Clearview National July 2015 - Issue 164 | Page 28

INDUSTRYNEWS

A Plethora of
Imagination
L-R Phil Warren Sales Director, Jimmy Greenhoff and Terry
Conroy opening the new Designer Range Showrooms.

»»Phil Warren, Sales Director for
Listers said: “Designer Range is our new niche
brand of high-end products aimed at Architects
and new-builders. It provides exceptional
products and is a truly outstanding brand.”
Designer Range offers a complete service from
consultation, surveying to product specification
all the way through to installation and in order

Diversity in a changing market place is
critical to ensuring company progression
and Lister Trade Frames has certainly
taken heed of changing trends by
launching its new brand, Designer Range.

to fully highlight this Listers has built a purpose
designed showroom at its site in Fenton.
“We’re very proud of the new showroom
and our aim is to make it a home from home
for Architects”, commented Mark. “We’re
encouraging Architects to bring their clients to
our facilities and use our showroom and the
consultation rooms as if they were their own.”

From PassivHaus accredited products
to massive minimal framed sliding doors,
Designer Range has a plethora of imaginative
and well-engineered glazing solutions for the
more discerning client.

Some candidates have begun the 12-month
BIT (Business Improvement Techniques) Lean
Manufacturing Apprenticeships and others the
four-month NVQ Level 2 PMO (Performing
Manufacturing Operations). Quickslide is
also putting 60 operators through a manual
handling training refresher as part of its
continuous improvement on safety.
The initiative is further evidence of the
company’s commitment to the principles
of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous
Improvement and Quickslide’s long-term

philosophy of becoming ‘the Toyota of the
window industry.’
Quickslide is best-known for its acclaimed
sliding sash windows, and the company has
been instrumental in bringing this former
niche product into the mainstream of the
retrofit and new-build markets, but it also
manufactures a wide range of other styles of
windows and doors for trade and commercial
customers.

www.listertf.co.uk Tel: [phone]

100 PROBLEM
SOLVERS
Quickslide is setting out
to empower its staff to
be problem solvers with
a series of performance
and improvement courses
via its Quickslide Academy
training programme.
»»Over 70% of the Yorkshire
fabricator’s workforce are taking part in the
initiative, which includes courses up to a year
long, all with the aim of reducing variations
in shop floor and office processes, minimising
waste and improving quality.
Operations Director Michael Connor
explained: “When we say our people are our
most valuable asset, we mean it and we back
that up by investing in them. We are giving
our employees the tools and techniques to
empower them to improve efficiency.
“We want 100 problem solvers throughout
the business, not just two or three at the
top. We are continuously improving our
business through our people to deliver the best
customer experience possible.”

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