An introduction to VEKA plc

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1 An introdction to VEKA plc setting the standard in PVC-U

2 Not all PVC-U systems companies are the same -VEKA makes the difference All arond the world, for over for decades, the name of VEKA has come to stand for the very best in PVC-U window profile systems for the constrction, refrbishment and home improvement indstries. VEKA prodcts sch as: Matrix 70 and the flly sclptred Matrix FS Window Systems Flly Reversible Window System Vertical Slider Window System Composite, PVC-U, French and Patio doors systems have each set new standards by which others are measred. An ongoing commitment to continos improvement and prodct development ensres that the prodct range will contine to evolve as technology, the market and the environment demand. 1967: 1986: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1993: 1994: 1995: Fonded in Germany as VekaPlast. Opens UK extrsion plant in Brnley, Lancashire. Introdction of woodgrain-foils. Lanches a major training facility setting a benchmark for the indstry. The name s VEKA now. Then VEKA plc. Gains Investors In People plaqe and has held it ever since. The birth of the Matrix integrated profile system sets a new indstry standard.

3 VEKA Grop is also at the forefront of environmental isses, from the world s first prpose-bilt PVC-U recycling plant to the UK s first ever BFRC A Rated window as well as the se of only Calcim Organic stabilisers in virgin polymer. VEKA s insistence on sing its own fleet for prodct transportation enables among many benefits fel efficiencies that can significantly redce the prodct s carbon footprint. VEKA plc, as part of the worldwide VEKA Grop, remains a wholly family-owned bsiness, jst as it has always been since its fondation in 1967, which stands as an ironclad assrance of a commitment to spanning ftre generations as well as those past. 1996: 2002: 2004: 2005: 2007: 2008: 2010: Lanch of Network VEKA, a niqe partnership with fabricators and installers to deliver the qality message straight to the consmer. Massive expansion plan adding a 10 million state-of-the-art warehosing facility. Lanch of the Matrix Flly Sclptred System (FS). UK s first window to gain BFRC A Rating is a VEKA window. VEKA Recycling plant opens in UK. Massive expansion of prodct range with new: Flly Reversible Vertical Slider VEKA Composite Door System. Lanch of the new In-Line Sliding Patio Door VEKA plc debts at Fensterbra exhibition in Germany

4 A global force VEKA has been a major force in the PVC-U indstry for almost as long as the material has been sed as a frame material. From its origins in Germany, where the technology was first developed, the VEKA Grop spans the world with: Nmeros manfactring and sales sites arond the globe, inclding 17 manfactring facilities across Erope, Asia, the Americas and Rssia 180 extrsion lines More than 3,000 employees Annal trnover greater than 700million Ero Along with the scale of its operation, VEKA Grop enjoys a worldwide reptation for prodct innovation and environmental responsibility as well as technical speriority and cstomer service. VEKA CANADA VEKA WEST VEKA USA VEKA UK VEKA BELGIUM VEKA FRANCE VEKA SPAIN VEKA GERMANY VEKA POLAND VEKA UMWELTTCHNIK VEKA ROMANIA VEKA BULGARIA VEKA RUSSIA VEKA SOUTH VEKA MEXICO VEKA CHINA VEKA INDIA VEKA THAILAND VEKA MALAYSIA VEKA SINGAPORE VEKA BRASIL VEKA LATINA VEKA CHILE

5 ASSESSMENT No 1978 ASSESSMENT No 1404 ASSESSMENT No 1200 BS EN BS 7950/12608 PAS 23-1/12608 PAS 24-1/12608 BS EN ISO14001:2004 BS EN ISO9001:2008 KM KM KM KM EMS FM 01414

6 VEKA and the environment VEKA has lead the world in the environmentally responsible se of PVC-U for almost as long as the indstry has existed, showing a real commitment to minimising its environmental impact at every stage from manfactre, fabrication and home energy efficiency to recycling. VEKA created the first ever prpose-bilt PVC-U window recycling facility, processing old windows to sch a prity to make new windows, rather than lower grade prodcts. We believe it is only 'tre' recycling when it is a closed loop process, extending a window's life to a theoretical infinity. Also, in the last few years, VEKA has spported the design of the UK s first BFRC A Rated window. All or transport rotes are careflly planned to ct mileage and redce emissions. All vehicles in or fleet are less than five years old; several of them rn on LPG rather than diesel and each is able to carry more prodcts than the indstry average.

