Events & People
Garnalex has welcomed Paul Greenaway as Sheerline area sales and technical manager for the south east. Paul, who has worked in the industry for nearly 34 years, will introduce Sheerline systems to aluminium and PVCU fabricators to build sales in the region. Paul said: “There’s a huge appetite in the market for aluminium. The market is growing, and a lot...
Veka UK’s Dave Jones will retire as MD after 26 years with the company. Dave will be stepping down from the role at the end of December 2020 allowing someone else to take the helm at the PVCU systems manufacturer. Steps are already in place to recruit a successor to ensure that there’s a seamless transition at the end of...
The team at Window Ware showcased their community spirit with a fantastic year of fundraising in 2019. Throughout the year, colleagues, customers and suppliers all dug deep to raise vital funds for chosen charity Sue Ryder St. John’s Hospice. With a range of fundraising events, along with collection tins and even a trade counter tuck shop, the Window Ware team...
GJB Window Systems has opened The Big Trade Counter in Bedfordshire, the third branch in the UK, and has appointed Gary Hudson as its new business development manager. Gary has 17 years’ experience in the industry, from managing trade counters to installing windows and doors. Gary also has great local knowledge, as he has served the community in and around...
Dudley’s Aluminium has appointed Steven Fry to its in-house design team, which has worked on large-scale projects across the United Kingdom including Cardiff’s Central Square, Friar’s Walk Newport and Swansea University. With over 30 years of experience in both the civil engineering and construction industries, Steven has specialised in glazing for the commercial sector for almost half of his career,...
Pennine Home Improvements has unveiled Children North East as its charity of choice for 2020; which will receive all proceeds from its tuck shop and other charity endeavours over the next 12 months. Previously, Pennine raised just under £2,000 for North of England Children’s Cancer Research across three years. Jonathan Young, managing director at Pennine Home Improvements, said: “We have...
Veka’s ‘long service lunch’, held in December, saw 45 employees presented with certificates commending a collective 500 years. The annual event recognises and rewards employees celebrating five, 10, 15, 25 and 30 years of service. After presenting the certificates MD Dave Jones said: “Here at Veka, we know that our people are our most valuable asset. We’re proud to offer...
Hoppe (UK) has appointed Wendy Fenney as marketing manager. Wendy has more than 20 years’ experience in the construction industry, specialising in business-to-business construction marketing to trade and specification channels. She has previously worked for Epwin, Alfred McAlpine, Tarmac, and Space 4, a timber frame manufacturer owned by Persimmon Homes. Wendy said: “I will be using my experience of marketing leading brands, in particular in the door and window sector, to...
Having joined Doorco in autumn last year, Mark Towers, senior production and technical manager, describes how he has been streamlining and strengthening the production heart of the business, ready for the launch of new products in the coming months. My original brief on joining Doorco was to drive through production improvement projects, build the skill base of our supervisors and...
GM Fundraising is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Gary Morton, founder of GM Fundraising, said: “When we started GM Fundraising 25 years ago we had no idea what it would become. There’s a huge thank you due to everyone who’s supported us over the years, whether it’s by taking part in one of our challenges, donating sponsorship money or...
Droylsden Glass has scooped the Property & Construction Business of the Year award at this year’s Pride of Tameside Business Awards. The criteria looked at how a company has developed as a business, its quality of service, customer satisfaction and its commitment to staff. The Manchester-based double-glazing installer won the judges over with its investment in a new and improved...
Dekko Window Systems has appointed Sylvester Allen as national business development manager. Sylvester brings almost three decades of industry experience, having previously worked for one of the UK’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of uPVC glazing products. He also brings a strong work ethic, the company said, developed during a six-year stint as part of the army. Sylvester also has a...
BFRC has announced the addition of two new technical resources on a permanent basis. George Higgs, lead building physicist and managing director of Building Energy Physics Consultancy, and Richard Bate, technical director of Build Check, will provide further technical support to BFRC and bring with them a wealth of knowledge and established proven track records within the field of fenestration...
Apeer’s Nigel Evans is retiring at the end of January, with Lucie Miller set to take over his role as southern regional sales manager. Nigel, a well-known face in the industry with over 43 years of experience, leaves the company after six years. He takes with him his encyclopaedic knowledge of people and companies that his colleagues will miss. “It...
The Window Company (Contracts) has made a second donation of £10K to the charitable foundation run by its client Moat Housing. The Chelmsford based commercial installer, which is partnered with Moat on its window and door replacement framework for properties across Essex, London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, is giving more backing to the Moat Foundation’s community hubs. The company’s original...
Everglade UK recently contributed to DIY SOS The Big Build, which transformed the Bolton home of Heather and Martin Taylor-Mann and their children. The episode, which aired on BBC One at the end of November, saw 150 volunteers extend and reconfigure the house to make it better suited to the family, and their nine-year-old son William who is severely autistic...
OnLevel has recruited Aqeel Nazir to the UK sales team. Aqeel has spent many years in technical sales holding a BSc degree in technology, and was recently with Fastec Handrail System for five years where he became experienced with OnLevel’s systems. UK director Gary Dean said: “Aqeel was very proactive at Fastec in pushing our brand and our technical benefits/...
ODL Europe has appointed of Andy Meakin as business development manager. Andy has spent more than two decades working for various hardware manufacturers, system sales, fabrication businesses, and with Everest Home Improvements. Andy said: “[ODL Europe] is a well-respected business and continues to gain market share with its ambitious plans for growth. I am delighted to be part of a...
Four members of the Hurst Doors team have been honoured for their hard work and dedication to the business after receiving their 20 Year Service Awards. The awards were presented at their headquarters in Hull, in front of the whole Hurst team by Gary Hurst, managing director of the Hurst Group. Claire Lutkin, Sarah West, Mark Taylor and Chris Edwards...
The Glazerite UK Group has begun rolling out mental health awareness sessions as part of a nationwide programme. The sessions will encompass all 270 Glazerite employees, based across each of its five sites, with the aim of increasing people’s awareness and understanding of mental health issues like anxiety and depression. David Beeney, the consultant and mental health counsellor leading the...
