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Barry tops 25 years A
s GEZE UK celebrate 35 years in business, one of the company’s longest serving members of staff, Area
Sales Manager, Barry Topham, celebrates 25 years with the company. In this time, Barry has seen the company grow hugely; back when he started there was just 23 staff and turnover of £3m, today the company employs over 250 people and turnover is over £35m.
Barry has also witnessed many changes in the industry, he says: “The growth of automated doors and the windows sector is astounding, yet there have also been negative changes. There has been a deterioration of quality on site, such as the use of chipboard doors, and the influx of low quality, inferior finished products at lowest price is not good - it means the expected product life is far too short. However, the GEZE brand is still recognised in the market place as a reliable, quality supplier of door and window control products – and one of the reasons I have stayed.” “Another, is my customers – I always do what is best for both GEZE and the
Barry runs his sales area as if it was his own company, his extensive knowledge of the market and the GEZE products enables him to ensure his customers get the advice they need and the best solution for their project. Andy Howland, GEZE UK’s sales and marketing director said: “I have worked with Barry for many years, his knowledge of GEZE and the industry is second to none, he is dedicated and passionate about what he does and is a real asset to the company.” Previous to joining GEZE Barry worked
customer and my relationships with the vast majority of them is excellent and akin to friendship, which makes doing business more pleasurable.”
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as an Architectural Ironmonger and was a GEZE customer so he knows the business from both sides. Originally, he was employed at GEZE as a specification manager working with architects and planners but as soon as an area sales manager role became available he snapped it up. Barry now covers central England and south Wales. To find out more about GEZE UK and the comprehensive range of automatic and manual door closers, and window technology products, send an email or visit the website.
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www.geze.co.uk 04/09/2023 09:59
Glidevale Protect turns up the heat with DiscreteHeat L
eading building materials manufacturer Glidevale Protect is continuing to help create energy effi cient homes of the future by having its refl ective membrane technology used as part of an innovative new heated skirting board system by Manchester based manufacturer DiscreteHeat Co.
Ltd, maximising the
product’s thermal performance. DiscreteHeat’s patented product, ThermaSkirt™, is set to change the way we heat our homes by removing the need for traditional wall-mounted radiators. ThermaSkirt is a compact aluminium skirting board system which is connected to
the
home’s heating system. It then radiates heat evenly and effi ciently around a room. The DiscreteHeat system has been developed with both new build and refurbishments in mind and tests have shown that when combined with Glidevale Protect’s VC Foil Ultra refl ective membrane, its energy effi cient benefi ts are further enhanced.
One of the leading air and vapour control layers (AVCLs) on the market, Protect VC Foil Ultra has a high-quality aluminium
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foil surface, giving it a superior thermal resistance, which in turn increases the radiated temperature performance of DiscreteHeat’s ThermaSkirt. To achieve these results the membrane is installed directly onto the wall substrate with the foil surface facing into the room. DiscreteHeat’s skirting board system then fi ts over the top, using clips to maintain the airspace and enhance radiant heat. Ethan Wadsworth, sales and marketing director at DiscreteHeat commented: “We’re really proud of our ThermaSkirt
heated skirting board system and see it as playing a key part in making the UK’s homes more energy effi cient for the future. When we saw the potential of combining ThermaSkirt with a specialist refl ective membrane such as Protect VC Foil Ultra, we immediately began testing and were impressed with the signifi cant difference it made – increasing temperature levels by at least three degrees centigrade.”
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www.glidevaleprotect.com
30/08/2023 10:11
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