Clearview National December 2019 - Issue 217 | Page 20

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STATE OF MARKET NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM,
ACCORDING TO GLAZING SUMMIT POLL
» A POLL CONDUCTED AT THIS
year’s Glazing Summit made for some
interesting reading, with more than half of
those in attendance stating that the state of the
market in 2019 is no worse than 2018.
While 24% of visitors to the one-day
conference said that it was better than last
year.
Organisers Purplex Marketing and Insight
Data used Slido, the online Q&A and polling
app, which allowed attendees to take part in
several polls and pose questions for those on
stage through their smartphone.
“It was really interesting to see that only
25% of people said that in their opinion the
state of the market in 2019 is down on last
year, considering Brexit has provided a lot
of uncertainty,” commented Andrew Scott,
Glazing Summit founder and CEO of Purplex
and Insight Data.
“Brexit has painted a picture of negativity
over the whole country, whatever the industry,
so it’s great to see that our industry has shown
a lot of positivity.”
www.glazingsummit.co.uk
Major project takes
UCLan to new heights
GLAZERITE CHAIRMAN
GETS ON HIS BIKE
FOR CHARITY
» JOHN HEWITT,
Chairman of the Glazerite UK
Group Ltd, has rallied a 12-strong
group of friends and family to
take part in a mammoth cycle
ride in memory of his late
daughter, Kelly. The challenge will
see the team - nicknamed Kelly’s
Heroes - cycle the arduous 1000-
mile route from John O’Groats to
Land’s End next summer.
John’s daughter Kelly died aged
24 last December following a battle
with depression. After her death,
John set up a registered charity,
We Mind & Kelly Matters, which
is geared at raising awareness of
mental health and supporting
those struggling with it, as well
as fundraising for mental health
charities like MIND.
The team leaves John O’Groats
on 16th August 2020 and aims
to reach the Cornish landmark
within 13 days. They hope to raise
£50,000 to add to the £20,000
We Mind & Kelly Matters has
raised so far this year thanks
to the help of the Independent
Network, Glazerite’s customers
and a number of events arranged
by Kelly’s family and friends.
To sponsor Kelly’s Heroes, visit:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.
com/JohnHewitt1
20 » DEC 2019 » CL EARVI E W- UK . C O M
One of the North West’s leading
architectural glass firms, based in
Blackburn, has completed the final
element of a £35m scheme at a state-
of-the-art scheme with UCLan facility
developed to drive engineering innovation.
» ALTITUDE GLASS HAS
overcome structural obstacles
and fitted stunning glass
partition walls in the building,
designed to create a clear
separation between some of the
centre’s facilities. This work
involved a major installation of
an 11m long by 3m tall glass
wall, with two pivoting doors
in the centre, which divides the
technician’s office on the ground
floor of the centre from the
workshops.
Sharon Snape, managing
director at Altitude Glass
said: “Our work has involved
installing glass partitions
which create a really stunning
look, bringing in lots of light,
and separating spaces, but
also creating a link between
them.”
Altitude Glass is a structural
glass expert. The team develop
and install products including
glass partition walls, balustrades,
doors and bespoke glass panels.
The company has worked on
many major glass projects for
commercial office buildings,
spas and hotels.
www.altitudeglass.co.uk