18 | FEBRUARY 2018
News
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HOUSE BUILDERS SWITCH
TO VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Three more of the UK’s leading house builders have signalled their
support for vertically integrated materials sourcing, by switching away
from multiple roofline supply partners to GAP’s Power of One model.
In September, Taylor
Wimpey committed ex-
clusively to GAP for three
more years and the fol-
lowing month Persimmon
moved its entire roofline
supply contract to GAP in
a ground-breaking new
two-year solus agreement.
In early November, Redrow
handed the GAP Nationals
team joint responsibility for
its PVCu fascia, soffit and
ancillaries supply.
As well as the three major
players, GAP’s end-to-end
manufacturing, logistics and
112-Depot distribution sys-
tem is already the building
materials source of choice
for Lovell Homes, Miller
Homes and Keepmoat.
Following the cash
acquisition of the SIG
Building Plastics and
SIG Windows businesses
in August 2017, Black-
burn-based GAP became
the UK’s largest distributor
of PVCu roofline, cladding
and trim products to the
UK’s new home building
sector.
The 24-year-old GAP
group’s ‘National Deal –
No Sub Stockists’ mantra
is underpinned by its vast
manufacturing centres
in Blackburn and South
Wales, by its 190-vehicle
logistics fleet, and by its
truly national network of
depots that provide cover-
age from Inverness to the
Isle of Wight.
Eastern expedition
brings interest
Warm edge experts Edgetech
have returned from China’s
biggest glazing expo with over
a hundred promising leads.
Held at Shanghai’s New
Eurocell brings joy to kids over Christmas past
Hospital stays are hard for children at the best
of times, let alone at Christmas. So, hoping to bring some
additional yuletide cheer to little ones on wards, Euro-
cell Technical Products Manager Bill Devitt organised a
presents donation and drop to two hospitals local to the
business – the Royal Derby and the King’s Mill Hospital
in Mansfield. The presents came from colleagues and
customers alike, and Bill was able to present dozens of
gifts to the respective children’s wards in the run-up to the
holidays.
www.eurocell.co.uk
China International Exhibi-
tion Centre in early Novem-
ber, FENESTRATION BAU
China drew 100,000 visitors
from across mainland China,
East Asia and the world
to see 635 firms showcase
their wares.
The Chinese construction
sector has seen phenomenal
growth over the past decade -
and while new-build is begin-
ning to slow, domestic and
commercial refurbishment is
still in huge demand.
What’s more, both home-
owners and the Chinese
business community are
becoming increasingly inter-
ested in thermally efficient
products - and, by exten-
sion, warm edge spacer
technology.
Edgetech, which trades
under the name of parent
company Quanex in China,
attracted attention from
new prospects and existing
customers alike with its
impressive warm edge offer-
ings, including its TruPlas,
Duralite, and flagship Super
Spacer products.
www.edgetechig.co.uk
Congratulations on 25th anniversary
Tradesmith Ltd is a trade
fabricator of quality windows,
doors and conservatories. This
year it celebrates 25 years of man-
ufacturing – and being with VBH
from day one. Mark Hutchinson,
Managing Director of Tradesmith,
our customers
‘ appreciate
the quality ’
explains: “VBH has the same ethos
as Tradesmith - quality products,
reliable service and delivery and
close attention to the needs of the
customer. As soon as it came out
we took on VBH’s own greenteQ
range as it’s the perfect fit. It’s
now our standard furniture op-
tion. Our fabricators find it easy
to work with and our customers
appreciate the quality.”
Tradesmith is based in Hailsh-
am, not far from the Sussex coast.
Mark comments: “Our customers
require hardware which per-
forms well in harsh conditions,
so we turned to VBH for help. In
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