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PURA COMPOSITES SEEKING DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIPS Eco-friendly decking company PURA Composites Ltd imports and distributes throughout Ireland a range of composite materials including decking, cladding and screens. The company`s market share is growing rapidly and they are now seeking distribution partnership agreements for their PURADECK, PURACLAD, PURA SCREENS, and HARMONY DUODECK ranges with all major players in the Irish timber and builders’ merchants’ sectors. Their decking ranges utilise the latest composite technology to produce a long-life, low maintenance, slip-resistant, and child-friendly material while also offering a 15 year warranty on its PURADECK and up to 25 year warranty on the HARMONY DUODECK range. The company’s primary focus is on improving the environment. It achieves this by innovative use of a combination of Forest Stewardship Council FSC 100% certified hardwood timber from well-managed, sustainable sources and recycled plastic waste in its decking and composite products. Behind PURA Composites are two men with a solid pedigree in the timber and importing sectors. Managing Director Keith McMahon founded Timber Ireland in 2011 which specialises in timber importing and nationwide distribution of timberbased products and services. He has over 30 years of industry
experience which began in his family timber and builders merchant business McMahons Builders Providers. Commercial Director Declan Timoney has 35 years timber merchant experience which began in McMahons Builders Providers Dublin operations. Keith McMahon says, “Our entire ethos is centred around a range of products that offer low maintenance and long life, are socially responsible and kind to the environment, safe and childfriendly. Not only is our slip-free composite decking comfortable to walk on barefoot, it’s also a naturally splinter-free surface. Both stockists and end-users have the satisfaction of knowing that they are selling and buying a product that’s great for the environment. Consumers are increasingly switching to composite materials instead of plastic as global challenges around plastic waste and the ability to plant forests to meet future timber demands increase, composite products provide a sustainable and genuine alternative to timber” To find out more information about becoming a PURA Composite stockist, contact their sales office 01-8427669 or to order a sample email sales@puracomposites.ie or visit their website www.puracomposites.ie
NIKO BATHROOMS & UPPERCROSS LIFTS SPIRITS 2020 has been a year like no other. Like many companies government restrictions have limited the ability of the sales force at Niko Bathrooms and Uppercross to engage with their customers in normal face to face settings. This proved extremely difficult as it upset the culture of how their sales force operate and interact with their customers. As some of the restrictions were lifted in the past couple of months, they decided something had to be done to try and lift the spirits of their customers and employees. The company came up with the idea of creating a Fantasy Football League which is based on player performances in the English Premier League. It`s a simple process, your team is awarded points depending on how the players on your team play. The company league name is “Niko/Uppercross 2020”, and their scoring started from Game Week Two (19th September). The league sees their customers make one team per store and compete against each other. The employees of the stores build a team with a budget of ¤100 million of fantasy money! The store with the most points will win a One for All voucher at the end of every month worth ¤100 and then the overall winner will win a ¤500 voucher.
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When the company first released the news to their sales force, they immediately wanted to join the league, but this would have defeated the purpose of the customer league as they have some serious fantasy players among their ranks! So, they built an internal league where all their employees can join and compete for similar prizes. The purpose of this Fantasy Football isn’t to talk solely about football, it is to bring back and reconstruct the relationships that Covid-19 has restricted all of us in having due to the recommended guidelines of limited social gatherings and social distancing. The company`s aim is to have a competitive league where people can create conversations and start to enjoy talking to people about positive subjects once again, and of course who doesn’t want to win the prizes!
November/December 2020
