46 | APRIL 2019
Business
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GGF Renews Partnership
with National Home
Improvement Council
The GGF is delighted to announce
that it has renewed its longstanding
partnership with the National Home
Improvement Council (NHIC).
POLYFRAME PARTNERS WITH MAJOR
HOUSEHOLD SECURITY BRAND
Polyframe – the UK’s only manufacturer of five
leading PVCu profiles – has joined forces with
leading household name Yale to implement the biggest
hardware collaboration the industry has ever seen.
In previous years, both GGF As part of its strategy to
and the NHIC have worked on po-
litical influencing, marketing and
PR campaigns.
On the renewed partnership,
James Lee, GGF Director of Exter-
nal Affairs commented, “We are
pleased to continue our relation-
ship with NHIC as they are the
voice of the home improvement
sector. They are the one organ-
isation that truly represents the
entire home improvement indus-
try, covering over 100 trades and
we look forward to working with
them to raise awareness of the ma-
jor issues affecting the sector.”
Anna Scothern, NHIC Chief
Executive commented, “We are
delighted the GGF will contin-
ue to be part of the NHIC and
contribute to our shared voice to
Government. With so many issues
affecting our industry at present,
it’s vital that all trade bodies rep- supply the industry with the high-
est quality PVCu windows, doors
and conservatories, Polyframe has
strengthened its partnership with
Yale – the UK’s best-known secu-
rity brand – and introduced Yale
hardware across its entire range
of products. The alliance means
that installers and homeowners
will now benefit from quality
Yale hardware on any of the five
window systems fabricated by
Polyframe.
Each frame that Polyframe man-
ufactures from one of four dedicat-
ed production sites in the UK now
comes with Yale hardware. The
Polyframe PVCu range is available
in a choice of five market-leading
profiles from REHAU, VEKA, Halo,
Duraflex and Eurocell.
Polyframe manufactures an
extensive product range, which in-
cludes casement windows, French
resenting the tens of thousands of
local professionals and trades peo-
ple work together to improve the
quality of home improvement.”
nhic.org.uk
ULTION GENERATES 160K
WEEK FACEBOOK VIEWS
Ultion’s Facebook post from the 15th Febru-
ary 2019 achieved over 160,000 Facebook views.
Homeowners from across the UK watched the video
showing how Ultion can withstand attacks from
blowtorches.
Burglars using blowtorches as a means to force en-
try into properties, gained widespread national cov-
erage in February in The Mirror, Sun and Daily Mail.
With reported crime on the rise and police numbers
dwindling, stories like this are become increasingly
common.
This latest video clearly shows that Ultion is proven
to withstand attacks from blowtorches. Ultion’s
molybdenum core will withstand a staggering 2,623
degrees Celsius, so even if the handle is destroyed
in the heat, Ultion stays firmly locked. It was also
posted in response to many concerned homeowner
enquiries through social media. It’s caused quite
a stir with 235 comments and over 700 shares on
Facebook.
Nick Dutton, CEO of Brisant Secure commented:
“There is no question that Ultion can deter burglars,
even those with blowtorches, and this latest video
clearly shows that.”
www.brisant-secure.com
windows, vertical sliders, reversi-
ble windows, tilt and turn win-
dows, French doors, sliding doors,
bi-fold doors and conservatories.
Polyframe windows are now fitted
with Yale hinges, hinge guards,
locks and keeps and Polyframe
doors benefit from top quality
Yale cylinders, cylinder guards and
multi-point locks.
www.polyframe.co.uk
VEKA names Vynova
‘Supplier of the Year’
Vynova has secured the ‘top
spot’ in VEKA Group’s fourth an-
nual Supplier of the Year awards.
As a leading European manufac-
turer of high-quality PVC resins,
Vynova came first in the ‘Raw Ma-
terials’ category, as well as being
named overall winner.
VEKA Group uses only the
highest quality raw materials and
components for its industry-lead-
ing PVC-U profile systems, and
the company is proud to cele-
brate the suppliers that go above
and beyond in both product and
service.
With these annual awards, VEKA
Group recognises outstanding
supplier performance in four cat-
egories: Raw Materials, Technical
/ In House Design, Ancillary and
Consumables.
While Vynova won for Raw Mate-
rials and came out top overall, EWS
(Manufacturing) Ltd was named in
the Technical/In House Design and
Chick Plastics in the Ancillary cate-
gories respectively, and POLI-FILM
was the winner for Consumables.
VEKA Group’s Purchasing Man-
ager Nicola Woods said: “VEKA
Group is the industry’s leading
manufacturer of PVC-U profile
systems and has a reputation for
quality and reliability, which could
not be maintained without the
support of our suppliers.”
www.vekauk.com