Pro Installer September 2016 - Issue 42 | Page 16

16 SEPTEMBER 2016 PRO INSTALLER PRO NEWS www.proinstaller.co.uk Products come to life on YouTube If you want to know what the tremco illbruck range of products can do – and see them being demonstrated – then visit the tremco illbruck YouTube channel - www. youtube.com/user/Tremcoillbruck and select north Europe. The channel consists of a whole catalogue of instructive ‘how-to’ videos and product demonstrations on sealants, adhesives and fire-protection products. As well as simple step-by-step demonstrations of individual products, there are also detailed videos explaining how different products can help meet the latest building regulations, such as those governing airtightness. Other videos provide invaluable ‘how-to’ ad vice, such as how to install a window in a brick cavity wall. The tremco illbruck YouTube channel also includes regular reports from trade fairs and technical conferences taking place around the world. As well as many English-language videos, there are numerous presentations from other European countries with commentary in their native languages. For further information, please call 01942 251400 or visit www.tremco-illbruck.com FIRECO EXHIBITS AT LOCKEX 2016 Fireco, manufacturer of simple solutions for difficult fire safety problems, is exhibiting at Lockex. The company will be at stand 66 when the show takes place 16-18th September at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The products Fireco will be demonstrating include Freedor, a wireless free-swing door closer. Freedor makes heavy fire doors effortless to open. It allows users to place fire doors open at any angle and closes them on the sound of the alarm. As Freedor is wireless, it is quick and easy to install, leaving time for installers to carry out more jobs. Fireco will be on hand to show how easy it is to bring in business with its support. Fireco will also be providing information about the workshops it is offering to installers. The workshops help installers increase their profits by finding extra opportunities from their existing jobs. They get hands-on experience with everything they need to know about installing and commissioning Freedor in one morning. The workshops are proving popular and are now going nationwide at venues across the UK. One tradesman commented that the workshop is a “very informative, easy-going and well-delivered course. It’s an excellent product, should be an easy sell.” Alister Rooney at Arma Fire comments: “The demand for Freedor is increasing, it’s a good income source for us. Fireco are a great company to deal with. I cannot fault the support, guarantees or delivery and they have always given us technical back up when we need it.” Window manufacturer wins business growth award Swish Fabricator, Building Product Solutions (BPS), has celebrated winning the Business Growth Award which recognises over 60% growth in turnover, enjoyed by the company over the previous 12 months. Building Product Solutions won the honour at the Sheffield City Region Awards 2016. The company was presented with the award in front of over 500 guests at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham and was highly commended on its business growth. “The judges recognised that we have increased our turnover by over 60% in the last 12 months and we have now increased our staff to 70,” said Lynne Darwin, Building Product Solutions’ sales director. On top of that, Lynne was also named in The Manufacturer’s Top 100 and singled out as an exemplar. “I am a big believer that if you get the right people, you can do a lot of good things,” she said “It’s nice to get some recognition for all the hard work that we have all put in over the last year.” Building Product Solutions specialises in the niche new-build sector, with its expertise winning a client base that includes the top ten house builders. The company currently supplies 1,500 windows a week, using the Swish 24/7 system, to over 165 sites within a 2.5-hour drive of its base in Rotherham. buildingproductsolutions.co.uk