Events & People
Dudley’s Aluminium has made five director-level appointments. Selected by the company’s board of directors, the appointments are all internal promotions, rewarding the commitment and longevity of their staff. Neil Andrews and Simon Hoggett have been appointed estimating director and sales director respectively. Neil manages a team of three estimators, reviewing all tender enquiries to ensure that compliant and competitive bids...
David Leng has stepped down as CEO of Customade Group, following a turbulent year in which the company received criticism after its pre-pack administration. At the end of June 2020, Customade Group was bought out of administration by European private equity fund Nimbus, together with its financing source MidCap Financial. Many took to social media to express frustration at the...
David Leng has stepped down as CEO of Customade Group, following a turbulent year in which the company received criticism after its pre-pack administration. At the end of June 2020, Customade Group was bought out of administration by European private equity fund Nimbus, together with its financing source MidCap Financial. Many took to social media to express frustration at the...
Hoppe (UK) has appointed Darren Shufflebotham as its business development manager for the north of England. Darren has more than 35 years’ experience working within construction, including 13 years within the door and window industry. He has previously worked for Mila Hardware, and joins Hoppe (UK) from Winlock Security where he was an area sales manager for the north. Darren...
Alutech Systems has appointed two new business development managers, Ben Kelly and Chloe Bullers, and product development manager Dave Duffield. Ben and Chloe, who are both based in the south of England, will allow Alutech to expand its coverage of the UK and provide better customer service, the company said. “I have, for many years, worked within the industry of...
Glazerite has thanked the glazing industry for the support shown for the company’s mammoth charity cycle ride in 2020. When Glazerite UK Group’s Chairman John Hewitt and a group of friends and family set off on an epic 1,000-mile cycle ride last summer, the team – nicknamed Kelly’s Heroes – were hoping to raise £20,000 for the charity, We Mind...
Five under 30-year-olds have been given a helping hand by local firm The Monmouthshire Window Company as they begin their employment within the company. The home-improvement company – based across Monmouthshire with showrooms in Caldicot and Raglan and its factory and head office in Newport – has expanded its roofing team. General manager Richard Shuck said: “I like to invest...
Euramax Solutions has appointed Tom Howard as its new continuous improvement and process engineering manager. Tom previously worked as a senior continuous improvement engineer at Naylor Industries, and as a production engineering manager at Niftylift, where he had complete responsibility for all production engineering staff. But it’s the skills and knowledge he gained as a senior project engineer at MTL...
Liniar has joined the Investors in Community platform, which connects businesses with charities and good causes in their local areas. Investors in Community has helped facilitate hundreds of measurable volunteering hours, donations, and fundraising projects by firms across the country. The platform already supports the likes of Specsavers, Balfour Beatty and the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce with their CSR...
ODL Europe has appointed Davy Chada as finance manager. Davy joined the Bootle-based business in February 2021 as successor to Steve Ellison, who is leaving the company at the end of March 2021. “[Davy] brings with him a wealth of experience that will be invaluable to the business,” Nathan Barr, managing director at ODL Europe, said. “I would also like...
The Glazerite UK Group has appointed a new production manager for its north west division in Bolton. Michael St Ledger will oversee the site’s 32-strong operations team and manufacturing processes, with a focus on improving efficiencies. Glazerite’s Bolton site, which manufactures much of the fabricator’s Veka portfolio, has undergone a major investment and expansion programme over the last two years,...
Clearview Home Improvements has appointed Phil O’Malley as operations director. The appointment forms part of a plan to grow 50% by 2024. Phil will use more than 20 years of experience in the industry to recruit, retain and manage the existing team of project managers, surveyors and other professionals crucial to the firm’s day-to-day activities across its three showrooms in...
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity (Lighthouse Club) will be Geocel’s charity of choice for 2021, with planned fundraising activities to take place across the year. The Lighthouse Club provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction community and their families. Through its confidential 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline and supporting app, the charity can provide information, advice and guidance...
It was the year in which Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th president of the US, and Bucks Fizz won Eurovision with Making your Mind Up. And it was also the year that Sternfenster’s inhouse technical specialist Kevin Wallis first handed his CV to Sternfenster founder Eddie Parczuk. Forty years on and Kev...
GM Fundraising’s 2021 Peak, Paddle, Pedal charity event been further postponed until 2022. GM Fundraising raises funds for Hope House Children’s Hospices, which provides palliative care for children with terminal conditions and support for their families, both on site and in their homes. Gary Morton, founder of GM Fundraising, said: “Having already postponed our scheduled 2020 event back to 2021...
Edgetech’s managing director Chris Alderson is marking his five-year anniversary at the company, which is also welcoming two new recruits. “I’m very proud of what we’ve managed to achieve over the last five years,” Chris said. “I was fortunate to have an excellent foundation to build on and, assisted by dozens of dedicated and passionate employees, we’ve been able to...
Melissa Bates has joined Performance Window Fabrications (PWF) to help deliver its vision for future expansion, which will include the creation of a new customer experience centre. The company, based in Aston, Birmingham, has created more than a dozen new jobs since being taken over last year by entrepreneurs Rebecca and Alex Sutherland. Operations manager Melissa has joined from law...
Stephen Byers, co-developer of the ClearShield System and co-founder and managing director of Ritec International, passed away peacefully as a result of pneumonia on March 6, 2021, aged 79. Ritec issued the following statement: Stephen and his wife and business partner Karen are well-known figures in the glass industry both in the UK and internationally. The inseparable team set out...
Stephen Byers, co-developer of the ClearShield System and co-founder and managing director of Ritec International, passed away peacefully as a result of pneumonia on March 6, 2021, aged 79. Ritec issued the following statement: Stephen and his wife and business partner Karen are well-known figures in the glass industry both in the UK and internationally. The inseparable team set out...
FIT Show has appointed Zoe Wooster as portfolio marketing manager. Zoe joins FIT Show from Futurebuild where she spent three years as marketing manager and played an integral role in taking the sustainable built environment event independent. The appointment comes at a pivotal time for FIT Show: hot on the heels of announcing its new September 26-28 date, and following...