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PEOPLE are at the centre of the Ultra
pliers, employees or their families — they all matter;
Europe is conquered now for USA
f rame pic success story. Be they customers, sup
and managing director Ian
Robinson intends to keep it that way. Prom its small begin
nings in a Waterloo Road factory unit in 1983, the company has grown at a p h en om en a l r a te to become Europe’s leading conservatory systems manufacturer. Ultraframe pic now
Success is summed up in just one word — people
manufactures and supplies 4,000 products to thou s a n d s o f c u s tom e r s throughout Britain and Europe, with the United
States of America the next stop. The future looks incredi
bly bright for this go-a head company whose pro fessionalism, innovatory
and quality. Many of the sites, workers, whether shop “1 see the future for floor, administration or Ultraframe as being a drivers, have been asso- very strong and vibrant ciated with the company one',’' says Mr Robinson, for years and there are Many people throughout several generations of the Ribble Valley and families working at the beyond certainly share Salthili and Lincoln Way that view.
Bespoke service on offer
thinking, service and con tinued investment has already secured 520 per manent jobs in Clitheroe, plus 50 on temporary contracts. The company has a huge
input into the community, spending more than £2.5m on local services and up to £7m. annually on wages. With a tu rn o v e r of
■employees and a profit-re lated pay scheme is now in its fifth year of operation. Customers are vitally
£40m.-plus in the last financial year, Ultraframe believes its strength is its
important and Ultraframe believes in looking after them. “Our largest single cus
TOASTING the com
pany's future, managing director Ian Robinson is
joined by fellow direc tors inthe new building.
Pictured from the left:
David Moore (finance director), Nigel Beevers (operations director), Ian Robinson, Steven Mercer (sales and marketing director).
F o rm e r C l ith e ro e
Royal Grammar School pupil Mr Moore has been with the company tor the past four years and is a qualified accountant; mechanical engineer Mr Beevers joined Ultra frame pic in September, 1995, and has been employed in production management fo r 15 years; and another Clith eroe Royal Grammar School pupil, Mr Mercer, is now in his 10th year.
After a hectic 13 years,
tomer this year ordered £1.5m. of goods from us,” says Mr Robinson. “Of our 2,500 United Kingdom customers, about 1,800 will order from us in any one month.” A tour of tlie company’s
rapidly-expanding Salthili site reveals an organisa tion dedicated to service
innovative ideas. Times are certainly
changing and this Clith eroe company is way ahead when it comes to new products for the rapidly expanding conser vatory systems market. Research has shown
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Innovative ideas
abound
that more and more com plex roofs are being d em a n d e d by th e customer. Ultraframe pie has the
themselves the entire pro cess and, consequently, ensure that the same level of service and quality is passed on to the domestic
facilities, the technical back-up and the ability to produce structural calcula tions to service what is recognised as a large and demanding market. At the appropriately-
market. The standard of pro
ducts manufactured in Clitheroe has already won the company widespread recognition within its own
industry. Today’s conservatories
named Enterprise Works in Clitheroe, a new train ing centre, equipped with the latest audio visual accessories and with several roof rigs for prac tical “hands-on” training, has been installed. It means that industrial customers can see for
are designed for year- round use. The PVC-u and aluminium frame construc tion is extremely durable and easy to maintain. Adequate ventilation is vital and Ultraframe’s roofing systems have an integral patented “trickle vent" system to ensure
TW complete, efficient and economic storage Elution at ULTRAFRAME PLC
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that the view will never be obscured by condensation, and to prevent stale air accumulating. Optional full roof vents
often working night and day to get the company off the ground, John Lancaster has now taken the role of executive
chairman. He will not, however, be purely reap ing the benefits of his endeavours, but continu ing to do what he has enjoyed most — pursu ing product development and innovation. (4265)
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L I M I T E D
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ences, Ultraframe pic offers a bespoke service tailored to your needs. Tlie company can design and build a conservatory exactly to suit you and your home. The conserva tory is even built in the Clitheroe factory first to make sure that it is abso lutely spot-on. In his new' role as execu
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tive chairman, company founder John Lancas ter can certainly join thou sands of satisfied custom ers,- taking pride in a job well done.
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