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Welcome back to=20 2009

We=20 admit we started the year with doom and gloom resounding in our = ears. And=20 we admit for a day or two that really affected the atmosphere = inside=20 UAP.

But we=20 got over it . . . you want to know how? We stopped listening to = the doom=20 and gloom mongers out there, we turned off the news on the TV, and = we=20 stopped reading the business pages in the newspapers. We then = looked at=20 all the positives that we have in our business, in our local=20 neighbourhood, in our own families. And do you know what.....the = cloud=20 lifted, and it has stayed lifted. We are now looking at this year = as a=20 positive challenge, and we've got a lot to look forward to, as you = will=20 read in Brass and Glass=20 News over = the coming=20 few months.

So our=20 glass is definitely half full, and we are dedicated to working = with each=20 of customers both old and new to give them great products at great = consistent prices.

Welcome=20 to 2009.

UAP's 'Real Break-Ins' video - the free way to increase = your=20 sales=20

In November 2008, UAP = engaged Tom=20 Hudson (Paul Duckworth from Coronation street) and Sean Wilson = (Martin=20 Platt from Coronation Street) to shoot a series of films depicting = the=20 most common ways of breaking in to a home: Lock snapping, Key = Fishing,=20 Lock Bumping, and Door Step conmen.=20

The films show UAP's = economical=20 solutions to preventing those incidents occurring. There are 5 = films in=20 the set entitled, "UAP's=20 Real Break-Ins", and=20 each one is available free of charge as a DVD from UAP to our=20 customers.=20

John Cross says "the DVDs have been made so that = our customers=20 can use them in their own sales presentations in order to increase = the=20 order value of the sale. The films have been shot with high = profile, well=20 known actors, to give the end consumers extra confidence in what = is being=20 told to them. In the set of 5 films, is 4 mini films each = dedicated to one=20 type of break in, and then the 5th film comprises them all, plus = has added=20 footage from security professional, and even the = police.=20

We're offering this as a = free DVD to any=20 of our customers either as a full size DVD, or we can also supply = a=20 crunched HD version for use on company web sites. Since we = launched the=20 film on our web site it has been seen 457 times which confirms the = interest there is in home security measures."=20

For your free DVD please = contact UAP=20 now.=20

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Does the strong = dollar mean higher=20 prices? - UAP shares the pain

You've=20 all read about it . . . . . the current dollar has fallen from its = height=20 of $2.05 to the =A3 to $1.45 to the =A3. A massive drop as = sterling took the=20 hit from Mervin King's and Gordon Brown's remarks over the UK = economy. But=20 does this automatically mean higher prices for = you?=20 NO.

As=20 importers we have been hit with effectively a 30% price hike just = due to=20 currency. But on the other side of the coin, this has led (as well = as the=20 World recession) to a fall in demand in China (and the other Tiger = economies) - an interesting fact is that 10,000 factories closed = in China=20 in November . . . . . another is that some Chinese factories have = taken=20 the whole of January off due to lack of business. In turn this has = reduced=20 the demand for raw materials, which has seen off the speculators. = In turn=20 product prices have fallen to part offset the dollar=20 costs.

The Chinese = government reduced=20 the export tax rebate in July 2007 by 8% in an attempt to = stop their=20 economy over-heating . . . . .now with record breaking = commercial=20 failures they are looking to re-introduce the rebate in an = attempt=20 to stimulate sales.=20

Another factor to consider is the = Obama=20 effect. The dollar is artificially strong because the US = economy is=20 in a worse state than the

UK's, but due to=20 the wave of Obama optimism the dollar has been seen to be a = safe=20 haven during these trying times. But what happens when Obama = comes=20 in to office next week? Sure he'll get a honeymoon period, = but after=20 that the cracks may well appear quickly, and then just maybe = everyone will remember the story of the King's new=20 = clothes.

So where=20 does UAP stand in all of this? We've decided to take a medium term = view of=20 all of this. We think it is premature for anyone to look at price = rises at=20 themoment. The current monthly stock deliveries have been mainly = paid=20 using our forward dollar contracts. Whilst those contracts have = run out we=20 have averaged the costs over the past 12 months and we can = maintain=20 existing prices for the mid term across most = products.

So the=20 news is that currently UAP are holding fire on price rises. We = feel it is=20 unjustified to put prices up at the moment with all the = uncertainty. We=20 also feel that given the pain in the market that we are not going = to be=20 responsible for adding to it. So we shall sit tight, watch the = markets,=20 watch our stocks, and wait. And only if it was absolutely = necessary would=20 we look to do anything. That's exactly the strategy that you = should expect=20 from any conscientious trading partner.

