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FEBRUARY 2016 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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DEMAND FOR BLINDS WITH
WARM EDGE SPACER BARS
Sales of Uni-Blinds® sealed units with integral blinds have risen by 32% in the last 12 months.
Ian Short, managing director
of Uni-Blinds® manufacturer
Morley Glass & Glazing says
Uni-Blinds include warm
edge spacer bars as standard.
He said: “Fabricators and
installers are recognising how
dedicated warm edge spacer bars
within Uni-Blinds® help to upsell
their windows and doors without
compromising on thermal performance. Their customers can enjoy
A-rated energy efficient windows
with integral blinds that help
reduce heat loss and improve a
building’s energy performance.
“We know that homeowners
increasingly understand the
massive contribution that highly
insulating windows and doors
make to reducing energy bills and
improving comfort.”
Morley Glass & Glazing uses
ScreenLine® systems and works
closely with the Italian system’s
manufacturer Pellini to accommodate warm edge spacer bars into
its products.
Ian adds: “The warm edge
spacer bars we use are similar
to those used by most sealed
unit manufacturers serving the A
and B rated windows and doors
market. The added benefits of
integral blinds, which are not adequately reflected by the Window
Energy Rating (WER) scheme, are
the extra layer of insulation along
with the powerful solar shading
to keep homes cooler during
summer.”
Morley Glass & Glazing says it is
the only UK supplier of integral
blinds to have dedicated customer
support engineers on the road
and also stocks the largest range
of ScreenLine® system spare
parts in Europe.
Visit www.morleyglass.co.uk
Paralympian cyclist
inspires at Sika conference
British paralympian
cyclist, paratriathlete,
adventurer and author
Karen Darke gave an
inspirational speech at
the Sika Annual National Conference.
The Roof Assured by Sarnafil sales executives joined
other members of Sika
Sarnafil for the event with
Karen, who competed at the
2012 London Paralympics
and won a silver medal in
the women’s road time trial
H1-2.
Roof Assured is the domestic arm of the Sika Sarnafil
brand, which supplies single
ply roofing systems for new
and refurbishment projects
for buildings of all sizes.
The National Conference is
an opportunity for the brands
to get together, delegates to
be in the company of peers
and to see presentations from
each brand. As part of the
conference Sika Sarnafil held
a four-hour sales meeting
in which management and
marketing presented their
strategy for 2016.
Roof Assured by Sarnafil
had a very successful 2015,
VBH STRENGTHENS
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Hardware supplier VBH has strengthened its senior management team
with three new directorships.
with year on year sales
growth highlighting the
appeal of the Sarnafil single
ply membrane to consumers. More home improvement companies and builder
installers are reaping the
benefits of joining the Roof
Assured approved installer network by being able
to offer a roofing solution
backed by the credentials of
the Sarnafil brand.
Plans for 2016 include
regional installer days, commercial partnerships and
exhibiting at the consumer
focussed Homebuilding &
Renovating Shows.
If you are interested in
becoming a Roof Assured
by Sarnafil installer
visit roofassured.co.uk/
installer
Simon Monks marks his ninth year at VBH
with a promotion to Sales Director and is
now responsible for all sales in England,
Wales and Northern Ireland. VBH customers
in Scotland continue to be served by Allan
Price and his team in East Kilbride. Allan
starts his 27th year with the company in
2016.
Following the retirement at Christmas of
Fay Keddie, new appointment Vince Kay
takes over the reins as Financial Director.
Vince has a solid construction and civil
engineering background and has spent the
previous six months shadowing Fay and
acclimatising to the demands of the w indow
and door industry.
Finally, Mark Skudder, responsible for all
aspects of purchasing and warehousing
since joining VBH in 2012, moves into the
newly created position of Logistics Director.
His initiatives have been largely responsible
for the company consistently exceeding its
target of delivering 96% of catalogue items
on time and in full. One of Mark’s first tasks
is overseeing the storage capacity expansion at VBH Gillingham over the first few
months of 2016.
Managing Director Peter Rowlands congratulated each of the new directors and
said the appointments were a milestone in
reshaping VBH (GB) into a company capable of being ‘the best in class.’
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