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Colour Rising
Whether windows or doors, masonry paint, cladding or roofline, the use of colour in exterior home improvements has grown more popular year on year, writes...
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C&A Has A Booming Business
One of the largest independent UK stockholders of plastic building products, C&A Building Products, has seen a huge increase in sales of Freefoam building plastics.
C&A has been specialising in plastics since 1968, when Charles and Audrey Candlin founded the company. The business works primarily with small and medium sized contractors from a large depot in Gillingham, Kent, which holds the majority of its stock, and one in east London where it all began.
Fascia, soffits and gutters
Having begun life as a polycarbonate roofing specialist, C&A now stocks a large range including fascia, soffits and gutters.
“When we switched over to Freefoam, our range of roofline exploded. There was more colours and more choices and customers like the quality of the products.”
– Chris Candlin
Managing director, C&A Building Products
Sales push
“Sales, for us, increased over time. We have put a little more emphasis and a little bit more push towards Freefoam,” adds C&A’s Candlin. “We now stock a comprehensive range, including interior products and exterior products. We do stock white as standard but we also specialise in the colours. Anthracite grey is very popular.
“We have a very good working relationship with Freefoam. We have a lot of common values, as we both like working with small independent companies.”
Cladding
Candlin adds: “Cladding sales have grown and it’s a significant part of our portfolio and is a great fit with the rest of our products. Installers like the fact it’s easy to cut – you can use standard tools – and it’s easy to measure. It also gives homeowners the opportunity to install insulation, which can help with heating costs.”
Colin St John, Commercial Director at Freefoam, says: “Building strong and lasting relationships with our customers, such as C&A Building Products, is crucial to our business, as they grow, we grow with them. Our roofline, cladding and interior products are an ideal addition to any merchants’ and installers’ portfolios.”
Picture: Freefoam is a top pick for C&A Building Products at its depots in Kent and east London..
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
14th July 2022