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PRO INSTALLER OCTOBER 2015
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The Company that
Won’t Stay Still
When husband and wife team, John and Lynda Sewell set up Skyview Roofs nine years ago, they never
imagined how quickly the business would develop and how within the first two years the company would
have moved locally three times in order to keep up with demand for its roofing, door and window products.
John talks to Pro
Installer’s Editor and
tells how the 12 month
business plan that
they initially laid on
the table, was soon
blown out of the water
within the company’s
first five weeks of
trading.
“To say I have no idea of
where the last nine years
have gone is an understatement. From the time we
opened our doors offering
the Global roofing system,
we saw sales growth which
meant we had to move to
larger premises not once,
but twice within a two year
period.
“But this was hardly surprising, because not only
did we invest in new premises during this time, but
we were also bringing on
new products every year to
help expand and develop
the company.”
New product development and introduction is
an ethos that John and
Lynda have adopted since
starting the company
and one which has prove
fruitful.
“We refuse to stand still,
when it comes to new
products and this has given
us the edge on our competition,” adds John.
Skyview Roofs is one of
leading profile systems
manufacturer, Sysneal’s top
20 customers in the UK.
Based in Tyseley, Birmingham, the staff levels at
Skyview Roofs continues
to grow. The company now
has three supervisors and
four drivers who deliver
within a 150 mile radius
in the company’s own
vehicles.
‘a more convenient and cost
effective way of allowing the perfect
fit of the orangery lantern roof’
“We are now manufacturing in excess of 40 to
50 roofing systems per
month and average up to
100 window frames. We
have also recently introduced our own paint shop
facilities, where we are
able to turn round products within 10 days, to any
RAL colour the customer
requires.
“Obviously, because we
have so many of our manufacturing processes now
in-house, should custom-
ers require a faster return
on any of our products, we
will always take a sympathetic view on each project
and help wherever we
can.” John adds.
One of Skyview Roof’s
core product lines is
Skyframe; a fully welded,
lightweight aluminium
frame, s