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FOREL THE NEW UK & IRELAND BRANCH INAUGURATES

The new branch was inaugurated Forel UK&Ireland LTD based in Stansted, Essex (UK): already fully operational, the branch was born from the desire for a direct presence in the area, which can be a point of reference for customers. The solutions Forel they have in fact been used in the United Kingdom and Ireland for over thirty years and today are installed with satisfaction in many glassworks.

Thanks to the new opening it will therefore be possible to strengthen the relationship between customers and the manufacturer, make the after-sales service even more efficient and manage the commercial activity directly. The Stansted headquarters, where exclusively staff work Forel, covers an area of ​​over 460 square meters (5,000 square feet) and includes both administrative offices and a warehouse.icambi.

Forel UK & Ireland LTD will be followed by Alex Makuc, Area Manager of Forel assigned to the English and Irish areas: Makuc has gained twenty years of experience in the glass automation sector and is an internationally renowned professional.

“The United Kingdom and Ireland” comments Makuc “represent a market of primary importance: in recent years, the demand for flat glass has been subject to an important growth trend, both in the residential and commercial sectors. However, it is not just a quantitative increase, but also a qualitative one: the English market requires an increasingly high-performance product and consequently glassworks are encouraged to equip themselves with the best tools. Forel represents a strategic choiceica for the processing of flat glass and double glazing, but the specificities of the English reality made it necessary to have a direct presence in the territory, in order toica of complete consultancy that offers cutting-edge technology, long-lasting service and concrete after-sales support".

Forel also thanks its previous dealer Promac, in the persons of David Stockton-Chalk, Derek Bonnard, Joe Hague and all their staff, for their decades-long collaboration and for all the objectives achieved together.

These are the branch contacts:

FOREL UK & IRELAND LTD

Registered office address:

1 Park Row, Leeds, United Kingdom, LS1 5AB

Operational headquarters:

Unit 3, M11 Business Link,

Parsonage Road, Stansted, Essex (UK)

CM24 8GF

Tel: + 44 1245 961736

Email: support@uk.forelspa.com

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