Pro Installer November 2018 - Issue 68 | Page 39

NOVEMBER 2018 | 39 Business Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk THE PERFECT PARTNERSHIP Freefoam Building Products, a leading manufacturer of PVC building products for the Irish, UK and Mainland European markets launch a new video testimonial from Freefoam Registered Installer The Bristol Fascia Company. Work- ing in partnership with installation companies is key to Freefoam’s success and this video illustrates the benefits to both. Using a recent installation project featuring contemporary looking Anthracite Grey fascia and soffit the film features fitter Matt Brazeley explaining how the product range and partnership with Freefoam works for them. The Bristol Fascia Company are a suc- cessful reliable home improvement business fitting window, doors, conservatories and roofline and have been using Freefoam products for the last three years. Freefoam Building Products has made a long-term commitment to its Installer programme offering a vast amount of expertise, and huge understanding of what installers Window Ware’s service excellence recognised with G18 Customer Care nomination Window Ware, one of the UK’s foremost independ- ent hardware distributors is celebrating further recogni- tion for their award-winning customer service with a nomination for ‘Customer Care Initiative of the Year’ at the G18 Awards. The award nomination recognises a remarkable year for the Bedfordshire firm with key investments helping to achieve consist- ently high OTIF scores, and a meticulous approach to service delivering incredibly positive customer satisfac- tion scores. The firm, which won the ‘Service Excellence’ award at the SME Bedford- shire Business Awards, was also named the UK’s best hardware supplier by an in- dependent industry survey. With over 6,500 unique products from leading brands including Yale, Maco and Trojan, Window Ware is one of the largest suppli- ers of window and door hardware, factory tools, fixings and consumables. The award nomination also recognises their commit- ment to delivering 97% of those products with next day delivery. Window Ware will find out if they have won at the glamorous black-tie event held at the Hilton Hotel on London’s iconic Park Lane on Friday, November 30th. www.windowware.co.uk changing demands of consumers and an industry leading 50-year Lifetime Guarantee through to attractive homeowner focussed websites and high-quality samples and glossy marketing literature to showcase the full range. need to succeed. From a compre- hensive colour range to meet the https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bKUBdmQUbzg A NEWLY JOINED MEMBER ATTAINS BRONZE LEVEL 2 The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is pleased to announce that a newly joined Member of the Federation, Slimline Glazing Systems Ltd, has attained Bronze Level 2 in the GLASS Charter Merit Scheme. At this year’s GGF Members’ Day in Solihull , GGF Group CEO Kevin Buckley presented Abigail Chapman, Quality & Com- pliance Manager and Company Secretary at Slimline Glazing Systems Ltd, with the GLASS Charter Bronze Level 2 certificate. Abigail commented, “I felt extremely honoured to receive the Bronze Level 2 Award and it has inspired me to climb up the ladder for Slimline Glazing with the aim to reach the Gold Award.” The evidence provided during their audit clearly showed they are a company that recognises the importance of health and safety for their employees. Slimline Glazing is very keen to develop by working on specific areas such as physical and mental wellbeing. The company is keen to progress in the GLASS Charter Merit Scheme and will look to progress on the improved safety standards with the aim to achieve safety excellence. http://www.ggf.org.uk GGF Group appoints Insight Data to Reach the Wider Industry Audience The Glass and Glazing Fed- eration and its commercial com- panies, the well-established and highly-respected industry body has joined forces with industry data specialists Insight Data. The GGF Group - which in- cludes BFRC, FENSA, RISA, GGFi and Borough IT, have signed up to Insight Data’s unrivalled Fenestra- tion database. Accessed through Salestracker, Insight’s online prospect database, CRM system and email marketing platform, the database will provide the GGF with 24/7 access to real-time business information and contact details for over 15,000 fabricators and installers across the UK. The Fenestration database is just one of Insight Data’s five key databases with the firm holding information on housebuilders, main contractors, local builders and even architects. The information is updated using a seven-stage verifi- cation process which includes over 20,000 research calls every month by Insight’s in-house research team. It also includes a direct feed from a credit reference agency which confirms in real-time if businesses have folded, moved or changed owners. In short, Salestracker pro- vides accurate information for over 60,000 potential customers. [email protected]