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24 / 7 ACCESS PLUS EXTRA POINTS FOR LOYALTY
UAP has launched a new customer platform , the UAP Trade Portal , to run alongside and complement their existing trade customer channels . It performs a variety of benefits ; the sales process is streamlined , replacing a call to the sales team with a self-service visit to the platform . Customers can manage their accounts and view their order history , product stock levels , prices , and much more .
The portal is accessible 24 / 7 via PC , tablet and mobile , and customer orders and enquiries are no longer constrained to UAP office hours . Ordering is easier than ever before , with customers able to browse , search , filter or upload a spreadsheet to find the relevant products . Favourite or most ordered products can be saved . Regularly purchased products can be re-ordered at the click of a button .
The UAP Trade Portal already has customers using it regularly and gaining great benefits from it , including the new addition of Loyalty Points – points can be turned into pounds to be used again in future Trade Portal orders .
Customers interested in accessing it can contact UAP via digital @ uapcorporate . com
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SUBSTANTIAL PROFITABILITY ALWAYS ‘ IN VOGUE ’
Colin ’ s Sash Windows started in 2014 selling one price for most size uPVC sliding sash windows to trade and retail . Since then they have become one of the biggest specialist suppliers in the market .
In 2019 two new exciting products were added . The first was a mechanically jointed uPVC sash window at fixed prices for most sizes . With an easy to use pricelist this makes it very easy for installers to quote customers on the spot to win orders . It ’ s the tried and tested Spectus profile . Not surprisingly , this option , only £ 55 per frame more expensive than the normal welded vertical slider , is proving to be very popular . A PAS 24 option is also available for this frame
Also in 2019 , the Smart Systems Heritage 47 aluminium steel replacement doors and windows were added to the products offered . Says Colin : “ Demand for the Crittall replacement aluminium doors has been so great that we stock the profile in anthracite and black bringing lead times down to around an industry-leading two to three weeks . Our target is to decrease this to seven working days . This very ‘ in vogue ’ product offers installers the chance for substantial profitability .”
www . colinssashwindows . co . uk
£ 364
* Woodgrain uPVC * Double glazed - argon gas filled , Pilkington Low E glass * White furniture - including safety restrictors * “ A ” energy rated , 1.4 U-Value * Warm edge spacer bars * Plant-on sash horns * Toughened glass on the bottom sash