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Posted On - 11/08/2018
Preparations are well under way by the challenger team aiming to upset the odds in round two of this year’s Ryder Cup style GMF Cup Challenge, a charity golf event taking place at Quinta do Logo in September. The team, which brings together individuals from businesses working in all areas of the door and window industry, took the opportunity recently...
Posted On - 11/08/2018
After being crowned the winner of the 2017 Variety Strictly Ballroom event, and helping raise over £40k for the charity, Morley Glass and Glazing managing director Ian Short is getting his scoring paddles ready as he joins the judging panel for this year’s event. Gethin Jones, semi-finalist on Strictly Come Dancing 2007 and roving reporter on Strictly Come Dancing It...
Posted On - 08/08/2018
Judith Hennes is the new member of OnLevel Group’s marketing team. Judith is a marketing graduate who will focus on social media and content marketing for the growing group based in Germany and the UK. CEO Gary Dean said: “We are very happy to welcome yet another highly qualified person to our team. We have made an additional eight appointments...
Posted On - 06/08/2018
It was a case of sink or swim as a team from Window Ware took part in Bedford’s river festival raft race to raise money for Bedford Hospitals Charity, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Despite having to battle scorching temperatures, super soakers and plenty of rivalry from the other rafts, the Window Ware team managed to keep...
Posted On - 06/08/2018
All-time record entries and soaring temperatures made it another day to remember when 27 teams of Glazerite customers joined 14 others for the 13th Glazerite pro-am golf day. The event, making another return to Wellingborough Golf Club, was all the more memorable for Jeff Dunn, new group sales and marketing director for the Glazerite UK Group – it was not...
Posted On - 31/07/2018
Residence Collection fabricator, Stedek recently supported the Audi Charity Ball. Organised by Jardine Motor Group’s Audi dealerships across the West Midlands, and now into its fifth year, the event drew business leaders from throughout the region in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for deserving local charities. Whizz-Kids, which supports disabled children, Legacy4Lucy, a breast cancer charity, and Promise...
Posted On - 31/07/2018
A team of eight from Ascot Group braved the heat to take on the Royal Marines Charity Bootcamp Challenge. Sam Cross, Wayne Madge, Stephen Chan, Steph Massie, Aaron Potter, Melissa Larkin, Mike Neath and Ed Frater conquered the tough test to raise money for the Royal Marines Charity, with Ed coming out on top and winning an individual award for...
Posted On - 20/07/2018
Target Windows of Stoke on Trent raised £800 for a hospice by donating every time England scored a goal in the World Cup. The company donated £50 to the Douglas Macmillan Hospice every time the team hit the net, including penalties. Director Guy Basnett, said: “Although they didn’t win the World Cup, the England team scored 16 goals, which meant...
Posted On - 18/07/2018
OnLevel has made two senior appointments: Alan Dandy has joined as operations director, and Andrea Simpson has joined as technical sales for project in the south east. Alan has over 20 years’ experience in director and senior management roles in operations and supply chain management within the electronics and aerospace industries at organisations such as HID and Ferranti. Alan will...
Posted On - 18/07/2018
Indeglas MD Jeanette MacIntyre has joined the board of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre. Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC), the leadership organisation for Scotland’s construction industry, has refreshed its board with seven new board members joining its ranks. Among the three women leaders appointed is Jeanette MacIntyre, managing director of Indeglas, the Cumbernauld-based supplier of interior glass products. Jeanette said: “The...
Posted On - 29/06/2018
A short time ago in a golf club not too far away, Kestrel staff teed off at a charity tournament in aid of three children’s charities. The ‘force’ was strong, with almost 200 golfers raising £10,000 at the golf day and evening dinner organised by Norfolk-based DMD Installations. Held on May 4, better known as Star Wars day, Sprowston Manor...
Posted On - 26/06/2018
Target Windows, based in Meir Heath, is donating £50 to the Douglas Macmillan Hospice every time England hits the back of the net in the World Cup. By June 24, with England’s 2-1 victory against Tunisia and their 6-1 conquest against Panama, the eight goals had already taken the donations to £400. Director Guy Basnett said: “The Douglas Macmillan Hospice...
Posted On - 26/06/2018
This year, the Crowne Plaza in Stratford-on-Avon played host to the madness that was Circus Beserkus, the post-Gala Dinner party put on by the team at GM Fundraising. From clowns to mime artists, strongmen to bearded and tattooed ladies – the weird and wonderful world of the circus was well represented. “This year’s Gala Dinner was the 20th one we’ve...
Posted On - 13/06/2018
Tradelink Window Solutions has created two new positions in its sales team to support its growth strategy. Adam White and Sean Linnell have been appointed as area sales managers to cover the UK, to bring their broad product and in-depth industry knowledge to installation companies. Adam worked as a window installer for 12 years before moving into finance and then...
Posted On - 13/06/2018
Chris Fenney, new build manager at Freefoam Building Products, passed away on May 31, 2018. “Chris was an incredibly valuable member of our team at Freefoam,” the company said. “He worked with us for 13 years, joining us with many years’ experience in the building industry. “Chris bought a breadth of knowledge and skill that is unsurpassed and single-mindedly drove...
Posted On - 13/06/2018
Target Windows has hired a new salesperson, Brian Mitchell, who brings a wealth of experience within the industry, working for national companies and local businesses. Mr Mitchell, 58, from Stafford, said: “I’ve only recently joined Target, but already I have been made to feel very welcome. They are a well-respected company and it’s a pleasure to join them in such...
Posted On - 13/06/2018
Conservatory Outlet has appointed another ambitious apprentice in a full time permanent role. James Owen, who began his placement at Conservatory Outlet in February 2017, while studying an apprenticeship in Level 2 Diploma in IT User Skills (ITQ), has now accepted the role of quality assistant within the businesses quality department. Conservatory Outlet has worked alongside Wakefield College, local job...
Posted On - 13/06/2018
Samsara McDonald has joined Rehau’s commercial sales force in Scotland. With a strong sales background she hit the ground running, helping to launch the new Rehau Connect platform. Working on the Rehau Connect app project introduced Samsara to a variety of Rehau customers, while the platform – a new digital way to order profiles – has been rolled out in...
Posted On - 13/06/2018
SolarFrame has welcomed Matt Grafton to the business as its new managing director to succeed Steve Taylor who will step into the new role of commercial director while taking steps to retire. New to the glass and glazing industry, Matt has built up his extensive managerial experience as a wing commander in the Royal Air Force. Over the course of...
Posted On - 13/06/2018
Eleven members of staff from Bennett Architectural took part in a charity 7-a-side football tournament supporting the Alzheimers Society, raising £130. The 7-a-side tournament, organised by the Stoke on Trent branch of CCF, had 12 teams take part at the home of Nantwich Town FC – the Weaver Stadium. Despite giving a good account of themselves, the Bennetts team didn’t...
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