A Suffolk company which offers a novel service to custom colour plastic and aluminium window frames has invested in new kit with the help of a grant from the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
Colourchange UPVC, which is based at Rendlesham, near Woodbridge, works with double glazing businesses, architects and property development companies, and last year saw demand grow by nearly 50%.
The grant, under the LEP’s Small Grant Scheme, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, has now enabled it to install a new colouring facility to support future growth.
Owner Daryl Collins said: “We worked closely with the New Anglia Growth Hub who helped us with the grant process. There is no doubt that we have seen a substantial increase for our colouring services and the new spray booth gives us the capability to increase productivity quite substantially.”
He added: “We don’t just spray the UPVC; that would just flake off. We use the latest technology that creates an integration of the colour pigments on the surface forming a bond that does not fade, flake or blister.”
Samantha Jones, a business growth adviser at the New Anglia Growth Hub, said: “It’s thrilling to see the results of the Small Grant Scheme in action. By boosting the client investment with the grant, Colourchange UPVC have been able to install a facility in the business that will lead directly to augmented growth.”
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