7 VEKA has also shown its commitment to the environment by being among the first in the indstry to throw ot lead stabilisers in favor of the Calcim Organic alternative. VEKA is accredited with ISO (Environmental Management Systems Licence No EMS 59308).

8 - a direct link to the homeowner Working alongside VEKA is Network VEKA, a dedicated grop of independent VEKA fabricators and installers committed to raising the standards of qality and integrity in an indstry too often better known for the excesses of its worst operators. It was fonded in 1996 by a few fabricators and installers who realised that they wold earn the trst of homeowners if they cold phold the strict high standards of qality, training and garantees that the organisation is now well-known for. Nearly 140 companies of all sizes now work the Network VEKA way, carrying ot annally arond 16,000 installations throghot Britain and Ireland to a collective vale of over 65million and enjoying an average installation vale that remains significantly higher than the indstry average.

9 Local service- National Strength Tre to the ethics of or organisation, here at Network VEKA we are always happy to help. We have trained and friendly staff waiting to answer yor qestions and offer any advice yo might need. To learn more abot becoming a Network VEKA member simply call or visit

10 Making the changeover At VEKA, we recognise that a fabricator s biggest worry in changing PVC-U systems is the changeover itself. That is why we do everything we can to make the process as smooth, simple and troble-free as possible. At every stage, VEKA staff will team with yor own, starting with a fll adit of yor company s working procedres and practices, then contining to completion in a planned and ordered manner. Tooling is a vital element of the change and, as with every other part of the process, VEKA will be with yo all the way, discssing yor needs and working together towards a complete soltion with minimm disrption to yor overall flow of prodction. Or engineering spport also extends to yor compter systems. VEKA will work closely with yor software providers to ensre that yo are sing the correct information relating to fittings and ironmongery. It goes withot saying that we ensre yor staff are flly trained to work with the new system and tooling before we consider the job to be done. By working in partnership with or fabricator cstomers, VEKA can also ensre that they are in the best possible position to assist their installer cstomers and pass on valable expertise.

11 It goes withot saying that we ensre yor staff are flly trained to work with the new system and tooling before we consider the job to be done.

12 VEKA plc s renown for prodct excellence is matched by an nsrpassed reptation for spport in: Technical Commercial Marketing Sales And all other areas where VEKA s resorce of expertise can make the se of its prodcts more effective. Technical Spport Ask anyone in the world of constrction and refrbishment and they will confirm that VEKA is second-to-none in the technical spport that it offers to clients from conception to completion, whatever the natre of the project. This not only offers spport in specific skill areas bt also gives clients the freedom to concentrate on their core expertise within the spply chain. Among specific spport fnctions, VEKA offers: CAD drawing provision for design and Planning se Comprehensive library of information on the continosly enhanced VEKA prodcts and their application Ongoing on-site technical training available nationally Dedicated national on-site spport team to assist with tooling and extrsion qeries Knowledge Bank on the VEKA website an nrivalled online resorce of information abot PVC-U window systems The opportnity to work within partnering principles for greater co-operation and commnication A link to VEKA Recycling with its closed-loop facility, enabling old PVC-U frames from anywhere in the contry to be reprocessed to a prity to make new window profile All profiles and crtain wall soltions flly Vinyl 2010 compliant.

13 Commercial Spport Architects and specifiers in the commercial and social sectors need no introdction to VEKA or its prodcts. The systems are probably the most specified in the world and have proved their worth to developers, local athorities and hosing bodies all arond the contry for many years.veka has a dedicated external Commercial Sales Team to assist cstomers with all aspects of commercial contracts and liaise direct with architects, local athorities and constrctors on behalf of or cstomers. VEKA Commercial Spport encompasses: Lead generation - VEKA invests considerably into lead generation for the commercial sector and distribtes the leads to or cstomers CPD Seminars - VEKA delivers RIBA approved CPD Seminars to architects and specifiers - promoting the VEKA brand and prodct performance standards Specification advice - available to all VEKA cstomers when preparing commercial tenders. An NBS specification writing service is also available Site visits - cstomer/client spport visits are ndertaken by the dedicated VEKA Commercial Spport Team to assist with design, prodct selection and installation CAD Design service - CAD drawings are prepared by VEKA to assist with commercial tenders, training is also available for fabricator cstomers PQQ & tender spport - assistance with this sometimes complex process is available Training and gidance in areas sch as procrement and tendering processes, inclding on-site training seminars where appropriate.

