glass glazing and fenestration founded 1992 headquarters bradford england products replacement windows and doors parent style group uk website www.safestyle windows.co.uk safestyle uk is part of the style group uk and is a provider of pvcu double glazed windows doors french doors patio and sliding doors in the united kingdom . contents 1 history 2 jeff brown 3 references 4 external links history edit established on 22 december 1992 with 2 000 citation needed in 2005 the company installed more than 100 million of replacement windows and doors . citation needed safestyle s head office is in bradford west yorkshire and the company now has more than 40 branches across the united kingdom . in 1996 the company expanded and set up a new division windowstyle which manufactures safestyle s double glazed pvcu windows and doors in barnsley south yorkshire . the company has invested more than 6.5 million in windowstyle to date including 2.5 million worth of state of the art glass toughening and processing machinery . citation needed the facility is set in an 18 acre 73 000 m2 site employs over 600 specialist production staff runs 24 hours a day 6 days a week and produces more than 5 500 frames and 13 500 double glazed sealed units per week . citation needed it is also the biggest employer in the area . citation needed in march 2007 the advertising standards authority upheld a complaint against a safestyle advertisement which had been broadcast in september 2006 . they agreed that the advertisement had been misleading in two respects both relating to the buy now pay next year credit terms . the asa ruled that the advertisement should not be shown again . 1 the company have had a number of partnerships particularly in the field of fire safety including the home office fire safety campaign and west yorkshire fire service . citation needed the company have also had several sports partnerships including rugby league team castleford tigers and more recently leeds united football club creating a special tv ad for the latter with ex chelsea and leeds chairman ken bates . 2 in 2003 the sunday mirror published a report on safestyle uk s sales representatives techniques saying that it is almost a badge of honour to rip off a customer . 3 in 2005 the company was nominated in the national g awards which take place annually and are open to all organisations in the glass glazing and fenestration industries . safestyle won the g05 award for best promotional campaign of the year following that in 2006 with the g06 award for best customer care . 4 also in 2006 safestyle uk received government backed endorsement in the trustmark scheme 5 a scheme also supported by the building industry and consumer groups . trustmark endorsed companies must have proven ability to make improvements and repairs inside and outside homes adhering to high standards of workmanship and customer care . in 2007 they have continued to win industry awards winning the g07 installer of the year award and the g07 health and safety initiative award at the annual industry g awards . 6 in 2008 the company was criticized by consumer rights charity which for its use of questionable sales techniques . 7 in 2013 it was announced that safestyle uk ltd would be floated on the alternative investment market in a deal worth 70 million . 8 jeff brown edit jeff brown is known for starring within safestyle s window adverts despite them not having been shown for many years . brown did his first bogof buy one get one free advert in 1999 and is still working with safestyle today . as of 2010 safestyle uk have produced nearly 500 tv and radio ads including award winning tv ads citation needed many starring jeff along with ken morley reg holdsworth in coronation street comedy duo cannon and ball ex bucks fizz star cheryl baker 9 as well as the uk s biggest man barry austin and papier m ch headed comedian musician frank sidebottom . he has been the match announcer for burnley f.c. and has provided half time entertainment for accrington stanley f.c. . 10 he also hosts the lounge for wigan warriors rlfc . 11 in 2008 brown released a rap song about his home town of burnley to help raise money for joshua ford then aged 9 who had his legs amputated after contracting meningitis . 12 in may 2010 brown was sentenced for dangerous driving and given a six month prison sentence suspended for 12 months after being filmed by another motorist and passenger crossing white lines and driving on the wrong side of the road on the main road between harrogate and skipton in the early hours of 4 june 2009 . he was also ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and pay 2 800 costs . he was disqualified from driving for 18 months and had to sit an extended re test before he got his licence back . 13 in june 2013 brown ran the pennine lancashire 10k after being challenged by martin mensforth of premier range who wagered 10 000.00 for the jane tomlinson appeal . brown who began training at 21 stone ran the race five stones lighter after training with jamie kennedy at fx fitness experience in burnley . the 10 000.00 cheque was collected by brown on saturday 14 september 2013 in front of the crowds at turf moor . 14 since then the jane tomlinson appeal donated the cash back to burnley so that brown could share it out over charitable projects across the town . 21 organisations were given donations totaling 10 000.00 and were all presented at a ceremony at the town s mechanics theatre . 15 references edit advertising standards authority . asa adjudications safestyle uk . retrieved 2008 03 20 . the gl zine news 13 february 2007 evans dan 2003 06 15 . sunday mirror investigates sash and grab . sunday mirror . retrieved 2008 03 20 . the g awards winners list azo building news 9 february 2006 the g awards winners list http www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk news local localbrad 8234325 . watchdog rap for window company http www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk news 10836388 . safestyle uk in 70 million flotation on aim the gl zine news 9 may 2006 . http www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk news 2179375 . jeffs window of opportunity at accrington stanley http www.wiganwarriors.com wcontent.aspx id 608 & type news http archive.thisislancashire.co.uk 2008 3 16 1086357 . html . retrieved 19 june 2009 . missing or empty title help dead link yorkshire post 19 may 2010 http www.janetomlinsonappeal.com media and gallery news 2013 09 tvs jeff wins his % c2 % a310k running battle for janes charity 1 http www.janetomlinsonappeal.com media and gallery news 2014 06 janes appeal donates % c2 % a310000 to good causes in burnley external links edit official safestyle uk website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title safestyle uk & oldid 736465014 categories companies based in bradfordcompanies established in 1992window manufacturershome improvement companies of the united kingdom1992 establishments in the united kingdomhidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with 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