NOVEMBER 2019 | 3
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Installsure rebrand paves
the way to expansion
Installsure is the new brand for GGFi,
the specialist insurance provider to
the UK glass and glazing industry
that was created by the Glass &
Glazing Federation in 2005.
Although Installsure will
maintain close links with the
GGF and FENSA, the UK’s largest
Competent Persons Scheme in
the glazing industry, the rebrand
is designed to further enhance its
position as an Insurance Backed
Guarantee (IBG) market leader
and facilitate the development of
a range of new insurance prod-
ucts for installation companies of
all sizes serving both domestic
and commercial markets. The
repositioning is also expected to
extend the reach of the compa-
ny.
Frank Allain, Director of Opera-
tions for Installsure, explained the
reasons for the change: “It was
evident a new look, with a de-
fined set of values, that embodied
the large strides the company has
made was necessary to take our
innovative company into the next
decade and beyond. Speaking to
our clients, we wanted to make
it clear what the company stands
for and can do for them. Our
dedicated team has a knowledge
of the glazing industry that is
second to none and this will help
to further establish ourselves as a
market leader.
Installsure will continue to offer
the established range of domes-
tic and commercial Insurance
Backed Guarantees, Performance
Bonds, and a range of corporate
policies including Employer,
Public and Contract Works liabil-
ity, Professional Indemnity and
non-domestic property insur-
ance. All policies issued through
GGFi will remain in place and
unaltered, as will be the organisa-
tion’s simple application process,
seamless job registration and
IBG cover for FENSA Approved
Installers (as well as all compa-
nies registered with alternative CP
schemes).
Anda Gregory, Managing Direc-
tor of GGF Commercial Group,
says the rebranding will allow
the division to develop its reach
as well as portfolio: “Installsure
will work closer than ever with
FENSA to provide seamless IBG
applications for installers across
the country while the new brand-
ing and products will extend our
reach and give us the flexibility to
work with all manner of compa-
nies and organisations across the
sector. We feel the name In-
stallsure accurately represents the
company. We give re-assurance
to installers that they’ll get good
value for money and we’ll take
the hassle away from insurance
so our clients can do what they
do best – great installation jobs.”
installsure.co.uk
TRIO OF TUFFX ROOFLIGHTS
SHED LIGHT ON NEW EXTENSION
When it came to the
construction of a new,
single story extension on
the back of a property in
Sutton, Surrey, one of the
most important factors for
the homeowners, was how
best to illuminate their
substantial and stylish new
living space with enough
natural light.
After considering a num-
ber of options, the owners
were eventually won over
by the new, high quality al-
uminium framed rooflights
from TuffX – specifying a
total of three, 1,300mm x
2,190mm units featuring
blue, solar control glazing.
TuffX’s contemporary
aluminium rooflight, which
was developed in-house at
the glass specialist’s Mer-
seyside HQ, is available in
anthracite grey as standard
and has been designed
not just with aesthetics
in mind, but also to be
exceptionally fitter friendly.
It can be supplied directly
to installers as a complete
assembled unit, and then
simply dropped into place
and secured once on site.
Available in either 6mm
double glazed, or 6mm
triple glazed with thermal
toughened safety glass –
and ‘U’ values as low as
0.7w/m 2 – the external
panes of each unit also
receive an opaque border.
This ensures that any joins
and sealant are concealed
before the panes are as-
sembled into an aluminium
frame, creating a premium
product that’s ready for in-
stallation, ‘out of the box’.
In the case of this Sutton
project, all three units
were ordered and deliv-
ered within the space of
just two weeks, with the
installer company report-
ing that they ‘went in like
a dream’. They added:
“The TuffX rooflights
were incredibly easy to fit,
and we were also highly
impressed with the design
and quality of the materi-
als. Everyone who has seen
them has been extremely
impressed.”
TuffX aluminium framed
rooflights can be specified
in a range of glass finishes,
including clear, opaque and
solar, and can be delivered
directly to site with a mar-
ket leading seven-day lead
time.
Graham Price, managing
director of TuffX, com-
mented: “Installers love our
aluminium framed rooflights
because they represent an
attractive, easy to install and
high value product that is
in demand from consumers.
In addition, the fact that
we are able to produce our
rooflights in bespoke sizes
at no additional cost thanks
to the control we have over
our glass production, makes
them an even more desira-
ble addition to our custom-
ers’ portfolios.”
www.tuffxglass.co.uk