Clearview National February 2015 - Issue 159 | Page 36

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SHAPING UP IN 2015
»»For Universal Arches,
the last two years have been ones of incredible
growth and the recent purchase of its premises
in St Helens, and plans to invest a further
£250,000 during 2015, will help support this.
Over the last decade, Universal Arches has
become a true leader in the bending sector
and currently manufactures 65 handmade
frames per day, which will take sales to in
excess of £2 million in their current trading
year, this equating to an estimated 65% market
share.
Numerous installation companies are
already reporting a 3-month order book and
the prospects for 2015 look strong across the

board in the glass and glazing industry.
Leon Day, managing director of Universal
Arches comments: “Without question our
pedigree and finished product is the envy of
the bending sector and market demand has
seen our sales nearly double in the last two
years. For 2015, our investment plans will
help bring down our lead-times and make us
more efficient within the confines of our ISO
9001:2008 certification.”
For further information Universal Arches
log on to www.universalarches.com,
call the sales office on 01744 612844 or
follow them on Twitter @universalarches.

EnergyPlus offering 20% Saving
Melton Mowbray based Liniar fabricator, TruFrame, continues
with their product development programme with the
introduction of Liniar’s new six-chambered chamfered system.

»»The new EnergyPlus
chamfered system shares the
same engineering properties and
physical dimensions as Liniar’s
six-chambered EnergyPlus
sculptured system and will be
offered as a no-cost upgrade on

all windows and doors, providing
TruFrame’s customers with a
potential 20% saving off their
glass bill, when specifying ‘A’
rated windows.
David Firmager, managing
director of TruFrame comments:
“This is an important new
development for us and our
customers. We made this a free

upgrade to help our customers
trim their glass costs, allowing
them to sell a better product
at an improved margin. We’re
building a reputation for product
innovation, as our new flush sash
window also shows, providing
our customers with tangible
USPs in order to increase sales
opportunities.”

For further information log
on to www.truframe.co.uk
where there’s a complete set of
product downloads or call the
sales office on 01664 410140
for a free copy of their 68 page
guide to windows, doors and
conservatories. You can also add
to their growing following on
Twitter @TruFrame.

Machinery supplier comes out on top
»»Luton-based window
machinery supplier Kombimatec won an order
with Oakleaf Doors and Windows, part of
Oakleaf Commercial Services (OCS) to supply
and install a complete set of machinery for the
Worcestershire business.
With a yearly turnover of close to £18
million, Oakleaf Doors and Windows is
a new business operation for OCS who
formerly specialised in bespoke joinery
products. Wanting to expand their product
range to include PVCu windows and doors
to enable supply to the commercial market
place, Oakleaf were impressed with how
Kombimatec scored on quality and price, as

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well as their offering of comprehensive repairs
and their excellent breakdown service.
Kombimatec made quite the impression
according to Mark Dainter, Oakleaf ’s
Executive Business Manager:

“We were very impressed with the service
prov YY