Festive greetings from the Safestyle Window Man

23rd December 2011

Festive greetings from yours truly, you must be in the Christmas mood by now!

Phew, it’s been an amazing, hectic year for me and Safestyle UK! I’ve been touring virtually non-stop throughout 2011 - from all the way up north in Newcastle to down south in Exeter, and everything in between, I’ve covered some serious mileage but also met hundreds and thousands of extraordinary people: people who believe passionately in what they do and work so very hard for a living. It’s been a hugely rewarding, superbly scintillating scorcher of a year for Safestyle, I can safely and satisfactorily say so, sir!

On a personal level too, I’ve been involved in some amazing things, lots of charity events, helping raise money for good causes, it’s all been worthwhile and very enjoyable too!

Well what else has happened this year? It’s been something of a whirlwind hasn’t it - with all the economic doom and gloom, European financial meltdown, energy companies taking the proverbial and bills going through the roof, it’s not been a very positive climate for us. Which is why it’s so great to see British businesses including Safestyle doing well against that gloomy backdrop, against the odds. Safestyle grew 10% on last year, increased our market share by 20%, and to top it off we smashed our 5-year-old business record with well over £750K of sales in a single day, awesome.

I’ve also had a new radio ad (who said I’m a vicar?!) with some more ads in the pipeline, so you’d better open up your ears and eyes to look out for more of me on radio and TV! I think many more people are taking a shine to me who didn’t really like me before, because they’re starting to realise that what I’m shouting about is actually of great worth! We all want to save energy and cut our heating bills, help the planet by reducing our Carbon Footprints, save money by getting a good deal, and A-rated energy saving double glazing from Safestyle is by far one of the best ways to go!

What’s more, we have a few surprises up our sleeve for launch in 2012 - one of them is pictured here, a snazzy and useful new thermal leak detection gun - so keep those eyes peeled for more!!

Have a fantastic Christmas and see you in 2012 for an amazing New Year!

Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Window Season for the Safestyle Window Man!

24th November 2011

Hello there! I’ve been massively busy lately, especially as we’re doing really well at Safestyle UK – 10% up on last year’s business is fantastic! The demand for our A-rated windows has been astronomical, and we’ve also got our biggest offer of the year – 60% off premium windows and doors! (that’s a bit more ‘off’ than BOGOF!) – going out on TV and Radio, it’s great.

Speaking of radio, did you hear that Safestyle radio ad recently which features yours truly the Safestyle Window Man? It’s true some people don’t take a shine to me initially, but then they find out I’m not such a bad guy after all. Now there’s a rumour going round that I’m a vicar!

Recently I did a gig for Help for Heroes at the Rosegrove Railway Club in Burnley, which included an auction, raffle, BBQ, and stand-up bingo, all for a very worthwhile cause and I enjoyed it a great deal!

Regular readers will know I’m passionate about football, and particularly Burnley FC, and do a spot of comparing at matches now and again. Well I was comparing again in the 1882 suite and it was the game with Leeds United, we were winning 1-0 and but succumbed to a late, late defeat – losing 2-1, which was a shame.

I’ve also been continuing my tour of the country, and looking back at the year I’ve spend maybe 30 weeks in the South. The energy thing is really prominent these days because the energy companies are holding us to ransom, so Safestyle are trying to help with even better A-rated windows and doors, helping people keep warm but also cut those dratted energy bills! Energy prices are just getting out of control, it’s ridiculous, but we’re doing everything we can to help the public up and down the country.

Readers of the Safestyle monthly TEAM Magazine will have seen photos of me presenting our rookie Marketing Agents with well-deserved prizes, won in the plethora of Safestyle competitions that occur regularly. Wow, these youngsters are winning some fantastic things, iPods, TVs, cameras and all sorts, and it’s really great for me to be the one to present some of them with the rewards for such hard work. It’s great to see competitions and the kind of buzz they create as such a prominent feature of Safestyle’s culture of rewarding hard work, makes me proud to be a part of it all.

Yours proud indeed,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Safestyle Window Man’s back on TV!

27th July 2011

Hello again! As you may have seen, I've been on TV lately with the Safestyle BOGOF classics "Pushover" (from 1999) and "Swinging Windows" (2003) being aired again! You know the ones!

Many have asked what I've been up to lately as I was to attend at the celebrity football tournament Soccer Six at Burnley FC for two days from 5th June, but in the end I couldn't do both days – not because I bottled it, no, 'cause I've been training like a true athlete, but because my son Josh, who's an American football player, had a serious injury in training and I had to be there for him, so I couldn't make the second day when I was due to play. It wasn't to be and I'm sorry that many were deprived of seeing the full extent of my superb goalkeeping skills! Haha! Maybe next year, eh?

