Clearview National April 2020 - Issue 221 | Page 86

BUSINESS
AWARDS ANNOUNCED AS LATEST
ADDITION TO GLAZING SUMMIT
» AN AWARDS EVENT
focussing on organisational
excellence within the industry
is set to take place at this
year’s Glazing Summit; the
newest addition to the must-
attend conference, which takes
place on Thursday, October
8th at Edgbaston Stadium,
Birmingham.
Andrew Scott, founder of the
Glazing Summit and CEO of
organisers Purplex and Insight
Data, explained: “We have some
wonderful industry awards in the
glazing calendar and the Glazing
Summit Awards will be very
different and complementary to
these existing and well-established
industry awards.
“The Glazing Summit is all
about raising standards and
focussing on industry excellence
and we’re delighted to announce
the Glazing Summit Awards as an
exciting addition.”
The list of categories are as
follows:
• Sustainability Award
• Employer of the Year Award
• Outstanding Achievement
Award
• Customer Experience Award
• Corporate Deal of the Year
• Family business of the Year
• Start-up business of the Year
• Fast-Track business of the
Year
• Entrepreneur of the Year.
The awards are free to enter, with
a transparent, independent judging
process, and entries open on March
1st and close on June 30th.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
GGF Partners R&D Tax Specialists
» THE GLASS AND GLAZING
Federation (GGF) is pleased
to announce that it has agreed
a partnership with Northern
Ireland’s leading qualified
Research and Development
(R&D) tax specialists, Amplifi
Solutions.
The partnership is aimed at
helping all innovating GGF
Members by using Amplifi’s
expert R&D tax advice
throughout the year at a special
20% discounted rate on fees
(which are chargeable only on
successful tax claims).
The expert team at Amplifi,
including Management and
Chartered Accountants, has
worked with hundreds of
businesses to provide an end-to-
end specialist technical service
that takes companies throughout
the entire process. From an initial
and free exploratory meeting,
creation of the R&D claim,
and Submission to HMRC –
culminating in the receipt of the
cash benefit of tax relief, Amplifi
Solutions will steer the entire
process.
R&D tax credits can be awarded
to any company proving they are
undertaking steps in research or
development – even when those
projects don’t succeed. The tax
breaks were introduced in 2000
by the Government to encourage
and reward R&D within limited
companies or PLCs.
www.amplifi.solutions
‘A gateway to higher margins’
» FLEXIBLE FINANCE PROVIDES A
golden opportunity for installers to not only
upsell additional products and services, but
to secure higher margins. That’s the view of
Adrian Hicks, Senior Account Manager at
industry finance specialists Improveasy:
“Despite changing consumer tastes towards
colour, aluminium and flush sash windows,
many of these high-ticket items can be out
of reach for the majority of homeowners.
However, the introduction of flexible finance
such as 0% APR or our popular ‘Buy Now
Pay Later’ package means homeowners can
opt for these aspirational home improvements
without affecting their cashflow or spending
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over and above their savings. This is great
news for installers too as they now have a
mechanism to secure those higher margins.”
Improveasy works with installers and
home improvement companies across the
UK, providing a full range of finance options
including 0% APR, 10-year finance and ‘Buy
Now Pay Later’; avoiding the lengthy process
of becoming FCA approved. As the exclusive
finance partner to FENSA and GGF Group
members, new customers can also benefit from
a year’s free membership of FENSA when they
sign-up.
www.improveasy.com