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MAY 2018 | 27
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ADEVA GOES LARGE IN WIMBLEDON WITH GLAZERITE AND VEKA
It’ s a tough decision for any SME – risk stepping up to your biggest contract ever or to play safe and lose out on a big chunk of business. But it was less of a dilemma for Kent-based Adeva
Modplan switches to Yale Flush Sash Shootbolt
Leading VEKA trade fabricator Modplan has announced it is upgrading its shootbolt locking system on its FlushSash window range to a dual cam shootbolt system.
‘ undergoing Secured by Design accreditation
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The quality of the Yale Flush Sash dual cam Shootbolt locking system is evident from its features. The window lock has been designed to meeting PAS 24 requirement and is currently undergoing Secured by Design accreditation. As well as chamfered security shootbolts, there is also a secondary cam that means the window can have a night vent feature too.
Home Improvements because, as Director Geoff Dwyer explained, the backing of the Glazerite UK Group as well as VEKA was crucial in tackling the job.
The job was not without challenges, he continued, firstly in removing the original Crittall steel frames, which were not only set into concrete, but many had to be taken out in a single three metre by two metre piece.
Also, the new frames were an unusual combination of side-hung casement and tilt / turns which
It comes with a ten-year mechanical and a ten-year security guarantee.
The Yale Flush Sash dual cam shootbolt will be available on Modplan’ s FlushSash products as standard. This change will mean might have been a problem for some fabricators, though Glazerite took them in its stride.
Adeva installed the A-Rated, SBD specification windows and doors based on the VEKA M70 system, in white for main contractor Mulalley and Company Ltd of Woodford Green on behalf of the London Borough of Wandsworth. VEKA also carried out the wind load calculations for the design specification.
www. glazeritewindows. co. uk
the company’ s choice of window lock on its FlushSash windows will match the Yale locking products on its casement windows and single and double doors.
www. modplan. co. uk
VEKA GROUP UNVEILS PORTAL TO ANOTHER DIMENSION OF MARKETING
Industry-leading PVC-U systems supplier VEKA Group has launched a brand-new marketing portal for VEKA and Halo customers and members of Independent Network and the Installer Programme.
VEKA Group is well known for providing an outstanding level of marketing support for its customers, and now the company has taken its online offering to another level.
Marketing Director Dawn Stockell explains:“ Over the years, our marketing has expanded to include everything from vehicle livery and showroom graphics to bespoke email campaigns, website review and quote facilities, finance solutions and everything in between.
“ Customers were delighted when we unveiled our industry-leading, innovative web-toprint portals. These allowed them to sign in and personalise professionally written and designed brochures, adverts and more, at the touch of a button and a fraction of the cost they might have expected. All items were pre-populated with address details and logo, so it took minimal effort to order a‘ bespoke’ set of literature.”
www. vekauk. com
Fabrication experts gear for growth
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Consort, one of the UK’ s largest and most respected PVCu fabricators has bolstered its sales and marketing strategies by partnering with industry data specialists Insight Data.
The Nottinghamshire-firm, which has been supplying trade customers nationwide for well over four decades, will be taking advantage of
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Insight Data’ s full UK fenestration and glazing database. As part of this, Consort has become the latest bigname brand to sign-up to Salestracker, Insight Data’ s combined online prospect database, CRM system and integrated email marketing platform.
By appointing Insight Data and adopting Salestracker, Consort now has 24 / 7 access
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to over 60,000 potential customers. The fenestration database is just one of five key databases offered by Insight Data and provides up-to-date information on fabricators and installers including suppliers, materials, volumes and even financial information such as credit ratings.
To ensure Salestracker users always have access to
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the most accurate industry data, Insight pioneered‘ real-time data’. This is achieved using a thorough seven-stage process which includes over 20,000 research calls every month and a direct line to a leading credit reference agency- identifying businesses that have folded, moved or changed owners.
www. insightdata. co. uk
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