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Ventus Louvres
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n an industry where square is the norm,
Northern Territory based company Ventus
(Australia) Pty Ltd, decided to think
outside it and even turn it on its head.
It wasn’t that long ago when a few like
minded and passionate individuals
decided to take the humble louvre and
re-invent it. After more than four years of
designing, product development, tooling,
testing and more testing as well as a series
of patents and registered designs, the
Ventus team created what seems to be
a winning combination; a comprehensive
range of 152mm and 102mm Louvre Gallery
Systems - including the company’s unique
IntelliVent® Automated Louvre Galleries
and comprehensive range of aluminium
extrusions that suit any window configuration
conceivable.
In building their products, Ventus partnered
with some of the world’s most trusted and
innovative raw material manufacturers.
Sourcing from companies such as Dupont,
Exxon Mobil, PPG and the BTI Group means
that Ventus products are not just designed
to perform, but also built to last. In fact,
the company’s 10 year warranty is industry
leading.
Ventus offers galleries in four off-theshelf, standard colours - white, black,
ivory and silver-grey, and a custom colour
range limited only by one’s imagination.
Gallery configurations include all the usual
options as well as custom configurations
to accommodate even the most unusual
of circumstances. The Ventus frame can
be used as a stand-alone system and can
also seamlessly integrate with all available
Australian window systems - making it a
dream for fabricators.
The company’s innovative approach to the
industry and unconventional marketing
system extends beyond its products. Niels
Verhaar, General Manager of Ventus
Australia, says, “Ventus is an innovative
and progressive company that is in tune
with fabricators and end users alike. Our
revolutionary franchise model will put a
Ventus Distribution Centre in every state
and territory in Australia. These franchisees
are not simply stockists. They are window
specialists that will carry adequate stocks,
will be able to customise, modify, service
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our products and deliver warranty support
from within their facilities. This means our
world class products will be backed by
local knowledge and experience, on-site
customised solutions, shorter lead times,
technical advice and after sales support.
And above all, these guys will be local and
familiar faces that everyone knows and
trusts, have in depth market knowledge,
understand the industry and are committed
to offering an unprecedented standard in
choice, quality and service.”
Back from Manila, where Ventus successfully
launched in the Philippines during
Philconstruct 2014, Niels adds, “We are
proud of not only our products, but of our
unique approach to the market. We really
set the bar high for ourselves and we have
worked relentlessly to get to where we are
today. With the Philippines sorted, we are
now working towards covering the entire
country here, building strong and lasting
relationships with our partners and servicing
the industry. And with franchises already
in the Northern Territory and Queensland,
another two states under negotiation and
our Australian based extrusion arrangements
finalised, we are well on track and looking
forward to a very exciting year.”
For more information, call Niels Verhaar on 0409
073 108, visit Ventus at www.ventus-aus.com, or call
in at a Ventus Distribution Centre near you.
Images: (top) General Manager, Niels Verhaar, at the Ventus head office and warehouse facility in Darwin,
Northern Territory; (bottom) Ventus stand at Philconstruct 2014, Manila, Philippines.