David McLean Homes Relies on Kestrel's Green Credentials

David McLean Homes, one of Britain's most successful commercial and residential development and construction businesses with a turnover heading for £300m, use Kestrel, the no lead, no tin, next generation brand of PVC-UE and PVC-U roofline, cladding and window trim products, for its green credentials.

Richard Plant Group Procurement Manager explains: 'Having grown from a purely regional player, David McLean Homes has expanded organically and now covers the whole of the South and North West of England and Wales. Over the last 30 years, the company has earned a well deserved reputation for innovation, quality and corporate social responsibility - all qualities reflected in the Kestrel brand. Kestrel has been our exclusive supplier of PVC-UE building products for the last five years.

'It's true that fascias and cladding aren't the most exciting aspects when home buyers are looking to purchase, but PVC-UE does score points because of its maintenance free aspects. People have less leisure time in general and little inclination to climb up ladders to paint timber weathered fascias. But successful supply chains are about more than products and relationships.

'They are also based on added value, and one of the ways in which Kestrel offers David McLean this, is the fact their products are 100% calcium organic skin and core. We simply don't want to be associated with products which are potentially storing up more problems for the environment, like for example the use of heavy metals like lead and tin which some roofline suppliers use. We take our social and environmental commitments seriously and expect our suppliers to do the same.'

Richard continues: 'We're building about 1000 new units p.a, which involves a lot of suppliers delivering a diverse range of products. It's critical that they do what they say they'll do on time, every time and we have strict performance measurements in place to control this. Buyers simply don't have time to reassess every single product and supplier for every individual job, so that's why it's important to build up relationships like we've done with Kestrel and the distributor PBM Elland.

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