10 | DECEMBER 2017
News
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SEALANTS FOR A ‘SUPER-PRISON’
HMP Berwyn in Wrexham is
the largest prison in the UK -
with the capacity to hold 2,100
inmates - and it enlisted the team
at SD Sealants to assist with the
development of its expansive
building.
The facility, which opened its
doors in February, became fully
operational this autumn and com-
prises three wings, each housing
702 men. The prison also has new
gyms, five-a-side pitches, a library
and a visiting room with a play
area for children.
The SD Sealants team worked
on the ancillary buildings includ-
ing the college, health care centre,
kitchen, workshops, multi-faith
centre, the sports block, visitors
building and reception buildings.
They also carried out sealant work
on house blocks.
SD Sealants, which provides
sealant application, cosmetic
repairs and tiling for commercial
businesses, homeowners and
house builders, celebrated its most
successful month of business in
May.
Managing Director Nick Jones,
said: “We couldn’t be happier with
the progress made already this year.
May saw us producing the highest
turnover to date, with the largest
workforce under our roof, and to
top it off we also have a number of
great projects like the HMP Berwyn
at Wrexham ongoing.”
Launched in 1973, SD Sealants
and Cosmetic Repairs originat-
ed as a family run business in
Somerset that specialised in the
supply and application of seal-
ant. Since then, the business has
gone from strength to strength,
becoming one of the UK’s largest
sealant companies, with eight
offices across England, Scotland
and Wales.
In that time, SD Sealants has
extended its services to include
cosmetic building repairs, and as
of this year, has introduced a new
tiling service to its portfolio.
Upturn in sales of roofing collection
With the rise in popularity for feature-rich orangery roof solutions
and solid-roof conservatory extensions, trade fabricator Modplan has
witnessed a dramatic upturn in sales of its LEKA roofing collection.
Launched by Modplan
RACEGOERS RAISE
CANCER GIFT CASH
Customers have ap-
plauded Glazerite for an-
other spectacular Race Day
where racegoers helped to
raise over £550 for a charity
devoted to giving gift bags
to cancer patients.
More than 150 guests
attended the event at Wol-
verhampton Racecourse,
which included a three-
course dinner and evening
entertainment, with some
travelling from as far away
as Aberdeen and the Isle of
Man.
“We have a fair trek to
get to the Glazerite Race
Day but it has always been
worth it,” said Andy Cad-
man, trade sales director
for Thistle Windows. “It’s a
fantastic evening for us all
and a great deal of money
was raised for a worthy
charity.”
The biggest handover of
the evening, however, was
£552 to The Lewis Foun-
dation, a charity which
organises weekend visits to
Northamptonshire hospitals
to give cancer patients a
choice of gift bags to bright-
en their stay.
www.glazeritewindows.co.uk
in early 2017, the LEKA Or-
angery Roof is packed with
features designed to appeal
to installers too. It comes
in kit form in four simple,
lightweight pre-assem-
bled ladder sections and
all materials are pre-cut/
fabricated to exact spec-
ifications. As a one-stop
solution, Modplan can also
supply the roof lantern for
a complete orangery roof
package. This construction
means installation is a
two-person one-day project
(not including the lantern
and roof membrane). It’s
jhai-approved so paper-
work is kept to a minimum
too.
One of the headline ben-
efits of the LEKA orangery
roof is the U value of 0.15
W/m²K. This figure is vitally
important, not least because
an orangery space is likely
to be used as part of an
open-plan kitchen and/or
dining and living area.
www.modplan.co.uk
Marketing support
sets a new benchmark
Epwin Window Systems’
Excellence as Standard mem-
bership programme aims
to set a new benchmark for
quality at every stage of the
industry. The quality of the
marketing support that’s
available via the programme
demonstrates how serious-
ly the company takes this
commitment
Excellence as Standard of-
fers a comprehensive suite of
branded marketing material
including brochures, POS
items, sample bags, clothing,
drop cards and advertising
templates. Many items can
be easily personalised.
Lead generation comes in
several forms: Excellence as
Standard-approved fabrica-
tors, homeowner ratings and
reviews, Epwin brand web-
sites, bespoke lead genera-
tion options and the Excel-
lence as Standard website.
And when member busi-
nesses need further support
they’ll find it in the form of
a dedicated brand manager
who is focused on a mem-
ber’s success and will be
on hand to offer marketing
advice.
www.excellenceas.co.uk/
www.epwin.co.uk