Kind Regards,

David=20 = Jennings
Director

24 hour Web Ordering = now available=20 with UAP

We listen=20 to our customers and we then take action. We launched our=20 first http://www.universal-imports.c= om/ web=20 site over 8 years ago, and it has been re-developed several times. = We have=20 now over-hauled the trade section of our web site and this will go = live by=20 February 10th 2009.

Basically=20 our customers told us that they wanted the facility to place = orders=20 on-line 365 days of the week, 24 hours a day. They told us that = they=20 wanted to be able to look at their own prices for the products, = and they=20 wanted to have the facility to pay by credit card or on an account = basis.=20 They told us they wanted to see every product, and have the = facility to=20 order every product. They told us they wanted to be able to = re-call their=20 orders on line, and even send duplicate orders. They told us they = wanted=20 us to be able to e mail them with any updates to the site as they = happen.=20 They told us they liked the idea of a higher RRP on our products = for=20 consumers, but the trade section had to have their discounted = prices=20 displayed.

Quite a=20 list . . . . .

But we=20 have now completed this mammoth task, and it is now being = launched. The=20 process is simple. Our customers can visit=20 www.universal-imports.com=20 and click on the the Trade = Log in=20 tab. Here you will have the option to register if you have not = done so=20 previously. Once the registration form is sent off, your on-line = account=20 will be activated within 24 hours, and your prices discount = structure will=20 be in place. You will then be able to go on line and purchase = orders at=20 any time of day or night, or check your previous orders, or even = do a=20 price check. It's all available on-line for you.

174 different films = now on offer=20 with Glassmaster Decorative Film

We=20 were always aware that we needed to complete the circle in our = Glassmaster=20 product offer.

We know,=20 because our customers tell us, that we have one of the most = comprehensive=20 bevel ranges in the market and the most competitive prices. For = years we=20 have had the most competitively prices bevel adhesive. But our = film and=20 bevel ranges were our Achilles heel.

Not any=20 more.

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Kitemarked Anti-Bump Cylinders

The changes in the = recent door=20 security specification caused, and still causes, much confusion = over what=20 cylinders can be used in various situations.

To add=20 clarity to the position, Secured by Design confirmed that any Secured by Design door must use a = Kitemark (or=20 similar mark) cylinder, if the door was to retain the Secured by = Design=20 accreditation.

As you=20 know UAP offer 2 ranges of cylinders;

Our=20 budget EN1303:2005 6 pin cylinders in 3 sizes in Brass, = Nickel=20 plus Brass and Nickel Thumbturns

Our=20 ICL branded EN1303:2005 6 pin cylinders in 16 sizes in = Brass,=20 Nickel plus Brass and Nickel Thumbturns

We have=20 now responded to the needs of our customers who need to use a = Kitemarked=20 or similar cylinder, and are fed up paying over-the-odds for them. = Consequently we are launching a range of Kitemark cylinders, = available=20 from February 2009 in 3 sizes:

35/35=20 (70mm), 40/40 (80mm) and 45/50 (95mm), available in Brass and = Nickel plus=20 Brass and Nickel Thumbturns.

Each=20 cylinder comes complete with the Kitemark = accreditation.

As the=20 cylinders are Kitemarked, anyone currently using a Kitemark = cylinder can=20 change over to UAP's immediately without affecting their Secure by = Design=20 status.The only change you will see is that your supplier invoices = will be=20 much lower.

Glassmaster Decorative Film continued

We are=20 now launching 2 new initiatives to strengthen our product = offering. The=20 first is our new decorative film range. We now offer over 174 = different=20 films including Wisps, Marbles, Abstracts and Plain films. Each = film=20 undergoes stringent quality checks before we allow it in to stock. = Each=20 film is batch coded and checked against the acceptable colour = standards=20 before we sell it to our customers to ensure=20 consistency.

Our films=20 are guaranteed for 10 years against fading and de-lamination, and = we only=20 use the best materials available in the market.

We then=20 put the UAP spin on the range and are offering films at = significantly=20 lower prices than you buy from our competitors. Why? Simple, we = want you=20 to change your products over to UAP, and to do that, in this = economic=20 climate, price talks.

So 174=20 different films, 10 year guarantees, and lower prices than you = currently=20 pay . . . . . pick up the phone and talk to us = now.

www.universal-imports.com

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