Trade News

KÖMMERLING’S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO MAINZ 05

profine GmbH and specifically its KÖMMERLING brand, will remain on the Mainz 05 shirt chest until 2024. The system provider extended the contract as the main and shirt sponsor of the Bundesliga football club for another year at an early stage of the season.

The KÖMMERLING brand has been on the shirts of the team since 2015 and it is the longest commitment of a partner as main and shirt sponsor in the history of professional football at Mainz 05. The club currently sit in 7th place just one away from Europa League qualification with nearly half the season gone. Dr. Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of profine, says: ‘Our cooperation with Mainz 05 is a very important component in the strategy of our KOMMERLING brand and has been extremely successful to date. The response from our partner companies to this end customer marketing is also very positive. Like Mainz 05, KOMMERLING stands for sustainability, and we are also united by values such as responsibility, authenticity and team spirit.

Dr. Peter Mrosik, Owner and CEO of profine (center), and Dr. Jan Lehmann, Board Member for Finance & Commerce of 1. FSV Mainz 05 (left), announced the extension of the sponsorship contract until 2024. Right: Bo Svensson, head coach of Mainz 05.

He continued: ‘With the foundation `KÖMMERLING Better World Stiftung`, we also support the club in its ‘Mission Climate Defender’, because climate protection and the preservation of natural resources are also part of our self-image. All in all, our brand partnership is a success story that everyone involved can be proud of and that we are happy to continue writing together.’ Dr. Jan Lehmann, Board Member for Finance & Commerce of 1. FSV Mainz 05, added: ‘The cooperation with KÖMMERLING is a particularly successful and lively partnership. Together with our marketing partner Infront, we are continuously developing the content of our shared history. Both companies stand for common values such as social and ecological responsibility, authenticity and team spirit. We both stood by this partnership even in difficult times and regardless of short-term results, and we also mastered the challenges of the Corona crisis in partnership too.’ For further information please visit www.profine-uk.com, e-mail enquiries@profine-uk.com or phone 01623 579200. There’s also a dedicated site for KÖMMERLING at www.kommerling.co.uk. You can also follow them on social media platforms including Twitter @profineuk and @kommerling_uk.

LONGSTANDING PROFILE 22 FABRICATOR WORLD GROUP CELEBRATES 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS

Commercial and retail fabricator World Group is celebrating 40 years in business this year. Matthew Spooner, Director at World Group, commented: “Forty years is a significant achievement and it’s a proud moment for us – it’s been fun! I’m now looking forward to fifty!”

To mark the occasion, World Group’s longstanding systems partner Profile 22 presented the directors with a commemorative plaque. Matt Scott, Business Development Manager at Epwin Window Systems, said: “Congratulations to the World Group team on this milestone anniversary. Their quality and commitment to the industry is exceptional and we’re delighted to be their systems partner of choice.” Matthew credits the longevity of World Group on its values and its promise to its customers. He says: “World Group is committed to living by a strong set of shared values that puts relationships with people first, supports the aims of the business and works to the mutual benefit of all those concerned including employees, customers, suppliers and the public. Our promise to our customers is to be the best that we can. We know we’re not the cheapest, or the most expensive, but we’ll offer exceptional value for money, the highest product quality and an unsurpassable installation service.”

GLAZERITE OPENS NEW SHOWROOM FOLLOWING MAJOR SITE EXPANSION

The Glazerite UK Group has unveiled a brand-new showroom at its North West Division in Bolton, following major investment at the site. To celebrate its launch, the fabricator welcomed a number of customers and key suppliers along to an open day last month.

The showroom is a first for Glazerite and was created by the fabricator as an opportunity to showcase its comprehensive product range to customers, and to assist its employees with product training. On display are its three flush sash options as well as the VEKA range, and door options from the likes of DOORCO and Solidor. Door furniture and hardware is also on show, demonstrating the breadth and depth of the products available from Glazerite. Jeff Dunn, Group Sales & Marketing Director, says: “We’re delighted with the space we’ve created and what we’ve been able to showcase. We’ve worked with a number of our suppliers like VEKA, the Residence Collection, Blinds in Glass, Kubu, DOORCO, Ultion and Sweet to put together a dynamic display of the products we have available for customers.”

The development of the showroom follows a 2019 Glazerite investment to double the size of its North West Division, in order to improve performance and capacity. Customers and suppliers attending the Open Day were also welcomed around the new facilities to see how the investment has been spent on improving efficiencies in production. Nick Dutton of Brisant Secure says: “I was really impressed with what Glazerite has done with the showroom and it’s certainly the best I’ve seen from a trade fabricator. Both the showroom and the day itself turned out brilliantly, and it’s great to see everything Glazerite offers under one roof, including a bespoke display we worked on together of our own Ultion and Sweet products.” Jeff adds: “Completing the showroom has been a massive effort from our team and it’s really paid off. We wanted to mark the occasion with an event but with business being as busy as it is at the minute, we weren’t sure what uptake we’d actually get. However, the turnout was great from customers and some of our key suppliers. It was really nice for our staff to be able to put names to faces again after all this time. Aside from showing off our new facility it was just really nice to do.”

From left to right: Sarah Dickinson, Director, World Group, Matt Scott, Business Development Manager, Epwin Window Systems, Cliff Spooner, Founder/Chairman, World Group and Matthew Spooner, Director, World Group

A key part of this promise is the company’s partnership with Epwin Window Systems. World Group has been a Profile 22 fabricator for around 30 years and signed a new threeyear supply agreement last year to continue to manufacture the award-winning Optima system. Matthew commented: “The Optima system gives our retail and trade customers everything they need and it certainly adds value to our business. The support extends beyond the system too. For example, the new Connect portal brings technical, commercial, marketing, discounts and exclusive promotions together in one place. The last 18 months have posed challenges throughout the industry but Epwin Window Systems have made key changes to improve supply and keep us in a strong position in the market-place. We’re looking forward to working in partnership for another 30 years!” World Group is a family-owned business based in Carlisle and with a showroom in Dumfries. It offers an extensive range of property improvement products and services to homeowners, specifiers and trade customers throughout Northern England and Scotland. Its milestone anniversary is a reminder of the value of putting the customer first at every level from product to service and beyond. Tel: 0808 101 4143 – www.profile22.co.uk