MARCH 2019 | 31
Products
Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk
FROM FACTORY
TO THE HOME:
THE FREEFOAM
SUPPLY CHAIN
Freefoam, a leading manufacturer
of fascia, soffit, gutter and cladding prod-
ucts for the building industry in UK, Ireland
and Mainland Europe are delighted to
launch a new short video to showcase their
supply chain and the support it gives to all
within it.
Manufacturers, like Freefoam, who
supply trade customers can seem distant
and remote from their end users. Freefoam
wanted to dispel this myth and shine a light
on the whole supply chain that is dedicated
to delivering choice from factory to home-
owner.
From the Mixing Plant where raw materi-
als are blended and stored, to the produc-
tion plant featuring state of the art extru-
sion facilities, through to new warehouse
provision where all products are stored and
despatched, the video illustrates the full
extent of the Freefoam plant.
Customer service is at the heart of
Freefoam. Supplying to a range of inde-
pendent stockists and multi branch mer-
chants throughout the UK from Aberdeen
to St Austell, the film shows one of these
deliveries taking place, to ensure customer’s
shelves are kept fully stocked.
Customer focus is part of the whole
chain, with many Freefoam suppliers offer-
ing a delivery service to builders, housing
developers and home improvement com-
panies out on site. Fitters can be confident
that the products will be with them when
and where they need them.
View the video at www.youtube.com/
watch?v=KvTVsei1Aeo
www.freefoam.com
WE’LL BE WORKING OUR
GREY BACK TO YOU!
2019 has got off to a good start for
Freefoam customers, with the addition of
Square and Ogee gutter in the popular
Anthracite Grey colour option, to help them
gain market share in a growing sector. De-
signed to complement the existing Round
and Deep gutter systems and manufactured
to Ral No. 2016 the ranges offer an exact
match to door and window systems, giving
customers the range to satisfy the growing
demands of homeowners and developers.
The choice of colour for windows, doors
and roofline is now on average nearly 30%
of sales, with some window companies see-
ing sales of over 50% in colour - and grow-
ing. Homeowners buying high end grey
windows and doors do not want the stand-
ard white roofline - they want everything
to match. Which is why Freefoam made a
strategic move into manufacturing the com-
plete roofline range in Anthracite Grey.
Freefoam’s approach is to help every
company in the supply chain sell more and
grow faster than the competition. And our
approach is working.
Discerning homeowners want the com-
plete solution, so Freefoam also manufac-
ture a wide range of PVC fascia and soffit
in Anthracite Grey providing a suite of
colour roofline products. With most colours
available off the shelf or on short lead times
Freefoam customers have access to all the
products they need to meet the demands of
today’s consumers and gain valuable market
share.
www.freefoam.com
VBH NEW PAS24 HARDWARE SOLUTION
FOR HERITAGE FLUSH SASH DOOR
After extensive re-
search and development,
VBH launches a bespoke
range of PAS24 hardware
for Deceuninck’s Heritage
Flush Sash Door. Suita-
ble for single or double
doors, the new range
has been tested at BSI to
the PAS24:2016 standard
enabling Document Q
compliance on new-build
projects. The new hard-
ware suite is also covered
under the Q-secure secu-
rity and greenteQ 10-year
corrosion guarantees for
an all-round robust solu-
tion.
Hardware specification
for the Heritage Flush Sash
Door consists of greenteQ
Sigma Flush Door Hinges,
a greenteQ Alpha Door
Handle, Yale Mantis door
‘
an all-round
robust solution
lock with a single piece
striker and latch lead-in
block, and a Yale Platinum
3-star profile cylinder.
The greenteQ hinge is
available in five different
finishes to complement
Deceuninck’s Heritage
’
suite, and is manufactured
from heavy duty zinc. It
fits into the door rebate
leaving the appearance of
a traditional 3-knuckle butt
hinge on the outside. It
also features a concealed
security grub screw to pre-
vent removal of the hinge
pin when door is closed.
www.vbhgb.com
www.qsecure.co.uk