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GGF AGREES GLAZING SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP
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Federation is pleased to announce that it
has agreed to be the headline sponsor of
the Glazing Summit, which takes place on
Thursday 12th September 2019 at Edgbaston
Stadium and Conference Centre, Birmingham.
As part of the GGF’s sponsorship agreement,
one of the Federation’s commercial companies
BFRC (British Fenestration Rating Council) is
also a sponsor.
Kevin Buckley, GGF Group Chief
Executive commented:
“We are delighted to be headline sponsors
of this important industry event and look
forward to having a substantial contribution,
to ensure it’s a day of healthy debate covering
all of the key issues affecting our industry.”
In 2018, over 400 leaders from across the
glass and glazing industry – with combined
UK sales of over £1billion – came together
for the industry’s bigger ever conference
which proved a resounding success. The
Glazing Summit has been cited as a must
for all business owners, directors and senior
management from across the entire glass
and glazing supply-chain. It’s a one-day
jam packed conference covering industry
consolidation, mergers & acquisitions
through to smart technology and the latest
trends.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
www.ggf.org.uk
EXCITEMENT CLIMBING FOR 2019 SUMMIT
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Glazing Summit in 2018
had over 400 of the glazing
industry’s most influential leaders
and decision makers flock to
Birmingham for this one-day
conference with 23 speakers,
panel debates, lunch and
networking.
Now, the 2019 Glazing
Summit promises to be bigger and
better. Taking place on Thursday,
September 12th at Edgbaston
Stadium and Conference Centre,
Birmingham, the day will be
packed with industry insight,
advice and discussion on the
issues that matter.
Founder Andrew Scott, said:
“This is a no-nonsense conference
for fabricators, installers and
component suppliers who
want the inside track on where
the industry is going, where
the opportunities are and
how to maximise growth and
profitability. The Summit is for
industry professionals and we’re
delighted that organisations such
as the GGF, CAB alongside major
industry suppliers such as Yale,
Edgetech, Window Ware and
ODL have already backed the
event.”
The Glazing Summit broke
new ground and is an invaluable
platform for industry leaders,
CEOs and stakeholders to come
together, learn, share experience,
and network with like-minded
professionals. 2019 sees a second
stage added to host a series of
‘Tech Talks’.
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
Madness tops the bill at charity Race Night
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from around the UK joined employees for
an afternoon of racing, followed by dinner
and evening entertainment courtesy of
legendary ska band, Madness, at Glazerite
UK Group Ltd’s annual charity Race Night at
Newmarket Racecourse.
Glazerite’s guests raised over £1300 for the
charity We Mind & Kelly Matters, which was
founded this year by Glazerite Chairman,
John Hewitt, in memory of his late daughter,
Kelly. Jason Thompson, Group Managing
Director for Glazerite says: “It was a terrific
night with a few lucky winners amongst our
customers and suppliers. The biggest winner
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on the night though was the charity, We
Mind & Kelly Matters, which John set up to
help break down the stigma around mental
health.
“We were delighted to have been joined on
what was a very enjoyable evening by so many
of our customers and suppliers. We’re very
grateful to them all to have raised so much for
the charity. We also had a superb gesture from
Paul Sullivan from Anglo European Ltd who
has agreed to support the charity throughout
2019.”
www.glazerite.co.uk
www.wemindandkellymatters.co.uk