Clearview National October 2014 - Issue 155 | Page 30
INDUSTRYNEWS
Change for the better
Apex Conservatory Roof Systems in Liverpool has
seen a fantastic rise in both sales and profit due to
the new arrival of Sales Director Ashley Eckersley.
»»Ashley says, “When I was given
the opportunity to come and join Apex
back in July, it was pretty obvious that the
Guardian Warm Roof was going to be the
backbone of the Company’s future success.
To help with trade sales we have built a
Guardian showroom attached to the premises.
This facility is a fantastic sales tool for our
local trade customers, not only does it give
them a unique advantage to use for their own
retail sales; it also helps them understand the
Guardian concept from manufacture to the
finished article. The showroom is available
to any approved Guardian installer. All an
installer needs to do to achieve approved
installer status is register with Guardian and
complete their training through Apex.
“Following on from this then, our next
step to help installers is to build a training
facility on site, which is set to open this
month. Historically, Guardian roof training
has taken place onsite on a live job. At Apex’s
new training facility however, installers can
come on a day that suits them and train on
a demo version on the factory floor so they
are not working at height. There’s no need
to worry about any mistakes and there’s
ample opportunity to ask any questions. The
demo roofs are already made in the different
variations including P Shape and T Shape
etc. These are the challenges they will meet
regularly on site. After an installation company
completes their training they will be entitled
to become members of our Team Guardian
Approved Installer Scheme.
“There is so much naivety about this
amazing product. The showroom and factory
combined on the same site really has helped
secure trade customers who were originally put
off the idea of selling and installing a Guardian
warm roof, fearing it was too complicated or
too expensive to install.”
For more information call 0151 5460516,
email [email protected] or visit
www.guardiansunroom.co.uk
New graduates join Made For
Trade after rapid growth
Mark Cossins and Manying Siu
»»Bi-fold door and
conservatory roof company, Made For Trade
has added three graduates to its team following
expansion of their factory space.
Having seen an increase in growth of 60
percent year on year since 2010, the StocktononTees-based company has recently acquired
a new factory to house the manufacturing of
aluminium bi-fold doors.
In order to meet the high demand, Mark
Cossins and Stacey Webler, both from Teesside
University, have joined Made ForTrade to help
with processing quotes and orders for both
factories.
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Having gained a First class degree in
Business Management, Mark has taken on
a Graduate Order Processor role at the roof
division of the firm. Mark, from Darlington,
said: “This is a great place to work and the
team have been very welcoming. The office
is very busy but I’ve fitted in well and I hope
to contribute to the continuing growth of the
company.”
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