14 Marketing Spport We have always recognised that we can only prosper if or cstomers prosper so it is in everyone s interest that we do what we can to spport the promotion of their bsiness in every way. The VEKA range of indstry-leading marketing materials is available to cstomers on a sbsidised basis. Or prodct literatre can be cstomised with yor company logo and styling to present the homeowner, architect or specifier with a consistent and professional image. We can also offer advice and spport on specific marketing campaigns, backed by materials sch as mailers, leaflets, posters, point-of-sale and advertising materials as well as large-scale display material for showroom or even exhibition se. A PR service is available to all VEKA cstomers to assist with generating coverage in the local, trade and commercial press. Cstomers are also invited to apply to join Network VEKA, the domestic marketing organisation which offers additional marketing materials and initiatives in retrn for adherence to its professional standards.

15 VEKA Sales Spport Efficient and effective commnication with cstomers is assred via VEKA s Sales Spport team, with each cstomer being assigned a dedicated external and internal sales contact. External contact is maintained by or infrastrctre of Accont Managers, backed by or in-hose Cstomer Service team, who are never more than a phone call away and are ready to respond to any qery or problem a cstomer may enconter. They are also yor first point of contact to or nrivalled resorce of experience and expertise in technical, commercial and marketing spport. At yor premises, yor cstomer s premises or on-site, yor dedicated Accont Manager or Commercial Sales Manager maintains commnication on problem-solving as well as prodct range and developments. The VEKA Sales Team is the focal point of the varied spport services on offer to or cstomers, co-ordinating efforts from across the bsiness to provide cstomer service excellence. The VEKA sales team - working in partnership with or cstomers. At VEKA, we believe that the prodct yo cannot see or toch is every bit as important as the ones yo can.

16 People and plant Sch a reptation as VEKA has for expertise and experience can only be maintained with a real dedication to training at all levels. VEKA is not only one of its region s longest-standing IIP accreditation holders, with six consective awards, bt is also a signatory to the Government s Skills Pledge for employers. This nderlines VEKA s philosophy of providing training for staff at all levels for personal development as well as constantly improving the service to cstomers. Ongoing investment in plant, people and technology inclding a 9million state-of-the-art warehosing and distribtion facility have endorsed VEKA plc s long-term commitment to the UK market, its cstomers, partners, sppliers and end-sers. Based at Brnley in Lancashire, VEKA plc has been a contribtor to the economy of the area since 1986 when it first set p with jst 30 staff operating from a modest 30,000 sqare foot factory. The impressive VEKA site now occpies an area of some 370,000 sqare feet. VEKA systems are probably the most specified in the World and have proved their worth in some of the world s largest and most prestigios constrction and refrbishment projects as well as literally millions of homes.

17 Sch a reptation as VEKA has for expertise and experience can only be maintained with a real dedication to training at all levels.

18 Matrix 70 and Matrix FS Window Systems - bevelled and flly-sclptred window systems The clean, anglar lines of bevelled PVC-U window frames and the softer lines of the Flly Sclptred come together in Matrix 70 and Matrix FS to form the most comprehensive range of high-specification window systems in the indstry. Aimed to replicate the look of conventional timber frames with bevelled ptty, Matrix 70mm has been a mainstay of the indstry for some years. The more recent Matrix FS was lanched is specific response to demand from the domestic market bt has also met growing demand in the commercial arena. Together, they offer the ideal choice for any location in the retrofit, new-bild and commercial environment and can both be tilised to create a range of casement or tilt & trn window styles. Matrix 70 Bevelled System An ideal window for all applications, available in a fll range of styles and sizes Option of 75mm or slim line 69mm bevelled sashes Uniqe 75mm sclptred sash

19 Flly Sclptred 70mm System Softer, sclpted appearance The reslt of massive investment in development, tooling and extrsion technology Allows simple fabrication and troble-free installation ASSESSMENT No 1978 ASSESSMENT No 1404 ASSESSMENT No 1200 BS EN KM BS 7950/12608 KM PAS 23-1/12608 KM PAS 24-1/12608 KM BS EN ISO14001:2004 EMS BS EN ISO9001:2008 FM 01414

20 Flly Reversible Window System Flly Reversible versatility with severe weather rating and inside cleaning facility Advanced design enables qick and efficient frame fabrication Flly integrated with the Matrix 70 site, offering ease of se and cost benefits The VEKA Flly Reversible System brings advanced specification to this versatile window style. The entire sash of this window can be trned back on itself to allow cleaning of the oter side with no intrsion on interior crtains, blinds or ornaments. Originally designed for the obvios benefits in mlti-storey applications, it has since fond poplarity in low-rise and even grond floor settings. The Flly Reversible System complies completely with the Scottish and NI Bilding Reglations, where this style of window is most poplar. Flly integrated with the VEKA Matrix 70 profile, the Flly Reversible is designed to accept any choice of glazing option and can be specified to any appropriate energy rating.

