Representatives of Freefoam have launched a new video to showcase its partnership with Scottish-based PVC supplier A1 Ironmongery and Plastics. Featuring an interview with directors Ivie Kerr and David Maxwell, the short film highlights the busy commercial trade counter and large stocking warehouse. In the video, directors explain how diversifying an existing ironmongery business into PVC building products has bought success for both companies.
A1 Ironmongery and Plastics covers Ayrshire and the west of Scotland, with branches in Kilmarnock and Ayr stocking the full range of Freefoam PVC products. Ivie explained: “It was our ironmongery customer base who encouraged us to start stocking PVC. They were finding the demand and wanted us to stock it alongside our traditional ironmongery products.”
When looking to diversify the business into PVC, A1 Ironmongery and Plastics had a range of criteria they were looking for in a supplier. David took up the story: “We wanted a product that was good quality but also came with good customer service and back up, and found that Freefoam’s range and support package ticked all the boxes.”
Though A1 stocks the full Freefoam range of fascia, soffit, gutter, cladding and Geopanel, staff of A1 Ironmongery and Plastics find that Freefoam’s deep gutter range is a particularly strong-selling product due to A1’s location on the west coast of Scotland with it’s high rainfall levels. “You’re confident about a product that you know you’re not going to have any issues with, and you can go out there and sell it in a competitive market at a good price,” David added. “We believe that’s one of things that Freefoam gives us.”
Colin St John, Freefoam’s commercial director, said “Building strong and lasting relationships with our customers, such as A1 Ironmongery and Plastics, is crucial to our business. Our roofline, cladding and interior products are an ideal addition to any building product business and it’s fantastic to see our customers grow and flourish with the help of Freefoam.”
