A record year for VBH
VBH has reported a record year for sales in 2022, with the company attributing its success to its product range, the efforts of its expanded team and an OTIF score that remained in the 96 – 98% bracket for the full year, thanks to its purchasing and logistics strategies.
Marketing manager, Gary Gleeson, commented: “We saw a steady stream of new products hit the market, including a new slim Omega letterplate for narrow mid-rails, a complete re-design of the standard Omega range, new finishes being added to our Greenteq suite of matching door and window furniture, and new window and door restrictors, among others.
“Our design team was extremely busy through 2022, and we will be introducing many very exciting new products in the first few months of 2023.
“2022 was also a year of internal promotions, with many members of the team progressing to new positions of greater responsibility within the company,” continued Gary. “These include Louise Eagle and Hayley Martin from our Gillingham-based customer service and marketing teams, and Pamela Paterson, who became operations manager of VBH East Kilbride.
“Rob Norman was promoted to business development director, and now heads up new product development at VBH. In addition to internal promotions, we expanded our team across all departments in 2022, and now employ over 70 people in the UK.”
VBJ celebrated its 40th year in business in May 2022. The company also made its first forays into the world of sports sponsorship. As well as providing a full kit for one of Clyde FC’s community teams, it sponsored Gillingham FC’s match against Sheffield Wednesday, and had Greenteq Q-Smart branding on the Vauxhall Astras throughout the 2022 British Touring Car Championship.
Towards the end of the year VBH won Large Business of the Year at the Medway Business Awards.
“With the new products and initiatives due to be launched in the coming months, coupled with evolving service practices, we are certain that we will build on this success in 2023, and will continue to offer top levels of service to VBH customers, existing and new,” concluded Gary.