Long time Hallmark Panels customer Wessexframes PVC-U Windows and Doors Trade Supplies is on course to increase its output by 55% within just 12 months thanks to a combination of strategic investment and an excellent service record that has seen the company become one of the biggest trade suppliers in the South West.
The trade division of retail heavyweight Permaframe, established in 1986, Wessexframes quickly ascended the South West league table with a reliable service and a proven product range, featuring doors manufactured with superior quality Hallmark panels. Based in Frome, North Somerset, the company last year decided to purchase an adjoining factory to its existing premises, boosting its production area by a further 7000 sq ft and bringing its total manufacturing area to 23,000 sq ft. A total investment of around £0.5m also included the purchase of new state-of-the-art machinery and the creation of a plush new showroom highlighting the breadth of the company's range of products.

With an annual turnover that already exceeds £1m, Wessexframes is set to increase this figure significantly in 2004, with the new investments and increased business opportunities seeing its units-per-week output increasing from 300 to over 500 within just 6 months. Says General Manager Keith Tyrrell: 'Our aims are simple: we want to provide our customers with the best possible service they require, and we know that reliability is the all-important factor. Now we can provide an even better level of performance, and word is getting around that we are the right supplier to go for.'

A Hallmark customer for some years, Wessexframes is thankful for the contribution the company has made towards its rapid growth during that time. Says Keith Tyrrell: 'Hallmark has looked after us well and we have a good working relationship with the company. Their products are always of an excellent quality and arrive exactly when we need them, enabling us to give the best possible service.'

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Glass Age