January 2024

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REGAL 'FITS THE BILL' FOR HIGH-END OPPORTUNITIES
Regal Aluminium says the large range of heritage and general aluminium products that it offers
are well-suited to customers looking for ‘high-end’ market opportunities.
Regal Aluminium’s Heritage Collection offers options to suit listed building renovations and largescale
refurbishment projects that have conservation requirements or planning constraints. In addition,
Regal offers a range of aluminium and PVC-U window and door solutions that are ideal for any installer
wanting to offer ‘premium value’ options.
Jason Bamford, Managing Director of Regal Aluminium, said: “In my 34 years in the industry, I’ve
learned the vital importance of flexing your business to support the market. Here at Regal Aluminium
that’s exactly what we’re helping our customers to do. The opportunities right now are in high-end
solutions, and our portfolio more than fits the bill.” regalaluminium.uk
FREEFOAM ADDS ANTHRACITE GREY TO RANGE
Freefoam Building Products has introduced Anthracite Grey to its growing range of PVC cladding products.
Anthracite Grey is now available across the full Fortex cladding range featuring three different styles of
board. The Weatherboard style is a feather edge product designed to give a clean ‘New England’ look; the
Double Shiplap range features a wide board giving quick coverage over large areas; and the most recent
introduction, the Shadow Gap board, offers a more subtle embossed finish with an attractive groove, giving
definition between boards. The use of colour in exterior home improvements has increased year on year with
greys continuing to be one of the most popular choices. Homeowners find that grey is a particularly practical
shade for exterior home improvements, being a neutral that works well with other shades and instantly brings
properties up to date, but doesn’t highlight dust and dirt like white does. www.freefoam.com
GAP BECOMES A GLAZPARTNER
Glazpart has announced that General All-purpose Plastics (GAP) has become a Glazpartner – the
marketing partnership set up by Glazpart to develop closer collaboration with customers for
mutual benefit.
GAP is a low maintenance PVC-U building product specialists which has been successfully supplying the
trade for 30 years for both the residential and commercial building markets. GAP has four manufacturing
hubs spread across the UK and has been manufacturing, distributing and stocking PVC-U systems for over
Glazpart’s Link Vent
25 years, including the Rockdoor composite door and HomeFrame PVC-U window and door brands.
GAP has been using Glazpart vents within its designs for over a year, upgrading to the Link Vent after the Building Regulations (Part F ventilation)
changed in July 2022. www.glazpart.com
SUPER DEPOTS OFFER 'BEST-IN-CLASS' SERVICE
Stevenswood’s customers are benefitting from Northern Building Plastics’ speed, service and
£1 million-stocked Super Depots following a partnership that sees NBP now supplying window
trims, roofline and rainwater goods to the successful trade counter business.
Neil Wright, Commercial Director at Stevenswood, said: “NBP’s £1 million stock holding per depot is
impressive, and its next day delivery offers a great service... On the very rare occasion there is an out-ofstock
product, it’s sourced from one of their other depots and delivered the following day.
“Our relationship with NBP gives us the confidence to grow sales of building plastics, knowing the
service we get is best-in-class and enabling us to pass on the same service to our customers.”
www.stevenswood.co.uk
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