Clearview South February 2014 - Issue 147 | Page 73
BUSINESSNEWS
A Year to Savour
The UK economy is slowly showing signs
of a recovery. Many businesses across the
country are starting to benefit from the
new opportunities that are now becoming
available and one such company is Stoke on
Trent based window and door manufacturer,
Lister Trade Frames.
Having been in business for some 38
years, they have experienced the effects of
several recessionary periods, but with a solid
Director and Management team along with
their enthusiastic workforce, Listers have
already seen a leap to £9.7m turnover in 2013
returning the best ever sales results for the
company.
“We’re delighted to have just completed
our best ever year in 4 decades of trading,”
commented Listers’ Managing Director
Mark Warren. “To increase sales by over
9.5% compared to 2012 highlights that we’re
doing the right things at the right time for
our customers.”
“It’s been an amazing year for us,”
remarked Mark. “Our Trade Counter
Team had an exceptional sales year with six
successive record breaking months. Our
Commercial Department have improved
on 2012’s figures by a staggering 110%
and we’ve also gained 134 new trade
customers.”
www.listertf.co.uk [email protected]
@ListerTF 01782 391900
Consumer Champion
Extends Contract
Nick Ross, former BBC Watchdog and
Crimewatch presenter, has recently
signed a three year contract extension
with the Double Glazing & Conservatory
Ombudsman Scheme (DGCOS).
Nick Ross says: “Not all rip-offs are criminal
offences, but they often have similar effects.
And anyone who believes in hard-nosed
consumer protection knows you can’t do better
than having an independent ombudsman with
powers to put things right. I’m proud to be
part of the DGCOS scheme, which has proved
its value, its integrity and its authority over
the past four years and remains pre-eminent in
an industry that was once a byword for sharp
practices.”
Nick originally supported DGCOS pro
bono and while he agreed to take a fee for
becoming involved in publicity his belief
in the Scheme is such that he now endorses
DGCOS’s sister scheme, The Home Insulation
& Energy Systems Contractors Scheme
(HIES), for free.
Tony Pickup, DGCOS Founder, says: “We
are delighted to continue our relationship
with Nick Ross. We really value his support
and his agreement to continue working with
us demonstrates that we are doing exactly
what we set out to do, which is to protect
consumers.”
More information is available from
www.dgcos.org.uk
EXPERT WIND CALCULATION TRAINING
REHAU is offering fabricators working in
the commercial sector free training on the
use of its wind calculation software.
Paul Pell, who is a member of REHAU’s
seven strong technical team with specific
responsibility for CAD support on commercial
projects, is delivering free, day long training
sessions at REHAU’s Ross on Wye Academy.
Paul said: “Coming to the academy
gives customers who are expanding in
the commercial sector the chance to get
really hands on with the software and to
ask questions about specific aspects of the
programme which are relevant to how they
typically use it.
To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com
“We provide a wind loading calculation
service for all our customers but specialist
commercial fabricators can certainly benefit
from having the expertise in house. The
feedback we have had from customers who
have attended the training has been really
positive.”
This type of wind calculation training is just
one element within the package of support
which REHAU offers to fabricators operating
in the commercial sector. This also includes
CAD training, provision of CAD drawings
and technical calculations, and the services of
a specialist commercial sales team who help to
win specifications.”
Tel: 01989 762600, Fax: 01989 762701,
Email: [email protected],
Web: www.rehau.co.uk
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