DECEMBER 2019 | 21
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KIT ROOF DEMAND HELPS SUPALITE
CELEBRATE RECORD MONTH
With high demand for
its range of replacement
conservatory and orangery
roof kits, the team at Su-
paLite celebrated a record
month for the company in
October.
In a bumper month for
the Preston-based manufac-
turer, SupaLite saw a 20%
increase in orders, helping
to surpass their previous
best month. In fact, the
firm set a remarkable new
record, manufacturing and
supplying well over 70 roof
kits in one week alone.
In addition to the de-
mand for kit-based roof
systems, SupaLite has
seen a growing number of
partners take advantage
of the new part-fabricated
roof service, designed for
smaller fabricators who
may lack the facilities to
hold bar-length material. It
has also seen a positive re-
sponse to the new product
lines including Sky Vista,
a high-performance solid
tiled roof with full-length
glazed feature panels.
Wes Clarkson, Commer-
cial Manager at SupaLite
believes the rise in demand
is in line with the prime-
time homeowners look to
improve the performance
of their conservatories.
Wes comments: “Tradi-
tional polycarbonate roofs
are renowned for making
conservatories too hot in
the summer and unbeliev-
ably cold in the winter.
However, with the kids off
and many families away on
summer holidays, home-
owners are often too busy
in the summer to make
any changes and instead
get ready for winter, when
they’ll see the biggest ben-
efit. This is a regular trend
we see here at SupaLite,
but it has certainly been
more pronounced this year
thanks to a challenging
housing market and gener-
al uncertainty.”
www.supaliteroof.co.uk
Bradley Scott Windows is thrilled to be IN
Tamworth-based in-
staller Bradley Scott
Windows has changed
over to Halo PVCu systems
and joined Independent
Network (IN), accessing
the countless benefits that
come with these organisa-
tions.
MD Andy Farrington is
delighted with the results
so far: “It’s still early days,
but I’d say that VEKA UK
ticks all the boxes for
our business. It provides
everything needed for
Bradley Scott Windows,
without being pushy or
compromising the compa-
ny’s independence. Mem-
bership of Independent
Network has proven to be
a really valuable way to put
potential customers at ease,
especially when combined
with the backing of Which?
Trusted Traders.
“There’s masses of help
and advice at every stage,
so there’s a clear and cohe-
sive ‘journey to market’. We
can tell our customers all
about the quality of the raw
materials manufactured into
profile at VEKA, and every
stage of the fabrication
process with Listers, right
through to the final product
installed in their home.
We’ve now got technical
support, datasheets, busi-
ness advice, sales training,
safety training, marketing
materials and showroom
advice… the list goes on.”
www.inveka.co.uk
MORLEY GETS
SET FOR FIT
SHOW RETURN
Integral blinds manu-
facturer Morley Glass &
Glazing is getting ready
for its second appearance
as exhibitor when the
2020 show opens next
May (12th-14th).
The business is hop-
ing to impress visitors to
the show with a 110m²
exhibition stand, more
than double the size of its
42m² stand in 2019, which
featured interactive tools
to highlight the benefits
of high-quality Uni-
Blind sealed units with
ScreenLine integral blinds
inside.
Building on the success
of the 2019 show, Morley
will be proudly exhibiting
its complete range of tried
and trusted Uni-Blinds®
options, alongside some-
thing a little different and
entirely new for the busi-
ness, on stand F25.
In 2020 Morley will be
introducing its new and
improved smartphone app,
created by home integra-
tion company Loxone,
after being inundated with
requests from customers
to help them easily incor-
porate integral blinds into
electric-powered home au-
tomation systems as well
as operate them from their
tablet or phone.
www.morleyglass.co.uk
SASH WINDOW GIANT APPOINTS PURPLEX
Victorian Sliders, Europe’s largest
fabricator of PVC-U sash windows, has
appointed Purplex as its strategic mar-
keting partner.
The specialist fabricator operates from
a purpose-built 240,000 sq. ft state-
of-the-art production facility based in
Carmarthenshire and was voted Ver-
tical Sliding Window Company of the
Year at the recent National fenestration
Awards.
And for Andy Jones, who recently joined
Victorian Sliders as Group Managing
Director, partnering with the leading PR,
creative and digital marketing agency for
the fenestration industry makes perfect
sense.
“Victorian Sliders is already established
as the major force in sash windows with
over 3,000 customers,” explained Andy.
“However, as VS’s move from niche to
mainstream we need a partner who under-
stands the market and has the fire-power
to help us scale. Purplex was the obvious
choice.”
Andrew Scott, founder and CEO of Pur-
plex, said: “Niche products such as sash
windows is the fastest growing and most
profitable opportunity within the market.
At Purplex we have worked extensively to
promote these products and help stimulate
the market.”
www.purplexmarketing.com