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Posted On - 01/02/2021
Yale has appointed Lucy Hume as marketing executive, assuming responsibilities for day-to-day communications as part of the brand’s marketing team. A recent first-class graduate in Business and Marketing from Birmingham City University, Lucy also brings previous marketing experience at a graphic and web design company to the role. Lucy said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for me, and I can’t...
Posted On - 01/02/2021
Carl F Groupco’s regional sales team leader Nathalie McKee and purchasing manager Lisa Davy have both celebrated ten years’ service for the hardware distributor. Nathalie and Lisa are the latest in a lengthy list of long servers for Carl F Groupco; during 2020, credit controller Edward Barnard also achieved the accolade and they join 18 other Carl F Groupco employees...
Posted On - 26/01/2021
Edgetech has said it will continue to support worthy causes despite the challenges of 2020. Coronavirus has affected every part of society in one way or another, but the charity sector has been especially hard hit. With charity shops ordered to close, and hundreds of fundraising events forced to cancel, groups offering vital support to millions of vulnerable people are...
Posted On - 12/01/2021
Kestrel teamed up with Norwich-based Plastic Building Supplies (PBS) to provide the finishing touches to a sensory room for a very special two-year-old. Ava Jermy suffers from complex conditions and disabilities caused by a gene mutation which includes epilepsy, hearing loss, muscle spasms and brain damage. One of the few things that can bring light into her life – and...
Posted On - 22/12/2020
ERA has donated £8,000 to Hope House Ty Gobaith Children's Hospices, and has made it the company's nominated charity for 2021, for the second year running. Hope House Ty Gobaith Children's Hospices supports families in Shropshire, Cheshire, and mid and north Wales who are either caring for a terminally ill child or whose child has died. When the pandemic curtailed...
Posted On - 22/12/2020
Carl F Groupco supported the annual Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day, which took place in December; £480 was raised, which beat the target of £150. The initiative to support the charity was taken by purchasing assistant Bobbie-Leigh McKillop, who also took the lead for many of the company’s previous fund raisers. “In light of additional difficulties faced by many...
Posted On - 07/12/2020
Haffner Murat and Warrington-based fabricator Sterling Windows, Doors and Conservatories have made a combined £5,000 charitable donation to Hope House Children’s Hospices, which provides palliative care for children with life limiting conditions. Dave Thomas, managing director of Haffner Murat, said: “As devoted supporters of GM Fundraising and Hope House Children’s Hospices both Haffner Murat and Sterling Windows were well aware...
Posted On - 10/11/2020
GM Fundraising is offering framed prints of a rainbow to raise funds for Hope House Children’s Hospices this Christmas. Each print is framed to order, featuring the company’s logo, and will help support the charity. Gary Morton, founder of GM Fundraising, said: “Like all charities, Hope House has been very hard hit this year. Rather than giving the usual corporate...
Posted On - 02/11/2020
Framexpress director Stuart Green is pedalling for poppies this November, to raise money for The Royal British Legion. Stuart is stepping up to the spin bike at his local gym and will be cycling 11 miles every day for the first 11 days of the 11th month, completing his challenge on Remembrance Day 2020. Stuart said: “I’ve been inspired to...
Posted On - 27/10/2020
ODL Europe has donated $1,000 to GM Fundraising to support Hope House Children’s Hospices. Nathan Barr, managing Director of ODL Europe, said: “We are delighted to make this donation to GM Fundraising to mark our 75th anniversary. Hope House Children’s Hospices is such an important cause because no one should have to face the death of a child on their...
Posted On - 13/10/2020
GM Fundraising has launched its popular 2020 Christmas card. “We know the festive season will soon be upon us and the children at Hope House have been busy creating our annual Christmas card,” Gary Morton, founder of GM Fundraising, said. “Every year we commission a beautifully designed Christmas card and this year’s card has been a collaborative effort from Oliver...
Posted On - 06/10/2020
Emplas has stepped in to support a grass roots football team. Rising Hope FC, which turns out senior, ladies, junior and veterans’ teams in the Northants Combination and Weetabix Youth Leagues, was named in memory of Lacey-Mae Hope Carley. The daughter of the club’s chairman Graham, Lacey-Mae was born with a heart defect and, despite the best efforts of specialists,...
Posted On - 16/09/2020
Not only is Mila celebrating 40 years in the UK in 2020, several key people from across the business are celebrating milestone anniversaries as well: for technical director Strafford Cooke, 2020 is his 30th anniversary; for marketing director Sarah Gyde, it’s her 20th anniversary; and for Jennie James from Mila’s sales office team, it is her 10th anniversary. Mila said...
Posted On - 15/09/2020
Family-owned Target Conservatories and Windows has raised over £2,000 for local charity, Douglas Macmillan Hospice, with an unusual fundraiser. On Friday August 28, members of staff from Target Windows’ showrooms in Stone and Uttoxeter, and its head office in Meir Heath, participated in a Moonlight Walk that saw them climb Mount Snowdon at night. Office manager Nicola Green said: “It...
Posted On - 08/09/2020
Glazerite UK Group’s chairman John Hewitt has completed his 1,000-mile cycle ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End in memory of his late daughter Kelly, who took her own life in 2018. John was joined by 11 friends and family – nicknamed Kelly’s Heroes – for the 13-day challenge, which saw them climb 59,000ft and battle through wind, rain and...
Posted On - 25/08/2020
Staff from Staffordshire-based Target Conservatories and Windows will climb Mount Snowdon at night to raise funds for local charity and hospice, DougieMac. The team from Target Windows includes a mixture of showroom staff, management staff, and directors of the family-run business. The window and door installation company, based in Stoke-on-Trent, have raised over £250 so far, but they hope to...
Posted On - 04/08/2020
West Lothian-based Window Supply Company (WSC) has appointed Lee Harding as production director. Lee brings more than 30 years’ experience in PVCU windows, beginning his management career at Watson Dallas as factory manager. Lee then ran his own window manufacturing business for ten years before joining Stevenswood and latterly CMS. Lee will be responsible for leading the company’s manufacturing as...
Posted On - 04/08/2020
T&K Home Improvements is looking to strengthen its sales team, despite operations only starting up recently following the relaxing of lockdown rules. The company is recruiting for sales consultants to work from its Wellingborough-based show site to help cope with the number of enquiries coming in. MD Ryan Johnson said: “People have been able to focus on their homes during...
Posted On - 04/08/2020
Profine UK has announced the passing of Keith Vast at his home on Wednesday July 29, following a prolonged period of ill health. “In April 2020, Keith retired from Profine UK, yet he was largely responsible for the design and development of the Kömmerling 70 window and door system, which today remains a class leader in terms of performance, quality...
Posted On - 04/08/2020
Pennine Home Improvements has appointed Nigel Morris as sales director. Nigel has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic positions for industry giants including Isover UK. Having enjoyed a hugely successful 15-year spell as national sales manager within the industrial engineering division at Saint-Gobain, Nigel went on to join Isover UK as divisional sales director, a role which saw him...
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