Watertight deal
14th November 2017

VEKA GROUP has announced a partnership with UK Flood Barriers, becoming the exclusive supplier of PVC-U profile for its Flood Angel brand of flood defence windows and doors.

John Hunt, VEKA Group’s Business Development Manager said: “Flood Angel currently produces around 150 doors each week for the domestic and commercial markets. We’re pleased to have demonstrated the added benefits that Veka profile will bring to these products, and look forward to working in partnership.”

“Flood Angel’s prestige is just one string to its bow”, John continues. “The company boasts its own training school, and will only work with customers who have completed the course and illustrated that they can fit their products correctly. The company has its own in-house flood tank facilities, and we’re exploring tests to assess Veka’s French doors with a view to broadening the fenestration options available for homes and business properties in flood risk areas.”

With Ian McNiffe, Veka Group’s Technical Service Engineer (South) overseeing the tooling and software setup, the partners hope to produce initial ‘try out’ units within the next month.

Veka customer, The Glazerite UK Group, also announced its partnership with Flood Angel at this year’s FIT Show. The Flood Angel team will be able to provide excellent distribution through Glazerite’s installer network and Glazerite is pleased to add flood defence systems to its product portfolio.
Director Jason Thompson explained: “We’ve now put more than a dozen of our installers through the training school, which means they have access to a coveted product range in a lucrative market, as well as all the support and advice that Flood Angel offers.

“Entering the flood protection market with such a great product, and working with Veka, has opened up some great opportunities and allowed us to tender for some projects that wouldn’t have been possible without the addition of these high quality flood doors to our range.”

Besides Flood Angel’s domestic flood solutions, parent company UK Flood Barriers delivers commercial contracts and flood prevention measures for riverside and coastal areas. One such contract involved building and installing retractable flood barriers for a university hospital in New York. The installation was put to the test when the River Hudson broke its banks, and the barrier withstood its forces perfectly.

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