Events & People
Sternfenster has launched Perkbox, an online platform that allows employees to recognise the achievements and hard work of other team members and to reward staff with a range of exclusive offers. The new Perkbox site has been introduced as part of Sternfenster’s commitment to developing and maintaining a highly motivated workforce and to support its vision of achieving Investors in...
Victorian Sliders welcomed potential new employees as part of a major recruitment event at its Ammanford headquarters. Business shows no sign of slowing for the south Wales firm, which recently implemented a second shift to keep up with demand. Now, the company has hired over 70 new staff to help expand its production, with potential for many more new roles...
Avocet Hardware Group’s next phase of growth will be managed by new managing director Dr Sachin Saigal. Sachin brings years of business experience to Avocet and has already divulged ambitious plans for the future of the group. “As everybody in business will tell you, the last year has been turbulent,” he said. “Covid has brought constant upheaval to the supply...
Ninety-one riders have signed up for the GMF100 cycling challenge organised by industry charity fundraiser GM Fundraising, which will take place on Sunday August 8. All funds raised will go to Hope House Children’s Hospices, which provides palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions and support for their families, both on site and in their homes. Gary Morton, GM Fundraising’s...
HWL Trade Frames has recruited Elliot Collinson as its latest apprentice. The 17-year-old, who is studying a Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Technicians Apprenticeship, previously completed an engineering course at Leeds City College, before joining the specialist trade manufacturer. “It was always my aim to study for an apprenticeship when I left school, but unfortunately for me that happened to...
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has appointed David Oldfield, commercial director at the Arnold Laver Group, as its new president. David will succeed Paul Bailey, founder and managing director of European Doorsets, who is a long-standing member of the BWF executive board, and who has been BWF president since August 2019. David has more than 30 years’ experience in the...
Jeanette MacIntyre of Indeglas has been inducted into Edinburgh Napier University SACI Hall of Fame. The School of Arts and Creative Industries (SACI) at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) awarded the rare accolade to Jeanette in tribute to her creative talent as well as acknowledging the significant contribution she has made to the built environment sector. Jeanette, who graduated from Edinburgh...
Naomi Smith has been appointed as the new business development manager responsible for driving membership of Glass Futures and the Global Centre of Excellence. This new role was created to provide a key point of contact between the innovations team and members, and will help define and drive strategic activities to grow the membership base and ensure the needs of...
Apeer has welcomed two new members to its sales team: David Jackson and Adrian McGarry. David joins as northern regional sales manager, with responsibility to maintain Apeer’s existing accounts and develop the area with new growth business. He previously worked at another of the UK’s largest door suppliers for nine years, initially as national sales manager before being given the...
Greg Impey has returned to Aluk in a new position as business development manager. Having spent two years with Aluk from 2016 to 2018 in a mix of trade and commercial sales roles, he is well known to Aluk customers and has fitted seamlessly back into the team, the company said. Greg’s aim is to introduce new customers to the...
Total Hardware has appointed Craig Barnett as external technical advisor. Craig has worked within the fenestration industry for over three decades, including 23 years spent with Kenrick Hardware based in West Bromwich. “The company is renowned for its choice of window and door hardware solutions, along with the strength of its partnerships with market-leading brands, including Kenricks, delivering unbeatable product...
Pilkington UK has made two new senior appointments: promoting Kristian Chalmers to head of sales, and Leo Pyrah to marketing and VA manager. The pair bring a combined 25 years’ experience working across Pilkington UK’s architectural glass business and the wider NSG Group, and will help the company to deliver further value for its customers, the company said. They will...
Vicki Hawkes is the new area sales manager at Strand Hardware, having worked in the construction and building products sector for 23 years. Appointed in November 2019, Vicki was just starting her sales activity, covering the southern/eastern half of the Midlands, south Wales, East Anglia and the south of the UK, when the UK went into its first Covid lockdown....
West Lothian-based Window Supply Company (WSC) has appointed Yvonne Jack as HR manager. Yvonne will be responsible for all aspects of human resources and will streamline the company’s HR policies, procedures and recruitment strategy to support the company’s growth and expansion plans. Yvonne’s 20-year career has spanned both the retail and construction sectors, including Stevenswood and M Pact Group, where...
Ray Baty is bringing more than 30 years’ contract management experience to his new role at The Window Company (Contracts). He joins as a contracts manager, working on a range of window and door replacement projects for social housing providers across London and the south east. One of Ray’s key areas of expertise is the fire door market, having worked...
DesignHaüs has appointed two new company directors. Marc Goodwin, who’s been with the Staffordshire-based company for 18 months, is the new sales director, while Lee Shellam, who’s been with DesignHaüs for a year, is the new contracts director. The company plans to take on more staff over the coming year, and to open a new showroom in Bromsgrove. Marc, who...
Brisant Secure has appointed a finance director, a new role created as part of the hardware house’s growth plan. Clive Burnett joined Brisant Secure in June, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience in finance. His expertise and knowledge will complement existing skills within the company’s senior management team and help the business to develop further. Before joining...
AGC Glass UK has appointed Adam Parkinson as market development manager, north and Scotland. Adam brings with him over 20 years of construction industry experience working in building fabrics with the last seven years working in the ventilation sector. Adam is looking forward to meeting AGC customers and supporting them in their objectives with AGC’s wide portfolio of glass products....
Andy Jones has stepped down as group managing director at Victorian Sliders to pursue new opportunities. It follows a period of rapid growth for the PVCU sash window supplier, which has recently added over 50 new staff to cope with demand for its ECOSlide sash window. Andy said: “Since my appointment as group MD in 2019 we have embarked on...
Window Widgets has launched a charity campaign to help collate content for its Little Pink Book of Jokes, which everyone has the opportunity to be part of. Everyone across the industry is encouraged to submit jokes for the Little Pink Book and this can be done by emailing jokes@windowwidgets.co.uk, visiting the landing page at www.windowwidgets.co.uk/widgetscomedy or via social media using...