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OCTOBER 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO NEWS
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COMPETITIVE
PRICES ‘ASSURED’
Following The VEKA UK
Group’s unique offering of
the industry’s only BSI-notified, BFRC-certified window
and door energy performance calculator last year,
VEKA and Halo customers
are now being given the
opportunity to generate
their Window Energy Ratings
(WERs) and Door Set Energy
Ratings (DSERs) at a fraction
of the normal cost.
Network VEKA’s independent,
UKAS-accredited Competent
Person’s Scheme, Assure provides
a raft of benefits for its members, such as self-certification for
Building Regulation-compliance,
subsidised NVQ qualifications,
assessment for Minimum Technical
Competencies and more.
Bolstering its already comprehensive list of advantages, Assure’s
latest offering enables VEKA and
Halo customers to generate energy
ratings at extremely competitive
rates compared to those expected
elsewhere.
Network VEKA’s Managing
Director, John Ogilvie explains:
‘Verifiable energy
ratings are crucial
for installers to
be compliant’
“Since 2010 there’s been an
obvious legal requirement for
installers to prove that any newly
fitted windows and doors exceed
a minimum energy rating rating of ‘C’. In this day and age
though, it’s rare to find businesses
or homeowners satisfied with
anything other than ‘A’-ratings in
their installations.
“Verifiable energy ratings are
therefore crucial for installers to be
compliant and promote their products to the market. Assure has hit
the mark once again with this provision. It’s a great facility for current
Network members and an attractive
proposition for those looking to
develop their business through
membership of the country’s leading installer support organisation.”
To get in touch with
Assure, call 01282 473
170 or email enquiries@
assurewindowsanddoors.com
or for more on VEKA visit
www.vekauk.com
Celebrating a new London office
Purplex, the window industry
PR and marketing agency,
have opened a new office in
central London as part of its
continued expansion plans.
The new office, located on the Strand, will
support a team of marketing experts offering PR, design and branding, digital marketing and video production.
Purplex CEO, Andrew Scott, commented: “Purplex
already operates nationally and internationally from
a 4 ,500 sq ft office just outside Bristol, but the new
London location opens up new opportunities and
enables us to serve our customers better.”
The new office, on Duncannon Street, will support
five staff initially, and Purplex is now recruiting for
experienced business development, PR and digital
marketing consultants.
“The new facilities will provide a central London
meeting place for our clients and our own team,
and will be equipped with the latest technology and
communications equipment to ensure seamless con-
nection with our Bristol HQ and other offices in the
future.” Andrew added.
For more information contact Purplex on 01934
808132 or visit www.purplexmarketing.co.uk
APPLY FOR
INSTALLATION
OF THE YEAR
Entries are now open for the
2015 REHAU Installation of
the Year competition and REHAU installers are being invited to submit photos of their
most exciting and inspiring
domestic installations from
the past 12 months.
A new website is now live at
www.rehau.co.uk/competition
where installers can see the criteria for submitting entries, post
their photos and get lots of useful
tips and advice.
REHAU is hoping to see as broad
a mix of projects as possible in
the entries – from tiny cottages
to sprawling mansions, and from
vertical sliders to multi-fold doors.
New builds, renovations, replacements and extensions can all be
included – the only restriction is
that the projects should be domestic rather than commercial because
REHAU is planning a separate
commercial competition in the
spring of 2016.
Every company which submits an
entry will get a prize from REHAU
‘Every company
which submits an
entry will get a prize’
and the overall winner will receive
a digital SLR camera as well as the
prestigious title of ‘REHAU Installation of the Year.’
Kate Whitehead, REHAU’s
Product Assistant, who is organising the competition says: “The
response to our first ever competition in 2014 was great but this
time around we want to encourage
even more customers to take part.
We’ve put together our top tips for
getting the best pics on the website and we’ve even included some
of the best shots from last year to
provide some inspiration.”
The closing date for submitting
entries to the competition is 23rd
November, and four shortlisted
projects will then be announced on
1 December. The winning project
will be announced in January.