Pro Installer April 2024 - Issue 133 | Page 32

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32 | APRIL 2024

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MEDIA MARVEL AT ASHFIELD PRESS EVENT

This spring , profine UK Ltd hosted a trade press event at its Huthwaite facility to showcase the considerable investment in people , products and processes that has been undertaken since acquiring the site in 2020 .
A £ multi-million investment programme is in place and shows no sign of slowing down thanks to the commitment of parent company profine Group , helping to transform the site into a world-class manufacturing facility . profine UK ’ s diversification strategy will see export sales grow considerably over the next five years including Kömmerling 70mm PVCu systems and Warm-
Core , a revolutionary hybrid platform . WarmCore will feature heavily this year on the profine Group ’ s stand at Fensterbau Frontale . During the visit , the media were provided with details on a new partnership
scheme , Kömmerling At Home , an introduction to the WarmCore platform in its entirety , and a factory tour including the newly opened Design Centre used to host visits from Kömmerling ’ s customers , prospects and business associates .
Robert Thiroff , managing director of profine UK and Kömmerling said : “ Creating stronger relations with our supply-chain partners through Kömmerling At Home and being able to provide an avenue where we sell UK designed products such as WarmCore globally will bring fantastic benefits ,’ Robert continues , ‘ but , we still have ongoing investment plans across the business . We will continue to thrive through the development of our people , products and services , including a programme of sustainability for solar PV , recycling and the integration of profine Energy .”
www . kommerling . co . uk

From ‘ tiny back street ’ to ‘ go to expert ’

The senior management team at Premier Frames celebrated their 25th anniversary recently with a visit to their main supplier , Ultraframe . The Leicester-based company has fabricated over 40,000 Ultraframe roofs since it opened its doors in 1998 .
Founder Dean Ward and Directors Josh Ward and Andy Berrington have worked closely with Ultraframe to take the Premier Frames business from strength to strength across the years . Commenting , Dean said : “ We began life as a small roof only fabricator in a tiny back
street unit in Leicester . With a very hands-on approach and experience in conservatory , design , fabrication , and installation we quickly set about becoming the ‘ go to ’ expert Ultraframe trade fabricator in the East Midlands area .”
Sales Director , Andy Berrington added : “ Homeowners are now realising the benefits of off-site constructed products and we are delighted to be partnering with Ultraframe to lead the way in this lucrative new market sector by offering the hup ! building system . We are finding that once installers have experienced the incredible speed and efficiency of a hup ! build they are coming back for more every time and as we all know there is no better accolade than repeat orders !. hup ! really does make anything possible - from modern conservatories through to orangeries and extensions with any choice of Ultraframe roof . We have always embraced change by offering the latest technology available and this has been demonstrated most recently by our expansion into a one-stop-shop for hup !.”
www . premierframes . co . uk

85 PERCENT ON TIME , IN FULL & ACCURATE PERFORMANCE

With over 25 years ’ experience offering a fast , efficient service and delivering brilliantly manufactured products to its base of over 400 trade customers , Framexpress and its team of over 146 employees has worked tirelessly to help installers save on time , hassle and money .
Its ‘ On Time , In Full & Accurate ’ delivery performance metric has been used to measure the success and quality of each customer ’ s order for many years . It was put in place to ensure that orders delivered to a customer was done so on time , fulfilled as the customer requested and delivered without
fault , and the latest data shows a figure many are yet to achieve across the industry .
Stuart Green , joint Managing Director at Framexpress , talks about the company ’ s accomplishment , saying : “ Of course , we ’ re striving to break into the 90 percent , but we ’ re constantly looking for ways to ensure our customers
receive nothing but the best .
“ There are many factors that come into play when dealing with a customer ’ s order – some of which are out of our control – and mitigating those issues is a real priority for us , whether it ’ s by communicating more effectively with our suppliers , reviewing our internal processes or simply
working as a team to improve our offering and overall experience for our customers .”
The Telford-based fabricator has also made a number of significant investments in the past few months , including in machinery , worth over £ 300,000 , and an additional 15,000 sq . ft . manufacturing facility in Tweedale .
www . framexpress . co . uk