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JANUARY 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO BUSINESS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Aluminium
specialist ends
year on a high
One of the UK’s leading and longest established aluminium
specialists ended the
calendar year for 2013
on a high.
12 Months on
Just 12 months ago, Prefix
Systems launched its Garden
Room Roof and with total sales
now well ahead of forecast,
the prospects for 2014 look
substantial for the UK’s leading
conservatory and extended
living space specialists.
When the Garden
Room roof was
launched in October 2012, it was the
result of a carefully
managed product
research and development process over
several years, which
more recently included the valuable input
from Tim Harris, their
structural engineer.
This is a function and
role not usually seen in
a trade conservatory related business, with even
the systems companies
not employing such a
person.
Sales of the Garden
Room roof are equally
split between new installations and conservatory
replacement projects,
with several sales savvy
installation companies
going back through their
database and enticing
old customers with the
option of upgrading to a
new Garden Room. The
potential in the UK is
considerable with an estimated 3 million existing
conservatories, of which
500,000 are estimated to
be in need of repair.
Chris Baron and Chris
Cooke, co-directors of
Prefix Systems comment:
‘The first 12 months have
been a whirlwind. 2014
looks set to be a great
year for this product.”
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The CDW Systems group
has posted record figures
for turnover in the final
quarter of the calendar
year, with the flourishing
commercial and domestic aluminium sector and
improved economic conditions playing a part.
Demand for the company’s products is so high
CDW Systems has recently
employed new personnel
in logistics and fabrication;
as well as appointing a
new surveyor in our retail
division.
The good news coincides
with the annual Insight
Data Fabricator and Installer report that shows
an increase in the number
of fabricators now diversifying into manufacturing
and supplying aluminium
windows and doors; following increasing demand
in both the commercial and
domestic sector.
But CDW Systems Managing Director Jerry Webb be-
lieves his company’s focus
on one material has also
been a crucial factor in the
good trading figures.
Jerry comments: “Manufacturing aluminium
requires a completely different mind-set to PVCu.
We often get asked how
we’re doing so well during
these testing times – and I
believe this specialist approach and sole focus on
aluminium, along with new
product launches and commitment to innovation that
has been key.”
Call 01452 414853or visit
www.cdwsystems.co.uk
Exciting times
Following its acquisition by HL Plastics,
Zoom has been rebranded as Liniar Zoom
with a fresh new logo,
making it part of the
Liniar family.
The innovative conservatory roof company has moved
to a 25,000 sq. ft. facility in
Derbyshire as it prepares
for exciting product launch-
es in the New Year.
Zoom General Manager,
Keith Langley and three
other members of staff have
moved with Liniar Zoom
to ensure a smooth transition and an uninterrupted
service for existing customers. Liniar Zoom is honouring existing orders, with full
production due to start in
early 2014. The conserva-
‘We have a number of product
developments in the pipeline
which will make our conservatory
roof even more technically
advanced and user-friendly’
tory roof will be available
as ready-made kits and as
bar length to Liniar fabricators, complementing Liniar’s
existing suite of innovative
windows and doors.
“This is an exciting time
for Liniar Zoom,” says Roger
Hartshorn, Managing Director of HL Plastics. “We have
a number of product developments in the pipeline
which will make our conservatory roof even more
technically advanced and
user-friendly. We also want
to reassure existing Zoom
customers that they will see
no break in service.
“Liniar Zoom will relaunch in the New Year and
will sit with Liniar’s collection of thermally-efficient
windows, bi-fold doors and
patio doors.”
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