In little more than 18 months, REAL Aluminium is said to have become not only one of the industry’s fastest-growing brands but also one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers of Smart Systems’ aluminium products, with sales of its windows, doors and lantern roofs have grown by more than 300%.
With that demand, parent company Customade Group decided to invest £250,000 in a new 23,000ft2 factory, said to ramp up aluminium window production by 60%.
The new production facility at Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, will increase REAL Aluminium’s production space, bringing it to 75,000 ft2 in total. The new space will allow REAL Aluminium to boost window production to 800 frames per week, while capacity for aluminium bi-folding doors will increase to 300 doors per week.
Nick Gibbons, chief operating officer at Customade Group, said: “REAL Aluminium has outperformed all forecasts and this investment into new factory space and machinery was an important strategic development for the future growth of the brand. It will enable us to build significantly on our capacity and supply products that help customers to easily take advantage of the continued demand for aluminium. “
