A GRAND DAY OUT

With over 50 customers in attendance, I am pleased to report that our first Benchmark Customer Day was a great success and an extremely rewarding day for all concerned.

The event, which was held at our head offices in Holywell, gave our customers and everyone in the Benchmark team a chance to discuss, debate and share thoughts on current industry issues as well as our new business unit, Benchmark.

Just a few of the key issues that were raised on the day included Part L, cost, technical performance and sustainability. It was also no surprise that controlling costs was at the top of everyone's agenda after the last couple of years which have been some of the most challenging the industry have ever faced.

The day itself consisted of some really interesting presentations from the Benchmark team, a 'behind the scenes' tour of the manufacturing site and also an exclusive look at our new Benchmark exhibition trailer which will be touring the country to give customers a first hand look at the Benchmark product range and offering.

Everyone agreed that the trailer looked great and I can't wait to hear the feedback from customers as it takes to the road. Visit our YouTube channel and take a look at the trailer for yourself http://www.youtube.com/user/BenchmarkTM.

For me a couple highlights of the day included a presentation from Kevin Burton, Area Sales Manager at Benchmark, who gave an introduction to the new Benchmark business unit and its product offering, and a presentation on the changes to Part L from Mark Harris, Divisional Building Technology Director at Benchmark. Both presentations are available to view on our Slideshare channel: http://www.slideshare.net/RachaelMorris.

We were extremely pleased with how the day went and can't wait for the next one.