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10 CALLING ALL CREW A sneak preview of the ‘ Shelforce Story ’ ahead of ITV4 ’ s Made in Britain TV series .
14 FABRICATE , FIT , RECYCLE , REPEAT VEKA Recycling Ltd ’ s 6-acre Wellingborough plant opens following a £ 15M venture .
20 30 YEARS & HARTE A 30-year celebration of Freefoam plus exclusive conversation with MD Aidan Harte .
28 PAGES OF SILVER The silver lining to the Covid cloud ; accepting and adapting with AdminBase .
33 2021 ACTION PLAN Leaving the 2020 rollercoaster behind to push business growth and drive investment .
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48 IT ’ S CURTAINS FOR INSTALLERS … but not what you think , as CAB launches curtain walling CSCS card with GQA .
64 RINGING ENDORSEMENT Hardware Head of Sales for VBH spells out the reasons to optimistic for the new year .
86 RISE TO THE CHALLENGE The Master Fitter Challenge is back for FIT for experienced installers and newcomers alike .
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