Clearview National March 2020 - Issue 220 | Page 10

INDUSTRYNEWS
20 in 20:
Glazerite
celebrates
two decades
in business
The Glazerite UK Group
is celebrating its 20th
birthday this year, marking
two decades as a leading
trade fabricator.
» GROUP MANAGING
Director, Jason Thompson,
and, Chairman, John Hewitt,
who founded the company in
2000, are still at the helm of the
Wellingborough, Northants-based
business, which has seen rapid
growth in size, customer base and
its product portfolio.
Built and still run on a desire
to deliver a combination of high-
quality products, exceptional customer service,
and manufacturing expertise, 2020 might
be a milestone, but it will also be very much
‘business as usual’ for the company.
John says: “It’s been our aim from the
beginning to be a ‘best-in-class’ supplier
and we will continue to strive to deliver
that vision for our installer partners. We’ve
recently invested in our manufacturing units
to increase our size and capability, as well
as installed a number of new machines to
improve speed and efficiency. We’ve also
grown our fleet to ensure a more robust
delivery network for customers.
“To deliver the best in customer service
we recognise the importance of our people,
and have a number of training opportunities
available to enhance our skillset, as well as
a reward and recognition programme in
place.”
Group MD Jason adds: “Our success
not only depends on our people and that
of our installer partners, but the suppliers
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‘It’s been our aim from
the beginning to be a
‘best-in-class’ supplier’
we work with. We’re extremely fortunate to
have partnered with industry leaders like the
VEKA UK Group from the beginning, and
still fabricate high quality products from
them to this day. Since 2000 we’ve also added
a number of other leading brands to our
portfolio, giving us the opportunity to meet
the needs of our customers and their own
customers in terms of products, styles, colour,
security, energy efficiency, and even smart
technology.”
Originally run from a 1000 sq. ft. factory
in Wellingborough, Glazerite has since
moved into bigger premises in the town and
opened its Specials Division, which focuses
on fabricating the likes of R7 and R9. Further
sites have opened – and since expanded - in
Bolton and Peterborough, as well as a trade
counter and sales office near Bristol, ensuring
nationwide coverage for the fabricator and its
customers.
Jason adds: “When we started the business
back in 2000, we were producing one product,
the VEKA Matrix 58mm, with a target of 40
frames a week. I would never have believed
then that within 20 years we’d have grown
to such a big entity, with the capability of
manufacturing 4000 frames on a weekly
basis.”
John agrees. He says: “We’re proud to have
grown Glazerite into a sustainable business
with a great future. We’re also privileged that
suppliers like VEKA and a number of the
customers who started our journey with us are
still with us to this day.”
Glazerite plans to kickstart the year with a
celebration for employees, an event that Jason
hopes will be an opportunity to celebrate
past successes, and mark the start of another
20 years in business. “We’re thrilled to have
been part of the Glazerite journey so far,
and we’re aiming to continue building and
strengthening the business for our installer
partners, employees and suppliers in 2020 and
beyond.”
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