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PRO INSTALLER APRIL 2015
PRO NEWS
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Installers
sweep the
trophy board
Landmark victory for builders
installing windows and doors
Glazerite installers have beaten off
the competition yet again, scooping
half of all the Regional trophies in
the annual Network VEKA awards,
plus the coveted all-UK customer
satisfaction trophy once again.
Customers of the trade fabricator took no
fewer than five of the ten Regional awards,
plus the national trophy and Fitter of the
Year, as well as numbering 12 of the total
30 finalists and gaining three new entries
into the organisation’s elite 100% Club.
The overall champion this year was last
year’s Best Newcomer, Frames Conservatories Direct of Bury St Edmunds, also
winning top Regional for the East of
England. Shane Howells held the West of
England title and KJM Windows retained
the South, both for the sixth time, while
Goliath Homeworld had a fifth win for the
Midlands and Cheadle Glass won a second
time for the North West, and Fitter of the
Year went to Ronnie Pym and Mark Barnfield of Frames Conservatories Direct.
Glazerite Director, Jason Thompson, said
after the awards: “Once again, our customers have shown that they are among
Steve Davis congratulates overall
winners Frames Conservatories
Direct, including the winning fitters.
the best of the best in Network VEKA and
we are proud of them all. We have always
encouraged our customer members to
commit themselves 100% to everything
the organisation stands for and to make
full use of everything it offers. With such
a superb showing on the trophy table,
they have proved this to be the only way
to go.”
All the trophies were presented by Network VEKA brand ambassador Steve Davis
at the organisation’s AGM and Gala Dinner
at the Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon on
Saturday 21stMarch.
Last year, Glazerite customers took six
Regional trophies as well as UK Champion, Best Newcomer and 13 of the 30
finalist slots.
Insight Data, the specialist supplier of
business data for the
glazing and construction
industry, has seen its
Local Builders database
soar to 23,000 contacts
and 15,000 emails.
Jade Greenhow, Insight’s
operations manager, said:
“The window industry is
changing rapidly due to
the growth of trade counter
outlets. Builders can now
source the same range of
products as double glazing
companies, but without
the big advertising costs or
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The database provides
suppliers with key sector
information, such as home
improvements, new-build
projects and refurbishment.
In the last 12 months the
email list has grown from
8,000 to a landmark 15,000
verified email addresses,
overtaking window companies (with 14,800 email
contacts) for the first time.
Suppliers can access the database online via Salestracker, Insight Data’s online database portal, with information
updated live in real time.
It means every campaign
is using the freshest, most
accurate marketing data for
better response rates.
For more information,
call 01934 808293 or visit
www.insightdata.co.uk
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Insight Data has worked
relentlessly on compiling
information on builders, and
now has the largest and most
comprehensive database of
general builders in the UK.
“Previously manufacturers
and distributors had around
12,000 window installation
companies to market to, now
there is an additional 23,000
builders active in home
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