Clearview North February 2014 - Issue 147 | Page 14

INDUSTRYNEWS

SEVERE WEATHER & RISING ENERGY
COSTS BOOSTS ENQUIRIES
TrustMark, the Government endorsed
quality mark for tradesmen, has recorded its
greatest year to date for tradesmen details
displayed on the website (www.trustmark.
org.uk).
Window installers and glaziers saw the
largest rise in 2013, primarily due to
homeowners wanting to cut their rising energy
costs.
In 2013 more than five million search
results were provided to homeowners who
used the website and telephone helpline to
find local tradesmen.

Severe weather conditions across the UK
contributed significantly to the December
growth in demand for flood recovery
specialists, fence installers and underground
waterproofing specialists. Stuart Carter,
Head of PR & Marketing at TrustMark, said:
“Soaring energy prices coupled with extreme
weather have been key contributors for
homeowners seeking out our tradesmen last
year. We are delighted to see such high figures
as it shows that consumers are searching for
qualified and reputable tradesman to do their
work rather than looking on any ‘find a trader’

websites, which carry out little or no checks
on the firms they are listing.
“TrustMark tradesmen’s details have been
increasing year on year and this has been a
result of a number of increased marketing
initiatives carried out during 2013, improved
website activity and working closely in
partnership with Government departments,
our member firms, scheme operators and
key consumer organisations such as Citizens
Advice, Age UK and the Trading Standards
Institute who are all signposting people to
TrustMark.”

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2013
Window and Door manufacturer, Polyframe, is proud to announce
that it has received the prestigious Halifax Courier Business of the
Year Award.
The Awards, now in their seventh year, were established to celebrate
business success in the Calderdale Region. Chris Watson, Group
Managing Director commented, “It was a great honour to win
this award at the first time of asking and it is a testament to all our
dedicated staff that the business has been recognized in this way.”
The Business Award is judged on year on year growth, innovation,
community and social responsibility and community support – all
of which Polyframe were able to demonstrate to good effect for the
Judging Panel.
Polyframe has four factories within the UK, 3 window and door
manufacturing plants located in Halifax, Norwich and Portadown, and
a dedicated Door factory in Mansfield. As the business continues to

grow The Polyframe Group will benefit with investment in new plant/
machinery, along with further investment in internal software to help
with the increased workload in all factories.
Chris continued, “This investment ensures that we are in a very strong
position to continue the phenominal growth that we have experienced
into 2014 and beyond.”

£1 million extrusion
investment closes the loop
VEKA Recycling Ltd is closing the recycling
loop in the UK with its investment of
almost
£1 million in its UK facility to produce
high-quality recyclate suitable for a wide range
of new PVC-U extruded products.
A new compounding line installed at
its Kent site enables VEKA Recycling, an
accredited Recovinyl recycler, to supply UK
and European markets with PVC-U pellet
derived from post-industrial or post-consumer
window frame material. This is in addition
to the existing supplies of both pellet and

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micronised PVC-U (pulver) from its German
and French factories.
Tony Cattini, Managing Director of VEKA
Recycling, said this investment in UK capacity
will help to meet continuing demand for

recycled content in new products with all
the associated economic and environmental
benefits for manufacturers and consumers.
“It also underlines our commitment to
progressive growth and development in
this sector as well as continuing to offer
a sustainable and reliable outlet for PVC
window waste,” he continued.
Observing ‘encouraging trends’ going into
2014, Tony added: “We have a new string to
our bow now we can supply directly from our
UK factory, offering a quality and consistent
supply to manufacturers.”

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