A South Yorkshire window and door system manufacturer is to open a third production site.
Senior Architectural Systems, the UK’s largest privately owned aluminium fenestration solutions provider, is adding a 90,000 sq ft site in Rotherham alongside the existing operations and headquarters at Denaby Main, which sits between the town and Doncaster.
The new Mangham Road facility, formerly Sapa Components, will be operational in early 2023 and will increase the company’s overall manufacturing capacity to 220,000 sq ft.
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It is a move described as part of the firm’s wider strategic expansion plan, which will see it significantly increase production of its low U-value and UK-patented PURe aluminium windows and doors. The company said recent building regulations updates and rising energy prices have led to a surge in demand.
Managing director Mark Wadsworth said: “Since launching our patented PURe windows and doors in 2015, we have seen demand continuously grow and so it was always our intention to expand our production capabilities. We have made a number of investments at our main Denaby site, so it was important that we could both complement and replicate this successful and sustainable manufacturing model by finding a site that was not only similar in size, but was also nearby.
“The new site in Rotherham fits the brief perfectly. We are excited to commence production of our PURe system in the new year and look forward to maximising this new capacity to continue to enhance the thermal-performance of our complete range of products.”
Once fully operational, the Senior team plans to maximise the space in its existing headquarters to increase the speed of its in-house powder coating facility and support the ongoing development of the range, which includes curtain wall systems.
The new site will also provide valuable storage space to assist with Senior’s nationwide delivery service, and coincides with a decision to close its distribution centre in Newport, South Wales. All customers in Wales and the South of England will now be served by the two main facilities in South Yorkshire, with Senior’s branch in Livingston continuing to support orders for Scotland and Ireland.
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