Window Firm is Top of The Class in Education
A Middlesbrough windows and doors company has seen a surge in the volume and value of its orders in the past year.
Polar, based in Skippers Lane, has successfully completed 195 school refurbishment projects in the last financial year, including Grangetown Primary School and the Lakes Primary School, near Redcar.
Head teacher at Grangetown Primary, Carl Faulkner, said: "All jobs were completed on time, with a minimum of disruption, and all after-sales help was provided promptly. "Parents really like the automatic doors, and it creates the right impression for the school, too."
Polar was established in 1983 by three business partners, and now has a turnover of £4.6m. The company has 12 teams of installation engineers, comprising 63 employees in the Tees Valley.
It has built its reputation in the North-East among architects, building contractors and local authorities.
Polar has also been involved in the health sector, providing refurbishment work and new build schemes for sites like the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital, both Newcastle, and a number of health centres around Sunderland and Hartlepool.
The company is involved in renovation work on leisure project Bridlington Spa on the North Yorkshire coast, to help the listed building better withstand North Sea storms.
Polar's managing director John Wilson puts the company's success down to the skills of its staff.
This, he believes, has played a part in the company winning an increasing amount of business from public and private sector organisations.
Polar will be involved in education projects again this year and is hoping to beat last year's total of fitting 195 schools with new windows.
[Evening Gazette]
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