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BIG ANNIVERSARY FOR EUROGLAZE
Barnsley based trade fabricator Euroglaze is celebrating both its 40th anniversary in 2019
and its 35th anniversary as a REHAU customer – setting something of a record in the UK.
The company, which is still
owned and run by the Nettleton
family who founded it back in
1979, is REHAU’s longest running
customer, having notched up 35
years of unbroken partnership.
Martin Nettleton, who succeed-
ed his father Alan as Managing
Director in 1999, says that the
strength of Euroglaze remains
its distinctive blend of smart and
friendly customer service and pre-
cision quality products.
The company is renowned
for the fact that it uses a lean
manufacturing model based on
advanced Japanese production
techniques, and has long prided it-
self on the fact that it offers a truly
comprehensive range of top qual-
ity REHAU products – from fire
rated windows and vertical sliders
to casements and even the brand
new REHAU RIO flush sash.
Martin Nettleton (right) pictured with his brother in the
early days of Euroglaze with his father Alan seated centre
Managing Director Martin Nettleton
pictured at Euroglaze today
REHAU has been quick to
congratulate Euroglaze on its
ongoing success. Martin Hitchin,
REHAU UK’s CEO, says: “We are
delighted to have worked with
Euroglaze for over 35 years and
to have such a strong partnership
with Martin and his team. We
really value our business rela-
tionship with Euroglaze, and we
would like to thank the team for
making our partnership such a
huge success for both our busi-
nesses.”
Euroglaze has adapted con-
stantly over the past 40 years to
remain at the very forefront of the
PVC-U market in terms of efficien-
cy and service, continually adding
new products and new features
so that customers simply don’t
need to go anywhere else.
As well as a market leading
three day lead time on standard
frames and an online ordering
portal for example, it also has a
bespoke software system which
offers paperless despatch and de-
livery and tracks everything from
the packing of ancillaries to the
unloading of vehicles to ensure
that every order is received in
full.
Martin Nettleton adds: “We
can match all of the big super
fabricators in terms of range
and value, but we can easily top
them when it comes to precision
quality, efficiency, and customer
service. Our systems and process-
es mean customers can take for
granted the fact that their orders
will be on time and in full, but
they also know that they can just
lift the phone at any point and
talk directly to me or to any of
our experienced customer service
team and get a fast and efficient
response to any question or que-
ry which might arise.”
Over recent years, Euroglaze
has added other new products to
its group portfolio and now offers
PVC-U, timber and aluminium
composite windows and doors
from the likes of Internorm, Ra-
tionel and Sunflex from its sister
company Ecotec, alongside its
well established REHAU product
range.
This, Martin says, is part of its
future strategy as it adapts to
growing demand from customers
servicing the premium market.
He explains: “We produce
around 900 frames a week in
PVC-U and that remains the core
of our business, but we have suc-
cessfully diversified more recently
and added an extensive range of
more specialist products to open
up exciting new opportunities for
our customers.
“We’re incredibly proud of our
40 year heritage, but we never
want to stand still and we’re con-
stantly looking at how we can im-
prove and develop. That extends
from our products to our entire
team, and from our factory to our
vehicles. We have no ambition to
be the biggest fabricator in the
UK, but we have always aimed to
be the best.”
More details are at:
www.euroglaze.co.uk