New Appointment Announced

Profile 22 manufacturer, Kingfisher uPVC Windows and Doors Ltd of Morley, Leeds, has appointed Nick Hibberd, as their new Sales and Marketing Manager. Nick, 55, has more than 25 years in the window and building industry working in all market sectors, with considerable experience of identifying and targeting new sales opportunities, both here and overseas. As well as owning his own PR and news writing business back in the 90’s, He has run a number of domestic sales teams and was a Partnering Champion working in the Public Sector both in the window trade as well as general building works, providing responsive repairs, programmed works and specialist adaptations throughout the UK. He was also a key instigator in developing the US market for traditional and large span portal conservatories early in the 2000’s. Managing Director, Neil Webster said: “We were looking for someone with an all-round sales and marketing experience who had the capability and motivation to drive the business forward. “Nick’s initial focus is to develop our Trade sales business, pushing Profile 22’s new Optima range of flush fitting casement and tilt and turn windows to a new audience throughout the Yorkshire region. Alongside this, we also have a number of other niche products that, with his help, will open up new opportunities. These include our own composite door range, aluminium windows, doors and bi-fold doors as well as other hybrid products,” he added. It was the Optima range of windows, designed and launched by Profile 22, that recently won the coveted ‘New Product of the Year’ category at this year’s G Awards; a ceremony that is sponsored by some of the leading industry companies that recognises and rewards outstanding achievement within the industry. “These are exciting times for Kingfisher Windows,” explains Nick, “and I am very honoured to be part of it. “At Kingfisher we have a very strong commercial arm that has won and installed a high number of very challenging and respectable projects with great success. In addition to this, we have a very productive domestic arm that, for nearly 30 years, has supplied local homeowners and small businesses in and around Leeds and Bradford with our full, ‘hands-on’ supply and installation service. “For some reason, despite these successes, the Company has failed to react to the growing wholesale opportunity of supplying to other installers, ‘jobber builders’ and builders merchants throughout Yorkshire and the North East,” he added. The Optima Flush system is a PVCu system designed to look like a conventional wooden window having the same rebated opening that sits flush with the outer frame. The key advantage of the Optima system over others on the market is that it is just 70mm deep from front to back and so doesn’t require the inner plaster line or reveals to be cut back or removed. And unlike other traditional PVCu systems, this system is so similar to the wooden window it replaces, it is now being accepted in many of the more traditional conservation areas.