But all was not lost because on the first day I was the auctioneer at their charity auction! Many celebs were in attendance and we raised over £10,000 for local charities, which is a fantastic achievement for which we are all very happy and proud.

Overall, it was an amazing event with that celeb line-up too, and leading up to it I went all-out in my training to get in shape, even

managing to get chased by a horse during my training excursions! Try telling a horse to “BOGOF” – it really doesn't have the same effect, the equine version of a red rag to a bull I think!

Myself, I've been down South for several weeks, carrying the Safestyle flag all around our southern branches, including Bristol, Brighton, Southampton, Exeter, Reading, Romford, and Maidstone. It's been great but the Window Man's got a bit of a cold and snotty nose at the mo, though don't you worry, I’ll be better soon!

Yours on the mend,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Window Man in the mix with Soccer Six!

26th May 2011

Hello again! I’m really looking forward to Burnley FC’s Soccer Six on June 5th which is a celebrity football tournament, the most star-studded sports event in the country! I’ve been training hard as I will be taking part in the role of goalkeeper. As a perspiring athlete, my training regime is quite tough, as you can imagine. Just the other day I was doing my usual intense power-walking, this time up a very steep hill, really giving it some, but suddenly out of nowhere a horse appeared and started chasing me! I told him to "BOGOF" but needless to say, it didn’t end well. Like something out of Benny Hill, it really shook me up. Talk about an offer you can’t refuse - lose weight so you can slip through the fence! Ha! Makes the “BOGOF” offer look light-weight!

There will be quite a few celebs joining the Soccer Six ranks, including well-known Clarets’ fan Alastair Campbell, the Hollyoaks boys, The Wanted, Twenty Twenty, Starboy Nathan, Kid British, Stavros Flatley, and recent X-Factor stars Wagner and Katie Waissel. Also look out for Plan B, Danny Dyer (yep Danny Dyer loves his football), Shayne Ward, The Only Way is Essex and stars of Coronation Street, X Factor, Eastenders, Waterloo Road, Dancing on Ice and I'm a Celebrity – it’s the world’s biggest 6-a-side celebrity footy tournament and you have to admit the celeb line-up is just amazing!

Another fantastic event was Burnley’s Player of the Year Awards 2011 – and for the first time yours truly compered the event. It wasn’t the best of seasons for Burnley FC but we got through it. And I’ll also be the auctioneer at their charity auction!

At Safestyle UK in the double glazing industry we’re looking mighty strong, and I’ve been visiting Exeter, Plymouth, Peterborough & Luton. Our teams up and down the country are buzzed up with some fantastic competitions for the month of June - you should see the prizes! That’s another thing about Safestyle, they really do reward hard work and effort. The kits provided are top notch too, there’s nothing out there like it. Even in a tough economic climate, Safestyle don’t hold back because we know the more we invest and put in, the more we get back, and recruitment never ceases as we just seem to go from strength to strength. Look out for some more adverts!

Yours shaken not stirred,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Window Man's Right Royal Easter!

25th April 2011

Hi everyone, it’s been a while! It’s been a busy start to the year and it looks like it’s going to be an even busier few months!

First up, on 8th May I’m presenting the Burnley Player of the Year Award. After last year’s award went to Robbie Blake for his amazing volley against Manchester United, I’m excited to see who wins it this year!

Whoever it is, I could soon be joining them in the football hall of fame! That’s right, on 5th June yours truly is playing in the Soccer Six tournament alongside celebrities including Plan B, Shane Ward and the good looking one from “The Only Way is Essex” (you know the one!). It’s all for a good cause and this year the event is being held at none other than Burnley’s stadium, Turf Moor. I’ve got my sights set on that trophy… so all other teams can BOGOF!

As for Safestyle UK, over the past few weeks I’ve been travelling across the country, visiting the lads at the branches of Doncaster, Sheffield, Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham, Plymouth and Exeter. Come rain or shine the dedicated Safestyle Canvassers are out knocking on doors and spreading the Safestyle energy saving message; fortunately for them the weather has been hot and sunny recently!

In the meantime, look out for me back on TV!

Yours wearing lots of
sunblock,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Christmas wishes from the Safestyle Window Man!

