Clearview National May 2015 - Issue 162 | Page 10

INDUSTRYNEWS Customers First »»The frameXpress management team has once again taken positive steps to further strengthen customer relations by instigating a number of customer service training days, which all staff attended. In conjunction with Angela Griffin, HR Manager at frameXpress, The Professional Development Training Company from Birmingham staggered an intensive training course for all personnel over a week. The workshops provided staff with an opportunity to refresh and further develop their customer service skills, which evaluated existing methods and reviewed staff potential in all relevant areas. Individual strengths and weakness were identified with an overall purpose of further building customer relations across the company. Managing Director, Mark Westbrook comments, “We all ISO Chemie’s ISO-TOP FLEX-ADHESIVE XP enables installers to complete window installation faster even in wet weather site conditions have good and bad traits, and sometimes it can be easy to allow small habits to develop, which are not necessarily the best thing overall for a company. Appraising staff and acknowledging all aspects of the job roles are important things to consider when gearing up to move a company forward. companies can claim a 44-year reputation for quality and service so when VEKA approved installer, Charles Grosvenor Ltd, decided to move into retail and launch its first showroom, it was a natural step to look for a fabricator with the same track record. The Redditch-based family business had been manufa cturing windows for three years, mainly in support of its long-established core function of loft conversions. But when the decision came »»Rapid and effective bonding of window foils in wet weather site conditions is provided by ISO Chemie’s ISO-TOP FLEXADHESIVE XP high performance adhesive. Capable of bonding to wet surfaces and even under water, it can be used to securely fix in position a variety of ISO Chemie’s window sealing foils including the ISO CONNECT VARIO SD, XD and INSIDE FD, as well as the more traditional range of EPDM products. This enables window and facade installers to secure the foils in place even if the receiving walls are wet, providing beneficial time and cost savings during the installation process as to develop the window retail side and open a showroom, the company turned to Glazerite Windows Ltd because of its allround package of products and support, as Manager Jim Adcock explains: ‘we knew we could depend on them’ “We already had experience of Glazerite through a few products we had bought in so we knew we 10 » M AY 2015 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M Call 01952 581100 or visit www.frameXpress.co.uk NEVER MIND THE WEATHER there is no need to wait for walls to dry out after a rain shower or during winter, when condensation is a problem on metal frame buildings. Applied by hand using a sealant gun, ISOTOP FLEX-ADHESIVE XP is a cost effective, soft elastic solvent-free polymer solution that dries upon application forming a skin within 10 minutes. It provides an airtight connection between the foil and concrete, brick, stone, plaster and anodised aluminium walls. Product is supplied in a 600ml soft tube, which can cover approximately 10 metres, and is suitable for temperature ranges of -40°C to +90°C. GOING RETAIL WITH SUPPORT PACKAGE »»Not many window “Looking at the organisational structure as well as the customer process is important, particularly when you have a number of departments working alongside each other. Interdepartmental communication has to be smooth and effective.” could depend on them for the kind of support we would need, as well as the quality and range of the products. We started to see benefits from the showroom as soon as it opened. As well as getting a few walk-ins as expected, we now have somewhere to show our products directly to our existing customers, including a few new ones we had just quoted for.” Visit the website at www.glazeritewindows.co.uk