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Posted On - 10/09/2019
CMS Trade has welcomed Calum Todd in a business development role to support its expanding customer base and build new connections with installers across the country. Calum, who has worked at another fenestration business in the Scottish market, will be the main point of contact for installers to access the full CMS Trade range of PVCU windows and doors. CMS...
Posted On - 10/09/2019
CMS Window Systems has appointed former Tyman CEO Louis Eperjesi as chairman, adding significant building product manufacturing and supply expertise to its senior management team, the company said. Louis brings three decades of director-level experience to CMS, having most recently been CEO at Tyman, owner of the ERA door and window hardware brand, and he continues to be a non-executive...
Posted On - 10/09/2019
When you find out that Village People’s YMCA was at number one in the charts when your business was founded, then the only decision to be made when you’re planning the 40th anniversary charity fun day is surely cowboy or Native American? For Martin Nettleton, managing director of Barnsley based trade fabricator Euroglaze, the decision was Native American, leaving the...
Posted On - 03/09/2019
Brighouse-based fabricator Quickslide has announced a new Bupa Employee Assistance programme, as well as a new online HR and health and safety system. The Bupa Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a confidential mental health and wellbeing service that offers 24-hour counselling to all of Quickslide’s employees and any other individuals living in the same household, should they need it. Mental...
Posted On - 03/09/2019
Paul Tranter has been appointed as sales director at Listers Central,part of the GJB Holdings Group. Paul said: “I’ve been involved in the window industry since I left school. I started in the factory of a small fabricator and progressed into sales in the early 2000s, working with many well-known, nationwide brands in the industry.I have known Roy Frost, our...
Posted On - 03/09/2019
Andrew Madge, managing director of Gowercroft Joinery, has been appointed to the board of the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI). The CTI represents producers, manufacturers and distributors across the entire timber supply chainand speaks for the timber industry as a whole in matters relating to jobs and skills, quality control, economic growth and environmental protection. Andrew will be acting on...
Posted On - 03/09/2019
Lisa Lockhart, who works at Business Micros’Penpont HQ, is the latest member of staff to feature in the company’s 40th anniversary campaign, which is highlighting the contribution of key employees. Lisa’s brother, Vince Kelly, has also featured in the campaign. Lisa is the accounts administrator and while hers might not perhaps be a familiar name or face to many, she...
Posted On - 03/09/2019
Rehau trade fabricator Euroglaze has chosen Retina UK as its charity partner, as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. The Barnsley based business is planning a whole series of events and challenges for staff and customers over the coming months to raise a target of £10K. Retina UK is the only UK charity dedicated solely to working for people affected...
Posted On - 28/08/2019
The pub crawl with a differencetakes place in broad daylight and there’s a seven-mile cycle involved. Over nearly a decade, the Retro Run has raised £thousands for West Midlands charities, and this year, as on many previous occasions, Edgetech’s northern regional manager Karl Jones was one of the hardy cyclists taking part. What began back in 2011 as a nostalgic...
Posted On - 28/08/2019
Distinction Doors has raised £1,180 for Help 4 Homeless Veterans, a Barnsley charity that supports former members of HM Forces facing homelessness, thanks to the efforts of its employees at a summer BBQ fundraiser. In an effort to raise as much money as possible for Help 4 Homeless Veterans, staff at Distinction organised a range of activities and light-hearted challenges...
Posted On - 16/08/2019
Danny Hague has joined Victorian Sliders, having spent more than 25 years in a variety of senior sales roles for both extrusion and trade fabrication companies. Danny said he was attracted to the role at Victorian Sliders because it represents an exciting new challenge, after watching the company grow under the ownership of Scot Starkey, who Danny has known for...
Posted On - 13/08/2019
Six staff from Hurst Doors have completed a 10-mile obstacle course and mud run challenge, Tough Mudder, to raise over £700 for their local Hull-based charity, Dove House Hospice. The Tough Mudder is a range of obstacle courses and mud runs with teamwork and personal accomplishment at their heart. Team Hurst, comprising Rob Edge, Shantelle Reay, Lucy Anderson, Emma McDonald,...
Posted On - 13/08/2019
AluFoldDirect’s sales and marketing manager Chris Stretten is tackling the north west Tough Mudder on September 7, raising money for Claire House Children’s Hospice in Bebington, Wirral. The Tough Mudder challenge, held at Cholmondeley Castle, consists of a 10-mile run and 25 obstacles, which participants take on in teams. Chris has only given himself five weeks to train and prepare...
Posted On - 08/08/2019
Morley Glass and Glazing has sponsored the 8th Annual North Leeds Charity Beer Festival, which this year raised more than £10,000 to fund worthwhile projects in Leeds, and further afield. Organised by the Rotary Club of Roundhay, which recently saw Morley Glass’s finance director Kathy Short appointed to the role of president for 2019/20, this year’s annual community charity fundraising...
Posted On - 08/08/2019
The sun shone once again for the Glazerite UK Group’s 14th annual Pro-Am Golf Day. Held at Wellingborough Golf Club, the event was attended by a number of the fabricator’s customers, suppliers and employees, who travelled from across the UK to take part. In total, over £10,000 was raised for the charity We Mind and Kelly Matters, which was set...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
Veka UK Group has donated £5,000 to support children across the north west. The company presented the cheque to Child Action North West (CANW) to contribute to the valuable work the charity carries out with young people throughout Lancashire and beyond. Veka UK Group’s head of HR Gabriela Hammond said: “We are very proud to support CANW, a charity that...
Posted On - 07/08/2019
Twenty-four members of staff from Ultraframe have completed the gruelling Tough Mudder course in Yorkshire to raise money for mental health charity Mind. The 5k event, which includes 13 demanding obstacles through mud baths, iced water and purpose-built swamps complete with electric shocks, requires teamwork, bravery, agility and extreme determination to complete. Climbing sheer walls, crossing water on thin ropes...
Posted On - 16/07/2019
UAP CEO David Jennings talks about the company’s commitment to charitable work and community projects, both local and international. I have always been involved in charitable work throughout my early years and working life. I firmly believe that every company has a moral and ethical duty to do what they can to help the environment, local communities and charities. I...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Target Windows has raised £1,665 for a children’s hospice after staff completed the Three Peaks Challenge. Office manager Nicola Green and commercial supervisor Sam Plant climbed the highest peaks of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours for The Donna Louise Children's Hospice. Director Guy Basnett, who climbed Ben Nevis with Nicola and Sam, said: “We have recently...
Posted On - 12/07/2019
Sidey is supporting LAMH Recycle, a social enterprise scheme in Motherwell that provides training, volunteering and work opportunities for people facing barriers to employment. As well as providing a monthly donation of £100 to LAMH, Sidey also gives all old IT equipment to the thriving project for them to refurbish, recycle and resell. Items that they can benefit from include...
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