22nd December 2010

Hi everyone, and how are you? Keeping warm I hope! Hasn’t the big freeze really taken hold?! Wow, I’ve been running through knee-deep snow, handing out presents in my red Window Man cape, looking like Santa, and my beard’s practically frozen off, it’s so white with frost! But don’t worry about your little old Safestyle Window Man, it only takes a minute for me to defrost! (Just have to open my mouth – all that hot air, you know!)

Well what a year it’s been! We’ve been so busy at Safestyle, so, so many things have been upgraded and improved! The quality of our double glazing is really shining through and I’m really pumped up for what I’m sure is gonna be an absolute MEGA year in 2011!!!

We’ve got amazing new energy efficient A-rated windows, beautiful new sliding sash windows, gorgeous new Astragal Bar features for both windows and doors, awesome composite doors, plus new brochures, leaflets, paraphernalia – in short, EVERYTHING!!! Ha-Ha! We are absolutely going to launch into 2011 with all guns blazing and all our fellow glazing industry pals are gonna watch us shine, ever so brightly!

And that’s not all, no! We’re going to be glazing a red hot trail with a whole host of new stuff for you to see! There’s a plethora of exciting new Safestyle TV ads, show-casing some really cool new things that I’ll bet you didn’t think we’d be doing! Here’s a new one now, and, well, there’s something fishy about it…

But here’s another of my classic favourites from the canon of Safestyle TV ads, featuring good old Ken Morley off Corrie! This one gives me a bit of a chill though, brrrrr! Rumour has it Ken’s done lots of new Safestyle ads, but it’s a surprise so I won’t reveal anything!

And you can check out more of our classic ads on our Safestyle YouTube channel!

So for 2010, all that remains is to give everyone my very best wishes for a Happy Christmas and a mega New Year!!!

Stay warm and safe,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Safestyle Window Man on the Tube!

7th September 2010

Hey there, it’s been a while! As you may have noticed I’ve been a little busy lately! I’ve been touring around the country, visiting various Safestyle branches, and the odd do here and there.

Well now the summer’s gone and winter’s coming, can you feel it in the air? This is the time of year when all those tired old windows and doors start to show their limits… leaks, draughts, heat loss – so there are going to be some big bills again for those who don’t have energy efficient double glazing! The cold weather will be coming to bite, and I think it might be a bit chilly this year!

The evenings will also be getting darker earlier, so not only will we want to be inside warm and cosy, but feeling safe too! How good is your door locking security? Safestyle’s are Yales, fitting to all residential doors, but you could go even better and have the Police-approved “Secured by Design” scheme anti-burglar handles fitted to our super-strong and durable composite doors! Now that’s what you call safe and secure!

Well until next time, why not check out my latest TV ads on Safestyle YouTube channel? Here’s one of my new favourites, which we filmed during the night with floodlights, thermal imaging, free runners, helicopters – everything!

And this is another little fave of mine, another new one where I’m jumping and diving right through some replacement windows (without the glass fitted yet, of course!) - though it was somewhat painful to film - take a look and you’ll no doubt see the reason why! Ouch!!!

Keep safe and secure,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Bianca scores with Safestyle Window Man!

19th May 2010

I attended the Burnley Player of the Year Awards with Bianca Westwood off Sky Sports, and, after watching various clips from throughout the season, there was a vote on the goal of the season. I commenced a rousing motivational speech before opening the envelope of the winner, and it was the brilliant volley from Robbie Blake against Manchester United, where Burnley won 1-0 at home – the game which Alex Ferguson gave as the reason they lost the title. It was a good evening, especially after we’d beaten Tottenham 4-2.

Speaking of awards, Safestyle have been garnering some praise and accolades lately, and we’ve won some really great awards in various areas – like technology, innovation and safety – more on that another time! I’ve been all over the country lately, meeting up with the lads at Safestyle and helping them hone their energy saving double glazing message. I was at Coventry, Wolverhampton, Swindon, Bristol, Chester, Southampton, Maidstone and Romford. I’ve noticed more and more well-established marketing operations throughout Safestyle, and in conjunction with the awards that we’ve been winning, it looks like the sky’s the limit.

Now for my latest Safestyle TV ad, “The Running Man,” which premiered early this year and you could say it enjoyed quite an extended “run” and as a result I’ve had many requests to post it on t’internet, so here it is – let me know what do you think, send me an email!

It’s been very emotional,
The Safestyle Running Man

 

It’s the Window Man cake walk!

3rd May 2010

This time last year, we were primed to go into the Premiership with Burnley FC, now a year on and Stevie Gerrard’s double strike for Liverpool has ended the dream. Unfortunately we are to return to the Championship, where, on the bright side, at least the pies are tastier!!!

