Pro Installer October 2013 - Issue 07 | Page 20

20 OCTOBER 2013 PRO INSTALLER PRO NEWS www.proinstaller.co.uk CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FLYING SCOTSMEN Freefoam Building Products would like to congratulate Craftsman Cladding, Freefoam Registered Installers based in Mauchline, who have just announced their best ever quarter results – up by 83% on last year. Craftsman Cladding is a well established and highly respected company offering PVC windows, doors, roofline, conservatory and flat roof installation across Scotland for both domestic and commercial customers. Founded in 1998, operating with two vans and four staff, Craftsman Cladding has grown into a company with 35 employees and a project turnover of £3m this year. The company prides itself on using the best products, selecting suppliers that provide high quality products that offer custom- ers guaranteed long lasting solutions for roofing, home improvement and commercial applications. Craftsman Cladding chose Freefoam as its roofline supplier, bought from local Freefoam stockist Central Plastics, for just these reasons and have become specialists in roofline installation throughout Scotland. BOOSTING HOPE66 CHARITY TALLY NEARER HOME As 22 members of the Hope66 charity cycling team set off to ride the length of the iconic Route 66 in the United States, VS manufacturer Quickslide decided to have some fun while raising cash towards the epic ride. Bolstering the latest bid to raise money for the Hope House Children’s Hospices that have become the unofficial ‘official’ charity of many in the glass & glazing industry, Quickslide donated £2 for every window and door sold whilst the riders were en route. The staff, customers, suppliers and anyone the Brighouse based company could muster also chipped in, raising a massive £6,248 to- ‘raising a massive £6,248 towards an anticipated total of more than £150,000’ wards an anticipated total of more than £150,000 expected to be raised as a result of 16 cyclists, mostly well-known names from the UK glass & glazing industry, riding more than 2,600 miles along Route 66 in just 14 days. Adrian flew to Santa Monica, California to cheer the riders in at the end of the challenge, where he announced the total of the Quickslide effort. “It was such a massive project that we felt we had to do something to contribute,” explained Adrian. To make your own contribution please go to: www. justgiving.com/teams/ hope66 David Stewart, Managing Director, explained, “We’re obviously really pleased with these figures. We’ve seen a mixture of higher value sales and a higher volume of orders and have proved that selling and fitting quality products like Freefoam with long lasting guarantees, offering expert advice and giving first class customer service meets the demands of todays market and results in success. Whilst we use the traditional marketing methods favoured by many home improvement companies – newspaper advertising, exhibition, telesales and garden signs - it’s the recommendations we get from satisfied customers that really help to fill our order book and have certainly played a big part in us achieving this impressive growth.” Colin St John, UK General Manager commented, “In these tough economic times consumers have less disposable income and need to know that any investment in home improvements is going to last and give value for money. These figures by one of our busiest registered installers show how Freefoam’s quality and long lasting roofline range brings tangible benefits for installers.” Call 01604 591110, email [email protected] or visit www.freefoam.com