Events & People
A Staffordshire window company has created four new jobs after winning £1million worth of business. Target Windowshas hired a contracts manager, admin assistant and showroom assistant over the past few weeks and is currently looking for an order processor to join the team. Director Guy Basnett said: “It’s been an exciting year for Team Target and we’d like to thank...
Insight Data has appointed Carley Fisher as business development executive. Carley will support Insight’s existing sales team in generating new business and connecting new customers with relevant products and services. Carley will also support Insight Data’s existing customer base, presenting new opportunities to help them meet their business goals and maximise the services they subscribe to. Carley brings with her...
Endurance has expanded its marketing department: Kerri Walker is the new marketing administrator; marketing executive Jenny Harris will be tasked with generating large numbers of homeowner enquiries for Endurance’s Preferred Installer Network; and Hollie Cope has been promoted to marketing executive. Scott Foster remains as marketing manager, and will continue overseeing and guide the department.
FIT Show has appointed Sarah Knight as commercial manager. Knight joins FIT Show from Mark Allen Group’s Glass and Glazing Products Magazine where she served as advertising manager for more than 11 years, selling both print and online, as well as sponsorship for the upcoming Conservatory and Orangery Awards. Sarah will work alongside account manager Freya Humphries, who has also...
ERA has appointed Sumier Foster-Shah as customer support manager for Smartware. Heading up a six-strong team of smartware experts Sumier, who has over 20 years’ experience in delivering excellent customer service with high profile organisations such as Centrica, O2, Vodaphone, Talk Talk and Argos, provides aftercare to ERA’s smartware customers. Sumier said: “The goal for my team is to deal...
Ultraframe recently awarded four members of staff with an All About You Award. The awards are presented to employees who go above and beyond in their role and really live the Ultraframe values. The most recent All About You Awards were presented to employees from the technical and marketing teams, but are open to employees across every area of the...
Senior Architectural Systems has appointed Steve Kendrick as national sales manager. Steve has nearly a decade of experience working in the glass and glazing sector and has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. In his new role overseeing Senior’s regionallybased team of technical sales managers, Steve will help support and develop relationships with new and existing...
John Fredericks Plastics has welcomed back Mark Dicconson as MD and shareholder. Since Mark’s return to the firm in January, JFPL has taken the decision to return to the exclusive manufacture of Halo PVCU systems which, along with a number of other changes, has led 30 former customers to return to the business. Mark was sales and marketing director/owner at...
Haffner Murat has appointed Chris Curran astechnical sales manager. Chris joins from Camden Frames and said: “Haffner Murat is a forward-thinking company that holds a superb reputation for delivering quality machinery and supporting fabricators with expert manufacturing advice. I witnessed this expertise first hand during my time at Camden Frames and I was consistently impressed with the knowledge and attention...
Edgetech’scompany founder Michael Glover has died, the company has announced. Michael started Edgetech in 1987, and was one of the key creative drivers behind what would become the company’s flagship product: Super Spacer. Super Spacer has helped to transform world of glazing, and has been fitted in tens of millions of windows all around the world. In 1989, Edgetech became...
The Aperture Group has put in place what it calls “a formidable management team” to achieve its growth targets while maintaining customer focus. “The new team has expertise across all areas of business and provides us with the strong foundation we need to take Aperture and our customers on to the next level,” Matthew Mycock, Aperture Group’s CEO, said. Robin...
Seventeen members of CMS Window Systems have trained as mental health first aiders by completing the Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA) course. Staff from throughout the business came together to complete the 12-hour SMHFA course by NHS Health Scotland, which teaches important skills for providing help to people experiencing thoughts of suicide or mental health problems such as depression,...
Harriet Adams and Gareth Dixare the two new area sales representatives at VBH. Harriet has been with VBH for a little over a year. As a newcomer to the industry, Harriet underwent an induction period and is now generating new business with fabricators by promoting the suiting possibilities with the recentlyextended greenteQ suited range of window, door and patio furniture....
Zoe Wells has joined the Ultraframesales team as area sales manager for the south west and West Midlands region. Zoe will ensure that Ultraframe customers in her area receive the best service and support possible to help with developing and growing their businesses, as well as their partnerships with the conservatory and extension systems company. Zoe said: “I’ve been getting...
Liniar has appointed Mike Hobson as regional sales director. Mikehas 19 years’ experience at Masco UK with Duraflex systems, and prior to that at Deceuninck and Plasmo. He joins Liniar at a time when two of Scotland’s largest fabricators have commenced manufacture of the system, which has reported sales growth of more than 10% per year for the last 10...
Rocal has held its second annual charity golf day, which it described as “roaring success”. The event topped 2018’s, proving to be a great networking opportunity for suppliers and customers of Rocal. More importantly, however, the golf day raised £1,600 for chosen charityVictim Support. Victim Support helps people who have been subject to and witnesses of crimes, such as burglary...
Tom Hammertonhas joined Geze UK as its new sales manager for window technology systems. He will be responsible for the distribution and installation sales of natural smoke and environmental ventilation systems, managing existing customer relationships and establishing new ones. He has experience within a variety of sales environments having worked initially for Manuli Packaging in both customer service and telesales...
Nick Bailey is the newly appointed business development manager at Business Micros, taking over responsibility for both sales and marketing. He is focusing on new and existing customers, with plans to transform the buying experience, as well as exploring new opportunities in the market for Business Micros’ next generation Infinity product range. Nick says that his first priority is to...
Duarte Dias is the newly appointed yard manager at The Window Company (Contracts). Working with his assistant George Clements, he ensures that the 500-plus frames that the company fits every week are all fully prepared on time and ready for despatch to site, and that all incoming and outgoing deliveries at the Chelmsford HQ are managed efficiently. Duarte has extensive...
A much-loved work colleague’s life was recently celebrated by all his friends at Birmingham window and door manufacturerShelforce. Mark Bull passed away suddenly in May but will not be forgotten by his co-workers at the company where he worked for more than 11 years. The 53-year-old, who had a learning disability, worked in the window area but had done numerous...