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Posted On - 10/08/2017
Rick Caen of REC Glazing recently lost his long battle with cancer. Rick had been a GGF member since 2001 and a regular attendee and contributor to the GGF’s Kent, Surrey and Sussex Region together with the federation’s Insulating Glass Manufacturers Group and Glazing Components Group. Peter Stuttard, GGF regional manager, said: “Rick was a committed and passionate GGF member...
Posted On - 10/08/2017
On August 20 2017 Clare O’ Hara, divisional managing director of Epwin, and 11 other ladies from the fenestration industry will start the Paddle2Pedal Challenge to try to raise over £50,000 for Hope House Children’s Hospice. The first ever GM Fundraising all-female event is sponsored by the Epwin Group and will see the team canoe 100 miles of the River...
Posted On - 09/08/2017
Roof window manufacturer Velux has appointed Pedro Poole Derqui to head up its UK-wide operations. The 52-year-old has been appointed managing director and will lead a team of 250 staff across the UK and Ireland from its UK head office in Glenrothes, Fife. Pedro will be responsible for growing the UK business, which makes a range of roof windows that...
Posted On - 09/08/2017
UPVC Maintenance Supplies recently hosted an open day to raise funds for two charities: Leeds Rhinos Foundation and Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Organiser, finance manager Emma Earnshaw, said: “We were Yorkshire founded and remain proudly local to this day – being able to support the local community through local charities is an important part of our company culture.” Thanks to a...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
Jack Antosch has joined the team of LogiKal software technicians at BM Aluminium in Tewkesbury. Aged 18, Jack has been recruited as a trainee, but is already supporting customers with technical queries and updates. Over the past 10 years, BM Aluminium has largely been able to mitigate the effects of the skills shortage by successfully training its own team. Senior...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
Synseal Group has bid a fond farewell to David Strang who has retired after more than 30 years working with the Sheerframe window system. During a lifelong career in the plastics industry, David has seen it all – from fond memories of his early days in the British Plastics Federation to the height of Sheerframe’s success as the most specified...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
Staff from Essex-based Exterior Plas have raised £11,600 for the Help for Heroes charity after climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, earlier this year. Exterior Plas, which is a Rehau Authorised Partner, put together a team of six willing volunteers to undertake the challenge of a lifetime to climb the world’s highest freestanding mountain in April 2017. The team included managing...
Posted On - 08/08/2017
Morley Glass & Glazing managing director Ian Short is getting ready to put his best foot forward as he prepares to take part in a charity dance competition. Alongside nine other contestants, Ian will be paired with a professional dancer to battle it out for the title of Variety’s Strictly Ballroom Champion on Wednesday October 11 at Bowcliffe Hall in...
Posted On - 07/08/2017
Katie Leese has returned to the Epwin Group as programme manager for Excellence as Standard, its new member programme. Katie has over 16 years’ experience in the industry and is no stranger to the Epwin Window Systems – she spent over eight years as the brand manager for Profile 22. Excellence as Standard was launched at this year’s FIT 2017...
Posted On - 02/08/2017
Morley Glass & Glazing managing director Ian Short has been honoured for his contributions to charity and the community recently, as he was awarded a Fellowship from The Rotary Foundation. Recipients of the Paul Harris Fellowship have demonstrated exceptional service, and are awarded in appreciation of the ‘tangible and significant assistance’ they have given for the furtherance of better understanding...
Posted On - 31/07/2017
Exlabesa has appointed Ripley Foster as its national specification manager, who will work with specifiers and supporting commercial fabricators in tendering for contracts across the UK. Derek Hodgson, Exlabesa’s general manager, said: “We are delighted that Ripley has joined the company. He has got a wealth of experience in the commercial and specification market that he will be bringing with...
Posted On - 26/07/2017
Cornwall Glass appointed Adam Shaylor as sales manager of its recently acquired architectural glass business. Cornwall Glass completed the purchase of Hayes-based multi-laminate specialist, LW Architectural Glass at the end of March – now operating as Cornwall Architectural Glass, London. Adam who has held previous senior sales roles within the glass industry with Nicholls and Clarke and Glassolutions/Saint-Gobain (culminating in...
Posted On - 26/07/2017
Emplas’s managing director Ryan Johnson is taking on the Great North Run for cancer support charity, Macmillan. The largest half marathon in the world, the Great North Run covers 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields. Ryan is running for Macmillan in memory of his late Nan, Jean Handy, who received support and palliative care from Macmillan nurses and the...
Posted On - 26/07/2017
Wellingborough Golf Couse played host yet again this year to the 12th Glazerite Trophy in July. With temperatures reaching the high 20s over the event the 37 teams taking part did very well in the extreme heat. Glazerite customers travelled from across the British Isles to attend, including Doug Skinner (Kennaugh and Skinner) who made his way from the Isle...
Posted On - 21/07/2017
Jotika Software has appointed George Lowe and Dan Marsden. Dan was taken on as project manager. He has been working in the glass and window industry for over 15 years, and has been heavily involved in production and logistics from an administration perspective; working directly with sales and production software such as Profit Maker, Window Designer, Roof Designer, Evolution, and...
Posted On - 21/07/2017
Kawneer has appointed Danny Birrell as technical director. Danny has an MSc in facade engineering and 18 years of experience in the construction and architectural aluminium industry, most recently as technical leader with a specialist sub-contractor. At Kawneer he leads a team of more than 20 consultants, designers, engineers, technicians and trainers and will be part of the Cheshire company’s...
Posted On - 21/07/2017
Conservatory Outlet has appointed a new production manager to oversee the fabrication plant based in Wakefield. Christopher has a strong background in plant management, with over 21 years’ experience, most of which spent at Timber Door Manufacturer Jeld-Wen implementing a variety of initiatives such as value stream mapping, waste elimination and team involvement. Christopher said: “I’m really pleased to...
Posted On - 19/07/2017
A donation of more than £30,000 by CMS Window Systems has helped Glasgow’s Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice to take another step to reaching its goal of creating a new state-of-the-art palliative care and support facility. The donation to the Brick by Brick Appeal by CMS will help towards the £21 million build costs required for the new hospice...
Posted On - 19/07/2017
Apeer has launched a Leadership Development Programme for its production team leaders to keep the manufacturer ahead of the rapid growth it has seen in recent years. Around 18 team leaders and 12 managers and supervisors will take part in the programme over the coming 18 months, along with a number of non-production staff. “In a very short time, Apeer...
Posted On - 18/07/2017
Howells Patent Glazing is offering NVQs to all staff, in conjunction with Dudley College, in a bid to address the skills shortage that is affecting businesses in the UK. According to The Employer Skills Survey (ESS), manufacturing businesses like Howells are most likely to encounter skills shortages when looking to recruit suitable candidates for their roles in the industry, accounting...
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