8 | JANUARY 2020
News
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THE INSTALLER NETWORK
WITHOUT THE TIE-IN
Emplas has launched
its new Approved Installer
Scheme, offering wide-rang-
ing lead generation and
sales support, plus plug-in-
and-play digital retail sales
tools. Part of the trade-spe-
cialists customer service
and support offer, qualify-
ing members of the scheme
get access to dedicated
lead generation, including
network listing; real-time
lead distribution; automated
customer response and real
time reporting.
They can also access
a free retail window and
door configurator website
plug-in, allowing home-
owners to develop a visual
representation of their new
windows and doors and
see them in different colour
options, and upload a 360o
‘own-label’ virtual tour
of Emplas state-of-the-art
manufacturing facility, plus
dedicated consumer prod-
uct showcase videos.
The comprehensive sup-
port package also includes
showroom support and
sales materials and liter-
ature, branded product
brochures, technical guides,
downloads and product
image bank. Customers can
also access website and
SEO support through dig-
ital specialist, ICAAL as an
approved Emplas partner.
Ryan Johnson, Manag-
ing Director, Emplas said:
“Retail lead generation
is tough. Our customer
support strategy is twofold.
We’re generating retail
leads direct for our custom-
ers but we’re also making
tools and resource available
to them to support their
own campaigns. We’ve got
the infrastructure right and
we have capacity to grow
and grow sustainably. We’re
making tools available to
members of the new Ap-
proved Installer Network,
without any complex tie-
ins or commitments. Simply
that they share our values
and commitment quality
and customer service.
www.emplas.co.uk
THERMOSEAL GROUP EXTENDS
ITS FLEET OF DELIVERY VEHICLES
As part of its commitment
FROM RUSSIA TO £200K
Members of the GM Fund-
raising team recently presented a
cheque for £208,891.72 to Hope
House Children’s Hospices, which
provides palliative care for chil-
dren with terminal conditions and
support for their families. The
final amount was the result of
the tremendous efforts made by
the team of the 2019 From Russia
With Hope cycling challenge.
Gary Morton, founder of GM
Fundraising, said: “From Russia
With Hope was our last cycling
challenge and we really went out
on a high. Each member of the
team would like to thank every-
one who sponsored them on this
cycling challenge. Thanks must
also go to headline sponsor Brisant
Secure, who supported us at every
level throughout the journey.
“While we might have hung up
our cycling clips, the challenge is
not over. 2020 marks our silver
jubilee anniversary and it’s going
to be a huge year for GM Fund-
raising with a variety of events
taking place.”
One of the biggest of these
will be the second all-women
challenge, which has the Epwin
Group as its headline sponsor.
Peak, Paddle, Pedal will see the
12 members of the team climbing
Snowdon, canoeing 150 miles
down the length of the River Sev-
ern and cycling 150 miles back
to Hope House in Oswestry – all
over eight days next August.
Gary concluded: “2020 will
also see us reach the £2 million
fundraising milestone for Hope
House Children’s Hospices. It’s
yet another milestone that we are
understandably proud to have
reached.”
www.gmfundraising.co.uk
to providing an industry-leading
service to its customers, Thermo-
seal Group has upgraded the first
of its extensive fleet of vehicles
to a 31 ft. truck. This will allow
the transport of a greater volume
of insulated glass components to
accommodate larger orders on
extended delivery routes. This, as
well as the addition of 26 ft. trucks
with sleeper cabins, means that the
Group can deliver a greater vol-
ume of larger orders to customers
across the UK and Ireland.
Thermoseal Group’s Sales Di-
rector, Mark Hickox, tells us: “We
are continually developing the
business to ensure that what we
have written on the back of our
vans – “When Trust is Vital, you
can rely on Thermoseal Group to
deliver” – continues resonate as
true.
“Extending the size of our
trucks is just a small part what
we’re doing to ensure that we
can meet the increasing de-
mand for our products. Just this
year, we have also completed
the installation of an order and
tracking system which was the
final stage of our five-year plan to
offer a paperless order process-
ing system.
“The sheer volume of changes
brought about by continual in-
vestment in Thermoseal Group’s
production and infrastructure
could keep me talking all day
and that’s without our ambitious
plans for future growth and
development. It’s exciting to be
part of the growth of the busi-
ness.”
www.thermosealgroup.com