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AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE ON BEING A RSPONSIBLE PRODUCT MANUFACTURER

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“What makes a responsible construction product manufacturer?” asks Gary Ferguson, Polyfoam XPS’s Business Development Manager for the North and Scotland. Clearly communicated values. Good quality product information. Comprehensive specification and sales support. Transparency and responsiveness. All of those things, and more, contribute to a manufacturer feeling more like a collaborative partner than simply a product … Read more

SPECIFYING THERMAL INSULATION WITH INSTALLERS IN MIND

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Thermal insulation only performs as well as it is installed. The best specified floor, wall or roof means nothing if what happens on site doesn’t correlate with what was designed. It’s not enough for insulation to simply be present within the construction: it must be calculated correctly, fitted as tightly as possible, and continuous from … Read more

MEET THE TEAM – GARY

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Gary Ferguson

What do you do at Polyfoam XPS? The main function of my role as Business Development Manager for the North and Scotland is supporting key accounts. I also look after the branch network, visiting and promoting Polyfoam products. There’s still a widespread practice of calling all insulation products by a single brand name, like calling … Read more

HOW CAN COMPETENCE AROUND U VALUE CALCULATIONS AND INSULATION SPECIFICATION BE IMPROVED?

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The matter of misleading U-value calculations – produced unintentionally or otherwise – is a question of the ethics and values that the construction industry wants to reflect, and of the quality of end product it wants to deliver to building users. The above statement is highly relevant to the discussions and initiatives around competence that … Read more

MEET THE TEAM – PHIL

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Philip Hodges

What do you do at Polyfoam XPS? The title is National Sales Manager, but day-to-day my role is more multi-faceted than that might suggest. My main responsibilities are for developing new business, as well as servicing existing accounts. That means speaking to insulation distributors, and dealing with their enquiries. The side that isn’t so much … Read more

MEET THE TEAM – ROB

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Rob Firman

What do you do at Polyfoam XPS? My title is Technical and Specification Manager, which is a very varied role. No two days are the same! A huge part of my work is providing technical support to architects, specifiers and system holders using Polyfoam XPS products in floors, walls and roofs. I also help customers … Read more

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