Clearview National April 2016 - Issue 173 | Page 22

INDUSTRYNEWS ‘DESIGNER DOORS’ »»TOTAL GLASS HAS launched its new ‘Designer Doors’ range of GRP composite doors featuring ten fresh contemporary styles, plus a wide range of both standard and specialist colours. Significant investment has also been made in more machinery and equipment to increase production capacity at the company’s dedicated in-house composite door manufacturing facility. Introduced in response to consistent customer feedback, the new range complements the existing Total Glass ‘Castle Collection’ of GRP composite doors. This greatly expanded selection has been warmly welcomed by customers, according to Phill Cresswell, sales and marketing manager. “It’s fair to say that our customers were ‘chomping at the bit’ to get their hands on these new doors,” he says. “We have added 13 different glazing panel designs, covering everything from the traditional to the contemporary, while some designs come in a choice of colours designed to complement the door colours and create a stylish matching finish. Investment includes a Schelling Beam Saw for precision-cutting of the door slabs and manual handling and lifting equipment for more efficient movement of the slabs between the prepping procedures. Both are increasing efficiency and improving Total’s composite door turnaround times for the benefit of customers. www.totalglass.com WEBSITE FACELIFT FOR NEWVIEW »»OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS, Newview Windows and Conservatories has grown to become one of the largest home improvement companies in the South East, with specialist divisions serving trade, retail and commercial customers. Director, Michele Wietscher, appointed Purplex Marketing to rejuvenate the Company’s online presence. Michele commented: “We realised that our website ne eded a facelift and placed our confidence in Purplex to create a new and engaging website. The choice was made easier for us because of the experience that the team at Purplex brought to the table and the fact they could help with everything from writing the content, to designing and building our new website.” Following on from the success of the new website, Purplex has been given the go ahead with an online marketing strategy to help with the continued growth of the company. This already boasts over 100,000 commercial installations, a fledgling trade counter business and a contract in conjunction with Heathrow airport noise attenuation scheme for upgrading windows of homes in the flight path. ‘they could help with everything’ Adi Day, head of digital at Purplex, commented: “We are delighted to have been able to help Newview create a best-in-class website.” www.purplexmarketing.com Scooping No.1 Position »»THE VEKA UK GROUP’S inaugural Supplier of the Year awards has seen EWS (Manufacturing) Limited scoop the overall winner’s prize. EWS provides steel reinforcements for the Group’s industry-leading PVCu systems. The awards were split into four disciplines, with EWS triumphant in the Technical – In-house design category before going on to win the main prize. “We’re meticulous in our vendor selection,” commented Nicola Woods, Purchasing Manager for The VEKA UK Group. “Every month our key suppliers are provided with a Vendor Rating report which outlines their performance over the preceding period. “This comprehensive reporting means we can identify potential issues at an early stage and intervene before there’s any risk of our customers being inconvenienced. It also provides the data from which we’ve calculated our top-scoring suppliers. 22 » A PR 2016 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M “Suppliers must achieve or exceed a benchmark score – each month, without fail – in order to remain our approved supplier, and we also hold regular face-toface review meetings to develop relationships that are beneficial to both parties. Through these interactions, we have the utmost confidence in the efficiency and robustness of our supply chain, and we can pass that assurance on to our valued customers.” Nicola adds.