Events & People
Distinction Doors has promoted Jane Wilson to business development executive. Jane joined the company three and a half years ago and her promotion reflects what she has achieved in this time, the company said. Chantel Roach, Distinction’s sales and marketing director, said: “Jane is a well-known and appreciated member of our internal sales team and has real drive and focus...
Phil Pluck has resigned as group chief executive of the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF). “I am immensely sad to be leaving such a great organisation and its people but for personal reasons this is the right time to be departing,” Phil said. “The GGF Group is a fantastic organisation and I wish it the very best for the future.”...
A team of five staff members from Bennett Architectural will be supporting the Donna Louise 5K/10K run at the Trentham Estate on Sunday May 20. Design team members Paul Johnson, Mitch Pritchard, Gareth Patrick, and Alex Davies, and accounts assistant Janneke Gladwyn, will be putting on their running shoes to support the local hospice that cares for children and young...
Jason Scrivens, Kömmerling’s new area manager for the south, will be running this year’s London Marathon for the British Heart Foundation and in memory of Stefan Seidel, managing director of Profine UK who passed away at the end of March. Jason has run the London Marathon twice the Bournemouth and Brighton marathons several times, achieving a personal best of 3...
Luke Jones recently joined Rehau’s recycling factory in Manchester in the new role of purchasing manager for feedstock. It is a position that signifies how important the growth of the recycling market is to Rehau and the anticipated growth of window profiles requiring recycling in the coming years, the company said. The PVCR factory in Manchester is a recycling facility...
Customade Group has announced the appointment of two well-known industry figures into senior roles: Mark Scaife as group chief operating officer; and Simon Jarman as managing director of Fineline Aluminium. Mark has worked for 10 years at Safestyle UK as group operations director and most recently as group technical director. Mark’s experience with several established blue-chip companies include three and...
Neil Antrobus has joined GJB Window Systems as business development manager. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining the sales team at GJB at a really exciting time for the business,” Neil said. “I’m very much looking forward to hitting the road, using my skills to build partnerships with installers across the country and highlight the benefits GJB and the wider...
Synseal Group has appointed Matthew Mycock as CEO in a permanent capacity. Matthew’s boardroom experience includes: managing director for Plumbing Trade Supplies, a business unit at Travis Perkins; managing director at Autoglass (Belron UK); and managing director at magazine distributor Frontline Group. Synseal Group chairman Adrian Fawcett said: “Matthew is well placed to lead the group through its next exciting...
Brian Devlin and Pete Garner, warehouse operatives at Carl F Groupco, have celebrated 20 years working for the hardware distributor. Both men play key roles in the supply side of the organisation supporting the company’s high otif delivery principles. The main enhancements experienced by Brian and Pete during their two decades working for Carl F Groupco have included relocation to...
Cornwall Glass has appointed Steven Marques as sales manager. Joining the company from Saint Gobain Glassolutions with extensive experience, including the automotive glass sector, Steven assumes responsibility for customer accounts from Bristol and along the M4 corridor. “I started out in glass working for a family member in South Africa, so I have seen the industry up from very basic...
Jon Vanstone has been appointed new chair of Certass. Jon currently holds several positions in trade bodies and associations: he is chair of the Trade Association Forum (TAF) and the Competent Persons Forum (CPF), Trustmark director, and RoofCert delivery director. “Certass as an organisation appealed to me because it champions the local installation companies that are dedicated to great workmanship...
Veka Group has been awarded a certificate for being an armed-forces friendly company. The Bronze Armed Forces Covenant Award comes from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and is signed by the Secretary of State for Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff. It is presented to UK employers who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and committed to...
As a parent of a child with Transverse Myelitis, commercial director at Kingfisher Windows Lee Beetham wanted to give something back to the Brain and Spine Foundation, which is why he chose to raise money for the charity “It was the charity’s website we first turned to so I’m in training for the London Marathon to raise money and awareness...
Listers Central has donated a large variety of Stoke City FC memorabilia to Dougie Mac Hospice. As official partners of Stoke City for more than six years, the donation includes signed and framed programmes, shirts and footballs, including shirts from Stoke’s 2016/17 ties with Hull City and Watford. The collection even includes a framed Listers-sponsored shirt for an XI formed...
Pamela Wilson, Carl F Groupco’s regional sales manager for Scotland, now has an extended sales remit that includes Ireland. The company’s full catalogue of over 7,000 product lines is available to the Irish market where Fuhr door locks and Roto PN reversible window gearing are established as flagship lines. The SmartSecure range of electronic door locking and Smart access control...
VBH has appointed two new regional sales managers for the UK: Adrian Gale will be responsible for the region comprising the Midlands, northern England and Wales; while Dan Powell will be responsible for southern England and Wales. Adrian Gale has been in the industry for 28 years, having worked for a number of hardware manufacturers and distributors. He joined VBH...
Alumen has appointed David Allen as trade sales manager. Following its recent expansion to a new 15,000ft2 facility in Kettering, Alumen has made the appointment to support its growth plans. Alumen’s managing director Alan Robinson said: “Trade supply is an important market for us. As part of our commitment to our trade customers, we’ve brought in David as their key...
Pavani Konduru has left her role at Zoopla to join Leads2trade. Pavani, who has a B.Tech Bioinformatics, takes up the role of head of search marketing. At Zoopla, Pavani oversaw the search engine marketing strategy around the Zoopla house prices, New Homes, Commercial and Overseas Channel. Andy Royle, managing director at Leads2trade, said: “Pavani played a leading role in Zoopla’s...
Martin Rowe is now sales director of Gloucester-based CDW Systems. Martin has worked at CDW Systems for 13 years where he joined as a sales order processor having previously worked for computer software, systems and fabrication companies within the aluminium industry. Managing director Mike Davis said: “We know that, moving forward, Martin will continue to apply the same enthusiasm he...
Experienced salesman Ben Alcock has joined Tremco Illbruck as business development manager. Having previously worked at a number of the UK’s biggest fabricators and trade counter networks, Ben brings years of fenestration sales experience, and an understanding of installers’ needs. “Tremco Illbruck has recognised the need for a new generation of sealing products, capable of offering the most outstanding weather...