Clearview National January 2015 - Issue 158 | Page 8

INDUSTRYNEWS CELEBRATing MANUFACTURING MILESTONE »»Origin, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of bespoke bi-fold doors, windows and made-to-measure blinds, produced its 100,000th bi-fold door on 3rd December 2014, the equivalent to filling 22 football pitches when laid flat. Neil Ginger, CEO of Origin, said: “We are delighted to be celebrating such a significant milestone to end what has already been a successful year for Origin, with the launch of the new Origin Window and opening operations in America and Germany. We’ve had a fantastic year and this is the icing on the cake - quite literally! The team will be celebrating in the factory to mark the occasion.” The milestone signifies that Origin has made enough bi-folding doors to create over seven thousand square miles of beautiful views in homes across Britain since the company was established in 2001. The family business was founded by cousins Neil Ginger and Victoria Brocklesby, who found they could not source high quality folding sliding doors for building projects. Origin has grown to become one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of bi-folding doors and is the only company to offer zero lead time on a completely bespoke product, thanks to its pioneering ‘Your Lead Time, Not Ours’ service. Today, the company is a £17 million turnover company with operations in Dubai and the US, and has this year extended its offering by introducing a new flush casement aluminium window system to match the high quality Origin Bi-fold Door. worthy causes and MADi Fundraising has already become an fundamental part of the industry. We’ve had an incredible year and it’s been great to hand a little back to such a worthy cause that supports the Anthony Nolan Trust.” For further information, call 01543 444900, log on to www.kommerling.co.uk. For further information on MADi Fundraising log on www. madifundraising.com, e-mail enquiries@madifundraising. com or help spread the word via Twitter @madifundraising. For further information, visit www.origin-global.com A Charitable Christmas Gift Profine UK who represent the KBE and Kömmerling brands in the UK, presented the new industry pay to play charity; MADi Fundraising, with a significant donation. »»MADi Fundraising was launched at the FIT Show Gala Dinner in 2014 with a sponsored casino and the promise of a wide range of events with 100% of the proceeds going to children’s charities, this year being the Anthony Nolan Trust. The first big event will be the inaugural MADi Ball Rally from Brand’s Hatch to Café de Paris in Monaco, in 2015. Gareth Mobley, co-founder of MADi Fundraising commented: “This was a surprising and incredibly generous donation from profine UK. The interest and support in the charity has been immense from day one and with our MADi Ball Rally already sold out, we look forward to adding further events in the coming 12 months.” Stefan Seidel, managing director of profine UK concluded: “It’s important for us as a business to support 8 » JA N 2015 » CL EARVI E W- U K . C O M