The VEKA UK Group Contents Not All PVC-U Not All PVC-U Systems Companies Group Strength

An introduction to The VEKA UK Group Contents Not all PVC-U Not all PVC-U systems companies Group Strength ..............................................................22 are the same ....................................................................3 Casement Windows ....................................................24 systems companies are the same Reliability, Sustainability, Stability ..........................4 Tilt and Turn Windows................................................25 A Global Force....................................................................6 Vertical Slider ..................................................................26 -The VEKA UK Group makes Why choose The VEKA UK Group ..........................8 Fully Reversible................................................................27 VEKA and the Environment ....................................10 French Doors....................................................................28 the difference Network VEKA - a Direct Link to the Patio Doors........................................................................29 Homeowner......................................................................12 Bi-Fold Doors....................................................................30 Making the Changeover............................................14 All around the world, for over four decades, the name of VEKA has come to stand TwinSash ............................................................................31 for the very best in PVC-U window profile systems for the refurbishment, construction and Technical Support..........................................................16 FlushSash............................................................................32 home improvement industries. Commercial Support....................................................17 Our fully comprehensive product range has become renowned for setting industry standards. Colour Options................................................................33 Marketing Support........................................................18 Products such as: Composite Doors............................................................34 u Matrix 70 u TwinSash VEKA Sales Support......................................................19 u Fully Sculptured u FlushSash People and Plant............................................................20 u Infinity u Fully Reversibles u System10 u Vertical Sliders u Rustique u Patio Doors u Eclipse u Bi-Fold Doors u Esthetique u Variations range of colours and woodgrains u SmartSash …have each set new standards by which others are measured. An ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and product development ensures that the product range will continue to evolve as technology, the market and the environment demand. 2 3 Not only has VEKA always been at the forefront of product development, we were also the pioneers of product recycling and VEKA was the first PVC-U systems company to establish a recycling plant in Behringen, Germany in 1993, following this up in the UK with a recycling plant in Kent in 2007. Our Reliability commitment to the environment doesn’t end here - we were the first PVC-U systems company to install a recycle d window into both the commercial and retail markets and the first ever ‘A’ rated window was a VEKA window. Our marketing and other support services are an important part of our offering and we are the first and only systems company to have its own competent persons scheme; Sustainability 'Assure', which is open to all VEKA UK Group users. The VEKA UK Group’s Head Office is in Burnley, Lancashire on a site of approximate ly 400,000sq ft. We have a further site at Minworth in the West Midlands and Sales, Commercial, Technical Support and Marketing Teams Stability covering the whole of the UK. The VEKA UK Group holds all the major accreditations for the window industry in the UK and is the UK’s largest PVC-U window systems supplier. Not only is The VEKA UK Group the UK’s leading PVC-U supplier, we are also a part of the worldwide VEKA Group - the World’s number one PVC-U window profile company, which employs 3,700 people in 29 plants worldwide and has a turnover of approximately 800 million Euros. The VEKA Group began in Germany in 1969 and is still owned by the same family to this day - offering reliability, sustainability, and stability to our partners. VEKA is world renowned for its continuous development of new and market leading products and while we have an active R&D team based in the UK, we also have the back up and support of the group’s R&D function, based in Germany. The VEKA UK Group has introduced many innovative products into the UK market over the years, with some of the most recent being the Infinity recycled system and our 'TwinSash' window, which achieves an impressive industry record U-Value of just 0.38. £10 m investment 1969: 1986: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 2002: 2004: 2005: 2007: 2008: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: Founded in Opens UK Intr oduction of Launches a major The name’s Then VEKA plc. Gains Investors In The birth of the Launch of Massive expansion Launch of the UK’s first window VEKA Recycling Massive expansion Launch of the new Acquisition of Bowater £10m investment State-of-the-art Germany as extrusion plant in woodgrain-foils. training facility – VEKA now. People plaque – Matrix integrated Network VEKA, a plan adding a Matrix Fully to gain BFRC ‘A’ plant opens in UK. of product range In-Line Sliding Building Products programme begins multi-million pound including the Halo VekaPlast. Burnley, setting a and has held it profile system sets unique £10m state-of- Sculptured System Rating is a VEKA with new: Patio Door in the UK mixing plant is partnership with brand. opened at Burnley Lancashire. benchmark for the ever since. a new industry the-art (FS). window. • Fully Reversible fabricators and VEKA plc debuts Launch of the Infinity site. industry. standard. warehousing • Vertical Slider installers to at Fensterbau suite of recycled facility. • VEKA Composite deliver the quality exhibition profiles. Door System. 25 years manufacturing 4 messa ge straight in Germany 5 to the consumer. in the UK. A global force The VEKA UK Group has been a major force in the PVC-U industry for almost as long as the material has been used for frames. From its origins in Germany, where the technology was first developed, The VEKA UK Group spans the world with: u 29 manufacturing and sales sites around the globe, including facilities across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Russia u 350 extrusion lines u More than 3,700 employees u Annual turnover greater than 800million Euros Along with the scale of its operation, The VEKA UK Group enjoys a worldwide reputation for product innovation and environmental responsibility as well as technical superiority and customer service. VEKA CANADA VEKA UK VEKA GERMANY VEKA RUSSIA VEKA USA VEKA BELGIUM VEKA POLAND VEKA FRANCE VEKA UMWELTTECHNIK VEKA ROMANIA VEKA BULGARIA VEKA WEST VEKA SPAIN VEKA SOUTH VEKA CHINA VEKA MEXICO VEKA INDIA VEKA THAILAND VEKA MALAYSIA VEKA SINGAPORE VEKA BRAZIL 6 VEKA ARGENTINA 7 VEKA CHILE Why choose Recycling facilities for offcuts Tooling support and post-consumer windows We understand that changing your The VEKA UK Group... system can be daunting. Our changeover As Europe’s largest recycler of PVC-U windows, VEKA Recycling is committed team is considered to be the best in the to creating a cost-effective and industry, and will work with you towards Part of the World’s largest Wide range of colours and sustainable alternative to landfill across a bespoke schedule that will provideu yo systems company woodgrain finishes the UK. With a primary processing with a right-first-time solution. We are a part of the worldwide VEKA The VEKA UK Group's profiles are facility in Kent, VEKA Recycling accepts Group, a major force in the PVC-U available in a wide range of coloured and offcuts of any brand of window, not just CE Marking support VEKA or Halo. industry for as long as the material has woodgrain effect foils, all of which are Should you not have done so already, as existed as a building product. The VEKA detailed in a simple lamination policy a customer of The VEKA UK Group, we’ve Group spans the world with 29 plants, and supported by a range of swatches. The original and best got everything in place to help you and is the most specified systems installer scheme comply with the mandatory CE Marking company in the world. requirements, including extensive Bespoke marketing support Working alongside VEKA brand users is guidance packs and technical documents Network VEKA; a unique organisation Long-term partnerships In 2012 The VEKA UK Group launched its covering all requirements. The VEKA UK Group has an army of loyal Marketing Toolkits – easy-to-use online that allows you to stand apart from your customers, many of whom have been portals that allow their custo mers to competitors and win more sales. With a with us since we began extrudin g in the personalise and order their own suite of proven track record – over 200,000 Dedicated delivery days on our UK in 1986. These customers have a marketing materials online, at a fraction installations have been carried out by its own vehicles of the cost. The Toolkits are the first of 150 members nationwide at a value of shared ethos of quality, service and As part of our commitment to being their kind from a UK systems company. £750m – members achieve an average standards. ‘green’, we run our own modern

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