Starglaze Windows and Conservatories – Sternfenster’s retail company – won the Family Business of the Year Award at this year’s LincolnshireLive Business Awards in October, underlining the fabricator’s commitment to continued ongoing investment in people, machinery, and product development.
“We’ve had a very busy year this last year, improving productivity, customer service and career opportunities for our colleagues,” said managing director, Mike Parczuk. “Winning this award is testament to all the hard work everyone at Starglaze has put in to achieving the high standards we have set ourselves.
“To everyone working at our busy site in Lincoln – and to all our customers – I would like to say ‘thank you’ and remind them that awards like these prove that together we can achieve great things.”
Recent investments at the company include a new virtual showroom, designed to give it greater control of the sales process. Representing an investment of £40,000, the virtual showroom is a multi-tiered platform that includes elements such as CGI videos, 360º product walkthroughs, sales videos, and an online tour.
People are said to play a central role at Starglaze, and the company’s ‘Family Principles’ and training and development framework underpins many of the window fabricator’s business functions. Having been awarded Silver Investors in People in October 2020 the company’s vision is to attain Gold, something that only 19% of business achieve.
To meet this goal, Sternfenster has created a series of bespoke training and development initiatives for its staff.