On the 17-18th April, I was Toast Master at a high profile wedding, a Mrs & Mrs Connolly in Burnley. It was a right good do, with them being a big Irish family, the family members were all singing and dancing and it was such a fantastic atmosphere. It spilled over into an after-wedding party on the Sunday, ending with a massive, spectacular firework display!

Lately I’ve been on the road, travelling all over down South, visiting the Safestyle branches of Romford, Brighton, Maidstone, and Reading, and helping to promote a fantastic new innovation which is proving to be a major hit and pulling in even more business! It’s very exciting times at Safestyle in the double glazing industry, particularly as we’re beginning to receive awards in recognition of our product developments and customer service. So watch this space for more info coming soon!

On May 6th I’m presenting Goal of the Season Award at Burnley’s Player of the Year Awards again, this time with another member of TV’s “Benidorm” - Hannah Hobley (who plays the daughter of the family). I’m looking forward to this as it’s my third year presenting this award. Chesney off Coronation Street and John Kettley the weatherman, will also be in attendance at the James Hargreaves Suite.

So… Another year’s gone by - it was my birthday just recently, and I had a nice family party to celebrate. Not only that but I received a special cake from friends and colleagues in recognition of the charity work that I help with.

Just goes to show you can have your cake and eat it – I said eat it!

Until next time,
it’s been emotional,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Out and about with the Safestyle Window Man!

18th March 2010

Hello and how are you doing? It’s been a while, so what have I been up to? Well on February 12th I attended an evening with raconteur Henry Blofeld at the Lowry theatre in Manchester, and he was telling me and my sister old stories about the life and times of broadcasting the Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 for the last 40 years. It was brilliant, informative, funny, controversial - a very enjoyable evening at the Lowry theatre.

Then on 26th Feb I compared at a charity event at a bar called “Barcode” and it was a night of comedy, raffles, auctioneering, with local people all joining in and we raised £5,000 for the Pendleside Hospice for cancer care. It’s not government funded and it needs to raise over a million pound a year, so I’m just doing my bit to help keep the dream alive.

The next day I was compering in the European Suite for the match Burnley Vs Portsmouth, and it was another ladies day with 150 ladies, this time culminating in an appearance from Crissy Rock who flew in from “Benidorm” (the TV programme) - she did a little comedy spot, some stand-up, and she was brilliant! And she said the Window Man was a very lovely man!

At the beginning of March I starred in a music video for a soul song from a new Burnley-based record label Doc RedEye Music to introduce their first artist, Milli Low. Then I went to Spain on the 6th, and it rained! Ha! Interestingly, whilst I was out there, I stumbled across a meeting of Everest double glazing managers from the north of England, and one of my first questions to them was how much business did they do last night - but they didn’t know, so I guess that’s yet another difference between the various double glazing companies and Safestyle!

More recently, on 12th March, I was compere at the Moore Suite at Heaton Moore, with Lee Sharpe the ex-Manchester Utd player, who did a brilliant speech about his time at Man Utd and what it was like being on reality TV. There was also a comedian from Halifax called Lee Roberts, and the event itself took place to raise money for the Stockport Vikings junior football team.

Then the day after I did the 30th anniversary dinner for Reddish Vulcans junior football team at Stockport, there was a nice dinner and fun entertainment, and we raised money for the “Get Kids Going” charity for disabled children. It was a good do!

Yours up to date now,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Safestyle Window Man’s New Year wishes!

7th January 2010

Happy New Year to all and welcome back! It was nice Christmas break, peaceful and happy with the family, plus my son’s 18th birthday party was fun. I met my old mates on New Year’s eve, they came from Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, London, and Scunthorpe! We had a great time, reminiscing and general childishness!

I’m just back at Safestyle now, and wow has it been snowing! It’s proper double glazing weather, where we ask our customers to be patient while we get there to fit their new energy saving windows and doors!

After a great year last year, the only way is up – more adverts, more events, more motivating, more windows!!!

Got to go, just heard that Owen Coyle, the Burnley Manager, has turned his coat and gone to Notlob FC. I hope by the end of the season they’re a Championship club!

Yours back in
window style,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Safestyle′s Window Man is a busy, busy man!

1st December 2009

Hello again! I′ve been mighty busy since the last time I posted. Firstly I was compering at a "Lady′s Day" for the match Burnley vs Hull on Saturday 31st October, wearing a bow tie and tux, for which the BBC did a special Match of the Day 2 report. It was a good laugh, the day went great - there were people from Harvey Nicks doing a fashion show, and Humberstones Jewellers did a raffle and someone won a £500 bracelet! Oh and we won 2-0!

