QUALITY AND UNDERSTANDING - REAPING THE BENEFITS THROUGH COLLABORATION

Collaboration with like-minded businesses, coupled with a consistently high quality of service are the mainstays behind Solar Calibre Doors’ notable performance, since its launch three years ago. One of the most successful partnerships is with The Window Company (Contracts) resulting from a visit to the Solar Calibre Doors factory by its Chair, David Thornton, “We started using Solar Calibre Doors as one of our main suppliers for replacement composite doors last year – following my visit to their factory last spring” said David Thornton.

“We now install large volumes of their doors on social housing contracts for the likes of Moat Housing and Basildon Council and continue to be impressed with the quality and service we receive.

“We routinely compare snagging rates on composite doors from all our suppliers, and Solar Calibre

Doors are consistently the very lowest, at just 0.03% over the past 10 months. That’s a massive 72% less than another main supplier and more than justifies our decision to bring them on board in 2022. On the rare occasions that we have had a problem, the production team at Solar Calibre Doors have investigated thoroughly and provided us with a clear and fair resolution.

“Almost as important as the quality though is the obvious understanding at Solar Calibre Doors of the constraints we operate under as a contractor in the social housing sector. We work to long term contracts at pre-negotiated rates, and we need our suppliers to do the same, or we risk losing what are already very slim margins. We have been able agree a fixed pricing structure with Solar Calibre Doors for the next 12 months, which means we won’t be faced with price rises halfway through a contract.”

Gareth Jones, Managing Director of Solar Fabrications Limited added, “We are privileged to be supplying The Window Company (Contracts) as they are well known throughout the industry for their success and professionalism, having received multiple awards over the years. This makes their endorsement of Solar Calibre Doors even more special.”