In defence of single sourcing
17th October 2017

PROFILE 22 has reacted to recent reports on the growth of PVC-U system multi-sourcing by saying most of the fabricators that have switched to its Optima system since its launch last year have chosen it as their only system.

But the company adds that, if any fabricator did choose to dual source, the common ancillaries and colours across all Epwin brands would enable them to fit Optima with another system from the stable without having to duplicate all stock.

The comments come in response to the Insight Data report and its observations on the growing number of fabricators offering more than one system Read Story.

Profile 22 marketing manager Gerald Allen said: “It’s testament to the package of benefits that Optima offers that most of the fabricators who have switched to us since we launched the system in 2016 have chosen to single source.”

He said record numbers of fabricators have been making the switch in recent months As well as the system itself and the support that’s available, he cites the group’s promise to fabricators that they can stop manufacturing one system on the Friday and start manufacturing Optima on the Monday – a promise the company says has never been broken yet.

He added for anyone still looking to dual-source: “Epwin brand products all share a common set of ancillaries and colour options. It means that if a fabricator decides that dual sourcing is the way to go, they won’t have to carry excess levels of stock because one set of ancillaries covers them for both systems.”

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