Flat Glass Solutions has appointed Paul Hughes as maintenance engineer, helping the company fulfil maintenance contracts on both its own range of imported glass processing machinery, as well as offering help with brands outside of its own portfolio.

Paul brings with him a wealth of engineering experience gained after seven years as maintenance engineer with CT Glass, and prior to that 32 years working with the machinery at Symphony Kitchens.

“The biggest challenge for any glass company is to release a machine for checking and controlling without disrupting production output,” commented Paul. “FGS has always understood how glass companies need to operate and our maintenance protocols are designed to accommodate their schedules.

“Having said that, we are persistent in booking our visits – a regular maintenance protocol is crucial for the long-term health of the machinery and we see it as our responsibility to maintain that regularity.”

FGS managing director, David Cahill, added:

“Paul’s knowledge of the industry and machinery is second to none. He has already proved invaluable to a number of our customers, not just in maintaining FGS sourced equipment, but also problem-solving issues with other third party machinery. Having Paul join us at FGS strengthens the overall service offering and keeps us on speed dial by glass processing plants across the country.”

FGS is the UK agent and distributor for a number of glass machinery brands from across Europe and China, including Viprotron, Dieffe, Yinrui and Yuntong, Elephant, Hakon, Tesir Makine and Tenon.