40 years of going the extra mile for our customers

Windows

Kevin Johnson and his then business associate, Tony Foster, commenced working from Tony’s garage and spare first floor bedroom. They made double glazed units to go into aluminium frames that they sold and installed. Their supplier of aluminium windows and doors went bust a few months later so they bought their stock and machinery, employed a fabricator and commenced manufacturing their own windows.

Relocating

They moved from the garage and first floor bedroom into a small industrial unit in Alexandra Road, Wellingborough, before relocating again to Burton Latimer before the end of the year.

Windows & Doors

They purchased their first freehold factory in Allen Road, Finedon where they began to fabricate the innovative ‘new’ product, internally beaded PVC-u windows and doors.

Terry Baker joined the business as a sales representative and still works for us today – you can see his photograph in our ‘ meet the team ‘ section.

The then industry Minister, Lord Tebbitt, declared Park Farm an enterprise zone and we built our factory at Brunel Close, moving in on the 12th March 1984.

Kevin quickly identified a demand for the supply of their products to the trade and so Emplas was born and became one the original major trade suppliers in the UK.

Ryan Johnson, current Managing Director, works in the stores during his school holidays.

We win promotional campaign of the year at the annual Glassex Awards.

Turnover reached £7.3 million and we employed 113 people.

We relocated to our current site in Huxley Close.

Ryan Johnson takes up a full time position working for us.

Turnover reaches £10.8 million

We win national installer of the year at the G-awards.

Turnover reaches 14.5 million and we now employ 148 local people

Our 1 millionth window was created at our factory.

Ecostar ( Melbourne, Australia ) created

We win national installer of the year at the G-Awards

Ryan Johnson becomes Managing Director

We win national conservatory installer of the year awards at the G-Awards

We win customer care initiative at the G-Awards

We win national fabricator of the year at the G-Awards

We invest £775000 into new machinery for the factory

Group turnover reaches £24.5 million and employees have risen to 218

Development of existing site commences to expand all facilities at a cost of £2.2 million.

£1.4 million worth of new machinery is installed in our factory

Show site upgrades commence to display latest product range

Site development completed

Re awarded the following BSI Kitemarks and other awards

• PAS 99, Integrated Management Systems,
• ISO 9001, Quality
• ISO 14001, Environment,
• OHSAS 18001, Safety,
• British Standard for Window and Door Energy rating,
• BS 8529 (PAS24), Security Door Fabricator,
• BS 7412 Plastic windows made from PVCU extruded hollow profile,
• BS 7412 (PAS24), Enhanced Security PVCU Door Fabricator,
• BS 7412 (PAS24), Enhanced Security PVCU Window Fabricator,
• SMAS Certification - Worksafe Contractor award.
• SSIP - Safety Schemes in Procurement.
• SVD, Security by Design

Group Turnover £36.8 million employing 292 people

40 years trading, a year to celebrate!