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Posted On - 21/03/2018
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...
Posted On - 21/03/2018
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell considers the latest news to emerge from the investigations into the Grenfell Tower fire. Doors for flats in Grenfell Tower could only hold back a fire for half the time they were designed to, a police investigation has found. That was the opening paragraph on the BBC news site, a site read by millions in...
Posted On - 21/03/2018
Distinction Doors has appointed Gillian Coldwell as business development executive. Chantel Roach, Distinction’s sales and marketing director, said: “Gillian is well-known in the industry and we are delighted to welcome her to Distinction Doors. Her industry knowledge, commitment and sales expertise will allow us to extend our market reach even further as we continue to grow our business”. Gillian will...
Posted On - 20/03/2018
Tables are still available for Circus Beserkus, the 19th GM Fundraising Gala Dinner, which is taking place on June 9, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza in Stratford-upon-Avon. “Around 300 guests will be entertained by the thrills and spills of the traditional circus that plans to be anarchic and outrageous, with some sinister glamour thrown in,” Gary Morton, founder of GM...
Posted On - 14/03/2018
Glass Time editor Nathan Bushell examines a tale of two fabricators. As long as I’ve been working in this industry, there has been talk of the superfabricator – a mythical manufacturer of thousands of windows a week that could signal the demise of the small to medium-sized fabricator. But it has mostly been pie-in-the-sky thinking. And the logic is sound:...
Posted On - 14/03/2018
Rapierstar has appointed Paul Balfe as its new technical consultant for the north of England. Paul joins Rapierstar following three years with KAT UK, where he was product development manager – a role that involved working extensively with its aluminium window and door customer base and several systems extruders. His expertise in this arena is now set to benefit the...
Posted On - 14/03/2018
Two employees of Anglian Home Improvements in Norwich swapped jobs for a day to shine the spotlight on skills development. To mark National Apprenticeship Week, which ran from March 5-9, the two staff members at the company’s national administration conservatory centre took on each other’s roles. Revenue planner Colin Waller, who has worked for the company for 17 years, took...
Posted On - 14/03/2018
On February 2, Made for Trade received the sad news that after a very short illness trade sales manager Trevor Hopper had passed away. In a statement, the company said: “Known as one of the ‘good guys’ in the industry, Trevor carried himself in a positive and upbeat manner always willing to go the extra mile for his clients and...
Posted On - 07/03/2018
Wayne Devine, has announced his decision to step down after 28 years as CEO of the Masco UK Window Group. Darius Padler, Masco Group vice president, will take the CEO role for the UK Window Group while a successor is found. As the founder of the business, Wayne served as CEO following its acquisition in 2000 by the Masco Corporation....
Posted On - 28/02/2018
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell visits Pilkington’s first regional partner in Bristol. Today, I am at Mckenzie Glass in Bristol to witness the official opening of Pilkington’s first regional partner. Mackenzie Glass acquired Pilkington Bristol from NSG on December 1, 2017. In addition to the purchase of stock and the 37,000ft2 purpose-built site on the southern side of the city,...
Posted On - 28/02/2018
18-year old Robbie Logan is the newest member of the team at Business Micros’ Penpont head office, joining as a junior support technician. Robbie will be answering technical queries from customers, supporting them with updates and helping to ensure that they always get a fast and responsive service. As a young college leaver, he will benefit from the comprehensive workplace...
Posted On - 28/02/2018
Winkhaus’s second longest-serving employee and north east project manager Trevor Riley has retired after nearly 25 years. Trevor joined the company in November 1993 one year after the company became established in the UK with its headquarters in Kettering, Northamptonshire. “One of the high points for me, and indeed the whole company, has been the introduction of automatic locking, which...
Posted On - 28/02/2018
Bennett Architectural design technician Mitchell Pritchard has been awarded the AMI Manufacturing Apprentice award for February. The awards launched by marketing agency AMI earlier this year recognise employees of manufacturing companies who have been employed through apprentice schemes and excelled in their field. Mitchell also won £100 of shopping vouchers and will be entered into an end of year awards...
Posted On - 28/02/2018
Pyroguard has appointed Richard Ainsworth as group technical director. With a strong background in directing research and development activities for brands including Victrex and AGC, Richard has a broad array of experience spanning industries from aerospace through to electronics. He also holds a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Durham. Richard joins the board of directors and will...
Posted On - 28/02/2018
Exlabesa Building Systems has appointed Dave Tanner as area manager for the Midlands. Paul Benn, Exlabesa Building Systems’ national sales manager, said: “Dave is well known in the industry and has a vast knowledge of the aluminium market. We are delighted to find such a committed and experienced sales professional, and Dave’s appointment will ensure we maintain our momentum as...
Posted On - 21/02/2018
Glass Times editor Nathan Bushell asks if it is time to cover up. Even if you go back just 10 years, the thought of complaining about companies using sex to sell products at a trade show (particularly in the construction industry) would have been laughable. I remember attending one Fensterbau a few years ago, and suddenly finding myself in the...
Posted On - 21/02/2018
Wolverhampton-based ERA is supporting the local Midlands Air Ambulance Charity throughout 2018 as its chosen charity. Money will be raised throughout the year via a programme of activities, run by ERA’s workforce, which kick off with a Valentine’s raffle, followed by more events throughout the year. Jon Cottrell, corporate partnerships coordinator for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity said: “We are responsible...
Posted On - 21/02/2018
Maco UK has made a number of appointments and promotions over the last six months, including: Ashley Smith, Glenn Trevelyan, Mark Enderby, Leon Gayle and Andy Kay. Leon Gayle, a member of the Maco UK team for nearly six years, has taken on the new role of business development manager. “With new markets emerging and innovative Maco solutions on the...
Posted On - 21/02/2018
Synseal Group has appointed Robert Long as manufacturing director of Synseal’s PVCU and aluminium production. Rob joins Synseal from the Whittan Group, UK manufacturer of steel storage products, where he spent 18 months as operations manager consolidating the footprint of a £110 million turnover part of their business. Before this, Rob spent six years at Eurocell as general manager having...
Posted On - 20/02/2018
The boss of a family-run window company spent a day locked in a prison cell to raise more than £1,800 for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice. Guy Basnett, director of Meir Heath-based Target Windows, was picked up by uniformed officers and bundled into the back of a police van after signing up to take part in the hospice’s 2018 Jail or...
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