Versatex met with Hanley Wood editors today to discuss new products and delivery systems for its cellular PVC products.
Due for release in 2010 are a notched fascia board and a notched rake/soffit board that can integrate with the company’s Stealth beadboard.
Also under development is a nail hole filler specifically designed for its system, and the company is testing a new inorganic filler that may cut its products’ thermal expansion and contraction by 30 percent.
Beyond just products, the firm stressed its value-added services for dealers, particularly helpful during the down market. For example, dealers and distributors can order products in a “mixed nuts” unit, a factory-packaged board of cellular PVC that can be cut into different standard widths. This saves companies money, because they can buy small quantities of each size, but at a unit price. Additionally, Versatex cuts- and prices-to-length; offers lead times of less than a week; and allows buyers to order less-than-truckload quantities.–Victoria Markovitz
