Roseview and Rehau celebrate 40 years

Roseview Windows is celebrating its 40-year partnership with systems house Rehau.

In 1985 Rehau pioneered the first commercially viable PVC-U sash window, in response to a request from The Peabody Trust, a long-standing not-for-profit housing association with a large stock of Victorian housing in London.

The cost and difficulty of maintaining original sash windows led the Trust to speak to Rehau about developing a low-maintenance, high performance heritage-based replacement.

Rehau turned to Roseview to help overcome the fabrication and installation issues that come with a new product. Within three years of that initial project, Roseview had pivoted to become the UK’s first dedicated PVC-U sash window manufacturer.

Roseview and Rehau recently celebrated their anniversary with a two-day event in Olney and London. Senior management from both companies got together for a tour of Roseview’s facility, meetings in Olney and London and a social event. The celebrations will continue when Roseview visits Rehau’s extrusion facility in Blaenau Ffestiniog later this year.

Roseview managing director, Richard Burrells, said: “Rehau has been a key part of Roseview’s success over the last 40 years. We’re widely regarded as the leading PVC-U sash window manufacturer, thanks in no small part to Rehau’s continued support. We’re particularly well known for product innovation; it’s difficult to imagine how that could have happened without our close relationship with Rehau.”

Rehau’s UK and Ireland chief executive, Martin Hitchin, said: “We have cemented what is a long-standing and successful partnership between Rehau and Roseview. Roseview are constantly pushing us with ideas to improve and develop the Heritage sash window line.

“It’s great to see a fabricator like Roseview embracing the relationship with their systems house, helping us both lead the sash window market in partnership. The five pillars of Trust, Reliability, Innovation, Efficiency and Sustainability have enabled our partnership to go from strength to strength and we look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come.”