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MAY 2016 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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Profile 22 fabricator Burbage Custom Windows has doubled production in the last 12 months thanks
to the success of its new online ordering system and a £200,000 investment in new machinery.
Director James Meah
explained that the two
decisions had to be
made together.
“It was a chicken and
egg situation,” he said.
“We know that we could
generate the work, but we
needed the machinery and
logistics in place in order to
service the new orders.
“The new website went
live about a year ago, and
the orders it generates account for about half of the
company’s work. I wasn’t
expecting it to do so well.
It has exceeded all expectations.”
James has also found that
an increased web presence
has opened up opportunities in many different
areas.
“We’ve had a mixture of
customers who have found
us through the online ordering service,” he said. “We
are selling to all parts of
the trade, including builders, window installers, and
DIYers. We even supplied
a public sector contract
in Bristol recently with 85
new windows, so we are
reaching people who we
wouldn’t normally have
access to.”
To meet the increased
demand, the Hinckley-based
company recently invested
in new machinery including
a Murat cutting and prepping centre. Part of that
investment was made up of
a local business grant.
“The agreement included
a promise to create six new
jobs, in order to justify the
grant,” James said. “However, we’ve taken on 12 new
people – including four apprentices – such is the success we’ve experienced.”
The company has also invested in two new delivery
trucks to help deliver the
300 windows a week it now
manufactures.
James said the fabricator worked with a local
programmer called Michael
Krech, who has been working on the site for about two
years. Michael is in the process of extending the site to
include composite doors.
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