Clearview National January 2020 - Issue 218 | Page 10

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GM FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCES
ITS 2020 WOMEN-ONLY EVENT
GM Fundraising has just announced its 2020 women-only
event to raise money for Hope House Children’s Hospices.
» IT’S CALLED PEAK, PADDLE, PEDAL
and the 12 members of the team will each be
climbing Snowdon, canoeing 150 miles down
the length of the River Severn and cycling 150
miles back to Hope House in Oswestry – all
over eight days next August.
Gary Morton, founder of GM Fundraising,
said: “Our first women-only event in 2017,
Paddle2Pedal, was an incredible success
and we can’t wait to do it again with this
significantly increased challenge. We’re also
very grateful to the Epwin Group, which
has agreed to be our headline sponsor once
again.”
Each member of the team has committed
to raising at least £3,000 for Hope House
Children’s Hospices. Gary commented: “The
12 members of the Paddle2Pedal team raised
over £100,000 between them in 2017. It’s
the 25th anniversary of GM Fundraising in
2020 and it would be fantastic to see the Peak,
Paddle, Pedal team raise even more.”
The full list of industry ladies taking part
in Peak, Paddle, Pedal are: Clare O’Hara and
Katrina Earl of Epwin Window Systems,
Charlotte Mercer of Edgetech, Samantha
Nuckey of Window Ware, Deborah Hendry
of Kolorseal, Helen Downer of ERA Home
Security, Nikki Dunbar of Balls2Marketing,
Sioned Roberts of ALUK, Sarah Hitchings of
Window Widgets, Diane Rothwell of P&R,
Hayley Lowndes of Swish Building Products
and Amy Hunter of Sheffield Window
Centre.
Supporting the team on their journey are GM
Fundraising veterans, Gary Morton, Alan Sadler,
Graeme Bailey and Dave Broxton as well as
canoe expert Mark Bache from Epwin Group.
Since it was established in 1995, GM
Fundraising has raised almost £2 million for
Hope House Children’s Hospices, which
provides palliative care for children with terminal
conditions and support for their families, both
on site and in their homes. Over 95% of Hope
House’s £5 million annual operating costs are
met through charitable donations and GM
Fundraising is its largest single donor.
Keep an eye out for further updates by
following #GMFPPP and #forthekids across
social media platforms – and get ready to
sponsor them for what will be a challenge of a
lifetime for a very worthy cause.
www.gmfundraising.co.uk
First year record sales for Network newcomers
» RETAIL INSTALLATION
business ERG Scotland Ltd has
broken through the £4m annual
sales barrier for the first time in
the company’s history, marking
the end of a bumper first year as
part of the Conservatory Outlet
Network.
The Invergordon-based
business, headed up by husband
and wife duo, Ian and Greer Joy,
has been through an intense year
of re-structuring and repositioning
following a challenging 2018,
and has now firmly established
itself as a key player in the home
improvement sector across the
Highlands.
Having operated for over 40
years, ERG Scotland’s directors
made the decision to join
Conservatory Outlet’s network of
independent retailers in December
2018. The decision has proved
hugely fruitful, with turnover
rising from just over £3m at the
end of 2018, to in excess of £4m
in 2019 with several weeks of the
year still remaining.
Faced with challenging market
conditions impacted largely by
Brexit uncertainty, the sales team
at ERG have looked beyond their
previous experience to embrace
new techniques, introduce an
enhanced product offering
(including the new Extreme
uPVC range from Conservatory
Outlet), and launched a multi-
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channel digital marketing
campaign to boost enquiries.
Managing Director Ian Joy
explains: “We couldn’t be prouder
of our team this year. Following
some tough internal decisions and
big operational changes, we set
an incredibly ambitious target for
2019 which really raises the bar
for our business, and I’m delighted
to say they’ve absolutely smashed
it.
“The success we’ve achieved
this year is testament to the hard
work, tenacity and dedication of
our fabulous team, together with
the excellent operational support,
advice and marketing expertise
from the team at Conservatory
Outlet. Next stop £5m.”
Michael Giscombe, Managing
Director at Conservatory Outlet,
concludes: “We couldn’t be
prouder of the success ERG has
achieved since coming on board
with CO last Christmas. We’ve
been hugely impressed with how
the team has embraced new ways
of working, seeking peer-to-peer
support from their fellow network
members and from our in-house
support team to break through
the £4m sales barrier with seven
weeks still to go! They really are
a shining example of a fantastic
retail business and we’re humbled
to have them as our customer.”
www.conservatoryoutlet.co.uk