MARCH 2019 | 43
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VEKA GROUP MAKES
A STATEMENT AT THE
FABRICATORS’ FORUM
VEKA Group representatives
took part in the inaugural Fab-
ricators’ Forum, hosted by the
British Fenestration Rating Council
(BFRC). The event, held at The
Royal Berkshire Conference Cen-
tre, Reading, welcomed a large
number of attendees from across
the industry, as part of the BFRC’s
initiative to make more people
aware of the benefits of adopting
the ‘rainbow rating’ for energy
efficiency.
The day consisted of five unique
presentations – tailored towards
fabricators – followed by open
forums in front of five professional
panels; the debates of which were
as colourful as the BFRC logo! Key
topics of the day included Market-
ing, Legislation and Regulation,
Data Usage and Protection, Testing
and Certification, and Skills and
Training, all within fenestration.
A question from host Paul God-
win prompted Neil Evans, VEKA
Group Sales Director, to take to
the mic. FIT Show Director Paul
had posed a question to the audi-
ence about the current state of the
industry and whether companies
were always totally honest about
how well they were doing]
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QUICKSLIDE MAKES ITS
COMMUNITY AN ASSET
Look through the beauti-
fully crafted windows of York-
shire’s Quickslide premises and
you’ll see the inner workings
of a fenestration company who
considers itself a ‘community
investor’.
Quickslide takes the notion of
Corporate Social Responsibility
seriously, and has a history of
nurturing those who are new to
the world of work by employing
them through its successful ap-
prenticeship scheme. One of their
most recent recruits, Charlotte
Gilbert, started with the company
in January 2017 and has since ex-
celled both herself, and the firm’s
marketing collateral.
Working alongside Marketing
Manager Sandra Berg, Charlotte
has used her millennial status to
radically overhaul Quickslide’s
email campaigns and social media
presence, giving the company’s
followers a regular and often inter-
SALES GROWTH
REFLECTS STRENGTH OF
SAFEWARE OFFERING
Epwin Window Systems’ hardware brand Safeware has just
announced an impressive 12% growth in year-on-year turnover.
Whilst the headline achieve-
ment is obvious, what sits behind
that growth is important.
Because Safeware is an Epwin
Window Systems brand, fabrica-
tors can order their profile and
hardware on the same order and
have them arrive on the same de-
livery. It streamlines their admin-
istration, accounting and goods
inwards processes and saves
valuable time.
Equally as important is system
compatibility. When fabricators
order from Safeware they can be
confident that all products are
compatible with Epwin Window
Systems’ brands Profile 22, Spec-
tus and Swish for total peace
of mind. The range includes
branded locks, hinges, handles,
stays, cylinders, vents and fur-
niture at all price points for all
Epwin Window Systems’ product
variations.
Safeware maintains high stock
levels at its Telford distribution
warehouse and offers rapid
delivery so there’s no need to
worry about product availability or
delays to schedules. And there is
dedicated specialist hardware sup-
port on hand if fabricators have
any queries at any stage.
www.epwin.co.uk
£250 million of housing deals struck to
deliver tens of thousands of homes
Nearly £250 million of housing deals will deliver almost 25,000
more homes, the Communities Secretary Rt Hon James
Brokenshire MP has announced on the 14 February 2019.
As part of this, the govern-
active update on everything from
award-winning products, to quality
marketing support, to specialist
profile bending services.
Charlotte is eager for her
‘impressions’ to reach far further
than just an online audience,
though. As of January 2019, her
step up to full time employ-
ment comes with an ambition to
indulge in the unknown terri-
tories of event planning and PR
opportunities.
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ment will be investing £157 million
in infrastructure such as building
roads and putting natural green
space alongside developments.
A new partnership has also been
struck by the government’s hous-
ing accelerator Homes England to
build over 10,000 properties on
Ministry of Defence land on 7 mil-
itary bases across the country.
In London, more than 1,500
new homes will be built at Lon-
don’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic
Park thanks to a £78 million
loan helping to fund the devel-
opment.
This is all part of the depart-
ment’s drive to make the housing
market work for everyone and de-
liver much-needed homes across
the country.
The Communities Secretary,
Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP,
said:
“We delivered 222,000 homes
last year which is the highest
number in a decade, but we must
keep upping our game.”