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news DealofYear Staff at VEKA plc were presented with the Deal of the Year Award at the recent 2012 Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards. The accolade, sponsored by Deloitte, was handed to VEKA MD Dave Jones who said: “To say we are thrilled would be an understatement. Iamvery lucky to work with such agreat team of people in Burnley. We have been working on this deal for three years and to win this award is very overwhelming.” The 'deal to beat all deals' (the basis of the competition) comes after VEKA acquired Bowater Building Projects and in the process safeguarded over 100 jobs and created in excess of 115 new jobs Veka’s Burnley site. The combined company now employs nearly 450. When Veka plc announced the acquisition of Bowater Building Products in June 2011, it was a move that saw the company emerge as the number one manufacturer of PVC-U window systems in the UK, with aturnover of more than £85million. i THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT HURST PLASTICS’ has been recognised for achieving ‘outstanding performance’ on deliveries over the last six months. The department, consisting of ateam of nine drivers, not onlysurpassed their average month on month target of 98%, for on-time-infull delivery performance but also gained accreditation from customers praising them for service. Jon Brake (pictured with one of his drivers), Transport Manager for Hurst comments: “It’s been fantastic, not only to outperfom our internal targets but to receive such overwhelming feedback from customers congratulating the department on our helpfulness, competence and cheeriness.” One customer said that ‘they topped any other suppliers they dealt with’. i INSTALLER GLEVUM HAS JUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PILOT REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR THE GREEN DEAL THROUGH FENSA. The Green Deal is intended to help homeowners to finance a range of energy saving home improvements, including the installation of energy efficient windows and doors, through future savings on their energy bills. Glevum MD Gary Jones says: The accreditation exercise was well thought through and professionally run.” Window and door installation companies can sign up for Green Deal through FENSA whether they are already registered with the glazing Competent Person Scheme or not. Companies can register for Green Deal window and door installing only, orthrough FENSA Green Deal MultipleMeasures (provided in partnership with the British Board of Agrement) acompany can offer upto eight other domestic home insulation products ranging from roof insulation to cavity wall insulation. i t. 020 7645 3700 to be big volume for two or three years. Greg Barker, the Minister for Energy and Climate Change, took part in alive webinar recently and announced further plans for the scheme. The Green Deal will enable homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient with no upfront costs and interest will be fixed at the best possible rate. I’ve heard alot of people question how successful itwill be, but it will enable people who couldn’t otherwise afford it to replace their windows. According to Greg Barker, the Green Deal is expected to run until 8|News |theinstaller 2030 so it’s abig potential market building up over nearly 20 years. Could you take advantage of this and become an approved installer? Window Energy Ratings Even if you don’t decide to take part in the Green Deal, WERs can still set your business apart from competitors. ADGCOS survey found cutting energy bills is the No. 1 reason for people buying replacement windows. With rising fuel costs, energy efficient windows are asound investment and will save homeowners money. People want ways to save money on rising energy bills. It’s down to you to sell the benefits to them! Support Whatever your niche is, you need a fabricator to give you the right products and support. Crystal Direct do as much as we can to help our customers win business, with a dedicated customer support team, a training centre and arange of marketing material that can be personalised with your company name. Whether you’re alarge company deciding to exit fabrication or asmall family-run installation business, we tailor our support to suit you. i t. 01462 489 900 www.crystal-direct.co.uk
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