The pride of West Wales – Victorian Sliders named best large manufacturer

We have always been a proud Welsh business – and Victorian Sliders has got our 15th anniversary year off to a flying start by winning a prestigious regional business award.

We were named best large manufacturer at the West Wales Business Awards, an annual event that exists to honour the area’s most passionate, innovative and exceptional companies.

At a glamorous black-tie gala dinner on January the 24th, attended by key members of the Victorian Sliders team including Chief Executive Scot Starkey, the award was presented in front of an audience of local VIPs.

“What a way to kick off our 15th birthday year!”, comments Group Managing Director Andy Jones. 

“It’s incredibly rewarding to be recognised by the region that’s given so much, and consistently supported us as we’ve grown to become the biggest sash window manufacturer in Europe.

“I want to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated staff, and our fantastic customers, without whom none of this would’ve been possible.”

This isn’t our only cause for celebration, however. We’ve also been named a finalist in the Manufacturing Business of the Year category at the Swansea Bay Business Awards.Winners will be announced on Friday 6th March at a glamorous ceremony held at Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall.

Victorian Sliders suffers a cyber-attack

You may be aware that on Monday Victorian Sliders suffered a cyber-attack similar to the one that Custom Made Group suffered last week.

The Victorian Sliders team worked diligently to get the system up and running, I am pleased to announce that we are now back at full manufacturing capacity.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in reacting to this malicious, faceless crime in such a professional manner. I would also like to thank our customers for their understanding, our suppliers for their patience, and most of all our staff who have done everything they could to minimise the impact on our valued customers.

Finally, I’d like to add a cautionary note to all my industry colleagues to ensure that your fire walls and security settings are up to date, your staff are trained not to open any suspicious emails, you back-up your data on a regular basis and you have adequate insurance cover should the worst happen. This is the second time in three years I have experienced an attack of this kind across two different companies, which may seem “unlucky” however after conversations with contacts and the authorities, cyber-attacks are now becoming an increasing threat to every business. So please protect yourselves as much as you can.

Kind regards,

Andy Jones

RECORD-BREAKING END’ TO 2019

Victorian Sliders made 2,347 windows in the second week of December, more than any other in our 15-year history.

It came as we reached the end of a year that saw us register a 9% growth in sales, something that group managing director Andy Jones said will set the tone for 2020.

“We’ve got some incredibly ambitious plans for the 12 months ahead,” he said. “We’ve invested £10 milliom over the last five years to lay the foundations for the next phase in our history, and in 2019 we’ve seen that really start to bear fruit.

“Now, we’re able to produce more windows, more quickly, to higher standards than ever before. But in 2020, that’s going to accelerate even further.

“By the middle of the year, we’ll have launched the next generation of EcoSlide window, an ingenious new design we’ve developed entirely in house, and we’re planning to spend a further £1.8 million on other projects.

“Some of this will go on bringing more state-of-the-art technology to our recycling centre and mixing plants, and we may have a few surprises in store on the product front before the year is out.”

National Fenestration Awards 2019

Victorian Sliders is thrilled to have been shortlisted for three National Fenestration Awards; PVC Company 2019, Fabricator/Manufacturer 2019 and Vertical Sliding Window Company.

We would really appreciate your vote.

Please follow the links and fill out a few details.

Vertical Sliding Window Company 2019

PVC Company 2019

Fabricator/Manufacturer 2019

Voting closes 4th October.

Thank you very much for your support.

New Group Managing Director, Andy Jones.

Andy Jones will be joining Victorian Sliders as Group Managing Director as they continue to build on their market leading position in the fenestration industry, reporting directly to Chief Executive Scot Starkey. Previously Andy was Group Sales and Marketing Director at Synseal (Aperture) and before that served 12 years as Managing Director at Edgetech UK and Europe. Andy has more than 30 years’ experience of the industry and with his extensive knowledge Andy will be a key player in leading Victorian Sliders.

Andy said “I am extremely pleased to be joining Victorian Sliders at such an exciting time in its evolution, Scot and the team have developed an incredible infrastructure which places Victorian Sliders in an ideal position to move forward to the next phase of Scot’s ambitious growth plans and I very much look forward to being part of that and working alongside everyone in the coming months”. 

New Sales Director

Danny Hague is the newly-appointed Sales Director at Victorian Sliders.

Danny is a well-known figure in the fenestration industry, having spent more than 25 years in a variety of senior sales roles for both extrusion and trade fabrication companies.

He says he was attracted to the role at Victorian Sliders because it represents an exciting new challenge after watching the company grow under the ownership of Scot Starkey, who Danny has been an acquaintance of for many years.

Danny says: “Victorian Sliders has all of the style, performance and reliability which installers would expect from a top brand, yet it comes with a no frills, no nonsense approach which makes it surprisingly cost effective”.

Victorian Sliders are always looking for new ways to progress and are pleased to bring Danny on board to serve their Trade customers across the UK. Danny’s practical experience and knowledgeable input will be beneficial to the company in a competitive market.

Fit Show 2019

Victorian Sliders recently exhibited at the FIT SHOW 2019 @ the NEC Birmingham. We welcomed new and existing customers and were one of the busiest stands at the show. If you missed the show don’t worry we can arrange a visit from one of our demonstration vehicles.

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