Clearview 226 - September 2020 | Page 79

MOVERS&SHAKERS Jason Goes National » AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS AT profine UK as area manager for the south of the UK, Jason Scrivens has been appointed as national fabricated sales manager, following the successful purchase of essential assets from Aperture Group in May, 2020. His role will also involve the liaison between customer and technical departments, as profine puts in place a five-year product development strategy with the investment, resources and expertise of profine Group. He commented: “The future for our business in the UK now looks better than ever and so the job is now to help realise our considerable potential, so it’s a perfect time to be a partner of profine and KÖMMERLING.” The new role is a perfect fit for Jason, given his previous experience in manufactured windows and doors, including vertically sliding sash windows. His new remit will be to help ignite sales of the Evolve sash window which will benefit from the exclusive Greenline compound from profine and sales of fabricated WarmCore products. www.profine-uk.com New appointment to support continued growth » SPECIALIST FABRICATOR Mercury has appointed experienced industry professional Paul Russell as Procurement Manager. Paul is joining Mercury at an exciting time in its history as the Gloucester-based business looks to further increase market share over the next few years. He said: “I am proud to have joined Mercury. It’s a dynamic and ambitious business with clear plans for growth. It is also a strong, financially stable business and its integrity and honesty are central to its success.” Paul joined Mercury from the Customade Group where he had worked since 2006. He is an experienced procurement manager with extensive experience in the industry and holds a CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) Advanced Diploma. He takes responsibility for Mercury’s procurement and supply chain. Mercury manufactures an extensive range of PVC-U and aluminium windows and doors direct to trade and commercial markets. The company has doubled its turnover since lockdown and remains well on track with its ambitious growth strategy. It recently opened a second manufacturing unit in Gloucester to keep pace with demand and has made a considerable investment in automation machinery too. www.mercuryglazing.co.uk GLAZERITE ANNOUNCES NEW MD AND RESTRUCTURE AS PART OF LONG-TERM PLANS FOR GROWTH » LEADING TRADE fabricator, The Glazerite UK Group Ltd, has announced a board-level restructure as part of its ambitious plans for growth. The move includes the appointment of Robert Brearley as Group Managing Director, with former Group MD Jason Thompson taking on the newly created position of Chief Executive Officer. It follows Group Chairman John Hewitt’s decision to focus more time on his recentlyfounded suicide prevention charity, We Mind & Kelly Matters, in memory of his late daughter. The news follows 18 months of investment for the fabricator, including site expansion at its Northwest plant in Bolton, and new machinery installation across each of Glazerite’s four manufacturing facilities. Jason Thompson adds: “In spite of the March and April lockdown due to Covid-19, our sales for June/July this year are up 30 per cent in comparison with the same period last year. Our restructure will further strengthen our position as market leaders and allows us to build our offering and manufacturing capability further, in line with our own plans and the ambitions of our customers and suppliers.” www.glazeritewindows.co.uk CLEARVIEW-UK.COM » SEP 2020 » 79