#239 Grad Concept Inc Talking the best Deck and Siding Clip Systems with Gwladys Petit and Jon Witt from Deck Protect
What a great show we have, I first met Gwladys and the Grad Concept crew over 2 years ago at IBS, I knew about them through Thermory and the PaCs clip system and trust me, once you use any of the Grad Concept systems, you will never look back at any other type of system for all of your projects. On the show we dive deep into the products and the ease of use, the countless uses for the clips for decking, siding, features, interior use and so much more and remember they have a key that allows you to unlick the clip and free the board in the event the board was damaged, or you need access behind the board.
Just over 2 years ago, Gwladys had 3 weeks to put together a first impression in the North American market and off she went, up for the challenge she organized everything and was placed at the show in Las Vegas right next to the major players and Grad held their own because it is a great product. In that first year, they had sales of $7,000.00 in 2019, not much of a market share but then this year, they are over a million and still growing. Gwladys understands when it comes to construction most products are incremental when they arrive on the market, with Grad, the product became disruptive, and it is now changing the landscape.
16 years of innovation allows the clips to assist with board movement, adding longevity to the boards, ease of removal, ventilation is promoted, there are so many benefits to using this clip system. With the growth they have experienced in the last 2 years it is now time to set up shop in the USA and they are, building an office in Houston with plans to manufacture in the US very soon. Grad believes that the company should be here and not just ship here.
Grad Concept USA has their own software to help you with take offs no matter the size and or shape. They also carry pedestals and the pedestals are designed to accommodate the clip rails, it really is Lego for tradespeople. The even have privacy fencing, the products continue to grow as Grad Concept USA works on keeping up with the creativity of the industry.
They are also hiring for the Houston office so if anyone is interested in working for a great company and being a part of changing the industry please reach out to Gwladys.
Shared and Discussed Links
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8Fhii4h8wIkrT3eqoBaUg
https://www.poolspapatio.com/en/home.html
https://www.iccsafe.org/products-and-services/i-codes/2018-i-codes/irc/
Thank You so much Gwladys and Jon for sharing so much about the clip industry. Find Gwladys at the following @gradconcept_usa on IG us.gradconcept.com and contact Gwladys on her email at gpetit@gradconcept.com and find Jon at the following at www.deckprotect.pro and his email sales@deckprotect.pro on IG @deckprotectinc and on FaceBook Deck Protect Inc.
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