PROINSTALLER.CO.UK
THE VOICE OF THE TRADE
ISSUE 51
JUNE 2017
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STILL RACING AHEAD
AFTER 40 YEARS
Sheffield-based fabri-
cator and installer Ford
Windows is celebrating a
landmark in its continuing
growth and development –
its 40th year in the industry.
And, despite its maturity,
the company is continuing
to grow.
“Our business has seen
double-digit growth over
the past four years and
we’re currently on target to
maintain this through 2017,”
says managing director Phil-
ip Shackley.
The company now fabri-
cates 2,000 windows a week
with 180 staff in Sheffield
and is now the premier new
build fabricator in the North
of England, producing an-
other 400 a week at its East
Kilbride satellite operation,
which serves the Scottish
market.
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Ford Windows’s Managing Director Philip Shackley
That commitment to
service is reflected in a
60-strong customer base
that includes some of the
UK’s top house builders –
Barratt Development, Per-
simmon, and Taylor Wimpey
to name just three.
“We believe in adding val-
ue and reacting quickly to
what the customer wants,”
Philip says. “If there is a
problem then we aim to get
it sorted in 24 hours.”
The management team
has just overseen an invest-
ment programme of nearly
£1 million that includes the
acquisition of two top-of-
the-range Stuga ZX4 sawing
and machining centres
that can produce an extra
800 to 1,000 windows per
week with only two oper-
ators each. These produce
Eurocell Eurologik 70mm
windows in response to
demand from house build-
ers for improved U-values,
which the six-chambered
design delivers with ease as
it is one of the first win-
dows to achieve the UK’s
highest possible energy
rating: A++.
These machines can also
be configured to manufac-
ture other Eurocell windows
as housebuilders turn to
windows for differentiation
in a highly competitive mar-
ket, where models such as
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Modus is specifically de-
signed to meet the growing
demand for premium PVCu
windows from discerning
homebuyers who want
distinctive properties that
present a traditional appear-
ance while meeting modern
performance standards.
Philip Shackley believes
that Ford Windows’ strong
relationship with Eurocell
has been a key factor in the
company’s success.
“We chose Eurocell be-
cause of its excellent repu-
tation for fabricator support
and innovation. It’s thanks
to its excellent product and
our own commitment to
best-in-class customer ser-
vice that we have been able
to grow to this size and still
expand”.
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