21 Vertical Slider Window System Slimline oter frame (136mm X 68mm) improves installation flexibility Flly compatible with existing VEKA fixing brackets Available with traditional horned sections VEKA s Vertical Slider System brings together the vintage looks of this classical Georgian window style with the technical excellence that all VEKA prodcts are renowned for, with a choice of sperb good looks from the Matrix FS or 70 systems. For the fabricator, its advanced design enables qick and efficient frame fabrication and glazing with a maximm frame size of 1400mm X 2400mm. For the installer, its slimline oter frame (136mm X 68mm) improves ease of installation bt retains complete compatibility with existing VEKA fixing brackets. To the specifier, VEKA remains the No.1 choice of social and commercial clients throghot Britain and Ireland with a reptation second-to-none for technical excellence and sperb good looks.

22 In-Line Sliding Patio Door Choice of bevelled or sclptred sashes One-piece stainless steel track ensres easy motion Flly steel reinforced for strength and drability The latest In-Line Sliding Patio Door from VEKA combines the high technical specification that is expected from VEKA with stylish good looks that complement any home. Available in two, three or for panel designs, the door is flly steel reinforced for strength and comes complete with anti-lift blocks, mlti-point hooklocks and the option of anti-drill/anti-pick cylinders for extra secrity. It is available in a choice of bevelled or flly-sclptred sashes in either White, Rosewood or Golden Oak, with corresponding colors of alminim anti-slip thresholds available to ensre a matching finish. Doble brsh seals are incorporated on all for sides, as well as triple-chamber profiles and a niqe qadrple seal interlock to ensre excellent protection against the very worst of the British weather.

23 The VEKA Composite Door System Choice of 21 door designs Wide range of glass patterns Secred by Design approved The VEKA Composite Door System offers the look of timber with none of the drawbacks. The sperior qality GRP-faced residential doors are bilt to last with a drable skin backed by a rigid strctral frame, pressre-filled with high-performance thermal foam and edge-banded for a total weatherproof seal. The system is designed to sit any location with literally thosands of design, color, glazing and hardware options. The door provides a solid protective barrier that will keep ot driving wind and rain, intrsive noise and nwanted visitors. Unlike many other types of cylinder-locked doors that cold be vlnerable to bmping, VEKA doors se the traditional and safe mortice-type lock providing a more dependable level of secrity. Dedicated composite door profile system inclding oterframe, T mllion and Z mllion Or composite door slabs are faced with throgh-color compression molded Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP) skins which provide a robst, hard-wearing finish A complete flly-sclptred system of profiles is available Srface repair kits are available for both frame and slab The niqe triple seal frame offers better weather resistance than the indstry standard doble seal.

24 Why VEKA? Reassrance of UK-based manfactring company since 1986 Part of worldwide family-owned VEKA Grop, established since 1967 First systems company to establish a PVC-U recycling plant First systems company to develop an A Rated window still at the forefront of ongoing development Fll prodct range inclding range of profile systems, patio door and composite doors Dedicated internal and external Sales, Technical and Commercial Spport Teams Otstanding marketing spport/pr package with bespoke options available The strength of the VEKA brand probably the most specified in the world Network VEKA the first and only one of its kind Flly accredited, inclding BS Kitemarks, BBA and Secred by Design VEKA - Continally pshing the bondaries of the indstry VEKA plc Farrington Road, Rossendale Road Ind. Est., Brnley, Lancashire BB11 5DA Tel: Fax: salesenqiry@veka.com vekak.com ASSESSMENT No 1978 ASSESSMENT No 1404 ASSESSMENT No 1200 BS EN KM BS 7950/12608 KM PAS 23-1/12608 KM PAS 24-1/12608 KM BS EN ISO14001:2004 EMS BS EN ISO9001:2008 FM 01414