{{Short description|British home improvement company}} {{Infobox company | name = Anglian Windows Limited | trade_name = Anglian Home Improvements | logo = Anglian Home Improvements.png | type = Private company | industry = Home improvements | founded = {{start date and age|1966|}} | hq_location_city = Norwich | hq_location_country = United Kingdom | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|George Williams (Founder)|Peter Mottershead (Chairman)|Martin Rutter (CCO)|Alan Horton (COO)|Phil Tweedie (CFO)}} | products = uPVC windows, doors, roof trims and other house building materials | num_employees = 1,500 | num_employees_year = 2019 | parent = ASHI Group | owner = | website = {{url |https://www.anglianhome.co.uk}} }}
'''Anglian Home Improvements''' is a British home improvements firm. It was founded in 1966, and is headquartered in Norwich, in the East Anglian region of England.
==History== The company was founded as Anglian Windows, in 1966 by George Williams when he opened a factory in Norwich. In 1969 the first showroom opened in Ipswich before the company expanded its factory a year later selling PVCu products. Over the next few decades, Anglian grew to become a market leader, fitting over half a million products each year.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
In 1984, Anglian was acquired for £30 million by British Electric Traction. During the next few years, the company expanded its product range to include conservatories, doors and stained-glass overlay. The recession during the 1980s damaged Anglian's profits, which saw a management buyout in 1991. This change in management led to financial success, and the company spent nearly ten years on the London Stock Exchange.
The company re-branded as Anglian Home Improvements in 1997. In 2001 the holding company Anglian Group was bought by investment group Alchemy Partners,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alchemy Partners is going window-shopping with £160m|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/4485100/Alchemy-Partners-is-going-window-shopping-with-160m.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The Telegraph|date=12 March 2001 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=P. E. I. |date=2012-12-29 |title=Alchemy takes Anglian private |url=https://www.privateequityinternational.com/alchemy-takes-anglian-private/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Private Equity International |language=en-GB}}</ref> who then sold to a consortium of banks in 2008. In 2002 it became a founding member of the Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme (FENSA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to FENSA {{!}} Find Local Double Glazing Installers |url=https://www.fensa.org.uk/?id=13229 |access-date=2020-12-08 |website=www.fensa.org.uk}}</ref> In January 2010, Anglian Windows founder, George Williams, died following an illness.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Michael Pollitt, Obituaries|date=2010-01-08|title=Anglian Windows founder dies at 81|url=https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/anglian-windows-founder-dies-at-1709078|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Norwich Evening News|language=en-UK}}</ref>
In 2015, the investment group Alchemy Partners bought back ownership as Anglian Group's majority shareholder.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-20 |title=Anglian Group hopes change of owners can revive firm's future |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/20882037.anglian-group-hopes-change-owners-can-revive-firms-future/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Eastern Daily Press |language=en}}</ref>
In March 2020, in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Anglian filled government guidelines and suspended operations until it was safe to resume. Although there was limited communication with customers, Anglian didn’t furlough all staff to enable them to keep in touch with customers with partially complete and unsafe works. During its hiatus, the company added an online supply only catalogue to their website in summer 2020. The company began taking new customer orders again in June 2020 conducting remote consultations with customers, a market first, although it did not start to complete the backlog of existing work until September 2020.
== Concern == In November 2012, the Information Commissioner's Office publicly listed Anglian Windows as one of a number of companies that it had concerns about, due to unsolicited telephone calls for marketing. The concerns were based on complaints. In response, Anglian Windows said that it took complaints seriously.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20348373|publisher=BBC News|title=Commissioner names firms over 'nuisance' marketing calls|date=16 November 2012|last=Core|first=Kevin|accessdate=8 February 2013}}</ref>
Following these concerns, Anglian became the first TPS Assured company, a scheme set up to combat the growing reputational threat of so-called 'nuisance calls' made by rogue businesses operating outside the law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dma.org.uk/press-release/tps-launches-first-telemarketing-industry-certification-scheme|title = TPS launches first telemarketing industry certification scheme}}</ref>
== Sponsorship == As part of its Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Anglian have been seen to support community sports<ref>{{Cite web|last=Island Echo|date=2019-11-21|title=ISLE OF WIGHT LADIES HOCKEY TEAM SCORES BIG THANKS TO ANGLIAN HOME IMPROVEMENTS|url=https://www.islandecho.co.uk/isle-of-wight-ladies-hockey-team-scores-big-thanks-to-anglian-home-improvements/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Reading basketball team scores big thanks to Anglian Home Improvements|url=https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/17471476.reading-basketball-team-scores-big-thanks-anglian-home-improvements/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Reading Chronicle|date=2 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> throughout the UK and regional charities.
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.anglianhome.co.uk}}
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Category:English brands Category:Window manufacturers Category:Home improvement companies of the United Kingdom