That week I visited the Safestyle branches of Manchester, Hull and Coventry, and then went on to film a new Safestyle TV ad – it was an interesting experience, quite surreal in some ways with special effects going on, and I ended up being "left out in the cold!"

The following Friday I was compering at a charity dinner for Bovis Homes, which is linked to the Furniture for Education Worldwide charity I′ve helped and supported previously. I was also the Auctioneer, helping raise £6000 on the auction, and altogether I reckon we raised £10,000 – fantastic!

On Saturday 21st November it was Burnley vs Aston Villa and I was compering at the European suite. After the match drew 1-1 we were doing the quiz results and interviews and there was a sudden power cut, but I carried on regardless because (as you can imagine, with my voice) a microphone was not needed!

Then that following week I was at Safestyle UK again, in Reading, Brighton and Luton branches, speaking to all our lads and buzzing them up with the energy saving double glazing message!

What′s this I keep hearing about a "scrappage scheme"? First it was cars, now it′s windows? But when I look it up, all I can find is a petition - a government "national window scrappage scheme" doesn′t exist! So far as I can tell, a couple of Nationals have put their heads together and dreamt it up! Or maybe it′s just a "scrap" between them. In any case, begging for scraps just isn′t our style.

Anyway, gotta dash, the phone′s ringing!

Yours in the busy double
glazing business,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

Safestyle windows for everyone!

26th October 2009

Hello all! The clocks have gone back and I’m back too! I’ve been out and about, on the road visiting a lot of people around the country, and it’s interesting to see how the weather’s been affecting things, what with the cold, rain and the wintry feel it is now. People are seeing and feeling it, and thermostats are going up. This is the time when it really becomes clear that old windows need replacing, to put an end to all those leaks, draughts and security issues. I can’t stop shouting about it but they don’t come much better than Safestyle windows, with energy saving double glazing to suit any style of home and budget! Everyone’s gotta watch out for those energy bills going through the roof!

Last week I was visiting Safestyle’s Peterborough and Luton branches, then I went down to Safestyle Southampton on Friday, then flew back to go to Jimmy McIlroy’s new book launch. He is thought of as Burnley’s greatest player and it was fantastic to be compering at the launch.

Speaking of football, I was also compering at the 1882 Lounge for Burnley vs Wigan Athletic match, where we unfortunately lost 3-1. Prior to that there was also another defeat for us at Blackburn Rovers, a big local derby, which ended 3-2... So it’s been a bad couple of weeks of football!

Meanwhile, at the Safestyle branches we’ve been gearing up for the countdown to Christmas, and wow! It’s only just around the corner, you know – just a matter of weeks really! So look out for me this week at Reading, and Southampton again, and then I’ll be at Brighton on Friday!

Yours double glazing
the country,
Safestyle Window Man Jeff

 

The Safestyle Window Man, one of TV’s most recognisable faces!

8th October 2009

Hello, I’ve been continuing my helter-skelter tour of the country, visiting the various Safestyle branches along the way. I met our lads and lasses at Romford, Brighton and Maidstone last Friday, discussed the virtues of uPVC windows, and from there I drove home, which took an incredible 5 hours with all the traffic!

I quickly got changed into a different suit (a compere suit!) and went up to Todmorden Town Hall, where I was MC (ringmaster!) for 15 rounds of amateur boxing staged by Brian Roche. The problem was I had no microphone, but when did that ever stop the Window Man?! Well it didn’t make a difference because I just spoke as I normally do and everyone heard, or course! There were 15 boxers from Roche gym in Burnley and people from Doncaster, Chesterfield, Blackpool and Manchester. And with a large helping of pie and peas, a good night was had by all and it finished about half twelve.

The next day was Saturday and Burnley FC were at home to Birmingham City. I was compering in the European suite and shouting the Clarets on to a 2-1 victory again! This home win for Burnley broke the record for a newly-promoted team in the Premiership, winning four out of four home games.

Then I got my MC suit back on again and went to be a compere at Nelson House in Burnley for Furniture for Education Worldwide Charity Dinner, where all the schools in Burnley that have surplus of classroom furniture send it out to Africa and India. And with raffles, auctions and games we raised over £4,000 - fantastic!

Then I had a phone call from Radio Lancashire’s Tony Livesey to do an interview over the phone for their breakfast show, discussing memorable TV ads. It was amazing to hear that people were texting in saying that my face was the most recognisable in TV commercials!

Yours in memorable
advertising, Jeff

 

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