don’t have
to wait, and they can build their reputation
for quality, reliability and efficiency, on ours.
And while our 99.3% ‘on time in full’ delivery
results are something to be very proud of,
we’re working to make them even better.”
www.vekauk.com