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ISSUE 13
April 2014
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the Year at last year’s G13
Awards. MD Ian Bruce said:
“From the very beginning
we have installed VEKA and
began sourcing from Glazerite last July. Thistle has
always put great importance
of the level of service we
deliver to our own customers so it is really a pleasure
to deal with a fabricator that
thinks the same way.”
Glazerite’s achievement,
which amounts to more
than half a million windows
made since 2000, follows
average growth of nearly
30% a year for the past 12
years and in this year alone
January and February’s
figures are up 43% on the
same period last year.
Glazerite is VEKA’s largest
trade fabricator in the UK
‘half a million
windows made
since 2000’
as well as a prominent and
long-standing Network
VEKA member. It offers a
fully nationwide service
based on manufacturing
units in Northants and
Greater Manchester as well
as a distribution hub in Bristol serving South Wales and
The West of England.
www.glazeritewindows.co.uk
ANOTHER MAJOR ACQUISITION
FOR THE VEKA GROUP
Strengthening its international presence.
The worldwide VEKA
Group, the world’s
leading producer of
PVC-U profile systems
for windows and doors,
is to acquire GEALAN
Holding GmbH from the
owner, financial investor Halder Beratungsbeteiligung.
The deal includes all
subsidiaries and activities of
GEALAN within Europe.
By acquiring its competitor
GEALAN – a company that
has been established and
well-known on the market
for many years and that has
recently been relying more
heavily on a differentiation
strategy – the VEKA Group
says it is strengthening its
competitive position in Germany, Europe, and the rest
of the world.
GEALAN has two factories in Germany, along
with others in Russia and
Poland. In addition to this
there are a further nine
sales offices across Europe
in countries such as Italy,
Croatia and Romania. The
company offers a comprehensive product range and
along with VEKA, is widely
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considered to be one of the
premier profile brands in
the World.
Andreas Hartleif, CEO of
the VEKA Group, comments:
‘As an essential partner for
European window manufacturers, we have to face the
challenges of the market.
That’s why we are strengthening our own competitive
situation and, by combining
our extensive expertise in
profile technology, we will
tap further market potential
and opportunities for turnover. Additionally, we are contributing to the consolidation
of the market place.’
The family-owned VEKA
Group employs more than
3,600 people at 25 subsidiaries on three continents
around the world. Some
1,300 of them work at the
company’s headquarters
in Sendenhorst. The VEKA
Group generated €793
million in turnover in 2013.
Internationally, more than
2,200 fabricators use VEKA
systems to create top-quality
PVC-U products. With its
takeover of GEALAN Holding GmbH from financial investor Halder, the Group will
be increasing its staff once
again, by 1,150 employees,
and its total annual turnover will reach more than €1
billion.
Dave Jones, The VEKA UK
Group Managing Director
commented: “The VEKA
UK Group is pleased to
announce the acquisition
of GEALAN by the Worldwide VEKA Group. As many
of us in the industry are
aware, the current market is
extremely difficult, yet VEKA
has continued to invest in its
systems, people and plants
across the world and is now
in the position to de monstrate further investment and
stability with this acquisition.”
Dave Jones added: “Whilst
the acquisition of GEALAN
will not impact directly on
The VEKA UK Group – it
will continue to be business
as usual for us in the UK - it
is positive news for VEKA
and Halo fabricators as it
reinforces our Group’s stability and vision for long term
investment. We believe this
is fantastic news for customers of The VEKA UK Group
and indeed VEKA users
worldwide, as there is now
one clear choice for fabricators and installers wishing to
partner with a secure, stable
profile manufacturer.”
K2’S New Directory Helps Installers On The Web
The K2 Conservatories
website features a new
online Directory function designed to enable
UK homeowners to
search by postcode and
quickly find K2 product
installers operating in
their local area.
Homeowners can select a
search radius of 5, 10, 25, 50
or 100 miles distance from
their home address location
to find K2 suppliers across a
range of product categories
including new conservatory
roofs, replacement conservatory roofs, DIY kit conservatories, lantern roofs,
Celsius performance glass,
orangeries, the Capella hybrid orangery and K2 roof
spare parts.
100 installers have already
registered on the new
K2 Directory and Synseal
would like to double that
number to 200 in time for
this year’s fine weather
installation season. Verified
purchasers who directly
retail to UK homeowners
can also apply for K2 Registered Installer status to gain
additional sales leads from
the Synseal Homeowner
website.
K2 Marketing Manager,
Anne-Marie Busch says:
“Consumers search
online to find capable
tradesmen and our K2
website attracts thousands
of visitors. I’d encourage
all experienced K2 roof
and orangery installers
to email marketing@
k2conservatories.co.uk
and we will ensure their
business contact details are
uploaded onto the online
Directory without delay.”