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JANUARY 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
No Way Through
Phoenix Doors’ foam-cured composite door showed
its strength when a fire crew needed to enter
a home in a hurry. Having been called
to this smoke-filled Derbyshire home
following a 999 call and on getting
no response from the occupants,
they had to cut through the door
using a saw to gain access.
Fortunately no one was
in at the time, but the
house was badly-damaged in the fire, caused
by an electrical fault,
and the door was completely destroyed.
“Thankfully no one was
hurt in this incident, but it
certainly demonstrated the
strength and quality of our
door, not to mention the
quality of the handle and
hinges,” commented Haydon
Statham, Sale Director of
Phoenix Doors, part of the
MASCO UK Window Group
Ltd.
“We use current up-to-date
materials in the construction
of our doors, such as a 3mm
thick through-colour GRP
skin wrapped around the
sub-frame. This makes them
very robust. A door is only
as strong as the sum of its
parts and in this instance,
the door performed to the
highest standards we expect. Not only that, its foam
core has the added benefit
of being very thermally-efficient compared to alternatives on the market today,”
added Haydon.
Wayne Cooper, Managing Director of Derbyshire-based U Value Ltd,
said: “We’d only installed
the door six weeks earlier.
Sledgehammers didn’t touch
it, so in an emergency, the
only way in for the fire team
was to cut out a big hole
and
step
through.”
A former fulltime firefighter for
28 years before setting up
his company, Wayne added:
“I’ve had to break through
many doors in the past
during my old job, but in
this instance, it took a lot
longer!”
Contact Phoenix
Doors on 01487
740469, email info@
phoenixdoorpanels.co.uk
or visit the website at
www.phoenixdoorpanels.
co.uk
GRP door sales continue to grow
Phoenix Doors, part of the
MASCO UK Window Group Ltd,
has reported record-breaking
sales of its GRP composite
doors and PVCu doo r panels
in the final quarter of 2014.
Sales last October were the
highest recorded in the firm’s
21-year history.
The Cambridgeshire-based manufacturer regularly produces more
than 600 composite doors per
week with door panel production
averaging around 1,350 per week.
Demand for panels continues to
hold steady, according to Haydon
Statham, Sales Director of Phoenix
Doors.
He comments: “Last November
was not as high a figure as October because it was three working
days shorter; but incoming orders
on a daily basis were actually
higher than in October.
‘further expenditure
planned throughout
2015’
“October 2014 has broken all
records with the biggest-ever sales
figures for one month in the company’s history. It’s fair to say it was
the best run-up to Christmas ever,
and these record sales levels have
been matched by record production performance. Our employees
in both composite and panel production deserve the utmost praise
for their hard work in helping to
make this happen.
“Selling has been an absolute
pleasure in these busy times,
knowing that with the right back-up
the doors have been and will be delivered at the right time and at the
right quality,” continues Haydon.
He points out that recent investment by the Group in the form
of new plant and equipment has
also contributed to this success,
with further expenditure planned
throughout 2015, including a new
paint line.
Haydon adds: “Phoenix Doors
continues to prosper under MASCO’s ownership and we’re looking
forward to continuing growth
throughout 2015 and beyond.”
Contact Phoenix Doors on
01487 740469, email info@
phoenixdoorpanels.co.uk or
visit phoenixdoorpanels.co.uk