Glidevale Protect: The secret to a successful supplier partnership? Trust.

Glidevale Protect is proud to support The Innovation Hub in its goal to deliver sustainable and thermally efficient timber frame homes for Morro Partnerships. For Dave Thacker, Head of Innovation at The Innovation Hub and an experienced specialist within the timber frame industry, quality products only tell half of the story – the true value is trust – trust in the data, certification, technical support, with integrity and transparency behind every decision.

Technical expertise

The purpose of The Innovation Hub, a dedicated 9,000 sq ft timber frame manufacturing facility based in Leicester and set up in 2024 for housing developer the Morro Group, is to constantly innovate and improve its offering for customers. With thermal performance high on the agenda following the launch of the new Future Homes Standard, the use of structural timber construction comes sharply into focus. Glidevale Protect’s TF200 Thermo reflective external wall membrane plays a key role in maximising the energy efficiency of delivered homes and adds value to the final timber frame structures built by The Innovation Hub.

Timber frame manufacturers like The Innovation Hub rely on the expertise of key supply chain partners to make sure the most appropriate products are specified and installed correctly to deliver the required performance. Dave Thacker comments: “Over the 25 years I have been working with Glidevale Protect, the technical support has always been there. They have never failed to deliver on the questions that we’ve asked and the support that we’ve needed in the field to prove any detail.”

Certified products

Declaration of performance via third party certification demonstrates that product test data has been independently verified and is therefore suitable for use in specific applications and can be used within wall U-value calculations with confidence. Glidevale Protect’s main philosophy is to provide these details in a clear and transparent manner which gives timber frame manufacturers like The Innovation Hub confidence in its products and their performance. Glidevale Protect’s robust product quality system via batch referencing and availability of digital BIM objects also allows all products to be easily tracked and traceable right through the golden thread of building information on every project.

For Dave, the real value at The Innovation Hub lies in the honesty and clarity behind the technical data which allows them to make informed decisions and deliver timber frame homes that meet the highest standards of thermal performance and build quality.

Collaboration

After working together for well over two decades, the relationship between Glidevale Protect and Dave Thacker continues to evolve. It’s a true collaboration - a partnership defined by cooperation, shared goals and mutual respect with the partnership now established with Dave and his team at The Innovation Hub since the business’ inception. Working with Dave over the years has led to Glidevale Protect providing additional support, for example in supplying a specific colour matched wall membrane, and more recently, co-branding the Protect TF200 Thermo membrane for The Innovation Hub, whilst still retaining the all-important high levels of aged thermal resistance. Commercially, it’s also an ideal way for this relatively new timber frame manufacturer brand to boost its visibility on site.

For Glidevale Protect - quality, honesty, integrity and transparency remain at the heart of its business ethos and its positive relationship with The Innovation Hub proves that the most important link in any supply chain is trust.

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